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Post by SteveHulk on Nov 23, 2016 0:10:31 GMT -5
Wow... what a great set. I keep trying to cut down a bit on Elites - but you're making it really difficult, Mattel!
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Post by Xæro #FakeCollector on Nov 23, 2016 0:26:06 GMT -5
I'll be passing on AJ to be honest, the lack of kneepads, elbow pads and boring attire kill it for me. I'm hoping they take our feedback and correct the torso to be a little more ripped, sculpt the damn belt, give him short kneepads, the glove wrist cuffs and give him the elbow pads. Bossman looks odd but it will do I guess, only one I'm purchasing. To be fair, he has the elbow pad  |
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Post by GreyHaze:Big Bad Booty Daddy on Nov 23, 2016 1:07:49 GMT -5
I'll be passing on AJ to be honest, the lack of kneepads, elbow pads and boring attire kill it for me. I'm hoping they take our feedback and correct the torso to be a little more ripped, sculpt the damn belt, give him short kneepads, the glove wrist cuffs and give him the elbow pads. Bossman looks odd but it will do I guess, only one I'm purchasing. To be fair, he has the elbow pad Okay, okay lol. But is it the opened elbow pad?!!! |
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Post by originalniceguy on Nov 23, 2016 2:21:03 GMT -5
I remember Bill mentioning that AJ would have his glove palm design - is this no longer the case?
Regardless this is a lovely set!
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Post by LaParka on Nov 23, 2016 9:03:52 GMT -5
Real solid wave. Asuka is awesome. Super quick turnaround to get the universal title about 4 months.
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Post by Xæro #FakeCollector on Nov 23, 2016 10:49:49 GMT -5
To be fair, he has the elbow pad Okay, okay lol. But is it the opened elbow pad?!!! Really hard to tell based on the MOC pic. |
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Post by Xæro #FakeCollector on Nov 23, 2016 11:40:29 GMT -5
Ugh, I've already noticed a QC issue with the MOC AJ. Rather large section of missing paint on his right kickpad.  |
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Post by James St. James on Nov 23, 2016 12:40:55 GMT -5
Im getting Owens and just lying to myself that that is the Women's Championship until they actually make it. Close enough.....and the podium is awesome.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2016 17:05:12 GMT -5
Wonder if that Bossman head would work with the network body?
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Post by kingnothing ~ Hardwired... on Nov 24, 2016 15:36:25 GMT -5
Was there ever an explanation as to why there are A and B waves now? It is like the .5 series for basics. Are they just trying to slow down the ever increasing number? They don't want to reach, say, Elite 100 as fast as they are going now? Pretty sure Bill said they are trying to keep retail from having too much of one wave at the beginning of the new year. I can't remember where he explained his reasoning. That's exactly what it was. It's not a new set with full distribution, it's the case revision of the same series. I can't remember seeing Mattel do this with WWE before, but here's an example from Hasbro's Transformers line: Series 1: 2 good guys, 2 bad guys. 2 of each character per box, for a total of 8 figures per case. No revision. 2-3 months later... Series 2: Also 2 different good guys, 2 different bad guys. Same number as wave 1. One month passes... Revision wave of Series 2 sent to retail. 2 good guys from wave 2, and the 2 bad guys are replaced with the 2 good guys from Series 1. Still 2 of each character for a total of 8 figures per case. Hasbro's logic here is that the good guys outsell the bad guys, so once the hardcore collectors get the whole set right away, the revision case comes out and the parents can get the younger fans the good guys they typically want. Less product sits on shelves, newer series can get shipped on time and out on the shelves quicker. Does it work 100% of the time? Of course not, but it does help a lot. In this case, (I believe) Mattel is basically revising E47 with a complete overhaul so that when wave A gets purchased, Wave B won't be that far behind, and people will have something new to purchase during the slowest retail time of the year. It's a plan to help prevent another 2016 E39 debacle. And I really hope it works. |
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Post by Yayo on Nov 24, 2016 21:51:07 GMT -5
So what are the odds this ships soon?
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Post by becks007 on Nov 26, 2016 8:28:38 GMT -5
That Universal title is a lazy repaint of the WWE Championship because I don't think it even says Universal Champion on the main plate. Hard to make it out but you can just about see the tiny letters that still says World Heavyweight Champion. Still looks good nonetheless and I like the pedestal it comes with..
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Nov 26, 2016 10:03:30 GMT -5
Too bad retail won't ever get any new figures so this set was all for nothing
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Post by BROKEN on Nov 26, 2016 10:48:10 GMT -5
One of the best sets.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2016 10:57:28 GMT -5
Think I'm gonna leave Styles out this set, chest hair needs to be lighter, better attires will surely come, no palm decals and while it's still a decent fig it's just a bit...well, boring and not quite right.
Just Asuka and Owens for me. Possibly Bossman for a headswap on the network fig.
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Post by rustyjohnson on Nov 26, 2016 11:42:31 GMT -5
I think alot of us will be headswapping bossman. I'm gonna get a network spotlight one, swap the head then put my extra hitman jacket on him, and add a black ball cap - make him the face bossman.
I like the new headscan way better.
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Post by Xæro #FakeCollector on Nov 26, 2016 12:50:53 GMT -5
That Universal title is a lazy repaint of the WWE Championship because I don't think it even says Universal Champion on the main plate. Hard to make it out but you can just about see the tiny letters that still says World Heavyweight Champion. Still looks good nonetheless and I like the pedestal it comes with.. Yeah some tool on here made a thread about it not too long ago. |
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Post by hbkowns on Nov 26, 2016 13:51:00 GMT -5
Think I'm gonna leave Styles out this set, chest hair needs to be lighter, better attires will surely come, no palm decals and while it's still a decent fig it's just a bit...well, boring and not quite right. Just Asuka and Owens for me. Possibly Bossman for a headswap on the network fig. I respect your opinion But.... How in the hell would they pull off palm decals without giving him 2 open slap hands? I like the idea of the decals but I sure as hell don't want my elite AJ to have 2 open slap hands. While this figure surely has its flaws, it's getting close to a year and I've been DYING to get an AJ Styles elite. So I'll just bite the bullet and buy this one, and when a nicer updated one comes out I'll get that too. Hell, I'll get all of them. |
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Nov 26, 2016 14:05:03 GMT -5
AJ looks AWFUL. Scrawny body mold - arms and legs are way too thin. Incorrect elbow pad. No knee pads. Designs on his tights are too small. Painted on belt. Head sits too high on his neck. Terrible first effort. I'll wait for a future Elite with his real "P1" logo on it. Hopefully, they fix the terrible parts choice and he has a better head scan by then.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2016 14:52:18 GMT -5
Whole series looks great
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