dixol
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Post by dixol on Nov 15, 2022 17:25:51 GMT -5
Bill’s design approach is the real gear versions of the LJN looks. Hence Jake having the snake skin boots and Rude’s tights having more detail. To piggyback off of the original post, what would you guys do when/if the time comes for Warlord to be made in the line? His LJN figure seems to be a combination of his Powers of Pain days (face paint) and his singles run (tights). Would you guys do the same look as his LJN figure? Or would you change it to his Powers of Pain team look since that fits in with the LJN years? Or would you do his singles run look - even though that look was after the LJN run.  Or maybe they make him in the attire from the poster. |
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Warriah'
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Post by Warriah' on Nov 15, 2022 17:53:15 GMT -5
Bill’s design approach is the real gear versions of the LJN looks. Hence Jake having the snake skin boots and Rude’s tights having more detail. To piggyback off of the original post, what would you guys do when/if the time comes for Warlord to be made in the line? His LJN figure seems to be a combination of his Powers of Pain days (face paint) and his singles run (tights). Would you guys do the same look as his LJN figure? Or would you change it to his Powers of Pain team look since that fits in with the LJN years? Or would you do his singles run look - even though that look was after the LJN run. I would suggest the best course of action is to do singles warlord and have an alternate head with his pop face paint and hair |
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Post by poindizzle on Nov 15, 2022 18:56:32 GMT -5
The pinless double jointed arms are a blessing but we need more variety in shapes and sizes. There's been a few too many figures recently that have arms that are either way too small or way too large. It's as if any medium sized arms have disappeared.
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captncharisma19
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Post by captncharisma19 on Nov 15, 2022 19:24:17 GMT -5
The pinless double jointed arms are a blessing but we need more variety in shapes and sizes. There's been a few too many figures recently that have arms that are either way too small or way too large. It's as if any medium sized arms have disappeared. with the upcoming AJ Styles maybe? |
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Post by Gorilla on Nov 15, 2022 19:56:14 GMT -5
These figures are so cool!
I loved my LJNs as a kid. This is exactly what I needed to get back into collecting
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eddiep
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Post by eddiep on Nov 16, 2022 1:44:06 GMT -5
My only problem with these is only 2 waves a year! It’ll be a while before we get even close to a healthy number. Wish we got 4 waves a year! 🥲 Action Figure Attack |
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kanepilk
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Post by kanepilk on Nov 16, 2022 19:09:36 GMT -5
Dissapointed. Talk about 'playing it safe.' Yes they look great put next to eachother in their colour scheme. Sure they both are similar to their Hasbro attires but when we got the Hasbro Rude and Jake the Snake most of us were just glad to get them in figure form at all and understood that they probably had to use those attires because it was basic and they had budget factors. But most of us imagined then "ah would be great to get Rude and Jake the Snake from this specific event." Take a closer look at the Rude figure. He is pale skin colour and you can hardly see his abs, they don't stand out at all. And your going to be asked to pay premium prices for this? Also, look at the Coliseum Collection poll - there are about ten other choices ahead of Rick Rude, and Jake the Snake Roberts got just one vote! I think Rick Rude and I think Hasbro toy, not LJN. I thought they were doing this Coliseum Collection because they already had some unsigned talents in their back pocket to reveal. If you didn't have the new names that we wanted, then why do it? I would have got an Ultimate Rude. I would have got an Ultimate Jake. But not in these attires. I paid through the nose to get that Jake legends chase. And to re release him in Ultimate form not even two years later is a slap in the face. Bro, no one at Mattel cares that you paid stupid prices for a Jake Legends chase. Things get re-released all the time in the line. That's the risk you run when you buy through ebay or other scalpers. No one forced you to pay that price so the only slap in the face your getting is from yourself. Also, no one at Mattel can do much about a poll here made a few days ago when it seems like Rude and Jake have been in the works for months. It's the second wave. Give the team some time to release more waves. You might be pleasantly surprised at which figures they make for a change.
Last but not least, there's no need to be always worked up about something on here. We're talking about action figures here, guys. Lets chill out. You don't like it, that's fine. Just pass on it. No one is forcing you to buy anything.
To be fair, Mattel's decision to make so many 'exclusive' figures does indeed cause collectors to pay more for them, as they aren't readily available. Especially noticeable for international collectors.
I know that's not your overall point, but it's not fair to not at least mention that Mattel's store exclusive decisions do indeed directly affect collectors and having to 'pay ebay prices'.
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