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Post by PJ on Sept 5, 2016 19:35:02 GMT -5
Still no luck with the Falcon today. And on top of that my old Winter Soldier's bionic arm tore off today at the shoulder articulation. (The stem ripped off in his arm) so now I will probably have to get the new Winter Soldier also.
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Post by degausser on Sept 5, 2016 21:49:54 GMT -5
Which Thor and iron man do you guys prefer? Not really a huge iron man fan but wouldn't mind picking up the best figure of him for my avengers comic shelf. I have figuarts Thor but it's not that great. Any suggestions? Comics version? I love the Allfather Thor. Comics Iron Man is tough. His best figure is the Giant Man one, to me. I'm partial to the Iron Patriot figure from a while back, but -- that's not Tony. Comic or movie. The only iron man and Thor I have are figuarts but I don't really want to open either of those.
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Post by degausser on Sept 5, 2016 21:51:54 GMT -5
Which Thor and iron man do you guys prefer? Not really a huge iron man fan but wouldn't mind picking up the best figure of him for my avengers comic shelf. I have figuarts Thor but it's not that great. Any suggestions? Both are in desperate need of comic upgrades. Every Iron Man we've gotten lately is either movie version or modern comic version based on the movie. Sincerely hoping for a Bronze Age, Modular, or Heroes Return version in the near future. Same with Thor. The Terrax wave version is nice, but we really need a classic costume version on the Hyperion body. I just moved and only have a handful of figures with me, so since I was so selective with my choices, my shelf is currently Thorless and Iron Manless. The best ones are ML1 for IM and Toy Biz Giant Man wave for Thor, IMO. I was eyeing the toybiz Thor on eBay. Wasn't too sure if I was ready to commit 80 for it. Haha
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 5, 2016 21:57:09 GMT -5
Comics version? I love the Allfather Thor. Comics Iron Man is tough. His best figure is the Giant Man one, to me. I'm partial to the Iron Patriot figure from a while back, but -- that's not Tony. Comic or movie. The only iron man and Thor I have are figuarts but I don't really want to open either of those. I really recommend the Giant Man wave Iron Man if you are willing to consider an MCU Iron Man. I'm not a particularly big fan of the character overall, but -- it's one of the only figures that scales well enough that you can believe someone might actually fit inside it. Plus they're fairly easy to come by, which is even better.
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 5, 2016 22:00:22 GMT -5
Both are in desperate need of comic upgrades. Every Iron Man we've gotten lately is either movie version or modern comic version based on the movie. Sincerely hoping for a Bronze Age, Modular, or Heroes Return version in the near future. Same with Thor. The Terrax wave version is nice, but we really need a classic costume version on the Hyperion body. I just moved and only have a handful of figures with me, so since I was so selective with my choices, my shelf is currently Thorless and Iron Manless. The best ones are ML1 for IM and Toy Biz Giant Man wave for Thor, IMO. I was eyeing the toybiz Thor on eBay. Wasn't too sure if I was ready to commit 80 for it. Haha Look up on the Bay "Terrax BAF Thor" He looks pretty rad, and about $21 with shipping. Not bad at all.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2016 22:48:54 GMT -5
I LOVE THIS FIGURE!!!!
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Sept 5, 2016 22:54:59 GMT -5
Ahhh! Can't wait to add these two to my MCU shelf! They both look great, I'm a Strange mark too so I'm stoked for the upcoming movie. Still no sign of Falcon in my neck of the woods though. Only looking for these two, Falcon, and Scarlet Witch mainly.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 6, 2016 0:06:32 GMT -5
Okay guys, I desperately need someone to convince me that spending money on the Wal*Mart edition Falcon and Winter Soldier is money well spent.
I'm just getting home from a trip to Wally World and to my surprise they had a case of the two mentioned above.. I was so excited! That is until I started looking at the figures.
Marvel's Falcon is so dull.. Like that has to be one of the most boring looking figures they've ever put out.. His paint is so off, and I didn't have that immediate "must have" gut feeling that I usually get with certain Marvel Legends that I like.
Winter Soldier is also a pretty bland looking figure with an odd face.. The Winter Soldier version from a couple years back absolutely blows this one out of the water when displaying MOC..
IDK dudes.. They both seemed kinda boring to me.
Dunno if I should go ahead and pass, or bite it and buy.. The Falcon might end up being pretty rare.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Sept 6, 2016 0:35:08 GMT -5
I feel the same way about both to be honest. I think Falcon would've benefited from at least a black wash over the grey area, he does look a little bland in the paint department. I'm an avid team builder/complete-er, I gotta throw Falcon in my set-up or I'll be extremely bothered. lol. I think his wings, being an exclusive to Wal-Mart will add to his price range later down the line.
I'm passing on Bucky, I do like the version of him I own already from the Mandroid wave. I'll only taking him if someone gives him to me as a gift lol. The head sculpt is a ton better than the maskless version the first one came with.
It's really up to you though bud, I try to only buy characters I like and really want to own.
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Post by underoos on Sept 6, 2016 0:38:44 GMT -5
Still got a few panthers for trade plus .... And caps Looking for Finn Balor elite
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Post by el torro on Sept 6, 2016 0:51:40 GMT -5
Okay guys, I desperately need someone to convince me that spending money on the Wal*Mart edition Falcon and Winter Soldier is money well spent. I'm just getting home from a trip to Wally World and to my surprise they had a case of the two mentioned above.. I was so excited! That is until I started looking at the figures. Marvel's Falcon is so dull.. Like that has to be one of the most boring looking figures they've ever put out.. His paint is so off, and I didn't have that immediate "must have" gut feeling that I usually get with certain Marvel Legends that I like. Winter Soldier is also a pretty bland looking figure with an odd face.. The Winter Soldier version from a couple years back absolutely blows this one out of the water when displaying MOC.. IDK dudes.. They both seemed kinda boring to me. Dunno if I should go ahead and pass, or bite it and buy.. The Falcon might end up being pretty rare. For sure get Falcon. I do plan on getting TWS, but not right away. I care more about Falcon. And I do agree about them looking bland. I don't like all the gray on the chest. Once/if I get him, I plan on adding some different shades and black wash on Falcon's armor. I did that to the whole body on BAF Ultron and looks 10000x times better.
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Post by PJ on Sept 6, 2016 2:05:43 GMT -5
Any trading needs to be done in the classifieds section.
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Post by PJ on Sept 6, 2016 2:07:45 GMT -5
Okay guys, I desperately need someone to convince me that spending money on the Wal*Mart edition Falcon and Winter Soldier is money well spent. I'm just getting home from a trip to Wally World and to my surprise they had a case of the two mentioned above.. I was so excited! That is until I started looking at the figures. Marvel's Falcon is so dull.. Like that has to be one of the most boring looking figures they've ever put out.. His paint is so off, and I didn't have that immediate "must have" gut feeling that I usually get with certain Marvel Legends that I like. Winter Soldier is also a pretty bland looking figure with an odd face.. The Winter Soldier version from a couple years back absolutely blows this one out of the water when displaying MOC.. IDK dudes.. They both seemed kinda boring to me. Dunno if I should go ahead and pass, or bite it and buy.. The Falcon might end up being pretty rare. I can only say Falcon is a must have for me. I never pass on his figures if I see them on the pegs.
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Post by punksnotdead on Sept 6, 2016 8:33:18 GMT -5
I think the Walmart Winter Soldier has one of the best likenesses of any figure Hasbro has ever done. As a massive Winter Soldier fan and a stickler for scans, I absolutely love it. I understand it's not as in-demand because he's already seen a release but it's a vast improvement over the first release and a must have imo. Plus, it allows you to display the first release with the mask head on and really feel like you have two different incarnations of the character.
Not sure what you were hoping for out of Falcon. Other than the grey scale's being a bit off it's pretty close to movie accurate for a $20 figure. I do wish he came with a second head, but I understand why he didn't with the other accessories and the wings. I think it's still pretty great and he's a must have in an MCU collection. Falcon, Scarlet Witch, and Vision were the big missing pieces and I'm glad to have crossed Falcon off the list. The only other real option is the Marvel Select figure, assuming you can still get your hands on it, but that won't fit in with a ML display and it's not his Civil War attire, assuming you have a preference.
I think the thing with Hasbro is that there is likely bound to be an additional release, especially now with how they're doing Marvel Legends. The hard part is guessing how it's going to go. Like I'm about 99% sure we're getting a Loki release with Ragnarok, but it'll have been a long wait between not being able to find the Walmart release and the winter of 2017 (for those of us in the United States anyway). Conversely, an upgraded Winter Soldier, or any number of Iron Man or Cap figures, was a quick turn around. I also think the second releases for Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye were inferior to the original releases.
My point is that we might get a better version of Falcon but I'm willing to spend $20 now in the instance that this is the best we get. I want as complete of an MCU display as I can get. If you're just doing figures you like or not trying to get everyone in there, and assuming you don't really like, or at least love, the figure as you say, I'd just pass and wait to see if something better comes along. You just have to assume that day might not ever come and if it does it might be a long ways off.
I am NOT a fan of the head on the Ant-man figure, but I have the ML's version until Ant-man and Wasp figures come out because I wasn't going to not have Ant-man in my collection. We could still be 2 years away from having that replacement. So this is how I go about buying these figures. I get what they offer, assuming it's a need, and if a better version comes along that I like/want, then I replace it. It's totally on you though. I think if you have to be convinced to get something you should probably pass, but sometimes that comes with regret as well. I've gotten to the point where I'd rather buy it and feel meh about it than miss out on it and feel regret for passing.
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 6, 2016 10:30:06 GMT -5
Word™ -- personally I think they both look great with the rest of my MCU figs. Falcon could have come with an extra head, and his wings SHOULD be more posable. Winter Soldier IS basic -- but his likeness is VASTLY superior than any other Winter Soldier we're likely to get, especially if he takes up the Cap mantle. Personally, I think it was money well spent, and would recommend them to anyone. But if you don't feel as impressed by them, I would probably pass. We're likely to get whichever one takes over the Cap role, as a new figure in 2018 with Infinity Wars. And MAY get the other one again, at some point. *edit* I also can't give my opinion if you open them. They went on my MOC wall. Look great with the others.
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Post by Word™ on Sept 6, 2016 10:33:21 GMT -5
I think the Walmart Winter Soldier has one of the best likenesses of any figure Hasbro has ever done. As a massive Winter Soldier fan and a stickler for scans, I absolutely love it. I understand it's not as in-demand because he's already seen a release but it's a vast improvement over the first release and a must have imo. Plus, it allows you to display the first release with the mask head on and really feel like you have two different incarnations of the character. Not sure what you were hoping for out of Falcon. Other than the grey scale's being a bit off it's pretty close to movie accurate for a $20 figure. I do wish he came with a second head, but I understand why he didn't with the other accessories and the wings. I think it's still pretty great and he's a must have in an MCU collection. Falcon, Scarlet Witch, and Vision were the big missing pieces and I'm glad to have crossed Falcon off the list. The only other real option is the Marvel Select figure, assuming you can still get your hands on it, but that won't fit in with a ML display and it's not his Civil War attire, assuming you have a preference. I think the thing with Hasbro is that there is likely bound to be an additional release, especially now with how they're doing Marvel Legends. The hard part is guessing how it's going to go. Like I'm about 99% sure we're getting a Loki release with Ragnarok, but it'll have been a long wait between not being able to find the Walmart release and the winter of 2017 (for those of us in the United States anyway). Conversely, an upgraded Winter Soldier, or any number of Iron Man or Cap figures, was a quick turn around. I also think the second releases for Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye were inferior to the original releases. My point is that we might get a better version of Falcon but I'm willing to spend $20 now in the instance that this is the best we get. I want as complete of an MCU display as I can get. If you're just doing figures you like or not trying to get everyone in there, and assuming you don't really like, or at least love, the figure as you say, I'd just pass and wait to see if something better comes along. You just have to assume that day might not ever come and if it does it might be a long ways off. I am NOT a fan of the head on the Ant-man figure, but I have the ML's version until Ant-man and Wasp figures come out because I wasn't going to not have Ant-man in my collection. We could still be 2 years away from having that replacement. So this is how I go about buying these figures. I get what they offer, assuming it's a need, and if a better version comes along that I like/want, then I replace it. It's totally on you though. I think if you have to be convinced to get something you should probably pass, but sometimes that comes with regret as well. I've gotten to the point where I'd rather buy it and feel meh about it than miss out on it and feel regret for passing. I think the figure mold itself is pretty good for the price.. It's just the color they went with is what gets me.. Almost looks like a knock off Falcon with the shades of red and gray that was used. I'm probably gonna go pick him up today. The package was in great condition.
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Post by TheLastDude on Sept 6, 2016 14:29:59 GMT -5
I just picked up both Falcon and Winter Soldier last night after work and I'm glad I did. I may be a bit biased because I'll buy any and all MCU figures (except the first Winter Soldier oddly enough), but I think the figures are great and fit in very well.
Winter Soldier seemed a bit bare bones with only a pistol and a knife, but the headsculpt is spot on. It's a great likeness of Sebastian Stan for a 20 dollar figure.
I do kind of wish Falcon's wings were a bit more poseable...OR that they would have maybe included a flight stand instead of the drone...but it's still a great figure and one I'm pleased as punch to own.
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Post by xtremebadass on Sept 6, 2016 14:59:36 GMT -5
I am NOT a fan of the head on the Ant-man figure, but I have the ML's version until Ant-man and Wasp figures come out because I wasn't going to not have Ant-man in my collection. We could still be 2 years away from having that replacement. So this is how I go about buying these figures. I get what they offer, assuming it's a need, and if a better version comes along that I like/want, then I replace it. It's totally on you though. I think if you have to be convinced to get something you should probably pass, but sometimes that comes with regret as well. I've gotten to the point where I'd rather buy it and feel meh about it than miss out on it and feel regret for passing. I am a huge fan of the MCU. In my perfect little dream world I'd rather Hasbro only make Legends figures from the movies, but that sadly isn't going to happen. If this was 10-15 years ago you'd get every single character from the movies in multiple versions. As far as the MCU figures Hasbro DOES release they just appear to be extremely cheap looking and incredibly lazy (with a few exceptions). MCU Ant-Man is the biggest travesty they've put out. It wasn't even based on the movie look (I mean the helmet), it was based on concept art. Cap is my favorite of all superheroes, but the re-using and repainting of his molds are getting ridiculous. That 3 pack Spiderman doesn't look like how he looked in the movies one bit. Those thick black lines kill that figure. WHERE TF IS VISION? Falcon's lack of paint really knocks that figure down quite a few pegs. Winter Soldier from Cap 2 just seemed so off in so many ways. They really do get lazy, but every so often they knock them out of the park: Civil War War Machine (which I didn't get because I refuse to pay $40 and get a figure I have no use for) Civil War Black Panther Guardians of the Galaxy (all of them) Amazon 4 Pack Age of Ultron Thor Civil War Scarlet Witch looks perfect Dr. Strange looks perfect Winter Soldier Black Widow was a nice addition, nice they gave us the alternate head too Ironman 3 Ironman and Iron Patriot were pretty dead on
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Post by TheLastDude on Sept 6, 2016 15:26:28 GMT -5
MCU Ant-Man is the biggest travesty they've put out. It wasn't even based on the movie look (I mean the helmet), it was based on concept art. That 3 pack Spiderman doesn't look like how he looked in the movies one bit. Those thick black lines kill that figure. WHERE TF IS VISION? Falcon's lack of paint really knocks that figure down quite a few pegs. Winter Soldier from Cap 2 just seemed so off in so many ways. It's most definitely not a travesty. They left the mouth open and left the antennae off the sides of the helmet. Two small misses due to having to work from concept art? Maybe. But the figure is almost completely spot on except for those two things. Spider-Man isn't as far away as you seem to be remembering. Again, they most likely had to go from concept art due to them keeping Spidey under wraps for so long...but the black around the wrists, down the arms, and on the torso are there. They did color the figure a bit darker than it should have been though, I'll give you that. Agreed. There needs to be a Vision already. Falcon is like a shade or two too light. It's still a fantastic figure. I will agree that the original Bucky figure looked off. Could be, again, them having to use concept art to design the figure from.
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Sept 6, 2016 15:27:29 GMT -5
I am NOT a fan of the head on the Ant-man figure, but I have the ML's version until Ant-man and Wasp figures come out because I wasn't going to not have Ant-man in my collection. We could still be 2 years away from having that replacement. So this is how I go about buying these figures. I get what they offer, assuming it's a need, and if a better version comes along that I like/want, then I replace it. It's totally on you though. I think if you have to be convinced to get something you should probably pass, but sometimes that comes with regret as well. I've gotten to the point where I'd rather buy it and feel meh about it than miss out on it and feel regret for passing. I am a huge fan of the MCU. In my perfect little dream world I'd rather Hasbro only make Legends figures from the movies, but that sadly isn't going to happen. If this was 10-15 years ago you'd get every single character from the movies in multiple versions. As far as the MCU figures Hasbro DOES release they just appear to be extremely cheap looking and incredibly lazy (with a few exceptions). MCU Ant-Man is the biggest travesty they've put out. It wasn't even based on the movie look (I mean the helmet), it was based on concept art. Cap is my favorite of all superheroes, but the re-using and repainting of his molds are getting ridiculous. That 3 pack Spiderman doesn't look like how he looked in the movies one bit. Those thick black lines kill that figure. WHERE TF IS VISION? Falcon's lack of paint really knocks that figure down quite a few pegs. Winter Soldier from Cap 2 just seemed so off in so many ways. They really do get lazy, but every so often they knock them out of the park: Civil War War Machine (which I didn't get because I refuse to pay $40 and get a figure I have no use for) Civil War Black Panther Guardians of the Galaxy (all of them) Amazon 4 Pack Age of Ultron Thor Civil War Scarlet Witch looks perfect Dr. Strange looks perfect Winter Soldier Black Widow was a nice addition, nice they gave us the alternate head too Ironman 3 Ironman and Iron Patriot were pretty dead on Haha not me. Bring on all the classic versions and major big bads that Hasbro hasn't made since the relaunch yet while making enough MCU versions to keep you MCU version collectors happy! We need another comic Black Widow
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