19 replies to this topic

[Tortle]

189 is the easy winner for me. He's been one of my favorite MUSCLEs since childhood, and is a great all-around toy.

But 2 is awesome as well, and I can see why people would vote for him. He's the iconic Terri-Bull sculpt, with bunches of detail and character. He's a great figure, but doesn't come close to 189 in my book.

[meatcutta78]

Super Meat all the way!
No contest.

[Scumdogg]

I'm a huge fan of the Meat figures, but seeing the two of these side by side i had to vote for #2. I just love this Buffaloman sculpt that much.

[Scumdogg]

#2 is winning, but without any explanations.

Ok, one - but it’s hardly an explanation.

It's totally an explanation.

Between the shoulder armor, cool broken horn, and the fact that he's on the US packaging, this version of Buffaloman just really has a lot going for him. Plus he can stand up without having to nail his feet to the floor. Super Meat, like all Meats, just kinda has a problem with that.

[Ghost Lion]

I went with #2. My opinion is that the scuplt is cooler in that it has more detail, love the broken horn, love the face and hair detail, looks like he's ready to throw down. Does it win next round? Maybe not, but he does beat a little sreamin' dude in a cape.

[meatcutta78]

Where have all the Meat supporters gone?

so what did I go and do?,I put him up for display in my meatcase today.
If you want to see the little guy survive this round,Make the right choice!

Or I will sell him to a customer and you will never see him again.

[Ghost Lion]

I'll take him sliced, not shaved.

[jkaris]

Damn you Veers! So hard to choose.

I ended up going for #2. Bth figures are AWESOME, but #2 is my favorite character AND he is the Terri-Bull sculpt marked as leader of the Cosmic Cruncher AND he is a slightly more playable sculpt.

Damn you Veers, why did I have to choose!

[BaltanII]

Super Meat is a neat sculpt, and for being as adorable and fun as it is, deserved to beat the snot out of that bad Robin Mask sculpt. But this time, not so much. For one thing, most of the 189s I see have an odd swirl or deformity in the plastic around the mouth and eyes. I don't see it in the MUSCLE UK image, but have on some Super Meats I've owned in color and flesh. I'm no particularly huge fan of Meat either, or most small figures.

#2 is an iconic version of Buffaloman, THE character selected to be Terri-Bull and lead the villainous MUSCLEs, and is a good sculpt with great details. He's a sculpt great for play, display, and a wonderful and detailed representation of the character. There's few Buffaloman sculpts that I can think of that beat this one, and ultimately I had to pick him.

But... uh, either one is getting crushed by 193, so who am I to complain if Meat wins?

[Tortle]

People are even willing to over pay when #189 is in a lot, I don’t think #2 has ever driven the price of a lot up...unless he’s purple.

That's the thing that's weird about this match. I'd say that 189 is one of the very few MUSCLE sculpts that can cause bidding wars. I just don't understand why 2 is getting all the props.

On the other hand, maybe 189 has a few fanatical fans, whereas 2 has more fans in general.

[Soupie]

Hey, when sculpt #2 drags us into an unethical, unending war, make dirty deals with big business, passes legislation that erodes our civil liberties, isolates us from the rest of the world, and generally drives the MUSCLE community-bus into a ditch, don't look at me!

I voted for MEAT.

[mrjayberry]

Two awesome sculpts and was suprised after casting my vote that 189 was getting spanked. I thought this would be a coin flipper for more people. I went with 2 but only by a fraction.
They are both Icons but Terri Bull is a leader among Icons.

[musclemenkids]

Number Two all the way!

i do like meat, but i could never get the little monkey to stand up

besides number two is the leader of the Bad Guys in the very small muscle literature we have available.

as a figure he was always the meanest and most menacing of the Cosmic Crunchers (i think Zord and the Bald headed caped Emporer guy 125 were the joint leaders of The Cosmic Showdowns in my imagination, whereas Terribull was the sole dictator) and he ruled with an iron fist. He has a cool shoulder pad and a King Charles esq barnet and the broken horn was cool, in the games i used to play he was always looking for revenge against Muscleman for snapping his horn off. Also when i used to pretend they were intergalactic pirates, Terribull was always the pirate captain of the bad guys, his puny looking brother #93 was called Horribull) and thats the reasons, coz he is super cool!

Edited by musclemenkids, 27 February 2008 - 03:52 PM.

[Universal Ruler Supreme]

This Buffaloman is the Most detailed, and probably the cleanest portrayal of the character. All of the figures I've had of #2 have been virtually flawless with a nice glossy sheen, which is quite odd for a figure of his high detail. It seems that the more basic form a figure has, the more apparent and noticeable the deformities. This Meat sculpt, although cool, always seems to have a problem standing, and like someone else stated above the plastic flow can be quite lackluster at times causing lines and creases.

I'll be fully honest. I actually have grown a distaste for the meat sculpts, and other baby sized figures after my years of collecting, just because of how people ogle them constantly and talk of how meat is one the greatest sculpts! Not to mention I've lost plenty of auctions just because of him. I think his main strength is his difference when compared to the rest of the Muscle line, but in my opinion he isn't the better sculpt in this round.

I'm also surprised at the current outcome veers, I would have expected Meat to take a huge lead, even though I prefer #2.

Those are my reasons for my vote and I'm sticking to them.

[asator]

I have to chime in even though I'm not very into m.u.s.c.l.e. anymore. Personally, I like #2 much more. I think he just makes a great bad guy. I've always thought of the Meat sculpts as being too "baby". This might stem from the fact that I cant stand the type of anime where the eyes and mouths are stupidly huge. Just not my style. I guess I just dont find it as cute or funny as other people do.

I have to agree with the others who praise the #2 sculpt. He oozes "BADA$$". He probably broke his horn in a fight which is tough as nails and his shoulder pad looks cool too. As if he hurt his shoulder and needs to protect it but that doesnt stop him from fighting.

Thats just me.


Also, Meatcutta, do you ever have people ask you for chipped ham?