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Post by Ultimate Figure Collector on Feb 14, 2012 20:26:56 GMT -5
I was a little disappointed with the Q&A. I did feel like Bill repeated himself a few times when more questions could of been answered. I don't mind not knowing what attire a Flashback HBK will be in but the way it came off was that they would do a Flashback HBK in the future but they didn't say if they had one in the works to be out by the end of the year or not. It just seemed like they were like "yeah HBK is a Legend, we'll do him at some point".
Also I never understand why people ask if we will get a new Chris Jericho or Kane. You know we obviously will get them because they are on the active roster so why even bother asking things like that? It just takes questions away from us asking something that we don't already know about.
I'm confused about no Flashback Christian. I could swear we were told in another Q@A that a Flashback Christian was coming out.
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Post by JKLMD2002 on Feb 14, 2012 20:29:58 GMT -5
I thought this was one of the better Q&As as this time Tim (for the most part) asked questions and didn't interrupt Bill as much with compliments or what he thought would be cool.
Thanks for asking my question about tag teams in Flashbacks! :-) Hopefully future Flashbacks can fill the gap for some partial teams we have like the Colossal Connection just like what was done with the Big Bossman to complete the Twin Towers.
I always appreciate Bill's answers. Even when I don't like the answer (like the long wait on Flashback Christian) he explains the thought process instead of just saying it's not coming. As someone who really got into this line because of the scale, it means a lot that they'd delay Sin Cara to get the scale right.
Most of my WWE purchases are Legends so I was really glad to hear the level of commitment to Legends or whatever name will be needed to keep getting wrestlers from when I got into wrestling.
Way late in the thinking now, but if we could get another Matty.com set of Legends in 2013, I wonder if they could include a Build A Figure piece in each of the six to entice sell through? It'd have to be someone legends collectors would definitely buy like a Bobby Heenan or Jimmy Hart, but maybe that would help drive interest in that format?
Thanks again Bill and RSC for the Q&A. Looking forward to getting Elite 13 Edge, Bossman, King Booker, Yokozuna and RSC Exclusive Bret this year!
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Post by Ultimate Figure Collector on Feb 14, 2012 20:43:59 GMT -5
I just read some of the replies over so excuse my double post. Tom I understand not asking what attire HBK will be in but why even almost dodge the question? HBK is a Legend, he's under contract, he was on RAW last night. It's not like we asked for someone who's under TNA contract or has major heat with the WWE. The way you made it sound is if we asked about Chris Benoit or Owen Hart.
If the Q@A's are only gonna be "will we see a new Kane or Chris Jericho" then why bother asking? Of course we will see those figures. I understand being patient with the Shawn Michaels Flashback figure but I'm just confused about why the question was almost avoided as if we asked for Owen Hart or Chris Benoit.
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Post by marklud on Feb 14, 2012 23:52:56 GMT -5
A couple quick things -- thought the Q and A was great. Of course we'd like some more spoilers about future product ... that's just our nature, but Tom explained perfectly why they chose the questions they did. Tom, you're the man, and I couldn't agree any more with what you wrote.
The biggest thing I took away from the conversation -- and I feel like it almost deserves its own thread one of these days -- is that Bill said they're going to always make some legends/flashbacks/whatever you want to call them moving forward. Yes, the Mattycollector line isn't doing well and we all know what might happen there, but they'll find a way to keep making past wrestlers. Maybe now we can all stop freaking out about it, myself included, lol. Good news, and I really liked his overall attitude/demeanor/explanations regarding everything. Made lots of sense.
Mark
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Post by si4life02 on Feb 15, 2012 1:40:25 GMT -5
Well hopefully we get an elite flashback Christian eventually
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Post by B Dubya on Feb 15, 2012 4:41:38 GMT -5
I was disappointed with the E15 line up, but I'll be damned if Mattel hasn't really impressed me with the rest of their line ups and their attitude about the whole thing. I think it really turned out great.
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Post by brethartfan97 on Feb 15, 2012 5:00:26 GMT -5
Quick notes on pics: Arn hair will be same color as beard on final figure. Tag Belt with Evan will be the proper color. He was meant to ship in same wave as Kofi ( next wave after this one) but was moved up to replace John Morrison when we learned he was leaving the company. Just signed off on proper belt color this week. Bellas belt is final color. A VUM version of the belt will be available later this year on an Elite figure ( you probably have already figured this one out) Thanks Bill Can you tell us what this Morrison was going to look like? Headscan? New tights (I would assume)? Would he have had his entrance coat? |
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Post by honchos1982 on Feb 15, 2012 6:39:26 GMT -5
Yesterday at 3:53pm, pc83uk wrote:
Yesterday at 3:42pm, ToxicTwistOfFate wrote: Like what ideas do they have for an HBK flashback.
They're never going to spoil specificslikethat, are they? To me, seeing new figures wouldn't be that exciting if we already knew exactly what they'd be nine months earlier.
Yesterday at 3:47pm, kenlarchtin wrote: I think Undertaker is retiring at 20-0 so a Debut Survivor Series 1990 Undertaker with the grey gloves and all would be a great flashback figure. It would make a great exclusive for Toyfair 2013.
We already got a debut Survivor Series Undertaker. He wore black gloves that night, I think?
I meant the grey shin pads or whatever you call them. What serieswasthedebut undertaker in?
When was debut survivor series undertaker released?
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Post by sleepyhead1200 on Feb 15, 2012 6:42:06 GMT -5
loved the vids. Thanks
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Post by demolitionrulz on Feb 15, 2012 8:37:55 GMT -5
Thanks for asking my question about tag teams in Flashbacks! :-) Hopefully future Flashbacks can fill the gap for some partial teams we have like the Colossal Connection just like what was done with the Big Bossman to complete the Twin Towers. Way late in the thinking now, but if we could get another Matty.com set of Legends in 2013, I wonder if they could include a Build A Figure piece in each of the six to entice sell through? It'd have to be someone legends collectors would definitely buy like a Bobby Heenan or Jimmy Hart, but maybe that would help drive interest in that format? This is a great idea! I'd love to get Bobby Heenan or Jimmy Hart this way! I'd love to see them do a set of Legends that either had managed (although a lot of the good ones Bobby managed have already been made). Maybe for Jimmy they can do: Bret Hart Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart Honky Tonk Man Jerry "the King" Lawler IRS Greg "the Hammer" Valentine That would be sweet! |
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Post by Ben - #6 Munchie on Feb 15, 2012 10:03:54 GMT -5
Yesterday at 3:53pm, pc83uk wrote: Yesterday at 3:42pm, ToxicTwistOfFate wrote: Like what ideas do they have for an HBK flashback. They're never going to spoil specificslikethat, are they? To me, seeing new figures wouldn't be that exciting if we already knew exactly what they'd be nine months earlier. Yesterday at 3:47pm, kenlarchtin wrote: I think Undertaker is retiring at 20-0 so a Debut Survivor Series 1990 Undertaker with the grey gloves and all would be a great flashback figure. It would make a great exclusive for Toyfair 2013. We already got a debut Survivor Series Undertaker. He wore black gloves that night, I think? I meant the grey shin pads or whatever you call them. What serieswasthedebut undertaker in? When was debut survivor series undertaker released? Entrance Greats Series 3    |
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Post by Glorydaysofwrestling on Feb 15, 2012 10:04:50 GMT -5
Thanks for asking my question about tag teams in Flashbacks! :-) Hopefully future Flashbacks can fill the gap for some partial teams we have like the Colossal Connection just like what was done with the Big Bossman to complete the Twin Towers. Way late in the thinking now, but if we could get another Matty.com set of Legends in 2013, I wonder if they could include a Build A Figure piece in each of the six to entice sell through? It'd have to be someone legends collectors would definitely buy like a Bobby Heenan or Jimmy Hart, but maybe that would help drive interest in that format? This is a great idea! I'd love to get Bobby Heenan or Jimmy Hart this way! I'd love to see them do a set of Legends that either had managed (although a lot of the good ones Bobby managed have already been made). Maybe for Jimmy they can do: Bret Hart Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart Honky Tonk Man Jerry "the King" Lawler IRS Greg "the Hammer" Valentine That would be sweet! That would be an awesome idea. First off I love the idea of a flashback set being a tag team (really want Bulldogs, and Hart Foundation) Having the Legends 2013 figures come with a build a fig would be brilliant. it would make sure people would buy the whole set! They would have to make it a saught after figure like Bobby the Brain, Jimmy Hart, Paul Bearer or Mr Fuji. |
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Post by Daryl on Feb 15, 2012 12:11:18 GMT -5
I don't really understand Tim Ash's complaint about the new Yokozuna figure. He was saying it reminded him too much of the Jakks Ringside Exclusive Yokozuna. But that Yoko had different obscure coloured tights and a tiny peanut head. So surely this version is a better updated and in iconic attire Yoko.
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Post by RSCTom on Feb 15, 2012 12:11:28 GMT -5
Third and final Toy Fair 2012 video is now in the original post. Enjoy!
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Feb 15, 2012 12:59:41 GMT -5
the Tom and Tim vid was the highlight of the toyfair. Good stuff guys.
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Post by kenlarchtin on Feb 15, 2012 13:51:01 GMT -5
Yes good job to the Mattel and RSC people you all seem like great people!! Thanks!
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Post by Cammi Oh on Feb 15, 2012 18:32:41 GMT -5
The vids are pretty good. Thanks for posting these!
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Post by si4life02 on Feb 15, 2012 19:09:02 GMT -5
im glad that Tom and Tim are very honest about the figures that were shown
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Post by chrischrome on Feb 15, 2012 21:00:51 GMT -5
"These two guys are my favorite...umm...what are you guys anyway?" lmao best line ever by Bill!
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Post by Calcifer Boheme on Feb 15, 2012 23:08:24 GMT -5
Googling Bundy shows that he's not nearly as big as people remember him being. Yeah, he was a huge guy, but he didn't have any rolls or anything really. Is it still a little small? Probably. But it's not that bad at all. I'm not big on the tee, but I understand there aren't many accessories you can give Bundy and at the price point they wanted to give him something. At least it is the design of the Bundy shirt they sold  The Bella's look as different as they do in real life. Arn wore the same tights in the brain busters that he did as part of the Horsemen. |
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