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Post by shanieomaniac on Jun 28, 2021 6:53:51 GMT -5
I doubt they’d rerelease the TV Title so quickly after Bam Bam given that it’s a unique selling point for the figure at the moment. True, but by the time this figure comes out, Bam Bam will probably be gone from store shelves since it's the next Legends wave. I guess it all depends on whether they'll give him the budget for a vac-belt since his deco is pretty heavy as it is. Still hoping for the ECW tv title, but Hardcore would be cool, too. I don't see that RVD figure hitting stores until Early 2022. Elite 91? We're only on preorders for 87 and those are slated for August on RSC. Releasing the TV Title again with RVD is a fine timetable. The real question is, as stated, is Mattel willing to spend the money on a title belt for a character that will likely already be a big spender (even more so with him being the chase).
If they do include the belt with RVD, I'd expect other aspects of the line to suffer in return... something I am NOT looking forward to possibly happening. If it's a choice between RVD getting his TV Title and Sami actually getting a jacket this time around, I will pick Sami's jacket every damn time.
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Post by stc13 on Jun 28, 2021 9:05:33 GMT -5
I doubt they’d rerelease the TV Title so quickly after Bam Bam given that it’s a unique selling point for the figure at the moment. True, but by the time this figure comes out, Bam Bam will probably be gone from store shelves since it's the next Legends wave. I guess it all depends on whether they'll give him the budget for a vac-belt since his deco is pretty heavy as it is. Still hoping for the ECW tv title, but Hardcore would be cool, too. With the amount of deco on RVD, I'd be shocked if he comes with something beyond a chair and an extra set of hands. He's only had a few figures and no true flashback Elite, so it's not like he needs a belt to sell. I'd imagine he's pretty much a lock for the Ultimate treatment, so that's an easier way to include a belt or belts if they want to do an ECW figure with the belt or ONS. |
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Post by steelsong on Jun 28, 2021 15:15:40 GMT -5
I've seen some info on some reported leaks and went back 5-6 pages and couldn't fine an actual complete list of the newest Elite leaks... only thing I know is that RVD is suppose to be a chase in one of the upcoming lines. Does anyone have an actual list of the new Elite series leaks?
Also are we getting 2 RVD figs with one being the standard and the other a chase? Both work for me! I'm probably in the minority here but I could careless about his "tiger/zebra striped" attire that most people seem to want. If there is a standard and a chase in the line... I would love to see his Survivor Series '02 Elimination Chamber attire or one of his older white ECW attires, either the one with the dragon or the one with the ying-yang symbol.
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Post by LK3 on Jun 28, 2021 16:01:47 GMT -5
I've seen some info on some reported leaks and went back 5-6 pages and couldn't fine an actual complete list of the newest Elite leaks... only thing I know is that RVD is suppose to be a chase in one of the upcoming lines. Does anyone have an actual list of the new Elite series leaks? Also are we getting 2 RVD figs with one being the standard and the other a chase? Both work for me! I'm probably in the minority here but I could careless about his "tiger/zebra striped" attire that most people seem to want. If there is a standard and a chase in the line... I would love to see his Survivor Series '02 Elimination Chamber attire or one of his older white ECW attires, either the one with the dragon or the one with the ying-yang symbol. Elite 91 -RVD (CHASE) -Hulk Hogan -Bianca Belair -Kevin Owens -Sami Zayn -Austin Theory |
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Post by mrh on Jun 28, 2021 19:13:51 GMT -5
Very happy to say I was wrong about the Legends -- at least for Elite 12, they look amazing -- and I am sure will sell really well
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Jun 29, 2021 14:46:26 GMT -5
Another thought about RVD:
Back in the earlier Mattel days, RVD was made prior to the modern printing technology becoming a standard in the toy industry. It paved the way for much more detailed facial likeness in the Star Wars and WWE lines, and it was reportedly much cheaper than traditional painted-on details. I have to wonder if they'll use this method to do RVD's singlet since the tech produces a less refined blurry look, which works great for light beards and shadowy eye detail, and I imagine it would create a more authentic air-brushed look for his singlets. Hopefully that would increase our chances of getting a belt with him since it is cheaper to do this when compared to his last go-around.
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Post by viper412 on Jun 29, 2021 14:48:55 GMT -5
Another thought about RVD: Back in the earlier Mattel days, RVD was made prior to the modern printing technology becoming a standard in the toy industry. It paved the way for much more detailed facial likeness in the Star Wars and WWE lines, and it was reportedly much cheaper than traditional painted-on details. I have to wonder if they'll use this method to do RVD's singlet since the tech produces a less refined blurry look, which works great for light beards and shadowy eye detail, and I imagine it would create a more authentic air-brushed look for his singlets. Hopefully that would increase our chances of getting a belt with him since it is cheaper to do this when compared to his last go-around. sounds good but like True FX, I feel like it’ll lead to more misprints and errors. I’d take no accessories with this to get great paint on a good singlet. Wouldn’t mind a chair like last time. |
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Post by qdogg on Jun 29, 2021 15:57:21 GMT -5
Hopefully RSC jumps on the chance to do a RVD exclusive with EcW and WWE belts intcluded
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Post by wheeljack83 on Jul 1, 2021 0:53:17 GMT -5
Another thought about RVD: Back in the earlier Mattel days, RVD was made prior to the modern printing technology becoming a standard in the toy industry. It paved the way for much more detailed facial likeness in the Star Wars and WWE lines, and it was reportedly much cheaper than traditional painted-on details. I have to wonder if they'll use this method to do RVD's singlet since the tech produces a less refined blurry look, which works great for light beards and shadowy eye detail, and I imagine it would create a more authentic air-brushed look for his singlets. Hopefully that would increase our chances of getting a belt with him since it is cheaper to do this when compared to his last go-around. sounds good but like True FX, I feel like it’ll lead to more misprints and errors. I’d take no accessories with this to get great paint on a good singlet. Wouldn’t mind a chair like last time. Honestly, I feel like the True FX difference has been negligible at best. And I've noticed just as many errors and flubs from the process as well. |
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Post by shanieomaniac on Jul 1, 2021 1:17:10 GMT -5
sounds good but like True FX, I feel like it’ll lead to more misprints and errors. I’d take no accessories with this to get great paint on a good singlet. Wouldn’t mind a chair like last time. Honestly, I feel like the True FX difference has been negligible at best. And I've noticed just as many errors and flubs from the process as well. Sometimes I think that the TrueFX isn't worth it myself. I look at my first Fiend figure with his misprinted face and wonder "Is this an improvement?" And then I look at the Shield Romans, NXT KOs, and E24 Trish and I realize that the old style had some serious trash applications as well. |
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Post by secondwhiteline on Jul 1, 2021 9:22:02 GMT -5
Honestly, I feel like the True FX difference has been negligible at best. And I've noticed just as many errors and flubs from the process as well. Sometimes I think that the TrueFX isn't worth it myself. I look at my first Fiend figure with his misprinted face and wonder "Is this an improvement?" And then I look at the Shield Romans, NXT KOs, and E24 Trish and I realize that the old style had some serious trash applications as well.
Honestly I think True FX has done a lot for the line. It's definitely a process susceptible to error, but when it works it leads to better real-person faces than anything else at that price point. AEW's sculpts still veer cartoony, Star Wars Black and Marvel Legends still have a lot of soft-looking sculpts and overly smooth, flat paints when they do live-action characters.
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Post by SteveHulk on Jul 1, 2021 11:55:19 GMT -5
I can take or leave the True FX to be honest... some look great, some don't. Quite often, it looks like the guys are wearing make-up... 🤷♂️
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Post by shanieomaniac on Jul 1, 2021 12:16:19 GMT -5
Sometimes I think that the TrueFX isn't worth it myself. I look at my first Fiend figure with his misprinted face and wonder "Is this an improvement?" And then I look at the Shield Romans, NXT KOs, and E24 Trish and I realize that the old style had some serious trash applications as well.
Honestly I think True FX has done a lot for the line. It's definitely a process susceptible to error, but when it works it leads to better real-person faces than anything else at that price point. AEW's sculpts still veer cartoony, Star Wars Black and Marvel Legends still have a lot of soft-looking sculpts and overly smooth, flat paints when they do live-action characters.
I really just wish something could be done for the consistency.
As much of an improvement as the TrueFX KOs have been, my Shane figures are screaming in pain. I don't know how many more we are going to get but the only decent TrueFX paint job for his current look was the Summerslam one and you still have to remove the facial hair for it to look right. (Which is a pain.) Plus, getting copies of that head is expensive. (Also a pain.)
The rest of the TrueFX Shane heads... well, I have a friend who told once said "It looks like Shane and Marissa had a daughter."
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Post by WFigureManiac on Jul 1, 2021 13:17:07 GMT -5
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Post by grandmasterPRA on Jul 1, 2021 13:46:27 GMT -5
I can take or leave the True FX to be honest... some look great, some don't. Quite often, it looks like the guys are wearing make-up... 🤷♂️ On the subject of makeup though... The women's figures are 100x better ever since they introduced the new technology. Some of those early women's figures, especially the early 4 horsewomen figures, looks awful. |
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Post by secondwhiteline on Jul 1, 2021 15:02:11 GMT -5
I can take or leave the True FX to be honest... some look great, some don't. Quite often, it looks like the guys are wearing make-up... 🤷♂️ On the subject of makeup though... The women's figures are 100x better ever since they introduced the new technology. Some of those early women's figures, especially the early 4 horsewomen figures, looks awful.
My Elite 47 and NXT Asuka figures absolutely have the Network Spotlight heads (except with the original hair) on them now, yeah.
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Post by CM Tusk on Jul 1, 2021 15:05:56 GMT -5
I want Kushida but I want to see how he turns out first.
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Post by shanieomaniac on Jul 1, 2021 21:30:50 GMT -5
On the subject of makeup though... The women's figures are 100x better ever since they introduced the new technology. Some of those early women's figures, especially the early 4 horsewomen figures, looks awful.
My Elite 47 and NXT Asuka figures absolutely have the Network Spotlight heads (except with the original hair) on them now, yeah.
I was just commenting on if this would be possible to do in another thread. Good to know it is. Pity it's cost prohibitive for me to do it myself. I'd love to have an NXT Asuka in my collection with a decent face. I'll just have to settle for putting the NS figure with my growing NXT collection and putting the new one with the current roster. |
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Post by WrestlingFigWig on Jul 2, 2021 17:01:57 GMT -5
Per AFA, no pre-sale for Legends 11. Arrive in stores late July/Early August. Presale for Legends 12
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Post by walkingturtles on Jul 2, 2021 17:14:28 GMT -5
Per AFA, no pre-sale for Legends 11. Arrive in stores late July/Early August. Presale for Legends 12 What? Gonna be a hustle to find that Scott Hall, gonna have to hit Mercari and pay extra. |
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