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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Jan 24, 2019 11:54:21 GMT -5
I do! And I've got nothing for you in terms of a fix. Following this thread.
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Jan 24, 2019 11:53:14 GMT -5
Which HBK would you choose for a New Gen display? Thanks in advance. Seems like I'm in the minority, but for me, it's got to be the Wrestlemania Heritage. I think the RSC and FB2 are on the fringe of New Gen, whereas the WM Heritage is at the height of the 2 Dudes with Attitudes period with Diesel, who's like the New Gen poster boy, but before Degeneration X.
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Jan 24, 2019 11:46:55 GMT -5
Not even close. New generation wasn’t even uttered until about 93 sorry. I know that the new generation started in 93, but if you want to divise all the years , to get :, its 6 years by era. And this way it works for wcw too, 1990 was the year that they give the title to sting in wce and to the warrior in the wwf. 96-01 is the year that the nwo started and ended for wcw. You have to find a way for each era to get the same amount of years. So you're forcing eras into groups of 6 years? That's just not how it works...
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Jan 24, 2019 11:45:26 GMT -5
Golden Era: 1982-1993 New Generation: 1993-1997 Attitude Era: 1997-2000
With WCW there's really only two eras for me: Pre-Nitro Nitro Era
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Jan 14, 2019 16:48:34 GMT -5
EVERY WCW JERICHO ATTIRE...E-E-E-E-E-EVER! Jericho in WCW through his first few years in WWE has got to be one of my all-time favorites. Just an incredible character.
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Jan 14, 2019 16:44:48 GMT -5
So I am redoing my shelves to be more accurate by ERA's. This is what I plan on having as far as era's go: Golden ERA New Generation Attitude ERA Ruthless Aggression PG Era Reality Era and today (The new ERA) Any suggestions in doing so? Any era's that should be combined? Any reference chart as to which figure is from when? I would appreciate any help! I can also post pictures of my current setup if that would be easier. You can suggest who to move from where or what figure may be missing from a certain era? Thanks! I have an Excel spreadsheet that covers the following eras and includes all the Elites (no basics) released within each time frame: -Pre-WrestleMania Era (pre-1982) -Golden Era (82-93) -New Generation (93-97) -Attitude Era (97-00) -WCW (broken by NWA and Nitro era) At one point, I tried to do it by the attire date, but starting finding that was way too much to manage and also hindered my ability to display in cool ways. If you'd like me to share it with you, feel free to send me a PM!
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Jan 14, 2019 16:39:33 GMT -5
I've never actually swapped out the hands, and this is as good a venue for this question as any: How do you do it? Do you just yank at the hand until it pops off?
I also have another question. If you have a figure, like say, the new BA Billy Gunn, who has a closed right hand...can you pop that hand off and use one of the interchangeable hands, or do you need to have a figure that has the interchangeable hands to do something like this? (I want him to hold a mic, but he's got the closed hand.)
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Jan 9, 2019 12:42:19 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing ! Ringside now showing early February for this wave That sucks, so glad I found them at Walmart. Serious question: How is his action more of a superkick than Seamus's? I don't understand why his leg goes backward... They are both those new kickers. They're ok, they can be a little hard to stand up sometimes though. Good to see a fellow collector opening these guys up. After this wave, I am becoming genuinely concerned about the quality of this line. Issues: - Jericho's paint application is horrendous. The lower half is a different color than the upper half. On the lower hamstrings, it looks like someone painted the back with brown nail polish.
- Jericho and Angle are both beat up out of the box, which I got straight out of a case, which was in perfect condition. Jericho's butt is all nicked up. Angle has a chip. All of them seem to have gaps where the parts are joined. They just feel shoddy.
- Angle's action was loose straight out of the box. I've run into a fair share of figures with actions that are broken and/or nonfunctional. I can't tell if it's quality or if that's the intention. For example, my Nakamura's leg is super floppy. My KO's headbutt action just doesn't seem work. Is it a crappy action or does it really not work? And what is HBK's action? I can't make sense of it.
I'm wondering if we hear less about quality because less people are actually opening these. Were Hasbros like this? I wasn't collecting those from the store... I actually thought the Jericho was the best in the series. I didn't notice the leg color being off until you pointed it out. That is a little annoying, but at least it's not as bad as that old painted Denial Bryan face they use to do. The only one from the set I got that was beat up was the Angle. Both of the ones at the store were a little dinged up so I just picked the better of the two. Mattel should have better quality control on these, but at least the line is continuing. My Nakamura's leg is wobbly too, I think they're all like that. I do think less people are opening these as they hit Walmarts last Tuesday & we didn't see loose pics on here until I posted them on Sunday. I did collect Hasbros series 1 & 2 back in the day & they did seem to be better quality. I do remember my Akeem breaking when my friend was playing with him, & I think my Hogan might have lost a finger, but I was little & we did play with them a lot. Now I just set them up. Are you saying that your Seamus and your HBK have the same action? Mine do not. Seamus's leg kicks forward, like a kick actual does, and HBK's goes backward...
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Jan 8, 2019 19:01:02 GMT -5
Good to see a fellow collector opening these guys up. After this wave, I am becoming genuinely concerned about the quality of this line. Issues: - Jericho's paint application is horrendous. The lower half is a different color than the upper half. On the lower hamstrings, it looks like someone painted the back with brown nail polish.
- Jericho and Angle are both beat up out of the box, which I got straight out of a case, which was in perfect condition. Jericho's butt is all nicked up. Angle has a chip. All of them seem to have gaps where the parts are joined. They just feel shoddy.
- Angle's action was loose straight out of the box. I've run into a fair share of figures with actions that are broken and/or nonfunctional. I can't tell if it's quality or if that's the intention. For example, my Nakamura's leg is super floppy. My KO's headbutt action just doesn't seem work. Is it a crappy action or does it really not work? And what is HBK's action? I can't make sense of it.
I'm wondering if we hear less about quality because less people are actually opening these. Were Hasbros like this? I wasn't collecting those from the store...
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Jan 8, 2019 18:49:53 GMT -5
I think calling the HBK the worst Retro is a stretch. Yes, the head scan is atrocious, but a simple head swap makes it one of the best retros in my personal opinion. The pant sculpt is really nice in person, the deco is well done and the action works really well. I've been having my own superkick party the past couple days. Serious question: How is his action more of a superkick than Seamus's? I don't understand why his leg goes backward...
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Oct 8, 2018 15:24:54 GMT -5
Mine is down to like two columns of figs from like 5. And no sign of the latest hall of champions. I am concerned.
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Oct 7, 2018 7:45:33 GMT -5
Picked up kane in mt pleasant last week Woah. No way. I’m in Mount Pleasant and I even asked the stocker. They have nothing else there right now from this series unless I’m missing it.
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Oct 6, 2018 18:38:07 GMT -5
By far my least favorite of the BoAE figures. The others were homeruns but something is off on the face scan and jacket for me here. Just unexciting.
(It will still be mine.)
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Oct 6, 2018 18:32:55 GMT -5
Been checking Brickseek constantly and these aren’t available anywhere near Charleston, SC. Within hours of here these are all listed as out of stock.
Have these made it past the west yet? What’s the furthest east these have been found?
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Jan 2, 2018 12:30:02 GMT -5
Definitely will add in the future, but they're out of scope for my collection ATM.
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Jan 2, 2018 11:49:22 GMT -5
For posterity, I'm putting together a chronological list of WWF, WCW, and WWE Flashback attires by year. Maybe someday I'll organize my collection by year, or maybe we can use it to ID missing attires for certain wrestlers. I've organized the list as follows: - If the card back has an event, I've given the attire the event's exact date.
- If the card back has a general date, I bucketed the attire under the given year. I'll come back and try to identify the nearest PPV in the future.
- If the card back doesn't have a date, I've tried to find the earliest example of the attire and given it that date. I often went with the earliest PPV where the wrestler wore the attire.
- If the card back doesn't have a date and the attire's really hard to identify (Bruno, Wild Samoans, etc.), I've estimated as best I can or given it the wrestler's WWF/WWE debut year.
I've quickly find that this is taking me a lot of time, but I plan to chip away at it. Is anyone interested in organizing their collection similarly? Does anyone want to help with this exercise? An editable checklist can be found below: www.checkli.com/checklists/view/5a451187eabe5.
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Jan 2, 2018 9:03:13 GMT -5
I got a D'Lo with the same issue. Seems to be something that the newer series might be suffering from...
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Dec 4, 2017 12:43:17 GMT -5
Literally zero peeps was going to say anything about that carpet. I have seen members comment on the amount of dirt beneath the fingernails of other members while holding a figure in a pic before... so I was just joking with this guy! No harm intended. Came here to say something about the carpet...
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Dec 1, 2017 16:01:17 GMT -5
I've been slowly starting to add this to my spreadsheet of figure checklist. Some of it just isnt quite an actual figure. Some have stumped me as well. I have had some fun googling through the attires/matches though. But its a long ways to go. If anyone elsr has an ongoing spread, id be interested in swapping emails and checking out if theres stuff I am missing. Any chance you'd want to throw the spreadsheet onto a Google doc? I'd be willing to help out...
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Post by Wrestling Figure Database on Nov 30, 2017 9:16:01 GMT -5
I tried to do this and quickly found it too difficult, especially because attires aren't always 100% accurate for a specific attire date, pictures aren't readily available for a lot of older or lesser known guys, some guys--like Kamala or Andre or Bruno--wore attire for years at a time so it's hard to pinpoint an exact date, etc., etc...
Instead I just ordered my figures alphabetically by era: Golden Era, New Generation, Attitude Era, etc. This helps differentiate versions of characters--Hart Foundation Bret Hart vs. I Hate America Bret Hart but alleviates some of the pressure of trying to pinpoint an exact date.
I can sleep better this way.
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