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Post by stoptheclocks on Nov 20, 2016 7:45:16 GMT -5
Went to Smyths this morning to get: Balor Booker T Stevie Ray Bellas and Naomi All listed as either in stock or low stock on Smyths site. Got there No Balor No Booker 1 Stevie Ray with smudged tights No Bellas 2 Naomi's, 1 cross eyed the other with smudged kick pads. As far as the rest of Elite 46 they had x1 Cena x1 Rusev and no Sheamus. Shelves still clogged with Nasty Boys and 123 Kid. Ask staff member, said they aren't in stock, show her Smyths site on phone and said it was wrong. So either the Smyths site or wrong or she couldn't be bothered to look for me. Either way you Smyths for wasting my Sunday morning That means she couldnt be bothered to look. The staff in Smyths know now not to fk with me. The manager got a full meltdpwn from me one day!!! You should have conplained to the gaffer there and then. A few weeks ago a guy hunted high amd low to find the one bubba they had left. It was at the bottom of the bargain bucket!! I believe the stock checker is good. As I suspected. The stock checker has always been spot on right with me. If it wasn't for the shitty QC recently I'd just buy them online, hate having to venture into toy shops full of screaming kids. Balor is listed as In stock on the site now (not even low stock) and no sign of him. I looked above the shelves and all I could see was stacks and stacks of Nastys, 123 Kid, Daniel Bryan and Adam Rose. The shelves are getting ridiculously clogged now. And now they are doing .5 series it's only gonna get worse
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Post by stoptheclocks on Nov 20, 2016 7:37:23 GMT -5
Went to Smyths this morning to get: Balor Booker T Stevie Ray Bellas and Naomi All listed as either in stock or low stock on Smyths site. Got there No Balor No Booker 1 Stevie Ray with smudged tights No Bellas 2 Naomi's, 1 cross eyed the other with smudged kick pads. As far as the rest of Elite 46 they had x1 Cena x1 Rusev and no Sheamus. Shelves still clogged with Nasty Boys and 123 Kid. Ask staff member, said they aren't in stock, show her Smyths site on phone and said it was wrong. So either the Smyths site or wrong or she couldn't be bothered to look for me. Either way you Smyths for wasting my Sunday morning
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Post by stoptheclocks on Nov 19, 2016 16:10:32 GMT -5
These aren't just marks that can be removed with acetone. The dye actually seeps into the plastic and it can't be removed. It goes deep into the plastic on the figures arms. In suprised to see staining again. I thought they'd swapped material or something to stop this. Haven't seen any for awhile on the newer figs. This is why I never display any of my figures with soft goods on them. acetone fixed mine. Then either it wasn't staining from cloth more like a scuff mark or it was in the very early stages and got lucky, trust me nothing removes that crap. I had a stained Yokozuna and I tried everything from acetone to nail varnish remover and nothing shifted it, then I read on here from others that it's pretty much ruined. It's a big reason why Mattel started packing the cloth shirts separate and not actually on the figure in the packaging. I actually did a little experiment on a stained figure part once and I kept cutting away a slither of a layer at a time to see how far it had seeped into the plastic and it went very deep. Try finding a Legends Martel or Steamboat without any staining, near impossible.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Nov 19, 2016 10:01:39 GMT -5
Acetone, problem solved lol These aren't just marks that can be removed with acetone. The dye actually seeps into the plastic and it can't be removed. It goes deep into the plastic on the figures arms. In suprised to see staining again. I thought they'd swapped material or something to stop this. Haven't seen any for awhile on the newer figs. This is why I never display any of my figures with soft goods on them.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Nov 13, 2016 11:54:30 GMT -5
Does this Flair being all wrong make you fearful of our future DM figures? Like Wrestlemania 3 Macho, Nakamura, Goldberg (if he comes in this line), Dude Love (if it wins the votes), Hollywood Hogan (if it ever gets released) Absolutely. If they're going to start cutting corners and paying little attention to figures in the DM line then nothing is safe. I still can't see Nakamura coming with all 3 of those entrances attires. 2 at the most, probably 1.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Nov 12, 2016 9:00:41 GMT -5
My figure came in last night and I did go ahead and open it up to make adjustments. I may be in the minority, but with the robe closed this is hands down the best carded Defining Moments figure theyve come out with. With the robe closed I totally agree. The robe looks incredible, just a shame what's under it.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Nov 11, 2016 6:38:01 GMT -5
Wow. Major failure by Mattel outside of the robe and head which look fantastic. I'm honestly not sure if they even looked at reference pictures of his attire when they made this figure? - The 'RF' is the wrong color and on the wrong side of his trunks... - He wore open back kneepads - Boots were a darker blue than the rest of the attire.
I'm surprised at how many simple things are incorrect on the attire considering it's a DM but especially the 'RF' being the wrong color and on the wrong side of the trunks. You're right, it literally is like no one looked at any reference pics of this figure and just did it from a bad memory. This figure is just unforgivable though. It's a freaking DM figure, the most expensive figures Mattel produce aimed at collectors not kids. And it's nice to see that the consensus is pretty much unanimous on the figure among people on the board. I'm not as critical as some people are on here but this figure is just one big fail.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Nov 6, 2016 9:31:25 GMT -5
Not been around much recently as I pretty much have 0 interest in wrestling at the moment but made these. STUNNING STEVE AUSTIN -TRU Ringmaster Austin with Jake Roberts hair piece. EMMA AUSTRALIA TOUR ATTIRE -Kneepads look a little clunky but didn't have any other option, same goes for the short boots sadly. LORD STEVEN REGAL -Swapped out the crotch piece for a Roddy Piper one for the blue attire. Swapped the boots with some Volkoff ones as to me the painted socks just don't look right. Did the same with the standard Regal too. TED DIBIASE MID-SOUTH/JAPAN
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Post by stoptheclocks on Nov 4, 2016 8:55:05 GMT -5
3 new additions to the Hot Toys Collection MK40 Shotgun MK27 Disco and MK39 Starboost. Also being given MK41 Bones as a Xmas gift
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Post by stoptheclocks on Nov 3, 2016 14:46:59 GMT -5
Is anyone else worried this crapis about to hit the fan big time ? I'm feeling really uneasy right now.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Oct 16, 2016 3:01:17 GMT -5
Just got the last Mk41 Bones Hot Toys Iron Man from Kapow, marked down to £140 from £200. Cheapest I've ever seen it.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Oct 11, 2016 6:40:01 GMT -5
Do Smyths ever pick up the phone ? I've called the Nottingham store about 8 times now and no-ones replying just rings.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Oct 10, 2016 14:13:49 GMT -5
I have a couple of pairs of Nikolai Volkoff boots ready to go, I don't mind my Regals won't have socks because they'll still look better than the retail boots. The Volkoff boots are closer to the correct colour anyway.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Oct 10, 2016 6:37:39 GMT -5
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Post by stoptheclocks on Sept 26, 2016 10:36:25 GMT -5
Cannot recommend this figure enough. Arrived today, love it, love me some Figuarts, fits in well with my Marvel Legends Civil War Display.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Sept 25, 2016 10:40:25 GMT -5
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Post by stoptheclocks on Sept 24, 2016 5:49:12 GMT -5
Received my Comicave MK 40 1/12 Iron Man today. Ridiculously sick figure. Basically a Figuarts figure but die-cast. They fit in perfectly scale wise with the Figuarts Iron Man Figures. Expensive but worth it as this is one of my favourites and it's the only 1/12 scale figure of the MK 40.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Sept 23, 2016 14:39:04 GMT -5
"You weren't ill you just ate a tin of curry powder and painted your face green. I knew it was a hoax because the paint washed off when the enema backfired!!"
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Post by stoptheclocks on Sept 22, 2016 18:25:48 GMT -5
To anyone who buys this I recommend removing her legit boss gold knucks from her hands first and then popping the figure out of the plastic bubble.
I went to pop mine out and they flew off her hands across the room, miracle I found them again, I know this has happened to someone else too so thought I'd warn you all.
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Post by stoptheclocks on Sept 22, 2016 18:21:51 GMT -5
Sadly no basic 65 at my Smyths but I did get E44 Sasha. I had the £5 off voucher but I just couldn't find anything else that I wanted. Had the Elite Jericho in hand but this voice in my head was like "Do I really need another modern Jericho elite?" Wish it had been a 01-03 era one. I did order B65 Emma online when I got home though because it saves me another long trip back to Smyths whenever she might come in stock. *Edit* Almost lost Sasha's brass knuckles immediately. Popped her out of the plastic and they went flying. Had to get down on the floor with a torch to find one of them. Same thing happened to me with Sasha, miracle I found them. Won't be displaying the figure with them on, just too loose and I know I'll lose them again so into the zip lock bag they go with all the glasses and sunglasses.
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