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Post by morenomark on Feb 25, 2009 19:12:35 GMT -5
Enjoy! MIA: Ultimate Warrior and Stone Cold Steve Austin. I had a whole shelf of Stone Cold's that had to move to make way for other figures and there was no more room left for him. As for Warrior...I lacked the Destrucity to put him in there after the last time he bolted from the company. (Sorry Warrior fans, but that happened right around the time these figures came out.) Lest I forget, here are the Bone Crunchers-redux series:
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Post by morenomark on Feb 25, 2009 18:50:41 GMT -5
When they fall, if I'm lucky, I try to minimize it to one area, so it might take thirty minutes to fix the mess. For the whole thing, probably two hours. I have gone nuts a few times and just dumped the table and started over when multiple falls have happened at once.
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Post by morenomark on Feb 25, 2009 18:43:50 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliments, everybody.
For those who have mentioned the domino effect:
Yes, it has happened a few times, but the weird thing is, I live in California and we have had several earthquakes in the time I have been working on this collection. Not once has an earthquake knocked a single figure over. As you might guess, they're in there pretty tight.
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Post by morenomark on Feb 25, 2009 18:02:38 GMT -5
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Post by morenomark on Feb 24, 2009 8:09:45 GMT -5
WalMart - Hemet, California: Eric Bischoff - Ruthless 12.5 - 2004 I have no comment other than...wow. Just wow.
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Post by morenomark on Nov 21, 2008 15:39:31 GMT -5
Cool. What other figures are listed on the back of the blister card? Can you show us a picture? unfortunately the company that produces the figures only shows photos of the wrestlers & not their figures. Gringo It may only be pictures, but, if it's like the last series, it should be a complete list of everyone who's in the set.
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Post by morenomark on Nov 20, 2008 14:33:47 GMT -5
Cool.
What other figures are listed on the back of the blister card? Can you show us a picture?
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Post by morenomark on Aug 16, 2008 19:43:11 GMT -5
Johnny Yuma,
Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you.
I'm from Moreno Valley, 105 miles from the border. (It's between San Bernardino and Riverside.) I've been driving down to TJ every so often in search of the CMLL figures. I have never actually driven into Mexico. I always either park in San Diego and take the choo-choo to the border or (more recently) just park in one of the lots on the US side of the border. I always take one of the taxis immediately across the border to wherever I'm going to. Also, I always have an idea where I'm going. I have a list of all the Dorian's, DAX's, and Commercial Mexicana's in TJ. There is only the one WalMart (but another is coming up within about a year).
Dorian's and Commercial Mexicana both have web sites that list store locations. For WalMart, just ask the taxi driver to take you to WalMart and you should be good to go. For a first trip, though, my suggestion would be to just ask the driver to take you to Plaza Rio. It is the best mall in TJ. There is a Dorian's, a Super DAX, a MAS, and a Commercial Mexicana.
That brings me to where you will find what.
Currently Dorian's is clearancing the series one figures with the DVD's. MAS and DAX also have these figure/DVD sets. Commercial Mexicana is the only store where I have found the regular series two figures. They also have the smaller figures in both single-carded and two-figures-w/mini-ring versions. WalMart also has the two-figures-w/ring sets.
An important note: Do not expect to find these figures in the touristy shops. Since they are "official" figures, they are only being sold at commercial (chain) retailers. That said, you will find a Dorian's, several DAX's, and a MAS in the Zono Centro (the party / tourist zone). I know that the Dorian's does have the series one figure/DVD sets.
I will probably be going down to check out a few more stores sometime early this coming week. Feel free to send me a PM if you need any more info.
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Post by morenomark on Aug 10, 2008 20:08:23 GMT -5
Thanks for the heads-up. jdbuzz4044. Those figures sell for between $7.50 and $9.50 in Mexican stores. They are somewhat hard to find carded single, but, yeah, I would say $23 is a just a tad bit steep. Have to make another trip south to see if I can find them. Since that seller is in San Diego, they gotta be in TJ somewhere.
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Post by morenomark on Aug 8, 2008 20:26:25 GMT -5
Just to clarify, I actually did a large order with Deportes Martinez: eleven single carded figures, two of the 3-packs, plus two of the mini rings with the 11 cm figures, all from series 2. It was way cheaper than it would have been if I had bought them online here in the U.S.; Even with the inflated shipping, for the amount I paid, I would have only gotten ten figures. The 3-packs and the mini rings + the one extra figure would have added an extra $200 + to the total. Also, I searched pretty extensively, but I couldn't find Mephisto and Averno anywhere. To be fare, I did buy all of series one from Highspots.
Guess what I'm saying is, if you only need a few, I would buy them here. If you want the whole set, I would buy them abroad. Of course, if you can wait, I'm sure they will all eventually pop up for auction, but lots of variables to worry about there.
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Post by morenomark on Aug 8, 2008 14:35:45 GMT -5
Sorry about the quality of the pics. Stupid cell phone camera . Who makes a camera without a focus? Honestly. jdbuzz4044, I bought Averno and Mephisto, as well as the 3-pack from Deportes Martinez, a store in Mexico City that makes many of the masks for the luchadores. Their url is www.mtzwear.com. I do have extras of Averno and Mephisto if you are interested. Talking about this got me in the mood to search for more, so Wednesday I went down to Tijuana and found Black Warrior, along with several other figures in Commercial Mexicana. Also, Commercial Mexicana and WalMart both had the mini-rings. I was able to add smaller versions of Black Warrior, Shocker, Rey Bucanero, and Mephisto to my collection. Does anyone else know of any stores in TJ that sell the smaller (11 cm) figures. I still need Perro Jr., Dos Caras, Lizmark, Averno, and the two versions of mini-Dr. Wagner to complete the set. Here are some updated (out of focus) pics:
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Post by morenomark on Aug 6, 2008 5:58:57 GMT -5
Hi The new CMLL figures are actually made by a Mexican company called Hag Distribuidoras. Of the figures in the second set, you still need Mephisto, Averno, and Kemonito, who only comes in a three pack with Mistico and Negro Casas. Averno and Mephisto also come in a two-pack, but without the cape accessories that are included in the single-carded versions of them. There are also 11 cm versions of all nineteen of the normal-sized figures in the set (including the two different versions of Dr. Wagner Jr.), but, to my knowledge, there isn't a smaller version of Kemonito. Where are you finding your figures? In Tijuana, I have found them in Dorian's, DAX, Mas, and Commercial Mexicana. 3-Pack Averno Mephisto My Collection
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