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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 2, 2017 17:05:38 GMT -5
I hate being rude, but do you really think Bill has any say? You should ask Walmart Canada or Super Tire or whatever the heck stores are up there. I did and they got nothing back. after a month and half I asked again and they said they still had heard back about the figures. Not even Walmart Canada knows why they don't have these...sad sad sad. Obviously he can't pull out a wand and fix it, that's why I said maybe pass on a memo about it. But hey he's not an idiot - if exclusives didn't sell well in canada he'd know wouldn't he? I'm talkin just exclusives. I'm surprised so many think he wouldn't know figures. So he's just 'me make little statues' man?
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 2, 2017 16:57:29 GMT -5
Canada is wrestling country. So why are we ignored? Seriously Bill, this is just plain silly now. HOF 2 was nice because we had no more targets. Then no Heenan Family, not even any Horsemen... No wcw ring with dusty...no TNF series 1 and now we're not gonna get Series 2!? NOW I call FOUL. I want that typhoon, quake and savage and I don;t want to pay 60$ a pop off ebay when its a fargin Walmart exclusive. We have walmarts too ya know? We're allowed more than 1...
Can you pls maybe pass a memo along somewhere and help up out? PLEASE!?
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 2, 2017 16:22:55 GMT -5
OMG
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 2, 2017 16:20:31 GMT -5
hof 2 came out in canada in january so that's why I included it - and well the 2 packs are out so hof 4 must be on it's way. Cross your fingers canadians. It took a LONG time to get those hof 2's out of the stores (mostly). There's still tons of HOF2 in America Once again the automatic ordering system strikes again. My tru sold out of the first batch quick so I was sure we were gonna get the heenan family. The stores were all filled with hof 2 until maybe november. Thank god most were machos, the 40% sale they had did some good....some.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 2, 2017 16:17:31 GMT -5
I've made my peace with the use of the Batista torso, but those skinny legs still bother me. I hope they release that Lex head without the face paint ASAP. looks jut like GAB sting. I love that fig in hand...the skinny legs work for me. I love the fig. love the face too. Sucks canada doesn't get the TNF elites. That's B.S.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 2, 2017 16:15:36 GMT -5
You must be under the age of 20 then. 27 started watching in 97 but went back and watched through blockbuster VHSs to around 92ish you poor kids who grew up with the new era...just having missed greatness. The 30 yr olds and under were just like maybe 5 years old when the 80's ended...you had to experience it to HOW great it was. That's not a dig just, you can't imagine how great watching that roster was at that time. REAL LIFE Superheroes. Hulk Hogan showed up, Hulk Hogan SHOWED UP. Ultimate Warrior showed up, it was THE warrior. Roddy Piper - he had people stabbin' at him. No movies. No tv shows. They're trained to do what they do - but THEY still do it. No cut then stunt people. People brought guns to arenas... It's not Triple H shows up and might be Jean Paul Levesque and not Trips...that's some B.S. You can't duplicate it. These guys were so larger than life. It's totally of the times but hey... Like Ghostbusters. Sure everyone loves ghostbusters. That's perfection. That's why the reboot was a grisly mess of a failure (4hr original cut LMFAO) and the original is timeless - everyone loves it. BUT if you weren't a kid when that cartoon show hit and the movie was then totally expanded upon by this new cartoon universe and you had a proton pack on your back...mind blowing. Our toys in 86 weren't very sophisticated. At least super powers punched and kicked but most were just little plastic dudes. Then to go to a MOTHER$%@#IN Proton Pack!? What!? Remember the old commercials where the dad was playing with his kids? The he-man ones especially I think... Sometimes like a toy with slime would scare the mom lol...80's were the crapand I'm rambling but I'm on morphine and lyrica...sorry.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 2, 2017 15:56:41 GMT -5
argh. that face is good and they got the rainbow logos right too. what a kick in the bouillon cubes it is...that they messed up on the part choices and skintone. at least Lex Luger having the wrong kneepads and boots is fixable. Fixing that Sting would be more trouble than its worth. idk. My only hope is they make another of this same Sting...in a different color boot/facepaint combo w/ new part choices and a real tan. Which the likely-hood of that is slim. But crazier things have happened It makes me more mad when theres multiple figures of a character and then they just decide to start using different parts. *cough* Cesaro *cough* His e47 will look roided out compared to my other two.... Then we have Sting where both the Crow DM and RSE have small torsos, but different sized arms. Then we have the Surfer Stings with Batista torsos for whatever reason. Ill get over it, but it really chaps my ass that one of my favorites, and others too, is getting dicked around by Mattels inconsistency I know in timeline this is reversed but the dm cena looks great and it makes the 1st dm look so shabby and skinny...it's almost embarrassing to see him on the shelf.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 2, 2017 15:55:09 GMT -5
This was harder than I thought. I'm sure I'm leaving someone out. Latest figs I own are E46 Harlem Heat, still waiting for hof4, tnf2, HOF 2 packs,BATB 3 pack. No particular order -Bret Hart e43, Hart Foundation was in my top wants, Anvils arms and messed up eyes (on mine at least) kept him off. Only gripe about Hitman is the painted torso -Booker T e46 -Stevie Ray e46 Just got these for Christmas awesome figures from top to bottom!! Perfection, now I want them in black and in purple. -Narcissist e45 Perfect figure, love the new sculpt. Never had the Hasbro so couldn't wait for this. -Tugboat E44 Mattel knocked this figure out of the park, the parts and the sculpt are spot on. -Hof 3 Jimmy Hart If they never made another Mouth of the South this figure without a doubt captures Jimmy Hart to a T. -DM Ultimate Warrior Alot of people moaned about the DM spot, but this figure is amazing no matter what line it was in. Only gripe is the painted torso. -E44 Macho Man Love the new shirt, pretty cool to have the Ultimate Maniacs in Figure form. -Big John Studd From one of my favorite eras in wrestling, Big John Studd fills in a huge gap in my 85-86 collection. Great looking fig. -TNF Bigelow I have the L5 Bigelow, but this was the era I've been waiting for. Honorable mentions Nasty Boys Spotlight HBK Spotlight HHH HOF Macho King E40 Rick Rude 2 figs that I was really look forward to were 123 kid and GAB Sting. All in all I still like the figures, but they weren't top notch imo. Great year for figures! Thanks MattelDesignTeam I agree with you 100% on BJS but I would have rather had him single with a robe.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 2, 2017 15:53:03 GMT -5
Yeah, I'll post a few pictures shortly. Just gotta get a haircut first. LMFAO!
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 2, 2017 15:51:45 GMT -5
Lex Luger's boots are the wrong color and Sting looks awful again. I never did get the DM American Sting. Couldn't get past how awful it was. Still, I'll buy it cause I'm a WCW mark/sucker and this is one of my favorite moments in wrestling period. I guess im in the minority who loved the dm sting - well at least once it was in hand. It looks great on the shelf and face looks fine in person and I dunno...I'm happy we got a surfer sting elite in a wwe line so i'm good.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 2, 2017 15:35:12 GMT -5
Going by this, 'So for this year, only Elite Series 39 - 45, plus the "lost legends" series would be eligible.' I assume HOF 2, TNF and Network Spotlight count. I pick... 01. Shockmaster - a joke turned into a great figure 02. Wolfpac Sting - with the coat, it's perfect. 03. HOF Warrior - looks amazing. hope we get it - I'll take the updated Shango too. 04. 'Macho Man' Randy Savage e44 - love this fig. I don't own it yet but it just looks fantastic.05. DM Ultimate Warrior - regardless of whatever your beef with it's placement is, it's a crazy lookin' figure. 06. Wolfpac Nash - Don't have it. Want it. 07.'Narcissist' Lex Luger - great figure. Plastic cape looks great. The detail on the attire is nice too. 08.'Ravishing'Rick Rude - nothing special of a figure but I love the mullet and aside form the color it looks just like the ljn. Don't like his robe though. 09. Umaga - insane looking fig. Just too tall and doesn't stand. Issues I think Bill just said "F' it" to. That should have been fixed before production, and AT LEAST fixed for the future. Nope. Now Afa and Sika suffer. 10. Network Spotlight Hunter Hearst Helmsley - the schnozz is well re-created, once again. Lots of great figs otherwise like Hart Foundation, Tugboat, all of HOF II, DM Cena, Balor, Dudleyz, Nasty Boys... HOF2 was 2015. HOF3 was 2016. And we still don't know what's up with 4. It was advertised almost a year ago hof 2 came out in canada in january so that's why I included it - and well the 2 packs are out so hof 4 must be on it's way. Cross your fingers canadians. It took a LONG time to get those hof 2's out of the stores (mostly).
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 2, 2017 1:04:01 GMT -5
This is becoming a MUST now. We need those stands. Either included with certain figures - I think the DM's should ALL have had the golden stands, regardless - or for sale in boxes again on some website (like rsc or wwe). I have just enough for my 3 cabinets. But I would need more just to display them - I refuse to display these figs without stands - if I wanted to. I agree the old stands should make a return. The Gold stands def made it unique to own a DM figure. Those stand help display figures that couldn't stand on they're own too. The old stand were just perfect! I can't be alone in this though - was it not odd how some foot could be loose on one stand and then the fit was snug on another? I use the gold stand for all my champions.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 2, 2017 1:01:45 GMT -5
you in T-Dot? I forget. did you see anyone past Austin or Taker? I ordered Cena off amazon for 10.OO and like 8$ shipping. Even with the conversion it was 23$ canadian at the most. STILL CHEAPER than our 29.99 retail price - IF we got it, and it came on the day before x-mas eve (day) - TWO DAYS after I ordered it. I was completely surprised! A Festivus miracle!! Actually I got a ton of figs from amazon my friend - again all about 23$ each. I got Tugboat, Magnum, Lex Luger, Regal, Cena, The Nasty Boys, 1-2-3 Kid & Lita. Check amazon my friend. US not Canadian. Those are great prices, does Amazon charge any other fees aside from shipping?! I was going to get the Hart Foundation but backed out cause I thought with the stupid exchange the total cost would wind up being too high. I don't understand why Amazon.ca doesn't carry these figs like the US site does, especially now that retail has sucked for the past year and hasn't stocked any new elites past E39. Amazon.ca is a waste of time. I don't even understand the purpose of a half-assed site like that. No other charges and the figs all came within a week and half from ordering them. I only got sags on amazon i got knobs for roughly retail price on the bay cuz its still less trouble than running around looking for nothing all year. The fig can't be over 10$ then it's not worth it. 123 was 7$!!! Lex & regal were 8, lita, magnum, tugboat, sags & cena were all 10$ Can't go wrong at those prices. The Harts are 16.99 as is Macho Man so I haven't got them yet. After those three I'm caught and I never thought I would be. Amazon got me back on an even playing field with my collection. Now I can move forward into harlem heat and tatanka territory...maybe even get a wcw dusty...boogey and goldie!!! LOL it was easier to quit cigarettes than action figures this time haha
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 1, 2017 15:28:05 GMT -5
Like most people I think I'm thinking what would I do with this? swap a macho head and a lex head or leave it be. Seeing this closer though I don't like the macho facepaint and bandana... I dunno, I think he looks weird. Maybe better in hand. I love that sting but I'd have rather had just a WCW pack. A regular lex luger in blue trunks, a regular macho and then this sting. This is cool but not what I'd pick. I think I'll swap Luger and Sting's Torsos, and swap Savage's boots with Luger's. I don't do the torso cracking thing but for the boots - I might just do that too. I'd rather have the painted boots under the boot tassels. Good call.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 1, 2017 14:29:11 GMT -5
I have always felt that the Savage heads on all the figs have been a bit cartoony, but seeing it with this facepaint makes me realize how wrong I was. Spot on Like most people I think I'm thinking what would I do with this? swap a macho head and a lex head or leave it be. Seeing this closer though I don't like the macho facepaint and bandana... I dunno, I think he looks weird. Maybe better in hand. I love that sting but I'd have rather had just a WCW pack. A regular lex luger in blue trunks, a regular macho and then this sting. This is cool but not what I'd pick.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 1, 2017 14:24:00 GMT -5
smh Man I wish I could find that fig - then for that price..? Hell no you don;t pass that up OP. Good snag. Im just not a big fan of the figure and don't really like singlet warriors either, but everyone's got their own opinions. I'm sure he's like Macho - the end of the contract is coming so they're getting out everything we want. (Thank you Bill) We might see the WM 12 0 13 where he beat hhh and the a wcw warrior and he's done. All the Macho's will be done by the middle of next year... I love the design of the fig. It's such a cool outfit and they did it perfectly. I always wanted an hasbro fig of this so I'm glad it was made. Don't 'need' another macho man either but that Macho is SICK too. The detail is great. Ah...idiot warrior (RIP), they could have been huge together then one last feud. Oh what could have been...a macho vs warrio III and a feud with Jake... But I digress,
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 1, 2017 14:11:10 GMT -5
I miss the old stands. Wish they would bring those back. This is becoming a MUST now. We need those stands. Either included with certain figures - I think the DM's should ALL have had the golden stands, regardless - or for sale in boxes again on some website (like rsc or wwe). I have just enough for my 3 cabinets. But I would need more just to display them - I refuse to display these figs without stands - if I wanted to.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 1, 2017 13:49:52 GMT -5
Seriously! Man we didn't even get warrior in Canada 😢 you in T-Dot? I forget. did you see anyone past Austin or Taker? I ordered Cena off amazon for 10.OO and like 8$ shipping. Even with the conversion it was 23$ canadian at the most. STILL CHEAPER than our 29.99 retail price - IF we got it, and it came on the day before x-mas eve (day) - TWO DAYS after I ordered it. I was completely surprised! A Festivus miracle!! Actually I got a ton of figs from amazon my friend - again all about 23$ each. I got Tugboat, Magnum, Lex Luger, Regal, Cena, The Nasty Boys, 1-2-3 Kid & Lita. Check amazon my friend. US not Canadian.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 1, 2017 13:42:15 GMT -5
Still won't make me buy it. I have no need for another warrior smh Man I wish I could find that fig - then for that price..? Hell no you don;t pass that up OP. Good snag.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 1, 2017 13:33:33 GMT -5
Going by this, 'So for this year, only Elite Series 39 - 45, plus the "lost legends" series would be eligible.'
I assume HOF 2, TNF and Network Spotlight count. I pick...
01. Shockmaster - a joke turned into a great figure 02. Wolfpac Sting - with the coat, it's perfect. 03. HOF Warrior - looks amazing. hope we get it - I'll take the updated Shango too. 04. 'Macho Man' Randy Savage e44 - love this fig. I don't own it yet but it just looks fantastic. 05. DM Ultimate Warrior - regardless of whatever your beef with it's placement is, it's a crazy lookin' figure. 06. Wolfpac Nash - Don't have it. Want it. 07.'Narcissist' Lex Luger - great figure. Plastic cape looks great. The detail on the attire is nice too. 08.'Ravishing'Rick Rude - nothing special of a figure but I love the mullet and aside form the color it looks just like the ljn. Don't like his robe though. 09. Umaga - insane looking fig. Just too tall and doesn't stand. Issues I think Bill just said "F' it" to. That should have been fixed before production, and AT LEAST fixed for the future. Nope. Now Afa and Sika suffer. 10. Network Spotlight Hunter Hearst Helmsley - the schnozz is well re-created, once again.
Lots of great figs otherwise like Hart Foundation, Tugboat, all of HOF II, DM Cena, Balor, Dudleyz, Nasty Boys...
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