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Post by wayneyb on Aug 11, 2015 9:08:31 GMT -5
Congratulations on the job buddy.
That stage looks pretty cool with the Smackdown banner, only ever seen the Raw side.
Could the ramp from the old entrance stage or Backstage Brawl be compatible with the new stage?
I dont mind a lot of the breakaway parts but im not keen on the breakable ramp
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 10, 2015 16:59:08 GMT -5
So much for pulling all Hogan merch. Its all about the dollar!!
Really hope I can get one of these, thats the iconic Hulk look from my childhood. Wish it had been an elite.
We won't ever get these at retail in the UK and i'm not paying $100 on ebay thats a joke.
Classifieds here I come if someone wants to help a brother out....
Also, does anyone think if that shirt could be removed it would fit on a Hogan elite torso? A neat cut down the side and carefully re-glued might just work??
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 10, 2015 14:04:54 GMT -5
LOD wore blue during their WCW run Cheers. I've seen some photos on google of them in blue but don't remember ever seeing them wear it on tv. I could never watched WCW as we didn't have Sky tv which was the only way to watch it so that explains it. |
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 10, 2015 13:48:30 GMT -5
The Harper came with Gators to represent this:  Thanks! Never seen that before but explains why the gators came with his figure. Still a bit of a random accessory but not as random as I first thought it was. |
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 10, 2015 13:22:49 GMT -5
Nice. I got that Piper a few weeks ago myself from Asda. I paid £10 I believe. He is a great figure. RIP HOTROD. Cheers. Yeh I picked it up a couple of days before he died, really glad I did now as the next time I went in they had gone. |
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Elite quiz
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via mobile
Post by wayneyb on Aug 10, 2015 12:38:06 GMT -5
Its amazing how quickly the 12 minutes goes
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 10, 2015 11:52:56 GMT -5
Awesome figure, its scandalous we don't have more Y2J elites there are so many great attires they can make.
It was a good effort with the glow-in-the dark jacket. It didn't really work out but i'm glad Mattel tried something different for him.
A DM undisputed Jericho is probably my single biggest want now that Mattel are able to do
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 10, 2015 11:43:01 GMT -5
I seem to have picked up a fair few figures this past month so thought I would share them Obviously jumped on the bandwagon with these but who knows when we'll ever see any new Hogan figures. These will only get more expensive to find if WWE don't re-sign him back up anytime soon so got them while I could. It's hard to get these in the UK anyway for a decent price I don't want to have to rely on the secondary market down the line. Decent figures in themselves but should have been further down the line behind Hollywood Hogan and a 2002 Hulk Still Rules figures  Picked these up from TRU, never recall LOD wrestling in blue as a kid but its a nice alternative attire to red. The pads don't seem to fit as snug as the elites do, hard to explain but they tilt back a bit, especially on Animal.  Stardust and Goldust from Smyths. Great figures, nice to finally get a Stardust and another solid elite Goldust. Still need an elite debut figure of him  Matadors, from TRU. OK figures, not really a fan of the gimmick. I do like the softer rubber jackets they have tho, better than the harder plastic jackets/robes in the early elite sets  Got these from Asda 2 for £14. Nice figures, I do like these, Piper's not really a good likeness in my opinion but a nice choice of t-shirt and a figure that I really wanted.  A Stephanie McMahon figure has been on my want list for a while now so nice to see some finally being released. Just waiting to get the new elite Seth Rollins and J&J Security to complete the Authority  Elite Dean Ambrose and Luke Harper, solid figures. Ambrose in street gear has been a long time coming, the hairs a bit off but a great figure nonetheless. Not sure we needed an updated Harper yet but i'll take it. No idea why he has 2 alligators with him tho, I must have missed that episode of Raw???  Kamala, got this from the bay. Slowly trying to pick up everyone from the Legends line where I can find good deals.   Finally the NWO Hall and Nash battlepack. Maybe my favourite basic figures yet, they are up there anyway. My only grumble is the glasses do not fit Nash, there is nowhere in his hairline for them to slot in or sit straight. I've had to bend part of the glasses to fit in the hairline but it's not ideal and they pop off now and then.     Cheers for looking. I picked up some other figures for a little project I was working on but i'll save them for another thread. |
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 10, 2015 10:23:13 GMT -5
Contacted Smyths about the ASR Cage sets, and they said that they are hoping to get them in. This would be amazing if they do. I want both the classic and current cages but dont want to pay hefty shipping fees and potentially custom charges on top. If Smyths get them in will they come with both WM2/Summerslam and ECW/Extreme Rules ring aprons or are the extra ring aprons exclusive to Ringside, like the Smackdown one was with the ASR ring? |
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 10, 2015 6:40:39 GMT -5
I got 240 but I'm giving myself an extra point as they have mispelt 1 name that I would have gotten right otherwise.
Cant believe some of the obvious ones I forgot!
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 8, 2015 6:30:30 GMT -5
Got E35 Randy Orton and Luke Harper from Bradford TRU, got them to price match against Smyths so got them for £14.99 each. Also picked up Stephanie McMahon. Was tempted to get the red knee-braced Stone Cold too but I have spent waaaaay too much on figures this month! Do TRU have the Nikki Bella series? My local TRUs have only just stocked Basic 51 so not yet. |
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Post by wayneyb on Aug 8, 2015 4:44:37 GMT -5
Got E35 Randy Orton and Luke Harper from Bradford TRU, got them to price match against Smyths so got them for £14.99 each. Also picked up Stephanie McMahon.
Was tempted to get the red knee-braced Stone Cold too but I have spent waaaaay too much on figures this month!
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 30, 2015 6:50:33 GMT -5
Yeah... I've ordered two (and three) figures from them before and not been charged - it really seems to be pot luck sometimes. I would say though: if you're ordering more than two figures from them, then expect to be charged/factor in the additional cost - and if you end up not being charged, it's a nice bonus...  I've always ordered directly from them (RSC)... remember to use the "wfigs" code for 10% discount! Steve and Wayne: How much did it say on your customs declaration sticker? Sorry mate no idea. If binmen haven't been by the time I'm home from work i'll have a look |
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 30, 2015 4:35:49 GMT -5
I received the American Made Hogan and NWO battlepack today from RSC and no customs charge.
I've previously ordered a full set of elites and had no charge either so could have been lucky with that one!
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 29, 2015 19:18:57 GMT -5
Is there any customs charges when ordering from RSC? Not usually no. Think i've ordered from RSC about 8 times over the past few years and only ever had 1 customs charge a couple of years ago. |
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 29, 2015 18:09:00 GMT -5
Anyone ordered Scott Hall, nWo exclusive from Ringside ?. Yep. Day One pre-order for me. Worked out at £32 odd, posted. Thats not too bad, tempting |
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 29, 2015 15:59:52 GMT -5
I caved and got a HOF Hogan from ebay for £35 delivered. Paid about a tenner more than I wanted to ideally with Smyths getting the HOF series in, but didnt want to risk missing out in case they pulled Hogan.  I've done the exact same thing as you; for exactly the same reason. Smyths will not get the figures in for another month, anything can happen between now and then. I think its 50/50 if Smyths get the HOF Hogan in. Smyths seem to have a good relationship with WWE so will pull it if told i'm sure. However Hogan hasnt really made headline news over here so I dont think there will be any uproar if the figure ends up on UK shelves. Hogan's dvd is still on wwedvd.co.uk too |
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 29, 2015 11:29:49 GMT -5
I caved and got a HOF Hogan from ebay for £35 delivered. Paid about a tenner more than I wanted to ideally with Smyths getting the HOF series in, but didnt want to risk missing out in case they pulled Hogan. |
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 25, 2015 11:56:02 GMT -5
I would hold opinions until this mysterious third act is released. This reminds me of when the Patriots released Aaron Hernandez when he was first charged with being an accomplice. They either had inside info or could smell that there was more to the story. Eventually Hernandez was charged with murder. Is there a third act to this? Surely it would have all come out yesterday seems a pure witch hunt to start staggering the release of this kind of news. I read some comments on a few sites yesterday that Hogan supposedly said about the Rock but apparently they turned out to be bs. Just something made up to fill the gap between his firing/resignation and the actual story being made public. If those comments were true they would be all over the news by now because they were pretty shocking and on the net for people to see. If there us anything else surely it's in Hogan's interest to fess up rather than let the media break it again. |
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Post by wayneyb on Jul 25, 2015 4:24:07 GMT -5
Unless more comes out then Hogan should ride this through and hopefully he and WWE can work together again down the line.
Remember Dog the Bounty Hunter making racial slurs a few years ago, I think he dropped some N bombs about his daughter's boyfriend in a private telephone conversation that was recorded and released without his knowledge by his son.
Now when that came out the television network that made his show distanced themselves from him, cancelled the current series "for the foreseeable future" and pulled the re-runs too.
Dog ran the media gauntlet and made a public apology and then several months down the line when it had died down and was no longer newsworthy the network brought his show back and went on to make several more seasons.
No reason this can't play out in a similar fashion for Hulk, unless more comes to light.
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