The All Retro Figures General Discussion [Closing Soon!]

[cheville2001]

For those talking about scale and likenesss, all the hasbro s weren't really to scale, look at Ravishing Rick Rudes figure, totally off and looked nothing like him. Even figures such as the 1st Big Boss man. Waaay too small compared to other wrestlers. Big Boss Man's head was like a pinhead compared to IRS's.

[Prophet of Ash]

I just put a Max Moon in my cart and with shipping it's going to be $57. I'm going to have to think real hard if I want to spend $57 on this figure, when there aren't many original run Hasbros I spent that on.

Mantaur arguably needed the entrance garb, but if it would've driven the price down by $15, I would've been okay with no vest/gauntlets on Moon. it just covers the deco anyways

[micco]

Oct 2, 2023 23:44:12 GMT -5 cheville2001 said:

For those talking about scale and likenesss, all the hasbro s weren't really to scale, look at Ravishing Rick Rudes figure, totally off and looked nothing like him. Even figures such as the 1st Big Boss man. Waaay too small compared to other wrestlers. Big Boss Man's head was like a pinhead compared to IRS's.

You are correct. The purists don’t want to hear this but it’s true.

[nate315]

Is there a way to still buy the Mo?

[@Chair.Shot]

People who want to argue about those discussing scale are missing the point. It comes across as smug. We know that Hasbro figures had many different sizes. The hope is for these figures to consistently put out figures as close to the scale of the better looking figures that Hasbro released. That might all be subjective but it is worth discussing if you have an opinion on the matter.

Oct 3, 2023 21:14:04 GMT -5 nate315 said:

Is there a way to still buy the Mo?

You can message Mitch to see if there are any still available (loose). You can also try to buy one of the NYCC exclusives being released this month. Your other option is to buy the one Epic Toys is releasing (eventually).

[GoCanes84]

I received shipping notice earlier this morning from ZST for S2.

[@Chair.Shot]

Oct 4, 2023 7:06:37 GMT -5 GoCanes84 said:

I received shipping notice earlier this morning from ZST for S2.

Read this and checked my email. I received one too; currently stuck at the ol’ “Label Created, not yet in system” message.

[nate315]

Oct 3, 2023 22:48:47 GMT -5 @Chair.Shot said:

People who want to argue about those discussing scale are missing the point. It comes across as smug. We know that Hasbro figures had many different sizes. The hope is for these figures to consistently put out figures as close to the scale of the better looking figures that Hasbro released. That might all be subjective but it is worth discussing if you have an opinion on the matter.

Oct 3, 2023 21:14:04 GMT -5 nate315 said:

Is there a way to still buy the Mo?

You can message Mitch to see if there are any still available (loose). You can also try to buy one of the NYCC exclusives being released this month. Your other option is to buy the one Epic Toys is releasing (eventually).

Cool! How do I best get ahold of him!?

[@Chair.Shot]

Oct 4, 2023 8:14:09 GMT -5 nate315 said:

Oct 3, 2023 22:48:47 GMT -5 @Chair.Shot said:

People who want to argue about those discussing scale are missing the point. It comes across as smug. We know that Hasbro figures had many different sizes. The hope is for these figures to consistently put out figures as close to the scale of the better looking figures that Hasbro released. That might all be subjective but it is worth discussing if you have an opinion on the matter.

You can message Mitch to see if there are any still available (loose). You can also try to buy one of the NYCC exclusives being released this month. Your other option is to buy the one Epic Toys is releasing (eventually).

Cool! How do I best get ahold of him!?

I usually use Instagram @grapplersandgimmicks or @ hastteltoy (remove the space or else it will tag him in this thread and I’m not sure hastteltoy is on this forum very often). You can also try Facebook or email here:
www.hastteltoy.com/pages/contact-us

[GoCanes84]

Oct 4, 2023 7:36:46 GMT -5 @Chair.Shot said:

Oct 4, 2023 7:06:37 GMT -5 GoCanes84 said:

I received shipping notice earlier this morning from ZST for S2.

Read this and checked my email. I received one too; currently stuck at the ol’ “Label Created, not yet in system” message.

It’s progress. It’s been a long road. Some very trying times over the past 12 months or so. At times, I struggled, but we’re now one step closer.

[mrscream]

ZST just showed a video of the warehouse and One Man Gang is over too, looks like he's at least moving partially away from preorders then.

[@Chair.Shot]

After a busy week, I finally had time to sit down and get my hands on G&G’s Mabel and Mo (or Nelson and Bobby). Here are the standard pics with a far more in depth review below:

http://instagram.com/p/Cx8ivDcR69m

http://instagram.com/p/Cx8n4dCxnNa

The Good:

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These figures honestly are some of my favorite post-Hasbro figures ever produced. Are the perfect? No. But they really capture the spirit of the original Hasbro figures. Closer than anyone else thus far. They feel fairly solid, have no problems standing, and display nicely in scale with other figures. The packaging design is nice but I would like some consistency moving forward. Had these been gold, they would have been a 21 out of 10!

The Bad:

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Moving past that, the packaging needed some work. Full disclosure: I bought these from Mitch as opened figures so I wasn’t expecting them to be MOC. My package came damaged so I can’t say for certain if any of the backing was damaged as a result.


That said, I do save the cardbacks so I wasn’t thrilled about the bends and wrinkles. The bubbles were fine although one of the figure’s bubble didn’t quite match with the card (I think it was taken from a different card).



Somewhat nitpicking- there are a number of flaws in the molding and paint. Most are only noticeable closeup but I hope to see less of this in the future. Here are some examples:





Something I didn’t get the best shot of was the separation of Mo’s torso. There isn’t a huge gap BUT the gap is far more noticeable at times due to use of a yellow torso on a darker skin tone. This again is a very minor thing but it is a flaw that could be fixed in the future with minimal cost/effort.

So How Do They Measure Up?

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Overall, I’m very happy with the overall size, weight, and very importantly shape of these figures. The Grapplers and. Gimmicks team nailed Mabel.





Mo is still great. No real complaints about his size or look…but let’s be honest: he was just an accessory for Mabel!

How Much Does This Guy Weigh!?!

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I took other “giants” and weighed them to give a good idea of how true to form this figure is:

Final Verdict

Ultimately these figures are hard to top despite their minor flaws. I hope that others are able to add them to their collection and that Mitch does another run (in gold this time!). They will be taking the places of the original style orange card custom figures I purchased around 5 years ago. Great work hastteltoy

[The People's Poet]

Got my shipping email from rocknroll - M.O.M are on the way!

[mrh]

Incredible review @Chair.Shot -- I wish I had gotten the Mabel. And if it was Gold, I'd pay extra for it now

[@Chair.Shot]

Thank you! I have really enjoyed diving into these figures more and more. Haku and Men on a Mission have me jonesing to do more reviews. Thankfully I have 3 Heels and Faces figures coming within the next couple of weeks!

Still no updates on Savio Vega and The Godwins (which I have on preorder). It has been about a month since we saw the Dennis Knight package sample.

I was dragging my feet on Powers of Pain and Demolition and ended up missing the preorder. I don’t love Demolition’s look (even though they are my favorite tag team). Conversely, I never cared about Powers of Pain and I feel like they are some of the best looking Retros being made! Duke The Dumpster Droese will likely go on sale within the next week or two but I got itchy and decided to preorder The Headbangers from Figure Collections.

Next on my list: Black Strap Andre (on sale Black Friday), One Man Gang, Jack Tunney, Marc Mero, Epic Andre, and maaaybe Slick. And the Mattel Retros…but those are getting less and less exciting to me as time goes on. Hopefully I’ll have figured rolling in once every few months at this rate!

[CookPassBabtridge]

Rock and Roll collectibles won’t reply to my emails. I don’t have socials. I don’t know where to go next. I want them to cancel my Rush order.

I thought they were legit.

[walter7paisley]

Oct 5, 2023 5:36:51 GMT -5 CookPassBabtridge said:

Rock and Roll collectibles won’t reply to my emails. I don’t have socials. I don’t know where to go next. I want them to cancel my Rush order.

I thought they were legit.

I can't believe they still have those figures on their website, and for nearly £30 a pop. They should come with a disclaimer.

[@Chair.Shot]

Oct 5, 2023 5:36:51 GMT -5 CookPassBabtridge said:

Rock and Roll collectibles won’t reply to my emails. I don’t have socials. I don’t know where to go next. I want them to cancel my Rush order.

I thought they were legit.

They’re probably busy clubbing seals. Honestly though, maybe you can pass along your order information to someone here but that seems like more work for one of us than for you to sign up for an account and just delete it. Not at all trying to be a jerk. I agree they should be checking their emails.

3poajamie - any suggestions on how else to get ahold of them? I took a screenshot of this post and sent it along BTW.

Edit: They messaged me and are looking into it. Said it was in the spam folder and are working to resolve it now.

[brad]

With OMG in stock… really hoping power and glory and slick are soon available!!!!

[3poajamie]

Oct 5, 2023 8:15:23 GMT -5 @Chair.Shot said:

Oct 5, 2023 5:36:51 GMT -5 CookPassBabtridge said:

Rock and Roll collectibles won’t reply to my emails. I don’t have socials. I don’t know where to go next. I want them to cancel my Rush order.

I thought they were legit.

They’re probably busy clubbing seals. Honestly though, maybe you can pass along your order information to someone here but that seems like more work for one of us than for you to sign up for an account and just delete it. Not at all trying to be a jerk. I agree they should be checking their emails.

3poajamie - any suggestions on how else to get ahold of them? I took a screenshot of this post and sent it along BTW.

Edit: They messaged me and are looking into it. Said it was in the spam folder and are working to resolve it now.

Open a Facebook messenger account is probs the best way, Stu is normally great at getting back.

When not seal clubbing of course