walter7paisley
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Post by walter7paisley on Jun 21, 2024 4:57:49 GMT -5
Bad News needs some white in the boots. I know he did wear plain black at first in his WWF run but switched after and putting the white in would make it a bit more toyetic for a character that really isn't. And boots are too long (no gap between knee pad) #attentiontodetail And why do they all have essentially the same pose? It really stands out seeing an entire series of figures in basically the same pose. Bad News could've been a clothesline, Abdullah could've been in the Bigelow mold, etc. |
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TheRockers
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Post by TheRockers on Jun 21, 2024 5:57:58 GMT -5
I ordered the set. I personally don't care about waiting for power and glory. It comes in, when it comes in. I'm just happy to add more classic WWF guys to the retro collection. Who knows how long we'll be getting this figures. Zombie could be done with it at any moment. Never know.
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kiphouse
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Post by kiphouse on Jun 21, 2024 7:13:29 GMT -5
When you step back and stop listening to podcasts telling you how amazing they are, you can really see aside from scale that these are their own thing. The charm was there early on, but all these low hanging straight arm money arm things with mini legs is a bit weird
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Post by MKSavage on Jun 21, 2024 7:54:07 GMT -5
I wish he did more on them sets. Like ECW stars all together, WCW stars, tag teams, WWF star, etc. I think he is doing more ECW guys and girls coming up. I remember seeing photos of Shane Douglas, Francine, 2 Cold Scorpio, and maybe some others. This is the first set where not a single figure looks like it could be a Hasbro. These are all mini-statues. Yeah, I wish he would use the same "action" style to his figures, even though the action wouldn't work: the clothesline, gorilla press, windup punch, jumper, etc. It would make them look more like the Hasbro's. They kind of fit with the Hacksaw's, Macho #1's, Akeem's, Bossman #1's, etc. But I think mixing in some of the "action" poses listed above would really help. This is the first set where not a single figure looks like it could be a Hasbro. These are all mini-statues. My thoughts exactly, I was looking forward to Bad News, but the custom I bought years ago is/was better and I'd rather have that, and it's a jumper too. His looks nothing like a Hasbro. And Flair too, no interest in bloody figs, plus the Hasbro already had red trunks, easy pass on that too. Yeah, I don't know how I feel about the bloody look. It's cool, but I'm not sure it fits in with the Hasbro's. I wish he would have done a second, regular head sculpt to add to this figure like what he did with the Andre figures. Maybe he'll make another Flair figure in the purple or black trunks he wore quite a bit in his WWF days and add the regular head with that figure. Bad News looks good, I kind of figured he probably would have gotten a windup or pullback punch action had he gotten a Hasbro figure back in the day. |
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 21, 2024 11:56:15 GMT -5
I'll probably only pick up Abby in September (IF that date holds true). I don't care for the bloody figures, but Abby almost has to have blood as a requirement.
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TheWholeFnShow
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Post by TheWholeFnShow on Jun 21, 2024 13:00:20 GMT -5
Definitely getting Tajiri, the rest are all easy passes for me.
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@Chair.Shot
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jun 21, 2024 14:15:28 GMT -5
The lack of differences in pose is why I feel like all the other retro companies are pulling ahead. ZST figures are starting to remind me of OverTop Man figures which I loved as a kid and they were booked with my Hasbros…but they didn’t quite have that same charm.  Series 1, Jeff Jarrett, and a few others at least had those poses in common. Heels & Faces needs that back. |
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Roy Alrumblay
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Post by Roy Alrumblay on Jun 21, 2024 16:16:58 GMT -5
The ZST shills are starting to distance themselves. Will 2024 be it?
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kiphouse
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Post by kiphouse on Jun 21, 2024 17:07:00 GMT -5
Pretty quiet yeah haha
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Post by micco on Jun 21, 2024 17:12:31 GMT -5
He probably should have postponed putting them on sale until the y actually all were in stock. This is a bad look
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Post by micco on Jun 21, 2024 17:17:47 GMT -5
The lack of differences in pose is why I feel like all the other retro companies are pulling ahead. ZST figures are starting to remind me of OverTop Man figures which I loved as a kid and they were booked with my Hasbros…but they didn’t quite have that same charm. Series 1, Jeff Jarrett, and a few others at least had those poses in common. Heels & Faces needs that back. This is a surprising take. Many have very plain poses but the huge diversity in parts and sculpts makes up for that to me. The other companies are still making almost exact copies of hasbro poses which I’m a little tired of. Mero just looks like a custom that used macho legs and warrior torso and arms |
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kiphouse
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Post by kiphouse on Jun 21, 2024 17:34:43 GMT -5
Mero looks great i love it. Ordered 2
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Post by cmbarnes10 on Jun 21, 2024 17:38:16 GMT -5
I was hoping that flair would come with changeable heads. Non bloody and bloody. The flair looks amazing but it was a short promo that he looked like that
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kiphouse
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Post by kiphouse on Jun 21, 2024 17:49:02 GMT -5
Hes starting with the least desirable. Mattel does the same all the time
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@Chair.Shot
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jun 21, 2024 23:09:54 GMT -5
Hes starting with the least desirable. Mattel does the same all the time Bingo. |
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Post by Bandalero on Jun 22, 2024 8:01:14 GMT -5
Not sure why he felt the need to rush with a sales date of June 20th if he didn't have all of series 3 in-stock yet; I mean the announcement date and surrounding hype is all up to him. Unless he really needed to generate quick funds to pay off freight charges or something, I don't see why he couldn't hold off a week or two to get P&G in. The advertising and quiet back tracking looks so amateurish.
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kiphouse
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Post by kiphouse on Jun 22, 2024 10:49:21 GMT -5
Hes freakin out because he knows momentum is everything and he has less than powertown. Thats how he came to step on himself. Hopefully these figs improve and sept isnt just a preorder for something we get for Christmas 2026. Im not even kidding because that very well could be what it is. Still silence on the cardona gage pack haha. Someone tell me how long ago that match was
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@Chair.Shot
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jun 22, 2024 11:42:43 GMT -5
Got an estimated delivery date for my order for this Monday
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kiphouse
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Post by kiphouse on Jun 22, 2024 12:46:24 GMT -5
Got an estimated delivery date for my order for this Monday Did you order p&g? |
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@Chair.Shot
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Post by @Chair.Shot on Jun 22, 2024 12:56:58 GMT -5
Got an estimated delivery date for my order for this Monday Did you order p&g? Decided against it for now. |
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