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Post by freaqualizer on Jan 13, 2021 12:14:20 GMT -5
I know *of* Danhausen, but I’ve never seen him wrestle. And I do get that people want to see old school wrestlers in a retro style. I appreciate that perspective.
I; however, love the retro style. I am gonna put my money where my mouth is and support these when released. I have a lot of nostalgia for the Hasbro figures, and when the Mattel Retros came out they completely reinvigorated my love of wrestling figures. Before the Retros, I was only buying minimates, which is a pretty niche market.
It’s awesome to see more companies get on board and try to give fans what they want.
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Post by Hardcore Bill Johnson on Jan 13, 2021 18:42:42 GMT -5
Count me in for one Danhausen retro figure.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2021 20:31:41 GMT -5
Seeing this tweet worries me that these are going to be limited.
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Post by VintageFigs1 on Jan 13, 2021 22:40:14 GMT -5
Seeing this tweet worries me that these are going to be limited. Yes. We are only making 6 of each...LOL. Come on man. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2021 22:47:24 GMT -5
Seeing this tweet worries me that these are going to be limited. Yes. We are only making 6 of each...LOL. Come on man. I didn't say those six were the only ones you guys were making, I only said the tweet worried me that they were going to end up being limited despite the response earlier in the thread that what's ordered is what is being produced. I'm guessing these are early test samples or something, since the original pictures posted by you guys on Twitter were the hand sculpted prototypes? |
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Post by punksnotdead on Jan 14, 2021 1:54:41 GMT -5
Seeing this tweet worries me that these are going to be limited. Matt said on page 2 that they’ll be pre-order, likely for two weeks. So it sounds like made to order Super7 style. Which is very much appreciated. |
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Post by hulkjoegan on Jan 14, 2021 3:40:46 GMT -5
Seeing this tweet worries me that these are going to be limited. Yes. We are only making 6 of each...LOL. Come on man. 😂😂😂 |
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Post by jcsix on Jan 14, 2021 6:23:38 GMT -5
Ron doing the designs on these makes them ten times more legitimate to me. I'll buy them all now. 100%. Zombie is a pro's, pro. I guess I shouldn't be shocked this is happening because he's done stuff with Ron before but this is taking it to the next level. My head is spinning on what we could potentially get now. Who's Ron for someone who hasn't digged deep into the Hasbro history? |
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Post by Warriah' on Jan 14, 2021 7:34:39 GMT -5
Ron doing the designs on these makes them ten times more legitimate to me. I'll buy them all now. 100%. Zombie is a pro's, pro. I guess I shouldn't be shocked this is happening because he's done stuff with Ron before but this is taking it to the next level. My head is spinning on what we could potentially get now. Who's Ron for someone who hasn't digged deep into the Hasbro history? Ron Rudat. He did all (or at least most) of the sketches for the original Hasbro line, so basically this line has the same designer. |
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Post by Warriah' on Jan 14, 2021 7:35:32 GMT -5
Looks like Danhausen has signed on. Not a fan of his work at all but it's cool for people who want more current guys in this style I guess. I'll definitely buy Cardona and Myers because they look incredible but unless we get someone like Mance Warner I doubt I'll bother with other current names. Looking forward to seeing what legends have signed on. Yeah that'll be a no from me lmao. Cardona and Myers are the only two post-Hasbro era guys I'll be happy to grab. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 8:10:51 GMT -5
Looks like Danhausen has signed on. Not a fan of his work at all but it's cool for people who want more current guys in this style I guess. I'll definitely buy Cardona and Myers because they look incredible but unless we get someone like Mance Warner I doubt I'll bother with other current names. Looking forward to seeing what legends have signed on. Yeah that'll be a no from me lmao. Cardona and Myers are the only two post-Hasbro era guys I'll be happy to grab. I think I'm in the same boat unless we somehow get a Mance Warner in this line. I'd probably buy him. Hard pass on other current wrestlers though. |
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Post by VintageFigs1 on Jan 14, 2021 11:21:54 GMT -5
Yes. We are only making 6 of each...LOL. Come on man. I didn't say those six were the only ones you guys were making, I only said the tweet worried me that they were going to end up being limited despite the response earlier in the thread that what's ordered is what is being produced. I'm guessing these are early test samples or something, since the original pictures posted by you guys on Twitter were the hand sculpted prototypes? These will be as limited as the fans make them. There will be a pre-order window (likely 2 weeks) and whoever orders them will get them. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 11:22:49 GMT -5
I didn't say those six were the only ones you guys were making, I only said the tweet worried me that they were going to end up being limited despite the response earlier in the thread that what's ordered is what is being produced. I'm guessing these are early test samples or something, since the original pictures posted by you guys on Twitter were the hand sculpted prototypes? These will be as limited as the fans make them. There will be a pre-order window (likely 2 weeks) and whoever orders them will get them. I appreciate the clarification. Is there an ETA for when the preorders will go live? |
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Post by freaqualizer on Jan 14, 2021 12:09:08 GMT -5
I didn't say those six were the only ones you guys were making, I only said the tweet worried me that they were going to end up being limited despite the response earlier in the thread that what's ordered is what is being produced. I'm guessing these are early test samples or something, since the original pictures posted by you guys on Twitter were the hand sculpted prototypes? These will be as limited as the fans make them. There will be a pre-order window (likely 2 weeks) and whoever orders them will get them. Edited: this was already asked. |
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Post by jcsix on Jan 14, 2021 15:31:07 GMT -5
Who's Ron for someone who hasn't digged deep into the Hasbro history? Ron Rudat. He did all (or at least most) of the sketches for the original Hasbro line, so basically this line has the same designer. Ok, thats really cool! Intrested in seeing how these turn out/who else they get! |
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Post by RedDevil on Jan 14, 2021 17:53:02 GMT -5
Wonder if Zombie Sailor seems to be hinting at something here..?   |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2021 19:51:40 GMT -5
Wonder if Zombie Sailor seems to be hinting at something here..? 👀 |
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Post by mrh on Jan 15, 2021 1:08:42 GMT -5
Who's Ron for someone who hasn't digged deep into the Hasbro history? Ron Rudat. He did all (or at least most) of the sketches for the original Hasbro line, so basically this line has the same designer.
No offense to Ron, but it's like a wrestler or athlete coming back 20 years later; they have a semblance of their former selves, but it's not the work we love and remembers.
These aren't up to the original, no matter who is sculpting them. That's a very high standard -- but Mattel came pretty damn close.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2021 2:17:14 GMT -5
Ron Rudat. He did all (or at least most) of the sketches for the original Hasbro line, so basically this line has the same designer.
No offense to Ron, but it's like a wrestler or athlete coming back 20 years later; they have a semblance of their former selves, but it's not the work we love and remembers.
These aren't up to the original, no matter who is sculpting them. That's a very high standard -- but Mattel came pretty damn close.
The Mattel retros really weren't close to the Hasbros. They were far bulkier, way more cartoony (people are convinced the Hasbros were cartoony but for the era those are all pretty decent realistic approximations of the wrestlers) and had mostly terrible head sculpts. I had a near complete MOC collection at one point and those figures looked and felt very cheap next to the originals. The detail on the sculpting on the ZST figures looks a lot closer to the original Hasbros and Ron's original artwork than Mattel got. |
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Post by Warriah' on Jan 15, 2021 4:04:07 GMT -5
No offense to Ron, but it's like a wrestler or athlete coming back 20 years later; they have a semblance of their former selves, but it's not the work we love and remembers.
These aren't up to the original, no matter who is sculpting them. That's a very high standard -- but Mattel came pretty damn close.
The Mattel retros really weren't close to the Hasbros. They were far bulkier, way more cartoony (people are convinced the Hasbros were cartoony but for the era those are all pretty decent realistic approximations of the wrestlers) and had mostly terrible head sculpts. I had a near complete MOC collection at one point and those figures looked and felt very cheap next to the originals. The detail on the sculpting on the ZST figures looks a lot closer to the original Hasbros and Ron's original artwork than Mattel got. All of this. I had high hopes for the retro line, but that awful Series 1 Warrior should have told me what to expect more than anything else. I can't fully judge ZST's until we see the final product but I have high hopes for these now. RnR express is almost exactly the kinda thing I'd love to see so I'm excited for more info! |
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