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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 15, 2015 23:31:46 GMT -5
Unfortunately for them I don't think it'll actually work. But I totally understand where they are coming from and it is justified. You can't leech off the advertising, promotion and money invested into someone's work. You can't just set up a baseball game outside of an mlb venue. It's pretty wrong. Especially given the brutality people could be exposed to at Indy events that mistakenly identify it as belonging to WWE. I'd say there is a fair amount of casial fans or parents who think both are linked and that reflects terribly on the clean image of wwe.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 15, 2015 23:28:21 GMT -5
Probably because the ref is so terribly bored by them like the rest of us he doesn't even care to actually watch their matches.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 13, 2015 19:02:10 GMT -5
Awesome. One of the cleanest displays I've ever seen, looks fantastic! Thanks! I suspect at the rate I'm purchasing, I'll need another display within 12 months haha Probably, that's both awesome and scary though ha! |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 12, 2015 20:29:56 GMT -5
Given that it is already packed up into packages with the figures on card, there's no way they'd reverse the whole process and take them all out to sell as an individual. If anything they'd just put a sticker on the box where it says TRU exclusive and sell to another distributor. But surely they aren't too far away now. I've had mine for 9 months.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 12, 2015 4:43:48 GMT -5
Meh. The scale isn't much improved and it's missing the side sections. Plus the standee is wrong even with the new logo. It's good but no huge
Improvement. Great for kids though with the iPad functionality.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 12, 2015 4:41:58 GMT -5
Yeah I'm really hoping the new elite HHH is the wm30 one. We need an actual bald hhh not that gross one we've had for year of him with short hair. Give him the right trunks and entrance gear. Then it'd be awesome and must buy.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 12, 2015 4:36:35 GMT -5
Doink is cool but zero interest.
Cena is one of the worst looking figures of his of all time, I'll buy it for the shirt and ditch the figure for some extra $$, shirt belongs on the wm30 BAF and this fig in the trash.
Barrett looking boring with the same scan.
Paige looks incredible, must but and nxt women's title was a great surprise, hopefully they improve it thoigh.
Hogan looks fantastic, will but. Wish he had sneakers and not flare pants though.
Rusev still looks off and the scan terrible. Zero interest.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 12, 2015 4:33:09 GMT -5
I know what they're going for, looks much better. Though most divas tend to look off because they were so much makeup you can't replicate it on a small scale.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 12, 2015 4:31:10 GMT -5
Awesome. One of the cleanest displays I've ever seen, looks fantastic!
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 10, 2015 21:53:32 GMT -5
Awesome pictures! Do you have the BAF Big Blue Machine one? Not yet but give it a few weeks and it'll be here  Great pickups and nice fix up with the Kane. Ill have to disagree on one thing though, the Jakks Classic Superstars Jerry Lawler was spot on, just a different time era. Thanks mate, great point! Hat would definitely have to be lawyers second best version and definitely the best for that time period. I just think mattel really nailed the likeness in this one. Which is a miracle because lawyers had a history of really average scans. His jakks ttl one and the e18 ones were awful. |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 8, 2015 20:27:38 GMT -5
Thanks everyone! Sweet haul and damn 3 bearer figs? I wish I could get 1 Yeah but I use them all, I have too many kane and takers that need him displayed with them haha. One bearer will soon receive a fixup too. Kane and Lauranitis are the same size figure wise. Yeah but I hate the colour and prefer not to paint. Also using the bearer torso lets kane look bulkier at the top which looks better in my view. So what were you doing that required that many Kane figures Well one is moc for my kane collection. One is for my wm30 display. One is the singlet fixup and one is the suited fixup. |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 8, 2015 20:22:07 GMT -5
Wowzer! That is a huge haul and extravaganza! You're probably going to need another room for all the boxes haha. It's always a bit of a thrill opening them, enjoy man!
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 8, 2015 19:51:23 GMT -5
Horrible. These packs are 100% useless. Roman and Bryan are just inferior basic versions of their elite counterparts whilst the others are completely in exciting. Pass.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 8, 2015 19:49:31 GMT -5
Looks incredible. I can't wait for this one. The basic was too inconventional, a lesson mattel learned that when it comes to flashbacks, the same old ones sell better. The corrected mask has made this look unifnitely better. I wish they had done this with the rsc. Hopefully this is out soon!
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 8, 2015 19:38:55 GMT -5
Awesome news. I'm really liking forward to the Steph figure, hopefully she gets a few releases. Also looking forward to adam rose! I'm really hoping that the hhh is his wm30 entrance gear because it looked awesome and finally we can get a hhh with a bald head.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 7, 2015 11:25:54 GMT -5
So, no figures in Aus means ordering online, so Black Friday is always a busy day for me haha. Here is the damage to my wallet for end of 2014. Got some more mixups to do but time is a rare commodity these days, stay tuned!   Probably thinking that's a lot of Kanes right? Well amazon's shipping to Aus is awesome and you'll see why I needed so many... The rest of the haul:         Loose pics time! The E31 Kane. A complete missed opportunity to create the singlet version of the attire Kane has worn since WM29. Mattel has yet to make it. Disappointing. The mask on this figure is wrong and he only ever was unmasked in this sleeveless version at a house show in MSG. Would be good to know mattels reason behind the figure, but seems like it was a cheap kane that 'nobody would notice' because he sells. Anyway, I choose to display it with the back turned holding the mask up like I did when giving the mask to Steph. Makes it more tolerable for sure.    Best harper ever! Not really.  This is! I hated the elite scan, looked ridiculous. The two pack has an incredible scan, and on the elite, it looks perfect.   I don't mind the basic version of Rowan, probably prefer it since it removes that huge noticeable useless ab crunch.  My Wyatts await their leader, he will be joining them shortly!  Incredible Lawler. Completely tops every scan Jerry has had by jakks and even mattel (looking at you E18). Nothing comes close. Awesome shirt detail too. A must-buy basic and thankfully you didn't have to buy 4 others to get him!  Awesome Cesaro and my first of him. Though after seeing recommendations from others, I need that smiling basic head scan to swap with, this one just doesn't look emotive enough or at all. The trophy is incredible though the breaking feature is completely pointless. I just wish Cesaro had the yellow designs like he wore at WM30. The blank space on the chest hair where the nipples are meant to be is awfully weird too. Don't know why they did that. I normally don't care, it just looks weird here because they draw attention to it.    I held off on all shield figures because the scans weren't good enough. Roman looked silly, dean undefined and Seth looked like someone else. Much better on these elites and the best attire versions of each. This is the definitive shield version of Roman, the scan is incredible. The removable vests don't look bulky either.     The casket is awesome! Purple/black is more old school, I wanted the more current version. It seems like this scheme or something like it was used in the past 5 or so years. It's awesome and its huge, would recommend it, just be weary how big it is though.  Is that who i think it is?  The father of destruction has risen!  Couldn't resist this one:  The accessories included:  Urn comparison with the Mattel one. The Mattel one is accurate to the one used through the 2000's until recent. The other is more suited to the 90's version Bearer and Taker carried which was a lot bigger and thicker.  My bearers! One of these Bearers will receive some fixing up soon. Why is one missing arms? Well I had bought another torso for them to use. Suddenly why I bought so many B44 Kanes makes sense...  The B44 is an awesome figure especially as an elite hybrid. Whilst it is really simple, the scan is one of Mattel's absolute finest, it looks incredible. However, Kane has had a few different attires as corporate kane, so using the b44 as a base, I've made some changes. I still need to add wrist tape to one of the normal b44 ones. The B44...  Know those white $2 shirts RSC sells? Well they are a good cheap way of creating this after a few snips!  As cool as the BAF Kane is, the blue is not what I recall seeing him wear on TV, its always black suit, and usually a red tie. So I had to do it if Mattel wasn't going to. Most people are going to use the new battle pack COO HHH but the problem is height. Kane is much taller and proportionally, he looks completely wrong when you swap the heads. My solution? B44 head hands and legs, then he just needs suited torso which is where Bearer came to the rescue. Beside the height difference in HHH and Kane, Kane is much bulkier and top heavy in a suit, so the Bearer torso actually looks more ideal than the overly muscular V shape of the HHH suited torso. Kane looks really top-heavy in a suit on TV so this torso is a much better fit.    Notice the height difference between HHH and Kane  Kane towers above all suited figure as he should whilst also having some of the bulk.  The evolution of Demon to Corporate Kane  The lot! In case it wasn't fairly obvious, the intent here is for a WM30 display of figures to commemorate the first WM event I ever attended (my second is this Mar at WM31!!). The WM30 BAF elites will nearly complete it, looking forward to it!  |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Jan 3, 2015 12:43:05 GMT -5
Just popping by for a visit.
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Dec 28, 2014 11:33:19 GMT -5
Nice one mate. The 2mm stamping isnt so bad on this belt as there isnt a huge amount of detail to capture so they kind of get away with it. There is so much leather on this belt though, would be amazing releathered. Thanks for the pics, enjoy! I know right... Thats what I've been telling some of the more fussier belt collectors in the other forum...haha.. There is barely any art on the plates to justify a deep stamp. So yeah, the shallow stamp on this one is somewhat of a nice welcome. And I don't mind the 2mm plates, its still an awesome and unique looking title belt. Thankfully, unlike them, I'm not a very fussy person  A nice addition to my belt collection....  Haha sometimes it pays to be fussy though not with this belt. I get why they want it 4mm but as you said, the simplified art lends itself well to 2mm. The tag is a different story. There is no belt www has released that I think would adequately suit a 2mm stamp than this design. I'm not the biggest fan of the design itself but it definitely looks cool and unique in a collection like yours does! Glad to hear you are enjoying it! Maybe, just maybe that women's title will enter the collection haha, it does look awesome in real life and as a replica. |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Dec 28, 2014 11:28:37 GMT -5
I'm on a Lesnar-esque deal.  ? |
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Post by ● kaneisdaman ● on Dec 27, 2014 22:52:31 GMT -5
In loving this game. First wwe game in years I actually feel compelled enough to come back and keep playing it past just unlocking everything at the beginning.
One thing the showcases (which are awesome) has made me realize thoigh is they need to do a way better job of people's toupes. Hhh'so long hair model is ruined by that straight unnatural line of hair, same with Shawn. It looks like a perfectly sculpted and detail modeled then they just whacked the hair on.
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