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Post by Xæro #FakeCollector on Aug 7, 2020 21:58:30 GMT -5
From an articulation standpoint they already are simply because they don't feel as outdated as Mattel figures do. It reminds me of Marvel Legends vs Mattel's DC Multiverse figures.
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Post by hollywood4life on Aug 8, 2020 17:33:10 GMT -5
Elites might have to all be Ultimates now, or should.
. Because the regular elites just got shat on by jazzware
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Post by Robz PippinRoad on Aug 8, 2020 17:41:31 GMT -5
I expect us to see a closer to ultimate like Figure coming from Mattel much quicker than people would imagine will it literally be ultimates not sure but you can bet those double jointed elbows become standard rather quickly then I suspect a reworking of the torso will be in the works
Consider that once unrivaled has enough variety on the market what an advantage / appeal of those one step custom torso are going to have
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Post by Robz PippinRoad on Aug 8, 2020 18:02:03 GMT -5
and while Mattel is retooling I’ll be buying cool stuff like this
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Post by Robz PippinRoad on Aug 8, 2020 18:14:23 GMT -5
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Post by Robz PippinRoad on Aug 8, 2020 18:14:47 GMT -5
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Post by PJ on Aug 8, 2020 19:11:14 GMT -5
I would rather just have a regular Sammy in ring attire over that.
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Post by Robz PippinRoad on Aug 8, 2020 19:22:06 GMT -5
I would rather just have a regular Sammy in ring attire over that. Well yeah I’d want a normal Sammy as well ..... we can provide the commercial box in box cue cards ourselves by cutting up some index cards lol I think this is just something there dialing up as an idea for fun sets they may be introducing
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Post by airbud on Aug 8, 2020 19:56:16 GMT -5
They seem really great aside from the pale sheamus skintones.
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Post by LK3 on Aug 8, 2020 20:04:24 GMT -5
Sammy, Kenny, and Matt set somehow packed MOC just like this...
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Post by LA Knight Yeah! on Aug 9, 2020 5:44:32 GMT -5
I hope get sammy in ring attire first
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Aug 9, 2020 6:07:13 GMT -5
How are the head scans in person? I haven't seen them yet in stores.
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Post by RuthlessFigs on Aug 9, 2020 6:09:09 GMT -5
Articulation wise - Yes. Aesthetics wise - No.
They're only one series in, so obviously there's room for improvement early. Hopefully when the skin tones get corrected they'll look better. I'm not sold on the heads yet, they're not 'bad', but there's something off about them.
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Post by The Shiniest Wizard on Aug 9, 2020 6:45:50 GMT -5
How are the head scans in person? I haven't seen them yet in stores. Just got Kenny in the mail today and the scan is phenomenal. Yeah it's a little too pale but whatever the other 99% of great things about this figure still make it worth your money. His scan looks just like him and I'm happy to have it in my collection. Also the softer lower body isn't as noticeable in person as it is in pictures.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Aug 9, 2020 8:52:40 GMT -5
I think their face printing needs work. The heads that were hand painted at Toy Fair looked better to me than the finalized printed ones and Mattel’s face printing is better. Maybe in person they look better but from photos I liked the painted heads better.
I’m also a little concerned about the torsos.
I’m not a fan of the way the hands are molded either, the wrists look clunky.
These are small things though. Can’t do much about the hands but I think by this time next year the printing will be better and we’ll know if the torsos hold up
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Post by keegandimitrijevic01 on Aug 9, 2020 10:22:29 GMT -5
I think their face printing needs work. The heads that were hand painted at Toy Fair looked better to me than the finalized printed ones and Mattel’s face printing is better. Maybe in person they look better but from photos I liked the painted heads better. I’m also a little concerned about the torsos. I’m not a fan of the way the hands are molded either, the wrists look clunky. These are small things though. Can’t do much about the hands but I think by this time next year the printing will be better and we’ll know if the torsos hold up I thought the Jericho head scan we saw as the prototype was way better than the final product
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Aug 9, 2020 10:24:21 GMT -5
I think their face printing needs work. The heads that were hand painted at Toy Fair looked better to me than the finalized printed ones and Mattel’s face printing is better. Maybe in person they look better but from photos I liked the painted heads better. I’m also a little concerned about the torsos. I’m not a fan of the way the hands are molded either, the wrists look clunky. These are small things though. Can’t do much about the hands but I think by this time next year the printing will be better and we’ll know if the torsos hold up I thought the Jericho head scan we saw as the prototype was way better than the final product Yeah that’s exactly the figure I meant too. The painted prototype was so much better. They need to work on better printing
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Post by TheRockers on Aug 10, 2020 5:10:40 GMT -5
I think I agree. Something about these figures I really like. I was never a huge fan of elites they are nice, I like the UE better but I think this AEW line down the road is going to be special. My only issue is the some accessories like Kenny Omega's jackets will not button. Even Cody's belt was really hard to get to stick.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Aug 11, 2020 11:57:58 GMT -5
I think I agree. Something about these figures I really like. I was never a huge fan of elites they are nice, I like the UE better but I think this AEW line down the road is going to be special. My only issue is the some accessories like Kenny Omega's jackets will not button. Even Cody's belt was really hard to get to stick. Mattel had some plastic accessories that didn’t button/close very well the first few years too. And the original jackets were like hard plastic and incredibly thick
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Post by tezemery on Aug 11, 2020 17:10:23 GMT -5
I would say they aren't as good when compared to the old elites/defining moments but with the recent figures Mattel has been dropping they are definitely close already.
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