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Post by stc13 on Mar 7, 2021 12:46:36 GMT -5
I'm not sure Brodie would have been released, at this point, had he not passed. It seems unlikely. I'm glad their taking their time with him. A rushed figure would be forever bad. I think there's a pretty good chance Brodie would have been slated for S6. He debuted at the same time as Matt Hardy, who they had in S4. So there's plenty of time from a design standpoint. And it would explain why there were 4 re-releases in the wave if they had to bump somebody up to fill that slot. MJF would be a budget-friendly figure they could bump up. I'm sure a figure is coming sooner than later.
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Post by walkingturtles on Mar 7, 2021 15:09:54 GMT -5
I'm not sure Brodie would have been released, at this point, had he not passed. It seems unlikely. I'm glad their taking their time with him. A rushed figure would be forever bad. I think there's a pretty good chance Brodie would have been slated for S6. He debuted at the same time as Matt Hardy, who they had in S4. So there's plenty of time from a design standpoint. And it would explain why there were 4 re-releases in the wave if they had to bump somebody up to fill that slot. MJF would be a budget-friendly figure they could bump up. I'm sure a figure is coming sooner than later. I’d imagine they want to do a special exclusive and with the Cody still not released yet, they are gonna wait a bit.
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Post by stc13 on Mar 7, 2021 15:12:19 GMT -5
I think there's a pretty good chance Brodie would have been slated for S6. He debuted at the same time as Matt Hardy, who they had in S4. So there's plenty of time from a design standpoint. And it would explain why there were 4 re-releases in the wave if they had to bump somebody up to fill that slot. MJF would be a budget-friendly figure they could bump up. I'm sure a figure is coming sooner than later. I’d imagine they want to do a special exclusive and with the Cody still not released yet, they are gonna wait a bit. Just a guess, but I'm expecting a standalone Brodie tribute figure and then a dog collar 2-pack with Cody.
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Post by fzmadness on Mar 7, 2021 20:29:49 GMT -5
Shida and Hager for me but depending on what the others look like I’d pick them up too.
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Post by LostHawk05 on Mar 10, 2021 14:45:45 GMT -5
Haven't read through this thread so not sure if I'm in the minority but I hope MJF is in a suit.
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Post by @brit_figs on Mar 10, 2021 18:09:44 GMT -5
When are we getting a Chris Daniels ffs
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2021 13:30:56 GMT -5
I wonder if these will sit due to all the re-releases. I guess we'll see. And DON"T say it's the same as Mattel. As someone pointed out, Mattel only had 1 re-release in Series 1-5, and then 3 in Series 6. Jazzwares had two each in 3-4-5, and then four re-releases in wave 6. Not anywhere, anywhere close to Mattel. Mattel did it too though....they also had the basic and tag team sets out all at the same time right from the beginning. Although the figures were different, they were very much compatible. By the time they hit series 5 elite, there were several versions of cena, taker, mysterio, hhh, hbk, edge, punk etc. All the big names had multiple releases.
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Post by secondwhiteline on Mar 11, 2021 15:45:02 GMT -5
I wonder if these will sit due to all the re-releases. I guess we'll see. And DON"T say it's the same as Mattel. As someone pointed out, Mattel only had 1 re-release in Series 1-5, and then 3 in Series 6. Jazzwares had two each in 3-4-5, and then four re-releases in wave 6. Not anywhere, anywhere close to Mattel. Mattel did it too though....they also had the basic and tag team sets out all at the same time right from the beginning. Although the figures were different, they were very much compatible. By the time they hit series 5 elite, there were several versions of cena, taker, mysterio, hhh, hbk, edge, punk etc. All the big names had multiple releases. Different price points across different SKUs, though. It's not the repaints that people have a problem with, it's the lack of space. Mattel releasing Basics and tag packs at a more affordable price point, largely for kids, wasn't taking up spots in the collector's line.
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Post by mrh on Mar 12, 2021 1:31:43 GMT -5
Mattel did it too though....they also had the basic and tag team sets out all at the same time right from the beginning. Although the figures were different, they were very much compatible. By the time they hit series 5 elite, there were several versions of cena, taker, mysterio, hhh, hbk, edge, punk etc. All the big names had multiple releases. Different price points across different SKUs, though. It's not the repaints that people have a problem with, it's the lack of space. Mattel releasing Basics and tag packs at a more affordable price point, largely for kids, wasn't taking up spots in the collector's line. Thanks for the back-up!!
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Post by crush on Mar 12, 2021 11:23:30 GMT -5
Mattel did it too though....they also had the basic and tag team sets out all at the same time right from the beginning. Although the figures were different, they were very much compatible. By the time they hit series 5 elite, there were several versions of cena, taker, mysterio, hhh, hbk, edge, punk etc. All the big names had multiple releases. Different price points across different SKUs, though. It's not the repaints that people have a problem with, it's the lack of space. Mattel releasing Basics and tag packs at a more affordable price point, largely for kids, wasn't taking up spots in the collector's line. Despite how things may seem on this board, the vast majority of people don't distinguish. John Cena's on the shelves were John Cena's on the shelves, be they Basics or Elite.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Mar 12, 2021 22:37:55 GMT -5
Series 6 will either be the first series with increased chase numbers, or it will be the last series of old chase numbers. Thank god
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2021 12:07:23 GMT -5
Series 6 will either be the first series with increased chase numbers, or it will be the last series of old chase numbers. Thank god Really hoping it’s increased numbers because if Hikaru is the chase or rare she’ll prob be the first LE AEW figure I break down and buy.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Mar 13, 2021 13:59:55 GMT -5
Series 6 will either be the first series with increased chase numbers, or it will be the last series of old chase numbers. Thank god That makes me wonder if the figure it replaces in the case would become the hard one to find. Unless the Chase or Rare just replaces the original figure...
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Mar 13, 2021 16:00:50 GMT -5
Series 6 will either be the first series with increased chase numbers, or it will be the last series of old chase numbers. Thank god That makes me wonder if the figure it replaces in the case would become the hard one to find. Unless the Chase or Rare just replaces the original figure... They replace a specific figure. Dustin gets replaced by chases. But I’ve also seen a case with no Dustin or chase & 2 Hangmen instead
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Post by JDragonM32 on Mar 13, 2021 18:43:56 GMT -5
That makes me wonder if the figure it replaces in the case would become the hard one to find. Unless the Chase or Rare just replaces the original figure... They replace a specific figure. Dustin gets replaced by chases. But I’ve also seen a case with no Dustin or chase & 2 Hangmen instead That’s a dumb way to do in my opinion, the chase/rare should replace the regular of the same character rather than a different character
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Mar 13, 2021 18:54:01 GMT -5
They replace a specific figure. Dustin gets replaced by chases. But I’ve also seen a case with no Dustin or chase & 2 Hangmen instead That’s a dumb way to do in my opinion, the chase/rare should replace the regular of the same character rather than a different character I think it’s their way of short packing lower tier characters honestly. Series 3 for example, sorry Riho, but I would definitely make less of you than all five of the men in that set. If it was Britt Baker things would be different. Series 4, less of Hardy or Sammy and considering Matt had a shelf warming elite last year I’d say he’s the one to make less of. Making a case of 6 and replacing someone with a rare figure is a lot better than the way Mattel did it back in 2012 when Nash & Diesel were every other case and there were like 3 of Rock in one of the case packings
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Post by stc13 on Mar 13, 2021 19:55:35 GMT -5
That’s a dumb way to do in my opinion, the chase/rare should replace the regular of the same character rather than a different character I think it’s their way of short packing lower tier characters honestly. Series 3 for example, sorry Riho, but I would definitely make less of you than all five of the men in that set. If it was Britt Baker things would be different. Series 4, less of Hardy or Sammy and considering Matt had a shelf warming elite last year I’d say he’s the one to make less of. Making a case of 6 and replacing someone with a rare figure is a lot better than the way Mattel did it back in 2012 when Nash & Diesel were every other case and there were like 3 of Rock in one of the case packings You're also only going to get a certain level of attention to detail at the factory. From a planning and packing perspective, you're telling the factory to make 10,000 of these guys, 8,500 of B, 500 of C, and 1,000 of D. And then just pack the cases with one of each until you run out of guy B, then fill them with C and D. Asking to make sure they replace Riho with the Rhio chase in some cases and Darby with the Darby chase for example is just asking for a cluster. Is it ideal? Maybe not. But if availability continues to increase, I think it becomes a non-issue.
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Mar 13, 2021 20:00:24 GMT -5
I think it’s their way of short packing lower tier characters honestly. Series 3 for example, sorry Riho, but I would definitely make less of you than all five of the men in that set. If it was Britt Baker things would be different. Series 4, less of Hardy or Sammy and considering Matt had a shelf warming elite last year I’d say he’s the one to make less of. Making a case of 6 and replacing someone with a rare figure is a lot better than the way Mattel did it back in 2012 when Nash & Diesel were every other case and there were like 3 of Rock in one of the case packings You're also only going to get a certain level of attention to detail at the factory. From a planning and packing perspective, you're telling the factory to make 10,000 of these guys, 8,500 of B, 500 of C, and 1,000 of D. And then just pack the cases with one of each until you run out of guy B, then fill them with C and D. Asking to make sure they replace Riho with the Rhio chase in some cases and Darby with the Darby chase for example is just asking for a cluster. Is it ideal? Maybe not. But if availability continues to increase, I think it becomes a non-issue. Also they are increasing production numbers including the chase numbers
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Post by WCWThunderRosa on Mar 15, 2021 13:44:39 GMT -5
Jericho needs to come with the hands from the Bubbly exclusive/series 1 chase so that we can correct the skintone and still have him hold the microphone and wine bottle
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Post by LA Knight Yeah! on Mar 15, 2021 15:02:09 GMT -5
Jericho needs to come with the hands from the Bubbly exclusive/series 1 chase so that we can correct the skintone and still have him hold the microphone and wine bottle I know and he also needs to come with le champion bandana and in revolution 2020 attire
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