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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on May 19, 2021 8:42:30 GMT -5
The more that gets revealed the more I realize that this line is not for me.
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Post by guster on May 19, 2021 9:48:40 GMT -5
I'm not sure if anyone else caught it, but if you watch the Pettengill announcement video posted on Twitter, Ron Rudat is shown holding some ZST sketches. There are two figures pictured. One is definitively Mantaur and the other looks to be Duke "The Dumpster" Droese, both of which would be instant buys for me and I'm sure many others. Nice catch. I missed that on the first viewing. I know Droese did the garbageman gimmick before he made it to the WWF, so I think he's in the clear from a copyright perspective. Not so sure on Mantaur. That one might be trickier. |
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Post by hulkjoegan on May 19, 2021 9:55:13 GMT -5
I'm not sure if anyone else caught it, but if you watch the Pettengill announcement video posted on Twitter, Ron Rudat is shown holding some ZST sketches. There are two figures pictured. One is definitively Mantaur and the other looks to be Duke "The Dumpster" Droese, both of which would be instant buys for me and I'm sure many others. Yeah I notice that too...I think those guys were part of some Ron Rudat designs he used for pin badges a couple years back (not sure of the appeal of pin badges personally). When he first announced the line I wondered if all of those would be part of it. I think the others included Savio Vega & Henry Godwin. |
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Post by freaqualizer on May 19, 2021 11:04:05 GMT -5
I'm not sure if anyone else caught it, but if you watch the Pettengill announcement video posted on Twitter, Ron Rudat is shown holding some ZST sketches. There are two figures pictured. One is definitively Mantaur and the other looks to be Duke "The Dumpster" Droese, both of which would be instant buys for me and I'm sure many others. Those would both be instant buys for me as well; however, I don’t know if that’s a cheeky Easter egg. ZST did sell Hasbro style pins. And he had Mantaur and The Dumpster available. The date on the sketches was from 2018, which is when those pins were released. However, this is one time I hope I’m wrong. |
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Post by @Chair.Shot on May 19, 2021 11:21:19 GMT -5
Sorry to dispel that notion but that picture of Ron was from 2018 as mentioned. Those were in fact from those ZST pins:
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Post by awesomeallamerican on May 19, 2021 13:00:54 GMT -5
Darn. Apologies for getting any hopes up. Although, if he was allowed to do those pins, then fingers crossed that the possibility is on the table for figures as well.
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Post by Warriah' on May 19, 2021 13:25:01 GMT -5
Darn. Apologies for getting any hopes up. Although, if he was allowed to do those pins, then fingers crossed that the possibility is on the table for figures as well. Maybe. But since Undertaker is there he clearly didn't have license rights for at least some of those pins. |
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Post by onlymoc21 on May 27, 2021 11:13:46 GMT -5
Dino painted prototype being shown tonight.
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Post by LaParka on May 27, 2021 17:42:28 GMT -5
June 17th is the day pre-orders start for the Heels and Faces line.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on May 27, 2021 19:45:19 GMT -5
Dino is hands down the best of what’s been shown so far (fully painted). I may have to get him.
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Post by mrh on May 27, 2021 22:54:49 GMT -5
I agree. If Dino has the Hasbro sheen and is in scale with the other Hasbros, I'd consider buying. Waiting for final and side-by-side pictures. If I miss it, I miss it....
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Post by hbkjason on May 28, 2021 0:54:07 GMT -5
That Dino Bravo is incredible!
Say what you want, but I really do think this dude is in this with the very best of intentions.
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Post by Warriah' on May 28, 2021 4:24:45 GMT -5
Its a bit of a weird criticism but these are almost too good. The final product doesn't really fit in with the hasbros because these don't have their eccentricities (odd skin tones, faces, other design quirks).
I don't think they'd fit in next to a hasbro.
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Post by onlymoc21 on May 28, 2021 4:49:12 GMT -5
That Dino Bravo is incredible! Say what you want, but I really do think this dude is in this with the very best of intentions. Yea I have to believe he is doing t for the right reasons but also to gain profit as any business does, his interactions with others is an issues and how he comes across as aggressive. His outright refusal to accommodate my country has left a very bad taste in my mouth about the guy personally. He will eventually sort out UK shipping but this will be way to late in the game and a number of series down the line. |
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2021 5:05:34 GMT -5
That Dino Bravo is incredible! Say what you want, but I really do think this dude is in this with the very best of intentions. Yea I have to believe he is doing t for the right reasons but also to gain profit as any business does, his interactions with others is an issues and how he comes across as aggressive. His outright refusal to accommodate my country has left a very bad taste in my mouth about the guy personally. He will eventually sort out UK shipping but this will be way to late in the game and a number of series down the line. The UK shipping issue has been explained to you. It’s not “outright refusal” it’s business. If we want the line to thrive Zombie will have to make tough decisions. If you want to figures there will be ways to get them but you will have to put in some work. |
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Post by onlymoc21 on May 28, 2021 6:38:50 GMT -5
Yea I have to believe he is doing t for the right reasons but also to gain profit as any business does, his interactions with others is an issues and how he comes across as aggressive. His outright refusal to accommodate my country has left a very bad taste in my mouth about the guy personally. He will eventually sort out UK shipping but this will be way to late in the game and a number of series down the line. The UK shipping issue has been explained to you. It’s not “outright refusal” it’s business. If we want the line to thrive Zombie will have to make tough decisions. If you want to figures there will be ways to get them but you will have to put in some work. Sorry man but Zombie is also aware of the many many ways to get around the issue of shipping to the UK so it is outright refusal at this time and he has friends that has means for shipping here in the UK. And you are right I can certainly find other means to gain access to these figures but the point is I should not have too if he is accommodating to everyone else, and please understand in order for me to acquire these figures there is additional costing right away, because I have to pay a percentage for someone agreeing to have them ship to their address as I would not want someone to do this service for free, then postage and customs on top of that. In reality it’s not worth getting into the ins and outs at this time and I don’t think the approach will change anytime soon, but this is certainly his informed choice he is making. I will say his figures are cool though. |
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Post by onlymoc21 on May 28, 2021 7:26:56 GMT -5
Also just to highlighted, he will stand behind the 25% tax to products will eat into his profit which is true, however people within the uk community has made clear to him that he should simply provide UK buyers with the opinion to buy these products and include the additional 25% within their orders. If you are from the UK I will hear out your argument all day long, but if not you really need to take into account how unfair the approach has really been in Zombies approach and dealings with UK sellers. Now I believe when the issues is resolved he will be all to willing to want that UK business when it will benefit him 👍
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Post by Jonny Flashback on May 28, 2021 8:07:43 GMT -5
This argument is true to some effect. I know of a good UK figure company that has offered to bend over backwards to distribute these in the UK, even means that has no affect on customs and taxes for ZST and he's not going for it.
This is of course all hearsay, and things may have changed since I last spoke to said retailer.
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on May 28, 2021 11:21:15 GMT -5
Its a bit of a weird criticism but these are almost too good. The final product doesn't really fit in with the hasbros because these don't have their eccentricities (odd skin tones, faces, other design quirks). I don't think they'd fit in next to a hasbro. Yeah these aren’t gonna blend with hasbros. They don’t have the action features and are too detailed to add to your hasbro collection without them standing out. That said, they’ll look good by themselves on a shelf adjacent to the hasbros. |
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Post by master_fuji on May 28, 2021 12:00:12 GMT -5
This argument is true to some effect. I know of a good UK figure company that has offered to bend over backwards to distribute these in the UK, even means that has no affect on customs and taxes for ZST and he's not going for it. This is of course all hearsay, and things may have changed since I last spoke to said retailer. That's also illegal so probably not the best look when starting out! |
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