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Post by East Coast on Feb 28, 2015 13:24:45 GMT -5
is obviously based on this promo pic of Nikki MDT copied the odd placement of her wristbands from the reference they had. But as we know from watching her matches, she wears her wristtape correctly in the ring. In the promo pic for Tyler Breeze, his handwraps are on the wrong side. His right fist is black while the left is purple. thats what the figure represents But if you've watched his matches, you'll notice the right fist was purple and the left was black. So either Tyler wrapped his hands different for the photoshoot, or the pics were edited and flipped [mirrored] and MDT wasn't told and just went off the picture he was given. Eddie promo pic from WWF Eddie promo pic from WCW Obviously the HOF Eddie is based on the WWF promo pic. As you can see he is also wearing the same tights in an older promo pic from his WCW days. But in the WWF pic they're reversed. With the Gold being on the right leg instead of the left leg as they were in the old pic. If u remember Eddies Halloween Havoc 97' attire, it was very similar. Again it had the gold half of the tights on his left leg. So either Eddie decided to wear his WCW tights, backwards; for a WWF photoshoot. Or the more likely scenario, WWE edited the photo by flipping it [mirrored] and that caused MDT to make Eddies tights reversed colors. I actually checked all of Eddies PPV attires for his Latino Heat run. As well as like 15 random matches from that time period. I couldn't find 1 match of him actually wearing these tights. Its possible he only wore it for this promo pic, which I believe was part of a Radicalz photoshoot before they debuted. as other promo pics i found of Saturn and Malenko are wearing the same thing from this group shot Eddie probably just grabbed some old WCW tights and threw them on. But when he actually debuted, he decided to get new gear made.
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Post by Mox on Feb 28, 2015 13:39:18 GMT -5
Yikes. Ummmmm...MDT?
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Post by xavion2004 on Feb 28, 2015 13:39:27 GMT -5
I thought the placement of the tape on Nikki looked a little odd. Those are the little things that the MDT often have corrected prior to final production. I wish that they had used the ball cap she was wearing in that pic, but I've seen some positive comments on the spiky one, so that's cool. If I don't like it on the final figure, I've got 10,000 Cena caps to choose from.
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Post by Plastic Cowboy on Feb 28, 2015 13:45:30 GMT -5
Internet...where people will complain about any and everything. The figures look fine. Some can post a pic from any house show and then claim the attire is inaccurate because the wrist tape was an inch higher. ......... Who cares the figures are awesome.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Feb 28, 2015 13:49:21 GMT -5
Not that big of a deal for me. If it bugged me, I'd be fine using my acrylic paints to "fix" them.
I'm just grateful MDT is making those three figures. They'd have to have major flaws for me to not get them.
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Post by Chewdeezy on Feb 28, 2015 13:50:16 GMT -5
Yeah, these are kinda big errors. As far as flipping the attires, etc.
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Post by East Coast on Feb 28, 2015 13:57:37 GMT -5
all 3 of these figures look good. Its not like some deal breaker. Im just pointing out 3 specific issues that MDT being a stickler for basing a figure off an 8x10 promo pic provided by WWE can cause.
Not every wrestler is going to dress 100% ring accurate if they're just gearing up for a photoshoot. 2 years in a row, Christian didn't have wristbands in the TNA & a WWE videogame. Apparently it was because they created Christians likeness based on some promo pics where Christian forgot to wear the wrist tape.
and if WWE isn't letting MDT know that they're working off of a picture thats been reversed, thats a problem.
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Post by Larry David on Feb 28, 2015 14:04:19 GMT -5
You do realise that the design team at Mattel probably aren't rabid WWE fans that scour through every detail of every match. WWE sends them reference photos, and that's what they work off of.
Not their fault, and not a big deal.
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Post by thedazzler on Feb 28, 2015 14:05:36 GMT -5
Some of you guys have entirely too much free time on your hands.
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Post by BCizzle on Feb 28, 2015 14:37:47 GMT -5
I don't care about the wrist tape being 2 inches off, but the mirrored attire is something that should be fixed. Good eye.
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Post by East Coast on Feb 28, 2015 14:58:10 GMT -5
I don't care about the wrist tape being 2 inches off, but the mirrored attire is something that should be fixed. Good eye. i just thought....haha dumb wrestler wore his pants backwards. @zombieapocalypse is the genius that suggested Eddie's pic had been mirrored.
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Post by kiloinnorcal on Feb 28, 2015 14:58:45 GMT -5
Internet...where people will complain about any and everything. The figures look fine. Some can post a pic from any house show and then claim the attire is inaccurate because the wrist tape was an inch higher. ......... Who cares the figures are awesome. Agreed, I'm perfectly fine with MDT taking some creative liberties with their attire choices and production. It's not like it's something glaring like having Hogan in green tights, c'mon guys lighten up about wristbands and mirrored tights, it's not that serious.
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Post by Mr. #1derful® on Feb 28, 2015 15:32:19 GMT -5
Not every wrestler is going to dress 100% ring accurate if they're just gearing up for a photoshoot. 2 years in a row, Christian didn't have wristbands in the TNA & a WWE videogame. Apparently it was because they created Christians likeness based on some promo pics where Christian forgot to wear the wrist tape. See Elite 3 Christian. I suppose that's what happened to E26 Roman Reigns' missing wrist tape as well.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2015 15:33:39 GMT -5
Internet...where people will complain about any and everything. The figures look fine. Some can post a pic from any house show and then claim the attire is inaccurate because the wrist tape was an inch higher. ......... Who cares the figures are awesome. Agreed, I'm perfectly fine with MDT taking some creative liberties with their attire choices and production. It's not like it's something glaring like having Hogan in green tights, c'mon guys lighten up about wristbands and mirrored tights, it's not that serious. Do you realize how much work is going to be done because people HAVE to fix these issues themselves??? Mattel really needs to get their priorities straight if they want to become a big time toy company.
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Post by Chewdeezy on Feb 28, 2015 15:36:53 GMT -5
Mattel cares about accuracy so we are just showing them some stuff that might have been missed.
It ain't that serious.
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Post by ¡Twist Of Cinnamon! on Feb 28, 2015 15:48:57 GMT -5
Meh, no big deal.
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Post by poindizzle on Feb 28, 2015 15:51:08 GMT -5
I get where you're going with this. Being detail oriented isn't the same as being a whiner. You pointed out something that is more worth discussing than half the topics started.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2015 15:52:57 GMT -5
I wouldn't of noticed if it hadn't been pointed out, so it's not a big deal.
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Post by gawd6sic6™ on Feb 28, 2015 16:16:29 GMT -5
Agreed, I'm perfectly fine with MDT taking some creative liberties with their attire choices and production. It's not like it's something glaring like having Hogan in green tights, c'mon guys lighten up about wristbands and mirrored tights, it's not that serious. Do you realize how much work is going to be done because people HAVE to fix these issues themselves??? Mattel really needs to get their priorities straight if they want to become a big time toy company. I really hope that's sloppy wet with sarcasm... their priorities are pretty much on point. They are creating products for kids and collectors alike. Little details on prototypes can be fixed, and it's happen numerous times before. Mattel is the biggest toy company in the world............so I'm lost on the second part.. unless like I said, your post is slathered in sarcasm without you pointing out it was......
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Post by The Dazzler on Feb 28, 2015 16:26:07 GMT -5
Not every wrestler is going to dress 100% ring accurate if they're just gearing up for a photoshoot. 2 years in a row, Christian didn't have wristbands in the TNA & a WWE videogame. Apparently it was because they created Christians likeness based on some promo pics where Christian forgot to wear the wrist tape. See Elite 3 Christian. I suppose that's what happened to E26 Roman Reigns' missing wrist tape as well. Bill said Roman Reigns was just a screw up on his part
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