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S.H. Figuarts WWE Figures (First 5) Mega Review

Posted on November 14, 2017 at 12:45 pm by Tony_Bacala under Random Photo Shoot, Wrestling Toy News

Tamashii Nations S.H. Figuarts line has jumped into non-Japanese licenses with Marvel, DC and Star Wars, but those aren’t the only ones.  On top of video games like Street Fighter and cartoons like the classic Turtles, they also are doing WWF WWE wrestling figures.  Now, one thing Mattel has done well over the years in the boys figure space is wrestling, so it’s hard to jump in and convince folks they need a 50 dollar version of superstars they probably already have.  That being said, I don’t have many Mattel figs but do dig classic wrestling.  I’m a kid of the 80s so of course I was around for Hogan and the rise of the WWF.  In my college years, I rode the Attitude Era and watched Stone Cold, The Rock, and Triple H re-invent what wrestling could be.  These figures are based on that time, giving us Attitude versions of them along with Kane and Undertaker.  Five in all at the moment.

We’ve done a massive catch up shoot, showing off all 5 and what they can do.  Over 210 images.  Read on to check out some additional thoughts and all the glorious pics including a tag match between The Rock and Stone Cold vs Undertaker and Triple H!

Overall Thoughts

When these first dropped I wasn’t super duper excited.   The articulation is awesome, S.H. Figuarts is known for that.  But the Rock and Stone Cold had some issues that bothered me.  Each come with several heads/faces.  Some are good, some are not so good.  On top of that, the digital printing is hit or miss on The Rock and Stone Cold.  Now, when getting them in hand, you can see the mold is much better than promo shots let on.  But the digital printing muddied them up.  Stone Cold’s beard kind of hides all the subtle cuts of the sculpt.  With The Rock, his yelling face has some dark paint around the lips like he was drinking motor oil all day.

In regards to body sculpt, I think The Rock was a bit too thin.  He doesn’t have his stocky frame.  He has gotten more swol over time, but he wasn’t that streamlined even back then.  Stone Cold was on point here though, and the leg braces were well done, molded into the body so they didn’t fall down constantly.

So, those two things on the first two figures made me initially pass.  In hand, with certain faces applied, and the articulation available for posing, I’ve bumped them up to a pick up.   I’d really like for them to re-release these with fixed digital printing, or offer an alternate head pack for the 2 of them.  If you swap in some cleaner heads, these are much more worthy of their price and an easy recommendation.

Moving forward from here, Triple H, The Undertaker, and Kane – all superbly done.  It seems they got better as the line went on.  Faces are better overall, less duds.  Digital printing also better on most.  Triple-H’s yell face is sculpted a bit weird, it’s like he’s missing his chin, it’s really recessed.  The beard paint there is also too dark so it’s just weird.  But his other faces are on point.   Undertaker – all faces are solid.  Kane, same thing, tho his growl face looks a bit derpy.   Body articulation is SHF great, and extra hands and accessories fill it all in.  Those are all solid offerings and worth the price.  But if you are going to have the Attitude Era, you gotta have Stone Cold and The Rock, which need some work.  So they are a hard sell on their own.

The last issue I had – no belts.  Would have dug some in-scale belts to work with.  I had some pretty good ones from the Defining Moments Stone Cold figure from Mattel, and they work.  They’re just slightly too big to be accurate.  For casual display or some hero shot pics tho, they are good enough.

In the pics below, all feature the Tamashii Nations Stage Act Ring Corner.  You can get 1 and use as a display piece, or get 4 and set up a full ring.  The posts and floor have peg holes for stand arms so you can do hard to balance poses or flying maneuvers.   It’s really cool but for hardcore wrestling guys you’ll probably want a full fledged WWE ring. It’s a tad small for accuracy.  Great for displaying 1 or 2 figures on a shelf tho.

I also have to give props to Extreme Sets for the Arena Pop Up background.  This thing is GIGANTIC.  Solid, thick cardboard, 7 feet wide and 3 feet tall.  You can get upward shots of the wrestlers on the ropes with no issues, change your camera angle and still have the BG in frame.  It’s just plain massive.  Right now, it’s on sale for 20 bucks, and you can use code TOYARK at checkout for 15% off.

Bottom line, the S.H. Figuarts WWE figures are better than I expected.  Triple H, Undertaker, Kane – worthy of the SHF name and price.  Stone Cold and The Rock deserve a re-issue with some tweaked heads, or maybe new versions to get the Rock a new body.  That would set the stage for an ongoing line I’d be happy to keep up with.

Disclaimer: Bluefin Brands provided these figures for review purposes.

Check out over 200 pictures of all 5 figures below!

 

 

 

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Discussion / Comments (Jump to this Thread on the Forum)

  1. Tony_Bacala's Avatar Tony_Bacala says

    11-14-2017, 10:45 AM

    S.H. Figuarts WWE Figures (First 5) Mega Review - The Toyark - News

    Running catch up, banged out a mega set for all 5.

    Better than I expected. Stone Cold and The Rock have some good sculpts/heads in there, and HHH forward are all superb.

    Also need to shout out Extreme Sets, that Arena Pop up is friggin crazy big!









  2. dukefett's Avatar dukefett says

    11-14-2017, 11:56 AM

    I only have The Rock and Stone Cold so far, and I like them but have the same gripes about the face printing.

    It's worth noting for anyone on the fence the prices are all over the place, but you can find them on Amazon if you wait it out for $30 or less. Stone Cold was like $22 on a great sale they had last week.

  3. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    11-14-2017, 01:03 PM

    Great photo gallery, Tony. You can tell you're an old-school WWE fan. Nice work.

    BTW, am I the only one who thinks the articulation on these figures looks hideous?

  4. goliathfasa has no avatar! goliathfasa says

    11-14-2017, 01:42 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dolemite View Post
    Great photo gallery, Tony. You can tell you're an old-school WWE fan. Nice work.

    BTW, am I the only one who thinks the articulation on these figures looks hideous?
    As always, that stuff is highly subjective. It differs from collector to collector, and it's all a matter of taste and how your brain picks up or ignores the breakage in the natural human form.

    Scale figure collectors mostly detest articulated figures in general.

    Western action figure collectors can't stand the joints on imported figures.

    Even among collectors of import figures, certain brands/lines are criticized for their sacrifice of form over function (Revoltech for example).

    Discussions as such will never go anywhere.

  5. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    11-14-2017, 02:01 PM

    I'm not the type to make a big stink over it. Like you said, it's all a matter of preference.

    As far as import figures go, I think Figma manages to camouflage their articulation the best while still maintaining an impressive range of motion.

  6. dukefett's Avatar dukefett says

    11-14-2017, 02:35 PM

    I don't mind the articulation. I like the enhanced shoulder movement to give such a wide range. These guys are almost always just in trunks, you're can't hide the stuff with any clothing like other characters, so might as well just go for it IMO.

  7. Tomax has no avatar! Tomax says

    11-14-2017, 02:40 PM

    ill pass. the rock doesnt even have his chest tattoo plus the elite series has better muscle design

  8. SpasticPlastic's Avatar SpasticPlastic says

    11-14-2017, 02:58 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dolemite View Post
    BTW, am I the only one who thinks the articulation on these figures looks hideous?
    Nope.

  9. Dolemite's Avatar Dolemite says

    11-14-2017, 03:25 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Tomax View Post
    ill pass. the rock doesnt even have his chest tattoo plus the elite series has better muscle design
    These figures clearly represent the Attitude Era. He didn't have the chest tattoo back then.

  10. Tony_Bacala's Avatar Tony_Bacala says

    11-14-2017, 04:08 PM

    RE: Articulation - I think articulation wise, they are great. But, they have noticeable cuts. As was said, you gotta weigh what you can handle visually, or what you are going to do with them, vs the cuts and go from there. I used to be bothered by it on all lines, but over time I don't even notice it anymore. My brain just blocks it out. I'm more picky with paint apps and alignment of paint now, I can't NOT see that stuff where before I didn't notice it.

    And yes I did watch the Attitude era almost in full. From like 96 to 2003 or 4 pretty thoroughly. Went to Wrestlemania 15 and 16, a Summer Slam I think. Couple RAWs locally. It was a fun run, time. Watching old clips to get inspiration for this shoot was a trip down memory lane, so damn fun.

  11. Wonderful Toys's Avatar Wonderful Toys says

    11-14-2017, 04:47 PM

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Dolemite View Post
    Great photo gallery, Tony. You can tell you're an old-school WWE fan. Nice work.

    BTW, am I the only one who thinks the articulation on these figures looks hideous?
    The only one that bugs me is the Undertaker because his legs and abdomen look so skinny compared to his chest and pelvis. The others are pretty decent.

  12. Early Cuyler's Avatar Early Cuyler says

    11-14-2017, 05:06 PM

    I just dont care for how these turned out. The faces seem off on most, the cuts are distracting, and some of the attires I dont like. I have thousands of Mattels, some Funkos, and stackdown brick figures, but just cant get into these. I have DBZ and Nintendo Figuarts and like how other lines look, just not WWE. Maybe if they do Sting or Macho Man I wont be able to resist...

  13. graphyt has no avatar! graphyt says

    11-15-2017, 06:18 PM

    Triple H looks excellent. I'm not a huge wrestling fan but a Sting would be an autobuy

  14. yangvp85 has no avatar! yangvp85 says

    11-16-2017, 09:01 AM

    I'm waiting to see who else they release before I pick these up. Currently the only ones I want are Rock and Austin (I love Taker but I prefer the 90s Taker look). I already have the mattel figures of the wrestlers I want. If they release, Hogan, Warrior, Macho, Sting, and Hart i will definitely jump on these.

  15. Wonderful Toys's Avatar Wonderful Toys says

    11-16-2017, 06:55 PM

    I doubt they'll release a Hulk Hogan figure. Not in a WWE-branded line anyway, since there's pretty much no relationship between them anymore since the sex tape scandal.

  16. Blackwolfninja has no avatar! Blackwolfninja says

    11-17-2017, 08:27 PM

    I think there was a Vince McMahon figure planned. So I hope he gets released along with Shane McMahon, Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels, Mankind, Chris Jericho, X-pac, Razor Ramon, Diesel, New Age Outlaws, Hardy Boyz, Edge and Christian, Dudley Boyz, Trish Stratus, and Lita.

  17. Parademon1 has no avatar! Parademon1 says

    01-24-2018, 10:56 PM

    Be awesome if they did Mil Mascaras Blue Demon & El Santo.

  18. deecee4's Avatar deecee4 says

    01-25-2018, 08:02 AM

    They had a Hiroshi Tanahashi figure on display at one of the toy shows in Japan, so I guess they're releasing that at some point and maybe more New Japan wrestlers.

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