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Post by americanhyena on Mar 20, 2018 2:05:45 GMT -5
Tried this with my Rusev a while back and really like the result so I thought I’d try the same thing with the Walmart Yokozuna. It’s just one of those little stick flags from Amazon but I think it really makes the figure pop. What do you guys think?
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Post by americanhyena on Mar 17, 2018 12:38:30 GMT -5
I absolutely believe vendors are pulling their product. I put in a large order Thursday night, in doing so pretty match scouring their entire action figure selection to find things I wanted. I wound up getting several Neca figures as part of my order (Kratos, Chuckie and the Friday the 13th diorama set).
I woke up and rechecked the website around Friday at noon. EVERY SINGLE Neca item is now out of stock. ALL of it. Including weird crap like their little wire character hangers and their insanely expensive life size figures.
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Post by americanhyena on Mar 16, 2018 18:46:05 GMT -5
These hit in fairly large numbers in Los Angeles even just a week or so ago. Multiple cases on the pegs. That said, people are definitely panic shopping since the news (presumably using gift cards and showing up thinking stuff will already be on clearance -- not that I can talk, I had about $350 in rewards money I had to use). Big Show and Triple H seem to be long gone from the four or five stores in driving distance. Seen a Heenan or two as of yesterday. Oddly, still TONS of Henry's. Like seven or eight per store. (I say oddly because I personally really like the figure, but that's just me.)
But yah, in making idle chitchat with a number of employees most of them are under the impression that they will not be receiving any more stock of almost anything.
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Post by americanhyena on Mar 12, 2018 15:29:31 GMT -5
Shelves look awesome, you should really get some spice racks to put on the shelves to help layer the tiers. You'll fit more and make them more visible. I think I may have to add a couple of these to my basement.... How hard was it to put those shelves together and attach them to the wall? Great job I thought about getting some tiered racks, especially for the top and bottom shelves. My concern with those is that if a figure in the real takes a fall, he'll wipe out those in front of them and they might avalanche to the floor (which is a rug on top of hardwood).
Ikea shelves are pretty easy. Two people can put one together in about 15 minutes.
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Post by americanhyena on Mar 11, 2018 13:22:33 GMT -5
Vaudevillains Big E Langston Lucha Dragons Billie Kay Roderick Strong Xavier Woods DIY Authors of Pain Hideo Itami Antonio Cesaro Tye Dillinger Andrade Cien Almas Triple H (new suited figure from NXT line, not sure if these have been released yet though) Balor Club Finn Balor Curtis Axel Summer Rae You're missing a few mate but still, nice collection you've got 👍 Thanks!
Vaudevillains - Ugh, I wish so much they'd done Elite versions. I loved them in NXT. Big E Langston - Like I said, I may eventually just do the original Elite release but I'm hoping he gets Flashbacked in the NXT line soon. Lucha Dragons - I'm torn on them. I have the elites but the Kalisto is...not good. He's SO tall. If they redid them as NXT flashbacks I'd get them for sure. Billie Kay - I...don't honestly love the new basic articulation. I'm fine if others do but it's not for me. That said, if she gets an elite with her cape then yes absolutely. Roderick Strong - See above. Xavier Woods - Would definitely buy his "Call My Momma" era NXT attire as an Elite. DIY - Plan on getting the NXT Series 4 / Hall of Champions (wherever they wind up) Elites. Authors of Pain - Plan on getting the Elite 62 elites. I hope it's the black attire and skull masks and not the green attire from War Games. Hideo Itami - It blows my mind that he hasn't had an Elite yet. He'll be an instabuy for me when he does. Antonio Cesaro - YES! I totally need to track down the older Elite. I think the one with the Andre statue matches what he wore in NXT. Tye Dillinger - Also absolute yes. I need him. Andrade Cien Almas - Will totally buy when he gets an Elite. I'm hoping it's his attire from the night he won the championship. Triple H (new suited figure from NXT line, not sure if these have been released yet though) - I'm less concerned with this. Although I do really wanted a suited Regal. Balor Club Finn Balor - I...actually have this figure somewhere! I need to find him and open it, lol. Curtis Axel - Hrm...I forgot about Axel's cup of coffee in NXT. I also have him and have never opened him for some reason. Might as well! (UPDATE - I even found an NXT episode that he wore his Elite attire on! August 14th 2013 in a match against Big E Langston). Summer Rae - I'll confess I'm not super familiar with her figures. I had thought that her basic was from when she was Fandango's valet? Does she have a figure that represents her NXT attire?
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Post by americanhyena on Mar 11, 2018 12:18:49 GMT -5
Love the display! It's great to see how much nXt has actually been produced for the line all in one spot. I noticed you have the E43 Samoa Joe t-shirt on the E56, was the new one that came with yours also extra small and not able to fit Joe? I'll confess I didn't even try. I just liked this head scan WAY better so I immediately took the NXT era shirt off and put it on the new figure. I can try to put it on one of my older Joe figures tonight though! Speaking of cloth shirts, I'm super happy Roman came with a cloth tee because I'd had the plastic NXT shirt that came with Apollo on Neville and it looked...not amazing. :-p
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Post by americanhyena on Mar 11, 2018 12:16:13 GMT -5
What bookshelves are those? Ikea's Billy series (the black-brown color specifically). I like 'em a lot for display purposes. You can build a whole wall of them and they look nice and uniform.
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Post by americanhyena on Mar 11, 2018 12:10:38 GMT -5
Big E is the one that stands out. I don't know if any of his figures are nxt accurate, but since he was nxt champ he seems important. I would say Big E’s first elite would be NXT accurate. And as to the original post, your missing Tye Dillinger
Ah! How could I forget about him! He's one of my favorites too! Thinking about it, he'll probably be taking Aries' place so that Aries can slip back over to the cruiserweight shelf.
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Post by americanhyena on Mar 11, 2018 12:08:29 GMT -5
Big E is the one that stands out. I don't know if any of his figures are nxt accurate, but since he was nxt champ he seems important.
Yah, I may eventually break down and just get one of his early Elites to put in there. Neither is accurate from what I can tell (his singlet legs reached the mid thigh in NXT like they do now while both Elites have a brief-style cut). Given that he's still under contract and getting a regular push he seems like he might be a pretty safe bet as the Flashback figure for Series 5 or 6 (along with either a trunks version of Dean Ambrose or pre-Bolieve Dallas).
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Post by americanhyena on Mar 11, 2018 11:51:41 GMT -5
So I recently moved and, in doing so, I've finally got some space to put in more display shelves and really expand what I've got on display. One of the first things I did was try to build a full fledged NXT display.
That said, am I missing / not thinking of anyone obvious to you guys? I'm trying to limit it to Elite style articulation. The only two I can think of for sure is Charlotte (still need to track down her first basic) and Adam Rose (still trying to figure out if the basic head with the better scan will look okay swapped on to the Elite). I'll probably swap the newer Asuka into the NXT display and out of my Women's Division display once they release another Elite of her. I know Swann competed in NXT at least once or twice but for now the cruiser shelf can't really spare to lose anyone. :-p
I've left at least a couple gaps for stuff we know is upcoming (AOP and Ellering, DIY, Black). I hope the NXT wave lasts for a good long while because I still really want a trunks Ambrose, NXT Champion Big E Langston, NXT era Ascension, NXT era Lucha Dragons, "Facts" attire Tyson Kidd, and (if they can finally work things out with him) a proper NXT champion Adrian Neville rather than my poorly disguised Mighty Mouse version, haha.
Also, I'm having custom robes done for both Asuka and Eva. I'll update when I finally have those.
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Post by americanhyena on Mar 8, 2018 4:11:34 GMT -5
Found them twice is Los Angeles area this evening. One TRU just the two Shows, but the next neatest has a fresh case in the back. And now they have half of one. :-p
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Post by americanhyena on Mar 5, 2018 21:38:06 GMT -5
Just off the top of my head.
GOLDEN ERA
George Steel (HOF / Legends) Junkyard Dog Tito Santa (HOF) Jake Roberts (HOF, Legends, All Stars) Big Boss Man (Network Spotlight / Legends) Hulk Hogan (Defining Moments) Roddy Piper (HOF) Randy Savage (Defining Moments 2017) Elizabeth (TNF, Elite) Ultimate Warrior (all except the Shango two-pack) Jimmy Hart (HOF) John Studd (HOF) Andre (HOF) Bobby Heenan (HOF) Ric Flair (Defining Moments) Mr. Perfect (HOF, Legends) Rick Rude Ted Dibiase Virgil Earthquake Berzerker Warlord Kamala Undertaker (WM Series) Brutus Beefcake British Bulldog (I thiiiiiink? When did they break up?) Sgt. Slaughter Tugboat Shawn Michaels (Ringside Collectibles) Bushwackers Rockers Legion of Doom Demolition Hart Foundation Natural Disasters Nasty Boys
NEW GENERATION
IRS (He can really go either / or I think) Papa Shango Tatanka Bam Bam Bigelow Doink Lex Luger (both) 123 Kid Purple Undertaker Yokozuna (Both? I forget. Definitely the bearded one.) Isaac Yankem Diesel (Both) Shawn Michaels (Network Spotlight, WM Series) Razor Ramon Sycho Sid Goldust Hunter Hearst Helmsley Vader Mankind (Debut) Ringmaster
ATTITUDE ERA
Steve Austin (Defining Moments, HOF) The Rock (Nation Two-Pack, Elite 47) Bradshaw (APA) Farooq (Nation Two-Pack, APA) D'Lo Brown Ken Shamrock DX HHH X-Pac Road Dogg Billy Gunn DX Shawn Michaels (Ringside) Rikishi Scotty 2 Hotty Godfather Big Boss Man Vince McMahon (Network Spotlight) Undertaker (Defining Moments, Hall of Champions, Big Evil) Corporate Mankind (WM Series) Scotty 2 Hotty Cactus Jack Kurt Angle (Entrance Greats) Kane (Hall of Champions) Chris Jericho (Ringside Collectibles) Shane McMahon (Ringside Collectibles) Christian (Matty Collector?) Edge (Hall of Champions) Hardy Boyz (WWE Shop)
The Golden Era (1982-1993) New Generation (1993-1997) Attitude Era (1997-2002) Ruthless Aggression Era (2002-2008) PG Era (2007-2013) New Era (2013-now)
Let me know if I got this right.
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Post by americanhyena on Mar 1, 2018 14:06:41 GMT -5
Both Mattel and Hasbro release figures with ACTUAL toy guns. Of course the gun hand gesture is on the table. :-p
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Post by americanhyena on Mar 1, 2018 3:17:45 GMT -5
Anyone head swapped the Adam Rose basic onto his Elite? I like the scan better but not sure the skin tone matches or if his hat will fit.
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Post by americanhyena on Feb 28, 2018 4:10:57 GMT -5
Antlers Barbarian is maybe my number one want these days. Definitely top five.
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Post by americanhyena on Feb 26, 2018 18:53:28 GMT -5
Any possibility of getting a picture of J&J Security next to an average sized Marvel Legend preferably like a Daredevil or Spider-Man. Appreciate it a lot!!
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Post by americanhyena on Feb 25, 2018 17:28:05 GMT -5
I would say e51 only cuz he has black tights and the club logo from anderson’s shirt
This. He's got the gasmask logo on his left leg.
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Post by americanhyena on Feb 23, 2018 3:56:56 GMT -5
Oh man, I'd kill for them to start doing more unique hand sculpts / gestures like that V1 hand. Horsemen taunt, Dillinger taunt, Diamond Cutter gesture, BANG BANG, Cena taunt, RVD thumbs, Yes taunt...the list goes on.
This makes....what the fourth character with a specially designed hand? Umaga, Mankind, Andre...any others?
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Post by americanhyena on Feb 21, 2018 18:12:34 GMT -5
I hope they gave Shawn the tattoo in the final product. Agreed Amazing set, great choice of figures.... and the Razor is much cooler w the shirt. The HBK is amazing and I’ll get multiples but I really hope they include the tattoo, there’s no real excuse for that to be missing The attire is from the first ladder match with Razor, is it not? He had the tattoo by then so yah, he should definitely have it. . On another note, I wonder if Doink's wig will be removable so it can be swapped in and out with the hairpieces from the last one.
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Post by americanhyena on Feb 18, 2018 15:33:26 GMT -5
Was there a close up of the Charlotte? I haven't been able to find one.
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