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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 21, 2020 22:07:10 GMT -5
how do you have so many parts/fodder😂these are awesome btw   That's a 1997 KOTR Shawn Michaels I'm starting. But thanks! When they flooded Walmarts, Targets, and finally Five Below/Marshall's, I grabbed as many as I could. Duplicates fill totes in my basement. I'm running low on SCSA Retros, though. Orton's are cheaper, but have to mess with tattoo removal. I also usually scour ebay for a good deal on Mattel heads. Here in Illonois, I'm going to have a lot more time to work on these lol. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 21, 2020 20:48:47 GMT -5
Kurt Angle No Way Out 2001 attire   |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 21, 2020 20:18:48 GMT -5
Adorable Adrian Adonis  |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 21, 2020 6:07:15 GMT -5
My Wally World had one last toy stock hurrah this past week. I picked up the WM29 Bryan/Kane set for $15.
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 19, 2020 14:41:14 GMT -5
That's been my thought here near Chicago. I'm stopping by Hobby Lobby and picking up figures and materials to keep myself busy if we'll be stuck in the house. Most are getting the vibe that we are slowly being introduced to a National Lockdown so people dont freak and get stupid. I'm rooting for a quarantine so I could paint, read, take naps, etc. Even have workout equipment in the basement. As for sanding, it depends how much you're taking off. If you're just doing the surface, I say get an very fine grit or your paint job will look like crap. If you're doing something like giving Bulldog short hair or some kind of reshaping, I highly recommend using an electric Dremel tool. I used it to convert my Scott Steiner to Big Poppa Pump. Ok thanks. I hoping to turn a Bushwacker Butch into Garvin. I always thought it’d be cool to mimic the Garvin Stomp! So I think I need to sand back the lower part of the cargos/legs, so that they look more like legs and less like cargos. But haven’t tried anything like that yet. And then will need to remove tank top paint & try to smooth edges somehow too...probably biting off more than I can chew! Boy, not saying you cant do it, but a lot could go wrong. Definitely use a Dremel tool. Start with rough sand bit, then smooth out with buff tool bit to smooth it before using primer and a good flesh acrylic. Let me know if you need help with a good mix for the right skin color. I'm picking up this Kendrick head, trimming the hair and making an Evil Crush retro  |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 18, 2020 8:01:48 GMT -5
That's what I was thinking when I was looking at the Ryan head. No joke, then I bump into my Kirchner LJN and there was my "AH-HA!" moment. The other project I'm concocting is using a Beefcake #1 head on a 'Quake body for an Adrian Adonis. I look forward to seeing it! I’ve been to busy to even think about anything recently; but hoping to actually get something done soon, seeing as this corona virus might end up putting everything on lock down. I’m thinking of making a hasbro Rugged Ronnie Garvin at the moment - but the figure I want to use will need a lot of sanding I think. Do you know if/how easy it is to sand hasbros? That's been my thought here near Chicago. I'm stopping by Hobby Lobby and picking up figures and materials to keep myself busy if we'll be stuck in the house. Most are getting the vibe that we are slowly being introduced to a National Lockdown so people dont freak and get stupid. I'm rooting for a quarantine so I could paint, read, take naps, etc. Even have workout equipment in the basement. As for sanding, it depends how much you're taking off. If you're just doing the surface, I say get an very fine grit or your paint job will look like crap. If you're doing something like giving Bulldog short hair or some kind of reshaping, I highly recommend using an electric Dremel tool. I used it to convert my Scott Steiner to Big Poppa Pump. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 16, 2020 21:22:34 GMT -5
Corporal Kirchner  "The Living Legend" and "Italian Superman" Bruno Sammartino  Jake "The Snake" Roberts (WrestleMania V attire)   Ryan head works well for Corp! That's what I was thinking when I was looking at the Ryan head. No joke, then I bump into my Kirchner LJN and there was my "AH-HA!" moment. The other project I'm concocting is using a Beefcake #1 head on a 'Quake body for an Adrian Adonis. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 15, 2020 21:41:15 GMT -5
Corporal Kirchner "The Living Legend" and "Italian Superman" Bruno Sammartino Jake "The Snake" Roberts (WrestleMania V attire) |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 15, 2020 21:38:22 GMT -5
And love this Danny Davis; body works perfectly for him. I’d love to of made him, but don’t like my chances of getting him over here in UK. I bought the Matt Hardy to get it, then 2 days later, the Davis heads were available on ebay for $5-7 less. Oh well. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 15, 2020 20:08:04 GMT -5
The two I'd love to eventually see exist are Tazz and Spike Dudley. The last figure for each of those guys dates back to the mid-2000's and they are rough looking.
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 15, 2020 9:08:26 GMT -5
It's about time we get an AJ Styles lol
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 8, 2020 22:18:19 GMT -5
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 5, 2020 9:04:41 GMT -5
I'm having a difficult time imagining a WWE wall with anyone beyond friggin AJ Styles, Rollins and Shinsuke Nakamura.
Yes, also Finn Balor. Those four are everywhere all the time.
Ugh lol. I wish it was like the Jakks days when you could buy obscure figures like Andy Kauffman or Jim Brunzell. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 5, 2020 7:58:37 GMT -5
Rusev returns to announce he's the host of WrestleMania 56 after a 15 year absence. He also declares that THIS (points to ground) is home and that he will never leave because the business will always be in his blood.
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 4, 2020 23:11:24 GMT -5
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 4, 2020 21:13:22 GMT -5
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 4, 2020 18:50:15 GMT -5
I really like how Lego operates, everything they make is for the most part available directly from their online store, and they have the KB sized stores in high traffic shopping areas. I would think Mattel and Hasbro at least are large enough companies to start up their own stores. Or at least sell everything online. What good are the store exclusives if they aren't on the pegs? Only thing it does for the most part is drive people into those stores just to come up empty handed, but they'll end up buying groceries or whatever else they happen to need while in said store. I don't see how it benefits Mattel if there aren't figures to purchase in these places. I've often wondered why Mattel doesn't do a KB Toys-sized store in malls around the country and abroad. They could sell their own product there, not having to rely on Walmart and Target, they could control when each wave gets to the stores, and they can sell the figures at the same price that Walmart and Target does which could pay for the cost of the stores. And, to not completely eliminate Walmart and Target, they could still do exclusive lines to each store, but only the exclusive lines would be at a particular store and not be clogged up with the main elite and basic waves. I'm having a difficult time imagining a WWE wall with anyone beyond friggin AJ Styles, Rollins and Shinsuke Nakamura. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 2, 2020 19:43:38 GMT -5
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 2, 2020 7:15:11 GMT -5
WWF/E Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Hollywood Hulk Hogan 2002   |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 2, 2020 6:28:54 GMT -5
"Hulkamania Approved" WWF Championship Belt   |
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