I'm one of those elusive WCW marks you always hear about.....
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New pics of my collection, 400+ (300+ wrestlers) « Thread Started on Mar 9, 2009, 7:36pm »
So, as many of you know, I'm aiming to collect one of each person that Jakks has come out with in figure form (not counting the BCA figures.. yet). I've got ALMOST everyone they've made in TTL or RA style (missing Jannetty, Ripped and Ruthless Sable, and a few others), and I've also recently started adding TNA (and WCW) Toybiz to the mix, although I'd still prefer Jakks customs of those people (I think the TNA wrestlers.. and only Disco, Stevie Ray, Mike Awesome and Shane Douglas don't have RA figures.. and I've got customs of three of them. )
Anyways.. the pictures are grouped by the figure feds they're in. NWA and AWA being the bottom two, ECW and TNA being the middle tier, and WWE and WCW being the big two. My brother and I keep a contract system, with champions, monthly PPVs (we're behind, still in Feb. at the moment), and an injury system for screwed up moves (screw up = 1 point, 6 points in a 2 month span is an injury). Eventually, I'll launch the website I've been designing AT.. but that takes time!
Oh.. the bottom three pictures are simply one of alternate attires we have for wrestlers (remember that each of the figures in the six "fed pics" is a different wrestler!), the other two are close ups of the customs and fixups we've either made or purchased over the past year or so. So, here goes! Let's start at the bottom and work our way up...
Umemployed Workers:
NWA (National Wrestling Alliance) Roster: Commentators: Jimmy Lennon and Teddy Long Commissioner: Gerald Brisco WORLD CHAMP: Barry Windham TAG CHAMPS: Warlord and Barbarian MAJOR STORYLINE(S): Tag Team Oriented, Windham/Blanchard/Orndorff/HTM/Kenzo feud over NWA Belt
AWA (American Wrestling Association) Roster: Commentators: Joe Frazier, Brent Musberger, Johnathan Coachman Commissioner: Johnathan Coachman WORLD CHAMP: Nick Bockwinkel TAG CHAMPS: Micheal Hayes, Terry Gordy, Buddy Jack Roberts MAJOR STORYLINE(S): Bockwinkel, Race, Hennig, Shelton, Slaughter the top stars
ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) Roster: Commentators: Terry Funk (Injured) and Joey Styles Commissioner: Paul Heyman WORLD CHAMP: Shane Douglas TELEVISION CHAMP: Charlie Haas TAG CHAMPS: Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow MAJOR STORYLINE(S): Douglas, Haas, Bam Bam and Candido as a faction, lots of WCW/WWE castoffs in a stable together (trying to change perception of themselves)
TNA (Total Nonstop Action) Roster: Commentators: Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant Commissioner: Jeff Jarrett WORLD CHAMP: Christopher Daniels X CHAMP: Jesse Gordy TAG CHAMPS: Shane Helms and Alex Shelley MAJOR STORYLINE(S): Daniels feuding with all comers, Gordy rising through the ranks, DiBiase/Roode/Rock/Corino forming seperate "fed"
WCW (World Championship Wrestling) Roster: Commentators: Bobby Heenan, Bruno Harvey (Wippleman), Steve McMicheal Commissioner: Eric Bischoff WORLD CHAMP: Rey Mysterio Jr. US CHAMP: Chris Benoit TV CHAMP: Kofi Kingston CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMP: Ultimo Dragon TAG CHAMPS: Rick and Scott Steiner WOMENS CHAMP: Ashley Massaro MAJOR STORYLINE(S): nWo storyline in full effect (most of the workers in the front, outside the ring), fighting the Horsemen, Goldberg, Sting, Luger, Piper, and Rey Mysterio Jr. (who just won his title from Hogan at Starrcade)
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Roster: Commentators: Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler Commissioner: Vince McMahon WORLD CHAMP: Triple H IC CHAMP: Kane EUROPEAN CHAMP: DH Smith LT. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP: Austin Aries TAG CHAMPS: Randy Orton and Batista WOMENS CHAMP: Trish Stratus MAJOR STORYLINE(S): Evolution feuding with everyone, Corporation (featuring CM Punk, JBL, Nick Dinsmore, Lesnar, Umaga, and 10+ more) semi-feuding with Shane, Hart Foundation/RnR/Midnights/Gurrerros tag feud, Kendrick and London going after Euro and IC belts.
Alternate Outfits of Above Workers:
Closer Picture of Customs (Some by us, some by others:)
Anyways, I'll get that website up sooner or later.. just wanted to post some pictures as I get ever closer to having all the figures I want (If you've got an extra Marty Jannetty, Ted Jr., Vladmir, Evan Bourne, RnR Sable, Toybiz Sabin, Disco, Hoyt, and awesome Jakks customs, or anyone else you don't see pictured, then check out my haves/wants post in my sig or email me!)!
very nice collection. nice use of stunning steve austin for a shane douglas. best looking scan i've seen used for him.
I never understood why everyone doesn't use this head for that style Shane Douglas. The head looks just like him.. and I don't think I even touched a paintbrush to it.
Course, if you notice the Nick Patrick fixup.. the Tony Gazzo head is perfect for him. Kid Kash makes a decent Owen Hart, and the CS 13 Bret Hart head is a spot on Juventud as well (although the body leaves something to be desired). Sometimes I wonder if the head sculptors do that on purpose.
Over 15 UK refs & 14 INT. refs now too! 1st WFUK member to get Rock Family 3 Pack :)
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Re: New pics of my collection, 400+ (300+ wrestler « Reply #14 on Mar 10, 2009, 3:26pm »
nice collections - I reckon you should keep your feds authentic though - as a huge NWA mark - I don't like seeing all the "newer talent" in there buddy.
Nevertheless, you have some very sought after stuff there - thanks for the pics
nice collections - I reckon you should keep your feds authentic though - as a huge NWA mark - I don't like seeing all the "newer talent" in there buddy.
Nevertheless, you have some very sought after stuff there - thanks for the pics
Lol, true, true.. but each company has a budget. WCW's is like 22 Mil, WWE's 20, TNA's is like 10, ECW's is 8, AWA's is 4 and NWA's is 2 Mil. Ballpark figures.. but the point is, I've gotta take who I can get that doesn't get run up. I'd like to have Harley Race and Ric Flair in NWA, but I think Flair's contracted for 750,000.. which is approaching half of the NWA's budget. I can afford it with WCW, but not with NWA. I did manage to get Barry Windham, Tully Blanchard, One Man Gang, Teddy Long, Gerald Brisco.. and a few other old school guys. Gotta mix it up though, based on the budget. Besides, you'd be surprised how much more Gene Snitsky fits in the NWA than you'd think, and Kenzo's basically playing Muta's role.
My brother somehow manages to keep AWA mostly people with some sort of "athletic" background (or wrestlers known as technicians). Shelton, Lashley, Slaughter, Killer Bees, Race, Bockwinkel. Shiek and the Freebirds must be just to keep the AWA flavor. Lol. He does a good job with his budget there.. but he's paying Shelton something astronomical, like half his overall. Ran him up with TNA.
Great collection, I love that la Parka custom figure.
The La Parka is a JPilko custom, you might wanna message him. It isn't my favorite attire.. but it's very well done. He also did Vampiro.
AJ, Daniels, Shelley, and Skipper are also done by other people.. and I know we did Sting, Douglas, Candido, Stevie Ray, and all the simple fixups like Juventud, Nick Patrick, Gerald Brisco and such. Beyond that, I can't remember.
And oh yeah, and as far as the figure feds go, Palumbo and Stamboli won the WCW Tag Titles tonight.. and Flair won the World Title, so my list is already a bit out of date.
Love hearing ya'll's comments on the collection though, and keep the trade proposals comin! (Haves/wants in my sig)