Bootleg figures

[newgenandy]

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

[casanova]

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.

[@Chair.Shot]

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.

[newgenandy]

Feb 23, 2022 17:59:26 GMT -5 casanova said:

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 😆

[casanova]

Feb 24, 2022 1:43:38 GMT -5 newgenandy said:

Feb 23, 2022 17:59:26 GMT -5 casanova said:

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. 😄

Feb 23, 2022 21:42:02 GMT -5 @Chair.Shot said:

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!

[newgenandy]

Feb 24, 2022 3:47:39 GMT -5 casanova said:

Feb 24, 2022 1:43:38 GMT -5 newgenandy said:

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. 😄

Feb 23, 2022 21:42:02 GMT -5 @Chair.Shot said:

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

[Ruby Fusion]

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".

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My 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.

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In 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).

Feb 24, 2022 1:43:38 GMT -5 newgenandy said:

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.

[JC Motors]

Feb 23, 2022 21:42:02 GMT -5 @Chair.Shot said:

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

[Ruby Fusion]

Feb 28, 2022 18:47:59 GMT -5 JC Motors said:

Feb 23, 2022 21:42:02 GMT -5 @Chair.Shot said:

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.

[newgenandy]

Feb 25, 2022 4:06:27 GMT -5 Ruby Fusion said:

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".

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My 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 Attachment
In 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).

Feb 24, 2022 1:43:38 GMT -5 newgenandy said:

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

[walter7paisley]

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. 🤷

[newgenandy]

Mar 5, 2022 12:23:18 GMT -5 walter7paisley said:

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? 😆👍

[walter7paisley]

Mar 5, 2022 12:33:08 GMT -5 newgenandy said:

Mar 5, 2022 12:23:18 GMT -5 walter7paisley said:

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.

[oldschoolfool]

Mar 5, 2022 12:23:18 GMT -5 walter7paisley said:

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.

[walter7paisley]

Mar 5, 2022 14:57:07 GMT -5 oldschoolfool said:

Mar 5, 2022 12:23:18 GMT -5 walter7paisley said:

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.

[Ruby Fusion]

Mar 5, 2022 12:23:18 GMT -5 walter7paisley said:

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 Deleted
2" Hasbro & Galoob bootlegs.

[walter7paisley]

Mar 6, 2022 13:29:40 GMT -5 Ruby Fusion said:

Mar 5, 2022 12:23:18 GMT -5 walter7paisley said:

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 Attachment
2" 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. 🤷

[oldschoolfool]

Mar 6, 2022 13:29:40 GMT -5 Ruby Fusion said:

Mar 5, 2022 12:23:18 GMT -5 walter7paisley said:

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 Attachment
2" Hasbro & Galoob bootlegs.

Those seem more like kinnikuman keshi knockoffs.

[Ruby Fusion]

Mar 6, 2022 14:05:45 GMT -5 oldschoolfool said:

Mar 6, 2022 13:29:40 GMT -5 Ruby Fusion said:

Well there ARE Galoob bootlegs: View Attachment
2" 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".

[mad2009]

Here are 2 old threads of mine dedicated to this very subject



forum.wrestlingfigs.com/thread/228094/recent-pickups-bootleg-edition


forum.wrestlingfigs.com/thread/272243/recent-bootleg-pick-ups