Post by Corey Taylor on May 21, 2006 18:20:08 GMT -5
Yet another 2 CS9 figures, and 2 more WM tickets. I also saw Akeem and Ric Flair, but didn't get them. Anyways, onto the reviews and pics will follow.
Classic Superstars Series 9
Bam Bam Bigelow
HEAD: What can I say? Another CS figure, another fairly good headscan/sculpt. This catches all of Bam Bam's likeness very well also. His facial expression is pretty good, and his tattooed hair piece is accurate too.
UPPER: Finally! A brand new Big Man body mold. This fits with Bam Bam more than the Yokozuna body mold would...and it's not a bad size.His top is painted on, but this time it doesn't bother me, as Bam Bam's wrestling attire wasn't all loose enough to make a mold for it. The flames are well done too, although we got another case of a half painted attire. The design doesn't continue onto the back...The tattooes on his arms are pretty accurate and he is sporting black wrist tape also.
LOWER: TO go along with the new Upper body mold, we now have a new Lower body mold to go along with Bam Bam. These are plain black, with a flame job on the side, and just like the top, the design does not continue onto the back. He has on the same fat guy boots mold like Earthquake, and King Kong Bundy, and them.
ACCESSORY: Bam Bam comes with nothing. Not a thing...no chair, no bell....nothing.
WRESTLEMANIA TICKET: Bam Bam comes with the WrestleMania 1 Ticket in the WM Promotion.
Kamala "The Ugandan Giant"
HEAD: Again, another GREAT headscan. This catches Kamala, like only Kamala can be captured. Funny face, accurate face paint, the works.
UPPER: Just like Bam Bam, Kamala has the new Big Guy body mold. Fits best for an earlier era of Kamala. If Jakks were to make a current era Kamala, then I'd say the Yokozuna body fits, because that man got big. Anyways....he has his trademark Star designs painted on his pectoral muscles and the half moof on his belly. Still using the Yokozuna arm mold, but it works good for these bigger guys.
LOWER: Well, this is where a good figure goes bad. Kamala has on black underwear under his real feel leopard skin skirt, but the skirt is far too short. The prototype had it in real good length, but for whatever reason, it was shortened for the final product. And I don't ever remember Kamala ever wearing leg straps on his shins, or foot tape, like Yokozuna. But there's your answer for the foot mold...same as Yokozuna, but the Jimmy Snuka foot mold could have been used and it would have been better. Kamala was almost always, if not ALWAYS barefoot in the ring.
ACCESSORY: Kamala comes with his trademark goofy looking witch doctor type mask that he wore to the ring. It fits his head pretty well.
WRESTLEMANIA TICKET: Kamala comes with the WrestleMania 2 Ticket in the WM Promotion.
PICTURES
Bam Bam Front
Bam Bam Back
Kamala Front
Kamala Back
Kamala with Mask (I know that it's not set even on his head, don't point that out)
This is how far down you have to pull Kamala's skirt for it to be an accurate length.
And.....from Parts Unknown, weighing in at 320 lbs....
PAPA SHANGO!!! I finally found this figure. Anyways...onto a review...
Classic Superstars Series 9
Papa Shango
HEAD: This headscan/sculpt is great! Catches the likeness of the Papa Shango character amazingly. His head is bald, obviously, and his facepaint is done nicely, a lot of detail there.
UPPER: This figure has the same torso seen on the 3 Jim Neidhart figures, the Bushwhackers, and other figures. It fits fine because Papa Shango was kinda big, but he wore the tanktop deal. The design on the front of his tanktop is pretty accurate. His tattooes are nicely done too, from the ones on his wrist, all the way up his arms, and across his chest. He is also sporting some black wrist tape.
LOWER: Papa has the same tights mold as the Neidhart figures. The normal tights, with the crotchpiece that fits with the bigger torsos. The design on the front of Papa's tanktop continues onto the front of his tights, and he has a design going down the side of both tights legs. It is like a staff looking thing, with a sun shape on top, and a weird design on bottom, with a snake wrapping around the pole thing. He is also wearing medium length black boots.
ACCESSORIES: Papa comes with his trademark bones necklace, which is nicely done, and his trademark black top hat, with the white area on the front. Almost perfect, but Jakks changed the hat from the prototype. The proto had an actual feather on the front of his hat, but the actual product has the feather painted on the hat. WRESTLEMANIA TICKET: Papa Shango comes with the WrestleMania V ticket in the WM Promotion.
PICTURES
Papa Shango-Front
Papa Shango-Back
Papa Shango with Accessories
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Classic Superstars Series 9
Bam Bam Bigelow
HEAD: What can I say? Another CS figure, another fairly good headscan/sculpt. This catches all of Bam Bam's likeness very well also. His facial expression is pretty good, and his tattooed hair piece is accurate too.
UPPER: Finally! A brand new Big Man body mold. This fits with Bam Bam more than the Yokozuna body mold would...and it's not a bad size.His top is painted on, but this time it doesn't bother me, as Bam Bam's wrestling attire wasn't all loose enough to make a mold for it. The flames are well done too, although we got another case of a half painted attire. The design doesn't continue onto the back...The tattooes on his arms are pretty accurate and he is sporting black wrist tape also.
LOWER: TO go along with the new Upper body mold, we now have a new Lower body mold to go along with Bam Bam. These are plain black, with a flame job on the side, and just like the top, the design does not continue onto the back. He has on the same fat guy boots mold like Earthquake, and King Kong Bundy, and them.
ACCESSORY: Bam Bam comes with nothing. Not a thing...no chair, no bell....nothing.
WRESTLEMANIA TICKET: Bam Bam comes with the WrestleMania 1 Ticket in the WM Promotion.
Kamala "The Ugandan Giant"
HEAD: Again, another GREAT headscan. This catches Kamala, like only Kamala can be captured. Funny face, accurate face paint, the works.
UPPER: Just like Bam Bam, Kamala has the new Big Guy body mold. Fits best for an earlier era of Kamala. If Jakks were to make a current era Kamala, then I'd say the Yokozuna body fits, because that man got big. Anyways....he has his trademark Star designs painted on his pectoral muscles and the half moof on his belly. Still using the Yokozuna arm mold, but it works good for these bigger guys.
LOWER: Well, this is where a good figure goes bad. Kamala has on black underwear under his real feel leopard skin skirt, but the skirt is far too short. The prototype had it in real good length, but for whatever reason, it was shortened for the final product. And I don't ever remember Kamala ever wearing leg straps on his shins, or foot tape, like Yokozuna. But there's your answer for the foot mold...same as Yokozuna, but the Jimmy Snuka foot mold could have been used and it would have been better. Kamala was almost always, if not ALWAYS barefoot in the ring.
ACCESSORY: Kamala comes with his trademark goofy looking witch doctor type mask that he wore to the ring. It fits his head pretty well.
WRESTLEMANIA TICKET: Kamala comes with the WrestleMania 2 Ticket in the WM Promotion.
PICTURES
Bam Bam Front
Bam Bam Back
Kamala Front
Kamala Back
Kamala with Mask (I know that it's not set even on his head, don't point that out)
This is how far down you have to pull Kamala's skirt for it to be an accurate length.
And.....from Parts Unknown, weighing in at 320 lbs....
PAPA SHANGO!!! I finally found this figure. Anyways...onto a review...
Classic Superstars Series 9
Papa Shango
HEAD: This headscan/sculpt is great! Catches the likeness of the Papa Shango character amazingly. His head is bald, obviously, and his facepaint is done nicely, a lot of detail there.
UPPER: This figure has the same torso seen on the 3 Jim Neidhart figures, the Bushwhackers, and other figures. It fits fine because Papa Shango was kinda big, but he wore the tanktop deal. The design on the front of his tanktop is pretty accurate. His tattooes are nicely done too, from the ones on his wrist, all the way up his arms, and across his chest. He is also sporting some black wrist tape.
LOWER: Papa has the same tights mold as the Neidhart figures. The normal tights, with the crotchpiece that fits with the bigger torsos. The design on the front of Papa's tanktop continues onto the front of his tights, and he has a design going down the side of both tights legs. It is like a staff looking thing, with a sun shape on top, and a weird design on bottom, with a snake wrapping around the pole thing. He is also wearing medium length black boots.
ACCESSORIES: Papa comes with his trademark bones necklace, which is nicely done, and his trademark black top hat, with the white area on the front. Almost perfect, but Jakks changed the hat from the prototype. The proto had an actual feather on the front of his hat, but the actual product has the feather painted on the hat. WRESTLEMANIA TICKET: Papa Shango comes with the WrestleMania V ticket in the WM Promotion.
PICTURES
Papa Shango-Front
Papa Shango-Back
Papa Shango with Accessories
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