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Post by Boy Wonder on Sept 13, 2016 17:57:36 GMT -5
One of my better creations. But it does kind of hurt that it gets better traffic than the DC one. (143 pages more in two or three days less time) Well, as much as I do love Batman...I think Marvel's figures overall are better and more plentiful. I feel like DC figure lines have almost always been reliant on either Batman or Superman (even DCUC was guilty of this to an extent) to carry everything, whereas even though there are a ton of Spidey, Cap, Thor, and Iron Man figures...there's a better chance that sooner or later you'll get a figure of everyone who has ever appeared in a Marvel comic book. I've just never felt that way with DC figures. Absolutely, once DCUC died, so did DC's existence in figure form for me. DCC is a too specialized of a product and oddly scaled/articulated. All Mattel seems to be offering up is mediocre movie figures, DKR figures (which look cool, just not my cup of tea), and occasional New 52 stuff. Which is really what's the problem with DC. With their DCnU crap, they killed their entire history. Every story I'd loved as a fan, ceased to exist. And now DC seemingly refuses to make anything before their history wipe. I was excited at SDCC when they actually had a few things that aren't strictly DC V-Neck (Dr Psycho, Wondergirl, Reaper, King Shark) Marvel Legends is s great line, readily available, with a solid mix of modern, movie, and classic.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Sept 13, 2016 18:25:56 GMT -5
Feel bad for that Giant Man wave, by and large, they're all quality figures (Nuke and Iron Man are especially good, surprisingly) But distro on that wave was just absolutely awful. Yup. Freaking terrible. I just wish I could score some cheap Fury. I need to troop build.
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Post by KrimV on Sept 13, 2016 19:32:45 GMT -5
One of my better creations. But it does kind of hurt that it gets better traffic than the DC one. (143 pages more in two or three days less time) That's because the DC figures more or less stink lol. Sometimes they have some really cool figures, but by and large their figures just come across as second rate. Don't get me wrong, I like a lot of the DC characters. It's just that when I actually see them in person, they tend to not look all that great even if the protos look good. I feel like the Marvel Legends line has had some missteps since their relaunch a few years ago (several missing waves that either never made it to my area or just weren't widely distributed, sometimes weak lineups, a bad tendency for cross-eyed female figures), but for their price point and availability they are top notch. I didn't collect many of the Marvel Legends from Toy Biz, but I'm glad I'm able to collect these ones.
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Post by KrimV on Sept 13, 2016 19:36:47 GMT -5
Feel bad for that Giant Man wave, by and large, they're all quality figures (Nuke and Iron Man are especially good, surprisingly) But distro on that wave was just absolutely awful. Yeah, I don't know what happened with that one but I never saw any of them in my area anywhere (I live in Ohio, so we tend to get things later than those further west). I'm seeing mostly in my area the Absorbing Man wave, Red Onslaught wave, Juggernaut wave, and at some locations remnants of the Hobgoblin, Hulkbuster, and Odin/Thor waves.
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 13, 2016 19:43:04 GMT -5
Feel bad for that Giant Man wave, by and large, they're all quality figures (Nuke and Iron Man are especially good, surprisingly) But distro on that wave was just absolutely awful. Yeah, I don't know what happened with that one but I never saw any of them in my area anywhere (I live in Ohio, so we tend to get things later than those further west). I'm seeing mostly in my area the Absorbing Man wave, Red Onslaught wave, Juggernaut wave, and at some locations remnants of the Hobgoblin, Hulkbuster, and Odin/Thor waves. Live in NE Indiana, and I've only ever seen remnants of the wave at a couple stores. The X-Men wave has beaten it by leaps and bounds already.
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Post by PJ on Sept 13, 2016 20:00:45 GMT -5
One of my better creations. But it does kind of hurt that it gets better traffic than the DC one. (143 pages more in two or three days less time) That's because the DC figures more or less stink lol. Sometimes they have some really cool figures, but by and large their figures just come across as second rate. Don't get me wrong, I like a lot of the DC characters. It's just that when I actually see them in person, they tend to not look all that great even if the protos look good. I feel like the Marvel Legends line has had some missteps since their relaunch a few years ago (several missing waves that either never made it to my area or just weren't widely distributed, sometimes weak lineups, a bad tendency for cross-eyed female figures), but for their price point and availability they are top notch. I didn't collect many of the Marvel Legends from Toy Biz, but I'm glad I'm able to collect these ones. Now yeah. The DC movie figures have lacked since the TDKR. Although I do really like the BvS Affleck Batman (smooth cowl) but I will take most DCSH/DCUC over most ML any day of the week. Hasbro finally hit home runs with the newest Punisher, Captain America (w/Wolf head) DareDevil, Nick Fury and Deadpool. But as great as they are to me they still don't beat DCUC Series 1 Batman, Signature Series Aquaman, Series 9 Green Arrow, Series 3 Nightwing and Green Lantern. Maybe the Punisher and Captain America do equal them.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Sept 13, 2016 20:07:54 GMT -5
Happy 400 fellas, went surprisingly fast. Feel like I just posted a bunch of pics for making it to 200. Anyway, you guys are great, my favorite people on the forum are in this board. Thanks for letting me be a part of it :-).
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 13, 2016 21:00:31 GMT -5
Happy 400 fellas, went surprisingly fast. Feel like I just posted a bunch of pics for making it to 200. Anyway, you guys are great, my favorite people on the forum are in this board. Thanks for letting me be a part of it :-). We like ya too, holmes. I pre-ordered the Dormammu wave from Amazon. All of them except 2 are $15.99 PRAYING the boxes come in good condition on MCU Strange and Mordo. Tomorrow I'm getting like 4-5 boxes. Gonna be crazy.
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Post by mrhoss on Sept 13, 2016 21:44:24 GMT -5
I think I spend more time reading the Marvel thread nowadays than Mattel's Wwe board.
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 13, 2016 22:10:17 GMT -5
I think I spend more time reading the Marvel thread nowadays than Mattel's Wwe board. Samesies.
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Post by Professor Sparlin on Sept 13, 2016 23:58:05 GMT -5
I think I spend more time reading the Marvel thread nowadays than Mattel's Wwe board. Word. Mattel page is a troll trap. I've enjoyed my transition to the other toys pages. A lot less drama and fantastic point of reference for beginning Marvel/DC/others collectors. I also enjoy the Comics, recent pick ups thread. I've picked up so many since school started back up, but have had little time to pic and post. PJ, I know the the DC figures get modest love and that's unfortunate, but I think there is a general consensus is that DC comics are currently killing It.
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Sept 14, 2016 0:42:35 GMT -5
I think I spend more time reading the Marvel thread nowadays than Mattel's Wwe board. Samesies. Thirded.
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Post by FBtagteamsrule on Sept 14, 2016 2:44:48 GMT -5
Dang u amazon. Wasn't planning on getting anything but saw the gotg box set for $62 and couldn't pass it up. Then also got space venom Peter and electro for 15 and 20. and enchantress, nico, and brother voodoo all for 15.
Are there 7 figures in the strange set? And if so, does one not come with a baf piece?
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Post by FBtagteamsrule on Sept 14, 2016 3:13:46 GMT -5
Yeah Chris, i always forget about iron fist. And dang amazon won't me let add him to the order I just placed. Would have to do another order.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2016 11:05:02 GMT -5
I bought Phoenix from the X-men wave today, I have the Juggernaut torso, I'll sell it for a reasonable price or trade it. Looking for some peg warming Suicide Squad figures as well.
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 14, 2016 16:55:42 GMT -5
Today's gets...
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Sept 14, 2016 17:46:16 GMT -5
" I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss, I'm the boss...." :-p Very happy to add these two to my MCU collection. Got them from a board member here in a trade. Very cool, very decent amount of detail in Yellow Jacket specifically for him being such a small guy. I love 'em. So as far as MCU villains go, I have: Ultron, Winter Solider, and now Yellow Jacket. Loki will probably elude me until he HOPEFULLY, gets a new release with the Thor movie. So, I'll probably put this little Antman and Ant-hony with the rest of my Avenger display. Cannot freakin wait to add Falcon and Scarlet Witch!! Next amount of cash I get I'll probably cave and just get that 3-Pack for Spidey.
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 14, 2016 18:08:10 GMT -5
Space Venom wave is great. Second to the X-Men wave for the year.
Hobgoblin Space Venom Spider B***h Silk Miles Electro Teen Spidey
Only one I'm not really pleased with is teen Spidey.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Sept 14, 2016 18:17:18 GMT -5
Space Venom wave is great. Second to the X-Men wave for the year. Hobgoblin Space Venom Spider B***h Silk Miles Electro Teen Spidey Only one I'm not really pleased with is teen Spidey. I gotta be the only one unimpressed with it. The wave as a whole is a stinker to me. I've only really read old school comics so I have no real interest or need for Silk, Spider Bytch, Ultimate Spidey, Miles, or the Baf. Definitely want Hobgoblin and Electro though, what don't you like about the Teen Spidey though. He looks decent. If I was bored and nobody else was on the shelf I might consider buying him out of impulse.
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Post by cripplercrossface on Sept 14, 2016 18:21:29 GMT -5
I just started to collect again. Bought almost the whole X-men wave except for Havoc, Iceman, and Wolverine. Will get those at another time. I'm hoping to do catch up on eBay for the certain figures I missed out on, like Carnage, Daredevil, Punisher, and other Spider-Man characters.
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