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Post by Robert69 on May 7, 2016 6:04:34 GMT -5
Few touch ups left to do, but overall, I'm happy with it. Also have to figure out how to seal the damn thing so the paint stops rubbing off around the arm joints...
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Post by POOR-ly Cuyler on May 7, 2016 7:51:44 GMT -5
So now that I'm thinking about it more, I already have a small collection of MCU figures going on. I've got: Nick Fury Coulson Maria Hill Black Widow Winter Solider/Bucky Still need to get: Captain America Hulk Hawkeye Thor Iron Man War Machine Spidey Black Panther and now Giant Man. The next wave will knock out a good chunk of my needs/wants and I don't have a problem picking up the upcoming 3 Pack. I had also seen a Prototype for Scarlet Witch. Whoelse do we need? Just Vision now right? Other than the villans I mean.This movie guys, was freakin perfect. *Spoiler* And #TeamCap, I can actualy see them going that route the way the movie ended. I love the idea of the Masters of Evil on the big screen. The Guardians all got movie figs (Groot was the BAF) -- and Loki had one from the first Avengers but he's getting a reissue in the UK series. Also, Ant-Man was in the Ultron BAF wave. Ant man is a strange hybrid of cartoon and movie Ant man. Like something Matty would do...
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on May 7, 2016 8:48:54 GMT -5
^ Why I was thinking about just going witht the Giant Man BAF. It'd be easier that way.
Also, don't know how I forgot obout the GotG figures. I actually have Starlord too. Was never able to find anyone else from the movies. I did get lucky and get Nova though. I'm sure they'd probably get another release though down the line so I'm not too worried about it.
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Post by ricflair4ever on May 7, 2016 10:46:05 GMT -5
Thats exactly my plan for Crossbones (unless something changes from Hasbros end) I'm hunting down another Demolition Man for the very same reason. If nothing else, it will make a great placeholder.
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Post by Robert69 on May 7, 2016 11:49:01 GMT -5
Meijer has a 2 day sale going on, 10% off general merch, so I grabbed another Scourge to turn into a Crossbones...so far, pleased with it... Thats exactly my plan for Crossbones (unless something changes from Hasbros end) I'm hunting down another Demolition Man for the very same reason. If nothing else, it will make a great placeholder. It's not a bad place holder at all. I just have to put white marks on the arms, then mod podge it, and mine will be done. I took the hot knife and scarred up the skin that's exposed on the Demolition Man head, then painted it the reddish pink-white of his flesh tone from the movie.
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Post by Darkhawk on May 7, 2016 12:22:13 GMT -5
Here's my collection as of today. I have a few more figures coming in and I'm running out of space lol
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Post by ricflair4ever on May 7, 2016 14:57:12 GMT -5
Thats exactly my plan for Crossbones (unless something changes from Hasbros end) I'm hunting down another Demolition Man for the very same reason. If nothing else, it will make a great placeholder. It's not a bad place holder at all. I just have to put white marks on the arms, then mod podge it, and mine will be done. I took the hot knife and scarred up the skin that's exposed on the Demolition Man head, then painted it the reddish pink-white of his flesh tone from the movie. I admit I'm gonna cheat a wee bit. I got a line on a spare Crossbones head. So, if it fits with minimal modifications, I'm going to save myself the headache of dealing with facial/mask painting. However the general design of Demolition Mans outfit lends itself to a semi movie tactical version ,even though i would have to sacrifice the bulk of a classic Crossbones. But i am gonna have to paint a crossing bones look on his chest armor somehow.......just for my own tastes.
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Post by Robert69 on May 7, 2016 15:01:25 GMT -5
It's not a bad place holder at all. I just have to put white marks on the arms, then mod podge it, and mine will be done. I took the hot knife and scarred up the skin that's exposed on the Demolition Man head, then painted it the reddish pink-white of his flesh tone from the movie. I admit I'm gonna cheat a wee bit. I got a line on a spare Crossbones head. So, if it fits with minimal modifications, I'm going to save myself the headache of dealing with facial/mask painting. However the general design of Demolition Mans outfit lends itself to a semi movie tactical version ,even though i would have to sacrifice the bulk of a classic Crossbones. But i am gonna have to paint a crossing bones look on his chest armor somehow.......just for my own tastes. Yeah, I wish Demolition Man were bigger, that's my only complaint, but -- if you can hold out a bit longer and the Crossbones head is too big for this body, pick up a Nuke and that $5 vest accessory pack from WWE's line. I saw someone made one from him, and it looked excellent.
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Post by ricflair4ever on May 7, 2016 15:50:39 GMT -5
I admit I'm gonna cheat a wee bit. I got a line on a spare Crossbones head. So, if it fits with minimal modifications, I'm going to save myself the headache of dealing with facial/mask painting. However the general design of Demolition Mans outfit lends itself to a semi movie tactical version ,even though i would have to sacrifice the bulk of a classic Crossbones. But i am gonna have to paint a crossing bones look on his chest armor somehow.......just for my own tastes. Yeah, I wish Demolition Man were bigger, that's my only complaint, but -- if you can hold out a bit longer and the Crossbones head is too big for this body, pick up a Nuke and that $5 vest accessory pack from WWE's line. I saw someone made one from him, and it looked excellent. I didn't even think about that Nuke! Great suggestion. I was already planning on getting 2 of him when i see him. Mainly for the alt head display. But i may have to forego that in lieu of this idea. Hopefully i can track down a pic of that custom, cause I'd love to see it.
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Post by Robert69 on May 7, 2016 16:48:52 GMT -5
Yeah, I wish Demolition Man were bigger, that's my only complaint, but -- if you can hold out a bit longer and the Crossbones head is too big for this body, pick up a Nuke and that $5 vest accessory pack from WWE's line. I saw someone made one from him, and it looked excellent. I didn't even think about that Nuke! Great suggestion. I was already planning on getting 2 of him when i see him. Mainly for the alt head display. But i may have to forego that in lieu of this idea. Hopefully i can track down a pic of that custom, cause I'd love to see it. I tried finding the pics, but I haven't as of yet, but -- I'm happy with the Scourge route, but if I were to do it over, I'd wait and get Nuke. Look forward to seeing it.
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Post by ricflair4ever on May 7, 2016 20:13:51 GMT -5
[img src=" s19.postimage.org/65t310u5r/Photo_talks_1462669595207.jpg" src="http:/url=http://postimage.org/image/65t310u5r/][/url]" alt=" "] Not "technically" a Marvel Legend....but it kinda is. Toybiz' Legendary Comic Book Heroes Conan. Very close (if not totally) to the Marvel Comics version of the Barbarian. So glad to have him back in my collection!
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Post by Robert69 on May 7, 2016 21:07:20 GMT -5
I'm a bit bummed about my Venom that I bought yesterday - it was the only one there and due to the commotion of FCBD I didn't look at it as closely as I should've...there's a part on his head where it looks shaved with a potato peeler (?) or something - so I opened it and swapped the heads before putting him back in MOC... I think I know of the issue of which you speak. I have to believe these sort of "indentations" come from the moulding process, when they're broken apart, but -- if that is the case, they really need to find a more gentle way to do it as part of their QC issues. On a personal front, i started opening the Redsklaught series I had sitting around finally, and -- thus far I'm not impressed. The women barely want to stand up, and Scourge is tiny, comparatively speaking. Redsklaught's build at the ankles doesn't want to let him stand up very well. Surprisingly it comes down to Cottonmouth, Whirlwind and (not as surprisingly) Tasky to save this line for me. Here's hoping.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on May 7, 2016 21:24:07 GMT -5
I'm a bit bummed about my Venom that I bought yesterday - it was the only one there and due to the commotion of FCBD I didn't look at it as closely as I should've...there's a part on his head where it looks shaved with a potato peeler (?) or something - so I opened it and swapped the heads before putting him back in MOC... I think I know of the issue of which you speak. I have to believe these sort of "indentations" come from the moulding process, when they're broken apart, but -- if that is the case, they really need to find a more gentle way to do it as part of their QC issues. On a personal front, i started opening the Redsklaught series I had sitting around finally, and -- thus far I'm not impressed. The women barely want to stand up, and Scourge is tiny, comparatively speaking. Redsklaught's build at the ankles doesn't want to let him stand up very well. Surprisingly it comes down to Cottonmouth, Whirlwind and (not as surprisingly) Tasky to save this line for me. Here's hoping. I haven't picked up any of that series yet but that sounds disappointing. I really want to get the MockingBird and Cap from that series for my Comic Version Avengers set up. I wouldn't mind passing on most of the series because I know little to nothing about Onslaught/RedSlaught but there seems to be a few good characters in it. I'd like to at least get Whirlwind to add to my Building Masters of the Universe collection. Anyone have a Madame Masque they're trying to trade off or get rid of? Same goes for Tiger Shark and Radioactive Man. Why don't people seem to like him? I think he looks dope.
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Post by Word™ on May 7, 2016 21:27:11 GMT -5
Has no one completed the Giant Man BAF yet? ...except for me, you mean? I haven't put him together, but I have the parts. ... Edit: Robot Kingdom has the Best Of Legends wave (essentially MCU Avengers + Loki + Rhodey w/Hulkbuster parts) up for preorder. Here's my quandary I have - I am intent on building the Hulkbuster eventually, but all I need is Strange, Vision and Blizzard...I'm not fond of the Vision nor Blizzard - Strange I'm fine with - I'm not sure if I should just buy doubles of Widow and Barton (the corresponding pieces to replace Vision and Blizzard) and deal with an extra arm (for Loki) or just settle for Blizzard and Vision as no doubt they'll be pricey no matter what... Bit of a pickle. I was just curious. Wanted to see what he looked like when put together.
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Post by Robert69 on May 7, 2016 21:28:07 GMT -5
I think I know of the issue of which you speak. I have to believe these sort of "indentations" come from the moulding process, when they're broken apart, but -- if that is the case, they really need to find a more gentle way to do it as part of their QC issues. On a personal front, i started opening the Redsklaught series I had sitting around finally, and -- thus far I'm not impressed. The women barely want to stand up, and Scourge is tiny, comparatively speaking. Redsklaught's build at the ankles doesn't want to let him stand up very well. Surprisingly it comes down to Cottonmouth, Whirlwind and (not as surprisingly) Tasky to save this line for me. Here's hoping. I haven't picked up any of that series yet but that sounds disappointing. I really want to get the MockingBird and Cap from that series for my Comic Version Avengers set up. I wouldn't mind passing on most of the series because I know little to nothing about Onslaught/RedSlaught but there seems to be a few good characters in it. I'd like to at least get Whirlwind to add to my Building Masters of the Universe collection. Anyone have a Madame Masque they're trying to trade off or get rid of? Same goes for Tiger Shark and Radioactive Man. Why don't people seem to like him? I think he looks dope. Mockingbird and Cap are the two best figs, so far. (Haven't opened the 3 I mentioned) That's not saying much, though. Mockingbird is probably #1 -- she's not awful, and in person the 'wide eyes' issue most have without her goggles, I don't have. I think she looks fine. Cap would be the perfect version of his character -- IF the paint job wasn't so abhorrent. Check the figure diligently before buying when you get Cap. Other than that, he really is great. Oh, and those annoying ass shoulder straps, but nothing a clear rubber band can't fix. I'm just wholly disappointed, considering the Absorbing Man line was so damn great top to bottom. This one seems lackluster.
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Post by Word™ on May 7, 2016 22:06:54 GMT -5
I was just curious. Wanted to see what he looked like when put together. Hope that helps you. Courtesy: Marvelous News. God, he looks so good. They really knock these BAF out of the park.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2016 22:26:04 GMT -5
They did a live review of the 3-Pack. Captain America and Iron Man are battle damaged. The set will be available in August. if anyone has the MCU spidey, can someone take pics of the head on the ASM2 Spidey?
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Post by Robert69 on May 7, 2016 22:31:07 GMT -5
Giant Man really does look awesome...damn it i dont want another cap/iron man!!!
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Post by ricflair4ever on May 7, 2016 23:46:36 GMT -5
I think I know of the issue of which you speak. I have to believe these sort of "indentations" come from the moulding process, when they're broken apart, but -- if that is the case, they really need to find a more gentle way to do it as part of their QC issues. On a personal front, i started opening the Redsklaught series I had sitting around finally, and -- thus far I'm not impressed. The women barely want to stand up, and Scourge is tiny, comparatively speaking. Redsklaught's build at the ankles doesn't want to let him stand up very well. Surprisingly it comes down to Cottonmouth, Whirlwind and (not as surprisingly) Tasky to save this line for me. Here's hoping. I haven't picked up any of that series yet but that sounds disappointing. I really want to get the MockingBird and Cap from that series for my Comic Version Avengers set up. I wouldn't mind passing on most of the series because I know little to nothing about Onslaught/RedSlaught but there seems to be a few good characters in it. I'd like to at least get Whirlwind to add to my Building Masters of the Universe collection. Anyone have a Madame Masque they're trying to trade off or get rid of? Same goes for Tiger Shark and Radioactive Man. Why don't people seem to like him? I think he looks dope. That Mockingbird isnt too bad. Its the Sharon Carter that i find consistently blah. Cottonmouth, Whirlwind, Tasky ,and even though hes a touch small,Demolition Man are big winners for me. The Cap SHOULD be. It really is a great figure at its core, but i have 2 problems with it. First the straps are ridiculous. However its an easy enough problem to solve, as without them on ,you get a pretty damn good classic Cap. Which is where I'm pained with my figure. It would be a top 3 Cap MLs ever figure for me, if mine didn't have some of the worst paint apps I've ever seen. Its a paint QC nightmare. Perhaps you'd get lucky and find a better one, in which case, its a winner. Also, if you can wait until i get back home Monday night, I'll check my stuff, but i MAY have an extra Madam Masque. I think i do, but I'd rather doublecheck before saying it for sure.
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Post by Robert69 on May 7, 2016 23:58:41 GMT -5
I haven't picked up any of that series yet but that sounds disappointing. I really want to get the MockingBird and Cap from that series for my Comic Version Avengers set up. I wouldn't mind passing on most of the series because I know little to nothing about Onslaught/RedSlaught but there seems to be a few good characters in it. I'd like to at least get Whirlwind to add to my Building Masters of the Universe collection. Anyone have a Madame Masque they're trying to trade off or get rid of? Same goes for Tiger Shark and Radioactive Man. Why don't people seem to like him? I think he looks dope. That Mockingbird isnt too bad. Its the Sharon Carter that i find consistently blah. Cottonmouth, Whirlwind, Tasky ,and even though hes a touch small,Demolition Man are big winners for me. The Cap SHOULD be. It really is a great figure at its core, but i have 2 problems with it. First the straps are ridiculous. However its an easy enough problem to solve, as without them on ,you get a pretty damn good classic Cap. Which is where I'm pained with my figure. It would be a top 3 Cap MLs ever figure for me, if mine didn't have some of the worst paint apps I've ever seen. Its a paint QC nightmare. Perhaps you'd get lucky and find a better one, in which case, its a winner. Also, if you can wait until i get back home Monday night, I'll check my stuff, but i MAY have an extra Madam Masque. I think i do, but I'd rather doublecheck before saying it for sure. Truth. They're sooooo bad. Such a great figure, ruined by such shi**y paint apps.
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