[RETRO] Wrestle-Something Wrestlers by Figure Collections

[westhejobroni]

Sept 18, 2024 20:26:02 GMT -5 @Chair.Shot said:

Sept 18, 2024 19:13:38 GMT -5 kiphouse said:

Chairshot just whip up a side by side of this macho king and the monkey arm zombie its hilarious

Agree 1000% with Chairshot here that this is the most hasbro looking Macho retro's done by the 3 companies and incredible job on the Macho tan. I ordered the long tights shoot out Hockey version as I just ordered the Mattel Retro Macho series 9 to go with the upcoming Liz. I hope Jack makes either the WM6 long tights Macho king or the outfit thats on the iconic Macho King shirt. What a great surprise today job well done!! 





It was hard to watch ZST and Mitch (and MWFP and Latoonie) make all of their announcements while keeping this one a secret. I think that Zombie has done a tremendous job with the detail of his outfits. Mitch is banging out some fun classic looks. But my opinion - which is biased - the WSW is the most Hasbro-like retro Macho man figure. Lots of love went into this and I think that shows.

[britishbrickfan]

Sept 18, 2024 22:07:41 GMT -5 kiphouse said:

I ordered both, immediately. That savage is gonna pair great with the new liz

at first, having seen them, I wasn't that taken by the finger pose, but realistically that's one iconic look for Randy, and FC have done him the justice he deserves with the pink trunks figure!

now I'm debating - buy the bodysuit, or the trunks? I certainly don't need both, but having the pink trunks alongside the new Liz would be a good look, but I think the bodysuit Macho just looks slightly better

in the words of Natalie Imbruglia, "I'm torn"!

[3poajamie]

Sept 19, 2024 1:18:53 GMT -5 britishbrickfan said:

Sept 18, 2024 22:07:41 GMT -5 kiphouse said:

I ordered both, immediately. That savage is gonna pair great with the new liz

at first, having seen them, I wasn't that taken by the finger pose, but realistically that's one iconic look for Randy, and FC have done him the justice he deserves with the pink trunks figure!

now I'm debating - buy the bodysuit, or the trunks? I certainly don't need both, but having the pink trunks alongside the new Liz would be a good look, but I think the bodysuit Macho just looks slightly better

in the words of Natalie Imbruglia, "I'm torn"!

Im in the pink trunks camp, I have no nostalgia or feelings towards the other one but it does look cool 

[casanova]

Already looking into an alternative set of arms for one of the two to have a little variation. Most likely will try the original Hasbro Macho orange tights arms. Also thinking about Superfly and BW Luke. Really depends on skintone.

[hulkjoegan]

Wow….what a cool surprise!
Don’t really get that much these days with all the modern-style promo schtick.

Both look cool, but that outfit based on the hockey game figure just hits me…feels like a true representation of what a Hasbro version might’ve looked like.

[dollyjargon]

Does anybody in the UK have any idea if Action Figure Cellar is still the way to go for FC or am I better off buying direct? Having listened to 3poa I’m not sure moving to the EU will do us many favours.

[britishbrickfan]

Sept 19, 2024 7:13:14 GMT -5 dollyjargon said:

Does anybody in the UK have any idea if Action Figure Cellar is still the way to go for FC or am I better off buying direct? Having listened to 3poa I’m not sure moving to the EU will do us many favours.

yeah, this is unfortunately the problem

as I understand it (and happy for AFC or someone closer to the situation to correct me) but I think the move was for both family, and also financial reasons. it sounded (from a 3POA episode with Rich from AFC a few months ago) that a lot of business was EU-based, so moving into the EU made things easier for shipping to say Germany for example

that said, I wonder if AFC has taken a hit on UK customers as a result of the change in shipping charges? if so, does AFC plan to have something set up for UK distribution going forward to keep us happy too?

[3poajamie]

Postage from AFC will be £12.95 to the Uk. Not perfect of course but should be cheaper than direct from FC

[mrscream]

I just did a quick look at ordering from FC to UK, it's $32 shipping so yeah AFC still cheaper.

[walter7paisley]

Sept 18, 2024 20:26:02 GMT -5 @Chair.Shot said:

Sept 18, 2024 19:13:38 GMT -5 kiphouse said:

Chairshot just whip up a side by side of this macho king and the monkey arm zombie its hilarious

A quick and dirty comparison.





It was hard to watch ZST and Mitch (and MWFP and Latoonie) make all of their announcements while keeping this one a secret. I think that Zombie has done a tremendous job with the detail of his outfits. Mitch is banging out some fun classic looks. But my opinion - which is biased - the WSW is the most Hasbro-like retro Macho man figure. Lots of love went into this and I think that shows.

But ZST's are the most accurate Hasbro style figures ever made...

[kiphouse]

Just got shipping for my 2 machos. And that folks is how it should be done

[AttitudeLegendCollector]

I’ve never had a WSW retro, what are people’s experience of the product? How does it measure vs Zombie/G&G/Epic?

Very tempted by the pink Macho, some of the pictures I’ve seen of the Macho seem a bit low budget/rushed but maybe it was a proto.

[3poajamie]

Sept 19, 2024 15:10:50 GMT -5 AttitudeLegendCollector said:

I’ve never had a WSW retro, what are people’s experience of the product? How does it measure vs Zombie/G&G/Epic?

Very tempted by the pink Macho, some of the pictures I’ve seen of the Macho seem a bit low budget/rushed but maybe it was a proto.

Decent overall, Headbangers have been there best imo and you can them against most of the other retros

[walter7paisley]

So, for UK buyers, are we saying Action Figure Cellar for these? And are they gonna be back in stock again? I'll definitely try to get that long tights version.

[cheville2001]

Sept 18, 2024 17:35:22 GMT -5 @Chair.Shot said:

The big reveal: IN STOCK NOW - Full tights Macho Man Randy Savage and classic pink and yellow Macho Man!

shop.figurecollections.com/

http://instagram.com/p/DAExXhIREAg

Gotta get this!!!!

[3poajamie]

Sept 19, 2024 17:19:34 GMT -5 walter7paisley said:

So, for UK buyers, are we saying Action Figure Cellar for these? And are they gonna be back in stock again? I'll definitely try to get that long tights version.

Yeah they’ll be back in stock again

[jcsix]

As someone who has not kept up to date with all these lines. I though these and the Epic Toys was the same (Chella?)

[3Lephant (Naptown Icon)]

Sept 23, 2024 3:41:48 GMT -5 jcsix said:

As someone who has not kept up to date with all these lines. I though these and the Epic Toys was the same (Chella?)

Chella was purchased by Epic Toys/Wrestling Trader. At that point we started our own line called Wrestle-Something Wrestlers, while Epic still produces Wrestling Megastars. We still have a great working relationship with Epic Toys and help distribute their figures in the US!

[kojikanemoto]

Got both Randy Savages and some guardrails delivered today. Both Machos look great, the presentation carded is top notch.

The figures are well made, they remind me of Epic’s Bulldogs with how they feel. The head doesn’t move much if at all because of the hair, not a huge deal to me. The positioning of the legs and feet are very specific to the one pose, I think if the left foot was a little more outward it’d have more possibilities.

What does kind of irk me is that his mustache and beard don’t connect, I’ll fix this with some brown paint but it really does change his face IMO.

But all in all very nice looking figures and great service by FC. I’m looking forward to The Patriot.

[@Chair.Shot]

Listening to this week’s MWFP right now and they bring up some fair criticisms. Some of them I can shed some light on:

VintageFigs1 was very fixated on the hand tape discrepancies. The initial 2D drawing that was shared with me did not include this detail. In many reference photos, you cannot see the tape in his palm from the front. While inspecting one of the 3D sculpts, I made note that the finger tape was missing. No excuses on my end for primarily focusing on the front side and failing to notice the hand tape was absent.

The face was revised many, many times. One such revision required a significant change to the original design. In every revised version of the 3D sculpt, the mustache was connected. In fact, I’m fairly certain the final version was connected as well but the way in which it was designed might not have translated to the mold. I’m not the one submitting it to the factory so I cannot say that I am 100% certain on which version made it. Even so, it should have been painted to connect in my opinion. I’m going over pictures and videos from 6 months ago as I had spent hours finding reference photos and giving detailed feedback to improve the Macho Mouth. If a suggestion isn’t taken, I often times assume it is either a stylistic choice or too late in the process to adjust.

The yellow…I’m going to have to kind of agree to disagree with D Freedom on this one. The color of his boots and such varies greatly depending upon what you are looking at. If you watch it on video or look through some of the darker photos then yes, Randy’s boots were more school bus than neon. But if you look at the well-lit, high resolution photos, they are unquestionably a lighter shade. I guess where his argument kind of becomes questionable is that he will point out the shade of the boots needing to be darker without acknowledging that the trunks, skin, hair, and literally everything else in the frame is also darker. In short; it depends upon the lighting.