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Post by HydroX on Mar 22, 2014 14:56:05 GMT -5
Stumbled across a fresh case of Spider-Man variants at Walmart last night. As was said before, they aren't very impressive in hand. Left them all.
I did get my hands on the Marvel Infinite Series Wasp though. I don't know if it's just me, but this figure is pretty hard on the eyes.
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Post by s13driver on Mar 22, 2014 16:33:13 GMT -5
I'm not even exaggerating but I've checked 5 Toys R Us, 11 Targets, 4 Kmarts and 5 Walmarts and I struck out at ALL of them. There was a couple of the Walmarts that had 2 Movie Captains and 2 Winter Soldiers but no Widows. Also, there have been no sightings of the 2nd wave of Spiderman figures either. There was 2 Targets that had Boomerang, but no Spider-Woman or Toxin. I'm going to give them a couple more days to restock and then I'm moving on to buying them online. I can't afford the time or money in gas it takes to go hunting for these figures anymore.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2014 22:33:37 GMT -5
Sorry, I had another question and couldn't find definitive answers on Google (must be looking in the wrong place) but the movie tie-in figures for Captain America: Winter Soldier; what size/height/scale are they? Thanks in advance There are two scales man.....3.75 & 6". So many complaints about the Red Skull figures from both lines.....but I LOVE them. Thanks Joker, appreciate it mate. I love the Red Skull, such an interesting villain.
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Post by doctaheath78 on Mar 22, 2014 23:43:33 GMT -5
I'm not even exaggerating but I've checked 5 Toys R Us, 11 Targets, 4 Kmarts and 5 Walmarts and I struck out at ALL of them. There was a couple of the Walmarts that had 2 Movie Captains and 2 Winter Soldiers but no Widows. Also, there have been no sightings of the 2nd wave of Spiderman figures either. There was 2 Targets that had Boomerang, but no Spider-Woman or Toxin. I'm going to give them a couple more days to restock and then I'm moving on to buying them online. I can't afford the time or money in gas it takes to go hunting for these figures anymore. If you need Spider-Woman and/or Toxin.....PM me.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2014 4:33:06 GMT -5
There are two scales man.....3.75 & 6". So many complaints about the Red Skull figures from both lines.....but I LOVE them. Thanks Joker, appreciate it mate. I love the Red Skull, such an interesting villain. Skull is amongst the guys I NEVER pass. I was so disappointed when we didn't get a movie accurate version from the first movies 3.75 line....now we have and folks are still moaning. It was excellent and I was excited picking him up. Ditto for the 6" Skull from the ML segment of Cap:TWS. Sure his movement is a bit limited but its a huge improvement over the Face Off Red Skull(which I also loved)
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Post by Mox on Mar 23, 2014 4:43:11 GMT -5
Went to TRU Wednesday and found all the variants to the Spider-Man wave but left them since I was already getting a Mr. Perfect and Zeb Colter Mattel. Went back the next day and they were all gone. Asked the employee when they were getting a new case in and said Saturday. Out of curiosity I checked those flaps they have up above on some shelves and hidden away was two Spider-Women, one Toxin, and two Boomerangs. Employee came by a minute or so after to tell me "Oh yeah I was gonna tell you I hid those away up there cause that's where I put the stuff I'm gonna buy.." Needless to say I bought all 3 and left one Boomerang and Spider-Woman. Have all the figures from the Green Goblin Wave minus Electro. Can't get myself to buy it..just a horrible depiction of the character IMO and I love my box set version. Looks like I'll be completing two Goblin BAF's but I gotta say most of the variants aren't that impressive in hand. God I would've been pissed. As if they weren't hard enough to get already. I guess I don't care if an employee gets first dibs and buys it. But that hiding crap bugs me.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2014 4:59:39 GMT -5
Not sure if it's the figure you're talking about, but this guy's been out for a while. Wow, really? Yes, that's the figure I'm talking about and it's still on pre-order here in Oz. Thanks
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Mar 23, 2014 16:52:33 GMT -5
Not sure if it's the figure you're talking about, but this guy's been out for a while. Wow, really? Yes, that's the figure I'm talking about and it's still on pre-order here in Oz. Thanks I own that badboy
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2014 18:25:11 GMT -5
Wow, really? Yes, that's the figure I'm talking about and it's still on pre-order here in Oz. Thanks I own that badboy Kudos to you Sir, I'm still waiting for him to make it down here. He looks amazing.
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Post by Captain McKay on Mar 23, 2014 19:11:46 GMT -5
Speaking of Select, I'm waiting on the rerelease of Venom. I slipped and didn't get him the first time around, so this time I'm grabbing him. That figure is better than any of the ML versions as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by Yayo on Mar 23, 2014 20:40:02 GMT -5
Speaking of Select, I'm waiting on the rerelease of Venom. I slipped and didn't get him the first time around, so this time I'm grabbing him. That figure is better than any of the ML versions as far as I'm concerned. When's that come out? I need it as well
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Mar 23, 2014 22:31:18 GMT -5
Kudos to you Sir, I'm still waiting in him to make it down here. He looks amazing. Really?! My area never seems to get anything sooner than others. I got mine right around the movie was released...like maybe a month after.
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Post by Captain McKay on Mar 23, 2014 22:35:53 GMT -5
Speaking of Select, I'm waiting on the rerelease of Venom. I slipped and didn't get him the first time around, so this time I'm grabbing him. That figure is better than any of the ML versions as far as I'm concerned. When's that come out? I need it as well Not sure when, but some friends who went to Toy Fair spoke with the people and they confirmed this year sometime.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 0:46:29 GMT -5
Kudos to you Sir, I'm still waiting in him to make it down here. He looks amazing. Really?! My area never seems to get anything sooner than others. I got mine right around the movie was released...like maybe a month after. I'd love to order him online from the US, but too pricey at the moment for me. If I get him from a local vendor here, I can get free shipping.
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Post by punksnotdead on Mar 24, 2014 12:10:43 GMT -5
When's that come out? I need it as well Not sure when, but some friends who went to Toy Fair spoke with the people and they confirmed this year sometime. Are you trying to get one MOC? Those are pretty easy to come by on Ebay for $30 shipped loose. I want to say I saw one not that long ago in a Disney store. I didn't realize they were hard to come by. Entertainment Earth is taking pre orders for the reorders though if anyone wants to jump on board. It's $7 for shipping, so $29 shipped when it's available. Canada and Mexico shipping is like $25 for the one figure, so I wouldn't recommend that at all if you're outside the US.
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Post by marino13 on Mar 24, 2014 18:30:31 GMT -5
I recently bought this: I've been a Marvel fan for ages, but only recently got into these Marvel Select/Marvel Legends figures, and Colossus was one of my faves as a kid. Question for anyone please; does anyone know when the Marvel Select figure for The Wolverine comes out? Thanks. That's one of the best figures in my collection. Congrats on snatching him. Movie Wolverine is worth the price. Him, Venom, & Colossus are all flawless.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 18:34:48 GMT -5
I recently bought this: I've been a Marvel fan for ages, but only recently got into these Marvel Select/Marvel Legends figures, and Colossus was one of my faves as a kid. Question for anyone please; does anyone know when the Marvel Select figure for The Wolverine comes out? Thanks. That's one of the best figures in my collection. Congrats on snatching him. Movie Wolverine is worth the price. Him, Venom, & Colossus are all flawless. Thank you Sir, appreciate it. $35 AUD. Still waiting on Movie Wolverine and you mentioned Venom; is there a preferred version to get? I'm looking at filling some large holes in my Marvel collection, like Mr Sinister, Juggernaut , to name a few.
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Post by marino13 on Mar 24, 2014 18:54:24 GMT -5
That's one of the best figures in my collection. Congrats on snatching him. Movie Wolverine is worth the price. Him, Venom, & Colossus are all flawless. Thank you Sir, appreciate it. $35 AUD. Still waiting on Movie Wolverine and you mentioned Venom; is there a preferred version to get? I'm looking at filling some large holes in my Marvel collection, like Mr Sinister, Juggernaut , to name a few. The best thing about Venom & Wolverine are the interchangeable heads & hands. Venom alone has three different heads for three very distinct looks. Highly recommend Juggernaut also. Not overly pose-able but the guy is as heavy as a rock! And the detail doesn't get any better. They've yet to make or announce Mr Sinister. Hopefully it won't be much longer. I've read that there will be 5 more comic versions of Marvel Selects throughout the rest of this year. Add them to the movie selects and this should be a great year to start a select collection.
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Post by Captain McKay on Mar 24, 2014 20:46:00 GMT -5
Not sure when, but some friends who went to Toy Fair spoke with the people and they confirmed this year sometime. Are you trying to get one MOC? Those are pretty easy to come by on Ebay for $30 shipped loose. I want to say I saw one not that long ago in a Disney store. I didn't realize they were hard to come by. Entertainment Earth is taking pre orders for the reorders though if anyone wants to jump on board. It's $7 for shipping, so $29 shipped when it's available. Canada and Mexico shipping is like $25 for the one figure, so I wouldn't recommend that at all if you're outside the US. Nah I would definitely like a loose one. Thanks for the tip, maybe I'll go that route rather than waiting for the re-release.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 21:17:24 GMT -5
Thank you Sir, appreciate it. $35 AUD. Still waiting on Movie Wolverine and you mentioned Venom; is there a preferred version to get? I'm looking at filling some large holes in my Marvel collection, like Mr Sinister, Juggernaut , to name a few. The best thing about Venom & Wolverine are the interchangeable heads & hands. Venom alone has three different heads for three very distinct looks. Highly recommend Juggernaut also. Not overly pose-able but the guy is as heavy as a rock! And the detail doesn't get any better. They've yet to make or announce Mr Sinister. Hopefully it won't be much longer. I've read that there will be 5 more comic versions of Marvel Selects throughout the rest of this year. Add them to the movie selects and this should be a great year to start a select collection. Thanks very much for that mate, appreciate it! I'd completed the Hit Monkey and Iron Monger sets last year, but was kept away from Marvel figures when it's out of sight, out of mind kind of thing. Wanting to get awesome figures of great heroes and villains from my childhood, so thanks again, will look out for more that take my fancy.
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