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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 8, 2016 22:28:59 GMT -5
I do really love ToyBiz Colussus but in general I feel it's a Jakks to Mattel type of deal where we're just sitting around waiting for Hasbro to make a better version of mostly everything.
Good Top 10 video imo. Namor being in there is totally justified. Pizza Spidey, Daredevil and Venom are all some of my very favorites. Kraven is badass too.
I think with the X wave and Punisher you may have to restructure before the year is out though. Good problem for us to have.
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Post by Robert69 on Jul 8, 2016 22:48:49 GMT -5
I do really love ToyBiz Colussus but in general I feel it's a Jakks to Mattel type of deal where we're just sitting around waiting for Hasbro to make a better version of mostly everything. Good Top 10 video imo. Namor being in there is totally justified. Pizza Spidey, Daredevil and Venom are all some of my very favorites. Kraven is badass too. I think with the X wave and Punisher you may have to restructure before the year is out though. Good problem for us to have. Oh yeah, there will be a total redo, that's why I wanted to do this list now. Namor will for SURE be on my Top 10 of 2016. And IF X-Men, Space Venom, and Abomination are the last 3 waves we get this year? There are figures from them that will for sure take over. Wanted to get this list made prior to that happening. I know that Colossus is supposed to be in one of the next X waves coming. Trying to decide if I want to wait for him, or grab the MS one. If that wave is remotely as good as this one that we're getting now is -- he'll be worth the wait.
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Post by Robert69 on Jul 8, 2016 22:50:21 GMT -5
Very quick pics of the X-Men legends. If anyone wants to see more pics of a specific figure, feel free to ask and I'll do my best to produce some. Unless you wanna see Pheonix, then I can't help you there...I hate that fig so much. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ That right there is a beautiful thing. So glad I decided to keep the MS Juggs when my wave comes in.
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Post by TheLastDude on Jul 8, 2016 23:18:52 GMT -5
Could you give us an extreme close up of Rogue's head and face? It looks smooshed to me. Like it's wider than it should be, and not long enough... Edit: Sorry, forgot to say please.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jul 8, 2016 23:49:04 GMT -5
Thanks. Wanted to see if this would work for a custom Mags.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Jul 9, 2016 5:49:54 GMT -5
Looks okay to me, nothing could be worse than that Toybiz version of her. Looked like she stuck a fork in a toaster. Can I ask why you don't like Jean bud? I thought she looked pretty cool.
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Post by Robert69 on Jul 9, 2016 5:55:51 GMT -5
Looks okay to me, nothing could be worse than that Toybiz version of her. Looked like she stuck a fork in a toaster. Can I ask why you don't like Jean bud? I thought she looked pretty cool. Honestly, I think it's her makeup. Her eye makeup pulls to the outside, so her face looks wider, and the blush on her cheeks make her face appear fatter/flatter. Looks great to me. And God, you guys have NO idea how pleased I am about this Wolverine. Maybe it's because I'm fairly short, but -- anytime a shorter character is properly done and can be appreciated, I'm all for it. Yes, I'm projecting onto action figures. Don't judge me, monkey.
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Post by Robert69 on Jul 9, 2016 6:52:45 GMT -5
Kollector_Kombat I don't like the Jean figure because the body they used is awkward. The hips/crotch area is too wide, giving her a really weird, wide stance. It can barely stand. The head is too small and the eye paint is waaaay off. I've heard complaints about MCU Witch's hip/leg area, as well. I wonder if Hasbro's changing up the bodies for some odd reason?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2016 7:01:03 GMT -5
That has GOT to be the worst top 10 ML line up ever. Hasbro isnt even close as the quality as toybiz. 1. Deapool (toybiz) 2. Juggernaut (toybiz) 3. Face off Captain America 4. Red Phoenix 5. Omega Red 6. Thor (giant man series) 7. Sentinal 8. Galactus 9. Cable 10. Colosuss I disagree with most of this list. However, the one I disagree with most is Toybiz Juggernaut. Toybiz Juggs has really wonky proportions. His arms are far too long and his legs are too short.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2016 7:02:52 GMT -5
That has GOT to be the worst top 10 ML line up ever. Hasbro isnt even close as the quality as toybiz. 1. Deapool (toybiz) 2. Juggernaut (toybiz) 3. Face off Captain America 4. Red Phoenix 5. Omega Red 6. Thor (giant man series) 7. Sentinal 8. Galactus 9. Cable 10. Colosuss Hasbro's Deadpool from the newest wave already blows Toybiz out of the water, and I don't even own it, yet. MS Juggs tops them all. Thor made #1 on the honorable Mentions list And MS Colossus > ML So -- not really, but -- that's the great thing about opinions. Not a single Hasbro I own has decided to fall apart in my hand. Several of Toybiz have, so I'm going to disagree on the quality aspect as well. I agree with all of this except your statement about MS Jugs. I like the new BAF better because of the increased pose-ability. Anyway, that's my opinion.
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Post by Hem-Ridge on Jul 9, 2016 11:44:50 GMT -5
I'm so glad that Wolverine's short, seeing as he was depicted short through most of the comics (until Jackman played the role). It appealed to me seeing as I'm a similar height. This X-Men wave has done so well because of the more recognizable names in this wave & I feel Hasbro have done a really good job from the pictures I've seen, can't wait to receive mine, but that wont be until August Not sure if this is the right place, but I'm not sure how people are feeling towards X-23 as Wolverine, I just haven't warmed to it as I feel it's just a poor cosplay & fan-fiction. Just be your own character & not a copy of what's already been done & seeing as they're doing it with other characters it's just feeling like a blatant cash-in of an already established character that they've gotten rid of.
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Post by TheLastDude on Jul 9, 2016 14:08:40 GMT -5
Awesome. Thanks dude! I appreciate it! Yeah, it looks better full-on like that. It must have just been the way she was turned in the original pic. Thanks again!
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Post by Captain McKay on Jul 9, 2016 14:25:21 GMT -5
My X-Men setup at the moment. Wanted to get a mix of classic, retro, and more modern stuff. I haven't got the new wave yet, but once I do, I don't think I'll need to swap out any of the ones I've got in here, so they'll be able to get set up in different displays.
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Post by Robert69 on Jul 9, 2016 16:26:08 GMT -5
Just nabbed Kaine Spidey and a loose Gamora, sans sword, for $28.
Add them to the Iron Monger and Titanium Man that arrived yesterday, and Namor earlier this week -- I can live with this tiding me over til I get my X-wave.
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Post by underoos on Jul 9, 2016 16:26:18 GMT -5
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Post by Robert69 on Jul 9, 2016 17:13:09 GMT -5
I'm so glad that Wolverine's short, seeing as he was depicted short through most of the comics (until Jackman played the role). It appealed to me seeing as I'm a similar height. This X-Men wave has done so well because of the more recognizable names in this wave & I feel Hasbro have done a really good job from the pictures I've seen, can't wait to receive mine, but that wont be until August Not sure if this is the right place, but I'm not sure how people are feeling towards X-23 as Wolverine, I just haven't warmed to it as I feel it's just a poor cosplay & fan-fiction. Just be your own character & not a copy of what's already been done & seeing as they're doing it with other characters it's just feeling like a blatant cash-in of an already established character that they've gotten rid of. I was curious more than anything - I'm not a tall guy either, but wondered just how much shorter he was than X-Force Wolverine, which I also have. The only real active thread on the comic thread is the one I started for current pickups/reading but there's no one to discuss opinions like yours - and PJ brought up the recent news of a 15-year old African-American girl tipped to 'replace' Iron Man - - so I guess here is absolutely fine...in response to your statement, I agree wholeheartedly - I've read X-23's original stories and liked what they did with her, establishing her as someone truly unlike Wolverine, but to see her take up the mantle already made (in)famous by Logan to me screams of unoriginality and lip service to female comic book fans - essentially saying 'She can't ever be as popular or accessible as her own entity, so make do with her being the female version of a male character with decades of history and development.' This also applies to 'Lady' Thor IMHO. I truly believe this applies to ALL aspects of creativity. Comics, movies, whatever. Sulu being g a y in the new movie is in the news right now. Just -- create new characters. It's never been a racial or gender issue. I don't mind a 15 year old black girl being Iron Man because she's a 15 year old black girl -- I mind because Tony Stark is Iron Man. I would love to see her being her own character. Hell, even if she becomes her own version of Iron Man, like Pepper became Rescue. That's at least a step in the right direction for originality. It's the same argument as sequels/reboots, etc -- just try to be original. There's a SERIOUS lack of originality in art, particularly in American art, right now.
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Post by Robert69 on Jul 9, 2016 17:35:13 GMT -5
IF I get the set, definitely selling off Abomination and Spidey. On the fence with Dreadknight. Have to research the figure more. Definitely want Enchantress, Purple Man, and Sandman, though.
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Jul 9, 2016 18:16:50 GMT -5
It's pizza spidey right?
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Jul 9, 2016 18:23:10 GMT -5
Looks like a MacFarlane type of style. Think it's the ASM2 body too.
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Post by Robert69 on Jul 9, 2016 18:30:55 GMT -5
Looks like a MacFarlane type of style. Think it's the ASM2 body too. I really don't buy it as a McFarlane version. That's what I keep hearing it is, but -- something doesn't sit right with me about it as that. I thought that version had a lot more webbing lines? And curvier lines? Seems like just a darker Pizza spidey to me. Curious to know what they officially announce it as.
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