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Post by SteveHulk on May 19, 2023 5:18:52 GMT -5
I don't care who it is but please Mattel at least 1 figure in each wave needs to be someone who would fit in with the original Hasbro WWF line. Fit in in what way? I think they probably mean within the same time period or figures that were announced or rumoured by Hasbro(?). Personally, I don't really care about them making "missing" Hasbros... I know figures like RnB Greg Valentine and Tugboat were wanted by some Hasbro collectors - but as someone who doesn't have any original Hasbros, I wasn't really interested in them (I'd have much preferred a normal Greg Valentine!). 🤷♂️ |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 18, 2023 7:03:11 GMT -5
I hope we get an NWA Harley before his deal runs out. Can't wait to receive the TRUE King of Pro Wrestling. Yeah - I'd also like a Retro figure and a Coliseum Collection UE figure too... |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 17, 2023 19:56:11 GMT -5
Any U.K. folks had a shipping notification yet? I got one 11th May. |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 17, 2023 19:27:07 GMT -5
I wonder if this would have turned out differently if they started with the Raw stage instead of the Nitro one. Since they would have shared parts this might have been an option. Of course its always easy to know it better in the retrospective so I don’t want to come along criticizing someone as I am not in the position to do so, but I would like to know. @afa Would you be willing to give us some insight about why you did choose the Nitro stage over the Raw stage to start with? I guess we'll never know, but it would have been more expensive ($500-$600 by the sounds of it) and was even bigger than the Nitro stage - so we'd have had all the same problems. If anything, given the extra cost and size, it might have done worse... |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 17, 2023 1:42:26 GMT -5
I’m hoping it’s Series 3 Finn Balor or Series 6 Rock. I don’t feel like paying an arm and a leg on eBay for them. The new/similar UE Legends Rock is coming out soon though, so I can't see them re-releasing the Series 6 one for a loooong time (if at all). I think this new Legends one was made very similar because a lot of people had a hard time getting the Amazon (S6) one... maybe they couldn't/can't just re-release it like standard/retail ones(?) |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 16, 2023 7:03:05 GMT -5
DX does seem like the next logical progression in the RSC line. I wouldn’t mind seeing real tag teams though. You could maybe get some WCW teams in like Harlem Heat and the Steiner Bros, APA would be cool, but unfortunately the tag team roster isn't as full as it should be from a licensing perspective. ...what a mess 😔 |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 16, 2023 7:01:25 GMT -5
I really do wish Ringside would only do the pre-order period and then close it off after a period of time. This will keep it quite limited and highly sought after. I also really hope the next tag team set from RSC is DX. Would love it to be Shawn, Triple H, Rude and Chyna. The current Shawn Retro figure is horrendous and deserves a new fig. That would be awesome. |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 16, 2023 6:56:24 GMT -5
I or L
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Post by SteveHulk on May 15, 2023 5:43:07 GMT -5
More I think about it, the more I’d be willing to bet Series 4 is Macho Man and Ricky The Dragon from WrestleMania 3. Ricky would be a first time Ultimate. Could include soft goods or even his gator. Macho, while certainly having a presence in the Ultimate line already, doesn’t have that vintage 3 star trunk look captured in Ultimate form. Soft goods would be easy to include. Could even include a new ring bell. I’m still annoyed Roddy comes in blue and not red. I hope this doesn’t continue. I’d also wager that JYD will be in one of the next two waves because they spent money on tooling for George the Animal which can be repainted and used for JYD like elite releases. Isn't the LJN Macho pink trunks with stars though? So it's pretty much the WM3 attire anyway... I think the only difference would be the colour of the kneepads - and they could always include a spare set as accessories. |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 14, 2023 23:24:35 GMT -5
WCW Monday Nitro Entrance Stage Crowdfunding Project: Price: $400.00 5K Backers: You'll get the Entrance Stage ITSELF and the BASE figure of....RICK STEINER!! *ONE WEEK EARLY BIRD SPECIAL*: You'll get....SCOTT STEINER!! Tier #1. 7K Backers: You'll get the....WCW MONDAY NITRO RING!! Tier #2. 8K Backers: You'll get the....WCW Monday Nitro FLAME RING MATS!! Tier #3. 10K Backers: You'll get UE figures of....ERIC BISCHOFF and BOBBY "THE BRAIN" HEENEN!! Tier #4. 12K Backers: You'll get the....WCW Monday Nitro ANNOUNCERS STAGE!! ...that would probably be over $600(!). |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 14, 2023 21:49:26 GMT -5
More I think about it, the more I’d be willing to bet Series 4 is Macho Man and Ricky The Dragon from WrestleMania 3. Ricky would be a first time Ultimate. Could include soft goods or even his gator. Macho, while certainly having a presence in the Ultimate line already, doesn’t have that vintage 3 star trunk look captured in Ultimate form. Soft goods would be easy to include. Could even include a new ring bell. I'd LOVE Macho and Steamboat in this line/packaging. I know we've already had these attires about 3 or 4 times (each)... but they're both so iconic, I dont mind. If they're trying to stick to the original LJN gear/look though, I think Steamboat might be in black tights with a red gi top - or vice-versa (like on the poster). |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 14, 2023 14:50:04 GMT -5
I hope one day we can get Goldust in the Ultimate line. I want a deluxe 2 pack with it: Goldust and Marlena with the all gold IC title and directors chair. ...hopefully. No-one wants "Mustardyellowdust" 🤭 |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 13, 2023 17:04:11 GMT -5
Did I see someone mention a Howard Finkel figure? A suited McMahon would be great, but probably less likely at this point. I'm really, really hoping for a Bobby Heenan.... Heenan and Gorilla are MUSTS for this line! |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 13, 2023 17:03:19 GMT -5
Got my nWo set from Ringside today! Couldn't believe how small the shipper box was when I saw it sitting on my porch when I got home. Look more like something a 200 page book would come in instead of wrestling figures lol. And while I know it would cost them a little extra I wish Ringside would ship these in an additional box, or even a bubble mailer instead of just placing the FedEx label on the shipper. Would give the set a little extra protection, keep the shipping companies employees from knowing what it is plus for those that want to hang onto the brown shipper box you wouldn't have to deal with a shipping label taking up one side. Oh well luckily besides a little corner damage mine arrived in pretty good shape. Also unlike the Coliseum Collection figures the card backs on these are taped to the plastic slip to keep them in place. Perfect for the MOC collectors but for those that want to take them out and put them back in it would be a little more time consuming. That's really disappointing to hear... you'd think they'd put it in another box, as they know a lot of collectors like to keep the shippers too. I'm hoping mine might come in an extra box, as it's an international order/shipping... 🤞 |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 12, 2023 22:15:53 GMT -5
Hey Steve - loving the new NWO Retros! ❤️
I may have missed it, but were these a one-off - or are there going to be more RSC exclusive Retros? (if so, will they be similar ie. themed sets of 2 x 2pks?)
Thanks.
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Post by SteveHulk on May 12, 2023 21:53:09 GMT -5
Jimmy Snucka - No bare feet mold/attire Dude Love - messed up shirt deco size Rhyno - crazy huge shoulder mold. We couldn't even get a ECW or red attire. Bobby Heenan - head scan, has now emotion to it when it should have a facial expression that gives him an expression. Blue Jeans - Mattel doesn't give the jeans a wash for it to look more like jeans. They just looking like blue plastic. Ultimate Torso - inconsistent sizes to different wrestlers. Skinny guys looking jacked or molds that don't match. Having a gap between the ribs and abs molds. Agree with all these! Especially the UE torsos - there's just no consistency at all... some look great... some look bloody awful. |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 12, 2023 21:29:33 GMT -5
...can't we say who we're talking about here? 🤷♂️
The only YouTube reviews I watch are My Damn Toys and Alex West Collects... I think they're both great.
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Post by SteveHulk on May 12, 2023 21:23:29 GMT -5
Moc … Not for the reason of reselling, I buy to collect not to resale later on … To me the packaging is part of the figure & it just looks better in it … I don’t worry too much about the space because I don’t have or buy a whole lot of them, matter of fact they’re all in storage at the moment Ditto. I have a MOC collection going back over 30 years... most are in storage though. If I do get the urge to open or play with any new figure (eg. UE Hollywood Hogan), I just buy another one to open up. I know a lot of people/loose collectors think us MOC'ers are weird, but I've always loved the packaging... even as a kid, I used to keep all the Star Wars cardbacks and boxes, lol. |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 12, 2023 21:11:32 GMT -5
Was doing both. MOC was based on whether the card was damaged or not. Though they started to take up a bit of space and the little fella really wanted to play with them. I like to say the little fella wanted to play with them, but really we both wanted to play. Eeuuwww... TMI, mate 🤭. |
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Post by SteveHulk on May 12, 2023 16:40:36 GMT -5
I get people lover her, but Wendy Richter would not have even been on my radar for a retro. How is Sensation Queen Sherri with Macho King or Elizabeth with Macho Man not the first female retro? Figure looks good, but in not super excited for it. Actually depending on who else is in that set it may be a miss for me. Would love to see Chyna in a dx set Me too... a RSC DX set like this would be great. |
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