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Post by RSCTom on Oct 12, 2021 13:03:38 GMT -5
Not that I want to get roared at but these actually look a lot better in person. Still could be improved obviously but they aren't as abysmal as those test shot photos.
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 12, 2021 9:57:31 GMT -5
Bryan Danielson Powerhouse Hobbs Christian Cage FTR Jade Cargill
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 8, 2021 9:36:21 GMT -5
This is the “premium” line from WWE and Mattel. With the price we’re l paying for these figures we shouldnt have to customize these ourselves because Mattel was too lazy to get an elbow of all thing correct. If this were a basic, fine, but this is an “ULTIMATE FIGURE.” The elbow of all things should be accurate. Look I'm not disagreeing with this...but I'm just really pointing out how for me personally it doesn't make much of a difference. I've been around hundreds and hundreds of figures and some things are bound to seem like a raw deal or get on nerves. With that said, it's already printed, shipped and released and unless you want to wait for a running change, there are solutions other than being upset.
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 7, 2021 15:07:14 GMT -5
The less focus on WWE having 'separate brands' the better! Except NXT!
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 7, 2021 14:55:27 GMT -5
I think it depends on your preference in both scale and character design. I prefer UE 10 Rock and UE 11 Kane AND Undertaker over any other figures any of them have ever had. UE Warrior, Bret Hart, HBK...I have different preferences for all three of those otherwise. I like the RSC Exclusive Warrior best, the WM 30 HBK and still am undecided on Bret, but I know it's not Ultimate Edition for me. For Cena I like the Elite
There are definitely some Elites out there that can be way more definitive and Ultimate Editions that can but really we wouldn't be able to make that call without a version of each for EVERY character which isn't going to happen.
I'd say get what you like and just make sure they all look in scale next to each other!
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 7, 2021 14:48:37 GMT -5
Listen bro...I like you and I think you are getting hit too harshly for a lot of your opinions (you're opinionated, so what? That's ok) but if a really small area of paint app is going to completely crush your OCD when it comes to these I'd suggest another hobby maybe. Thankfully it's not on the mask or the head sculpt. Remember the Daniel Bryan figures with the weird, painted on skin tone that made him look embalmed? I don't have any Daniel Bryans and will be waiting instead for a Bryan Danielson for exactly that reason. So in other words...I can be pretty nuts with this. We all have weird stuff like that...I am extremely particular with height/scale, especially with arm sizes and figures with inaccurate body types drive me bonkers. But in many cases I just have to let it go. The latest nWo X-Pac I think is a great figure and it's one of my all time favorites, both figure and wrestler, but I hate the Kane mask accessory. It may have seemed like the best idea during production but its big, bulky and weird looking when it's on X-Pac's head. It didn't stop me from getting that one. I have a Mr. Perfect that is too skinny to be Mr. Perfect but he's on display until another one possibly comes out. If not, oh well. That's a BIG change that I think is more likely to be fixed than seeing this version of Kane again with paint applied more correctly in a later release. You might get lucky with a 'running change' since it is paint but who's to say for sure? Do you want to risk waiting for that? Fair enough if you do, but it's sometimes easier to just roll with it. I also can't stand paint discrepancies but it's really just not enough, especially in the case of this Kane, for me to not want the figure. That's really low on the list for me personally. With the studs on the ring gear, the most realistic looking masked headscan so far, etc., the paint app on the elbow joint when bent for me is a minor price to pay for some of the other things that make it as good as it is. I am a 'one character, one figure' kind of collector otherwise I would be swimming in these and absolutely lose my mind and this Kane hits that for me. This is probably the last one I'll ever willingly keep. I'd suggest, if it drives you that nuts compared to the rest of it, to check out the customization boards and see if you can get the paint tone matching and fill it in! If I was going crazy enough I'd try to customize the Kane mask that came with X-Pac to have a strap and stretch around his head. There are ways around it if we don't get exactly what we might expect in most cases. Sure when you pay for something you are spending your money and want it to be exact but take it from me, these kinds of adjustments if you're at least giving it a shot add character to your collections and can be cool. Especially simple ones like that...not saying you should customize a brand new figure - very few of us are good enough to do that, I sure as hell am not. But a small adjustment for accuracies sake can solve it for you and still look factory fresh. Otherwise, if you want everything to only look like the factory version and come to you that way in a hobby filled with so much specific detail, this is what we have and we kind of have to take the good with the bad. I'm not going to be the 'they're just toys' guy but both directions can be ok in the end. Keep it how it is and accept it or have some fun messing with it. TL;DR - don't be sad!
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 7, 2021 14:23:17 GMT -5
Debate on but the RSC Unboxing is premiering here shortly! What did Kane left elbow joint or the complete arm is painted on over skinton base colour Left arm is skin tone plastic with no paint. Right arm has red painted on the elbow and when bent the skin tone does show through.
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 7, 2021 13:34:21 GMT -5
Debate on but the RSC Unboxing is premiering here shortly!
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 7, 2021 9:05:54 GMT -5
I'm not interested any more in these mattel online reveals, I can't withstand that guy name Sam. Bill has no info on anything. Gargano irritates me on the panel. Lastly why should I waste time to see a bunch of re release and future figures that might be scraped easily if someone leaves the company. come on bro. I will be there to make you feel happier
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 5, 2021 14:47:48 GMT -5
Manufacturer issues. Delayed. Sorry! Out of our control on this one.
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Post by RSCTom on Oct 4, 2021 20:18:35 GMT -5
Well?!? What did we all think?
Seems pretty polarizing so far!
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 30, 2021 13:35:56 GMT -5
DDP is up with an add to cart but 'not in stock' button
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 28, 2021 14:43:42 GMT -5
Can someone explain Luminaries to your old pal?
I missed this for whatever reason.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 28, 2021 12:58:56 GMT -5
All for your Hardy idea! I am still shocked he's never main evented a WrestleMania and still think after all this it could happen.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 27, 2021 14:59:25 GMT -5
great prediction! I was getting that sense too...for sure some aspect of wall-breaking is going on. It's too bad more people aren't excited for this at the moment.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 27, 2021 11:39:10 GMT -5
This looks great! I wasn't a big Matrix fan back in the day at all (way more concerned with Star Wars over LOTR and Matrix) but over time I've grown to appreciate the first one to a level I didn't get at a young age.
There are a lot of questions I have that I am actually looking forward to getting answers to. The footage of the first movie that looks like it's included makes me wonder what we're getting. Hopefully it's as experimental and unpredictable as the first was at the time.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 22, 2021 16:27:40 GMT -5
Bret and Neidhart wore the same attire designs in WCW in 98 as they did WWF in 97. Not sure why WWE would own the rights to Owen’s wardrobe but not family members that are identical. They wouldn’t be able to do a slammy attire, but there’s 0 chance WWE owns a black singlet with a pink Hart logo and some squiggly leg designs aka KOTR or Mania X If anything, WWE have less claim over Owen than all the rest of the Harts because of the wrongful death lawsuit. This is kind of my thought. It would draw more negative attention than anything else if they got cranky over an Owen Hart action figure being made.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 22, 2021 15:55:45 GMT -5
Looking forward to this! We love you, Owen!
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 22, 2021 13:11:18 GMT -5
You're close with most of this. It's notoriously difficult to secure music rights for your productions unless you're a major film/tv studio without forking over an arm and a leg for usage, especially on a permanent basis. I myself have tried to secure music rights over the years for wrestling related material and even with friends in the music business have been unable to even get a response for some of what I was looking for.
It's likely some of the songs you heard in the past had rights secured for that live show and then released afterwards. Smaller companies either fork over some of the money or simply don't do it and hope they don't get caught (I've seen both done). But basically a label or rights holder can make a copyright claim at any time, especially with new media, for something that is used without their permission. It's just so hard to control and even now is still a bit like the wild west in terms of who uses what on the internet so you don't hear of it happening too often.
My favorite top-shelf examples are Eric Bischoff returning to Back in Black for one night and Hogan using Voodoo Child with 'Hulk Still Rules' happening. Bischoff reverted to a copycat WWE music library theme as it's pretty well documented Vince McMahon hates to pay for music rights. With Hulk, I am not really a Hogan fan personally but I wish he kept VooDoo Child forever because it was an evolution of his character (which is an almost impossible character to evolve) and sounds way better than his stupid, outdated and corny Real American theme. When he reverted back to that theme because Vince didn't want to pay for it, you can almost mark the moment he basically turned into a 'Legend' sideshow act. I'd go as far as to say TNA should have forked over the funds to use that theme during his run there, but why waste the money I guess if you're already in the hole.
I was a big fan of Europe's tunes, especially Final Countdown, in early high school before the song even made any sort of wrestling connection and I'm not shocked a hair band who has been mistaken since the 80's for having a song on the Rocky IV soundtrack and really only ever had one major radio hit in 'Carrie' asked for an absurd amount of money. They should basically have taken what they could get, but it's fine that they didn't.
Basically it boils down to 1. whether or not you can get ahold of the rights holders in the first place 2. how much those rights holders are willing to let you use it for (which in this case, 20 dates for 200k or whatever it was is absurd) and 3. how much you're willing to spend.
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Post by RSCTom on Sept 21, 2021 14:00:09 GMT -5
Wow I never expected to see that Mike again. That was a massive surprise for me from my dad at like 4 years old. May have to grab that one.
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