Musclemania (Select) Bootleg Figures
#51 Guest_General Veers_*
Posted 18 May 2009 - 05:37 AM
Once I have them in hand, I'll let you know if the are soft or hard versions.
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I'm also hoping they clean up a bit too.
#52
Posted 18 May 2009 - 05:56 AM
So far, the only ones I've found in the soft, rubbery material are the sculpts that were actually in the bubble on your card. (They also come in different colors, including flesh.) I just got a few loose ones from Theorgg. (You can see a picture some of them on Toypedia.)
SpasticPlastic had previously mentioned the existence of the soft, rubbery ones, but I hadn't seen any until I received Theorgg's.
I'm thinking that we're dealing with two different toy lines that were awkwardly thrown together. The soft, rubbery ones that aren't pictured on the MUSCLEMANIA card, and the medium/hard ones pictured on the card that we've yet to find carded.
It's almost like the soft, rubbery ones were leftover stock that they decided to lump in with the MUSCLEMANIA line. Although, the figures I got from Theorgg do have wrestling belts too.
Edit: All "my" thinking had already been done by Fitz earlier in this thread. Also, the rubbery figure that Spastik shared a picture of is actually one of the sculpts pictured on the back of Veer's card. So, maybe they are all the same MUSCLEMANIA toy line after all. :shrug: We'll just have to wait for more info.
Edited by Soupie, 18 May 2009 - 10:40 AM.
#53
Posted 18 May 2009 - 12:18 PM
-TheOrgg
Oh, Soups-- should you mention that the very soft MUSCLEMANIA figures will 'bleed' onto other figures?
Edited by theorgg, 18 May 2009 - 12:23 PM.
And you are here, with them, as so many specks of sand.
#54 Guest_General Veers_*
Posted 18 May 2009 - 12:55 PM
Edited by General Veers, 19 May 2009 - 04:10 AM.
#55
Posted 18 May 2009 - 01:45 PM
Well, none of the women I've been with have had a prob--, er, oh, the size of the figures. Yeah.How do the sizes compare, Soups?
The image I was thinking of is actually on the Toypedia Flickr page. You can see they're the same scale.
http://www.flickr.co...239795/sizes/o/
Also, you can see one of the rubbery ones in a solo Figabulary entry here: http://minifigures.b...abulary_02.html
#56 Guest_General Veers_*
Posted 19 May 2009 - 06:33 AM
Order #1 = Company A, original molds, hard plastic.
Order #2 = Company B, molds from figures, softer plastic.
Order #3 = Company C, molds from figures, softest plastic.
What do you think?
#57
Posted 19 May 2009 - 07:07 AM
Also, I have actually not noticed a size difference between any sculpts, no matter the plastic type.
I believe Theorgg was asking if the rubbery MM figures he sent me were the same scale as the firm-plastic ones I had. They are.
#58 Guest_General Veers_*
Posted 19 May 2009 - 07:18 AM
#59
Posted 20 May 2009 - 09:25 AM
And you are here, with them, as so many specks of sand.
#60 Guest_General Veers_*
Posted 15 June 2009 - 05:51 AM
This weekend I was taking a look at these figures, and I noticed something. I think that the figure marking on the back (the letter), is like a figure number. It isn't their mold, but rather their identification marker. Each figure has a different letter, and my doubles (even in different colors) had the same letter. I think the set is A through J.2.jpg 78.67K 85 downloads
#61 Guest_General Veers_*
Posted 16 November 2009 - 12:23 PM
Convertors
I even had some of these.
EDIT - And here are some more of the Ninja Assassins.
Edited by General Veers, 16 November 2009 - 12:23 PM.
#62
Posted 16 November 2009 - 12:42 PM
By ripping off, do you mean stole their ideas or actually bootlegged the sculpts of other toy lines - like Exogini did to Kinnikuman and Ninja Mites? The reason I ask is because if the MUSCLEMANIA figures are bootlegs of a higher quality toy line, I'd love to know what it was.Anyways, it looks like Select was about one thing only - ripping off other toy companies.
#63 Guest_General Veers_*
Posted 16 November 2009 - 12:54 PM
I believe they created their own stuff, but it was entirely based on existing properties. There could be situations where they copied a product exactly, but it seems like they took the "care" to avoid that.
#64
Posted 16 November 2009 - 12:54 PM
So I have been looking into Select from time to time, mainly because I think MUSCLEMANIA should have a part at UofM (but I don't know what). Anyways, it looks like Select was about one thing only - ripping off other toy companies.
Convertors
I even had some of these.
I never really thought Converters were ripoffs, just a lesser known brand behind Transformers and Gobots. They have a bunch of quite unique figures. The spies were some of my favorites. Yes, there was a robot bandwagon at the time, but it doesn't necessarily mean it was a ripoff.
It is true that here are also quite a few bootleg Converter copies out there as well.
#65
Posted 16 November 2009 - 01:09 PM
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#66
Posted 18 November 2009 - 04:25 PM
Whether the change in plastic type was for cost-saving purposes or marketing purposes, I don't know, but it's not unprecedented. Diener Space Creatures can be found in at least three different plastic types as well: firm, soft, and rubbery. The rubbery ones, like the rubbery MUSCLEMANIA ones, were also marketed as erasers.
Is there a possiblity that at least one of these types of plastic is for the vending machine market?
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Posted 11 March 2011 - 12:10 AM
not that it is discounted. We as consumers are conditioned to think"On Sale"means it's cheaper.
#71 Guest_General Veers_*
Posted 19 March 2012 - 09:12 AM
Just have to find some extra time.
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#73
Posted 20 March 2012 - 12:57 PM
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