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Post by biggerbetterbadder on Apr 3, 2023 8:18:51 GMT -5
Any news on the line? Last I heard they were shipping in April I think?
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Apr 3, 2023 8:47:29 GMT -5
Any news on the line? Last I heard they were shipping in April I think? I’m expecting more delays. Never had any expectations to see these before Q4 2023.
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Post by zoomfactor32 on Apr 3, 2023 11:58:51 GMT -5
I was really hoping they would reveal series two over the weekend. It would have been a good time with all the other wrestling news and figure announcements.
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Post by PVA on Apr 7, 2023 9:12:53 GMT -5
Any news on the line? Last I heard they were shipping in April I think? I’m expecting more delays. Never had any expectations to see these before Q4 2023. Feels like we are overdue for an announcement or an updated eta
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Post by Fighter Hayabusa on Apr 7, 2023 9:14:19 GMT -5
I’m expecting more delays. Never had any expectations to see these before Q4 2023. Feels like we are overdue for an announcement or an updated eta Or another open preorder 🤣
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Apr 8, 2023 10:53:30 GMT -5
I’m expecting more delays. Never had any expectations to see these before Q4 2023. Feels like we are overdue for an announcement or an updated eta Agreed. It feels like this problem should have been fixed and packaged up by now. Having no update about where things are at is not a good look.
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Post by Mr. Yellow on Apr 8, 2023 15:43:55 GMT -5
The positive side to this COULD be is series two should follow the fixed series one post haste....
I think they need to really wow some people now, to keep goodwill. Gorgeous George has got to be in the next set.
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Post by azraelms on Apr 11, 2023 12:24:31 GMT -5
Email update this morning from PowerTown:
To All Our PowerTown Supporters-
PowerTown Ultras Series 1 is on the water and we expect arrival at our fulfillment partner beginning the third week of April. Once received at the warehouse, shipping to you, our valued collectors, will commence immediately.
Based on the incredible number of orders received we expect domestic fulfillment to take a few weeks. All international orders will be shipped during this period as well.
You can expect another email from us to let you know that shipping has commenced. We are excited to get our inaugural collectibles into your hands and believe you will be excited to see them!
Thank you for your patience and support,
Steve
Steve Rosenthal Managing Partner PowerTown Wrestling
So my guess is that these may be in our hands first week of June or so.
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Post by stc13 on Apr 11, 2023 13:03:54 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to getting these in hand. While I definitely am excited to seeing who is in S2, I appreciate that they aren't spamming pre-orders months or years into the future as seems to be the norm these days.
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Post by azraelms on Apr 11, 2023 14:34:26 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to getting these in hand. While I definitely am excited to seeing who is in S2, I appreciate that they aren't spamming pre-orders months or years into the future as seems to be the norm these days. I am the same way, not a fan of "here is wave 2, preorder.... NOW" type of thing. I would prefer an announcement of who is in the wave, maybe with a render. Then maybe a month or so later show the figures in test form. Then announce a preorder date a bit in advance - like 2 weeks or so - then launch the preorder for a month or whatever timeframe they want (not a short preorder). One of the side-effects that have stayed since the pandemic is that companies (Hasbro jumps to mind) will announce something, show the figure, and the preorder goes up like tomorrow. That completely turns me off.
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Post by Mr. Yellow on Apr 11, 2023 16:42:49 GMT -5
I think those companies have realized those preorders feed into some collectors anxiety.
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Post by @brit_figs on Apr 12, 2023 15:08:11 GMT -5
Yeah the pre order thing got tiring real quick.
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Post by oldschoolfool on Apr 12, 2023 17:10:08 GMT -5
People needlessly stress themselves out over pre orders.
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Post by azraelms on Apr 14, 2023 16:11:09 GMT -5
Wave 2 speculation time (again)!
Last I heard discussed here, this was the rumored Second Wave:
Gorgeous George Wahoo McDaniel Ivan Koloff Nikita Koloff Robert Gibson Ricky Morton
I would not mind that, but I would think with Kerry in Wave one, we would get another Von Erich in this wave. Maybe David or Kerry in place of Wahoo?
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Post by biggerbetterbadder on Apr 14, 2023 16:19:03 GMT -5
Solid lineup. I’d like to know who they have signed. Steve Rosenthal named off a bunch, but things change. Like Harley Race. Mattel is making him again, so I wonder if Powertown lost him. Hope not. Harley in this line is a must buy for me.
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Post by azraelms on Apr 14, 2023 18:05:11 GMT -5
Solid lineup. I’d like to know who they have signed. Steve Rosenthal named off a bunch, but things change. Like Harley Race. Mattel is making him again, so I wonder if Powertown lost him. Hope not. Harley in this line is a must buy for me. I fully suspect that he is Mattel only now. Big names like Andre the Giant may get signed by WWE/Mattel and be allowed to be used by other companies, but Harley Race most likely isn't. I suspect it is the same deal as Ted Dibiase was. No longer able to be made. And before anyone argues about Harley Race being a big name, I mean to the general public not wrestling public. Ask 20 random people on the street who Andre the Giant is, and more than half would know who he is. Ask those same 20 people who Harley Race is, and I bet 19 out of 20 would not know who he is.
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Post by Grenouille on Apr 14, 2023 19:14:17 GMT -5
Solid lineup. I’d like to know who they have signed. Steve Rosenthal named off a bunch, but things change. Like Harley Race. Mattel is making him again, so I wonder if Powertown lost him. Hope not. Harley in this line is a must buy for me. I fully suspect that he is Mattel only now. Big names like Andre the Giant may get signed by WWE/Mattel and be allowed to be used by other companies, but Harley Race most likely isn't. I suspect it is the same deal as Ted Dibiase was. No longer able to be made. And before anyone argues about Harley Race being a big name, I mean to the general public not wrestling public. Ask 20 random people on the street who Andre the Giant is, and more than half would know who he is. Ask those same 20 people who Harley Race is, and I bet 19 out of 20 would not know who he is. It’s great that Mattel has Harley so they can get the King version out to everyone that missed out last time. I doubt Mattel is going to make an old school NWA champ Harley which is what I really want. It’d be nice if PT could still make some guys while Mattel also has the rights.
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Post by Mr. Yellow on Apr 15, 2023 7:13:19 GMT -5
We've seen a few surprises of names made by multiple companies now, so I wouldnt rule anything out.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2023 15:16:43 GMT -5
I wonder if they needed some extra time so they gave some rigged figures to MajorPod to break on their social media so that fans would be “happy” with a delay. Coordinate the break with a “transparent” interview within a week. Come on people. …
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Post by azraelms on Apr 15, 2023 19:43:03 GMT -5
I fully suspect that he is Mattel only now. Big names like Andre the Giant may get signed by WWE/Mattel and be allowed to be used by other companies, but Harley Race most likely isn't. I suspect it is the same deal as Ted Dibiase was. No longer able to be made. And before anyone argues about Harley Race being a big name, I mean to the general public not wrestling public. Ask 20 random people on the street who Andre the Giant is, and more than half would know who he is. Ask those same 20 people who Harley Race is, and I bet 19 out of 20 would not know who he is. It’s great that Mattel has Harley so they can get the King version out to everyone that missed out last time. I doubt Mattel is going to make an old school NWA champ Harley which is what I really want. It’d be nice if PT could still make some guys while Mattel also has the rights. I agree, but I am a bit more optimistic that they somehow get at least one NWA version out somehow. I just hope that if it does come out at some point, it has the mustache and sideburns that his classic look has. I had read somewhere way back that for some reason Harley decided he didn't like that look (religion maybe?) and that is why none of his figures have that look. Harley should have 3 looks made, and I would be happy. NWA Champ Harley King Harley (out and coming again from Mattel) Manager Harley
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