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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 18, 2018 4:34:31 GMT -5
Elite 31 but the torso is trash Thanks! I'm only interested in the head for the Retro figure, though. I'm making the shoulder tattoo to print for decals. Love the smiling douche look they captured from that period, too lol |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 17, 2018 8:35:39 GMT -5
By either Mattel or Jakks? I've never seen one on an Ebay search and I've kinda wanted to do a head swap and tattoo decal app to the arm and chest.
Also, isn't there another Retro Rock coming out or was that not a for sure thing? I might grab the 2003 figure and wait for the probable #2 Rock with shoulder/arm tats.
Thanks!
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 14, 2018 8:38:58 GMT -5
There's a 9 year age difference between the two of us. I'm 36 and she's 45.. I thought she'd be about 36 like me, and you were about 22. Now that I know we're the same age, I'm jealous of you! Anyway, cool pic, and thanks for sharing Haha, I wasn't taking it as an insult, no worries! I wouldn't have replied had I thought so. There is a strict code in my house that I am NEVER to go clean shaven. I'm the youth Arn Anderson. Place a photo from every 20 years - put a photo on the table...1998, 2008, 2018...nothing changed lol. Thanks, brother! |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 13, 2018 18:59:54 GMT -5
2000 Raw and 2001 Smackdown! were the perfect sets, the lighting, the stage, the music, the pyro, everything was just right Yeah, he really pondered that too. And I think he agreed. It was a great balance. Mick kind of thinks that his famous skit with the Rock brought about the slow transition towards the "over-done mentality" that we discussed. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 13, 2018 18:56:38 GMT -5
Great story, thanks for sharing. Side note, Did you marry your mom? There's a 9 year age difference between the two of us. I'm 36 and she's 45.. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 13, 2018 18:54:47 GMT -5
Did you know your wife is Michelle McCool's doppelganger? The closest I'll ever get to being half as awesome as Taker *sigh* lol |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 13, 2018 6:09:49 GMT -5
The other night, my wife and I took our son and his friend to meet Cactus himself in Rosemont, IL as a part of his "20 Years of Hell" comedy tour. He was great and as down to earth as most would suspect. We picked up VIP tickets to enter the building 2 hours early among 75 guests and you got to spend a few unrushed minutes sitting with him at his table, asking him questions and listening to his short stories while taking pictures and having your stuff signed. I asked him if Bruce Prichard is correct when Vince begins every sentence with "G** damn, pal." He laughed and said actually no, but it is one of his "go to's" lol. The other thing I mentioned was my thoughts about WWE shows, and how I've been a fan going back to the 1980's. I told him that I felt that a show like Raw should have some grit to it and now look so slick. I thought it hit just the right look production wise in 2000, when it had just the right balance. Then after that, it seemed too overproduced, too big, too bright and just...overstimulating... Mick paused and said "Interesting. You know, I really feel like things started to change with the way the show's were being produced after my 'Mick Foley, This is Your Life' segment"..Mick went on to have a great show and mentioned something hilarious that stuck out. He said that after he was chokeslammed through the cell by Undertaker, there was that spot where Terry Funk was also chokeslammed by Taker...but on that slam, Terry lost a shoe. Mick said that his first conscious thought after rolling over on the mat was "Oh look, it's a shoe" lol. Awesome night.   |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 7, 2018 7:06:16 GMT -5
Simple...I have a few customs lined up and I don't want them having jaundice haha. I want to capture that pinkish tint that even the retrospective lack. Anyone have a good direction to point me in? I'd appreciate it. Thank you, board members!
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 7, 2018 7:02:54 GMT -5
As for Hasbro, what about using Goof-Off to take the paint completely off an Ax face then plugging the head on a Bulldog body?
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Apr 5, 2018 17:02:41 GMT -5
"Maniac" is a pure Hoganism. Also, as others have mentioned, the red and yellow scheme.
I often wondered if Vince was planning to add Hulk to the mix once he returned after the Arsenio rolled over and he took a break from acting or whatever in '93 - except, Warrior's firing scrapped the entire deal..? I'm sure Bruce Prichard would say that's some Observer crap lol.
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 29, 2018 6:16:22 GMT -5
Only Finn for me already have the first KO It'll be interesting to see how this wave does, I really don't think it was necessary to re-release Owens already. I'm sure most people that want him got him from S1. Bet he warms pegs all over the place. No way was it necessary. Even with current guys alone, the Hardyz, Stroman, Shane, Caesaro, etc... you could really tell that guy Bill isn't manning that ship. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 26, 2018 4:36:41 GMT -5
That must be horrible haha.. Here are the classic lines I frequently hear from my wife and daughter: "Got another doll in the mail" "Let me guess, another doll?" "I'm surrounded by dolls and heads of dolls" We must always remind them that since they fight, they are technicslly "action figures." Oh the life of a customizer and collector lol oh how I relate, Although my wife and kids are supportive and always looking out to find me stuff I don’t have already, pretty rad. I’ll take the doll comments since they are good at spotting too. Lol Haha... that rings a bell. My ideas are always better for a Tuesday night than theirs, too. I'll customize. You two go to the mall to buy shoes, underwear and eat a cheese and broccoli potato in the eatery...but guess who ends up having to go to the mall? Lol |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 19, 2018 6:18:34 GMT -5
Ok, so when I'm doing head swaps on these old Hasbros, I notice some of these guys have a head that is all one piece, while others attach on to a rotating white peg. Is there any rhyme or reason as to which figured or series in this line are which? I had to Dremmel tool my Honky Tonk Man head to fit on to the Jake body the other night. Just curious. Thanks!
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 12, 2018 6:14:25 GMT -5
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 12, 2018 5:38:16 GMT -5
Great work on these, as usual. I really enjoy seeing what comes next. Really like the Bulldog & the paint work on Rude’s tights in particular. Thanks again. While it's cool to have so many options with the Mattel heads, I don't like the lack of diversity in bodies to use. I started digging in my old tote and found extra Hasbro's intended for customs...3 jumper Warriors, a Piper, 2 Orange Savages, a few Hulks...might as well..I'm working on a 2002 Hulk Hogan. Right now I'm trying to figure out how I want to tackle the yellow flames on the boots. Already used the Hogan face decals. I'll show the pics.. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 11, 2018 9:32:58 GMT -5
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 8, 2018 9:10:07 GMT -5
Okay, so after one failed attempt, I'm going to try using the Jakks Haku head and a Hasbro Samu body to make my custom. As you old school fans know, the older jumpers required the shoulders to press against the inferior side of the head, causing constant pressure at its rest point.
So my question is...how would I go about placing the Haku head onto this jumper and with a strong enough attachment that 1) the torso won't pop the head off and 2) that it's set to a proper height that the torso doesn't look like it's resting low in in comparison to the pants.
Coming to you guys before I destroy another Samu lol. Thanks in advance!
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 6, 2018 9:04:08 GMT -5
 So, I thought this would be a fairly common Google search under "Macho King logo"...it was not. I want to use the WWF Hasbro Series 2 with custom resin head that has a bandana. I'm planning on giving him this yellow/black attire, but I can't find the logo for the front of the shirt. Doesn't even need to be the proper color. I'll adjust that. But if anyone could help out, I'd appreciate it tremendously. OHHHHH YEEEAAHHHH!!! |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 1, 2018 9:08:03 GMT -5
Since I only collect Hasbros and Retros, I want them to make as many different wrestlers as possible. Even though I don’t watch the current product very often, I’d rather have a Retro Owens than a wrestler Hasbro already made until it’s a huge improvement on what Hasbro did. I consider Flair a huge improvement but the Retro Warrior was a waste. Same colors as series 1 Hasbro. If they had Warrior in his WM 6 or 7 gear it may have been worth it. Purple Taker was cool but definitely not essential. Of course I’d rather have Goldust, Booker T, Dino Bravo, Killer Bees so on and so forth, but I understand current wrestlers are needed to help the line. Hopefully the line lasts long enough to allow Mattel to fill all the gaps from 94 to 2017 and maybe even hit up some legends prior to 1990. I'm waiting patiently for New Day so I could do a Booker T head swap with Xavier and get my custom on. *finger taps table* |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Mar 1, 2018 7:06:40 GMT -5
 The only Barbie doll that matters! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; I love this. Do you take orders? Thanks brother! At this moment in time, no because of a time restraint issue. Had a double whammy with water leaking into our bedroom due to ice damming and now I'm light duty and going to PT in the evenings for small rotator tears after me and another therapist tried to stop a 400lb patient from collapsing. It's always legs day now at the gym lol. But when things calm down, I'll do a special order for you. Give me about a month then PM me, ok? |
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