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Post by TheXtremisT on Feb 22, 2022 10:23:14 GMT -5
I'm assuming you mean this one? Which is indeed Shane. He had this figure released around the same time
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Post by TheXtremisT on Feb 20, 2022 18:09:22 GMT -5
Which themes do you think don't get enough appreciation - either as a theme very fitting for a wrestler, or are just pleasant to listen to?
For me, I find a few "stock themes" around the Attitude Era are actually quite decent. Eg:
- Marc Mero "Rough Rock" (also used for WCW Halloween Havoc 1997?)
- Tori's theme
- Billy Kidman's WCW theme (just has that "cool" vibe to it
- Rob Van Dam's 1st WWE theme "Dam-nation" (actually prefer this to "One of a Kind"
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Post by TheXtremisT on Feb 4, 2022 15:08:24 GMT -5
This has probably been mentioned before but why doesn't the Undertakers beanie have the Deadman Inc logo? especially since this is a RSC exclusive. I also don't understand why Mattel didn't use gloss black since his pants weren't dull black during that era. could it somehow be rights related? In WWE2k19 - Biker Taker didn't have any logo's on any of his attire, IIRC. He has Deadman Inc on his trousers so there's absolutely no reason why they couldn't have printed it on his beanie.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Feb 1, 2022 13:26:22 GMT -5
I don't own the figures but asked someone to compare. This guy did a boot swap to make the new one the same height as the older one. hogans slightly taller there. irl quake is taller They're the same height dude. In figure form and their billed height. At this stage it just looks like you're arguing for the sake of it
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 31, 2022 13:14:57 GMT -5
I used Alexwestcollect's instagram comparison post. Both older Earthquake and Hogan line up with the new one's eyes. I also looked to the horizontal lines from the background to check. http://instagr.am/p/CZMhs5-uvWn i see what you're saying but doing a direct line, old quake is still slightly shorter than hogan. which isn't accurate, and i'd prefer a monster quake that hogan has to look up to if i have to choose. ideally, mattel wouldve made a new boot mold that wasnt as tall and skinny that gave quake more height, but they obviously didnt cost it out or think they needed to I don't own the figures but asked someone to compare. This guy did a boot swap to make the new one the same height as the older one.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 29, 2022 8:00:21 GMT -5
Actually the older ones are as tall as Hogan figures. Such as the recent Survivor Series one. Both are 6'7 in real life. This one is as tall as the Undertaker. The old one comes up to Taker's eyes. Therefore this new one is about 4 inches too tall in the relative scale. i dont have them in front of me. but i dont think thats true. pretty sure old quakes are shorter than hulk I used Alexwestcollect's instagram comparison post. Both older Earthquake and Hogan line up with the new one's eyes. I also looked to the horizontal lines from the background to check. http://instagram.com/p/CZMhs5-uvWn
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 28, 2022 19:17:18 GMT -5
Do you know when you placed the order? I placed it on August 30th. Lol I ordered on 31st Aug. I don't think mine's turning up anytime soon unless they don't update the shipping forecast....
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 28, 2022 17:09:42 GMT -5
TheXtremisT ya but the old Mattel quakes were like 6'3. so those figures don't do him justice on a shelf Actually the older ones are as tall as Hogan figures. Such as the recent Survivor Series one. Both are 6'7 in real life. This one is as tall as the Undertaker. The old one comes up to Taker's eyes. Therefore this new one is about 4 inches too tall in the relative scale.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 28, 2022 6:00:58 GMT -5
accidentally posted this in legends 13 lol watch any royal rumble. earthquake towers over everybody. earthquake should definitely be closer in height to taker yoko looks up to quake and taker at almost the same angle, and yoko is standing even farther apart from quake in that pic and stands at both quake and takers shoulders pretty much MDT needs to fix yoko's height next 6'7 vs 6'10 though. So there needs to be some sort of difference.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 26, 2022 17:23:35 GMT -5
Has anyone tried correcting Earthquake's height? I don't have the new one yet, but I know that he's significantly taller than the previous ones. I'm not sure which version is correct. I believe it was mentioned that the taller version is correct. Well he's 6'7, but the figure almost stands eye-to-eye with the Undertaker. I'd say his previous figure was slightly more accurate.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 26, 2022 4:46:37 GMT -5
Certain Instagram collector darlings have multiple and I mean multiple ue hulk hogan figures somehow and I have yet to have one grace my door. Just one. How is that? All of these amazon exclusives are the worst. Ultimate Warrior? Who knows. Hopefully he actually delivers one day. It's comical at this point. It's not even just them. There've been many on here as well who have ordered like 10 and act all prissy about having to wait like 3 WHOLE MONTHS!!! for their 8th/9th/10th order whilst the rest of us have no updates on our forecast Aug 2022 delivery date for just ONE order....
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 25, 2022 10:45:38 GMT -5
Had a thought just now about how interesting it can be when a wrestler changes their gimmick or are transitioning slowly, but they are in a weird period where they use their older gimmick theme. Therefore the theme no longer suits them to a degree.
For example:
- Rick Rude coming out to his old theme once in 1997 but acting as an enforcer for the early D-Generation X - Mankind in 1998 coming out to his old Ode to Freud theme but becoming a comedy babyface - Eddie Guerrero using his Latino Heat theme in 2002 (before Los Guerreros) but portraying more of a cold-hearted heel - Heel Rikishi using You Look Fly Today before he used Bad Man - Stone Cold Steve Austin using the Ringmaster theme up until around October 1996 but having ditched the gimmick back in June that year
Any others you can think of?
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 23, 2022 17:11:56 GMT -5
Sandman's dubbed them "Cave Rat" or something is pretty good. Not saying it's better than ETS, but still decent.
I can't stand their DDP WCW dubbed theme. Just sounds terrible.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 23, 2022 17:09:58 GMT -5
Clumsy? Are you kidding? These look so good I would buy them in a heartbeat.
How did you do the designs? I'm looking to learn how to do this type of thing.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Dec 17, 2021 18:36:11 GMT -5
Hey, not that anyone asked, but I figured I'd post an update. I have been informed that both my ex and my case manager have come down with *something*. Both of them have lost almost all their hair in less than 6 months as well as having breathing problems and been diagnosed with IBS. I have also been suffering all these symptoms, including being diagnosed with IBS. All three of us have had these symptoms strike in the last 6 months. I moved in here in May. The only other person who has been here in that period is my mother and she has so far been unaffected, but then she has the strongest immune system of anyone I've ever met, so who knows. I'm now terrified that the problem is severe enough that I will lose EVERYTHING. My parents are remodeling right now so I don't know if they'd be willing to store anything that's incoming. I've started to leave everything I get in the box it arrives in, wrapping it in plastic, and depositing it in the corner. I really don't know what to do but I've decided that I'm not going to buy anything more until I figure this ish out. I can only pray that the figures I want are still in-stock when it gets sorted. This is just some non-professional advice, but go get your thyroid hormones checked. Mold can exacerbate an under-active thyroid. IBS and hair loss are some of the symptoms. I've been through it myself, but without the hair loss. One reason your mom is doing fine is because of what you suspect. Normal people with strong immune systems can deal with this type of stuff. Mold can worsen existing immune problems. My reply may get deleted because this is a figure forum but definitely get your T3/T4 and TSH checked by a professional.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Dec 7, 2021 6:25:05 GMT -5
That sucks balls. Are you using an air purifier with a HEPA filter? That will help limit your exposure to airborne mould.
Wash each figure with a toothbrush or similar larger brush, in warm soapy water and dry thoroughly.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Nov 30, 2021 6:46:08 GMT -5
Thanks man! Pretty handy chart too! How can you tell if a figure is ratchet or ball? I've never been able to tell the difference from looking. Look into the hip joints, if the "ball" part is smooth, then it's a ball joint. If it's got a ridge on it and looks like a separate part of the "ball joint", then it's ratchet. Also, being ratcheted - it will not move as smoothly when articulated. But that's usually subtle. Compare with 2 figures on the chart provided above and you'll notice the difference.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Nov 23, 2021 4:14:17 GMT -5
Obviously Mean Mark is a more classic character, but this series is a bit recent-heavy. It's not bad, but it feels different than all the other series so far. Maybe they just want to get the DX Army figs in ASAP. So when we received Legends figures in 2010 depicting looks from the 90s, including the Rock and Stone cold which were from 12 years prior - that's ok because they're "Legends"? Sounds like double standards to me
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Post by TheXtremisT on Nov 17, 2021 8:22:03 GMT -5
It’s been mentioned in a few reports at the time that HHH would have been in the Kurt Angle “heroic babyface” role and going against Austin. And I don’t think it would have worked at all. Kurt was perfect in that role and his feud against Austin legitimized him as a true badass and main eventer to the fans (Kurt’s first title run didn’t do much to put him on the level of guys like Rock and Austin in fans eyes at the time). HHH has always worked as a heel, and I feel like we’d have seen the “reign of terror” start sooner than it did with HHH dominating everyone on team WCW/ECW (well, worse than the burial they did receive). Sucks he was hurt, but I think fans dodged a huge bullet by him missing the entire angle. Kurt made me a lifelong fan after that role he held in 2001.
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Post by TheXtremisT on Nov 17, 2021 4:29:00 GMT -5
Oh I remember on here people were scrutinising every little thing. The wall of text, the random phrases that popped up on screen. People were trying to make sense of it all. There were some who guessed it was Jericho after a couple of weeks, but largely no one "got it" right away. I mean I dont want to sound like “that guy” but to me it was obvious from the first week out. We knew Jericho was returning (they even chanted it 2 months early at No Mercy) and as someone in this thread already stated it was basically a rehash of his first debut in 1999 just with a fresh coat of paint. I’m sorry but if anyone spent tons of time trying to “decrypt the code” that was a waste of time you’re not getting back. Well not everyone got it and I distinctly remember the majority didn't know until a few weeks in. Hindsight is a powerful thing. You and I have different memories of the whole thing and I remember what I remember.
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