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Post by kev85hasbro on Jun 8, 2009 15:08:13 GMT -5
So do's anyone know the artists involved with drawing up the best line of wrestling figures ever. Would it ever be worth trying to write to them. They might be able to help us with myths and rumours. Anyone up for it.  |
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Post by gdubs on Jun 8, 2009 15:10:10 GMT -5
Man, I'd be up for it! I'll start researching this stuff. Hopefully, We can see unproduced protos or drawings and try to recreate these lost gems!
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Post by gdubs on Jun 8, 2009 15:16:35 GMT -5
here's some stuff people may already know about "unreleased figures" *Credit to wikipedia*
*Other planned but not produced figures in series 2 (1991) were Tugboat, Dino Bravo, Haku, The Barbarian (with a removable cloth cape), Nikolai Volkoff (when he became Face), Tito Santana (with long brown hair, white underwear and white boots but still having the Bulls Eye Bash move) and Boris Zhukov (when he became a singles wrestler). Tag Team sets planned but not produced in the same batch, as well as the Rhythm & Blues set, were a set of The Hart Foundation, of Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart, featuring Neidhart with a black vest, pink tights and white boots (still having the Anvil Flattener move), Power and Glory (Hercules and Paul Roma) and The Orient Express (Sato and Tanaka). None of these singles figures or tag teams other than the Rhythm and Blues set, not even the Hart Foundation Jim Neidhart, were even ever seen as prototypes.
*Col. Mustafa and General Adnan were other figures planned but they were pulled from the toy line due to controversy of the recent Gulf War. Possibly due to why they could never have been released in the end, they could never have made it to prototype shots and could only be dismissed as hearsay.
*The final set released was on green card backs. The next set to be released would have been on orange card backs and was to include Jeff Jarrett, Diesel, Mo (from Men on a Mission), Mabel (from Men on a Mission), Lex Luger (in USA Gear), Owen Hart (King of Harts attire), and Bastion Booger. This series was never released because the contract fell through the WWF franchise and there were never even any moulds of these figures.(EXCEPT THE MANNIX HASBRO DIESEL, THE LIARS! ;P)
*Although no major plans were ever made after the 'orange card' series which ultimately was never produced, it was said that the next series would have been on black cards - names on the short list were...Bret Hart #3 (New Mould), Allied Power British Bulldog, King Kong Bundy, Bob Backlund, Diesel #2 and Goldust. Of course no moulds were ever produced and the furthest it ever went were names on a piece of paper, which many have dismissed as hearsay.
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Post by Kreese on Jun 8, 2009 15:32:11 GMT -5
I think that Wikipedia info is purely someones wish list, in all my years of collecting, I have never heard of those but I'd loved to have seen em!
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Post by Guest on Jun 8, 2009 15:47:16 GMT -5
when i saw the title of this post i nearly fell off my chair at how much of a obvious question it was....but then i read on and realised what it meant ha ha! it's a great idea kev, i'd be interested to find out the ins and outs. i'd LOVE to know who came up with the moves names on the front of the card too  |
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Post by ultimogringo on Jun 8, 2009 20:17:26 GMT -5
One of my former co-workers & my director worked at Hasbro back in the day. My friend designed the big bossman. I'll ask them if they'd like to comment on the process & artists.
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Post by gdubs on Jun 8, 2009 20:46:29 GMT -5
One of my former co-workers & my director worked at Hasbro back in the day. My friend designed the big bossman. I'll ask them if they'd like to comment on the process & artists. now that is awesome! your friend designed bossman? which one, the fat one or the clothesline action? that'd be cool if your friend could let us see unproduced hasbro sketches! I'm sure there's a few out there....oh, or unreleased prototypes! |
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Post by GoldenHulk on Jun 9, 2009 9:36:16 GMT -5
Bart Sears was responsible for several of the figure designs/ concept drawings for the line. He did the work on the old C.O.P.S. figure line for Hasbro as well as some work on GI Joe, in addition to being a fantastic comic book artist. I also recall someone mentioning a guy named Ron working on the line, but I do not recall a last name.
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Post by ultimogringo on Jun 9, 2009 10:38:58 GMT -5
One of my former co-workers & my director worked at Hasbro back in the day. My friend designed the big bossman. I'll ask them if they'd like to comment on the process & artists. now that is awesome! your friend designed bossman? which one, the fat one or the clothesline action? that'd be cool if your friend could let us see unproduced hasbro sketches! I'm sure there's a few out there....oh, or unreleased prototypes! Unfortunately, most folks back then did not get to keep sketches. On top of that my friend & boss could care less about wrestling so they had no inclination to do so. I got some emails in so who knows... |
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Post by gdubs on Jun 9, 2009 21:55:25 GMT -5
now that is awesome! your friend designed bossman? which one, the fat one or the clothesline action? that'd be cool if your friend could let us see unproduced hasbro sketches! I'm sure there's a few out there....oh, or unreleased prototypes! Unfortunately, most folks back then did not get to keep sketches. On top of that my friend & boss could care less about wrestling so they had no inclination to do so. I got some emails in so who knows... Dang evil companies. If I were a sketch artist of hasbros, I'd definately xerox my work. Bart Sears was responsible for several of the figure designs/ concept drawings for the line. He did the work on the old C.O.P.S. figure line for Hasbro as well as some work on GI Joe, in addition to being a fantastic comic book artist. I also recall someone mentioning a guy named Ron working on the line, but I do not recall a last name. Excellent work goldenhulk! Anyone know how to contact bart sears? |
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Post by ultimogringo on Jun 10, 2009 9:46:29 GMT -5
Spoke briefly about it with my boss:
"Yes I did. In fact I met several of the wrestlers. Big Boss Man, and Roddy. BB Man choked me with his nightstick in a photo op."
Here's another update:
"I have or had a photo model of Ultimate. I will have to check if I still have it. I don’t have any sketches, concept or control art. I may have some at one time. I had a large portfolio from Hasbro times and there was some stuff in it. I don’t even know where the case is anymore. I may have thrown it all away."
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