Post by edge1700 on Oct 30, 2012 22:03:04 GMT -5
UPS guy dropped these off earlier today. I have to say I absolutely LOVE the new smaller carding for next year. I didn't think they could come up with anything cooler than this years carding but they did.
Let's start off with John Cena. Much like his latest Elite figure this Cena features a whole new lower half which I'm a huge fan of. The legs rotate at the top and bottom of the knee pads. No front & back rotation at all by the feet so it's not tipping over that's for sure. You can rotate the shoes however. Not a fan of the headscan since it makes him look like E.T. so I'll switch it out. 7/10
Up next we have CM Punk. The new scan on Punk is nice. Wasn't a huge fan of it when I first opened the figure but the more I look at it the more it's growing on me. The attire on Punk is the figure is lacking detail on the trunks just like all his other recent basic figures. But the kickpads are completely painted so that's a bonus. Since it has a new headscan I'll give it a 6/10
Moving on to Zack Ryder. The Ryder is a cool figure but I like the basic 22 attire better. I like to have some color in my collection and since this figure is in black that basically rules it out. But I have to say I LOVE this Ryder headscan. I'm guessing it's his latest elite scan but it's by far the best scan they've done for him. 7/10
Next we have Drew McIntyre. This is his first figure in almost 2 years! Wish they would have done a new headscan for him but I guess the elite one will work. The attire is nice as well. Nothing special but it's nice to finally get an updated Drew. 6/10
Up next is Sheamus. Nothing really worth noting here. Has the same scan as his King Sheamus figure. At least we get him in red. Only reason I'm keeping him is cause of the updated attire. Otherwise really nothing stands out about it. 4/10
Finally we have the long awaited debut figure of AJ. Like everyone else I was very disappointed to hear that she wouldn't be in ring gear but it's still a decent figure. Wish they would have done something more along the lines of Mickie James for the pants instead of just painting them on. But it will work until we get something different. At least they gave her a unique boot mold. The headscan is very well done. Not the best scan but it resembles here very well. The necklace and 2 bracelets are a nice addition plus they gave her black fingernails like they promised they would. Overall a decent figure but it could have been MUCH better. 7/10
So when it's all said and done it's a decent set but definitely not their best. I'll end up keeping a Cena, Sheamus, McIntyre & AJ...but will probably do headswaps with Punk & Ryder to older figures. The rest are on eBay for those interested.
Let's start off with John Cena. Much like his latest Elite figure this Cena features a whole new lower half which I'm a huge fan of. The legs rotate at the top and bottom of the knee pads. No front & back rotation at all by the feet so it's not tipping over that's for sure. You can rotate the shoes however. Not a fan of the headscan since it makes him look like E.T. so I'll switch it out. 7/10
Up next we have CM Punk. The new scan on Punk is nice. Wasn't a huge fan of it when I first opened the figure but the more I look at it the more it's growing on me. The attire on Punk is the figure is lacking detail on the trunks just like all his other recent basic figures. But the kickpads are completely painted so that's a bonus. Since it has a new headscan I'll give it a 6/10
Moving on to Zack Ryder. The Ryder is a cool figure but I like the basic 22 attire better. I like to have some color in my collection and since this figure is in black that basically rules it out. But I have to say I LOVE this Ryder headscan. I'm guessing it's his latest elite scan but it's by far the best scan they've done for him. 7/10
Next we have Drew McIntyre. This is his first figure in almost 2 years! Wish they would have done a new headscan for him but I guess the elite one will work. The attire is nice as well. Nothing special but it's nice to finally get an updated Drew. 6/10
Up next is Sheamus. Nothing really worth noting here. Has the same scan as his King Sheamus figure. At least we get him in red. Only reason I'm keeping him is cause of the updated attire. Otherwise really nothing stands out about it. 4/10
Finally we have the long awaited debut figure of AJ. Like everyone else I was very disappointed to hear that she wouldn't be in ring gear but it's still a decent figure. Wish they would have done something more along the lines of Mickie James for the pants instead of just painting them on. But it will work until we get something different. At least they gave her a unique boot mold. The headscan is very well done. Not the best scan but it resembles here very well. The necklace and 2 bracelets are a nice addition plus they gave her black fingernails like they promised they would. Overall a decent figure but it could have been MUCH better. 7/10
So when it's all said and done it's a decent set but definitely not their best. I'll end up keeping a Cena, Sheamus, McIntyre & AJ...but will probably do headswaps with Punk & Ryder to older figures. The rest are on eBay for those interested.
