I really haven't been picking up many of the Jakks figures of late either. I have a lot of the one that I really wanted. The most recent one being Joey Styles, Honky Tonk Man (in his black outfit) and Al Snow in his Job Squad outfit. Also got a Deluxe Aggression Sandman, as the scan was really good, but unfortunatly as a deluxe figure, he's still quite a bit larger then the other figures.I still need a decent Orton, Batista and Cena, but they never seem to get ones produced that I really like. Batista is always too small or has a stupid look on this face.
The best Big Show figure was the Deluxe Aggression figure. It's to scale with all the other figures, is a very good scan of his face and even has his tattoos.
I'll be interested to see the Bossman figure.
Back before I hated Cena's everlovin' guts, I bought one that had the gold jewelry that says "Word Life" (whatever that nonsense means) across his fingers, meaning his hands are open. It limits playability, but I can't come up with anything to do with a character I can't stand, so he hasn't seen much action outside of getting pinned cleanly by Ric Flair at my version of this year's Wrestlemania.
I still use the RA2 Batista with the gold and crimson tights. He's seen a lot of action over the last 5 years. Still looks pretty good though. I've been thinking about getting a new one because Dave doesn't have hair anymore.
I was using the RA1 Orton up until about 2 years ago. Yeah, the one in blue tights with shaggy hair. He had to go. So I bought a new one at our local Kay-Bee before it went out of business. He has black tights with blue writing and blue lightening bolts. He fits in with the rest of my figures nicely.
Sometimes it is hard to find a character with an expression you like and in an outfit you like. Then you have to worry about how his hands are shapped (open or fist). Finally you have to pay close attention and make sure they're not passing off the Off The Ropes scale (found in pharmacies and general merchandise stores like Rite-Aid. These are half an inch shorter than normal WWE figures) in different packaging.
I really haven't been picking up many of the Jakks figures of late either. I have a lot of the one that I really wanted. The most recent one being Joey Styles, Honky Tonk Man (in his black outfit) and Al Snow in his Job Squad outfit. Also got a Deluxe Aggression Sandman, as the scan was really good, but unfortunatly as a deluxe figure, he's still quite a bit larger then the other figures.
I still need a decent Orton, Batista and Cena, but they never seem to get ones produced that I really like. Batista is always too small or has a stupid look on this face.
The best Big Show figure was the Deluxe Aggression figure. It's to scale with all the other figures, is a very good scan of his face and even has his tattoos.
I'll be interested to see the Bossman figure.
gosh I haven't bought a wrestling action figure since DA series 2!
Never liked RA's for their thunder-thighs and lack of poseability, DA started out good but the scale was just too large - it's like wrestling with 12" G.I. Joe dolls...yes dolls. And Build N Brawl's concept was nice but the scale was too small - and the QC on these guys was/is terrible!
I think for wrestling toys, the perfect height for playability is 5"-6" range - like Hasbros, Galoobs, and some TNA.
I really enjoy my Hasbro/Galoob collection because the majority of the figures "feel" like wrestling figures, there's weight and thickness to them. I hold a DA and it's so gangly with all the POAs - just too much.
No real comment from me on RA 36 which I guess is the point of this thread - but it made me realize that I haven't bought a wrestling figure in a heck of a long time!
I've pretty much stopped buying the Ruthless Aggression figures cause of the price hike but have been stocking up on the Build and Brawls. I've always wanted a 3 3/4 line with the WWE figures and am very happy with what they are doing so far with the Build and Brawl series. Problaby would like to see a few redo's on the happy and screaming faces in particular HBK, CM Punk and Batista.
I was dissapointed in that Mickie scan too. I have wanted a new one, even though the other has only been used twice. This new one looks nothing like her.
Big Show hopefully will have all his tats. He does have his pant legs painted on I think for the first time.
That Haas scan needs to go. The mask would have been nice but the soft goods masks don't really look good anyway. See Killer Bees
Kofi looks good for a mad Kofi but the guy always smiles. Tazz says so even. I do think there was a DA Kofi, did it have a smiling scan? If so a headswap could make him alot better.
Maryse is perfect. Very nice.
Unaga looks better than any previous ones. It's another new body but I like this one more than the other two. I still think the previous Umaga body was originally meant for Rikishi but they changed their minds and needed to use it somewhere so Umaga has been stuck with it.
DH looks like Dh but he looks like a real goon.
I think there is a wrestling attire Jericho in some lineup but I don't remeber which. He had a diferent head from the street clothes Jericho.
Natalya is at the top of my wish list right now. I hope the next RA wave announced has her in it.
