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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on May 20, 2020 6:30:50 GMT -5
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Post by freaqualizer on May 20, 2020 7:03:36 GMT -5
That Conway head looks like it worked out really well! Great job! I especially love that DDP!
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Post by cmpunkguy on May 24, 2020 13:25:25 GMT -5
Here’s one of my latest. Daniel Bryan in possibly his best WWE gimmick to date  The Planets Champion  This is my first attempt at using knee pads off of the Elite figure that I got the head off of. I’m on the fence so far if I like it or not |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on May 25, 2020 7:08:01 GMT -5
That Conway head looks like it worked out really well! Great job! I especially love that DDP! Thanks again for the tip! I'm slightly modifying Ziggler's hairline to recede like Nowinski, bless his soul. Also changing eye brows. I have maybe 5-6 I'm working on at a time while juggling work and gardening. Adderall keeps the train moving though lol. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on May 25, 2020 7:09:50 GMT -5
Here’s one of my latest. Daniel Bryan in possibly his best WWE gimmick to date The Planets Champion This is my first attempt at using knee pads off of the Elite figure that I got the head off of. I’m on the fence so far if I like it or not Great job! Kneepads are a bit thick, ni fault of your own. I'd also match the torso with paint. Thin it with water to decrease streaks, dry for a few days then hit it with sealant. |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on May 25, 2020 7:28:40 GMT -5
Here's one in-process. Used an old beatup Hulk to convert to Mr. America. Have to sand and smooth out rest of mask then paint/decals, and skin tone.  |
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Post by casanova on Jun 7, 2020 14:13:32 GMT -5
Too Cool and Rikishi!  These are too cool! Great work! |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Jun 11, 2020 22:49:50 GMT -5
Retro's Coming Soon...
"Hollywood" Hulk Hogan (2002 red and yellow)
"Ravishing" Rick Rude
Goldberg
Dude Love
Don "The Rock" Muraco
Undertake em all!
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Post by hulkjoegan on Jun 12, 2020 9:29:45 GMT -5
Retro's Coming Soon... "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan (2002 red and yellow) "Ravishing" Rick Rude Goldberg Dude Love Don "The Rock" Muraco Undertake em all! Look forward to seeing these! |
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Post by cmpunkguy on Jun 12, 2020 18:37:19 GMT -5
I’m looking for an opinion. I’m looking to do an Eric Rowan retro. What body would work better for him? I’ve got a spare Dean Ambrose, but I’m thinking maybe a Brain Strowman body would work well for Rowan. Just figured I’d check before ordering another Braun
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Jun 12, 2020 20:05:01 GMT -5
I’m looking for an opinion. I’m looking to do an Eric Rowan retro. What body would work better for him? I’ve got a spare Dean Ambrose, but I’m thinking maybe a Brain Strowman body would work well for Rowan. Just figured I’d check before ordering another Braun Hmm...maybe a Bray Wyatt? I'd keep his size a hair below Braun's. |
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Post by freaqualizer on Jun 12, 2020 21:50:36 GMT -5
I had gotten a few extra Diesel retros (before they apparently went as rare as Ludvig Borga hasbros). I used one for Rowan and one for Gallows. Both Rowan and Strowman are billed as 6’8”. But the non-Retro Mattel heads are a little smaller than the Retro heads.
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Jun 12, 2020 22:10:58 GMT -5
I had gotten a few extra Diesel retros (before they apparently went as rare as Ludvig Borga hasbros). I used one for Rowan and one for Gallows. Both Rowan and Strowman are billed as 6’8”. But the non-Retro Mattel heads are a little smaller than the Retro heads. It seems like all but Series 3,7, and 8 are very limited on Ebay. Is it true that the reason we never really saw series like 2, 6, 9 or 10 in our stores is because they weren't in anyone else's either? I'd love to see the total cases manufactured of each series. It would be predictable but fascinating. |
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Post by freaqualizer on Jun 13, 2020 0:39:14 GMT -5
Honestly, I’d only ever seen the Mattel Retros in store once. It was series 3, and I found them at Target. I’d never even seen them in Five Below or anything like that. I’ve had to purchase all of mine from Ringside Collectibles or eBay.
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Post by cmpunkguy on Jun 13, 2020 8:11:12 GMT -5
Honestly, I’d only ever seen the Mattel Retros in store once. It was series 3, and I found them at Target. I’d never even seen them in Five Below or anything like that. I’ve had to purchase all of mine from Ringside Collectibles or eBay. I can definitely relate. There’s not much of anything for WWE retros on my end anymore. Toys R Us was the only place that carried them and they’ve only had one lonely Goldberg and Seth Rollins sitting on the shelf for quite a while. Even Elites are mostly a lot of Rollins and styles (no real selection) I’d have picked Goldberg up by now if it wasn’t for the fact I’m trying to avoid the jumper models. I lucked out when I first started collecting. Series 1 & 2 has already run their course and series 3 was rampant on the shelves. I managed to find a few good ones including Roman on clearance. Most of the rest I’ve been relying on what I can find like Balor & Wyatt on Amazon |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Jun 19, 2020 8:49:22 GMT -5
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Post by cmpunkguy on Jun 19, 2020 10:20:05 GMT -5
That Hurricane looks awesome. It always bugs me when I’m trying to do one and it ends up looking like it has no neck after doing the head swap
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Jun 21, 2020 5:51:07 GMT -5
That Hurricane looks awesome. It always bugs me when I’m trying to do one and it ends up looking like it has no neck after doing the head swap So, I'm having the opposite problem with my Tito Santana. If you put his Elite head on a Retro, he looks like a giraffe. |
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Post by cmpunkguy on Jun 21, 2020 9:57:07 GMT -5
That Hurricane looks awesome. It always bugs me when I’m trying to do one and it ends up looking like it has no neck after doing the head swap So, I'm having the opposite problem with my Tito Santana. If you put his Elite head on a Retro, he looks like a giraffe. I had that issue with the Raven retro I made. An old WCW Raven head on a Samoa Joe retro body. He looked like a giraffe so I had to drill out the bottom of the head until it was opened up enough to slide down the neck portion fat enough to not look so silly. It turned out pretty good though, you have to glue the head so it doesn’t swivel after |
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Post by showbizpizzabear81 on Jun 23, 2020 6:06:40 GMT -5
So, I'm having the opposite problem with my Tito Santana. If you put his Elite head on a Retro, he looks like a giraffe. I had that issue with the Raven retro I made. An old WCW Raven head on a Samoa Joe retro body. He looked like a giraffe so I had to drill out the bottom of the head until it was opened up enough to slide down the neck portion fat enough to not look so silly. It turned out pretty good though, you have to glue the head so it doesn’t swivel after I saw that. It looked good, but there are 2 things I'd do different. Use a Dremmel tool to shorten the neck at the bottom of the Raven head, and make a deeper hole inside the head. I also wouldn't have used the Samoa Joe body. I wouldve gone Cena, or Austin. I say Austin because I could still accomplish a but of a 3D effect with the jean shorts by applying grey primer, then 8-10 coats of blue acrylic. Allow to dry fully before each coat to avoid peeling old layer and promoting a smoother surface. You'll see it slightly raise up. I'll show you with my RVD tonight. Nevertheless, great job. I like bouncing ideas off each others heads. I went old school Rob Conway for my Planet Stasiak because of someone's tip to do so, and it's an awesome figure. Feel free to ask for tips. Keep up the great work! Edit: Check out my next post. Looking at it, I realized that Ambrose/Lesnar mashup would make for a great Raven template I think. |
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