Post by naparo01 on Aug 25, 2010 15:16:22 GMT -5
Hey WF
Just picked up most of Elite 5. Below are the reviews. Check out the link for more detailed pictures: sites.google.com/site/ringskirts/mattelelite
Elite Series 5
Mark Hennery
The world’s strongest man gets his most articulated figure ever. He has his red singlet on that he wore when tagging up with MVP. It has WSM on his back. The head scan is different from his basic edition and has a bit of an evil grin. He has the added articulation that is great on his knees but honestly the ab joint is pretty useless due to the girth of him. I’m fine with this as the figure looks very nice and realistic. He comes with a set of barbell weights which are far inferior in realism to Jakks. Here the weights come off but they are one solid fused stack. Jakk’s were textured like iron, all single plates, and had white paint with the weight of each plate on them. But I digress, this figure will be for wrestling not lifting dead weight.
RS: Rated 7
Dolf Ziggler
He is perfection. Perfection! No seriously, not just quoting the song this figure is da bomb! Head scan is a great and captures his cocky smugness. He has black shorts with logos on both legs and the back. He also has two toned, Billy Gun, style boots. He wears leopard print forearm covers. My favorite thing about this figure is the his jacket. Now when I saw the proto shots I thought it was a hard rubber vest. But it turns out its nice soft shiny fake leather. They even gave it silver spots on the front and his logo on the back. Whether you call him Nicky, Nick Nemoth or the worst name in the history of pro wrestling (besides Zanta Clause of course) Dolf Ziggler, he has a killer figure here.
RS Rated: 10
Jack Swagger
The all American, American, American, American, Canadian, Bosnian, Mexican, American Jack give him a gimmicked last name Swagger. I appreciate the effort Jakks but I’m not too impressed. The cloth singlet is an appreciated touch but it’s too much. It has a bunchy look and seems to not fit well. It is better than most attempts I have seen but just didn’t thrill me. But that can be removed. Yet underneath he has this orange accented black singlet painted on. Not my favorite outfit that he has worn but at least we have options. The head scan is less than great. It really doesn’t resemble Swagger that much if you ask me. One upgrade from his basic figure is the hair color. Seems that they ditched the bright yellow hair and toned it down to look more blond.
RS Rated: 3
Valdimir Kozlov
Drasha Booll. I don’t speak Russian but that’s what the beginning of his music sounds like. His entrance robe is near perfect. It has sombo on both sleeves and his name and deco on the back. It has a removable robe tie which is very silky making it hard to produce enough friction to have a nice tight fit. He has red shorts with white stripes down them and red boots with a circular logo on each. He has the thin strap elbow pads which are nice and flexible. His head scan is reminiscent of Jakks deluxe treatments as it is a screaming head. I’m not a huge fan of screaming head scans but this one still looks much like Vlad.
RS Rated: 9
Chavo Guerrero
Guerrero means warrior and it also means awesome figure! Chavitio snuck in for an Elite style figure. This figure is just very pleasing. He comes with his poncho and a removable head band. I don’t understand why Chavo, MVP, and Dusty Rhodes figures could have removable head bands but both Steamboat figures could not. He has his black boots with gold flames and long tights on. An over all great representation of Chavo. Only draw back (and it’s probably unique to my figure,) is that is left arm shoulder ball is hard to rotate. But let me just take a moment to say how great the articulation on this line is. So great that I can pose guys on the ropes!
RS Rated: 10
