The Shawn Michaels San Diego Comedian-Con Unique WWE Final Version determine goes up for order this Thursday at 9 a.m. PT ($45). Because of Mattel for sending this to me.
Get yours Thursday by this hyperlink.
This determine, depicting Shawn from his WrestleMania 12 Iron Man match and WWF Championship victory over Bret “Hit Man” Hart, is a lot better than I anticipated. For those who wished to maintain this within the bundle, I wouldn’t blame you.
The packaging is gorgeous and I actually love the blue, purple, gold and white look. It’s tremendous clear.
Let’s get into it.
Professionals: I’m actually loving these two of the three head sculpts: the screaming and the boyhood-dream-coming-true sculpt. The smiling sculpt is OK however a bit cartoony. Mattel did a very nice job of capturing the emotion.
The doorway gear is ideal for the Final Version with the swappable, plug-in arms. I just like the molded torso piece and the pants are extra colourful than I anticipated.
Simply watch out when taking off the pants. I didn’t have any points with them, however they appear a bit fragile.
Mid: I’m nonetheless on the fence on the detachable ponytails. It really works for this one, particularly with the zip line.
Talking of the zip line, it’s cool that they despatched slightly rope. May use slightly extra rope. And possibly a harness. It feels a bit incomplete with simply the zip line piece.
Cons: HBK is jacked on this period however this torso is likely to be slightly too cumbersome. I don’t thoughts it although. I’m displaying him in his entrance gear.
However he’s a bit too tall, particularly in comparison with the Elite in the identical gear. Ultimates are typically slightly too tall for previous Mattel scale.
The knee and ankle joints are slightly unfastened. Hopefully it’s simply mine and never a wider unfold difficulty.
Last verdict: I’m an even bigger fan of this now that I’ve it in-hand. 4.5/5 Candy Chin Musics
Bonus: Right here’s what the post-victory head appears like on the Elite determine.
And right here’s the smile-y scan.