Undertaker Orange Series 2-up Heads **Updated 7th Dec**

[Boon]

damn where do all these buyers get this stuff from? there must be a secret Black market for people who are high on Hasbro

I bet even Hulk Hogan couldn't even afford to buy his own 2UP head

[Slim]

Amazing, just amazing.

[juniordaddyo]

These are more awesome finds. Would love to know where you guys get them from! I keep waiting every month to see what is next to come out the woodwork...

[familyguy84]

The Hulk to me looks like an OFSTM style model rather than a Hasbro and it doesn't make much sense why they'd model a new Hulk at that stage (and maybe even macho).

[jason1980s]

Dec 2, 2014 5:30:36 GMT -5 familyguy84 said:

The Hulk to me looks like an OFSTM style model rather than a Hasbro and it doesn't make much sense why they'd model a new Hulk at that stage (and maybe even macho).

Could be for 1993, as they came out with the cowboy Macho and the new bodies Hulk and repaint red shirted Hulk. Also, I don't think Undertaker was ever planned for a new figure for Orange cards (my biggest doubt about the Hasbro "employee"). I think Undertaker's head was a mold for the red cards, possibly the 1993 mailaways. Maybe Hulk, Macho and Undertaker were meant for the mailaways as being new, no Bret. By 1994, it was obvious Hasbro was losing interest with so many repainted bodies and a few repaints or rereleases. I don't see a new Undertaker in late 94/early 95 when they already made one. Plus, again, no Texas Tornado would be being made past his 1992 figure.

Still, the heads are AWESOME! If the Macho and Undertaker were being made, we probably would've had them with removable hats, at least based on the prototype.

[Ry_D]

This is the Hulk Hogan mail-away proto head sculpt.
I agree, I don't think Undertaker was part of a planned new series (aka the Orange line).
The truth is we don't know one way of the other fro sure, but I'd guess against it.
Rather like this cool never before seen Macho Man sculpt, Undertaker was probably a new design for one of the previous releases that didn't get the final go-ahead.
Super cool items Judge.
In reference to the Texas Tornado sculpt pictured with cdp's Jeff Jarrett/Mabel/Mo sculpts; this is clearly from an early time frame. There are other sculpts from various different series.
It's just a coincidence that Texas T happened to be pictured with those Orange line Urethane sculpts. It's clearly from the 1991 era.

[familyguy84]

Dec 2, 2014 9:44:33 GMT -5 Ry_D said:

This is the Hulk Hogan mail-away proto head sculpt.
I agree, I don't think Undertaker was part of a planned new series (aka the Orange line).
The truth is we don't know one way of the other fro sure, but I'd guess against it.
Rather like this cool never before seen Macho Man sculpt, Undertaker was probably a new design for one of the previous releases that didn't get the final go-ahead.
Super cool items Judge.
In reference to the Texas Tornado sculpt pictured with cdp's Jeff Jarrett/Mabel/Mo sculpts; this is clearly from an early time frame. There are other sculpts from various different series.
It's just a coincidence that Texas T happened to be pictured with those Orange line Urethane sculpts. It's clearly from the 1991 era.

It certainly isn't the red mailaway Hogan unless they significantly changed it before going in to production.

[kev85hasbro]

Dec 2, 2014 9:44:33 GMT -5 Ry_D said:

This is the Hulk Hogan mail-away proto head sculpt.
I agree, I don't think Undertaker was part of a planned new series (aka the Orange line).
The truth is we don't know one way of the other fro sure, but I'd guess against it.
Rather like this cool never before seen Macho Man sculpt, Undertaker was probably a new design for one of the previous releases that didn't get the final go-ahead.
Super cool items Judge.
In reference to the Texas Tornado sculpt pictured with cdp's Jeff Jarrett/Mabel/Mo sculpts; this is clearly from an early time frame. There are other sculpts from various different series.
It's just a coincidence that Texas T happened to be pictured with those Orange line Urethane sculpts. It's clearly from the 1991 era.

Hey how do we know it isn't ment for series 13... Oh wait a minute did I just throw up a whole new topic lol. Could you picture that a bob Backlund undertaker king of harts and a evil tatanka. Now that would be a dream

[jason1980s]

Dec 2, 2014 9:44:33 GMT -5 Ry_D said:

In reference to the Texas Tornado sculpt pictured with cdp's Jeff Jarrett/Mabel/Mo sculpts; this is clearly from an early time frame. There are other sculpts from various different series.
It's just a coincidence that Texas T happened to be pictured with those Orange line Urethane sculpts. It's clearly from the 1991 era.

Right, we definitely weren't getting a new Tornado. The head is just an old sculpt, like the Luger. Some are saying a new Undertaker is meant for the orange set because it's next to Jarrett, Mo and Mabel but what I'm getting at is it's obvious Tornado wasn't planned for anything and Luger is just the head done for the red cards.
When I think of the new Undertaker head I think of the WWF Magazine profile side view with him and Nailz. Considering that was late 1992/early 1993 and the red cards were from around that time a year later, it's got to be from that time period.

[Ry_D]

Dec 3, 2014 4:20:36 GMT -5 familyguy84 said:

Dec 2, 2014 9:44:33 GMT -5 Ry_D said:

This is the Hulk Hogan mail-away proto head sculpt.
I agree, I don't think Undertaker was part of a planned new series (aka the Orange line).
The truth is we don't know one way of the other fro sure, but I'd guess against it.
Rather like this cool never before seen Macho Man sculpt, Undertaker was probably a new design for one of the previous releases that didn't get the final go-ahead.
Super cool items Judge.
In reference to the Texas Tornado sculpt pictured with cdp's Jeff Jarrett/Mabel/Mo sculpts; this is clearly from an early time frame. There are other sculpts from various different series.
It's just a coincidence that Texas T happened to be pictured with those Orange line Urethane sculpts. It's clearly from the 1991 era.

It certainly isn't the red mailaway Hogan unless they significantly changed it before going in to production.

In what way is it significantly different? It looks the exact same.
The bandana is the same - same smile - same chin ect.
Sometimes features such as the eyes are different on the painted sculpts.

[Rebel23]

Dec 3, 2014 8:43:22 GMT -5 Ry_D said:

Dec 3, 2014 4:20:36 GMT -5 familyguy84 said:

It certainly isn't the red mailaway Hogan unless they significantly changed it before going in to production.

In what way is it significantly different? It looks the exact same.
The bandana is the same - same smile - same chin ect.
Sometimes features such as the eyes are different on the painted sculpts.

I agree, it's certainly the paint job on the eyes that makes it appear different. The detail in the eyes on the proto makes the whole expression look like more of a smile. But I do think its legit.

[ozz]

He looks too happy there, no wonder they went with the released version. That's pretty sweet.

[The Madness]

Dec 3, 2014 8:43:22 GMT -5 Ry_D said:

Dec 3, 2014 4:20:36 GMT -5 familyguy84 said:

It certainly isn't the red mailaway Hogan unless they significantly changed it before going in to production.

In what way is it significantly different? It looks the exact same.
The bandana is the same - same smile - same chin ect.
Sometimes features such as the eyes are different on the painted sculpts.

It's most definitely a different sculpt.

[Ry_D]

It's more the bandana. It's the same as the mail-away Hulk. All the carded Hulk releases (Hulk ~3 and Hulk #4) have a different colour schemes.
Perhaps a variant consideration for the mail-away release. I'd accept that.

[jason1980s]

I'm thinking Hogan, Macho and Undertaker heads were all meant for new releases as mailaways but the company went with the cost cutting method and we got the repaints of Hogan, Bret, Undertaker.

[Hasbromaniac]

The heads are nice ! Sweet find !

[curch]

These are really awesome!

[Mr. Mojo Risin]

Can we get some pics of the 2-up heads next to the regular release Hasbro heads for size comparison

[judge]

So my final item has arrived - and adds to the others I've picked up.....

This particular one is another amazing piece. Not an unreleased one - but a green card series 2-up head.......

Ludvig Borga













Until more funds come my way that's me done for now however I think by the time I can get more the others will be gone.

A nice final piece to put into my collection.

By the way - I know there have been requests to put the 2up heads next to regular release figures.

If you can bear with me until Xmas I will be able to hopefully do so then as my full loose set isn't in the same location as the heads at present!

[kev85hasbro]

Excellent stuff.