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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2018 18:02:11 GMT -5
Kinda Upset, but not in a whiney type of way, they didnt show off NXT Series 4. Which i was hoping was Elites Ruby Riot Aleister Black Veveteen Dream Kassius Ohno Basic Payton Royce Eric Young Killian Dain Alexander Wolfe Not a chance of both lines being all brand new characters. Especially since the Elites feature 1-2 older NXT gimmicks.
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Post by Nivro™ on Feb 25, 2018 18:04:29 GMT -5
Ron Simmons torso won't be changed. Figure is pretty much final. That's disappointing. Seemed like an easy figure to put together from a parts perspective. I'll never understand how they mess that stuff up. #spreadsheets
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Post by The King Of Crisps on Feb 25, 2018 18:13:31 GMT -5
My problem with Steph is the outfit is so basic it looks unfinished, I get that its accurate but man it really brings down the pack.
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Post by Xæro #FakeCollector on Feb 25, 2018 18:19:23 GMT -5
Flashback Shawn will hopefully have his tattoo. Bill said he put in an order to get it added but he isn’t sure he did it soon enough. How does it even fall through the cracks to begin with?
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Post by c-scope on Feb 25, 2018 18:20:33 GMT -5
Flashback Shawn will hopefully have his tattoo. Bill said he put in an order to get it added but he isn’t sure he did it soon enough. How does it even fall through the cracks to begin with? they just ed up and left it off the original plans for it so when the Proto was made it wasn’t on there.
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Post by Crossfit Jesus on Feb 25, 2018 18:20:42 GMT -5
The Epic Moments Kurt doesn’t have the bandage on his forehead!!
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Post by taserface on Feb 25, 2018 18:21:58 GMT -5
To be fair E13 is horrible, as is this one. RSC Exclusive too. Just because they are expensive and all doesn’t make them great looking figures. I think the glasses help hide the ugliness of E13 too the MSRP is $20-25, not exactly "expensive" unless you're specifying people in a less favorable financial status Go find an E13 or RSC Edge in package or in good shape and complete and tell me they aren’t exspensive (relative to Mattel WWE figures). That’s what I was referring to, not the new SS that you will be able to find for retail
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Post by Xæro #FakeCollector on Feb 25, 2018 18:22:33 GMT -5
Look, I'm just glad to get a Ron Simmons with that version of the WCW belt. Torso may not be 100% but whatever. It's a mass produced $20 toy. I'm ok with it. If it was like a $65+ figure, yeah, I'd be peeved, but it's not and again I'm just happy we're getting this. Now get us a Farooq with helmet!!!!! I'd agree with you if we were talking about them having to design a new torso for him, but they could have easily used a beefier one already in circulation. It's a baffling design decision, regardless of the figure's price point.
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Post by popyduggan on Feb 25, 2018 18:33:41 GMT -5
Flashback Shawn will hopefully have his tattoo. Bill said he put in an order to get it added but he isn’t sure he did it soon enough. How does it even fall through the cracks to begin with? It rhymes with bedsheets (uses the same recipe as the RSC fig, which didn't have one, just my theory).
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Post by mcfclee on Feb 25, 2018 18:34:20 GMT -5
Amongst a lot of complaining can I just say a massive bravo for adding interchangeable parts to Mattel? Matt hardy with two shirts and a change of hands has gone from being a maybe to a must have for me. Very cool. Sometimes we have to say they listen and add stuff next go round and this is very welcome from me. Nakamura, Tye and RVD to follow suit please
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Post by crashholly2002 on Feb 25, 2018 18:37:31 GMT -5
the MSRP is $20-25, not exactly "expensive" unless you're specifying people in a less favorable financial status Go find an E13 or RSC Edge in package or in good shape and complete and tell me they aren’t exspensive (relative to Mattel WWE figures). That’s what I was referring to, not the new SS that you will be able to find for retail the point was when they both 1st released, the price were $20-25 (give or take if it was a RSC exclusive, etc.) is not exactly "expensive" unless to those in a less favorable financial status
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Post by wwf4eva on Feb 25, 2018 18:41:50 GMT -5
Flashback Shawn will hopefully have his tattoo. Bill said he put in an order to get it added but he isn’t sure he did it soon enough. How does it even fall through the cracks to begin with? It's things like this that make Mattel look really incompetent at times. Bill strikes me as the the type who penny pinches when it comes to building the figures as well. There have been countless times when a released figure is inaccurate and/or missing something. I remember a video not too long ago where Mick Foley's daughter mentioned to him that he left something out/made a mistake with a figure and he said something along the lines of "my bad" without sounding too apologetic and Foley's daughter said something like "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh Billllll" like he'd dropped another doozy.
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Post by chowmeinkane on Feb 25, 2018 18:42:17 GMT -5
The Epic Moments Kurt doesn’t have the bandage on his forehead!! Yeah it kind of sucks, but cloth tape is like a dollar and it'll do the job
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Post by taserface on Feb 25, 2018 18:42:43 GMT -5
Go find an E13 or RSC Edge in package or in good shape and complete and tell me they aren’t exspensive (relative to Mattel WWE figures). That’s what I was referring to, not the new SS that you will be able to find for retail the point was when they both 1st released, the price were $20-25 (give or take if it was a RSC exclusive, etc.) is not exactly "expensive" unless to those in a less favorable financial status You’re right they were. I just meant a lot people are like E13 and RSC figures are great, etc, etc. The scans/ssculpts on those figures are horrendous IMO. I was just responding to someone saying it’s the same scan as E13. Basically saying it sucked too
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Post by pitfallharry219 on Feb 25, 2018 18:46:58 GMT -5
Go find an E13 or RSC Edge in package or in good shape and complete and tell me they aren’t exspensive (relative to Mattel WWE figures). That’s what I was referring to, not the new SS that you will be able to find for retail the point was when they both 1st released, the price were $20-25 (give or take if it was a RSC exclusive, etc.) is not exactly "expensive" unless to those in a less favorable financial status It's okay to say poor. It's not like you're bragging about making $60k a year.
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Post by crashholly2002 on Feb 25, 2018 18:51:52 GMT -5
the point was when they both 1st released, the price were $20-25 (give or take if it was a RSC exclusive, etc.) is not exactly "expensive" unless to those in a less favorable financial status It's okay to say poor. It's not like you're bragging about making $60k a year. but that would result in a strawman because it creates an intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an opponent's real argument.
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Feb 25, 2018 18:54:08 GMT -5
How does it even fall through the cracks to begin with? It's things like this that make Mattel look really incompetent at times. Bill strikes me as the the type who penny pinches when it comes to building the figures as well. There have been countless times when a released figure is inaccurate and/or missing something. I remember a video not too long ago where Mick Foley's daughter mentioned to him that he left something out/made a mistake with a figure and he said something along the lines of "my bad" without sounding too apologetic and Foley's daughter said something like "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh Billllll" like he'd dropped another doozy. I doubt Bill penny punches. He’s given a budget for each set and he tries to give us the most bang for the buck. Do things get overlooked? Yeah I’m sure they do, it happens. I doubt he saves part of the budget money though
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Post by screech on Feb 25, 2018 18:55:37 GMT -5
HAHAHAHA! Wow, is that supposed to be Ruby Riot or Steph? Terrible head sculpt and I don't care how many people tell me it's "supposed to be bad" because that's a horrible excuse for that head looking nothing like Steph. Thank god the other head in the set looks great because this is by far one of their worst efforts.
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Post by ZDB on Feb 25, 2018 18:56:24 GMT -5
The Epic Moments Kurt doesn’t have the bandage on his forehead!! Yeah it kind of sucks, but cloth tape is like a dollar and it'll do the job This. It will look more realistic too and you can reuse the Kurt for other scenarios
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Post by ellisd on Feb 25, 2018 18:59:03 GMT -5
It's things like this that make Mattel look really incompetent at times. Bill strikes me as the the type who penny pinches when it comes to building the figures as well. There have been countless times when a released figure is inaccurate and/or missing something. I remember a video not too long ago where Mick Foley's daughter mentioned to him that he left something out/made a mistake with a figure and he said something along the lines of "my bad" without sounding too apologetic and Foley's daughter said something like "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh Billllll" like he'd dropped another doozy. I doubt Bill penny punches. He’s given a budget for each set and he tries to give us the most bang for the buck. Do things get overlooked? Yeah I’m sure they do, it happens. I doubt he saves part of the budget money though Yeah I agree with this. I’m sure sometimes he has to leave something off in order to include something else , and keep everything within the budget. And like you said, sometimes things may get overlooked. It happens.
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