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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2014 19:27:07 GMT -5
Agree wholeheartedly with all of it; having gotten Sabretooth and Colossus myself I am quite chuffed with them.
I don't have Apocalypse yet, so a version like you mentioned is something I'd be very interested in...
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Jun 17, 2014 8:45:41 GMT -5
I got mine in the mail yesterday. I'm a big fan of Ock, so getting him was a no-brainer. I'm kind of disappointed that Hulk and Spidey aren't differently-painted, but I'll deal. The only complaints I have about them is that one of the pegs isn't stuck all of the way into Ock's foot and makes it loosey-goosey. I pushed like hell, but it wouldn't budge. The other problem I have is that Hulk appears to have a beauty mark on his jaw. I'll fix that with some fingernail-scratchin' soonish. I like how they've been including parts to guys who aren't in the line yet (Carnage arm), but the pieces that come with Hulk/Loki are a noggin-scratcher. They have what appears to be flames coming out of a couple of said pieces and, since one of them has a red hand, I'm assuming it's for Pyro, but I'm not that big on Marvel comics and can't just assume he's the only dude in the Marvel Universe who shoots fire. Any help, guys?
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Post by Captain McKay on Jun 17, 2014 17:26:12 GMT -5
I got mine in the mail yesterday. I'm a big fan of Ock, so getting him was a no-brainer. I'm kind of disappointed that Hulk and Spidey aren't differently-painted, but I'll deal. The only complaints I have about them is that one of the pegs isn't stuck all of the way into Ock's foot and makes it loosey-goosey. I pushed like hell, but it wouldn't budge. The other problem I have is that Hulk appears to have a beauty mark on his jaw. I'll fix that with some fingernail-scratchin' soonish. I like how they've been including parts to guys who aren't in the line yet (Carnage arm), but the pieces that come with Hulk/Loki are a noggin-scratcher. They have what appears to be flames coming out of a couple of said pieces and, since one of them has a red hand, I'm assuming it's for Pyro, but I'm not that big on Marvel comics and can't just assume he's the only dude in the Marvel Universe who shoots fire. Any help, guys? My best guess would be Human Torch, since he's way more recognizable than Pyro. But I'm not following this line, so I may be off on that.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2014 17:34:37 GMT -5
Id say Torch too man......Its who I thought of straight away. I reckoned he and Thing would be up soon!
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Post by ricflair4ever on Jun 17, 2014 20:59:28 GMT -5
On the fence with Mashers but i will say the temptation is growing with the added characters. On another note i had a second chance at the Infinite series Black Cat and Carnage today and took it. I figure i wouldn't be getting more chances at then this late in the game, plus ebay prices are getting up there for both.
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Post by mrhoss on Jun 17, 2014 21:53:29 GMT -5
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Post by ricflair4ever on Jun 17, 2014 22:34:22 GMT -5
G1 Starscream and Megatron may have just sold me on Mashers! Those look great. As does the Loki. I may have to bite on these after all. The Sigma 6 like look of these has got me interested despite my complete indifference toward the actual purpose of these type of figures. Are the interchangeable parts snug and tight? I have zero use in swapping parts out ,id just want to display them as their true characters.
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Post by mrhoss on Jun 18, 2014 0:14:31 GMT -5
G1 Starscream and Megatron may have just sold me on Mashers! Those look great. As does the Loki. I may have to bite on these after all. The Sigma 6 like look of these has got me interested despite my complete indifference toward the actual purpose of these type of figures. Are the interchangeable parts snug and tight? I have zero use in swapping parts out ,id just want to display them as their true characters. All the body parts stay together well. The Transformers seem to have looser hips compared to the Marvels, but maybe it was just the two I bought. Despite the looseness, they still stand solidly for display.
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Post by PJ on Jun 18, 2014 4:36:07 GMT -5
I am hoping there's a Punisher for the Masherz line at some point.
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Post by Gangrel-Brood on Jun 18, 2014 8:13:47 GMT -5
I am hoping there's a Punisher for the Masherz line at some point. TRU.com had a Mashers Punisher listed, but it wasn't in stock or available for in-store pickup.
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Post by ricflair4ever on Jun 18, 2014 8:49:12 GMT -5
G1 Starscream and Megatron may have just sold me on Mashers! Those look great. As does the Loki. I may have to bite on these after all. The Sigma 6 like look of these has got me interested despite my complete indifference toward the actual purpose of these type of figures. Are the interchangeable parts snug and tight? I have zero use in swapping parts out ,id just want to display them as their true characters. All the body parts stay together well. The Transformers seem to have looser hips compared to the Marvels, but maybe it was just the two I bought. Despite the looseness, they still stand solidly for display. Thanks for the info. I guess the next question i have before making my possible foray into these, would be is if any of them are harder to get than others? I dont want to start a new collection late, if there are more than a couple of characters i would be paying secondary prices for. So is there any particular ones i should be on the lookout for as opposed to just randomly picking some up?
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Post by mrhoss on Jun 18, 2014 9:06:53 GMT -5
^^ Everything seems readily available. Venom might be the toughest to find, but he's not impossible.
If you plan on buying some soon, you might want to look for the Marvel Mashers with little coupon booklets stuck on the package. Each booklet has a coupon for $2 off 1 figure, $5 off 2 figures, $8 off 3 figures. I usually find them at Walmart. The coupons can be used at the register when checking out. They expire on June 30.
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Jun 18, 2014 9:47:30 GMT -5
^^ Everything seems readily available. Venom might be the toughest to find, but he's not impossible. I just saw him the other day, so he's not as rough as some of the MLs.
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Post by ricflair4ever on Jun 18, 2014 15:33:26 GMT -5
^^ Everything seems readily available. Venom might be the toughest to find, but he's not impossible. If you plan on buying some soon, you might want to look for the Marvel Mashers with little coupon booklets stuck on the package. Each booklet has a coupon for $2 off 1 figure, $5 off 2 figures, $8 off 3 figures. I usually find them at Walmart. The coupons can be used at the register when checking out. They expire on June 30. Thanks for the info. If i can find any with the coupons ,i will definitely be all over them. I saw a Green Goblin the other day at Walmart and that was another point in favor of buying these. However i dont recall seeing any coupons. Of course i wasnt looking for any either,so i may have overlooked it. Again, thanks
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2014 18:52:17 GMT -5
Yeah I don't have any interest in the gimmick of the Mashers.....I just love how they look. Ditto for the TF mashers.
Prime & Megatron WILL be mine too.
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Post by Yayo on Jun 18, 2014 19:27:22 GMT -5
oh man, i need that Megatron, might also grab the Starscream as well. Only Masher I'm really looking for at the moment is Venom as I really don't like the ugly peg holes (which wouldn't bother me as much with TF since they're robots instead of human beings with giant puncture wounds) Have a Star Lord coming in the mail soon. I originally had Nova, Star Lord, and Rocket pre-ordered from Amazon but had to cancel my order due to rent coming out at the same time. I'm hoping Nova and Rocket both go down in price soon. Until they do, next Legend I purchase is probably Drax. I have no interest in the Iron Man, so I'll just purchase the Groot part for that. Also not super interested in Gamorrah either but I'd like to complete the team. Hopefully they hit retail here soon
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Post by Mox on Jun 18, 2014 19:58:46 GMT -5
oh man, i need that Megatron, might also grab the Starscream as well. Only Masher I'm really looking for at the moment is Venom as I really don't like the ugly peg holes (which wouldn't bother me as much with TF since they're robots instead of human beings with giant puncture wounds) Have a Star Lord coming in the mail soon. I originally had Nova, Star Lord, and Rocket pre-ordered from Amazon but had to cancel my order due to rent coming out at the same time. I'm hoping Nova and Rocket both go down in price soon. Until they do, next Legend I purchase is probably Drax. I have no interest in the Iron Man, so I'll just purchase the Groot part for that. Also not super interested in Gamorrah either but I'd like to complete the team. Hopefully they hit retail here soon I respectfully disagree. Marvel characters are comic book characters. Which is the beauty of the Mashers line. No overpriced Legends for me. Nope. I like my comic characters good and comic-y.
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Post by jnavo217 on Jun 18, 2014 22:20:58 GMT -5
I found the transformer mashers and loki/hulk doc oc/spidey at my TRU today, not sure if anybody else spotted finding them at retail just yet
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Post by ricflair4ever on Jun 19, 2014 8:51:30 GMT -5
Came up short in my attempts at finding any Mashers with the coupons. But i spent a good 30 minutes in an aisle inspecting the figures and deciding if they are something worth looking into for sure. So i will be jumping on board ,but i am gonna check a couple more Walmarts first in case i find any coupon figures. On an unrelated Marvel note, i finally scored me a MS Deadpool last night. First Select purchase in years and very happy with it.
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