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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Dec 21, 2011 15:04:18 GMT -5
I had Moss man. I thought he was a cool figure... I also had Banshee...
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Post by turkeysandwich on Dec 21, 2011 15:07:22 GMT -5
I had that Bob action figure, the problem was it came with "kicking action" and it was almost impossible to keep his leg from "kicking" so I could never make him just stand up. I always loved the Chuckles G.I. Joe, I thought the Hawaiian shirt made him stand out and made me want to play with him. I hated when Jakks started making the Rocky series because they started putting all their effort behind those and started ignoring the WWE line, that's why when they finally got around to Big Bossman they cheaped out and just re-painted their Pauly figure's body rather than make Bossman look accurate.
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Dec 21, 2011 17:07:56 GMT -5
at a locals store near me there is a huge stack of Dragos wifes figure and theyre 2 dollars each
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 21, 2011 17:09:30 GMT -5
I had that Bob action figure, the problem was it came with "kicking action" and it was almost impossible to keep his leg from "kicking" so I could never make him just stand up. I always loved the Chuckles G.I. Joe, I thought the Hawaiian shirt made him stand out and made me want to play with him. I hated when Jakks started making the Rocky series because they started putting all their effort behind those and started ignoring the WWE line, that's why when they finally got around to Big Bossman they cheaped out and just re-painted their Pauly figure's body rather than make Bossman look accurate. They have a Paulie action figure but not the Robot? Where is the justice?
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Post by CMWaters on Dec 21, 2011 17:25:44 GMT -5
at a locals store near me there is a huge stack of Dragos wifes figure and theyre 2 dollars each Wow, times must have been tough for her after Drago lost to be charging $2 for herself. ^_-
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Post by FinalGwen on Dec 21, 2011 17:31:12 GMT -5
Bit of a rubbish list, to be honest. Yeah, obscure characters are made in toy lines that are designed to appeal to collectors! What a shocker! All the extraneous Star Wars figures just allowed me to make my own expanded universe as a kid. Walrus Face was something of a thorn in the side of Han Solo, if I recall. Yes, he survived A New Hope in my version. Screw canon! Now, if you want a real list of the worst action figures, this has to feature: Cassandra's not exactly that action packed to begin with, but this way you can't even use her as a character. It's an empty frame.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Dec 21, 2011 17:40:40 GMT -5
Bit of a rubbish list, to be honest. Yeah, obscure characters are made in toy lines that are designed to appeal to collectors! What a shocker! All the extraneous Star Wars figures just allowed me to make my own expanded universe as a kid. Walrus Face was something of a thorn in the side of Han Solo, if I recall. Yes, he survived A New Hope in my version. Screw canon! Now, if you want a real list of the worst action figures, this has to feature: Cassandra's not exactly that action packed to begin with, but this way you can't even use her as a character. It's an empty frame. Wow that's crap
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Dec 21, 2011 17:42:48 GMT -5
Was Frank Stallone even in the Rocky movies? Or did Sly just decide to throw his brother a bone so he could get some royalties?
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Post by Ron Woodsman aka Shempaholic on Dec 21, 2011 18:05:49 GMT -5
My parents got me Stinkor for Christmas one year. However, they immediately took it away from me and put it outside so the smell would weaken. It was weeks before I could play with it, and I was beyond pissed. In their defense, they thought it might make my allergies worse.
Cracked is nuts, Moss Man is awesome.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Dec 21, 2011 18:09:06 GMT -5
Was Frank Stallone even in the Rocky movies? Or did Sly just decide to throw his brother a bone so he could get some royalties? I don't care I want a Frank Stallone to call my own
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Post by Glitch on Dec 21, 2011 18:12:13 GMT -5
The Penguins didn't sound like a such a bad choice as the article made them out to be(I remember seeing them when I was a kid). They did play a crucial part at the end of the movie, and also made sense if you played with them to attack Batman.
As they stated with the rocky figures, someone should get all them and reenact the movie.
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Post by Sir Woodrow on Dec 21, 2011 18:15:06 GMT -5
No one can tell me any different but Penguins with Rockets are bad ass, take that Happy Feet.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on Dec 21, 2011 18:43:57 GMT -5
Was Frank Stallone even in the Rocky movies? Or did Sly just decide to throw his brother a bone so he could get some royalties? According to the box he is one the street kids in the first film.
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Post by DZ: WF Legacy on Dec 21, 2011 18:44:05 GMT -5
Ah, the Rocky line. Here's what happened with that... Jakks Pacific, who made the WWF/E figures from 1996-2009, was in charge of that travesty. To be fair, they had good intentions. Jeremy Padawer was the main man behind it, and he knew collectors wanted a definitive Rocky series much like the Classic Superstars covered so much ground in the wresting world, including all sorts of characters from Johnny Rodz to The Shockmaster and all the way to guys like Hogan and Bret Hart. They thought since they had success with the obscure and major characters in the WWE line that they'd have something similar with the Rocky line. Problem was that while you had your diehard collectors of the series, there weren't nearly enough people interested in this line across several retail stores. Maybe if it were a KB Toys exclusive it would've done better... Series 1 - not a bad seller at most places. Everyone was a 1st time release, and it had all the main characters such as Rocky, Paulie, Adrian (her figure was awful looking), Mickey, etc. Most people had robes or accessories. They made 4 different Rockys to launch the line (normal, bloody, training, street), and they all sold great. But then you had your Spider Rico, your "slab of meat", and others who weren't as desirable as the main cast. Those didn't do so hot. The figures were mostly well done, too. And they were made with similar (and outright the same on many occasions) parts the WWE figures. But then they made Series 2. Rocky sold well (as did all his variations as always), Apollo sold well, but then...we got the announcer guy, the loan shark, another sparring boxer, the ref, another Mickey...and that's what effectively killed the line at retail. They made Series 3, and things were clearly changing. Rocky had no robe, for instance. Series 2 was universally clogging shelves at this point. So many places never even got Series 3. This line introduced Hulk Hogan and of course Mr. T/Clubber Lang. Even the star power couldn't save the line after Series 2 refused to budge at retail. That was the theme of the line - Rocky sold well no matter what version, his boxing gear opponent sold well, and sometimes a side guy would sell well. That's...about it. Series 4 was death. They stopped giving characters their robes and only made the main people for the most part. Sets were reduced to 6 pieces (Rocky 1 had 12 unique people/meats!) But it was far too late at this point. They split the 5th and 6th movie together for Series 5. They even got Mike Tyson, but since they couldn't make him in boxing gear, they gave him this ridiculous looking baggy suit. They also made Buffer, but they gave him a regular molded suit. Unfortunately since this is Jakks we're talking about, their suit molds made people into freakin' giants, so if you wanted a completely out of scale Michael Buffer, there you go. They did some Best Of sets that never made it to most stores (at least, I don't think they did), scrapped the title belt they were making (as well as the robot, which had a prototype I think), and the line silently died out. I think these figures will actually be pretty valuable one day because of how hard some of them were to find. They only made two different Adrians, so that was okay, but did most people want like 5 variations of Paulie or Mickey, including store exclusive boxsets? That was why the line failed in part with the oddball guys they chose to make. They released double-digit WWE Classic Superstars figures at one point, too. But do most people have the kind of money to blow on such a high volume of stuff? No; a more traditional 6-per-set would've been great early on, but they were too ambitious and lost most retail before they could restrategize. I made this a billion years ago. It's Jeremy Padawer hyping up The Meat action figure: sideofbeef.ytmnd.com/
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Post by willywonka666 on Dec 21, 2011 19:43:35 GMT -5
at a locals store near me there is a huge stack of Dragos wifes figure and theyre 2 dollars each A few years ago they could have p[aired her up with... and sold some perhaps?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2011 20:14:22 GMT -5
Did they reuse April O'Neil's Boss mold as the sumo guy with the stick on tattoos?
I had MossMan, he was badass. He was fuzzy and had real pine scent. My basset hound chewed MossMan up one day when I was at school. It must have been too real!
For the record Frank Stallone was one of the street singers in the first film.
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Post by The Sam on Dec 21, 2011 20:22:18 GMT -5
Let's see. I had Grizzlor, Penguins Duck Vehicle and that pig monster in the red suit from Star Wars.
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Post by Sajoa Moe on Dec 21, 2011 20:41:33 GMT -5
Bit of a rubbish list, to be honest. Yeah, obscure characters are made in toy lines that are designed to appeal to collectors! What a shocker! All the extraneous Star Wars figures just allowed me to make my own expanded universe as a kid. Walrus Face was something of a thorn in the side of Han Solo, if I recall. Yes, he survived A New Hope in my version. Screw canon! Now, if you want a real list of the worst action figures, this has to feature: Cassandra's not exactly that action packed to begin with, but this way you can't even use her as a character. It's an empty frame. It looks like the frame of one of those plastic model kits where you have to snap out the pieces. I guess they were really into recycling then.
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on Dec 21, 2011 21:11:22 GMT -5
All those Rocky figures and no Lloyd Kaufman.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2011 21:14:20 GMT -5
I seriously can't believe that they have "the Meat" which is probably one of the funniest things that I've ever seen, but no Rocky 4 Robot.
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