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Post by 'Exotic' Adrian Street on Nov 25, 2016 19:17:25 GMT -5
I am working on a complete run (or at least one of every character) of Marvel Legends of characters in the MCU. I see that there is a Jane Foster from Thor: DW. Has anyone got this? If so does it size up ok with the Legends? Or would it dwarf, say Black Widow. Or even Thor?
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Nov 25, 2016 19:22:08 GMT -5
I am working on a complete run (or at least one of every character) of Marvel Legends of characters in the MCU. I see that there is a Jane Foster from Thor: DW. Has anyone got this? If so does it size up ok with the Legends? Or would it dwarf, say Black Widow. Or even Thor? Any help would be appreciated Thanks Most of the Marvel Select line is bigger and bulkier than the Legends. A few of the bigger characters like Juggernaut, Colossus, and maybe Venom fit in but others can look out of place. I wouldn't know about Jane's size though.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Nov 25, 2016 22:45:24 GMT -5
Picked up Astral Strange from Walgreens. They have a sale going on. 5 dollars off with your membership. Almost pulled the trigger on Namor but there's so damn many that I still can't make myself buy one yet.
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Post by Darkhawk on Nov 25, 2016 22:48:46 GMT -5
Picked up Astral Strange from Walgreens. They have a sale going on. 5 dollars off with your membership. Almost pulled the trigger on Namor but there's so damn many that I still can't make myself buy one yet. Astral Strange over Namor? Come on man. Namor is probably top 10 ML of the year.
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Post by Kollector_Kombat on Nov 25, 2016 22:55:24 GMT -5
Picked up Astral Strange from Walgreens. They have a sale going on. 5 dollars off with your membership. Almost pulled the trigger on Namor but there's so damn many that I still can't make myself buy one yet. Astral Strange over Namor? Come on man. Namor is probably top 10 ML of the year. Yeah, judgement call brotha. About 12 Namors are still there, been that way about a month. Most of 'em have noticeable paint issues too. That Strange series is harder to find around here and I wanna build Dormammu. I'll pick him up soon though.
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Post by Robert69 on Nov 25, 2016 23:52:24 GMT -5
Astral Strange over Namor? Come on man. Namor is probably top 10 ML of the year. Yeah, judgement call brotha. About 12 Namors are still there, been that way about a month. Most of 'em have noticeable paint issues too. That Strange series is harder to find around here and I wanna build Dormammu. I'll pick him up soon though. Dude, I have an astral strange I'd have sold ya for $12 shipped (minus BAF piece) 'Exotic' Adrian Street -- MS are all scaled bigger than MLs. Unless it's a BIGGER character (Hulk, Juggernaut, etc) -- avoid the MS They do have Chitauri from the first Avengers movie, those I'm sure scale alright. Actually, let me make an addendum -- Ultron is a "smaller" character that is actually scaled perfectly. To this day I haven't found an Ultron as nice as the MS classic one. Thanos is also perfect. Juggs and Hulk are a bit big, but not TOO big, so they scale fine. Rhino is also in that group, but costs considerably more than the other MS. The Carnage is too big, but an outstanding figure. And Venom is also a bit "too big" but scales fine for me as a 90s fan where he's meant to be bigger. But like Thor, Punisher, etc? Blech. Don't do it!
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Post by kgchampion on Nov 26, 2016 4:44:41 GMT -5
So, I finally got into Marvel Legends a month or two ago. I've been going crazy trying to catch up and I've gotten most of them for 10-15 bucks. I think I paid full price for maybe 5 of them tops.
But I regret not getting into it sooner. So many I passed on the previous month: Ultimate Spidey, Ghost Rider, Superior Venom, Hobgoblin, Deadpool. I even passed on War Machine the day before I bought my first one and now he's the missing piece for Hulkbuster. None of which I can find retail anymore.
I've managed to complete Absorbing Man, Onslaught, Giant Man, and Juggernaut. I'm currently two pieces shy of finishing Rhino (need GR and SV), and I plan on finishing Thanos and maybe Odin.
These BAFs are awesome. I'm amazed how big Juggs and Onslaught are. The last time I bought any marvel figs was in the 90's when a Hulk fig was nearly the same size as an Iron Man fig. It's so cool that now the toys are more like the comic book. ML Hulk is massive (but it!sucks that his legs don't move back and forth).
I have to thank the recent X-Men wave for getting me into it. I was a huge X-Men fan as a kid. When I saw the new line I had to get it. Then I thought I needed some Avengers. Might as well get some Spider-Man, too (sadly I only have the Ben Reilly version). And they must have some big villains to fight. Oh, but the Avengers need a serious threat to face, so better complete a few BAFs.
I'm even more excited to finish school over the next year. 80k/year (fingers crossed) and I'll no longer have to decide between ML or WWE.
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Post by Robert69 on Nov 26, 2016 5:38:14 GMT -5
So, I finally got into Marvel Legends a month or two ago. I've been going crazy trying to catch up and I've gotten most of them for 10-15 bucks. I think I paid full price for maybe 5 of them tops. But I regret not getting into it sooner. So many I passed on the previous month: Ultimate Spidey, Ghost Rider, Superior Venom, Hobgoblin, Deadpool. I even passed on War Machine the day before I bought my first one and now he's the missing piece for Hulkbuster. None of which I can find retail anymore. I've managed to complete Absorbing Man, Onslaught, Giant Man, and Juggernaut. I'm currently two pieces shy of finishing Rhino (need GR and SV), and I plan on finishing Thanos and maybe Odin. These BAFs are awesome. I'm amazed how big Juggs and Onslaught are. The last time I bought any marvel figs was in the 90's when a Hulk fig was nearly the same size as an Iron Man fig. It's so cool that now the toys are more like the comic book. ML Hulk is massive (but it!sucks that his legs don't move back and forth). I have to thank the recent X-Men wave for getting me into it. I was a huge X-Men fan as a kid. When I saw the new line I had to get it. Then I thought I needed some Avengers. Might as well get some Spider-Man, too (sadly I only have the Ben Reilly version). And they must have some big villains to fight. Oh, but the Avengers need a serious threat to face, so better complete a few BAFs. I'm even more excited to finish school over the next year. 80k/year (fingers crossed) and I'll no longer have to decide between ML or WWE. It's a great hobby. Welcome to it. Highly recommend looking at Marvel Select Thanos and Ultron -- they're far superior to their BAF counterparts. FAR superior. And available on Amazon for reasonable prices. You're probably going to have to over-pay for Ghost Rider and Superior Venom. Especially with BAF pieces. The Juggs X-wave was fantastic, and seems to have brought a lot of people either into collecting MLs or brought them back into it after the "dark days" (only a few years ago, surprisingly) But a heads up -- villains are fairly hard to come by, all things considered. We get great Spidey villains regularly. And BAFs tend to be villains lately. BUT -- overall? Ehhhhhhhhhh... This is why I recommend looking at the BAF Thanos and Ultron. The Ultron wave was -- rough. And a couple of the characters from Thanos are pretty hard to come by. Either way, best of luck!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2016 7:45:27 GMT -5
Ordered the entire BAF Sandman wave yesterday off Amazon First set I've bought every character. I really don't want Mrs. Marvel, nor UK Spider-Man. Will likely sell those lol They arrive tomorrow, and I'll post some pics!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2016 8:05:51 GMT -5
Ordered the entire BAF Sandman wave yesterday off Amazon First set I've bought every character. J really don't want Mrs. Marvel, nor UK Spider-Man. Will likely sell those lol They arrive tomorrow, and I'll post some pics! Awesome, the pictures of the DM Flair were awesome! What sucks is that I'll have to see them not in my hand again(unless I find them today). Even last night, my dream was finding them (minus Green Goblin). Hopefully today I can find them so I can pick up Black Suit Spidey and Green Goblin!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2016 8:38:58 GMT -5
Ordered the entire BAF Sandman wave yesterday off Amazon First set I've bought every character. J really don't want Mrs. Marvel, nor UK Spider-Man. Will likely sell those lol They arrive tomorrow, and I'll post some pics! Awesome, the pictures of the DM Flair were awesome! What sucks is that I'll have to see them not in my hand again(unless I find them today). Even last night, my dream was finding them (minus Green Goblin). Hopefully today I can find them so I can pick up Black Suit Spidey and Green Goblin! They're all up on amazon again!!! Hurry!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2016 8:39:41 GMT -5
I missed Amazon as well. Ugh. They're all up right now!!! GO GO GO GO!
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Post by Robert69 on Nov 26, 2016 9:02:38 GMT -5
I missed Amazon as well. Ugh. They're all up right now!!! GO GO GO GO!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2016 9:05:11 GMT -5
They're all up right now!!! GO GO GO GO! Luckily I got Green Goblin! Next time Black Suit Spidey is coming!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2016 9:07:13 GMT -5
Seriously 'What' is a huge helper to this community, he introduced the WWE Figure collectors to the Target Inventory Tracker, he also notes people when stuff is on Amazon on his IG.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 26, 2016 9:23:51 GMT -5
They're all up right now!!! GO GO GO GO! All but ms marvel, symbiote and goblin are still up
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Post by mrhoss on Nov 26, 2016 9:43:47 GMT -5
Sunofagun, I didn't look this morning and then I ran to the store. All I'm looking for is Ms. Marvel, but she's gone too.
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Post by punksnotdead on Nov 26, 2016 9:46:04 GMT -5
I grabbed a Green Goblin this morning. I want Symbiote Spidey too but I'll wait on him and save a few bucks when they're cheaper down the road.
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Post by Robert69 on Nov 26, 2016 13:32:39 GMT -5
All but ms marvel, symbiote and goblin are still up Still haven't found ANY of them. You sure we're using the same Amazon?
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Post by aggressiveperfector on Nov 26, 2016 14:02:46 GMT -5
I guess I'll just wait until the Big Bad preorders start to ship out next month. I'll have more money by then too so win win. Ugh the holiday season. I buy my own action figure gifts for myself, and I have everyone else to worry about getting gifts for.
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