oldschoolfool
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Post by oldschoolfool on Jun 8, 2022 7:06:25 GMT -5
I think his timeline seems a bit unrealistic...KS starts in July, figures in hand by December...? Yeah, ok, we'll see i guess.
The protypes look great so far. That DiBiase headscan is unreal...way better than any Mattel have done.
If this ends up being a reality hope they make a Nikita Koloff.
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Post by PVA on Jun 8, 2022 7:24:47 GMT -5
I think his timeline seems a bit unrealistic...KS starts in July, figures in hand by December...? Yeah, ok, we'll see i guess. The protypes look great so far. That DiBiase headscan is unreal...way better than any Mattel have done. If this ends up being a reality hope they make a Nikita Koloff. I think he was saying kickstarter is more of a preorder so customers won’t feel leery paying an unknown company online not knowing it they are getting ripped off. The figures are set to produce regardless of KS funding. My interpretation. I could be wrong - still seems ambitious to get them before end of year |
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Post by newgenandy on Jun 8, 2022 8:20:07 GMT -5
I think his timeline seems a bit unrealistic...KS starts in July, figures in hand by December...? Yeah, ok, we'll see i guess. The protypes look great so far. That DiBiase headscan is unreal...way better than any Mattel have done. If this ends up being a reality hope they make a Nikita Koloff. I think he was saying kickstarter is more of a preorder so customers won’t feel leery paying an unknown company online not knowing it they are getting ripped off. The figures are set to produce regardless of KS funding. My interpretation. I could be wrong - still seems ambitious to get them before end of year The word he kept using was convenience The logistics behind setting up a professional website, store including all the back end, then fulfilling the orders can be bypassed using Kickstarter which has that set up already but obviously take a fee Then for series 2, 3 etc they will have the e commerce aspect set up and will do it themselves |
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Post by stc13 on Jun 8, 2022 10:23:26 GMT -5
With as good as the samples are, I have PTSD that they’ll end up somewhere between ROH/Legends figures and Super7 figures. Again, I want to be wrong. Looking forward to listening to the interview later on. The pics I saw were very impressive and I’m curious how they pulled off the belts. The belts are interesting. He said in the interview that he's working with Billy, so they may explain the NWA belts. It's possible Greg still controls some of the AWA IP. The sizing looks pretty accurate to me. Some of the old school belts were absolutely tiny. There's a pic on their instagram of Vern's figure wearing the belt and the sizing matches up with photos of him wearing it. |
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Post by stc13 on Jun 8, 2022 10:28:49 GMT -5
I think he was saying kickstarter is more of a preorder so customers won’t feel leery paying an unknown company online not knowing it they are getting ripped off. The figures are set to produce regardless of KS funding. My interpretation. I could be wrong - still seems ambitious to get them before end of year The word he kept using was convenience The logistics behind setting up a professional website, store including all the back end, then fulfilling the orders can be bypassed using Kickstarter which has that set up already but obviously take a fee Then for series 2, 3 etc they will have the e commerce aspect set up and will do it themselves When he explained it, it made a lot of sense to me. Establish yourself in the market, give customers some safety net for wave 1, and get the product to market as fast as you can. The sculpting work is impressive. He mentioned their design guy came over from McFarlane, so I'm not shocked. Though the legs look a little awkward to me - they seem a little bow legged to me. |
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Post by newgenandy on Jun 8, 2022 10:53:05 GMT -5
The word he kept using was convenience The logistics behind setting up a professional website, store including all the back end, then fulfilling the orders can be bypassed using Kickstarter which has that set up already but obviously take a fee Then for series 2, 3 etc they will have the e commerce aspect set up and will do it themselves When he explained it, it made a lot of sense to me. Establish yourself in the market, give customers some safety net for wave 1, and get the product to market as fast as you can. The sculpting work is impressive. He mentioned their design guy came over from McFarlane, so I'm not shocked. Though the legs look a little awkward to me - they seem a little bow legged to me. I agree - essentially using Kickstarter for their storefront really more do that needing the funding |
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Post by skogen on Jun 8, 2022 13:23:12 GMT -5
This whole thing just seems too good to be true.
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jun 8, 2022 14:09:15 GMT -5
With as good as the samples are, I have PTSD that they’ll end up somewhere between ROH/Legends figures and Super7 figures. Again, I want to be wrong. Looking forward to listening to the interview later on. The pics I saw were very impressive and I’m curious how they pulled off the belts. The belts are interesting. He said in the interview that he's working with Billy, so they may explain the NWA belts. It's possible Greg still controls some of the AWA IP. The sizing looks pretty accurate to me. Some of the old school belts were absolutely tiny. There's a pic on their instagram of Vern's figure wearing the belt and the sizing matches up with photos of him wearing it. The AWA belts were pretty big for their time. The scaling on that looks off to me.        Use their head for reference. The main plate needs to be about as big if not bigger than their face. Currently it would fit inside that reference point. http://instagram.com/p/CehugR0uJVO |
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Post by newgenandy on Jun 8, 2022 14:29:23 GMT -5
It’s hard to judge, the belt is behind the figure the direction of the photo is also slightly at at angle down towards the figure and the belts at an angle so it can throw off perspective
Photos with the belts on would be much more beneficial snd how the shots are framed is key to look and perception
At the moment I’d say they do look a touch too small but really we need better framed shots
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Post by The Real Chillary on Jun 8, 2022 14:35:04 GMT -5
The belts are annoyingly what is what's going to make me go all in.
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Post by newgenandy on Jun 8, 2022 14:37:01 GMT -5
The belts are annoyingly what is what's going to make me go all in. I’m intrigued by the look of them. They look like a fixed band I presume is elasticated? I dislike the mattel style of pegs and holes because they can be really hard sometimes to get on well enough to stay on |
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Post by The Real Chillary on Jun 8, 2022 16:39:18 GMT -5
I'd argue that no company has ever been able to nail title belts. aside from velcro, I don't even know if it's possible.
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jun 8, 2022 17:05:49 GMT -5
It’s hard to judge, the belt is behind the figure the direction of the photo is also slightly at at angle down towards the figure and the belts at an angle so it can throw off perspective Photos with the belts on would be much more beneficial snd how the shots are framed is key to look and perception At the moment I’d say they do look a touch too small but really we need better framed shots No it isn’t. Go to the next slide and watch the video. Clear as day how undersized it is. |
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Post by ztj_wwf on Jun 8, 2022 17:57:24 GMT -5
I'll get Kerry, Hansen, and DiBiase. Thesz and Gagne don't really fit into the rest of my collection, and the Mattel Magnum is good enough.
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Post by warriorheart on Jun 8, 2022 21:27:07 GMT -5
Kerry and Magnum I’ll get for sure if these come to fruition. Hansen and Ted possibly.
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Post by newgenandy on Jun 9, 2022 1:30:48 GMT -5
It’s hard to judge, the belt is behind the figure the direction of the photo is also slightly at at angle down towards the figure and the belts at an angle so it can throw off perspective Photos with the belts on would be much more beneficial snd how the shots are framed is key to look and perception At the moment I’d say they do look a touch too small but really we need better framed shots No it isn’t. Go to the next slide and watch the video. Clear as day how undersized it is. 🙄 |
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jun 9, 2022 1:42:32 GMT -5
The proof is there *shrug*
Literally 360 degrees so it isn’t a matter of perspective.
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Post by zoomfactor32 on Jun 9, 2022 8:22:35 GMT -5
I think I'll only get Hansen, Gagne, and Thesz from this first set. I'm happy enough with my Mattel Magnum, Kerry, and DiBiase.
I hope these do well, because there are tons of possible figures they could make to fill in lots of holes in our collections. It's also very nice to have a company making figures of wrestlers like Gagne and Thesz.
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Post by Rasslin.Bros on Jun 9, 2022 9:29:58 GMT -5
The AWA belt is definitely too small. However, the Thesz belt was tiny in real life so that one might be accurate.
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Post by biggerbetterbadder on Jun 9, 2022 12:14:44 GMT -5
I hope they happen. They look amazing. I’d have to get all six from the first set. All guys I’d want in the collection. Can’t wait to see renders of future releases, especially the Gorgeous George and Harley Race. Hopefully a Buddy Rogers in the future as well.
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