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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 31, 2017 11:16:53 GMT -5
I fully expect that Mattels run with Legends/Flashbacks will be the last true run. JAKKS got a lot of older collectors back in and Mattel has retained some of those however another shift and I think that will stick a fork in most older collectors. As we get into things like families, bills, homes etc...more and more figures become less of a priority. Sure you'll stick your big names like Austin, Rock, HBK, Hogan etc in there but we'll likely never see another line consisting of JYD or Honky Tonk Man. Total agreement. Turning 40 this year, there will be no new collection on my end. 80's stars will all be dead and buried in 10 years (and so will our musicians and actors apparently too - it's the end of the world people and god has been busy taking the good first, It's a BIG job...) and this is the last kick at the cat.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 31, 2017 11:09:12 GMT -5
No elite 32 & 38 Daniel Bryan is. His bandwagon popularity didn't translate well in figure sells till this day. vanilla midget.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 30, 2017 15:40:08 GMT -5
On the flip side we live in a country that accepts everyone for who they are and we have universal health care. Perspective Not sure where you live lol
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 28, 2017 12:29:26 GMT -5
Stopped by my local WM and the mod setup was taped to the shelves...NOT IMPRESSED. The wee section ONCE AGAIN SHRANK - this time down to ONLY TWO ROWS. WOW. Two shitty little rows from top to bottom. Nothing special except retro figs, LOTS of basics and the standard two-packs, elite and dm spots. The entire toy isle was cleaned out to make room for all new stuff (only SW black is ROTTING)... So there you go NO TNF for us but yay for shitty retro figures.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 26, 2017 0:50:15 GMT -5
Go easy on me. I hate painting eyes. So that's the 3-Pack one with the face paint removed? I tried taking off my extra LL Warrior's face paint and his eyes are gonzo lol Dreading having to repaint it. This looks real good! You or anyone else got tips for getting in the corner of the eyes - seems to be the hardest part. thanks.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 26, 2017 0:37:20 GMT -5
I have a 'theory' question... If those packs are released overseas does that mean someone could get banned for posting a larry z pic? Or do you have to show your receipt with the pic? lol
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 26, 2017 0:33:48 GMT -5
I'm glad that once I'm done stalking Walmart for the TNF series that I won't have to go there for anything for a while. Then I will stalk tru for mr McMahon for a while until I find it. Then after that hopefully I will be at every target in my area looking for hof4. Meanwhile I'll still be ordering my elite waves and DM's from Amazon and ringside. It's nice to switch it up Yes my state sucks and I get jealous of some of you for getting things much earlier. See in the us - amazon is KEY. In Canada, non. X-Mas was amazing cuz less than 10$ fig was great but now back up to reg price, forget it. But yeah amazon (and even rsc) if you live in the us, is great. Canadians, anybody's WM gotta anything new? Mine has two empty shelves and LOTS of empty pegs (aside from dm stone cold and e39) but nothing new yet. I can only get out out once or twice a week but I'm glad I got everything I wanted from this year so IT IS nice to not have to go hunting for nothing for a while lol
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 25, 2017 22:26:42 GMT -5
Tatanka came today and is amazing. IRS also came and he has paint on his cheek. QC on the lost legends was garbage but otherwise I think quality control is generally good but can be hit or miss. OMG dude the lost legendS were UTTER GARBAGE. As someone else said (whom I questioned before and apologize) TRU canada had 3 packs of legends figures (reg 79.99) for 30$. I only got one (to swap parts with l6 warrior and make the best version possible) but 4 out of the 5 bundles had warrior in it and ALL of them were messed up. I took the one with the best body but all the heads were jacked up. Just sloppy, nonsense. I didn't check anyone else's paint (I took taker, warrior and hbk) cuz I was just checking warrior but I really wanted a kamala but I assume they were all bad too. Hell, even the taker figs just flop around. I do remember the magnum t.a. looked bad too... No wonder they were all bundled - must have been a bad batch of too many to throw away? lol (If any canadians need the hbk it's the only one I didn't open)
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 25, 2017 22:15:53 GMT -5
Aren't everyone's? How did you fix him? He looks like he has to pee. haha he does! He also looks like he needs to drink pee! I've always like y2j but never been a HUGE fan (even he'll say his title runs were less than stellar) but I can't believe he's the best thing on raw still. I give him all the credit he deserves after this owens thing. Anyways, oh yes Regal drinking urine...smh lol I believe this issue is packaging related though right? That's why every figure needs the men's room..? They need to stop packaging guys in poses. Great for you MOC collectors but some times the guys are really f'd up cuz of this. I don;t know why the bother doing this to the point where it alters the figure..?
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 25, 2017 16:56:15 GMT -5
Was that Regals warped legs? Yeah thats a fair point. I had no interest in HH (don't hate me) but seeing them in person I HAD to get them. (I rarely see new figures instore) Getting home and opening them, I loved them. Yup Regals legs were warped Aren't everyone's? How did you fix him? He looks like he has to pee.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 25, 2017 16:51:45 GMT -5
Brah, even I know where to find it and I'm in Canada eh, where we aren't getting the series. Brah. In all seriousness though, I hear he's a pain to find in most Wal-Marts, so hopefully you strike gold. I guess the basics sold poorly in canada but around me they all sold well, even after steady replenishings. But now they're down to 3$ (I bought a bunch of Rollin's for the small kneedpads) so I'm not sure what's going on. The two rows of shelves on the bottom of my walmarts section are all empty. Ryback vs Jinder is not getting clearanced but tnf basics are. I don't get it? Why not clear out the 3 rows of e39 still left? ...Canada.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 24, 2017 20:00:41 GMT -5
Someone we shall not discuss about. seems alot of you have this nameless one lol...seems y'all paid alot for a fake figure too. I remember seeing tons of them on the bay for like 25$ or less...when did this nameless brother get so expensive? 25$ and free shipping seemed, er seems like a good idea to me.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 24, 2017 19:54:07 GMT -5
What about King Kong Bundy in a ditch I think he was $40-something... maybe more though. I remember that LOL that sucked bro. That's the worst story ever.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 24, 2017 19:51:44 GMT -5
$1,000 for a 2k14 Exclusive Warrior YOU SIR, take the cake but If I had it to blow I'd have done it too. I love that figure. I'd love a wide release of that fig (but with something diff that doesn't devalue yours).
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 24, 2017 19:49:15 GMT -5
90$ Edge 50$ Mankind 50$ Nash 120$ RSC Scott Hall
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 24, 2017 3:32:19 GMT -5
I believe I said it was locked he was getting a figure lol I can see us getting the black trunk elite with robe and shinguard (possibly as a dm?) and a comic con exclusive of him as RnB version. That could be the trend now maybe? Using shockmaster as a test run for rarer alt gimmicks along with a classic figure - released in the same year. Probably add a basic to the mix in red trunks and Greg's completely covered.
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DM Idea
Jan 23, 2017 21:43:12 GMT -5
Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 23, 2017 21:43:12 GMT -5
this is why he's the best ever. Kurt is basically the line between bret and owen. From nothing to perfection. Bret couldn't do this. Perfect couldn't do this... Hogan, Austin. Flair... to be a complete heel and still be able to be relateable and funny... Only Owen did stuff like that. Bret took himself too seriously and Owen not enough. Kurt is the perfect middle. Angle is absolute gold. How good was macho? but could macho wear a little ass hat with such confidence? Hell's no. Only angle could do this, maybe Owen. I had one of these jersey's and I f'n loved it. Would love and angle with track suit medal and jersey. Ha. Macho sees your little hat and raises you a toupee. you photoshopped that LOL whoa - when was this!? lol
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DM Idea
Jan 23, 2017 20:59:13 GMT -5
Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 23, 2017 20:59:13 GMT -5
I may be the only one but I want this DM Angle this is why he's the best ever. Kurt is basically the line between bret and owen. From nothing to perfection. Bret couldn't do this. Perfect couldn't do this... Hogan, Austin. Flair... to be a complete heel and still be able to be relateable and funny... Only Owen did stuff like that. Bret took himself too seriously and Owen not enough. Kurt is the perfect middle. Angle is absolute gold. How good was macho? but could macho wear a little ass hat with such confidence? Hell's no. Only angle could do this, maybe Owen. I had one of these jersey's and I f'n loved it. Would love and angle with track suit medal and jersey.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 23, 2017 19:52:01 GMT -5
I don't get the hate on the hasbros. They're beautiful compared to the ljns. I'll never forget the first time I saw the commercial - at the beginning of the wrestlemania 5 tape. Blew my mind, had to have them. Didn't find them till 4 months later in the us... but I loved these figs, They actually DID something. They look great. The cartoony heads all the look better than the ljns so still I don't see the argument. Amazing colors on then - I loved to draw as a kid and I think my total bias comes from the fact that I loved the over stylized (in a cartooony sense) look of them. I loved drawing the clear figs on the back. I just love the look of those guys. The attitude era toys were ugly f'n garbage and jakks were crap too. LJN, Hasbro and Mattel - all I respect in terms of wwf figures. The hasbros also kinda reminded me of the cartoon. Had we not had the rubber guys (based on the toys with cartoons model of the 80's) i think the rnr toys would have looked similar to these. To each his own right but I don't get how some of you guys can't see the beauty in these figs so different. There's none like them. Just like the ljn's - a unique set of toys for a unique product. Super Powers had Secret Wars, Transformers had Gobots, He-Man had Thundercats ad Gi joe had every other action figure, etc LOL but the wrestlers had no counterpart. I was getting out of toys around now I think anyways...these were the last. I remember Defender of the Earth toys, batman movie toys, turtles and these guys being the bigger toys of the time and again the wrestlers were different. I think it's a beautiful line of figures and much nicer to look at than the ljns at least. I never said I didn't like the Hasbro's because I love the animated/cartoonish look of them. I just said the Retro's while similar to Hasbro's in scale and action features have to realistic looking faces to display together with Hasbro's...And because of it I don't think Mattel should make their packaging like Hasbro's. They should make theirs stand out. Ah, ok gotcha my bad. I agree with the side by side thing - I pick up what you're puttin down.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Jan 23, 2017 19:50:05 GMT -5
Dm = Euroconinental champion and reg elite with removable hair/headgear piece.
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