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Post by morenomark on Jan 2, 2016 23:09:18 GMT -5
Updated List of Pack-Partners:
Stardust / Jimmy Uso Kofi Kingston / Undertaker John Cena / Kane Sheamus / Nikki Bella Randy Orton / Randy Savage Dolph Ziggler / Steve Austin Triple H / Jey Uso Big Show / Brie Bella Sin Cara / Seth Rollins Roman Reigns / Goldust Dean Ambrose / Ultimate Warrior Bray Wyatt / Sting Daniel Bryan / The Rock Daniel Bryan / Bret Hart Brock Lesnar / Bret Hart Brock Lesnar / Glow-in-the-Dark Undertaker Kofi Kingston / Crystal Clear John Cena Kofi Kingston / Metallic Gold Rock
Looks like the only one we're missing is the Purple Macho Man.
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Post by morenomark on Jan 2, 2016 22:50:28 GMT -5
I see an urn with that Undertaker. Be nice if someone found a single carded Paul Bearer.
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Post by morenomark on Dec 30, 2015 21:06:49 GMT -5
UPDATE Decided to check out my local Target. Bought five packs: Brock Lesnar / Glow-in-the-Dark Undertaker Dolph Ziggler / Steve Austin Seth Rollins / Kane Dean Ambrose / Ultimate Warrior Kofi Kingston / The Rock Metallic Gold So, in twenty packs from WWE I got two 1 in 64 Glow Undertaker's and in five packs from Target I got one 1 in 64 Glow Undertaker and one 1 in 512 packs Gold Rock. Somehow, I don't believe those odds are legit. "Wrestlers! Do not be alarmed. The monster Pigmon is a friend to all mankind."
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Post by morenomark on Dec 30, 2015 16:54:12 GMT -5
Great video, avanillamidget.
Just got my order of twenty packs of Teenymates from ShopWWE. Here are pack breakdowns:
Stardust / Jimmy Uso x 2 Kofi Kingston / Undertaker John Cena / Kane x 3 Sheamus / Nikki Bella Randy Orton / Randy Savage x 2 Dolph Ziggler / Steve Austin Triple H / Jey Uso Big Show / Brie Bella x 3 Sin Cara / Seth Rollins Daniel Bryan / Bret Hart Brock Lesnar / Bret Hart x 2 Brock Lesnar / Glow-in-the-Dark Undertaker x 2
We can add in avanillamidget's
Roman Reigns / Goldust
and fzmadness's
Kofi Kingston / Crystal Clear John Cena
and we have a pretty good list of who comes with who.
We still need pack-partner info for Bray Wyatt, Dean Amrbrose, Sting, The Rock, Ultimate Warrior, Alternate Macho Man, and Metallic Gold Rock.
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Post by morenomark on Dec 1, 2015 23:46:29 GMT -5
My money is on Paige for #16 - as a ShopWWE exclusive. Called it! Hey, wait. Is she going to be a Shop WWE exclusive?
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Post by morenomark on Nov 3, 2015 16:47:41 GMT -5
NWO in the house! #55 Scott Hall #56 Kevin Nash
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Post by morenomark on Oct 28, 2015 0:03:22 GMT -5
It's a little hard to tell in the prototype picture, but there are actually three heads. Man those scans are dead on.
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Post by morenomark on Oct 26, 2015 16:55:24 GMT -5
Here is a pic of the prototype of an Alberto Del Rio figure that got cancelled due to being released from WWE in 2014.He just returned at Hell In A Cell for the U.S. Title open challenge.Do you think we now have a good chance of it being released? I seriously hope they release this now. I've actually spent time scouring eBay for a prototype with no luck. Bring on the new U.S, champ, Bridge Direct! Just don't make one million of him like Mattel did. And then did again. And....well...again.
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Post by morenomark on Oct 23, 2015 15:24:26 GMT -5
Saw the bucket at TRU last night. Got to the counter and as I stood in line, I noticed that Randy Orton has no base and does not stand. He's laying down in his viper pose. And that makes it a no sale. Got out of line and put the set back on the shelf.
It's bad enough that the figures (well, figurines) are just unpainted WWE army men, but when one of them doesn't even stand up. Sorry. Wicked fail.
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Post by morenomark on Oct 13, 2015 8:46:51 GMT -5
Codes are:
42 or 54 - Cena - red shirt 43 - Roman Reigns 44 - Brock Lesnar 45 - Daniel Bryan 46 - The Undertaker 47 - Sin Cara 48 - Jake Roberts 49 - Sting 50 - The Rock 51 - Sheamus 52 - Randy Orton 53 - John Cena - no shirt
Individual figure is identified by the second and third number in the code. For example, Sting is: 14915KF
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Post by morenomark on Oct 8, 2015 17:15:52 GMT -5
As I noted in the "official" thread, big disappointment from The Bridge Direct. Only four new figures? I'm stoked to see NXT guys, but I figured they'd get on the bandwagon and show us a Total Divas set, or at least somebody else new. What has been shown are several perfect examples of everything The Bridge Direct does wrong.
The Blind Bags have one new figure and eleven retreads. Why? We have seen several prototypes of other superstars. Why not put them in the blind bags? The Ascension would be great, as you would get the fun of hunting down both tag team members. How about some Legends? Ric Flair? Roddy Piper? Shawn Michaels? Mid-carders like Bo Dallas, Fandango, Adam Rose? They could even release The Bunny! Anything but eleven retreads.
As far as the Smackdown Ring set goes, people have gone out of their way to find the Sting blind bag figure, so you can't make him the only new figure in the ring set. In fact, there should be more than three figures. And more than one new figure. As it stands, this set is going to take the place of the Raw Ring in the clearance aisle.
Will Dean Ambrose's Entrance be a store exclusive? If so, why torpedo that idea by releasing a single-packed figure of him too? Why package him with two repaints? Why not add a new figure to the set to make it worth it to buy the single and the Entrance set? The same thing could be said for the Hall & Nash two-pack vs. the NWO three-pack.
Why am I always left with the impression that I could do a better job running The Bridge Direct than The Bridge Direct's actual management? They seem to lack a very basic business sense.
Bridge Direct, I want you to do well. I really do. I love the Stackdown figures. You just really need to think these things through a little more.
Then again, Wicked Cool Toys is releasing their "Micro Maulers" as blind bags. Unpainted, unarticulated blind-bagged figures. And there are twenty-seven to collect. Who makes these decisions?
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Post by morenomark on Oct 8, 2015 16:20:34 GMT -5
Same old Bridge Direct. Eleven out of twelve blind bag figures are repaints or re-releases . We see a total of four new figures: Zayn, Owns, Balor, and Kalisto. Everyone else is, again, a repaint or re-release. Where are the Divas? No Brie Bella? No Paige? Where is anyone else new?
As for Wicked Cool, we see new BobbleStars of Wyatt and Ambrose...and that's it. Two repaints and nothing more. And the "Micro Maulers" - unpainted, static figures - are BLIND BAGS! Seriously?
If that's the best these two companies can do, then I have no great faith in their individual futures. Big disappointment from both companies.
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Post by morenomark on Oct 6, 2015 20:28:48 GMT -5
...and with those two, you have them all. Fifty-six, so far. We have also seen prototypes of Bo Dallas, Brie Bella, Paige, Stephanie McMahon, and Viktor and Konnor, The Ascencion; a prototype of the Great Khali was also shown, although I have no idea if The Bridge Direct still has rights to release the figure.
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Post by morenomark on Oct 5, 2015 12:59:55 GMT -5
Yep. Your message has been sent. That's just the "receipt" from the transaction.
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Post by morenomark on Oct 3, 2015 14:04:01 GMT -5
figureobsessed
Wow.
Just. Plain. WOW.
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Post by morenomark on Sept 30, 2015 14:13:23 GMT -5
The recent Basics of Lana and Stephanie McMahon have a design that makes their ankles incredibly floppy, to the point where it is difficult to get them to stand. Will we get new Lana and Stephanie Basics soon? Can you retire this mold, so that there are no other figures with this problem?
Are there any new Basic Legends / Flashbacks in the works?
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Post by morenomark on Sept 17, 2015 18:19:09 GMT -5
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Post by morenomark on Sept 17, 2015 15:04:12 GMT -5
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Excellent review of the Royal Rumble box set. Cool how you rotated the figures. Also interesting to see that without the beard, Bray Wyatt looks like my co-worker Andrew.
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Post by morenomark on Sept 17, 2015 14:56:47 GMT -5
Definitely ask. Tracker said they were there at the two stores I got mine from, but none were on the shelves. Asked an employee at each store and both times they went to the back and came out with a bunch of figures. Lady at one store said she was glad to help, as she was also an action figure collector.
BTW Emailed The Bridge Direct customer service yesterday. Here is what I said and their reply:
-----Original Message----- From: Mark Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 5:46 PM To: Reception Subject:
Hi
Can you give me an update on your WWE Stackdown line? When will new sets be arriving in stores? We have seen prototypes of several WWE superstars. Can you tell me if we can still expect to see: Paige, Bo Dallas, The Ascencion: Konnor & Viktor, Stephanie McMahon, Brie Bella, The Great Khali. Is there an exclusive KMart NWO set coming later this year? If so, who will be in it? Are there any plans for additional multiple-figure box sets? Any more blind bag figures planned?
Any information you can provide will be greatly appreciated. I am a huge fan of these figures.
Reception
To Mark Today at 8:19 AM
Thank you for support of our product line! We are super excited about this brand and look forward to its continued success! Most of the prototyped items will be for sale at ToysRus and Kmart this Fall. However, the specifics of exactly which items depends on market demands. We can tell you the NWO Set will definitely be at Kmart this Fall, and a Deluxe Multiple Figure Box Set will be available at TRU. Series 2 Blind Bags will be out this coming Spring. Thank you and Best Regards - The Bridge team!
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Post by morenomark on Sept 17, 2015 0:37:44 GMT -5
Got the Hogan/Macho Man and the Rock/Cena sets today via Amazon UK. Better (smaller) commentary table in the Rock/Cena set, so I replaced the one that came with Sheamus. Tried to add Savage to the top level with Andre and the Roadies and, in typical Bridge Direct fashion, the figures wouldn't stay hooked to the pegs, the top part of the entrance stage came off, the figures wouldn't stay hooked to the pegs, the middle part of the entrance stage came off, the figures wouldn't stay hooked to the pegs, and the entire entrance stage fell apart. After stomping on the (unbreakable) pieces of the entrance stage, I did a complete reset. Macho Man Randy Savage is #54. Here is my current display:
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