drjay312
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Post by drjay312 on Dec 5, 2021 4:45:38 GMT -5
This is easily the best Bret Hart head sculpt that Mattel has ever done. Finally, for once, they abandoned the moist hair look that’s ruined his past figures and they’ve instead given him a scan that represents his likeness well (unlike the Survivor Series elite of him).
Honestly? I’d buy the Bret/Goldberg 2-pack, buy this Bret Hart, and do a headswap. It’s that good of a scan that it warrants buying the figure for parts, IMO
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Old Zeke
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Post by Old Zeke on Dec 5, 2021 4:48:56 GMT -5
Can Mattel release Stone Cold with thicker thighs? Mattel used thicker thighs on Stunning Steve Austin which looked great but can't do the same for Stone Cold. 😑 Spreadsheets, my friend. Spreadsheets. |
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Post by Ministry of Darkness on Dec 5, 2021 6:03:15 GMT -5
Can Mattel release Stone Cold with thicker thighs? Mattel used thicker thighs on Stunning Steve Austin which looked great but can't do the same for Stone Cold. 😑 Spreadsheets, my friend. Spreadsheets. What do you mean? |
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Dec 5, 2021 8:58:04 GMT -5
This is easily the best Bret Hart head sculpt that Mattel has ever done. Finally, for once, they abandoned the moist hair look that’s ruined his past figures and they’ve instead given him a scan that represents his likeness well (unlike the Survivor Series elite of him). Honestly? I’d buy the Bret/Goldberg 2-pack, buy this Bret Hart, and do a headswap. It’s that good of a scan that it warrants buying the figure for parts, IMO I actually hated that scan when it first came out and still do. The hair sculpt is great for a modern Bret, but aside from that it looks like smigle from Lord of the Rings cosplaying as Bret. The best Bret scan imo is the first DM. The only thing taking away from it is the bad hairs sculpt. |
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Dr. Frasier Crane
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Post by Dr. Frasier Crane on Dec 5, 2021 11:28:30 GMT -5
Is that Vince McMahon or Chris Colfer from Glee?
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Post by AxelSmackdown on Dec 5, 2021 12:21:41 GMT -5
This set makes me want to buy it and open it as well as most of my MOC collection to display lol. Would love a Detolf full of loose figs but can’t bring myself to it, at least not yet. Also, I want all 4 so I can have Vince complete as well but it feels kind of pointless if I’m keeping them MOC (other than potential value later of having the complete set MOC). If I wouldn’t be opening them that makes me want to mainly just get HBK. You could always do both. Maybe not for this set specifically having to buy it all twice, but in general. I’m an MOC guy, but I’ve made a little loose collection throughout this past year. All of figures that I also have MOC (aside from two due to circumstances/technicalities, and a few basics which I don’t otherwise collect). Unfortunately I can’t do both due to finances. I’d normally rather buy another figure I like rather than 2 of the same (although I have gotten 2 of the same before, but mainly only get one). |
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Old Zeke
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Post by Old Zeke on Dec 5, 2021 13:56:56 GMT -5
Spreadsheets, my friend. Spreadsheets. What do you mean? Bill has long denied it, but it seems once a wrestler has been given specific parts - he won't change them. Hence why we call it "spreadsheeting". |
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on Dec 5, 2021 15:25:22 GMT -5
Bill has long denied it, but it seems once a wrestler has been given specific parts - he won't change them. Hence why we call it "spreadsheeting". And it could be factory miscommunication, but you’d think after 10 years they’d figure it out unless it’s cost issue, which makes sense why they’d do it. Look at best of attitude era HHH. He always gets the big ripped torso, or the Sheamus/del rio one. This they just gave him the Austin/Bulldog one. Why? Because it was probably easier/cheaper to keep the boae Austin and just change the skintone, head and accessories. Rock elites have two torsos, but they gave the Summerslam/KotR exclusive the big HHH one… |
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Post by Ministry of Darkness on Dec 5, 2021 19:54:47 GMT -5
Bill has long denied it, but it seems once a wrestler has been given specific parts - he won't change them. Hence why we call it "spreadsheeting". Ok makes sense what you said regarding Bill and his part choices on certain wrestlers. I wonder who chose the parts on Stunning Steve Austin? Surely not Bill? |
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berealnicknaro
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Post by berealnicknaro on Dec 5, 2021 23:27:36 GMT -5
Bill has long denied it, but it seems once a wrestler has been given specific parts - he won't change them. Hence why we call it "spreadsheeting". Ok makes sense what you said regarding Bill and his part choices on certain wrestlers. I wonder who chose the parts on Stunning Steve Austin? Surely not Bill? It’s because of the lower legs/boots. They’re specifically tooled for Austin, so the whole recipe will never change even if it absolutely should. Stunning Steve and Ringmaster have the higher boots, so they can get the legs that go with them. |
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Post by Ministry of Darkness on Dec 6, 2021 1:20:16 GMT -5
I managed to use the Stunning Steve Austin thighs and the usual lower legs for Austin and got this.    It can be done but Mattel and Bill seem to be lazy to fix this problem. |
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Post by RybackV1 on Dec 6, 2021 10:16:57 GMT -5
Elite Austin’s skinny baby arms are a way worse issue than the legs , imo
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peterjp2
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Post by peterjp2 on Dec 6, 2021 12:40:15 GMT -5
Bill has long denied it, but it seems once a wrestler has been given specific parts - he won't change them. Hence why we call it "spreadsheeting". That would explain why every basic and elite Mankind has the same arms even though they could have changed things up with the Shane McMahon jersey sleeves just to change it up after all these years. |
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Post by cableV on Dec 6, 2021 17:02:56 GMT -5
Many of us have been asking for an Elite Austin with bigger arms and legs for years and years. It's such a bizarre refusal on Mattel's part. It's right up there with them not giving Basic Randy Savage figures the correct boots when we all know they have them.
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Post by Jim Cornette’s Wendy’s Order🍔 on Dec 8, 2021 9:07:35 GMT -5
Many of us have been asking for an Elite Austin with bigger arms and legs for years and years. It's such a bizarre refusal on Mattel's part. It's right up there with them not giving Basic Randy Savage figures the correct boots when we all know they have them. But let one goof complain about RVD and it’ll get cancelled ASAP lmao. Just laughable. |
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viper412
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Post by viper412 on Dec 8, 2021 10:20:48 GMT -5
Many of us have been asking for an Elite Austin with bigger arms and legs for years and years. It's such a bizarre refusal on Mattel's part. It's right up there with them not giving Basic Randy Savage figures the correct boots when we all know they have them. But let one goof complain about RVD and it’ll get cancelled ASAP lmao. Just laughable. almost everyone wants Austin to get new arms and legs: I sleep one guy doesn’t like RVD figure: real shi |
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Post by disorder on Dec 9, 2021 6:50:29 GMT -5
A small amount of Collectors are the only ones complaining about the austin figures.
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Post by coldblooded on Dec 16, 2021 20:17:04 GMT -5
My rsc order has shipped
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Dec 16, 2021 20:40:16 GMT -5
A small amount of Collectors are the only ones complaining about the austin figures. And it’s such an easy fix with parts they already have that there’s no justification for it to not be changed after a decade |
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Post by disorder on Dec 19, 2021 20:41:28 GMT -5
A small amount of Collectors are the only ones complaining about the austin figures. And it’s such an easy fix with parts they already have that there’s no justification for it to not be changed after a decade Well yeah…it’s probably more cost effective to use the arms that they do. If they originally had the arms you all want, you’d still be throwing a fit on here about it anyway |
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