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Post by newgenandy on Feb 23, 2022 17:07:10 GMT -5
Of late I’ve enjoyed looking at some bad, and some so bad they’re good bootleg figures
I know the simba, mannix and wrestling federations ones. Anymore lines rather than the odd figure as I’m thinking of getting a bit of a bootleg shelf going
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Post by casanova on Feb 23, 2022 17:59:26 GMT -5
To be totally honest most of the bootlegs don’t look good on a sheöf as they are just cheap figures. Personally I got the most enjoyment out of the Simba figures (those are really good quality for bootlegs) and the original Mannix figures with Hasbro heads (+ „Diesel“ and „HBK“). However I didn’t buy all the Mannix variants, just what I liked and had a good presence. If you go for these two brands and add the two simba rings, you will have some fun for hunting everything down and will be rewarded with a very nice shelf presence. Anything else is just garbage and not wort the money in my eyes (except for true Hasbro bootlegs and Funskools). If you have more shelf space, better go for modern bootlegs (Chella, ZST, etc) or WCW Galoob. Just my opinion. One may of course argue about it.  |
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Feb 23, 2022 21:42:02 GMT -5
Mannix was larger than I expected; not to scale with Hasbros (I always thought they were roughly the same size). Simbas are fun but a bit spendy to find them in good condition. Not quite bootleg but I think OverTop Man series is a lot of fun. Cartoonish…maybe culturally insensitive. But they are obtainable and somewhat unique/rarely discussed.  |
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Post by newgenandy on Feb 24, 2022 1:43:38 GMT -5
To be totally honest most of the bootlegs don’t look good on a sheöf as they are just cheap figures. Personally I got the most enjoyment out of the Simba figures (those are really good quality for bootlegs) and the original Mannix figures with Hasbro heads (+ „Diesel“ and „HBK“). However I didn’t buy all the Mannix variants, just what I liked and had a good presence. If you go for these two brands and add the two simba rings, you will have some fun for hunting everything down and will be rewarded with a very nice shelf presence. Anything else is just garbage and not wort the money in my eyes (except for true Hasbro bootlegs and Funskools). If you have more shelf space, better go for modern bootlegs (Chella, ZST, etc) or WCW Galoob. Just my opinion. One may of course argue about it. I think how bad they look is part of their charm lol Like there’s one I’ve seen in a line wrestling champions which is clearly a reused pirate figure (eye patch, cliched pirate moustache) on a muscular body with wrestling trunks and boots. It almost looks like it would’ve been a pirate figure and all they did is remove his sword/accessories and his soft goods and call it a wrestler 😆 |
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Post by casanova on Feb 24, 2022 3:47:39 GMT -5
To be totally honest most of the bootlegs don’t look good on a sheöf as they are just cheap figures. Personally I got the most enjoyment out of the Simba figures (those are really good quality for bootlegs) and the original Mannix figures with Hasbro heads (+ „Diesel“ and „HBK“). However I didn’t buy all the Mannix variants, just what I liked and had a good presence. If you go for these two brands and add the two simba rings, you will have some fun for hunting everything down and will be rewarded with a very nice shelf presence. Anything else is just garbage and not wort the money in my eyes (except for true Hasbro bootlegs and Funskools). If you have more shelf space, better go for modern bootlegs (Chella, ZST, etc) or WCW Galoob. Just my opinion. One may of course argue about it. I think how bad they look is part of their charm lol Like there’s one I’ve seen in a line wrestling champions which is clearly a reused pirate figure (eye patch, cliched pirate moustache) on a muscular body with wrestling trunks and boots. It almost looks like it would’ve been a pirate figure and all they did is remove his sword/accessories and his soft goods and call it a wrestler 😆 Seriously? A wrestler with a pirate gimmick?! 🤣 But still, display space is limited and there is really no need for expensive cheap looking shelves in my eyes. 😄 Mannix was larger than I expected; not to scale with Hasbros (I always thought they were roughly the same size). Simbas are fun but a bit spendy to find them in good condition. Not quite bootleg but I think OverTop Man series is a lot of fun. Cartoonish…maybe culturally insensitive. But they are obtainable and somewhat unique/rarely discussed. These however don’t look too bad. I may look into these. Thanks for sharing! |
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Post by newgenandy on Feb 24, 2022 6:06:31 GMT -5
I think how bad they look is part of their charm lol Like there’s one I’ve seen in a line wrestling champions which is clearly a reused pirate figure (eye patch, cliched pirate moustache) on a muscular body with wrestling trunks and boots. It almost looks like it would’ve been a pirate figure and all they did is remove his sword/accessories and his soft goods and call it a wrestler 😆 Seriously? A wrestler with a pirate gimmick?! 🤣 But still, display space is limited and there is really no need for expensive cheap looking shelves in my eyes. 😄 Mannix was larger than I expected; not to scale with Hasbros (I always thought they were roughly the same size). Simbas are fun but a bit spendy to find them in good condition. Not quite bootleg but I think OverTop Man series is a lot of fun. Cartoonish…maybe culturally insensitive. But they are obtainable and somewhat unique/rarely discussed. These however don’t look too bad. I may look into these. Thanks for sharing! More like a pirate with a wrestler gimmick lol |
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Feb 25, 2022 4:06:27 GMT -5
My very first wrestling figures were bootleg figures from a line called "Wrestling Champs", they clearly copied part of LJN's Wrestling Superstars series 1 they even bootlegged the card art! It featured 6 wrestlers in the MOTU-style but with fixed legs: long haired Andre the Giant (as Mark), Big John Studd (as Brut), Hulk Hogan (as C.G), the Iron Sheik (as Mask), "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka (as A. Champ) and as a 6th figure a bootleg from a MOTU inspired line that kind of looked like the Missing Link (as Mr. Unknown). The cardback had nice drawings with the 6 wrestlers and their strange names under them. The top left had a nice logo reading "Wrestler". These bootleggers even scaled down the LJN ring and released it as "Wrestler Ring". Attachment DeletedMy first 2 figures, got them in 1989 or 1990: Hulk Hogan and Big John Studd, funny story; it'd take until 2002 before I realised it was Studd, not Hercules. Attachment DeletedIn December 2020 I finally bought the Wrestler Ring. See those drawn on glasses on Studd, I mean Brut? It's on EVERY box I've seen. In 2015 I discovered there was a bootleg line called "Wrestler" by Sungold pre-dating these "Wrestling Champs" using the same weird names. This line bootlegged the Remco AWA line: fully poseable figures with cloth jackets (all the same, just another color) and their own title belts (3 Television Champion and 3 World Champion, a nice little touch!). It had (Ric Flair as Mark) and Scott Hall (as C.G). Like there’s one I’ve seen in a line wrestling champions which is clearly a reused pirate figure (eye patch, cliched pirate moustache) on a muscular body with wrestling trunks and boots. It almost looks like it would’ve been a pirate figure and all they did is remove his sword/accessories and his soft goods and call it a wrestler 😆 I think you just described the modified Iron Sheik bootleg. |
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Post by JC Motors on Feb 28, 2022 18:47:59 GMT -5
Mannix was larger than I expected; not to scale with Hasbros (I always thought they were roughly the same size). Simbas are fun but a bit spendy to find them in good condition. Not quite bootleg but I think OverTop Man series is a lot of fun. Cartoonish…maybe culturally insensitive. But they are obtainable and somewhat unique/rarely discussed. They look like MOTU knock offs. I have a friend who knows all about Bootleg He-Man figures |
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Mar 1, 2022 3:21:01 GMT -5
Mannix was larger than I expected; not to scale with Hasbros (I always thought they were roughly the same size). Simbas are fun but a bit spendy to find them in good condition. Not quite bootleg but I think OverTop Man series is a lot of fun. Cartoonish…maybe culturally insensitive. But they are obtainable and somewhat unique/rarely discussed. They look like MOTU knock offs. I have a friend who knows all about Bootleg He-Man figures Nah, Overtop Man and later the knockoffs by Mannix look nothing like MOTU knockoffs. |
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 1, 2022 5:13:52 GMT -5
My very first wrestling figures were bootleg figures from a line called "Wrestling Champs", they clearly copied part of LJN's Wrestling Superstars series 1 they even bootlegged the card art! It featured 6 wrestlers in the MOTU-style but with fixed legs: long haired Andre the Giant (as Mark), Big John Studd (as Brut), Hulk Hogan (as C.G), the Iron Sheik (as Mask), "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka (as A. Champ) and as a 6th figure a bootleg from a MOTU inspired line that kind of looked like the Missing Link (as Mr. Unknown). The cardback had nice drawings with the 6 wrestlers and their strange names under them. The top left had a nice logo reading "Wrestler". These bootleggers even scaled down the LJN ring and released it as "Wrestler Ring". View AttachmentMy first 2 figures, got them in 1989 or 1990: Hulk Hogan and Big John Studd, funny story; it'd take until 2002 before I realised it was Studd, not Hercules. View AttachmentIn December 2020 I finally bought the Wrestler Ring. See those drawn on glasses on Studd, I mean Brut? It's on EVERY box I've seen. In 2015 I discovered there was a bootleg line called "Wrestler" by Sungold pre-dating these "Wrestling Champs" using the same weird names. This line bootlegged the Remco AWA line: fully poseable figures with cloth jackets (all the same, just another color) and their own title belts (3 Television Champion and 3 World Champion, a nice little touch!). It had (Ric Flair as Mark) and Scott Hall (as C.G). Like there’s one I’ve seen in a line wrestling champions which is clearly a reused pirate figure (eye patch, cliched pirate moustache) on a muscular body with wrestling trunks and boots. It almost looks like it would’ve been a pirate figure and all they did is remove his sword/accessories and his soft goods and call it a wrestler 😆 I think you just described the modified Iron Sheik bootleg. I think my ‘pirate’ is sheik - I can see it now you said it and it is that brand and has the LJN style artwork etc |
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Post by walter7paisley on Mar 5, 2022 12:23:18 GMT -5
Something I've been wondering lately is why we didn't see any Galoob bootlegs.
Remco and Hasbro's styles were copied, so why not Galoob?
I'd assume, maybe incorrectly, that it's a pretty straightforward style to replicate, it's just solid plastic, no moving parts, etc. Has anyone ever had a random figure in this style? It's pretty unique when you consider it.
Closest I've seen is a figure which I still own, it's like a MOTU bootleg, but hard plastic, with a little more flexibility than a Galoob. It's a blue, muscular looking Skeletor fella. I always used him as a Galoob. I have absolutely no idea where I got him or what box it was in. 🤷
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Post by newgenandy on Mar 5, 2022 12:33:08 GMT -5
Something I've been wondering lately is why we didn't see any Galoob bootlegs. Remco and Hasbro's styles were copied, so why not Galoob? I'd assume, maybe incorrectly, that it's a pretty straightforward style to replicate, it's just solid plastic, no moving parts, etc. Has anyone ever had a random figure in this style? It's pretty unique when you consider it. Closest I've seen is a figure which I still own, it's like a MOTU bootleg, but hard plastic, with a little more flexibility than a Galoob. It's a blue, muscular looking Skeletor fella. I always used him as a Galoob. I have absolutely no idea where I got him or what box it was in. 🤷 What is it with you and galoobs today? 😆👍 |
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Post by walter7paisley on Mar 5, 2022 13:23:14 GMT -5
Something I've been wondering lately is why we didn't see any Galoob bootlegs. Remco and Hasbro's styles were copied, so why not Galoob? I'd assume, maybe incorrectly, that it's a pretty straightforward style to replicate, it's just solid plastic, no moving parts, etc. Has anyone ever had a random figure in this style? It's pretty unique when you consider it. Closest I've seen is a figure which I still own, it's like a MOTU bootleg, but hard plastic, with a little more flexibility than a Galoob. It's a blue, muscular looking Skeletor fella. I always used him as a Galoob. I have absolutely no idea where I got him or what box it was in. 🤷 What is it with you and galoobs today? 😆👍 😄 I've got issues. |
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Post by oldschoolfool on Mar 5, 2022 14:57:07 GMT -5
Something I've been wondering lately is why we didn't see any Galoob bootlegs. Remco and Hasbro's styles were copied, so why not Galoob? I'd assume, maybe incorrectly, that it's a pretty straightforward style to replicate, it's just solid plastic, no moving parts, etc. Has anyone ever had a random figure in this style? It's pretty unique when you consider it. Closest I've seen is a figure which I still own, it's like a MOTU bootleg, but hard plastic, with a little more flexibility than a Galoob. It's a blue, muscular looking Skeletor fella. I always used him as a Galoob. I have absolutely no idea where I got him or what box it was in. 🤷 I've always thought of the Japanese charapro figures as a continuation of the Galoob style. |
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Post by walter7paisley on Mar 5, 2022 15:59:30 GMT -5
Something I've been wondering lately is why we didn't see any Galoob bootlegs. Remco and Hasbro's styles were copied, so why not Galoob? I'd assume, maybe incorrectly, that it's a pretty straightforward style to replicate, it's just solid plastic, no moving parts, etc. Has anyone ever had a random figure in this style? It's pretty unique when you consider it. Closest I've seen is a figure which I still own, it's like a MOTU bootleg, but hard plastic, with a little more flexibility than a Galoob. It's a blue, muscular looking Skeletor fella. I always used him as a Galoob. I have absolutely no idea where I got him or what box it was in. 🤷 I've always thought of the Japanese charapro figures as a continuation of the Galoob style. Yeah, they're sort of similar. They actually display great alongside the Galoobs as well. I'm always looking to get more charapro, great figures. |
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Mar 6, 2022 13:29:40 GMT -5
Something I've been wondering lately is why we didn't see any Galoob bootlegs. Remco and Hasbro's styles were copied, so why not Galoob? I'd assume, maybe incorrectly, that it's a pretty straightforward style to replicate, it's just solid plastic, no moving parts, etc. Has anyone ever had a random figure in this style? It's pretty unique when you consider it. Closest I've seen is a figure which I still own, it's like a MOTU bootleg, but hard plastic, with a little more flexibility than a Galoob. It's a blue, muscular looking Skeletor fella. I always used him as a Galoob. I have absolutely no idea where I got him or what box it was in. 🤷 Well there ARE Galoob bootlegs: Attachment Deleted2" Hasbro & Galoob bootlegs. |
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Post by walter7paisley on Mar 6, 2022 14:01:02 GMT -5
Something I've been wondering lately is why we didn't see any Galoob bootlegs. Remco and Hasbro's styles were copied, so why not Galoob? I'd assume, maybe incorrectly, that it's a pretty straightforward style to replicate, it's just solid plastic, no moving parts, etc. Has anyone ever had a random figure in this style? It's pretty unique when you consider it. Closest I've seen is a figure which I still own, it's like a MOTU bootleg, but hard plastic, with a little more flexibility than a Galoob. It's a blue, muscular looking Skeletor fella. I always used him as a Galoob. I have absolutely no idea where I got him or what box it was in. 🤷 Well there ARE Galoob bootlegs: View Attachment2" Hasbro & Galoob bootlegs. Yeah, I found out about these curiosities a few years back. I'd love to know the story behind them! But I'm strictly thinking of a 3.5-4" line of solid, moulded plastic. It seems odd that knock-offs didn't abound, imho, as I can only imagine that it wouldn't have been overly expensive to do. I do have that one muscular Skeletor-like figure, around the same size as a Galoob and seemingly released as a MOTU/wrestling toy, but I've absolutely no information about it. 🤷 |
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Post by oldschoolfool on Mar 6, 2022 14:05:45 GMT -5
Something I've been wondering lately is why we didn't see any Galoob bootlegs. Remco and Hasbro's styles were copied, so why not Galoob? I'd assume, maybe incorrectly, that it's a pretty straightforward style to replicate, it's just solid plastic, no moving parts, etc. Has anyone ever had a random figure in this style? It's pretty unique when you consider it. Closest I've seen is a figure which I still own, it's like a MOTU bootleg, but hard plastic, with a little more flexibility than a Galoob. It's a blue, muscular looking Skeletor fella. I always used him as a Galoob. I have absolutely no idea where I got him or what box it was in. 🤷 Well there ARE Galoob bootlegs: View Attachment2" Hasbro & Galoob bootlegs. Those seem more like kinnikuman keshi knockoffs. |
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Post by Ruby Fusion on Mar 6, 2022 16:53:04 GMT -5
Well there ARE Galoob bootlegs: View Attachment2" Hasbro & Galoob bootlegs. Those seem more like kinnikuman keshi knockoffs. Basically yes, they blatantly copied some Hasbros & Galoobs as solid figures and shrunk them to 2". |
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