Rob7274
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Post by Rob7274 on Feb 5, 2022 19:08:57 GMT -5
I only really post now a days to moan and that’s extremely rare as I’m normally a happy collector or let things slide.
(Kane issue and no help for UK and this issue been the only ones in last 6months)
But I really really want Mattel to sort this for future figures.
Yokozuna, Umaga, The Wild Samoans are all around 2 cm too big.
It’s a huge mistake in size and no matter what billed heights you put on the back of the box can justify it.
I noticed this with the 1st Yokozuna made and I believed it to be because there using the Kamala calve to foot piece…and he was called the Ugandan Giant for a reason being around 6’7
I’ve done a lot of research and watched a lot of matches and Yokozuna is similar to Brett Hart in height and smaller than Lex Luger.
Umaga is also around the same height as Rick Flair.
They look daft next to other figures and are crouching on Undertaker and Kane which is silly.
Please MDT fix this for future figures so we can have atleast a Yokozuna and Umaga the right height. Please.
Maybe it’s just the lower legs that need a new mold (Umagas legs do seem really long)
I know it may not be important to some but it is to me and many other collectors I bet.
I’d like to hear others thoughts and if you can get MDT eyes on the issue please do.
(Also Royal Rumble Eathquake too tall due to boots….don’t use those boots again….)
Hopefully the wild Samoans don’t follow the same fate…
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Post by vashts on Feb 8, 2022 3:27:58 GMT -5
I think it's not too much to ask. It's Mattel's job to do it right.
Accuracy matters. This, Hot Wheels and Barbie seem to be the bread and butter for Mattel. Treat it as such imo.
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Rob7274
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Post by Rob7274 on Feb 8, 2022 16:06:35 GMT -5
Exactly thanks for the reply.
Tbh I expected some more collectors to jump on board and make the issue known to MDT.
Maybe they haven’t noticed or it doesn’t bother them…idk
I don’t use social media so I couldn’t but it’s a issue that I’d really like sorting.
Please if you can get MDT attention and bring it up with them It would make future Yokos, Umagas, Headshrinkers, etc the right scale.
Just imagine getting the Headshrinkers 1st time in the line 2 cm out of scale with the other figures.
I first started collecting with the Road Warriors and Kamala Legends series 2.
I was actually looking for Road Warriors new DVD on Amazon when I saw them.
I thought I’d just get the 3 as they looked amazing and are wrestlers from my childhood.
Was blown away that the figures scaled as the wrestlers did and the incredible detail. (All 3 still hold up today)
Ended up collecting nearly all Elites, Legends, PPv series and a lot of customs charges as I’m in the UK.
I can’t count those out of scale to this degree as complete in the collection and it’s a shame as everything else with those mentioned is pretty much perfect.
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Post by Back to the Codyverse on Feb 8, 2022 20:21:54 GMT -5
I do wish the Yoko and Umaga figures were scaled correctly.
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Post by kinnikuman on Feb 8, 2022 20:52:58 GMT -5
Pretty sure Mattel doesn't or will ever give a damn about making everyone in the line scale perfectly. Jesus, almost every figure they've ever made is wrong. No human body looks like that. I made a custom they other day of Perry Saturn. You know whose legs I had to use to make him look best? Hulk Hogan. If they really want to be accurate, thick thighs would be the norm. But like I said, they don't care. We get the scultped thin legs. I mean ... come on, look at any Orton figure. Jesus. Just go with it, man. Or, like me, fix it yourself if you can.
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Rob7274
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Post by Rob7274 on Feb 8, 2022 21:31:06 GMT -5
I can’t fix them myself I’m afraid.
I agree that some of the legs just don’t seem thick enough but the scale is still mostly there on average.
2cm is way too much though….
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Feb 9, 2022 12:29:07 GMT -5
I agree, they’re def on the taller side.
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Post by Rob7274 on Jul 22, 2022 9:50:46 GMT -5
I hope the Wild Samoans aren’t using the calf mould that makes them too tall….this could be a repeat of the ones mentioned above.
It would ruin great looking figures imo.
When they are so out of scale it ruins the whole figure for me.
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Post by PJ on Jul 22, 2022 10:04:05 GMT -5
Are they making another Wild Samoans set? They did the Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) for the Target HOF(?) 2-Packs a few years back. What was shown yesterday are the Samoan SWAT Team/Headshrinkers. (Fatu & Samu) Unless there was more I didn’t see.
But yes they Yoko & Wild Samoans figures are too tall. A member here named Apocalypse fixed them by trimming the thighs down at the thigh cut. And they looked perfect.
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Post by Nivro™ on Jul 22, 2022 10:11:47 GMT -5
It looks like the SST are made with the Duggan torso and smaller legs like Riddle so the height should be fine on them. I doubt we ever see another wild Samoan set again.
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Post by The Big Boss Man on Jul 22, 2022 10:12:55 GMT -5
Scaling matters a lot to me. I like mixing my figures, and the fact that Mezco One:12 is six-inch and Mattel WWE is seven-inch breaks my heart lol. But that's understandable. It isn't forgivable for figs in the same toy line to be inaccurate. This is what kept me from building a Jakks collection but got me into Mattel.
I think part selection as a whole is my most significant gripe (followed by hair color: Sid, etc.). Skinny legs (Goldberg), skinny torsos (Undertaker, Sid) too tall figures (like the newest red-trunks Mr. Wonderful), keep me from adding those to my collection.
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Post by MKSavage on Jul 22, 2022 10:51:26 GMT -5
Are they making another Wild Samoans set? They did the Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika) for the Target HOF(?) 2-Packs a few years back. What was shown yesterday are the Samoan SWAT Team/Headshrinkers. (Fatu & Samu) Unless there was more I didn’t see. But yes they Yoko & Wild Samoans figures are too tall. A member here named Apocalypse fixed them by trimming the thighs down at the thigh cut. And they looked perfect. I don't believe so. They were not shown yesterday, or recently. Possible someone called them the Wild Samoans when they meant the Samoan Swat Team. |
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Rob7274
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Post by Rob7274 on Jul 22, 2022 11:28:09 GMT -5
I’m sorry.
I meant the Samoan Swat Team/Headshrinkers
I really need to find a customiser in the UK who can fix issues like this lol.
Would love a custom Chris B also.
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Post by Rob7274 on Jul 22, 2022 11:28:45 GMT -5
It looks like the SST are made with the Duggan torso and smaller legs like Riddle so the height should be fine on them. I doubt we ever see another wild Samoan set again. That’s great news if it works out. Loved the Headshrinkers as a kid |
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