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Post by bababooey on Jul 20, 2020 9:29:26 GMT -5
Just got mine. I’m really impressed with this figure. Proportions are great. Articulation is tight but not too tight. The mid-torso seems to at least be coated in like a rubbery material. Assuming it doesn’t degrade over time, it seems like a great idea. Keeps the skin from getting super shiny seems to help with the joint cut. Also, probably the most genius part of the packaging was that he had some plastic under the shirt to protect against staining.
Only small gripe is the left eyebrow on mine is mispainted. The eyebrow is painted from the start of the brow all the way to his ear.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2020 9:51:45 GMT -5
The mid-torso seems to at least be coated in like a rubbery material. Assuming it doesn’t degrade over time, it seems like a great idea. I was thinking about this when I first heard about the rubber, but it doesn't seem like it's as huge of an issue as it used to be with toys. I think these should be okay. I've got a lot of Storm Collectibles stuff that has the soft rubber upper torso parts and I've had them for years and they're fine. Also the LJN figures are like 35 years old and rubber degradation on those doesn't really happen. I think we're good.
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Post by Robz PippinRoad on Jul 20, 2020 10:16:18 GMT -5
The mid-torso seems to at least be coated in like a rubbery material. Assuming it doesn’t degrade over time, it seems like a great idea. I was thinking about this when I first heard about the rubber, but it doesn't seem like it's as huge of an issue as it used to be with toys. I think these should be okay. I've got a lot of Storm Collectibles stuff that has the soft rubber upper torso parts and I've had them for years and they're fine. Also the LJN figures are like 35 years old and rubber degradation on those doesn't really happen. I think we're good. Yeah I don’t feel as if there’s any reason to worry about it wearing down or wearing out I’d only wonder if we see any degrading from a color standpoint vs the rest of the plastic used on the figure creating a good noticeable contrast through handling over time but I don’t anticipate and or believe this will happen just saying it would be my only long term concern
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 20, 2020 10:17:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the pics, man!
The scale looks perfect. I think I still prefer the Elite torso, but I'll have to wait until I get it in hand on Wednesday.
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Post by bababooey on Jul 20, 2020 11:13:47 GMT -5
Thanks for the pics, man! The scale looks perfect. I think I still prefer the Elite torso, but I'll have to wait until I get it in hand on Wednesday. Not saying the Elite torso is bad by any means, but I’m actually liking this torso better. The movement feels really natural with the waist being on a dumbbell joint too, and it looks way more streamlined than the Ultimate torso.
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Post by JokerFC on Jul 20, 2020 13:13:35 GMT -5
really really smart move making them fit with Mattels scale & size wise.
Young Bucks & Kenny Omega are now must owns for me.
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Post by Goldust on Jul 20, 2020 14:47:21 GMT -5
I am very impressed with mine. Got it today. The scale with Mattel makes a lot of these must-own for me now. I'm very excited to get my hands on Series 1.
The AEW title is really nice too. Looking forward to getting the tag belts.
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Post by richieboognish on Jul 20, 2020 16:10:37 GMT -5
Just got mine. I’m really impressed with this figure. Proportions are great. Articulation is tight but not too tight. The mid-torso seems to at least be coated in like a rubbery material. Assuming it doesn’t degrade over time, it seems like a great idea. Keeps the skin from getting super shiny seems to help with the joint cut. Also, probably the most genius part of the packaging was that he had some plastic under the shirt to protect against staining. Only small gripe is the left eyebrow on mine is mispainted. The eyebrow is painted from the start of the brow all the way to his ear. Mine has the same giant brow. The goatee is also slightly more left of center.
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Post by PJ on Jul 20, 2020 16:20:08 GMT -5
Mine arrived and some quick thoughts. For the most part I am happy with the figure and can’t wait to get more.
That said there’s a few things I am not happy about design wise. First as I have stated before I‘m not a fan of the waist design. I don’t like the side to side rocking motion of the ball jointed waist. Never liked that in any figure line. But the second thing I feel will be an issue over time is the lower torso (abs) isn’t made of the same plastic as the rest of the figure, but it seems to be some sort of rubber which if it is I feel will dry out and crumble over time. So I am definitely not happy with that choice. And I hope it is something they realize and correct going forward.
Scale wise he’s slightly shorter than the UE Triple H which works, but his calves are much thicker than most Mattel figures. But I think that could be hidden/fudged.
My personal figure has a messed up tattoo. It was printed to low on the upper arm so it looks like it’s missing on my figure. But that’s not too big of a deal with me.
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Post by Robz PippinRoad on Jul 20, 2020 16:32:33 GMT -5
Mine arrived and some quick thoughts. For the most part I am happy with the figure and can’t wait to get more. That said there’s a few things I am not happy about design wise. First as I have stated before I‘m not a fan of the waist design. I don’t like the side to side rocking motion of the ball jointed waist. Never liked that in any figure line. But the second thing I feel will be an issue over time is the lower torso (abs) isn’t made of the same plastic as the rest of the figure, but it seems to be some sort of rubber which if it is I feel will dry out and crumble over time. So I am definitely not happy with that choice. And I hope it is something they realize and correct going forward. Scale wise he’s slightly shorter than the UE Triple H which works, but his calves are much thicker than most Mattel figures. But I think that could be hidden/fudged. My personal figure has a messed up tattoo. It was printed to low on the upper arm so it looks like it’s missing on my figure. But that’s not too big of a deal with me. Does it appear to be a stronger more durable plastic lower torso then say Jakks Unlimited figures which obviously deteriorated in the years since there release
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Post by Robz PippinRoad on Jul 20, 2020 16:36:42 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2020 17:05:27 GMT -5
Mine arrived and some quick thoughts. For the most part I am happy with the figure and can’t wait to get more. That said there’s a few things I am not happy about design wise. First as I have stated before I‘m not a fan of the waist design. I don’t like the side to side rocking motion of the ball jointed waist. Never liked that in any figure line. But the second thing I feel will be an issue over time is the lower torso (abs) isn’t made of the same plastic as the rest of the figure, but it seems to be some sort of rubber which if it is I feel will dry out and crumble over time. So I am definitely not happy with that choice. And I hope it is something they realize and correct going forward. Scale wise he’s slightly shorter than the UE Triple H which works, but his calves are much thicker than most Mattel figures. But I think that could be hidden/fudged. My personal figure has a messed up tattoo. It was printed to low on the upper arm so it looks like it’s missing on my figure. But that’s not too big of a deal with me. Does it appear to be a stronger more durable plastic lower torso then say Jakks Unlimited figures which obviously deteriorated in the years since there release Yes, it's not a gooey, soft rubber coating over a narrow plastic skeleton but also I read a long time ago that the later Unlimited lines had a different finish on the bodies than the first wave did which made them more durable. Couldn't prove it by me, I only had the first series lmao
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Post by PJ on Jul 20, 2020 17:55:41 GMT -5
It does feel like a stronger rubber, but I still feel it’ll dry and crack over time.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2020 18:08:36 GMT -5
It does feel like a stronger rubber, but I still feel it’ll dry and crack over time. I talked to Magic about it and they did a lot of testing it to make sure it was going to be durable and they're not worried about these not lasting because they met Jazwares' QA standards. I think if they did switch to hard plastic, it prevents the mobility afforded by the current lower-torso pieces and we end up with the Mattel Ultimates where the different torso articulation is kind of irrelevant. Here, it leads to better poseability and in theory playability and that'd require something a little more durable. I guess we'll see in the end, but it doesn't seem like Jazwares are convinced they're going to deteriorate over time.
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Post by The Coach on Jul 20, 2020 18:20:16 GMT -5
This line is already showing so much promise. If THIS is the first set, I can only imagine where they will be at in a year!
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Post by Goldust on Jul 20, 2020 19:57:24 GMT -5
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Post by Robz PippinRoad on Jul 20, 2020 21:04:29 GMT -5
Haven’t seen it confirmed here yet but literally just saw where the torso pops right off the bottom half these are going to be potentially amazing for build a fig swapping between the line and or maybe releases of just gear changes etc wow
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Post by Purple Reigns on Jul 20, 2020 22:10:33 GMT -5
Was the head easy to get off like Mattel?
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Post by Goldust on Jul 20, 2020 22:15:06 GMT -5
Decided to do some swaps to see how the parts worked with Elites. Heads fit perfect, arms do not. Perhaps the arms could with some modifications to the hole, but I'm not willing to be the one to try that Was the head easy to get off like Mattel? The head popped off the AEW figure with no heat required. The heads and hands pop on and off. I just heated the head after I took it off the AEW body and popped it right on the Mattel.
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Post by Purple Reigns on Jul 20, 2020 22:32:14 GMT -5
Was the head easy to get off like Mattel? The head popped off the AEW figure with no heat required. The heads and hands pop on and off. I just heated the head after I took it off the AEW body and popped it right on the Mattel. Interesting, I guess the theory of the heads being harder than Mattel was hopefully wrong unless it’s different per figure
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