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Post by mcfclee on Jul 23, 2021 23:04:53 GMT -5
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Post by mrh on Jul 24, 2021 1:30:11 GMT -5
Great idea
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Post by wrestlingfan1000 on Jul 24, 2021 13:17:47 GMT -5
I absolutely love this! Would make a arena display or figure photography be so much more fun and better. Buying multiple of these to switch heads around and hope they include multiple heads with them too! Can't wait to see what the future holds for this line like paramedics, camera crew, time keeper, probably some generic commentators/ ring announcers, and more. I'm definitely interested in this.
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Post by rkmo: Autonomous Meat Shield on Jul 24, 2021 14:06:38 GMT -5
There be any solid links to this co? What's the story?
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Post by The Coach on Jul 24, 2021 14:41:52 GMT -5
Their hashtag is #FillTheGaps. I love it.
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Post by MKSavage on Jul 25, 2021 5:16:52 GMT -5
Nice figures. Strange that the referee comes with an extra fist but not a flat palmed hand to count???
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Post by mcfclee on Jul 25, 2021 7:12:39 GMT -5
Think swapping them two refs heads could see the blue shirt one pass for a young Shane or Joey Marella when used as a backdrop to figure photography.
No idea who makes these, just found the pics on Twitter but I want them.
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Post by wrestlingfan1000 on Jul 25, 2021 7:24:43 GMT -5
Nice figures. Strange that the referee comes with an extra fist but not a flat palmed hand to count??? The people making these figures replied to someone on their twitter asking about this that "not all aspects of the figure have been shown" so probably the ref comes with a flat hand and the rest of figures come with more then what these pictures show. |
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Post by romanthenewyorker on Jul 25, 2021 9:16:09 GMT -5
This is a super early render shown to gain interest, when & if these get produced I’ll be pretty hyped
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Post by LA Times on Jul 25, 2021 14:47:51 GMT -5
The referees have bigger arms than vanilla midgets in AEW.
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Post by D Rock on Jul 27, 2021 18:27:32 GMT -5
This a great idea and the figures look good so far.
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Post by micco on Jul 28, 2021 7:13:04 GMT -5
I just with the faces didn’t look like washed up mma fighters. Give me guys with mullets and thick mustaches and make them look older. That’s the look I associate with ring crew
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Post by captncharisma19 on Oct 17, 2021 7:40:48 GMT -5
Bump since mods closed the thread with discussion:-/
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Post by LA Times on Oct 17, 2021 8:23:33 GMT -5
http://instagram.com/p/CR7UzM_Bem3 They also have a plainclothes police officer. With one polo shirt/dress pants mold, they cranked out 2 referees, 2 security staff and a policeman. |
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Post by wrestlingfan1000 on Oct 17, 2021 9:43:31 GMT -5
http://instagr.am/p/CR7UzM_Bem3 They also have a plainclothes police officer. With one polo shirt/dress pants mold, they cranked out 2 referees, 2 security staff and a policeman. And if this project gets fully funded the stretch goals are a medic, a time keeper, lucha referee, and a classic camera man. Man I really want this to be a sucess. |
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Post by DFriedman on Oct 17, 2021 11:10:02 GMT -5
Hello everyone!
This is Dan from Squared Circle Toys.
I will doing my best to frequent this thread to answer any questions you may have and just shoot the breeze. I would love to hear your honest feedback and thoughts.
Just a quick little background about me. I've been in the toy industry for 10 years now. I worked on the WWE lines for Mattel with over 400 figures designed. I helped Jazwares on their launch of the AEW line. The tattoo artwork on Boss Fights Studios Rey Fenix and Penta along with DIJ efforts were designed by myself (as well as all future offerins of their Lucha Line). Pro wrestling is a love and passion of mine. I also was an Indy wrestler for almost 15 years...but thats another story...
Here is some information I will talk about from what I have seen in the other thread:
Release Date: As of now, February 2023...yes, I have seen the negative feedback for this. I am not a fan either, but that is the best we can do for now. This campaign ends December 3rd. The process for production turnaround is normally 10-12 months for a figure. So with that, the production process wont start until after the campain is fully backed (Hopefully it is). Unfortunately, with all the issues with raw materials in and out of the country, and the effects of the pandemic, this has caused production issue across the world not only with toys but everything else we purchase or consume. This is now creating a back log in smaller factories overseas, thus pushing back production turnaround time to anywhere between 12-14 months. If there is a way to speed up production, I would love to see that happen. Another factor is the amount of product being produced. The more products, the more time out. The less products produced, the lesser time to out. So If we only get the main 4 figures and no stretch goals, the release date will then be shortened.
Quality: Our figures will be produced with the same quality by the factory that puts out the Boss Fight Studio lines wich also include the Legends of Lucha line Rey Fenix and Pentagon among other to be released. They also produce figures for Animal Warriors of the Kingdom (AWOK), Valaverse Action Force and Dime Novel Legends...just to name a few.
Later Availability: If we see our goal hit, we will most likely have these up for sale on our website though they will be slightly more expensive than on the Kickstarter. If we do not hit funding goal, these will have a better chance of never seeing the light of day. We will look into the possibility of putting a few of these out but that might be it. Nothing set in stone yet.
- Dan
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Post by newgenandy on Oct 17, 2021 12:54:50 GMT -5
Hello everyone! This is Dan from Squared Circle Toys. I will doing my best to frequent this thread to answer any questions you may have and just shoot the breeze. I would love to hear your honest feedback and thoughts. Just a quick little background about me. I've been in the toy industry for 10 years now. I worked on the WWE lines for Mattel with over 400 figures designed. I helped Jazwares on their launch of the AEW line. The tattoo artwork on Boss Fights Studios Rey Fenix and Penta along with DIJ efforts were designed by myself (as well as all future offerins of their Lucha Line). Pro wrestling is a love and passion of mine. I also was an Indy wrestler for almost 15 years...but thats another story... Here is some information I will talk about from what I have seen in the other thread: Release Date: As of now, February 2023...yes, I have seen the negative feedback for this. I am not a fan either, but that is the best we can do for now. This campaign ends December 3rd. The process for production turnaround is normally 10-12 months for a figure. So with that, the production process wont start until after the campain is fully backed (Hopefully it is). Unfortunately, with all the issues with raw materials in and out of the country, and the effects of the pandemic, this has caused production issue across the world not only with toys but everything else we purchase or consume. This is now creating a back log in smaller factories overseas, thus pushing back production turnaround time to anywhere between 12-14 months. If there is a way to speed up production, I would love to see that happen. Another factor is the amount of product being produced. The more products, the more time out. The less products produced, the lesser time to out. So If we only get the main 4 figures and no stretch goals, the release date will then be shortened.
Quality: Our figures will be produced with the same quality by the factory that puts out the Boss Fight Studio lines wich also include the Legends of Lucha line Rey Fenix and Pentagon among other to be released. They also produce figures for Animal Warriors of the Kingdom (AWOK), Valaverse Action Force and Dime Novel Legends...just to name a few. Later Availability: If we see our goal hit, we will most likely have these up for sale on our website though they will be slightly more expensive than on the Kickstarter. If we do not hit funding goal, these will have a better chance of never seeing the light of day. We will look into the possibility of putting a few of these out but that might be it. Nothing set in stone yet. - Dan Hey Dan Very informative thanks and good to know your background Have you crowd funded any other figures or is this the first? Are you working with a team or is this a solo project? Is this a one and done on the wrestling figure / accessory side of things or are you hoping to do more if this is successful? (Obviously I don’t expect you to divulge exact details but just a hopefully more if this works or this will be the only one on the wrestling side I was very tempted to go in on this before and you may just have convinced me to back 👍 |
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Post by DFriedman on Oct 17, 2021 13:33:27 GMT -5
Hello everyone! This is Dan from Squared Circle Toys. I will doing my best to frequent this thread to answer any questions you may have and just shoot the breeze. I would love to hear your honest feedback and thoughts. Just a quick little background about me. I've been in the toy industry for 10 years now. I worked on the WWE lines for Mattel with over 400 figures designed. I helped Jazwares on their launch of the AEW line. The tattoo artwork on Boss Fights Studios Rey Fenix and Penta along with DIJ efforts were designed by myself (as well as all future offerins of their Lucha Line). Pro wrestling is a love and passion of mine. I also was an Indy wrestler for almost 15 years...but thats another story... Here is some information I will talk about from what I have seen in the other thread: Release Date: As of now, February 2023...yes, I have seen the negative feedback for this. I am not a fan either, but that is the best we can do for now. This campaign ends December 3rd. The process for production turnaround is normally 10-12 months for a figure. So with that, the production process wont start until after the campain is fully backed (Hopefully it is). Unfortunately, with all the issues with raw materials in and out of the country, and the effects of the pandemic, this has caused production issue across the world not only with toys but everything else we purchase or consume. This is now creating a back log in smaller factories overseas, thus pushing back production turnaround time to anywhere between 12-14 months. If there is a way to speed up production, I would love to see that happen. Another factor is the amount of product being produced. The more products, the more time out. The less products produced, the lesser time to out. So If we only get the main 4 figures and no stretch goals, the release date will then be shortened.
Quality: Our figures will be produced with the same quality by the factory that puts out the Boss Fight Studio lines wich also include the Legends of Lucha line Rey Fenix and Pentagon among other to be released. They also produce figures for Animal Warriors of the Kingdom (AWOK), Valaverse Action Force and Dime Novel Legends...just to name a few. Later Availability: If we see our goal hit, we will most likely have these up for sale on our website though they will be slightly more expensive than on the Kickstarter. If we do not hit funding goal, these will have a better chance of never seeing the light of day. We will look into the possibility of putting a few of these out but that might be it. Nothing set in stone yet. - Dan Hey Dan Very informative thanks and good to know your background Have you crowd funded any other figures or is this the first? Are you working with a team or is this a solo project? Is this a one and done on the wrestling figure / accessory side of things or are you hoping to do more if this is successful? (Obviously I don’t expect you to divulge exact details but just a hopefully more if this works or this will be the only one on the wrestling side I was very tempted to go in on this before and you may just have convinced me to back 👍 This is my first time crowd funding a project. I am working on this by myself. Although, I have some friends in the field giving my some pointers whom have experience with crowd funding. I really hope it is not one and done. I have many more plans for this line to continue. |
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Post by newgenandy on Oct 17, 2021 13:42:29 GMT -5
Hey Dan Very informative thanks and good to know your background Have you crowd funded any other figures or is this the first? Are you working with a team or is this a solo project? Is this a one and done on the wrestling figure / accessory side of things or are you hoping to do more if this is successful? (Obviously I don’t expect you to divulge exact details but just a hopefully more if this works or this will be the only one on the wrestling side I was very tempted to go in on this before and you may just have convinced me to back 👍 This is my first time crowd funding a project. I am working on this by myself. Although, I have some friends in the field giving my some pointers whom have experience with crowd funding. I really hope it is not one and done. I have many more plans for this line to continue. Awesome mate, really hope this is successful and hopefully I’ll be contributing to the success 👍 |
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Post by derekbrazen on Oct 17, 2021 16:13:48 GMT -5
Hey Dan,
I'm still on the fence if I'm going to back the modern referee, it's the only one I'm interested in of the starting 4 figures, I would also buy (2) medics tho. My only issue with the referee is that it's as muscular as other wrestling figures and might be as tall if not taller than some Elites and Jazware figures. Many referees are in good shape, but they're usually shorter and not as buff as the wrestlers. I go out of my way to buy Marvel Legends figures in regular suits and clothes because they're not all jacked like their superhero counterparts, so when they're next to a wrestler they make the wrestler seem that more physically impressive.
I want this line to succeed, but I'm not willing to pay for something that won't come out until 2023 at the earliest; assuming everything goes smoothly during production and shipping. I also don't like the idea that if something went wrong and they were never actually made, there's no guarantee I'd get my money back.
I would buy the modern referee and (2) medics if the project meets its goals and all the figures got produced down the line. You mentioned that figures would be available but at a slightly higher price, I'd be fine buying these if they were like $35, any higher and you'd probably lose me.
Also someone mentioned in the other thread that it would be cool if you made a pack of multiple heads so if we purchased multiple figures of the same body type we could swap the heads and then have a set of different looking staff.
Good luck with the project~!
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