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Post by 80sbaby on Jan 27, 2015 12:24:05 GMT -5
...demolition's inexcusable scale difference and texas tornado and kerry von erichs backwards heads. Also both Nash's heads are doo doo as is Big Bossman's (that one is head scratchingly bad) ... What do you mean by "backwards?" the kerry von erich head is on Texas Tornado and vice versa. Look at the hairstyles...swap the head and the figs look much better.
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Post by 80sbaby on Jan 27, 2015 12:25:52 GMT -5
Cowboy bob. Something about that hat. I still have to get another hat and paint it pink for if we get an Adrian lol...but yeah his hat looks stupid.
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Post by alquelude on Jan 27, 2015 14:01:16 GMT -5
For me what came to my head at first was
JBL- was really looking foward to this figure, and was disappointed by it. The head scan was awful, and he should have had his own body mold
Ultimate warrior e26 and wmXXX Bp- im not a fan of the singlet era of warrior, and when bill talked this up before we saw it, I was very excited. The paint app is good, but I thought it was a poor choice. And I would say the battle pack warrior is my 2nd least favorite warrior they made
King Kong buddy- the singlet just didn't work for this figure, even though I liked the cloth style singlet on legends Andre. Also, they couldn't use King Kong on the shirt.
Mr perfect. He is pretty much as tall as the undertaker, and even towers over hogan. One of the only figs mattel was way off in the scaling. I wasn't enamored with his basic either
And while other figs such as rude, snuka, and sgt slaughter had iffy attire choices for Their first figs, I thought they came out pretty good
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Post by Nivro™ on Jan 27, 2015 15:06:01 GMT -5
What do you mean by "backwards?" the kerry von erich head is on Texas Tornado and vice versa. Look at the hairstyles...swap the head and the figs look much better. Ive owned 2 Kerry figs and 3 Tornado figs (still own the heads to all of them) you do realize its the exact same head on both?
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Post by 3B on Jan 27, 2015 16:05:22 GMT -5
the kerry von erich head is on Texas Tornado and vice versa. Look at the hairstyles...swap the head and the figs look much better. Only difference I can see is the color. Looks like Tornado may have a bit of a wash: I no longer have Kerry to compare in-hand, but looks the same to me.
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Post by 3B on Jan 27, 2015 16:15:49 GMT -5
And while other figs such as rude, snuka, and sgt slaughter had iffy attire choices for Their first figs, I thought they came out pretty good I have to agree with you there. I wouldn't say of these were underwhelming. I prefer barefoot Snuka and although I'm not familiar with his tights version, I think the figure is really nice. It's not a bad figure, just a bad attire choice. Same with Slaughter. Rude gets a bum wrap, big time. Okay, so they didn't add the Warrior portrait on the back, it's not a deal breaker. I don't know the reason why, maybe it was cost-cutting, maybe it was a licensing issue. Either way, it turned out nice with lots of details. The head looks fine to me, but I would like to see a different expression on a new version.
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Post by 80sbaby on Jan 27, 2015 21:08:30 GMT -5
the kerry von erich head is on Texas Tornado and vice versa. Look at the hairstyles...swap the head and the figs look much better. Only difference I can see is the color. Looks like Tornado may have a bit of a wash: I no longer have Kerry to compare in-hand, but looks the same to me. Yeah it's essentially just the hair. It's not a big deal - funny how the most minor complaint is the one everyone focused on - but it is a 'flub' none the less. You have to compare the two figs with the artwork on the package to really notice the difference properly.
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Post by mrassbillygunn on Jan 28, 2015 1:01:55 GMT -5
Mr Perfect without doubt. They botched him badly. Way too tall, face scan is horrible, torso way to lean. C'mon Mattel, get with it!
Ofcourse the Ass Man himself could have been better made. Face scan is too goofy this is a guy who was better looking than Brad Pitt. I wish they allowed to put Mr Ass on the shorts and the accessories were very inaccurate, I still cant believe out of all the dx figures we never got the hockey shirt!! Cmon Mattel, get with it!
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Post by mikey1974 on Jan 28, 2015 6:59:32 GMT -5
L1 Sgt. Slaughter - seriously underwhelmed by the attire choice, and skinny legs. L2 Terry Funk - the attire choice,specifically. at least if they had given hin long trunks underneath. L2 Snuka - previous posts covered everything. LMatty Diamond Dallas Page - the paint on his headscan is just AWFUL FB Yokozuna - too tall, not fat enough, and the headscan looks like he's constipated FB Honky Tonk Man - the way the jumpsuit was designed, it just fits horribly on the figure. FB Kevin Nash - I HATE the headscan! FB Jerry Lawler - one of the worst headscans EVER! and needed a more classic attire,not something he wore 2 years prior. FB JBL - absolutely wrong body type DM Hulk Hogan - not thrilled with the head, and hate the shirt.
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Post by hoganvspiper on Jan 28, 2015 14:26:40 GMT -5
This is a good thread. I'm learning a lot about some figures I either didn't buy or never opened. Mr Perfect is one I did not open. I think most of the figure flaws are somewhat disguised by the packaging, but now I know what to look for.
Regarding the basic Mr. Perfect, I picked up one of those but didn't open it either. By the looks of him, his midsection looks too beefy, which is the total opposite of the elite. Does anyone else have an opinion? How does he rank in size when standing next to some of the other figures in the line?
Also, does anyone by chance have a pic of King Kong Bundy without his knee pads they would be willing to share?
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Post by Hulk Who? on Jan 28, 2015 15:43:54 GMT -5
This is a good thread. I'm learning a lot about some figures I either didn't buy or never opened. Mr Perfect is one I did not open. I think most of the figure flaws are somewhat disguised by the packaging, but now I know what to look for. Regarding the basic Mr. Perfect, I picked up one of those but didn't open it either. By the looks of him, his midsection looks too beefy, which is the total opposite of the elite. Does anyone else have an opinion? How does he rank in size when standing next to some of the other figures in the line?Also, does anyone by chance have a pic of King Kong Bundy without his knee pads they would be willing to share? I think the basic Perfect is much better, swapped on the Legends head for the better hair, gave him the towel and some medium black kneepads, I think he looks great, better height than the Legends figure and the midsection looks better. I like the recent basic Steamboat more than the Legends too and the paint on his head was improved. The Legends figures that seem off to me are mostly to do with height, HBJ and HJD look ridiculous next to each other, don't like HBJ's cloth pants either. And I love the Rude figure, but the hipsocket/leg problem is bad on mine. Not thrilled with the height difference between basic and elite Macho Mans and Warriors, makes them look weird together so I separate them. Even amongst the basics, Punk BP and WM5 Macho have a noticeable height difference with T Shirt series Macho.
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Post by Browser Brody on Jan 28, 2015 16:14:59 GMT -5
JBL is the one that sticks out the most to me.
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Post by Roman Bellic on Jan 28, 2015 16:26:44 GMT -5
actually JBL was one of the figures that was perfectly made
he wasn't fat in '02 - '04
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Post by Medieval on Jan 28, 2015 16:30:44 GMT -5
jbl..ddp..bundy..and defining warrior to name a few.
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Jan 28, 2015 17:44:21 GMT -5
Snuka mr. Perfect(too tall and skinny...no tan) king Kong bundy (cloth singlet) Jerry Lawler (too current)
(They've already made up for Slaughter) That's all I got off the top of my head.
I must say i disagree with most of people's dissapointments. ..Mattel makes amazing figures....but to each his own.
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