OFFICIAL Super7 NJPW Deluxe Action Figures thread

[kinnikuman]

Mar 11, 2021 13:34:08 GMT -5 @Chair.Shot said:

Did he speculate when series 2 might be in the hands of customers?

Possibly June.

[wrestlingdelorean]

Mar 11, 2021 13:34:08 GMT -5 @Chair.Shot said:

Did he speculate when series 2 might be in the hands of customers?

I believe Brian Flynn has said June in a comment on Instagram. 

[Diaboro]

Saw another review and the figures look amazing and I'm glad I got Okada in this wave (the belts look really fine in this video, pretty smooth)

Thinkin about pre-orderin Naito too tbh 🤔

[Wato Stan Account]

Wish Super7 took cancellations. I have no desire to have series 2 now, these turned out too...odd.

[Ron Waffle]

My Tana arrived today, he looks 1000 better than he did in those photos.

The leg articulation is very different to AEW and WWE figures, his legs feel a bit like basics to me. The only complaint I have about him is that he was standing a bit wonky on his left leg when I got him out of the box, I went to reposition his leg and the boot and lower part of his leg fell off. I reheated it with a hair dryer and it popped straight back on.

I heated the IC belt up too in order to remove it and it still felt like it could very easily snap.

I'm going to keep an open mind about series 2 and 3, hopefully they can iron out the issues.

[Mr. Yellow]

Excellent interview, he revealed or rehighlighted a lot of things that people don't know or think about. It obviously applies to a lot of different toylines as well.

[Deleted]

Listened to the MajorPod review of the figs on yesterday’s podcast. 3 takeaways:

1. Carefully critiqued the figures, when Matt would give a piece of criticism Brian would smooth it over. They didn’t leave anything unmentioned.
2. When Brian mentions the belt breaking he blamed it on his big hands, silly thing to say. He should have just said belts shouldn’t break like that period.
3. Matt said he thinks he’s probably being overly critical in an attempt to not seem like a shill for Super7 which I actually agree with, they are in a tough spot so I recognize and appreciate his review.

Matt understood a fair review was in order regardless of their conflict of interest. Brian seemed exhausted by the whole thing and didn’t want to have to explain anything to anyone.

This whole situation reminds me of the Mike & The Maddog vs. Pat Reilly incident. Mike and Doggie had a great relationship with the then NYK coach. Pat would come on their radio show regularly to discuss the ups and downs of the team. Pat’s relationship with the Knicks took a bad turn and wound up faxing his resignation. Mike and Dog, being friends with Pat, could have taken his side and said he didn’t owe the Knicks anything and could have kept having him on their show. But they didn’t, they realized faxing a resignation was a piss poor way to do business and went hard on Pat rightfully so. Their relationship ended, Reilly expected more from the hosts but they had a job to do.

[onlymoc21]

Mar 13, 2021 10:45:48 GMT -5 @kmangio said:

Listened to the MajorPod review of the figs on yesterday’s podcast. 3 takeaways:

1. Carefully critiqued the figures, when Matt would give a piece of criticism Brian would smooth it over. They didn’t leave anything unmentioned.
2. When Brian mentions the belt breaking he blamed it on his big hands, silly thing to say. He should have just said belts shouldn’t break like that period.
3. Matt said he thinks he’s probably being overly critical in an attempt to not seem like a shill for Super7 which I actually agree with, they are in a tough spot so I recognize and appreciate his review.

Matt understood a fair review was in order regardless of their conflict of interest. Brian seemed exhausted by the whole thing and didn’t want to have to explain anything to anyone.

This whole situation reminds me of the Mike & The Maddog vs. Pat Reilly incident. Mike and Doggie had a great relationship with the then NYK coach. Pat would come on their radio show regularly to discuss the ups and downs of the team. Pat’s relationship with the Knicks took a bad turn and wound up faxing his resignation. Mike and Dog, being friends with Pat, could have taken his side and said he didn’t owe the Knicks anything and could have kept having him on their show. But they didn’t, they realized faxing a resignation was a piss poor way to do business and went hard on Pat rightfully so. Their relationship ended, Reilly expected more from the hosts but they had a job to do.

You could not have put that better dude, I don’t listen to the pod but a friend encouraged me to check it out based on the spin and damage control job they attempted to put in place, it to me was actually quite sad on how easy it appears their opinions can be bought in a way, not saying that is the case but it definitely came across that way. I picked up on all the same things you highlighted in addition to,

When the belt broke Smart Mark put it across as if it was no big deal, like it was meant to happen, they all get tense that something went wrong and had to address it and be critical.

My issue was all 3 were saying about the price point not being a big deal, I would comfortably say all 3 of those guys did not pay for any of that NJPW product and these were influencer samples. If they had paid for these it would have been a different story all together.

Myers issue with them being compared to Figures Toy company was evident they were doing damage control for ringside and Super 7, simply because they were not reviewing their own figures so why would it be so upsetting to him for another companies line to impact him in anyway was strange.

Like you said dude I agree a rock and a hard place but they should have left it be to be honest, and maybe give a statement saying because they have figures coming out that they have an invested interest in the product and it’s not appropriate at this time for them to “review” that product due to it being a no win situation and leaving them open to slander

[onlymoc21]

Mar 13, 2021 15:29:39 GMT -5 onlymoc21 said:

Mar 13, 2021 10:45:48 GMT -5 @kmangio said:

Listened to the MajorPod review of the figs on yesterday’s podcast. 3 takeaways:

1. Carefully critiqued the figures, when Matt would give a piece of criticism Brian would smooth it over. They didn’t leave anything unmentioned.
2. When Brian mentions the belt breaking he blamed it on his big hands, silly thing to say. He should have just said belts shouldn’t break like that period.
3. Matt said he thinks he’s probably being overly critical in an attempt to not seem like a shill for Super7 which I actually agree with, they are in a tough spot so I recognize and appreciate his review.

Matt understood a fair review was in order regardless of their conflict of interest. Brian seemed exhausted by the whole thing and didn’t want to have to explain anything to anyone.

This whole situation reminds me of the Mike & The Maddog vs. Pat Reilly incident. Mike and Doggie had a great relationship with the then NYK coach. Pat would come on their radio show regularly to discuss the ups and downs of the team. Pat’s relationship with the Knicks took a bad turn and wound up faxing his resignation. Mike and Dog, being friends with Pat, could have taken his side and said he didn’t owe the Knicks anything and could have kept having him on their show. But they didn’t, they realized faxing a resignation was a piss poor way to do business and went hard on Pat rightfully so. Their relationship ended, Reilly expected more from the hosts but they had a job to do.

You could not have put that better dude, I don’t listen to the pod but a friend encouraged me to check it out based on the spin and damage control job they attempted to put in place, it to me was actually quite sad on how easy it appears their opinions can be bought in a way, not saying that is the case but it definitely came across that way. I picked up on all the same things you highlighted in addition to,

When the belt broke Smart Mark put it across as if it was no big deal, like it was meant to happen, they all get tense that something went wrong and had to address it and be critical.

My issue was all 3 were saying about the price point not being a big deal, I would comfortably say all 3 of those guys did not pay for any of that NJPW product and these were influencer samples. If they had paid for these it would have been a different story all together.

Myers issue with them being compared to Figures Toy company was evident they were doing damage control for ringside and Super 7, simply because they were not reviewing their own figures so why would it be so upsetting to him for another companies line to impact him in anyway was strange.

Like you said dude I agree a rock and a hard place but they should have left it be to be honest, and maybe give a statement saying because they have figures coming out that they have an invested interest in the product and it’s not appropriate at this time for them to “review” that product due to it being a no win situation and leaving them open to slander

Also the above is my opinion of how it came across before someone jumps on here and calls me delusional and ignorant lol, just a viewpoint of how it all came across to me.

[kinnikuman]

Mar 13, 2021 15:29:39 GMT -5 onlymoc21 said:

Mar 13, 2021 10:45:48 GMT -5 @kmangio said:

Listened to the MajorPod review of the figs on yesterday’s podcast. 3 takeaways:

1. Carefully critiqued the figures, when Matt would give a piece of criticism Brian would smooth it over. They didn’t leave anything unmentioned.
2. When Brian mentions the belt breaking he blamed it on his big hands, silly thing to say. He should have just said belts shouldn’t break like that period.
3. Matt said he thinks he’s probably being overly critical in an attempt to not seem like a shill for Super7 which I actually agree with, they are in a tough spot so I recognize and appreciate his review.

Matt understood a fair review was in order regardless of their conflict of interest. Brian seemed exhausted by the whole thing and didn’t want to have to explain anything to anyone.

This whole situation reminds me of the Mike & The Maddog vs. Pat Reilly incident. Mike and Doggie had a great relationship with the then NYK coach. Pat would come on their radio show regularly to discuss the ups and downs of the team. Pat’s relationship with the Knicks took a bad turn and wound up faxing his resignation. Mike and Dog, being friends with Pat, could have taken his side and said he didn’t owe the Knicks anything and could have kept having him on their show. But they didn’t, they realized faxing a resignation was a piss poor way to do business and went hard on Pat rightfully so. Their relationship ended, Reilly expected more from the hosts but they had a job to do.

You could not have put that better dude, I don’t listen to the pod but a friend encouraged me to check it out based on the spin and damage control job they attempted to put in place, it to me was actually quite sad on how easy it appears their opinions can be bought in a way, not saying that is the case but it definitely came across that way. I picked up on all the same things you highlighted in addition to,

When the belt broke Smart Mark put it across as if it was no big deal, like it was meant to happen, they all get tense that something went wrong and had to address it and be critical.

My issue was all 3 were saying about the price point not being a big deal, I would comfortably say all 3 of those guys did not pay for any of that NJPW product and these were influencer samples. If they had paid for these it would have been a different story all together.

Myers issue with them being compared to Figures Toy company was evident they were doing damage control for ringside and Super 7, simply because they were not reviewing their own figures so why would it be so upsetting to him for another companies line to impact him in anyway was strange.

Like you said dude I agree a rock and a hard place but they should have left it be to be honest, and maybe give a statement saying because they have figures coming out that they have an invested interest in the product and it’s not appropriate at this time for them to “review” that product due to it being a no win situation and leaving them open to slander

Hey look, I found someone who doesn't own the figures!

[onlymoc21]

Mar 13, 2021 17:35:10 GMT -5 kinnikuman said:

Mar 13, 2021 15:29:39 GMT -5 onlymoc21 said:

You could not have put that better dude, I don’t listen to the pod but a friend encouraged me to check it out based on the spin and damage control job they attempted to put in place, it to me was actually quite sad on how easy it appears their opinions can be bought in a way, not saying that is the case but it definitely came across that way. I picked up on all the same things you highlighted in addition to,

When the belt broke Smart Mark put it across as if it was no big deal, like it was meant to happen, they all get tense that something went wrong and had to address it and be critical.

My issue was all 3 were saying about the price point not being a big deal, I would comfortably say all 3 of those guys did not pay for any of that NJPW product and these were influencer samples. If they had paid for these it would have been a different story all together.

Myers issue with them being compared to Figures Toy company was evident they were doing damage control for ringside and Super 7, simply because they were not reviewing their own figures so why would it be so upsetting to him for another companies line to impact him in anyway was strange.

Like you said dude I agree a rock and a hard place but they should have left it be to be honest, and maybe give a statement saying because they have figures coming out that they have an invested interest in the product and it’s not appropriate at this time for them to “review” that product due to it being a no win situation and leaving them open to slander

Hey look, I found someone who doesn't own the figures!

True I don’t, I have not seen enough evidence for me to warrant dropping the price attached to the NJPW super 7s, plus I am UK based and with shipping I end up paying double. I have watched and read enough reviews and feedback form content providers as I means to obtain enough information to make a judgement on if I should pick these up and to be honest I am 80% no, and I don’t believe “they are better in hand” is enough assurance. But I guess in your view that means I am not allowed to have an opinion. Speaking of which if you own the figures great, offer input rather than just leaving a smart ass comment. So platform is yours dude, drop a review in your opinion with what your thoughts are on the line.

[wrestlingfan1000]

I received all my figures today and I got to say I like them. I think they're definitely room for improvement, but I will say majority of the figures I do like.

The packaging looks amazing and the clothing each figures comes with are very high quality. The figures them selves are good for the most part Tanahashi being the best of this wave IMO and Ishii coming in second. Will I feel is a little too tall and Okada skin is shaded too dark. Also I wish his hair was painted more blonder, and I wish he was given more painted detail in his face to show more of his likeness. I hope they can improve on the scale to be better accurate to the actual height of the person.

The amount accessories are good tho some of them I wish were executed better like the championships, because they look very flat. These were one of the most anticipated things I was looking forward to (aside from the figures) the most and I was disappointed with how it turned out. The sculpt is there but the paint is not doing it for me. I hope in series 2 they will add a VAC finish to their championships and going forward. Also they should make the straps more durable as they feel easy to break at times. The money the Okada comes with has no detail I wish it had the Okada bucks detail on them otherwise they just look like flat green paper.

Overall I am happy to have them and I hope Super7 can take some of these criticisms and can improve future figures from this line. I look forward to the other series and hope they get better over time.

[xtremer18]

Is Series 1 going to be restocked at RSC or was that it for its run?

[Deleted]

Mar 13, 2021 19:38:10 GMT -5 xtremer18 said:

Is Series 1 going to be restocked at RSC or was that it for its run?

I personally don't know, but they are still out there to buy.

I posted that these appeared to be a bust, but everyone's in-person impressions have sold everyone on them again. I was very wrong, so grabbing them might be a good idea.

[4life]

I have had the set for about a week now. I am very happy with all of these. Tanahashi is absolutely the best of the set. Then Ishii, then Ospreay and finally Okada. My only main issue with these are the Championships. They are seemingly impossible to clasp back on and the IC belt really needs to be fixed for Series 2. I will buy any wrestling figure they put out.

[markm]

Mar 13, 2021 17:56:23 GMT -5 onlymoc21 said:

Mar 13, 2021 17:35:10 GMT -5 kinnikuman said:

Hey look, I found someone who doesn't own the figures!

True I don’t, I have not seen enough evidence for me to warrant dropping the price attached to the NJPW super 7s, plus I am UK based and with shipping I end up paying double. I have watched and read enough reviews and feedback form content providers as I means to obtain enough information to make a judgement on if I should pick these up and to be honest I am 80% no, and I don’t believe “they are better in hand” is enough assurance. But I guess in your view that means I am not allowed to have an opinion. Speaking of which if you own the figures great, offer input rather than just leaving a smart ass comment. So platform is yours dude, drop a review in your opinion with what your thoughts are on the line.

I have had the same reaction from Super7 fans on other forums regarding their He-Man andThundercats figures.  Those figures have had a lot of faults yet any criticism is invalid if you don't own the figures.  The whole point of reviews is so that you can make your own opinion on the product and decide if you want to buy it.

[onlymoc21]

Mar 14, 2021 4:52:23 GMT -5 markm said:

Mar 13, 2021 17:56:23 GMT -5 onlymoc21 said:

True I don’t, I have not seen enough evidence for me to warrant dropping the price attached to the NJPW super 7s, plus I am UK based and with shipping I end up paying double. I have watched and read enough reviews and feedback form content providers as I means to obtain enough information to make a judgement on if I should pick these up and to be honest I am 80% no, and I don’t believe “they are better in hand” is enough assurance. But I guess in your view that means I am not allowed to have an opinion. Speaking of which if you own the figures great, offer input rather than just leaving a smart ass comment. So platform is yours dude, drop a review in your opinion with what your thoughts are on the line.

I have had the same reaction from Super7 fans on other forums regarding their He-Man andThundercats figures.  Those figures have had a lot of faults yet any criticism is invalid if you don't own the figures.  The whole point of reviews is so that you can make your own opinion on the product and decide if you want to buy it.

I hear you man, it is quite a sad reaction to have, there is a lot of material out there already on the NJPW stuff and I am sure the same can be said for He-Man and you can certainly form an opinion based on that. It seems to be the go to response, that and “but they are better in hand” which I think is a nonsense comment to stand behind, why can’t they be good in photos, in videos, and in hand? Two things come to mind, people trying to control the narrative, and two, people trying to justify the income spent on a less than product to what is out there for half the price. But that’s collecting and people are free to collect whatever they want. Thanks dude, it’s good insight to the Super 7 community.

[oldschoolfool]

Mar 14, 2021 4:52:23 GMT -5 markm said:

Mar 13, 2021 17:56:23 GMT -5 onlymoc21 said:

True I don’t, I have not seen enough evidence for me to warrant dropping the price attached to the NJPW super 7s, plus I am UK based and with shipping I end up paying double. I have watched and read enough reviews and feedback form content providers as I means to obtain enough information to make a judgement on if I should pick these up and to be honest I am 80% no, and I don’t believe “they are better in hand” is enough assurance. But I guess in your view that means I am not allowed to have an opinion. Speaking of which if you own the figures great, offer input rather than just leaving a smart ass comment. So platform is yours dude, drop a review in your opinion with what your thoughts are on the line.

I have had the same reaction from Super7 fans on other forums regarding their He-Man andThundercats figures.  Those figures have had a lot of faults yet any criticism is invalid if you don't own the figures.  The whole point of reviews is so that you can make your own opinion on the product and decide if you want to buy it.

Your sole contribution in the various super 7 figure threads has been nothing but negativity. But It must be nice to have endless amounts of free time to peruse threads discussing products you don't even like.     

[markm]

Mar 14, 2021 9:17:49 GMT -5 oldschoolfool said:

Mar 14, 2021 4:52:23 GMT -5 markm said:

I have had the same reaction from Super7 fans on other forums regarding their He-Man andThundercats figures.  Those figures have had a lot of faults yet any criticism is invalid if you don't own the figures.  The whole point of reviews is so that you can make your own opinion on the product and decide if you want to buy it.

Your sole contribution in the various super 7 figure threads has been nothing but negativity. But It must be nice to have endless amounts of free time to peruse threads discussing products you don't even like.     

How much free time do you have to go through my posts on the various Super7 threads on two other forums?  
I actually like the properties they work, but it's disappointing that almost every wave of Ultimates figures they have made since 2017 still have major quality control issues.

[tommygee15]

Mar 13, 2021 17:56:23 GMT -5 onlymoc21 said:

Mar 13, 2021 17:35:10 GMT -5 kinnikuman said:

Hey look, I found someone who doesn't own the figures!

True I don’t, I have not seen enough evidence for me to warrant dropping the price attached to the NJPW super 7s, plus I am UK based and with shipping I end up paying double. I have watched and read enough reviews and feedback form content providers as I means to obtain enough information to make a judgement on if I should pick these up and to be honest I am 80% no, and I don’t believe “they are better in hand” is enough assurance. But I guess in your view that means I am not allowed to have an opinion. Speaking of which if you own the figures great, offer input rather than just leaving a smart ass comment. So platform is yours dude, drop a review in your opinion with what your thoughts are on the line.

i have 3 of the 4 as i have no interest in osprey, in all honesty they are ok, as people say better in hand which is purely because of the first lot of ringside picks. But other than that there pretty much what you see on every other pic of them, are they worth the money? No not really the articulation is fine to me, the soft goods are the best you will probably ever get on a 6/7" wrestling figure, the belts are OK i find the plates a little on the small side and the painting colour is odd they definitely need looking at, they scale pretty much perfect with elites okada slightly too small nothing major.
Tanahashi is the best of the 3 i have ishii second
Ps if you ever do decide to purchase i would purchase from ringside using discount code and the fedex international priority as if ordering more than one it will work out a few £ cheaper than ordering from a UK dealer