MonsoonMan
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Post by MonsoonMan on May 7, 2024 18:42:06 GMT -5
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MonsoonMan
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Post by MonsoonMan on May 9, 2024 7:40:43 GMT -5
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MonsoonMan
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Post by MonsoonMan on May 10, 2024 13:35:55 GMT -5
Happy figure friday y'all! finishing up our reviews for the summerslam BAF wave with a FINAL COUNT FRIDAY!!!!! š¤ Summerslam Elite BAF John ConeJohn ConeComing in for the final count on this wave today is the product of this BAF wave Referee John Cone!!!!! Super excited to be getting official wwe referee figures for our feds and photography needs. The headsculpt on this figure is great, it holds an awesome likeness to John and seems to be scaled appropriately. John comes to the ring wearing some modern wwe era zebra stripes; he is wearing a polo shirt with a black collar and black and white vertical stripes, a large WWE patch featured on both his upper left chest and left arm. Like the Muhammad Ali Referee figure, John was equipped with a plethora of hand style for hitting any possible pose in the ring; fisted hands, open palm hands for mat counting, 1 count, 2 count, and 3 count hands. Finishing up this figure are some black slack pants and laced boots. All in all this BAF John cone figure is 100% worth the effort to build and acquire. He is scaled appropriately among the rest of the wwe mattel roster, he is even shorter than Xpac, so no issues drawing attention away from the wrestlers. Also the figure joints move really fluidly and the articulation allows for really dynamic posing--and honestly i did have alot of fun posing this figure around. This figure and accompanying ref figures are gonna be amazing additions to our rosters, they look and pose around just amazingly. ALL IN ALL WAS THIS BAF WAVE WORTH IT?!? Wow, so I was a pretty solid 4/5 excited for this wave and BAF product. Although not being a huge Lex Luger fan I can appreciate a good figure and could tell mattel was gonna deliver with that one. The Kane figureāI guess I wouldnāt really trip over myself to own it if it was just a mainline elite but im glad we got a 2004 era Kane with updated tech. the Xpac figure was the MVP for me, I was legit excited to buy this figure so nothing to complain about there, but The undertaker figure was the stinker for me this go around. lately, figures of his modern look just arent that exciting. The John Cone referee figure was an ace choice for BAF. For ages we have been getting announcers and managers and now talent as BAF so finally sneaking in some appropriately scaled referees with modern articulation and interchangeable technology gets a standing ovation. Hoping that we get the chance to see some classic faces and names we remember like Tim White, Nick Patrick, Charles Robinson, (hebner? Probably never but)
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MonsoonMan
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Post by MonsoonMan on May 11, 2024 14:14:07 GMT -5
Happy superstar saturday y'all! hope everyone had a great week and is rolling into the weekend well! no figure hunts this weekend for me š i found the elusive Scott Hall MNW figure this past thursday thus completing my two month long mission to complete the MNW series 1 wave. i dont forsee my locale getting series two for a few weeks/months so im gonna let off the gas pedal for a weekend and just chill out, really no chance of seeing anything new at my local target either so yeah. i did do a little shopping on Mercari this morning and scooped up an older elite figure for a good price and a few accessories i had been looking to acquire for a fair price. Mercari was almost better than ebay for a hot second imo but now they tack on a bunch of fees at checkout and i have been doing less and less shopping there. ANYWAYS, got a bunch of figs to share and talk about, hope yall are still enjoying the thread and content. im still having fun collecting and taking pics so im gonna keep at it š¤ coming in today with a quick SHAWN MICHAELS SATURDAY Lost Legends Shawn MichaelsSuperkicking in today is a classic Shawn Michaels figure that has seen a few releases in the line so far and i was able to snag the Lost Legends line release. This Shawn figure comes to us wearing the gear he sported at Bad Blood 97 in his Hell in a Cell match against the Undertaker. during the pre match promos and during the match, Shawn was rocking a hair down look and this figure reflects that. the facial sculpting portrays shawn in a serious, straight faced, determined expression and it looks good and is fitting for the match--the likeness however is far from photorealistic. Shawn comes to the ring wearing (some) of his entrance gear from the match; this figure was given silver studded shoulder pad and accompanying arm sleeve. the real gear had a matching pair of studded chaps and honestly i owned the original E19 figure back in the day and the entrance gear ALWAYS bugged me because it was black leather gear with little silver studs throughout and the sculpting looks great but im not sure why mattel molded this all in silver. im sure mattel could have molded these in black and applied silver paint detailing to the studs easily, but its not the route they chose to take. speaking of black and silver, Shawn comes to the ring wearing a primarily black and silver themed attire for this event, starting off with some black handwraps featuring silver heartbreak hearts. he was given a lightweight torso, pretty sure the torso formula for shawn elites has never changed, it works for him. Shawn's tights are black with those silver hearts throughout the legs and a Heartbreak Kid logo on the back. finishing up this figure are some black kickpads with silver paint detailing on the side for the closure of the boots; mattel painted silver tabs with little black heartbreak hearts on them. all in all this is a great figure. it brings fond memories for me as it was MY first elite shawn michaels figure back in the day. the figure design still holds up to this day, it would look great with a new trueFx head and double jointed arms, but for the love of god i just bought this figure mattel please dont re-release it anytime soon. š also big props to the person who sold me this figure it is literally in mint condition for being loose.
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MonsoonMan
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Post by MonsoonMan on May 13, 2024 19:46:21 GMT -5
You want a war? you got a war!and we got our asses kicked for 83 straight weeksthe new world organization, brotherand thats the bottom lineWHOS NEXTWHATS NEXT OMG ITS TIME FOR THE MONDAY NIGHT WARSš„ššš„ššš„ššš„ššš„ššš„ >90s level pyro budget Monday Night Wars Series 1 Hulk HoganComing in today is DARKSIDE Third Man Hoganāfrom July 15 1996 episode of Nitro! To be honest I was VERY excited for this figure, this was the attire Hulk wore during his speech about the new world organization, brother and it really was a HUGE moment in professional wrestling history. First, notably they gave hulkster the hotdog tan so thatās cool it adds an extra layer of accuracy to this figure. The headsculpt on this figure is brand new as we get a very trim looking hulkster it a tight lipped, glaring, nasty expression and it is a far cry from the happy warm fuzzy hulkamania smiles we once knew so well. This hulkster is sporting a much shorter moustache than normal and it adds to his new villainous lookābut most importantly I can see the likeness to Hogan from all angles both with and without his headgear. Speaking of headgear, this Hogan was given an all black bandana and all black sunglasses; nothing too special to note of here they look and fit the figure great. Interestingly enough this hulk was given an all black, sleeveless softgoods shirt and it also looks and fits the figure great. This figure is utilizing the new hogan specific torso which is awesome +10 on that. For hands mattel opted to give this figure the Hollywood style cuffed glove hands and at this point they are like my favorite hand/glove style they look amazing on this heel Hogan figure i just want some pointing hands now. Hulkster is sporting an all black weight belt with white āHulksterā logo on the back, a far cry from the vibrant red and yellow. Finishing up this figure are some all black tights and all black cowboy boots; basically the lower body formula of his legends/hall of fame figure but now in all black everything. All in all I love this Hogan Monday Night Wars figure. It was a great, epic, iconic moment in pro wrestling and honestly mattel really did a stellar job on this figure. watching the original footage back and then looking at this figure its like poof! mattel pulled Hogan right off the screen and put him in our collections. My only complaint at this point is when I rush into a store and get excited seeing the MNW boxes on the pegs to learn they are just left over hogansā¦ šš
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MonsoonMan
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Post by MonsoonMan on May 15, 2024 7:02:30 GMT -5
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MonsoonMan
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Post by MonsoonMan on May 17, 2024 21:16:58 GMT -5
happy FIGURE FRIDAY y'all!! it was quite a figure friday for me, when i got done working i decided to make a route and hit some walmarts on my way home. i hit 6 wal marts in total and came home with 5 new figures! got the MNW series 2 Triple H and Rey Mysterio figures and AEW Toni Storm and THE ACCLAMIEDDDDDDD āļø it was funny, the closer to home i was the less new figures i saw. hopefully the big Kev and Diesel figures pop up on local pegs soon i genuinely do not want to pay SCALPER prices for those guys. ANYWAYS keeping on with our MNW series 1 reviews Monday Night Wars Series 1Scott HallHEY. YO. Thatās right, coming in through the crowd today is The Outsider, Scott Hall! Honestly this was the last figure I acquired from the set because he was so hard to track down due to shipments, stock, etc BUT HERE WE ARE, YO. So this is pretty clearly the MOST Monday Night Wars figure by definition that you can get. One of the most important moments and looks in wrestling history and mattel kinda sorta fumbled this a little bit. We got two interchangeable headsculpts with this figure (the only figure in series one with multiple heads) one from the Ultimate edition figure with hair down (that looks amazing) and one that once was a flashback figure in a ponytail hairstyle and that one is more accurate to his nitro debut but it looks worse than the new ultimate edition head with hair down. Scott was given the same torso and arms his recent figures have been receiving with added chest hair detailing. So the next slight botch is Scottās molded rubber vest that mattel included-it is supposed to be denim matching the pants aswell but they just molded it in a sky blue color and called it a day. I have seen people hit it with a white wash and it turns out pretty good, not sure why that was overlooked on mattels part. This Scott comes to us on those new British Bulldog BAF legs; the jeans tucked into the boots lookāSO GLAD Mattel switched the design after hearing feedback I remember when his proto was shown wearing normal jeans and that totally would have ruined the figure. For accessories, Scott comes with a blank microphone and interchangeable fisted hands. All in all this figure has me so conflicted. It is a massive, monumental moment in the sport and mattel did good BUT they had the capacity to do great. I think sprucing up the sculpting on the ponytail head would have done wonders and ofcourse matching the detailing of his denim top to the jeans.
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MonsoonMan
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Post by MonsoonMan on May 18, 2024 12:23:58 GMT -5
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MonsoonMan
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Post by MonsoonMan on May 19, 2024 9:36:10 GMT -5
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