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Post by drnickriviera995 on Jun 9, 2024 16:07:16 GMT -5
I would love if they were made, in some form of retro. I'm really itching for more WCW. I agree. I am making a WCW area and it's pretty small currently. Yup me too, already had a Nitro and Saturday Night style/era rings. Got custom decals for 3 or 4 more when the new retro rings came out.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Jun 9, 2024 1:04:02 GMT -5
I would guess its Faces of Fear, they had the skulls and crossbones. I would love if they were made, in some form of retro. I'm really itching for more WCW.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Jun 7, 2024 20:35:45 GMT -5
Papa Shango would be cool. He owns it apparently. Makes sense with the chain hat cape and stick Eh, I guess that makes some sense. Though for me, I'd have no need for it. I think the Hasbro was pretty spot-on, and he was such a brief character, I wouldn't need to have a 2nd version of it.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Jun 2, 2024 13:34:55 GMT -5
There is a new video on IG (that one from Friday), where he shows some of the newer figures. Mero, Jaques and Pierre were shown production samples and I have to say that these look incredible. The quality appears to finally have been raised. The two Machos, Mercy and the 2 Bulldogs (all unpainted protos) do also look great. Not sure as the Rougeaus, but that might be because of the earlier proto stage. I have to admit that I haven’t been a fan of the line at the beginning. I was impressed with MOM amd felt encouraged to order more figures. Godwinns however were a huge disappointment especially after the MOM release. I got more upset when he started releasing all those repaints and combined Bulldog and Diana. BUT this latest update is impressive. Credit were it’s due. If this is how he is continuing the line, I can see me staying a regular customer. Bright times for collectors. Epic and Grapplers are doing great lately! Really exciting if he has infact gotten quality down-pat. Between him and Epic, I'm really pumped for what they've been showing off and teasing for the future. Less excited as time goes on on zombie, as he continues to go further and further away from the look of the Hasbros plus the gorilla arms on most of the stuff.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 30, 2024 8:28:30 GMT -5
Has Zombie dropped any hints on who is in the next set? Maybe Ahmed Johnson. Chris Candido. The bloody Flair? I do remember him showing pictures of these guys, along with the WM7 Macho King and Road Warriors. Hopefully those will be coming soon. Probably some of those, I'd guess most of the ones shown at WM weekend would be possibilities since they at least had prototypes. Probably HOG soon as someone else stated.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 30, 2024 8:26:43 GMT -5
Got Eddie and Boris from Figure Collections. Hope as well they can get a matching Nikoli down the line. Passed on Eddie since he's just outside the era I want to collect, but it's a nice figure. I picked up Boris and Bobby. Boris just fits the Hasbro era, and the figure looks really good. Like you, I too hope they can get Nikolai Volkoff in this line, the Mattel figure was subpar. With Zombie making Slick, Mattel making Jimmy Hart, and now Epic making Bobby Heenan, someone needs to make a Mr. Fuji in his tux. Yeah, those would be the 2 for most WWF guys, makes total sense. WCW is another sweet spot for me especially the mid 90's, so Eddy was a must. And I've decided to bail on non-wrestlers at this point, that Heenan looks phenominal, but there's just too much coming out from all the different companies and non-wrestlers have never excited me much since Hasbro never made them, so it got into my head that it's how it should be haha.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 30, 2024 7:03:09 GMT -5
Got Eddie and Boris from Figure Collections. Hope aswell they can get a matching Nikoli down the line.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 30, 2024 7:01:08 GMT -5
Gang is a great figure. I'd be interested in Roma and Herc, but the proportions on those figures look way off. Short legs, overlong arms - again. Slick does look pretty cool, but I'm not willing to pay so much money for a manager. Has he shown Power and Glory actual production run figs? The ones in his post still look like some sort of prototypes, mainly saying since the paint isn't as sharp or glossy as I'd expect from the final product.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 24, 2024 19:45:15 GMT -5
What’s the problem with that? More options the better, no? he's not providing anything "new" though, he's just recycling the same figure over and over, just in different colours at least if he was doing different outfits, with different heads and arms/leg poses, it would at least be better than a simple repaint look at Epic - they're now releasing both a red suit Heenan, and a black suit (which has different arms, and comes with the mic accessory) G+G's Savage will have more repaints than a Nick Aldis or Joey Knight at this rate
At least he's done 2 molds at minimum, suited and non, maybe there'll be more too? At any rate unlike modern indy guys, I think there is huge demand for all different versions of Macho.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 18, 2024 8:03:57 GMT -5
So Mitch has like $400 of your money? Legit question, does that bother you at all while waiting for so many...
how much does ZST have of peoples money 🤯 None of mine atm, but I haven't ordered Cardona/Gage, Punk or Bruce Lee, not sure what else he has outstanding off the top of my head He seems to be going away from preorders for the most part from what I gather.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 18, 2024 7:59:27 GMT -5
Same, think I have Rougoues, Quebecers, Marc Mero, Bulldog SS92/Diana, Macho Man, and I think Hart Foundation Bulldog, assuming that went up for preorder already, I've lost track on the Bulldogs at this point. So Mitch has like $400 of your money? Legit question, does that bother you at all while waiting for so many...
Doesn't bother me that much at this point since we know his turn arounds have been relativly quick compared to other companies. I think there's been a big gap on alot of these because of Chinese new year. That doesn't mean I don't want him to go away from the preoder model, I'd much rather see the final product before ordering, but at this point I know roughly what quality to expect, plus his figures don't seem to lose value aftermarket wise, so reselling is always easy if I change my mind. Not like Zombie who claims something is limited and then releases it again another 6 times, so most of his stuff has not held any resale value.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 17, 2024 20:23:23 GMT -5
I have preordered so much stuff from G&G that to be honest I can’t even remember all of the stuff I have coming. Lol Same, think I have Rougoues, Quebecers, Marc Mero, Bulldog SS92/Diana, Macho Man, and I think Hart Foundation Bulldog, assuming that went up for preorder already, I've lost track on the Bulldogs at this point.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 16, 2024 20:29:28 GMT -5
I’m all for pre-orders/clogging timelines to stay relevant but when will we hit a limit? to stay relevant, delivery is key constantly posting concept art and then expecting people to "preorder" (actually crowdfund the product) is a joke now - he needs to take a leaf out of Mattel's playbook - just do one mass reveal, and then set deadlines for delivery of each wave. constantly posting a new prototype or render is not the way to build an established business, but then again, we all know Mitch won't put his own money into his business, he's wholly reliant on consumers taking the risk, meaning he doesn't have the incentive to deliver the same level of quality that his competitors seem to be delivering regularly
I agree on some points for sure, I wish Mitch would slow down on preorders and get more stuff in hand, ideally do it like the King Mabel and last version of MoM, have them in hand and sell them that way, then you know exactly what the finished product is like. I wonder if Chinese new year is also playing a role in a backup atm? Hopefully the flood gates open soon and we get most of those preorders that have been outstanding for a while, and I hope the quality is there, but who knows. I do like it though that he's getting much more stuff out than Zombie and more stuff I'm interested in too. Ok, Zombie doesn't have a bunch of preorders outstanding atm, but in the past his preorders had lasted 12-18 months or more. And alot of what he's showing latley doesn't do it for me, they don't looks like Hasbros much of them anymore, and he's doing alot of managers/announcers and ECW which I'm not into personally. Mitch is doing alot of suited figs lately too, but he's also doing tons of wrestlers from the era I really want. And he is modeling them to actually fit in with Hasbros and not going the miniature statue route.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 15, 2024 23:59:16 GMT -5
So are the additional Mero's going to be preorders? Or is it a luck of the draw for those that ordered the regular version?
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 15, 2024 20:42:55 GMT -5
Is that the third Marc Mero? Also, I wonder if he will be bothering to add articulation to the Al Snow...all the Kurt Fuller got was arm articulation... He said there would be more articulation with the wrestling figures but did not think it was necessary for suited figures and that it makes for a cleaner look. My argument is that they could at least be posed in a seated position. It might actually be less expensive to mold two swappable sets of legs (one seated and one standing) then to have articulated thighs and knees. Yes, that is three Mero’s (glad someone is keeping score)! Red will be standard, black/silver will be limited, and black/yellow will be the rarest though I’m not sure how each will be available. I need to re-Watch to see if that is covered. Interesing, think this is the first I've heard of Mero variants. Might pick one up if they look good. Hope he does Johnny B. Badd though.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 14, 2024 21:31:00 GMT -5
Yeah, like others said, no way that gold Macho won his "poll" lol. I think most avoided it worried about the gold paint after the whole MoM saga. I worry what the final product will look like, but at early glance I do like it. I think it looks better than what we've seen of Zombie's WM7, can't sand the face on that one, and the gorilla arms.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 13, 2024 19:21:04 GMT -5
for the prices he's charging, he can definitely afford to make multiple manager molds (even just swapping arms/legs) but this is ridiculous to release 4 figures with the exact same body, but charge a premium price for a basic head swap. Has he announced prices yet for anything that's not currently up? Maybe he could cut prices a bit if it's not a new mold? And some people are probably getting burned out on guys in suits, not just from Mitch, but Zombie doing a bunch too. Maybe a few bucks cheaper would make it an easier buy for some?
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 13, 2024 19:19:08 GMT -5
Picked up mine from the PO box today, looks pretty good, at least for the first release from a new company. I have Max Moon on order too, so look forward to seeing how he turns out. Also, happened to pick up some milk at the store before getting home, and later made me think it was a funny cooincidence....I mean, do you think a Mantaur would give blue milk?
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 13, 2024 15:14:05 GMT -5
I'm probably passing on announcers/managers at this point. But, I'm sure many collectors will be happy with this one.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on May 9, 2024 20:59:18 GMT -5
I loved PE but wish they were in ECW colors. But Zombie posted that they were a childhood fav of his in WCW, so that’s cool. But again, let’s go already. Cool, I was gonna ask since I had no clue how their gear differed between promotions. So if these are WCW, there's a good chance I'll get them depending how the full protos look. Hope he starts making these look more like Hasbros instead of the generic poses. Fingers crossed. Maybe styling them after the Nastys Hasbros would be cool? One w/clothesline, one w/overhead closed fists attack.
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