Zincdust
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Post by Zincdust on Nov 7, 2023 14:36:05 GMT -5
Been checking the local Ross stores (we have no Ollie's up here in the PNW), and haven't stumbled across any Classified as of yet.
Looking forward to the V.A.M.P. greatly, and hopefully that means a Stinger is also coming soon.
Anyone else here back the H.I.S.S. tank set? Still no emails on my end as to when that'll ship.
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Post by Zincdust on Nov 7, 2023 13:18:52 GMT -5
Sal made a video but there isn’t much of anything that wasn’t said earlier. His spin on it he status of Rush is that the market is over saturated so he is pivoting. The only real news is that the mini figures might end up undergoing some kind of change and still be around the the future. He plans to continue trying to do Retro figures but not of wrestlers. Specifically the horror line is still being done and he is going to try and continue to do other licenses he has the rights to. He mentioned something about a license involving “A man with a gun.” Sal had a good analogy that would have been good marketing for his company about 9 months ago: He compared ZST and Epic to X-Box and PlayStation. This would make Rush Nintendo. The graphics aren’t as good but the games are still fun. The only problem with that is Nintendo isn’t really known for being rude to their customers, going silent on them, delivery really bad products, etc. Right now all Rush has produced is the Virtual Boy and the Wii U. If anything I would say he is closer to Atari but that wouldn’t be fair to Atari. Prove everyone wrong, Sal. You make good products, take your time releasing proofread statements, and treat people with respect and you’ll have a much better chance and salvaging things. www.instagram.com/tv/CzWpirWr1ef/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Sal is more like the Game.com. EVERYONE hated that (I owned a Game.com handheld and several games that I'd picked up on clearance from KB Toys, and I absolutely hated it). Anyway, all of this news is really unfortunate for the people who had ordered from him. I was really hoping that he'd come through for you guys.
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Post by Zincdust on Nov 4, 2023 10:40:11 GMT -5
If you don't like it don't buy them. I LOVE them, and probably won't be able to buy them! Well! I stand corrected. I stopped by the usually-cleaned-out Target half a mile from my house right at opening this morning, and was pleasantly surprised to see the shipper on the side of the endcap right next to the wrestling figgies. They had 2 of the Warrior, and 3 of everyone else. Picked up one of each!
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Post by Zincdust on Nov 3, 2023 18:54:56 GMT -5
Girlfriend hit the jackpot today and was able to get an employee to crack a shipper open straight off the pallet 🙏🏻 bro is lying. no figure collector has a girlfriend (I do but I’m the only exception) Darned straight. My wife won't let me have a girlfriend.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 31, 2023 18:10:28 GMT -5
I worked at DirecTV during Halloween Havoc '98. Holy crap, the sheer amount of abusive, belligerent, angry wrestling fans that called in when WCW cut the feed at the beginning of DDP VS. Goldberg was nuts. I got called LOTS of fun names, accused of deliberately ending the show just because I felt like it, and all sort of other insane ramblings.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 31, 2023 10:17:01 GMT -5
I'd definitely grab HJ as a part of the CC (who am I kidding? I'm buying EVERYONE that comes out in the CC!). Who could we see him paired up with? Unrealistically, it'd be cool to have him partnered with King Kong Bundy, as they squared off on opposite teams at WMIII.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 30, 2023 18:09:08 GMT -5
Was the first or second person to my sidecap in Oregon yesterday. Grabbed all but Warrior. Today there were all 4 warriors and 1 lonely Bulldog. Anyone else hoping they can long game the Warrior? I only really want him for the belt What part of Orygone? I live up in your attic (Vantucky).
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 30, 2023 12:33:25 GMT -5
Leadup to Demolition VS. Bulldogs from SNME.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 29, 2023 12:47:43 GMT -5
If you don't like it don't buy them. I LOVE them, and probably won't be able to buy them!
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 29, 2023 12:37:46 GMT -5
In addition to others mentioned here, I would absolutely love the see BRGs of the Fabulous Rougeau Brothers, Dino Bravo, and a ring gear King Harley Race (with removable cape and crown, of course!).
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 14, 2023 21:25:54 GMT -5
Found a WM way out in the boonies that had all of Series 5 (Quake/Rude/Macho/Rock). Just picked up a Savage for myself.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 13, 2023 15:27:13 GMT -5
Weird; I got the email earlier this morning that my order of one Hulk and one Piper had shipped (in two different packages), and they were both on my doorstep as of a half hour ago! Not complaining, of course! Got the chase Hulk.
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Post by Zincdust on Oct 4, 2023 9:58:59 GMT -5
Bah, living on the west coast, I have no Ollie's and am extremely jealous of those of you who do!
However, I do have Tunnel Rat, Grunt, and Desert Snake Eyes being delivered today, so I can't complain too loudly.
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 26, 2023 9:58:58 GMT -5
The Piper and Steele set are still coming this year. Hang tight for the new sale date. Thank you for the update, Steve!
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 15, 2023 9:48:24 GMT -5
Thought I would give these a try after all the positive things I have seen/heard about them. They are pretty cool. As a kid who went absolutely bonkers for M.U.S.C.L.E. Things in the 80s (and still have a bunch!), I was very excited about these. Even if they're not quite the same (size and material are different), they're still close enough in my book and give me a similar feeling of nostalgia.
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 14, 2023 10:10:23 GMT -5
Just got an email this morning that my Snow Job figgy from Pulse has shipped!
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 11, 2023 14:41:37 GMT -5
Personally, I had a love/hate relationship with him at the time. I HATED him, and couldn't wait to see him get beat. For that reason, I had a ton of respect for him. He knew that his job was to be a bad guy, and he executed it perfectly. He got nuclear heat, everywhere he went. Today, I have nothing but love and respect for HTM. I re-watch his past work with so much appreciation. Some of my favorite moments: I only got to see him wrestle live once. In Boise, during his feud with Jimmy Snuka. Snuka pinned HTM that night. I have some VERY dimly-lit/fuzzy pics around here somewhere. I couldn't wait to get his Hasbro figure, and it was SO hard to find. I finally found it three towns over in a local drug store. I was super excited, and still have him today. I loved loved LOVED how confused he was after he himself got the "El Kabong" treatment from his own guitar and was pinned by Dusty at SummerSlam '89. I thought that his post-match interview was hilarious. I thought that it was interesting that he was directly tied in with Brutus Beefcake during the first three Survivor Series PPVs. '87: HTM pins Beefcake. '88: HTM & Beefcake fought to a double-countout. '89: Beefcake pins HTM. I REALLY wish that he could have stayed longer in WCW. Another personal HTM fact that I just remembered: I always select HTM, along with Macho, as my tag team in the "WWF Superstars" arcade game!
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 11, 2023 11:16:54 GMT -5
Personally, I had a love/hate relationship with him at the time. I HATED him, and couldn't wait to see him get beat. For that reason, I had a ton of respect for him. He knew that his job was to be a bad guy, and he executed it perfectly. He got nuclear heat, everywhere he went. Today, I have nothing but love and respect for HTM. I re-watch his past work with so much appreciation. Some of my favorite moments: I only got to see him wrestle live once. In Boise, during his feud with Jimmy Snuka. Snuka pinned HTM that night. I have some VERY dimly-lit/fuzzy pics around here somewhere. I couldn't wait to get his Hasbro figure, and it was SO hard to find. I finally found it three towns over in a local drug store. I was super excited, and still have him today. I loved loved LOVED how confused he was after he himself got the "El Kabong" treatment from his own guitar and was pinned by Dusty at SummerSlam '89. I thought that his post-match interview was hilarious. I thought that it was interesting that he was directly tied in with Brutus Beefcake during the first three Survivor Series PPVs. '87: HTM pins Beefcake. '88: HTM & Beefcake fought to a double-countout. '89: Beefcake pins HTM. I REALLY wish that he could have stayed longer in WCW.
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 8, 2023 17:57:02 GMT -5
My wife, who wants everyone to know that she is the best, bought a kid's meal today and asked them specifically for the last set that I needed! She just brought me set 6: Aquaman/Queen Mera/Black Manta, in green! Nice, but how did she know which figures were in the box? Are there codes on the boxes or something? Yessir, if you look on the bottom of the box, there's a colored circle with a number in it. The color of the circle is the same color as the characters within, and the number is the character set number that you're getting!
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Post by Zincdust on Sept 8, 2023 16:51:43 GMT -5
So far, I've been able to get: Set 1: Superman/Supergirl/Lex Luthor in green Set 2: Batman/Nightwing/Catwoman in red Set 3: Wonder Woman/Cyborg/Cheetah in purple Set 4: Flash/Batgirl/Gorilla Grodd in blue Set 5: Green Lantern/Nubia/Sinestro in purple I picked up two more sets today. They were the Wonder Woman set in red and the Green Lantern set in green. My wife, who wants everyone to know that she is the best, bought a kid's meal today and asked them specifically for the last set that I needed! She just brought me set 6: Aquaman/Queen Mera/Black Manta, in green!
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