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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 12, 2018 1:36:52 GMT -5
Not disagreeing with anyone here but for what it’s worth here’s my 2 cents worth. I own several of these custom 2 ups that Darren has made I have Michaels black and silver, bart Gunn, macho 1, Gonzalez, Adam bomb, evil crush, mr perfect, Yokozuna and Dibiase and 2 undertakers.They first thing I can say after owning 2 ups before real ones is that you can tell the different straight away in the customs. Darren has always and I mean always stated in his listings that these are 100 custom and I honestly hand on heart can vouch for him being one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met. He spends so much time and money making these for very little profit. He recently quit his job cause he was getting crap in his work and he’s making these on a full time basis. There’s a huge market for these he’s sold over a hundred easy and they look amazing. I think for people who can’t afford the real ones these are amazing to have in your cabinets. I know people don’t like copies and all but come on I can tell difference between a real one and a custom with 1 picture surely most of you can do the same. It’s not his fault that he’s noticed a gap in the market and jumped at the chance to capitalise before someone else did cause trust me he’s not the only one making them. Several of the worlds top hasbro collectors in the UK, Germany, USA, Australia, Canada, etc.... all have some of his creations in their collections. Not trying to start beef with anyone just people need to get to know the guy he’s one of nicest guys I’ve ever met. Plus on another note the conversation got bit mixed up here it wasn’t Darren who had that Greg r and b custom up at a mad price on eBay that was someone else It's the aftermarket that's worrying me: eventually these will be sold off again, with less clear pictures, without describing them as customs...
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 10, 2018 6:43:36 GMT -5
I think he could only do Valentine, Brutus or Tugboat in resin if he owned the prototypes in the first place. His 2UPs are regular figures recasted and expanded, hence why his 2UPS have copyright info and real 2UPs don't. Oh ok gotcha. Guess Brutus, and HBK could be done as the molds are readily handy. Just a matter of the paint work turning out perfect. The others could be sculpted though I would think. I know at least a couple of great customizers had done nice clay work to to Valentine. Still, these counterfeits will get to the aftermarket: bad idea...
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 10, 2018 3:42:55 GMT -5
Wow, that's pretty cool. If he can do this, can he make a regular sized R&B Greg Valentine just for me and my collection??? This is what I thought of! They look amazing, if only he could do regular sized guys that are as close to the prototypes as possible. Valentine, HBK, Brutus etc. Maybe even Hart Foundation Anvil, Tugboat and others that didn't get past sketch stage. Give us what Hasbro never did, and Mattel doesn't seem to want to do anytime soon either. I think he could only do Valentine, Brutus or Tugboat in resin if he owned the prototypes in the first place. His 2UPs are regular figures recasted and expanded, hence why his 2UPS have copyright info and real 2UPs don't.
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 9, 2018 12:41:59 GMT -5
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 9, 2018 11:50:28 GMT -5
It's an Hasbro twice the size of one that was sold in stores. They were for internal use and usually made of resin: to see the detailing.
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 9, 2018 4:52:39 GMT -5
Ruby what do you think of the custom 2up figures? I think it'll be very hard to distinguish what's real and what's not... Isn’t there a customs section of this message board? Yes there is, but the dangerous part here is: these customs look like the real deal... Customizers used to create figures that didn't exist; say a Hasbro Hercules or nWo Hogan. Now they create custom 2UPs of existing 2UPs, basically that's counterfeiting...
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 9, 2018 2:43:53 GMT -5
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 8, 2018 2:47:18 GMT -5
That's one I hadn't seen before, I guess they wanted to cash in on WrestleMania VI! It's a later "longlegged" figure: articulated legs. Although it has the arms of the "shortlegged" figure Here's a pic of my Sheik (fixed legs) and Hogan (articulated legs), bought 'em loose from ebay in 2013. As you can see the leg articulation has different arms, legs and tights. The belts belong to the articulated legs wrestlers
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 7, 2018 15:20:14 GMT -5
I was under the impression that the Star Toys line of giant wrestlers only had 5 (Hulk, Warrior, Duggan, Jake & Bossman). You said there were 8. I know there is one that I've seen that is the same mold, but is a generic looking wrestler guy with molded hair. I'd be curious what you are basing the number 8 off of. Over the years, I've collected a total of 8 of the large Star Toys figures. The first series includes Hulk, Warrior, Duggan, and Jake. When you open the box, they come with a little fold out sheet listing all the figures for series 1. Series 2 has Bossman, Jake, Duggan, and Texas Tornado. The series 2 figures all have hard heads and a cloth accessory; they don't have the crazy realistic hair. For Series 2, I only got Jake and Bossman with their boxes; there wasn't any fold out paper with them though. Jake and Duggan are similar to their series 1 sculpts, but different enough to be unique. Now I'm curious though. What does the generic figure look like that you're talking about? Never heared of this 2nd series. The generic one is probably a Tarzan or Hercules figure, even though the foot reads "(R)WWF" and "(C)1991-Titan Sports"...
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 6, 2018 13:48:10 GMT -5
^ Korean, yes. Bootleg/Knock-off, also yes.
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 6, 2018 3:21:50 GMT -5
Brazil made figure for the tv show 100% lucha Not Brazil, but Argentina. Also from Argentina: licensed figures (by Plastirama) in the classic MOTU-style for Lucha Fuerte.
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 5, 2018 6:24:58 GMT -5
AFAIK there are three "figures" of wrestlers outside North America, Japan and Mexico:
l'Empereur: this was more a mini statue. Oblivion: character from the UK show Gladiators, played by Nick Aldis: who would become TNA wrestler (Brutus) Magnus. Marty Scurll: figure for Revolution Pro Wrestling UK.
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 5, 2018 3:06:20 GMT -5
Pretty cool! Didn't expect Funko to do NJPW.
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 3, 2018 3:20:21 GMT -5
It was supposed to be packed with Wally Karbo and Verne Gagne? That’s a strange combo. Wonder how that would have looked it it had been real....hopefully better than this 😂 No it says the lot (of 24 figs) was to go to Wally Karbo and Verne Gagne. It's plain crap however: clearly one of the lousiest attempts at a custom! Remco AWA jackets with writing looked WAY better than this sorry attempt.
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 2, 2018 8:26:29 GMT -5
So, this can be locked!
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Post by Ruby Fusion on May 2, 2018 2:38:37 GMT -5
Nope.
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Apr 30, 2018 15:49:49 GMT -5
Looks like a custom to me... Buddy Roberts head on Gagne's Raiders body with painted kneepads & boots and customized Raschke's robe.
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Apr 27, 2018 13:38:57 GMT -5
Nice, was hoping it'd be the "friendly" face. Still cool!
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Apr 16, 2018 11:39:51 GMT -5
ROH figs would have to be collector only items. A mass toy producer probably wouldn’t want them. Toys are for kids, and kids are not a big part of ROH’s audience. Look at the crowds on TV. If you ever go to a house show, count the kids in the crowd. You’ll probably only need one hand. There’s also no reason for kids size replica belts. All ROH merchandise should be targeted at adult collectors, like the now discontinued figs were. I wasn't disagreeing with you. "Ring of Honor: THE VIDEO GAME." - Ballpark Bob I don't think RoH is big enough to sell a video game yet. But if they paired it with NJPW, perhaps a RoH vs NJPW game, I think that would be enough to tip it over the edge, make it doable. At the moment Spike Chunsoft has the NJPW license for Fire Pro Wrestling World (PC and by Summer for PS4).
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Apr 16, 2018 3:23:48 GMT -5
So....consider me uninformed. What is the reason we can't discuss....those figures? Because Ringside Collectibles dosen't sell them? Because the maker/distributor is a direct competitor of Ringside Collectibles.
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