Rebuilding my collection again....for the Third time

tbh i do remember it taking a couple of months.

i had much more luck with auction listings rather than buy it now or best offer listings. it really sucked but i feel like i took a hit on almost everything other than my custom figures. i had a couple of gems that i was able to secure on mattycollector or ringside but most other mainline figures went for around what i had paid for them.

thats the plague with figure selling right there! it would kill me to have a figure go the entire duration of the auction, get hella bids and then all the sudden im sending out 'non payment strikes' left and right. they would message me "i dont get paid until thursday next week, can you hold?" and then id never hear from them again.

the collection has definitely blown up pretty quick 😅 i had only intended to get specific figures of certain wrestlers, but whenever i find myself browsing for figures i cant ever seem to pass up a good deal. ultimately id really like to get set up to do some figure photography; no matches or anything but poses of iconic moments

Happy Sunday y'all. its been a beautiful day outside all day, i was able to grab some breakfast with my best bro, got a fresh new haircut, riding good vibes tonight, hope all is well with everyone too!

im excited to get my shipping notification for legends 15! ive had all my preorders locked in with target.com since forever. i also cannot wait for pre-orders for legends 16. ive been wanting Acolytes since i was a kid omg even if bradshaw has a whack torso i cant wait.

ANYWAYS

i had mentioned in an earlier post that i had gotten a few GEMS for the collection for some pretty spectacular prices. ive actually been able to lock in a NUMBER of gems as of late, ive gotten pretty lucky.



All Stars Stone Cold

this was the last 'classic' elite stone cold that i was missing from my collection. i had seen the vest pop up as a loose item a few times and had passed on it, but i saw this figure pop up on mercari for $20 free ship and it was MINT so i pounced on it with no hesitation. a part of me wants to headswap and try to get some white kneebraces even though they wouldnt be accurate but its still be something really different and cool. then again i might just leave him be.



NoD Farooq

i had been waiting and waiting and waiting for a good deal on a farooq to pop up. i had already purchased the 2 pack rock for ultra cheap, so i didnt want to buy a 2 pack MOC for a really expensive price....long story short i was able to get this figure for $25 shipped and frankly couldnt be happier. my NoD is finally complete however i REALLY wish they would have released Kama in NoD gear instead of his singles gear 😓 the farooq figure is cool, i have a feeling that he might be a tad short? i really wish that the 2 pack had come with the portrait of the Rock that was gifted to farooq instead of the rolex watches the rest of the boys got 🤣



Don "the rock" Muraco

im really REALLY grateful that we were able to get an official Don Muraco figure from mattel. if im thinking, it had to be like 2003-2004 or something but i remember wwe released a magazine/book that was like the 50 greatest superstars of all time. there were a bunch of old school names in there that i would not have heard dropped otherwise and that really where i started learning about guys like Don Muraco. ive always held off on buying this figure MOC just because ive been really on the fence concerning the headsculpt, but i saw this pop up in the 'ending soonest' category with no bids @ $20 so i bit. paid a little bit more for shipping but the figure came in all good. we got a softgoods tie dye shirt---the same we would see with superstar graham. the rest of the figure is chonk city as they have given him the brock torso and arms and im not sure whose legs but they are like tree trunks. Don was a HUGE man and like i said im glad he was able to get an official mattel figure---despite not having the most tuned up headsculpt.

Happy saturday wfigs!!

coming in today with an BAY-BAY SATURDAY ☝



Adam Cole

i think this figure is a headswap fixup; it was a late night "its super cheap i guess ill buy it" figure purchase 😅 this figure sees Adam cole in black trunks with silver Bay Bay and A/C logos on the back and front. he also has a UE armband and UE logos on his boots. i like the way that this head looks over the shouting one they normally used.



E92 Adam Cole

here we have the last wwe elite of adam cole; already in the pipeline during his transition to AEW--E92 was really a kindof blursed series given all the circumstances surrounding each figure choice at the time. this figure sees Adam wearing some teal trunks with gold AC and Bay Bay logos on the front and back. we get updated double jointed arms for this figure; they do look kinda long on Adam, though? although im glad they moved away from the shouting head for this figure, i dont really like how the truefx was applied. smirking scans are always pretty hard to capture properly.

happy figure friday everyone!! i hit my local target this morning and scored on the Ultimate Hogan and Mr T figures! in addition to that, im expecting my amazon exclusive Young Bucks 2 pack to come in later this afternoon. i ALSO have some new star wars Black Series figures to open up hahaha 😭 its getting to the point where im actually going to need an entire room JUST for my figure collection. oh boy. this is fun though, im going to be getting into photography which will be awesome.

i had originally planned on typing these reviews on Monday, with the title of Murphy Monday......but here we are on friday 😅



E72 Murphy

i remember the team of blake and murphy in nXt with Bliss as their manager. i remember feeling really indifferent to the team at the time, they had a great look but i remember feeling a little indiffernt to them because they didnt have alot of charisma. this figure is really cool, i like how they captured the ripped shorts look. i would have preferred to buy the chase version in black shorts, but this one popped up on my radar for $20 shipped on ebay and i POUNCED. the logos on the figure are all printed clean and sharp, i kinda dont like how the scroll design in 'Murphy' extends over that hip gap on the right side. the left side has a logo that reads "best kept secret; melbourne aus 1988". this logo is also featured on his right kneepad. the headsculpt is OKAY. i personally dont really see Murphy in the sculpt; i think alot of it has to do with how they sculpted the hair and beard. for accessories, we got the purple Cruiserweight belt and interchangeable pointing hands. all in all, this is a really cool and unique figure. the ripped shorts look and the white logos and boots really pop. not only that but Murphy's physique in real life is absolutely insane and i think they picked a reasonable torso for him.




E84 Murphy

this figure is much less cooler that its predecessor. same headsculpt as before, he also still gets the unique waist/crotch piece, but this figure comes in long tights this time as he was 'The Disciple' underneath seth rollins. that being said the Disciple logo is featured along the left leg and he is wearing black and white kickpads. one unique thing was that they decided to paint on his right elbow pad; im always really split on the painting of pads, sometimes it looks great but i do also like having the physical pad that can be removed. for accessories, we got a disciple rubber shirt and interchangeable pointing hands. all in all the E72 Murphy is way cooler than this figure and i would absolutely pass on the E84 figure.

coming in today with a Superstar Sunday batch of reviews!

hope everyone has had a killer weekend so far! my friday, saturday and sunday morning have been absolutely fantastic i couldnt have asked for a better weekend. im winding down--still on good vibes, but ready to talk about some figures!



The GOON

had to pick this guy up for the novelty value alone! the goon is a character that i never expected to see in elite form, but here we are and mattel did a pretty great job of portraying this character. the Goon has unique sculpts for his shoes and gloves which look super cool and the fact that hands are easy to swap gives some interesting ideas for customization. he was also given a softgoods jersey which looks and fits great on the figure. the headsculpt on the figure also looks great; he was given a crazy eyed angry face because he is the GOON!!!! the figure feels really good while posing around, my biggest complaint is that the gloved hands really cant/wont hold anything practical. it really was a bit of a challenge to actually get the hockey stick in his hand properly. all in all this is a really cool, unique character that mattel actually put in a fair bit of effort into.



nXt Takeover Seth Rollins


when possible, i like to fill out the timeline of attires or looks for characters. im glad that they released this nXt era Seth Rollins as his look in nXt was pretty unique and different from his shield or current long tight look. right out of the gate im going to knock them for using weird boots on this figure. seth did wear kickpad style boots in nxt but i think they didnt use the appropriate boot on his figure for height reasons. this figure sees seth in his scarecrow gear; black trunks and boots with a straw skull design on the front of the trunks and straw on the sides. his boots have a scarecrow on the right boot and birds on the left. i really do like the color scheme of this figure, also given the fact that he came with the nxt championship belt, it looks great! i do kindof feel like this figure looks really beefy for a seth rollins? maybe the arms they used? i do like the headsculpt that they chose for this figure, it is an angry, teeth bearing rollins. all in all i think this figure would be great to have in the collection as Rollins early look was really unique and a far cry to what he wears to the ring now.

Love this thread!!!!! It’s like a virtual display of your collection!

coming in today with a TAKER TUESDAY!!!!





Wrestlemania XXXV Undertaker

this figure is awesome!! it really is up in the ranks of my favorite taker figures. the headsculpt is amazing, it looks like Undertaker through and through. i do think that the hair could be darker, though. the rest of the figure is the classic elite undertaker formula that we saw his big evil figures come in. this figure comes with a softgoods coat and the undertakers trademark brimmed hat. this figure really strikes heavy nostalgia vibes for me because as a kid i had a RA undertaker in my figure fed that was essentially this, but i used my paint to color in his tattoos and add the ones that he jakks figure was missing. i had given him the classic toybiz sting coat, it was my favorite undertaker in my collection at the time, he held the world championship for a record time.
all in all, i really enjoy this undertaker. the headsculpt is great and the body recipe and accessories are perfect!

AMAZING posing of the Undertaker -- but it does seem to be the older one...