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Post by JokerFC on Sept 18, 2016 3:38:29 GMT -5
I think Marvel Select Hulk & Abomination are essentials for any thriving Marvel Legend collection.......
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Post by Professor Sparlin on Sept 18, 2016 9:47:19 GMT -5
Went to watch Smack Down live last night, but stopped in the town's TRU first. Saw a guy looking at X-Men Legends figures. I started talking to him about Deadpool and how hard it's bee to catch a Deadpool. Then he tells me that he can believe how hard it's been and that he F'd up... He was there when his TRU got the wave, but lacked funds so he chose Cable over Deadpool thinking he could casually pick up Deadpool another time. I felt horrible, but I think we've all been there before. He was a cool dude and I love talking to friendly collectors on my outings.
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Post by JokerFC on Sept 18, 2016 10:27:21 GMT -5
Lads I have posted pictures of my ML and MU collection up on that Facebook page that Kollector Kombat and I frequent. Marvel Collectors assemble......check it out!!!
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Post by JokerFC on Sept 18, 2016 12:43:24 GMT -5
Kollector_Kombat I put up some action pics with the TB BAF Sentinel and some MU X-Guys in the Facebook group
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Sept 18, 2016 12:50:06 GMT -5
Kollector_Kombat I put up some action pics with the TB BAF Sentinel and some MU X-Guys in the Facebook group Just saw 'em. Awesome stuff brotha :-) What's that little playset building from? Looks great. I've seen it before I just don't know what line it's from. *edit* Figured it out, Spawn Alleyway Playset. Definitely gotta find one to put next ti my Ghostbusters Firehouse. :-)
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Sept 18, 2016 13:07:27 GMT -5
Kollector_Kombat I put up some action pics with the TB BAF Sentinel and some MU X-Guys in the Facebook group I like that "Ace Garage" building. Looks very NYC Street Marvel. I'd love to see Spidey taking on a few villains in that playset. I also liked your Iron Man setup pics too.
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Post by JokerFC on Sept 18, 2016 14:36:45 GMT -5
Kollector_Kombat I put up some action pics with the TB BAF Sentinel and some MU X-Guys in the Facebook group I like that "Ace Garage" building. Looks very NYC Street Marvel. I'd love to see Spidey taking on a few villains in that playset. I also liked your Iron Man setup pics too. I can arrange that!!! Spawn Alley is a GREAT playset lads....way too small for what it's intended for? But perfect for mu and Joe's. The modern era Dreadnoks look great hanging out there.
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Sept 18, 2016 14:55:08 GMT -5
I like that "Ace Garage" building. Looks very NYC Street Marvel. I'd love to see Spidey taking on a few villains in that playset. I also liked your Iron Man setup pics too. I can arrange that!!! Spawn Alley is a GREAT playset lads....way too small for what it's intended for? But perfect for mu and Joe's. The modern era Dreadnoks look great hanging out there. Dreadnoks take me back to my childhood, I had all of them, Including Zartan, and his brother and sister Zarana (I forget the other's name) and their tank/Jeep like vehicle with the driver. This is totally off topic I know. But Discovery Family shows old GI Joe at like 5 am each morning. I DVR it. Ah, memories.
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Post by JokerFC on Sept 18, 2016 14:57:45 GMT -5
I can arrange that!!! Spawn Alley is a GREAT playset lads....way too small for what it's intended for? But perfect for mu and Joe's. The modern era Dreadnoks look great hanging out there. Dreadnoks take me back to my childhood, I had all of them, Including Zartan, and his brother and sister Zarana (I forget the other's name) and their tank/Jeep like vehicle with the driver. This is totally off topic I know. But Discovery Family shows old GI Joe at like 5 am each morning. I DVR it. Ah, memories. Tell ya what chief I'll take pics of the me & vintage dreadnoks on spawn Alley for ya!!! I love this picture craic
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Post by PJ on Sept 18, 2016 15:07:26 GMT -5
Lads I have posted pictures of my ML and MU collection up on that Facebook page that Kollector Kombat and I frequent. Marvel Collectors assemble......check it out!!! Wait!? What!? You have a secret club!? Where was my invitation?!!!! It must be because you think... (You knew I had to get Batman in somehow. )
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Post by PJ on Sept 18, 2016 15:30:31 GMT -5
So I have the Pizza Spier-Man from the Hobgoblin (?) Wave from last year and while it is the Spider-Man I grew up with I was (and still am) disappointed with his poor range of motion in his hips. So does any of the newer Hasbro Spider-Man figures have better his that we can pose him in his Iconic Spider-Man web hanging pose?
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 18, 2016 15:49:57 GMT -5
Lads I have posted pictures of my ML and MU collection up on that Facebook page that Kollector Kombat and I frequent. Marvel Collectors assemble......check it out!!! Wait!? What!? You have a secret club!? Where was my invitation?!!!! It must be because you think... (You knew I had to get Batman in somehow. ) Hey, I invited everyone here. (I'm a Mod for the group. Let me know if you join, I'll add ya.)
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 18, 2016 15:50:29 GMT -5
So I have the Pizza Spier-Man from the Hobgoblin (?) Wave from last year and while it is the Spider-Man I grew up with I was (and still am) disappointed with his poor range of motion in his hips. So does any of the newer Hasbro Spider-Man figures have better his that we can pose him in his Iconic Spider-Man web hanging pose? Teen Spidey has better range in his hips. Far better range.
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Post by PJ on Sept 18, 2016 16:16:56 GMT -5
Wait!? What!? You have a secret club!? Where was my invitation?!!!! It must be because you think... (You knew I had to get Batman in somehow. ) Hey, I invited everyone here. (I'm a Mod for the group. Let me know if you join, I'll add ya.) Is that the one with somebody dressed as Wolverine as the face page? If so I did join it about an hour ago. I commented on JokerFC's wants in there. Thanks. As for Spider-Man I think my Pizza Spier-Man has that same range as the figure you posted. I will post a pic in a little bit to compare.
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 18, 2016 16:21:17 GMT -5
Hey, I invited everyone here. (I'm a Mod for the group. Let me know if you join, I'll add ya.) Is that the one with somebody dressed as Wolverine as the face page? If so I did join it about an hour ago. I commented on JokerFC's wants in there. Thanks. As for Spider-Man I think my Pizza Spier-Man has that same range as the figure you posted. I will post a pic in a little bit to compare. Ahh, right on. Just making sure. They're sometimes picky with approving people. All I know is he's got a better hip range than my pizza spidey does, and several reviews on YT have noted it. I just snapped this pic quick when I saw your post.
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Post by PJ on Sept 18, 2016 16:31:43 GMT -5
Thanks. So I have the Pizza Spier-Man from the Hobgoblin (?) Wave from last year and while it is the Spider-Man I grew up with I was (and still am) disappointed with his poor range of motion in his hips. So does any of the newer Hasbro Spider-Man figures have better his that we can pose him in his Iconic Spider-Man web hanging pose? Teen Spidey has better range in his hips. Far better range. Here's mine. I think it is about the same. I think i remember the TB superposable version getting deeper.
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Post by TheLastDude on Sept 18, 2016 16:53:29 GMT -5
So, fun story about how I got my Hobgoblin at TRU today.
They only had Miles, Teen Spidey, and Spider-Bitch on the pegs, so I asked someone to scan Miles and see if they have any in the back just by chance. Scan was negative. They have 29 Spider-Man wave figures showing in stock and everything they have is on the floor. Ok, no problem. I got beat to the punch.
Well, I hang Miles back up and as I'm going to leave, I notice some of those Power Rangers Hero Masher box sets on the bottom shelf across the aisle were knocked around and one had fallen forward onto the floor. I pick up the box on the floor and make a move to straighten the ones still on the shelf to make room for the one that was tipped forward when something at the back fell over. Something that wasn't as big as the Power Rangers boxes. I move them off the shelf and boom...Hobgoblin was hidden back there. So, I straightened the Power Rangers figures on the shelf and whistled my merry tune as I headed to the register to pay.
Moral of the story. It may not be your "job" to straighten shelves at a store, but sometimes, doing a good deed nets you a tangible reward. (The act of doing a good deed is STILL its own reward though. Don't forget that!)
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Post by Robert69 on Sept 18, 2016 19:41:47 GMT -5
So, fun story about how I got my Hobgoblin at TRU today. They only had Miles, Teen Spidey, and Spider-Bitch on the pegs, so I asked someone to scan Miles and see if they have any in the back just by chance. Scan was negative. They have 29 Spider-Man wave figures showing in stock and everything they have is on the floor. Ok, no problem. I got beat to the punch. Well, I hang Miles back up and as I'm going to leave, I notice some of those Power Rangers Hero Masher box sets on the bottom shelf across the aisle were knocked around and one had fallen forward onto the floor. I pick up the box on the floor and make a move to straighten the ones still on the shelf to make room for the one that was tipped forward when something at the back fell over. Something that wasn't as big as the Power Rangers boxes. I move them off the shelf and boom...Hobgoblin was hidden back there. So, I straightened the Power Rangers figures on the shelf and whistled my merry tune as I headed to the register to pay. Moral of the story. It may not be your "job" to straighten shelves at a store, but sometimes, doing a good deed nets you a tangible reward. (The act of doing a good deed is STILL its own reward though. Don't forget that!) Other lesson? Hide figures better, people. D'OH!
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Post by TheLastDude on Sept 18, 2016 19:59:33 GMT -5
So, fun story about how I got my Hobgoblin at TRU today. They only had Miles, Teen Spidey, and Spider-Bitch on the pegs, so I asked someone to scan Miles and see if they have any in the back just by chance. Scan was negative. They have 29 Spider-Man wave figures showing in stock and everything they have is on the floor. Ok, no problem. I got beat to the punch. Well, I hang Miles back up and as I'm going to leave, I notice some of those Power Rangers Hero Masher box sets on the bottom shelf across the aisle were knocked around and one had fallen forward onto the floor. I pick up the box on the floor and make a move to straighten the ones still on the shelf to make room for the one that was tipped forward when something at the back fell over. Something that wasn't as big as the Power Rangers boxes. I move them off the shelf and boom...Hobgoblin was hidden back there. So, I straightened the Power Rangers figures on the shelf and whistled my merry tune as I headed to the register to pay. Moral of the story. It may not be your "job" to straighten shelves at a store, but sometimes, doing a good deed nets you a tangible reward. (The act of doing a good deed is STILL its own reward though. Don't forget that!) Other lesson? Hide figures better, people. D'OH! That too. For sure. I've found hiding spots before, but not one that was THAT obvious.
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Post by mrhoss on Sept 18, 2016 20:02:49 GMT -5
More upside down Spider-Man. I also thought teen Spidey had more range, but I couldn't compare because I was too lazy to dig Pizza Spidey out of his box. The new Spidey seems to have extra rotation around the hip ball too. In the second pic, the hip is rotated around toward the back, while the left is neutral.
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