zen411
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Post by zen411 on Aug 6, 2020 14:12:52 GMT -5
My goal as a collector or the Mattel WWE line has always been to collect exclusively Golden Era from Wrestlemania 1 through about wrestlemania 7. That was the era I grew up in and still cherish the most. The era following that never resonated as much with me. Even going into wrestlemania 8 I wasn't as into things. I still have some catching up to do with the current collection (akeem. Demolition, rockers, lod, gorilla, etc) and look forward to new releases like mr t and piper, bulldog, legends line, etc.
So my question is....should I expand my years I collect? Add luger? Diesel? King Mabel? Sid, Yokozuna, etc?
At what point do you think guys would lend themselves well to an exclusively Golden Era collection or look out of place? I know its a matter of personal preference. Just looking for input and opinions.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Aug 6, 2020 14:19:10 GMT -5
New Gen is probably my favorite era to collect. Very unique, colorful, toyetic characters.
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Post by Mongo Bears on Aug 6, 2020 14:26:21 GMT -5
I hated new gen.
I’ve only got a few like yoko, Sid, dm Bret, and king Mabel
#doinkisdumb
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Post by scotthitman1 on Aug 6, 2020 14:36:36 GMT -5
To me, I would say that the golden era ends beginning of 1994. So I would include diesel, razor, Yokozuna, doink, and luger in the golden era.
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Post by firebrand32 on Aug 6, 2020 14:52:12 GMT -5
New gen is still fun and they’re still colorful characters.
For the record, I consider the Golden Age ending in 92 with Hogan leaving and even wrote a series of books on the top superstars of each major WWF era (available on Amazon, shameless plug)
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Biff Slamkovich™
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Post by Biff Slamkovich™ on Aug 6, 2020 14:57:37 GMT -5
It may be expensive now to go back and collect some of the new gen figures like Yoko, Lex Luger, Doink, etc....but they're all worth having in your collection in my opinion.
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Post by rastlinfigures on Aug 6, 2020 15:27:20 GMT -5
There aren't too many New Gen era figures relative to Golden Era, so it wouldn't be overly difficult to collect most of them. I collect all eras.
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Aug 6, 2020 15:37:10 GMT -5
Definitely. My two fav eras to collect.
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Post by dgnr8 on Aug 6, 2020 16:10:27 GMT -5
Golden era, New Generation, Attitude era and some Ruthless Aggression are all I collect.
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Post by dynamitekido on Aug 6, 2020 16:29:02 GMT -5
I actually like the New Gen era so I’d say yes. But I will say that even if you don’t care about the era itself, this era is a strong suit for Mattel. The superstars of that time period really lend themselves to cool figures. There’s a lot of guys that I didn’t even like at the time that have absolutely amazing figures. Two that come to mind are Doink and Made in the USA Luger.
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Post by theaxehennig on Aug 6, 2020 16:37:41 GMT -5
Prior to SDCC, I thought about expanding my Golden Era (Mania 4-Summerslam 92) collection to include New Gen guys. This is who
I was considering:
Lex
Yoko
Razor
Diesel
Shawn
123
Doink
Honestly though, so much great Golden Era is coming this year. I may hold off!
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Post by JC Motors on Aug 6, 2020 16:53:17 GMT -5
I have a mix of generations in my collection.
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Post by ZDB on Aug 6, 2020 19:14:58 GMT -5
Here's my New Gen display WCW Mach is just a stand in for the Ultimate Edition coming out next year  |
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Post by suckator on Aug 6, 2020 20:21:22 GMT -5
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Post by Bpatrick on Aug 6, 2020 21:03:24 GMT -5
New Generation is the era I discovered wrestling so I have a pretty strong connection to it.
Personally, every time I expanded on my initial collection plans, it led me into just getting everything....
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Post by isloth on Aug 6, 2020 21:06:15 GMT -5
That’s totally up to you and what you want to collect. If you’d enjoy having them, get them. If you don’t think you’d get much enjoyment from them, don’t. There are some good figures for that era but it’s a matter of if you want them.
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zen411
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Post by zen411 on Aug 6, 2020 21:41:44 GMT -5
Here's my New Gen display WCW Mach is just a stand in for the Ultimate Edition coming out next year Nice collection. You need heel jake the snake if you will have ultimate macho Who is up at the top left corner by Isaac? A custom? Is that custom cornette? |
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Post by PVA on Aug 6, 2020 21:42:04 GMT -5
Here's my New Gen display WCW Mach is just a stand in for the Ultimate Edition coming out next year That wcw Mach is an underrated figure doesn’t fit the new gen setup but still....The custom top makes it even better! |
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Post by ZDB on Aug 7, 2020 1:28:00 GMT -5
Here's my New Gen display WCW Mach is just a stand in for the Ultimate Edition coming out next year Nice collection. You need heel jake the snake if you will have ultimate macho Who is up at the top left corner by Isaac? A custom? Is that custom cornette? Damn maybe I do need that Jake, didn’t realize that’s when he wore that attire Custom Duke the Dumpster. Just part swaps no paint And yes custom Cornette using one of his Jakks heads That wcw Mach is an underrated figure doesn’t fit the new gen setup but still....The custom top makes it even better! Thanks man done by @jin_figs on insta |
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Post by JokerFC on Aug 7, 2020 3:48:48 GMT -5
New Gen is probably my favorite era to collect. Very unique, colorful, toyetic characters. Absolutely. I was coming in here to say just that. There are some great designs in there....Ill soon be taking pics of my updated NG collection & I'm really looking forward to it. Wildman Marc Mero Jeff Jarrett Smokin Gunns Steiners Evil Crush Heel 123 Kid Bodydonnas Allied Powers Bulldog Ahmed Johnson Godwinns Adam Bomb would be great additions....still annoyed Mattel chose to do Demlition Crush instead of Evil. Its a character folks have wanted forever now...Hasbros crazy rare...Jakks cancelled theirs. |
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