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Post by Robert69 on May 18, 2016 13:04:50 GMT -5
Kollector_Kombat -- you wanted comparison shots... For being one of the bigger Selects, he's really not THAT heavy (Juggernaut's bigger and heavier). He's about a half inch taller than Hulkbuster (only because of his head), but not as wide, so Hulkbuster still seems bigger since his shoulders are taller, and wider. All in all, he's phenomenal. If he had an ab crunch he'd be my favorite action figure. If you don't have a Hulk yet, but want a Hulk, drop the 25 bucks for this one, people.
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Post by Robert69 on May 18, 2016 15:29:56 GMT -5
AM I the only one who actually finds it insulting with how awful the paint job is on the BAF Ultron? None of the figures in the series are even THAT big of a deal, or detailed, etc. Where did the money go exactly? No, you're not the only one - I don't have that Ultron (only have 3 fighter out of the wave) - and frankly don't want to. I saw Glenn's video review and was aghast that the entire back wasn't painted. What gives, Hasbro? . I'm glad I have him. It's a great figure, all except the paint job. It's absolutely awful. The thighs and back are basically matte gray paint. Not even really silver. I don't get it.
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Post by Robert69 on May 18, 2016 16:28:13 GMT -5
Anyone picked up the new Black Panther from a couple weeks ago, or the Civil War #0 today? If so, how are they? @3nwpro -- you're a comic reader. Picked them up, yet? *Edit* did another comparison shot. Was curious myself what he looked like with other Avengers. Perfect scale.
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Post by Robert69 on May 18, 2016 18:02:58 GMT -5
Robert69 - I haven't picked it up yet but it's on my list to get, hopefully this weekend. Will post pics of another set of receivings after work (I did post Batroc and Machine Man already, didn't I?) Cool. I'm really not impressed conceptually with this Civil War, but I'm hoping the writing turns me. Right now it just feels like a horrible cash grab. And yes, you posted those 2 already.
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Post by ricflair4ever on May 18, 2016 19:29:50 GMT -5
On the topic of Hulk figures, my favorite and definitive Hulk will always be either of the FO figures from Toybiz. But those pics have semi sold me on the Select Hulk too. I say "semi" because i don't have a burning need for another MCU Hulk. But the scale on that guy vs the ML Hulkbuster is a thing of beauty. I'm not gunning for that particular Hulk, but i DO want the comic version from a few years back and his Red Hulk counterpart/repaint. I've been on the fence about both due to the scale questions, but after seeing the pics, I'm down to get both soon. Thanks for posting those.
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Post by Robert69 on May 18, 2016 19:57:28 GMT -5
On the topic of Hulk figures, my favorite and definitive Hulk will always be either of the FO figures from Toybiz. But those pics have semi sold me on the Select Hulk too. I say "semi" because i don't have a burning need for another MCU Hulk. But the scale on that guy vs the ML Hulkbuster is a thing of beauty. I'm not gunning for that particular Hulk, but i DO want the comic version from a few years back and his Red Hulk counterpart/repaint. I've been on the fence about both due to the scale questions, but after seeing the pics, I'm down to get both soon. Thanks for posting those. I love the shading, the veins, and the detail on him. It was between him (the "Unleashed" version) and the classic "Incredible Hulk" w/ purple pants for me, but I'm wholly glad I went with this one. Like I said, if it had an ab crunch it would be my favorite action figure I owned -- at all. But even with doing stop motion it's not like Hulk REALLY needs an ab crunch, so -- I'm more than happy. I'm going to pick up Abomination, maybe as soon as this weekend after I rent one of my cameras out, And I can't wait to see them in comparison with one another, given A-Bomb is supposed to be one of the largest, and heaviest, figures. And yeah, I'm planning on picking up a Red Hulk, too. I want a Thunderbolts team to display eventually. Although, next on my list of Selects has to be: Abomination Colossus Red Hulk Sabretooth 5x Chitauri (eventually) Seriously, so far I've bought: Hulk, Thanos, Ultron, Juggernaut and Lizard -- and the only one I was displeased with was Lizard. Didn't suit my stop motion needs (but he LOOKS PHENOMENAL. -- particularly the larger selects go so damn well with the Legends, I love these bigger guys.
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Post by ricflair4ever on May 19, 2016 2:03:52 GMT -5
On the topic of Hulk figures, my favorite and definitive Hulk will always be either of the FO figures from Toybiz. But those pics have semi sold me on the Select Hulk too. I say "semi" because i don't have a burning need for another MCU Hulk. But the scale on that guy vs the ML Hulkbuster is a thing of beauty. I'm not gunning for that particular Hulk, but i DO want the comic version from a few years back and his Red Hulk counterpart/repaint. I've been on the fence about both due to the scale questions, but after seeing the pics, I'm down to get both soon. Thanks for posting those. I love the shading, the veins, and the detail on him. It was between him (the "Unleashed" version) and the classic "Incredible Hulk" w/ purple pants for me, but I'm wholly glad I went with this one. Like I said, if it had an ab crunch it would be my favorite action figure I owned -- at all. But even with doing stop motion it's not like Hulk REALLY needs an ab crunch, so -- I'm more than happy. I'm going to pick up Abomination, maybe as soon as this weekend after I rent one of my cameras out, And I can't wait to see them in comparison with one another, given A-Bomb is supposed to be one of the largest, and heaviest, figures. And yeah, I'm planning on picking up a Red Hulk, too. I want a Thunderbolts team to display eventually. Although, next on my list of Selects has to be: Abomination Colossus Red Hulk Sabretooth 5x Chitauri (eventually) Seriously, so far I've bought: Hulk, Thanos, Ultron, Juggernaut and Lizard -- and the only one I was displeased with was Lizard. Didn't suit my stop motion needs (but he LOOKS PHENOMENAL. -- particularly the larger selects go so damn well with the Legends, I love these bigger guys. I've got a chance to pick up that Colossus, but I'm a worried he may come off a bit too tall with Legends. Obviously he's supposed to be taller, but its a tough call here. I think he has pretty decent articulation and i love the detailing. Looks better than the series 5 ML all around. I'm just on the fence about his size. I'm afraid that instead of standing tall over ML figures, he may dwarf them. Same for the Sabretooth as well. Any thoughts/opinions?
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Post by Darkhawk on May 19, 2016 3:27:14 GMT -5
X-Men wave should be dropping between July-August. Most likely August since Hasbro will reveal Juggernaut BAF and Wolverine at SDCC. I'm more interesting to know what the SDCC Exclusive will be this year. The Phoenix Five, would be a dream man!
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Post by AlexWestCollects on May 19, 2016 5:02:26 GMT -5
Mezco Punisher up for preorder!
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Post by Robert69 on May 19, 2016 11:34:37 GMT -5
Blows my mind that Thanos BAF Cap is $94 USD on Amazon. Yeesh!!! If/when I find the Giant Man Cap, I'd be willing to sell ya the Thanos one for considerably cheaper than that.
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Post by Robert69 on May 19, 2016 11:48:48 GMT -5
I love the shading, the veins, and the detail on him. It was between him (the "Unleashed" version) and the classic "Incredible Hulk" w/ purple pants for me, but I'm wholly glad I went with this one. Like I said, if it had an ab crunch it would be my favorite action figure I owned -- at all. But even with doing stop motion it's not like Hulk REALLY needs an ab crunch, so -- I'm more than happy. I'm going to pick up Abomination, maybe as soon as this weekend after I rent one of my cameras out, And I can't wait to see them in comparison with one another, given A-Bomb is supposed to be one of the largest, and heaviest, figures. And yeah, I'm planning on picking up a Red Hulk, too. I want a Thunderbolts team to display eventually. Although, next on my list of Selects has to be: Abomination Colossus Red Hulk Sabretooth 5x Chitauri (eventually) Seriously, so far I've bought: Hulk, Thanos, Ultron, Juggernaut and Lizard -- and the only one I was displeased with was Lizard. Didn't suit my stop motion needs (but he LOOKS PHENOMENAL. -- particularly the larger selects go so damn well with the Legends, I love these bigger guys. I've got a chance to pick up that Colossus, but I'm a worried he may come off a bit too tall with Legends. Obviously he's supposed to be taller, but its a tough call here. I think he has pretty decent articulation and i love the detailing. Looks better than the series 5 ML all around. I'm just on the fence about his size. I'm afraid that instead of standing tall over ML figures, he may dwarf them. Same for the Sabretooth as well. Any thoughts/opinions? It's really just a matter of preference. Thanos, Juggernaut and Hulk are phenomenal but they're larger characters anyways. (And they're all in scale with ML to me) Ultron is GREAT. (Also in scale to ML) My ONLY issue with Lizard was that he didn't have enough articulation for what I needed so I sold him to The Champ is Here! -- but if I were wanting just an awesome Spidey Rogues' display, I'd pick the select Lizard up again in a heart beat, because he looks awesome. Is he a bit large compared to ML Spidey? Sure. But -- some iterations of the character are huge. So I'm alright with it. For me, with Colossus and Sabretooth, I'm alright with the size difference. Yes, Sabretooth will dwarf ML Wolvie -- but I'm alright with that. He's a monstrous character. Usually he's drawn as a "medium large" villain as I call them. Big but not hulking. (this is where Lizard falls into, as well) I think his size difference here represents that. -- and I like Colossus bigger because, well, he's Colossus. His scale to ML would be like the movie version's to Deadpool in the movie. It works for me. I think it works in scale. I love the bigger characters being bigger. I can't wait to have Sabretooth and Wolverine face off, and get that low angle shot behind wolverine of him looking up at Sabretooth, completely eclipsed. And Colossus has always been about the biggest X-Man. His Select scale to MLs represents that well, to me. The thing about these comic characters is, proportions are just a thing of preference. For the artists, and the fans. They're never meant to be realistic, comparatively. So I dig the thought of having some of the bigger guys standing out. It all boils down to what you like proportionally, ricflair4ever -- I think SOME of the selects look great scale-wise (large to medium-large characters), if they're meant to be imposing, let them be imposing, I say. Addendum: SOME of the selects, I'd never get as they're WAY out of proportion. Deadpool is one of their biggest figures. He would never blend. Any "average" size guys, I don't get selects of, because the entire point is to have them blend in with the MLs. So no Cap, Panther, Winter Soldier, Spidey. The "average" size guys, I get MLs of. Thing, to me, is WAY too big. His proportions as a select are just -- enormous. The Thing is not as big as Hulk or Juggernaut. He's just not. And while the figure looks good, I just can't see it. There are some I wish we'd get more selects of too, like the Asgardian characters, as they tend to be noticeably bigger. I hate saying this because the Thor from the Allfather series is outstanding. But the Asgardians do tend to be bigger than the average character, and I want a more imposing Loki. There are a couple I'm on the fence about, though. Namely Doom, and Magneto. Both of these characters have been drawn larger over the years in various stories, and while their scale next to MLs is yes, a bit large, it somehow COULD work for their characters. I'm probably going to ultimately pass, but both characters are tempting. With Hasbro back to making X-Men, I'll likely hold out hope we get a new Magneto in the next yr or so.
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Post by FBtagteamsrule on May 19, 2016 15:45:40 GMT -5
lets try this again. dont know if i am not allowed to post this and my last post was deleted or i just forgot to hit post. if its not allowed and someone deleted my post, pm me.
ee has the spidey 3-pak up for pre-order. release date of august for $63
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 18:39:04 GMT -5
AM I the only one who actually finds it insulting with how awful the paint job is on the BAF Ultron? None of the figures in the series are even THAT big of a deal, or detailed, etc. Where did the money go exactly? Exactly. I didn't buy a SINGLE FIGURE from that series. I HATE the Hulkbuster BAF. Part of me wants to drop some big $$$ on the Mafex or SH Figuarts Hulkbuster because the Hasbro one is an abysmal garbage dump of a figure.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2016 18:49:06 GMT -5
X-Men wave should be dropping between July-August. Most likely August since Hasbro will reveal Juggernaut BAF and Wolverine at SDCC. I'm more interesting to know what the SDCC Exclusive will be this year. The Phoenix Five, would be a dream man! I'm really excited for the Juggernaut BAF. Juggy being my favourite character of all time, and all. I hope it's stellar.
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Post by FBtagteamsrule on May 19, 2016 19:28:36 GMT -5
lets try this again. dont know if i am not allowed to post this and my last post was deleted or i just forgot to hit post. if its not allowed and someone deleted my post, pm me. ee has the spidey 3-pak up for pre-order. release date of august for $63 That's weird that happened to you, mate. What's EE? entertainmentearth. maybe i just didnt hit post. wouldnt be the first time.
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Post by PJ on May 20, 2016 1:35:35 GMT -5
That's weird that happened to you, mate. What's EE? entertainmentearth. maybe i just didnt hit post. wouldnt be the first time. I didn't delete anything as a matter of fact this is the first time checking here since Tuesday night I think(?)
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Post by Robert69 on May 20, 2016 2:26:14 GMT -5
entertainmentearth. maybe i just didnt hit post. wouldnt be the first time. I didn't delete anything as a matter of fact this is the first time checking here since Tuesday night I think(?) Yeah I was wondering where you'd been.
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Post by Robert69 on May 21, 2016 2:49:01 GMT -5
Was seriously underwhelmed by these 2 and had every intention of passing them up, especially because the Giant Man BAF has ZERO interest for me, but -- for $27 for both of them via the Bay, I couldn't pass em up, and I'm glad I didn't. They're both quality. Red Guardian has a paint app problem at the edge of his glove, but -- nothing major. Can't wait to wrap up this series with Fury and Panther. MAYBE Cap. We'll see.
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Post by ricflair4ever on May 21, 2016 11:11:05 GMT -5
Was seriously underwhelmed by these 2 and had every intention of passing them up, especially because the Giant Man BAF has ZERO interest for me, but -- for $27 for both of them via the Bay, I couldn't pass em up, and I'm glad I didn't. They're both quality. Red Guardian has a paint app problem at the edge of his glove, but -- nothing major. Can't wait to wrap up this series with Fury and Panther. MAYBE Cap. We'll see. I'm still thinking Nuke will end up being my "sleeper" hit figure of the wave. I've been tempted to pull the trigger on him online, but it seems that if the wave ever gets to my retail area, he (and Guardian) probably won't be too much of a problem. Both are welcome additions for me though. They were both fairly frequent characters during my comic reading heyday.
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Post by Robert69 on May 21, 2016 11:52:14 GMT -5
Was seriously underwhelmed by these 2 and had every intention of passing them up, especially because the Giant Man BAF has ZERO interest for me, but -- for $27 for both of them via the Bay, I couldn't pass em up, and I'm glad I didn't. They're both quality. Red Guardian has a paint app problem at the edge of his glove, but -- nothing major. Can't wait to wrap up this series with Fury and Panther. MAYBE Cap. We'll see. I'm still thinking Nuke will end up being my "sleeper" hit figure of the wave. I've been tempted to pull the trigger on him online, but it seems that if the wave ever gets to my retail area, he (and Guardian) probably won't be too much of a problem. Both are welcome additions for me though. They were both fairly frequent characters during my comic reading heyday. Yeah when the wave finally hits, I don't see em being hard to find, but they're both great. Another Hulk shot. Really love this figure...
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