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Post by Zincdust on Jul 9, 2019 9:20:14 GMT -5
I know that I keep banging the drum of the Loyal Subjects, but they're releasing a Hot Wheels set: Loyal Subjects Hot WheelsAnyone else into 'em? I want a basic set, at the very least.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 28, 2019 16:22:32 GMT -5
Blarg! Was stoked when Retro 8 Hardy & Ryder were on Target's site earlier this week (very briefly), and I was able to successfully order one of each! They came today, and the box was so full of those bagged-air packing pillows, that both cards were bent nearly into a "U" shape.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 27, 2019 12:42:28 GMT -5
As long as they keep Russo away, I'm all for it. I'm actually excited about this news! I would actually like to see that happen just for a laugh since all he does now is talk about how much he doesn't like pro-wrestling at all and has a podcast show that features him making fun of 'marks'/smarks. Sure, he SAYS that, but I have a feeling that he would absolutely jump at the chance if they had offered him the job.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 27, 2019 9:54:59 GMT -5
As long as they keep Russo away, I'm all for it. I'm actually excited about this news!
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 27, 2019 9:11:51 GMT -5
Don't give up hope!! I had this theory that Target stores would not be getting any new Loyal Subjects stuff while they still had their Game of Thrones figs on shelves. I went to one of my local Targets last night (in Vancouver, WA) to check them out, and they still had two GoT boxes back by the Neca/Funko stuff. Dejectedly, I decided to go and look at the action figures to see if they had any new WWE things, and found not only a case of TLS WWE, but also TLS cases of Nickelodeon Splat!, Horror Icons and that Japanese depressed egg thingy! It was a case of 12, with 8 windows boxes and 4 black-out. The 8 that could be seen were 2X common Ultimate Warrior, 2X Cena, 2X Lesnar and 2X Reigns. I bought one Warrior and one blacked-out box. The contents!:
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 24, 2019 13:25:39 GMT -5
In addition to those mentioned, another pair that I could think of are Cowboy Bob Orton and Barry O.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 21, 2019 18:38:46 GMT -5
Wow, NICE! So, Target is getting BOTH the Warrior and Piper sets. Interesting!! Thanks for sharing, cableV! What section were they in? By trading cards, with Pop Vinyls, or...? The only ones from these sets that I'm really interested in are both Warriors, red/white/blue AJ, Red AJ & 2/8 Piper. MAYBE Wolfpac Sting and red logo Reigns. I found them in the Neca/Funko/Pop Vinyl section near the music/movies area. Thanks a bunch! I went to the three Targets in my town (Vancouver, WA) yesterday with no luck. I checked all the sections that I've seen Loyal Subjects Action Vinyls of different properties in before: action figures, video games, trading cards & the Neca/Funko section.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 21, 2019 18:21:04 GMT -5
Wow, NICE! So, Target is getting BOTH the Warrior and Piper sets. Interesting!! Thanks for sharing, cableV! What section were they in? By trading cards, with Pop Vinyls, or...? The only ones from these sets that I'm really interested in are both Warriors, red/white/blue AJ, Red AJ & 2/8 Piper. MAYBE Wolfpac Sting and red logo Reigns.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 21, 2019 9:51:50 GMT -5
Hold on a minute... Regarding the Bryan/Rowan VS. Heavy Machinery match; are JUST the Smackdown Tag Team Championships on the line? Or are HM's Yolo County Tag Team Championships also up for grabs, title VS. title?
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 19, 2019 17:56:57 GMT -5
People on the TLS fan pages on FB that I'm a member of have been finding them in stores. I wonder what's to become of the Piper set? That WAS supposed to be the Target-exclusive set. Do they have a searchable number for PopFindr? I was told (irritably, since it had been asked a bunch of times before me) that the DPCI is 323-01-9079, but that the number will not work on inventory check systems like Popfindr or Brickseek. Everyone that found some had to physically go in and do the legwork. What the heck kinda stone age are we living in where I have to get off my butt to go in and check stock??
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 19, 2019 9:48:37 GMT -5
People on the TLS fan pages on FB that I'm a member of have been finding them in stores.
I wonder what's to become of the Piper set? That WAS supposed to be the Target-exclusive set.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 15, 2019 11:57:20 GMT -5
King Harley Race for me. I was a big fan of Race's KotR gimmick when I first got into wrestling as a kid, so it's an especially hard kick in the teeth for me to know that I'll probably never own one. Just have to settle for my inferior Jakks Classic Superstars version.
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 13, 2019 9:57:21 GMT -5
See, this is what I'm afraid of... that we're having a repeat of S3 with S7. Every WM around me that got S7 sold out quickly, but they were replaced immediately with another case (or multiple cases) of S7, which have just sat collecting dust on the pegs since January or so. The Targets around me STILL have S3, and if by some miracle they sold those, I have a bad feeling that they'd be replaced by S7 (based on Target's website inventory of Retros).
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Post by Zincdust on Jun 7, 2019 10:16:01 GMT -5
The WWE Network is an AMAZING deal (if modern shows/PPVs aren't doing it for you, just look at the astounding amount of past content from previous eras... I'm sure that you'll find lots of stuff that suits you!).
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Post by Zincdust on May 30, 2019 17:30:01 GMT -5
How much are the retros retailing at Target for? $9.99!
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Post by Zincdust on May 30, 2019 10:48:23 GMT -5
Anybody find these in the field at the big box stores like target, walmart, rye, gamestop, etc? Still seems like only available through speciality stores online. Got a good deal on a black and white balor so just need the walmart and target exclusives along with a few basics. No, nothing yet in stores in my neck of the woods (Vancouver, WA), nothing new in the Loyal Subjects groups that I'm in (other than other members importing cases from Australia, which apparently they DO have a bunch sitting on store shelves), no news from the Loyal Subjects execs/brand managers/social media peeps themselves, and very few items on eBay at the moment. It's almost as if they don't WANT every red cent I have!
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Post by Zincdust on May 21, 2019 18:08:10 GMT -5
I was just thinking the other day about the first time I'd seen Owen in-person.
Back in 1988, we were standing outside of the Boise State Pavilion before the house show, watching the wrestlers being driven in. The Powers of Pain arrived together in a van, followed closely by a taxi carrying Jim Neidhart and Ravishing Rick Rude. Not long after that, another van arrived. This one had Bret Hart and a fellow wearing a blue mask. I didn't know who it was at the time, of course.
During the show, Barry Horowitz was introduced, and his opponent for the evening was the Blue Angel. Dude put on a good aerial assault, finishing Barry off with a moonsault (which was still fairly uncommon in the late 80s).
Of course, it was Owen (pre-WWF TV debut). I've seen him wrestle live a few times since then (teaming with Koko VS. the Nasty Boys, VS. Savio Vega, VS. Ken Shamrock and teaming with Bulldog VS. Taker/Austin, and probably a couple more that I'm forgetting right now), but that first one always stuck with me. You can imagine my surprise when it finally dawned on me who it actually was (despite considering who he shared a ride with)!
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Post by Zincdust on May 16, 2019 17:26:46 GMT -5
Probably my MOC basic 1/1000 belt Mike Knox. Not sure what his belt number is, I'm sure there aren't many of him floating around MOC with a 1/1000 belt these days.
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Post by Zincdust on May 15, 2019 11:48:42 GMT -5
Fred Meyer used to have WWE figs. It was actually a great source for both new and old figs, as well as having pretty good sales. I got a series 5 Chavo and a series 4 Finlay when the Liz/AJ Lee series was out. They had variants like series 5 Swagger with the singlet on in the package, and I still have the Kozlov with Sambo jacket MIB. I haven't been to one in a few years but the last time I was there they no longer carried WWE stuff. I think the last series I saw there was the series with the Wyatt Family. Hopefully they carry them again now. The FMs around me (Vancouver, WA) all started carrying Elite 63 back in late January/early February for $22.99 each. Most of them (not all of 'em) also have the Basic Top Talent '18 set, but I can't remember what they charge for those. That being said, someone requested an update as to what I found last night: there weren't any signs up reflecting the sale, and I didn't check or bother any employees. Now whether this is due to the sale NOT running VS. employees not putting signs up is up for debate. Now that I think about it, I probably should have scanned at least one... The scanners usually show if there's a sale running on 'em or not.
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Post by Zincdust on May 15, 2019 10:47:45 GMT -5
Got my Escape from the Death Star game with the Grand Moff Tarken figure from Target. I didn't want to start collecting again, but these Retros look too good to pass up. Same here (regarding both buying the game/Tarkin set AND collecting the retros)!! Speaking of which, is anyone else hunting the retros? Having any luck? All of the Targets I've visited in my area were cleaned out by the time I got to them on Sunday morning.
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