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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 8, 2014 10:48:22 GMT -5
That yellow Wolverine is the figure that's on there verge of getting me into the mashers. That one and Dr. Doom are haunting me but I'm trying not to collect another line. Definitely yellow over brown for me with Wolverine, and it's not really close.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2014 10:52:46 GMT -5
The reason I love his brown costume is because it was the costume that he first clashed with sabretooth in during the Marauders storyline........I LOVE that fight. UXM #211 I think?
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Post by June on Jul 8, 2014 13:02:47 GMT -5
I know I promised pics yesterday, but was unable to, I did however pickup a 2pack of Spider-Man vs Doc Oct. really dislike how thin they made Oct. I'm so hooked, and have now been contemplating collecting Marvel Select figures.
I'm more into villains, what are the essentials in thee Select line?
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Post by knupmc on Jul 8, 2014 17:45:21 GMT -5
Here you can talk about the figs from this set you pick up. Im just looking to get all the Drax figs
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2014 18:09:31 GMT -5
Marvel Selects are the greatest thing everrrrrr
withing the past month I started getting them and so far I got
Avengers: Hulk Avengers: Mark IV Iron Man Iron Man 3: War Machine Thor TDW: Thor Captain America TWS: Captain America Thanos Rhino Silver Surfer Daredevil Deadpool Unmasked Spider-Man from Amazing Spider-Man 2
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Post by Captain McKay on Jul 8, 2014 18:28:19 GMT -5
I know I promised pics yesterday, but was unable to, I did however pickup a 2pack of Spider-Man vs Doc Oct. really dislike how thin they made Oct. I'm so hooked, and have now been contemplating collecting Marvel Select figures. I'm more into villains, what are the essentials in thee Select line? Essentials? Sabretooth (either version, depends on your preference) Venom (Eddie Brock w/alternate heads) Juggernaut Ultron Thanos Not a villain, but Colossus is magnificent.
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Post by Spicoli~! on Jul 8, 2014 20:04:48 GMT -5
Picked up Star Lord and Drax off of Amazon a month back. I think the likeness for Drax is perfect. They nailed batista's face and the detail is incredible. Star Lord is a nice figure too although not completely Chris Pratt in terms of likeness. My ONLY gripe with the figures is the use of rubbery plastic for the limbs. It makes the figures feel flimsy but overall they are just going to be standing on my shelf so you can't tell from afar
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Post by Justin on Jul 8, 2014 20:08:47 GMT -5
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Post by June on Jul 8, 2014 22:10:51 GMT -5
I know I promised pics yesterday, but was unable to, I did however pickup a 2pack of Spider-Man vs Doc Oct. really dislike how thin they made Oct. I'm so hooked, and have now been contemplating collecting Marvel Select figures. I'm more into villains, what are the essentials in thee Select line? Essentials? Sabretooth (either version, depends on your preference) Venom (Eddie Brock w/alternate heads) Juggernaut Ultron Thanos Not a villain, but Colossus is magnificent. I agree, Colossus is brilliant, and 3 of the 5 you mentioned are already on my radar. I've decided to sell of my Mattels to support my new habit.
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Post by JC Motors on Jul 9, 2014 9:15:34 GMT -5
My Walmart just put out a shipper of them
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Post by June on Jul 9, 2014 9:25:32 GMT -5
Here is my daughters masher collection so far. Going to be picking up the light up Iron Man, Thor, and Mash Pack of Hulk and Loki next!!!
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Post by knupmc on Jul 9, 2014 12:21:45 GMT -5
My bad, I completely missed that thread. The mod can lock this, if they feel it's appropriate
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Post by thelostweekend on Jul 11, 2014 14:32:24 GMT -5
Picked up the X-Men Infinite Series today. I was surprised to see them on the shelf, since I'd heard they weren't due out until later this month or perhaps in August. Excellent looking figures, especially Stryfe. Looked like they only got one case in, which seems silly given that it's a TRU exclusive. I was there around noon just minutes before another guy showed up looking for them. We got to talking and I felt bad that he missed out, so I let him take the Wolverine from my pile, since I'm mostly interested in the Jubilee figure. Just based on talking to him, it sounds like I'm lucky to find any of the Marvel/DC stuff in the area, since he said there's four or five other collector friends of his who comb stores regularly.
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Post by thelostweekend on Jul 11, 2014 15:42:43 GMT -5
Also, it took me 10 minutes and making my thumbs useless for the rest of the day to get Jubilee's arms into the torso. YMMV, but wow, I don't think I've had so much trouble getting limbs into a BAF. Doesn't help that I didn't want to push TOO hard, since it's such a slender, delicate figure.
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Jul 11, 2014 16:14:55 GMT -5
Picked up the X-Men Infinite Series today. I was surprised to see them on the shelf, since I'd heard they weren't due out until later this month or perhaps in August. Excellent looking figures, especially Stryfe. Looked like they only got one case in, which seems silly given that it's a TRU exclusive. I was there around noon just minutes before another guy showed up looking for them. We got to talking and I felt bad that he missed out, so I let him take the Wolverine from my pile, since I'm mostly interested in the Jubilee figure. Just based on talking to him, it sounds like I'm lucky to find any of the Marvel/DC stuff in the area, since he said there's four or five other collector friends of his who comb stores regularly. Where do you live?
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Post by thelostweekend on Jul 11, 2014 16:31:52 GMT -5
Michigan.
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Post by thelostweekend on Jul 11, 2014 17:27:00 GMT -5
The cape on Storm really sucks. It feels cheap and like it will easily crease. It's also really tough to remove from the packaging. Once I finally got it out of there, I noticed one of the (also cheap feeling) plastic wrist rings was missing. It was there before, but I gave up after a couple minutes of crawling around on the floor looking for it. The figure itself is very nice, but the cape really detracts from it.
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Post by Dictator of Karma: Juggernaut on Jul 13, 2014 19:35:44 GMT -5
Does anyone have an extra lower torso for the Groot figure? Obviously, I'll buy it from you.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2014 6:13:11 GMT -5
courtesy of a guy I used to trade with all the time I received my ML Emma Frost (V2) figure today....for free. Couldn't believe I was getting this figure for free with the prices it goes for.
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Post by ARUN on Jul 14, 2014 7:13:21 GMT -5
Got these 2 figures for 25 bucks canadian combined at a toy show here in toronto.
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