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Post by maniac80 on Sept 10, 2017 10:46:07 GMT -5
Picked up Austin and Rock Retros from Smyths in Northampton today. They had two of each on the pegs. No sign of any of the others from the set.
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Post by maniac80 on Sept 3, 2017 6:12:59 GMT -5
So when everyone eventually finds these, which should hopefully be in the next month or so, here's the next question:
Loose, MOC or both?
For me it has to be loose. All of my loose Hasbros are currently on display, so these have to go right up there with them.
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Post by maniac80 on Sept 3, 2017 4:13:53 GMT -5
It really is hit and miss. I have generally been okay when buying a single figure, but I did get hit with a £22 customs charge for my two authentic scale steel cages. I would say the chances of getting hit are pretty high if ordering all four figures at once. I am going to hold off until we find out exactly what these are. If they are RSC exclusives I will order. But if they are series 3 (or part of it) I will hold off until they are £8.99 each in Smyths. Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I think I'll do the same as well. It's strange that they haven't stated that these are or aren't Series 3 yet. I wonder if it's as they have plans to add others to the line or something? Maybe. Rumors were going around at one stage that Series 3 was Ambrose, Rollins, Hitman, Flair, HBK and one other (Jericho or Big Show I think), so not sure where AJ and Goldberg have come from (not that I'm complaining). To be honest I'd much rather they made a bunch of the characters that Hasbro didn't first.
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Post by maniac80 on Sept 2, 2017 6:14:17 GMT -5
Intresting how the prices keep fluctuating on the preorder retros. Not currently showing Goldberg for individual purchase, but the 4 pack is still up and looks like price came down since I last looked. I'm yet to bite the bullet on these yet, mainly due to never have bought anything from them beforehand being unsure of possible import charges here in the U.K. If anyone can shed any light in this I'd be most grateful! I'm a little more confident we'll get these over here eventually as the line becomes more established. It really is hit and miss. I have generally been okay when buying a single figure, but I did get hit with a £22 customs charge for my two authentic scale steel cages. I would say the chances of getting hit are pretty high if ordering all four figures at once. I am going to hold off until we find out exactly what these are. If they are RSC exclusives I will order. But if they are series 3 (or part of it) I will hold off until they are £8.99 each in Smyths.
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Post by maniac80 on Sept 1, 2017 13:49:15 GMT -5
Diesel USA Luger King Lawler 96/97 Bret 96/97 Owen 96/97 Shawn Vader Shamrock Outsiders Hollywood Hogan Pillman Goldust That would be one heck of a start. Agreed (plus maybe Backlund, King Mabel, Ahmed Johnson, '97 Bulldog, The Patriot, Nation Faarooq)
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Post by maniac80 on Aug 20, 2017 8:36:43 GMT -5
Thought I would create a thread as it would be great to see some UK collection / display pictures.
Doesn't matter which brand (LJN, Hasbro, Galoob, Jakks, Toybiz, Mattel etc.) or whether they're loose / MOC.
I have recently moved house and am thinking how best to display my loose Hasbro, Jakks BCA and Mattel figures. Would be good to get some ideas / inspiration.
I will post pics as soon as I have mine unpacked!
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Post by maniac80 on Aug 8, 2017 14:29:48 GMT -5
I remember when I got my Hogan #3 figure, I turned Hogan's #1 & #2 into a heel tag team of imposters called "Hulkamania". Their entrance music was the theme from Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling cartoon. They defeated the Bushwackers in the opening content of one of my PPV's before the story line was dropped.
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Post by maniac80 on Aug 3, 2017 11:40:24 GMT -5
This is awesome. I have been doing the same over the past year or so. I initially bought a loose job lot off eBay with a bunch of the most common figures (Austin, Triple H, Undertaker etc.), but due to the low prices decided to buy as many of the other figures as I could MOC and then open them up. I think I need 10 or so to have one of each character. Also picked up some of the later BCA line (Hogan, Benoit, Jeff Hardy etc.). I will post some pictures once I have all of these on display.
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Post by maniac80 on Jul 29, 2017 15:38:53 GMT -5
I'm also trying to be a little more selective these days. I too recently moved house and I just do not have the space to keep collecting MOC. Began doing so in 2013 and went a little crazy at the start, buying up everything that was released. It's only now I realise that I probably didn't need a Los Matadores Battle Pack. Now debating what to sell, what to open and what to keep MOC. I will hold on to most of my elites, but gonna trim down the Basics and Battle Packs. Also, only going to buy Flashbacks of characters I don't already own from now on. I will buy all of the Retros, but these will be displayed loose with my Hasbros.
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Post by maniac80 on Jul 9, 2017 9:25:36 GMT -5
I've read this forum for awhile so I decided to post here for the first time with some adventures I just had with my BCA line. I started collecting (well really, playing. Let's be honest) them when they first came out and have continued since thanks to eBay. With the recent release of retro Hasbro's by Mattel, it got me back into the BCA line as I view those action figures as the best of all time. I saw an authentic scale ring and blue cage set on Ringside Collectibles for $44 the other day and thought that would be a great ring for the BCA's. I was right. It is a perfect sized ring for the figures. With that I decided to give the new WWE Mattel figure line a chance to create some dream matches I've wanted to see for years. What I learned early on is the basic series Mattel figures are junk. The Elite's are much nicer, but man, it still doesn't come close to Jakks BCA's. The Elite Mattel's may have 45,570 points of articulation but they are so difficult to move and stay in place you end up playing with them like they are straight boards because they are so hard to move around. Mattels, to me, are made much more for display then action. The other INFURIATING thing about these figures is they all say 6" figures, but I have yet to find one that is under 7". Daniel Bryan is taller than my Undertaker BCA. Just wrong. I hate they advertise them as 6 inches when they are not. WWE/Jakks lost me when they went over 6". Anyways, I thought I'd post some pictures here of my recent collection in the WWE Authentic Scale Ring (no where near all of them as most of my figures are still in the attic at my parents house). I love looking for custom BCA's too so if anyone makes them or knows where to get them, shoot me a link. Looking for a Hulk Hogan BCA BADLY! This is awesome. I love seeing loose BCA collections. Thanks for posting. I have recently moved house so gonna unbox all of the BCAs that I've picked up over the past couple of years and display loose. I will post some pics once they are up.
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Post by maniac80 on Jul 5, 2017 13:20:21 GMT -5
Picked up E51 AJ Styles and Berzerker from Smyths in Milton Keynes today. They had a few of each figure from the set on the shelves.
They also had four DM Savages out too. Really great figure but I can't bring myself to pay the £27.99 for it.
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Post by maniac80 on Apr 28, 2017 9:40:35 GMT -5
I guess if I could choose Series 3 right now I would go for:
Diesel Dude Love Bob Backlund Vader Seth Rollins AJ Styles
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Post by maniac80 on Apr 23, 2017 6:33:52 GMT -5
Going by the pics of the Austin, Rock and Kane, I would imagine all of series 2 will be Monday Night Wars era attires, which is great.
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Post by maniac80 on Apr 20, 2017 3:14:13 GMT -5
Ordered Warrior, Taker, Cena and Brock from Wrestling Shop. £57 shipped with the 10% discount code.
Now just need to find Owens and Reigns for a decent price. Amazon US might be the best bet.
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Post by maniac80 on Apr 15, 2017 7:33:08 GMT -5
I might just have to bite the bullet and pay the eBay prices for these. Either that or wait a couple of years to them to pop up in Home Bargains or B&M for a fiver.
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Post by maniac80 on Apr 12, 2017 7:03:10 GMT -5
Has anyone ever ordered anything from Jarrold (it's a department store in Norwich apparently)?
They have the Retro figs on their website, £12.00 each.
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Post by maniac80 on Mar 19, 2017 14:13:43 GMT -5
Picked up Network Spotlight Ringmaster today from TRU. Was gonna pass at £24.99 but couldn't say no for a tenner.
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Post by maniac80 on Feb 5, 2017 14:38:23 GMT -5
Managed to grab a £3 Jimmy Hart from my local Smyths today. Other than that, selection was pretty poor. Loads and loads of Ultimate Maniacs Savage on pegs. Looks like E47a Boss Man and Tatanka have already started shelf warming too. I want both of these but I think I will wait until they are reduced.
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Post by maniac80 on Jan 11, 2017 17:21:30 GMT -5
Has anyone bought The Rock and Stone Cold Figuarts?
I really like the look of them but can't bring myself to pay the Ringside shipping costs.
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Post by maniac80 on Dec 28, 2016 6:20:04 GMT -5
Went to Smyths yesterday. No sign of anything new, or any new reductions. Almost picked up Harlem Heat but figured they'd probably be reduced in a couple of weeks so held off.
Also went to a couple of Home Bargains. No sign of Cactus, but they did have plenty of WM32 Brock and Takers (£9.99), plus a couple of Elite Sid and Sandows (£7.99).
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