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Post by Halloween King on Feb 4, 2012 21:13:23 GMT -5
I went out to TRU in Melrose Park IL yesterday and they had the new battle packs in. I picked up the Macho Man two pack. I want to go back and get the two guys that come with the belts later on.
Anywho, I noticed the Macho Man towers over Cm Punk. It got me to thinking, is CM Punk really that short? Or did Mattel just drop the ball on the scale with this Basic Macho Man?
I compared my Basic Macho man to my All Stars Macho Man and to my Defining Moments Macho Man. The Basic one is considerably taller than the other two.
So my question is this, do the Basic figures and the deluxe figures have two seperate scales? Or is this just an error on mattels part?
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Post by mrhoss on Feb 4, 2012 21:46:22 GMT -5
He looks tall, doesn't he? He appears tall even before holding him up against another figure. I measured him up against an elite Orton, they look about the same height.
I think Punk and Savage are about 6'2".
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Post by drifter on Feb 4, 2012 22:01:18 GMT -5
He looks tall, doesn't he? He appears tall even before holding him up against another figure. I measured him up against an elite Orton, they look about the same height. I think Punk and Savage are about 6'2". Yeah, I've looked up both of their heights, and it seems Punk and Savage were the same height, so the figures should have been realistically the same size. |
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Post by Bandalero on Feb 4, 2012 22:10:21 GMT -5
Guys you do realize that the Basic Macho Man is using the wrong calves and boots right? He's using mid-sized boots instead of the tall boot mold and longer calves instead of the short calves that go with the tall boot mold. That all adds to his height in basic form.
So yes the figure is very out-of-scale and inaccurate to boot (no pun intended).
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Post by Halloween King on Feb 4, 2012 22:31:03 GMT -5
Guys you do realize that the Basic Macho Man is using the wrong calves and boots right? He's using mid-sized boots instead of the tall boot mold and longer calves instead of the short calves that go with the tall boot mold. That all adds to his height in basic form. So yes the figure is very out-of-scale and inaccurate to boot (no pun intended). So then basics and elite figures follow the same scale? This is just an error? |
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Post by Bandalero on Feb 4, 2012 22:41:33 GMT -5
So then basics and elite figures follow the same scale? This is just an error? Basics and Elites follow the same scale. Considering Mattel owns a basic tall boots/small calves mold as per their EG Million Dollar Man figure, I'd say that yes it is a major error in choosing the wrong parts for this Macho Man basic. |
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Post by jeffro2000 on Feb 4, 2012 22:53:05 GMT -5
I never opened my 2 pk. Think I ordered it before seeing any pics. The short boots just look bad to me, and I have all the other Machos anyway. Just got excited and ordered for no reason really.
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Post by hierosis on Feb 4, 2012 23:24:03 GMT -5
I posted this question the other day in the Punk V Macho Man thread. As soon as I opened it I felt like something was off about Savage, until I quickly realized that it was his height.
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Post by edge1700 on Feb 4, 2012 23:43:42 GMT -5
I'm guessing the reason behind using the taller calves is so they could add the white wrapping around the knees and still have it show under the large kneepads. But it definitely makes the figure look really weird.
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Post by Chewdeezy on Feb 5, 2012 0:33:56 GMT -5
I think Mattel rushed the 2-Pack and messed up choosing the wrong boots.
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Feb 5, 2012 0:56:08 GMT -5
It's ok, because Macho Man was larger than life!  |
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Post by plastictaxicab on Feb 5, 2012 2:06:06 GMT -5
I just got mine yesterday and already fixed it. I'm not sure whose calves I used, but I swapped them. I can post a picture tomorrow. But I also think using the short boots and massive, wrapped calves looked pretty bad.
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Post by mrhoss on Feb 5, 2012 3:11:28 GMT -5
I have to look into swapping calves. Remember the problem with Mr. Perfect's height? In my opinion Macho's is far more noticeable.
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Post by PJ on Feb 5, 2012 5:54:03 GMT -5
Normally all their lines (Basic/Elite/FlexForce) are scaled together, but I think what happened with the basic Macho is they don't have a smaller lower leg (knee to top of boot) & tall boot mold like they do with the Elite so they had to use the longer lower leg with mid cut boot which makes him too tall.
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Post by Cammi Oh on Feb 5, 2012 11:32:20 GMT -5
I noticed that he looked taller from pics but I don't think it is a HUGE issue. I don't get very many basics but this is one I might get just to display at work or something.
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Post by Y3RP: LA MARAVILLA!!! on Feb 5, 2012 11:39:41 GMT -5
It's ok, because Macho Man was larger than life! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2012 12:04:34 GMT -5
How much did trus charge u food the macho man 2 pack?
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Post by plastictaxicab on Feb 5, 2012 12:07:31 GMT -5
Here's hat picture I promised. Again, not sure which calves I used, as I got them in a parts lot, but it fixes the height problem.  |
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Post by juicewinslow on Feb 5, 2012 12:11:48 GMT -5
I got this figure a while ago from RSC. Have to admit, it's a big disappointment.
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Post by Bandalero on Feb 5, 2012 12:52:55 GMT -5
Normally all their lines (Basic/Elite/FlexForce) are scaled together, but I think what happened with the basic Macho is they don't have a smaller lower leg (knee to top of boot) & tall boot mold like they do with the Elite so they had to use the longer lower leg with mid cut boot which makes him too tall. PJ, doesn't the EG Million Dollar Man have tall boots and short calves in basic form? |
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