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Post by y2josh on Sept 30, 2024 6:53:11 GMT -5
Minority opinion...jumpers were my favorite as a kid. Beefcake 1 was always the champ when I played, the combo headlock/leap from the top turnbuckle was unbeatable! I would love to see some jumpers in Mitch's line. I would, for one, love to see him make a Marty Jannetty.
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Sept 30, 2024 8:34:32 GMT -5
Minority opinion...jumpers were my favorite as a kid. Beefcake 1 was always the champ when I played, the combo headlock/leap from the top turnbuckle was unbeatable! I would love to see some jumpers in Mitch's line. I would, for one, love to see him make a Marty Jannetty. When I was a kid I didn’t like them because of the growth on their back which looked ugly and also made them impossible to pin (Jim Herd would have loved them). Having the legs together also limited play. Now I enjoy them because they are easy to stand and pose for photos! I know that Mitch had shown off Val Venis with jumper style body at one point. It works well with that character and his finisher so I hope he keeps it that way. |
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Post by MKSavage on Sept 30, 2024 9:09:17 GMT -5
Didn’t love the jumpers as a kid but I do feel like we need a couple more from the various retro companies to fit in and give some retro variance, a lot of very similar poses and straight arm stances currently, too many. , if they'd make "Leaping" Lanny Poffo it'd be nice as a jumper. And Goldberg... right, Mattel? |
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Post by walter7paisley on Sept 30, 2024 13:28:40 GMT -5
Minority opinion...jumpers were my favorite as a kid. Beefcake 1 was always the champ when I played, the combo headlock/leap from the top turnbuckle was unbeatable! I would love to see some jumpers in Mitch's line. I would, for one, love to see him make a Marty Jannetty. Warrior #1 will always be my favourite Hasbro, jumper mechanism and all. |
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Sept 30, 2024 18:13:10 GMT -5
I hope there is a variant because I think of Tatanka in black when I think of corporation days. He wore blue only for a brief time after the heel turn. I'd also like a white pants version at some point. I know they made a superstars one like that, but retro figure would be cool. Slide 2: http://instagram.com/p/DAjhC7pPAgU |
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Post by MKSavage on Sept 30, 2024 18:32:08 GMT -5
Minority opinion...jumpers were my favorite as a kid. Beefcake 1 was always the champ when I played, the combo headlock/leap from the top turnbuckle was unbeatable! I would love to see some jumpers in Mitch's line. I would, for one, love to see him make a Marty Jannetty. Warrior #1 will always be my favourite Hasbro, jumper mechanism and all. Yeah, that was a good one. And it kind of made sense, Warrior always did the flying shoulder tackle, so it fit. The Dragon is still my favorite jumper. |
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Post by mrh on Sept 30, 2024 20:17:47 GMT -5
Warrior #1 will always be my favourite Hasbro, jumper mechanism and all. Yeah, that was a good one. And it kind of made sense, Warrior always did the flying shoulder tackle, so it fit. The Dragon is still my favorite jumper. The Dragon was great, but my fave jumper was the suited Macho Man. That was one of the best figures in the line. Amazing deco. You could have him do his entrance in full gear, then switch to series 2 for the match!! |
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Post by cheville2001 on Oct 1, 2024 12:38:11 GMT -5
I hope there is a variant because I think of Tatanka in black when I think of corporation days. He wore blue only for a brief time after the heel turn. I'd also like a white pants version at some point. I know they made a superstars one like that, but retro figure would be cool. Slide 2: http://instagram.com/p/DAjhC7pPAgU As with others I'm going to wait till I see finished production samples, not enough to persuade me at this point. He got the quebecers spot on so if thus figure follows that trend then I'm all in. Still on the fence with Koko B Ware. |
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Oct 1, 2024 20:13:14 GMT -5
I hope there is a variant because I think of Tatanka in black when I think of corporation days. He wore blue only for a brief time after the heel turn. I'd also like a white pants version at some point. I know they made a superstars one like that, but retro figure would be cool. Slide 2: http://instagram.com/p/DAjhC7pPAgU So I'm trying to figure this out, 3 Tatankas? Now what's the difference between this one and the heel version we saw last week besides the accessories? Also says each one was revealed to come with accessories? I don't see accessories on either of the first 2 images. Just this most recent one. |
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Post by kiphouse on Oct 1, 2024 20:25:50 GMT -5
Down for all 3. Loves it
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Oct 1, 2024 21:00:23 GMT -5
Went to the MWFP Twitter post to find the 3rd version. I dunno, now I'm torn. I don't want 3 of the same exact mold. I definitely want the white tights version, would rather have the black trunks that he wore for most of the heel run, but like the accessories of the blue trunks version. Also wish the face were a different expression for the face version.  |
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Post by MKSavage on Oct 1, 2024 22:13:36 GMT -5
So I'm trying to figure this out, 3 Tatankas? Now what's the difference between this one and the heel version we saw last week besides the accessories? Also says each one was revealed to come with accessories? I don't see accessories on either of the first 2 images. Just this most recent one. The heel version is all in black, the babyface version above is in blue trunks. The sash in front of the tights has a different design as well. Looks like a tomahawk and necklace with the white tights' version and a handful of cash with the black trunks' version. Blue trunks version seems to come with the headdress, tomahawk, and necklace. |
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Oct 2, 2024 9:57:25 GMT -5
Mitch teasing Jake for NYCC reveal!
Heel Jake should have been one of the very first retros Mattel put out.
Hope he makes at least 2 or 3. Would love a new representation of his main face run from 90/early 91, 91 heel turn, 92 WCW run, and 96 return.
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Post by kev on Oct 2, 2024 9:59:52 GMT -5
Great signing, I’m sure they’ll come out great, better than what Mattel would have done.
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Oct 2, 2024 10:18:39 GMT -5
Great signing, I’m sure they’ll come out great, better than what Mattel would have done. Yeah, that's highly true given Mattel's stuff, or most of it at least. Again, they had Jake available pretty much the entire retro line, heel 91/92 should have been right up there with Diesel/Tugboat/Hart Foundation and stuff like that. Glad it's Mitch getting him and not one of the other companies, though I think Epic or Fig Collections would do good, I still feel Mitch is the closest to actual Hasbro figures. And he seems to be able to get more figures out much quicker, so hope we get a few different versions. |
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Post by MKSavage on Oct 2, 2024 10:20:06 GMT -5
Mitch teasing Jake for NYCC reveal! Heel Jake should have been one of the very first retros Mattel put out. Hope he makes at least 2 or 3. Would love a new representation of his main face run from 90/early 91, 91 heel turn, 92 WCW run, and 96 return. Heel Jake in the blue flames' tights (or black flames tights) is a top want for me. Hopefully he will include a king cobra snake as well. I saw someone made a custom out of the Papa Shango mold, it actually looked great. It will be interesting to see how he would pose him. |
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Post by drnickriviera995 on Oct 2, 2024 11:07:56 GMT -5
Mitch teasing Jake for NYCC reveal! Heel Jake should have been one of the very first retros Mattel put out. Hope he makes at least 2 or 3. Would love a new representation of his main face run from 90/early 91, 91 heel turn, 92 WCW run, and 96 return. Heel Jake in the blue flames' tights (or black flames tights) is a top want for me. Hopefully he will include a king cobra snake as well. I saw someone made a custom out of the Papa Shango mold, it actually looked great. It will be interesting to see how he would pose him. One thing I wish though after the 3 versions of Mero and Tanto, is if Jake gets more than say 2 looks, I really wish he would mix up the molds a bit and not just straight repaints. I would think with a guy like Jake being pretty simple tights and boots, perhaps he could do that without making all new molds? Could reuse some parts from previous figures? |
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Post by kojikanemoto on Oct 2, 2024 12:32:53 GMT -5
Heel Jake in the blue flames' tights (or black flames tights) is a top want for me. Hopefully he will include a king cobra snake as well. I saw someone made a custom out of the Papa Shango mold, it actually looked great. It will be interesting to see how he would pose him. One thing I wish though after the 3 versions of Mero and Tanto, is if Jake gets more than say 2 looks, I really wish he would mix up the molds a bit and not just straight repaints. I would think with a guy like Jake being pretty simple tights and boots, perhaps he could do that without making all new molds? Could reuse some parts from previous figures? If it’s heel Jake, like most of us hope, I would think they’d sculpt on the black glove. But a torso shared between Jake, Arn and Tully would probably work. |
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Post by walter7paisley on Oct 2, 2024 14:01:31 GMT -5
Mitch teasing Jake for NYCC reveal! Heel Jake should have been one of the very first retros Mattel put out. Hope he makes at least 2 or 3. Would love a new representation of his main face run from 90/early 91, 91 heel turn, 92 WCW run, and 96 return. Mattel don't really have a clue what they're doing when it comes to retros. |
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Post by AttitudeLegendCollector on Oct 2, 2024 16:04:32 GMT -5
Mitch teasing Jake for NYCC reveal! Heel Jake should have been one of the very first retros Mattel put out. Hope he makes at least 2 or 3. Would love a new representation of his main face run from 90/early 91, 91 heel turn, 92 WCW run, and 96 return. Mattel don't really have a clue what they're doing when it comes to retros. Agreed, they’re the worst by far and I stopped getting them a few series ago. It feels like they’re stuck between making an actual kids toy but with adult collectors licences. I think they look awful on the whole. |
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