TheXtremisT
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 5, 2015 10:39:50 GMT -5
I knew they'd do a Daredevil, so pleased I don't have to make one now. Means I can do something else in its place. Bought an extra Carnage just for him, and got a cast head from the Face Off version. Oh well. Just what can I use Carnage for now? Classic human-sized Ant Man? Classic Sunfire (or too muscular?)
Anti-Venom looks great to me, don't care if he's too bulky. I knew that Toxin figure would be reused for Anti-Venom. I reckon the head was done for that reason alone, but they released Toxin first because he's a red symbiote to go with Carnage swap.
I just.... again AMAZED they are still refusing to release Scarlet Spider (blue hoodie). So many opportunities to release a fan-favorite but keep pissing it away. Still, got at least 1 more of these waves this year if the info at SDCC is correct. But till then, I love this wave way more than last year's.
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Post by el torro on Jan 5, 2015 12:07:59 GMT -5
I knew they'd do a Daredevil, so pleased I don't have to make one now. Means I can do something else in its place. Bought an extra Carnage just for him, and got a cast head from the Face Off version. Oh well. Just what can I use Carnage for now? Classic human-sized Ant Man? Classic Sunfire (or too muscular?) Anti-Venom looks great to me, don't care if he's too bulky. I knew that Toxin figure would be reused for Anti-Venom. I reckon the head was done for that reason alone, but they released Toxin first because he's a red symbiote to go with Carnage swap. I just.... again AMAZED they are still refusing to release Scarlet Spider (blue hoodie). So many opportunities to release a fan-favorite but keep pissing it away. Still, got at least 1 more of these waves this year if the info at SDCC is correct. But till then, I love this wave way more than last year's. Any chance you'd be willing to get rid of the Carnage back tundrils? Mine came missing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2015 12:24:50 GMT -5
I like that DD......but he isn't enough to shake me from my Face Off or earlier SMC versions.
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TheXtremisT
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Post by TheXtremisT on Jan 5, 2015 13:12:49 GMT -5
I knew they'd do a Daredevil, so pleased I don't have to make one now. Means I can do something else in its place. Bought an extra Carnage just for him, and got a cast head from the Face Off version. Oh well. Just what can I use Carnage for now? Classic human-sized Ant Man? Classic Sunfire (or too muscular?) Anti-Venom looks great to me, don't care if he's too bulky. I knew that Toxin figure would be reused for Anti-Venom. I reckon the head was done for that reason alone, but they released Toxin first because he's a red symbiote to go with Carnage swap. I just.... again AMAZED they are still refusing to release Scarlet Spider (blue hoodie). So many opportunities to release a fan-favorite but keep pissing it away. Still, got at least 1 more of these waves this year if the info at SDCC is correct. But till then, I love this wave way more than last year's. Any chance you'd be willing to get rid of the Carnage back tundrils? Mine came missing. Yeah I can do that, I have 2 I don't need. I noticed that many of the re-released Carnages have them dropped down the bottom of the packaging, so maybe you missed it?
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Post by el torro on Jan 5, 2015 14:29:16 GMT -5
Any chance you'd be willing to get rid of the Carnage back tundrils? Mine came missing. Yeah I can do that, I have 2 I don't need. I noticed that many of the re-released Carnages have them dropped down the bottom of the packaging, so maybe you missed it? Yeah I was looking for it everywhere in the box and even looked around in the car to see if it fell anywhere. No luck.
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Post by jordanimal on Jan 5, 2015 14:32:29 GMT -5
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Post by Darkhawk on Jan 5, 2015 14:49:03 GMT -5
Damn Hasbro is killing it with all these awesome figures. I'll be getting Spiderman and spiderman 2099 first.
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Post by Captain McKay on Jan 5, 2015 15:08:28 GMT -5
I'm really liking the upcoming Spider-Man. The ASM2 version was missing the open hands for wall-crawling, plus this one has a more traditional color scheme. Reminds me of how he looked in MVC3. The extra head and pizza slice are a great touch. The 2099 version looks great, much nicer than the previous version from ToyBiz. I knew they'd do a Daredevil, so pleased I don't have to make one now. Means I can do something else in its place. Bought an extra Carnage just for him, and got a cast head from the Face Off version. Oh well. Just what can I use Carnage for now? Classic human-sized Ant Man? Classic Sunfire (or too muscular?) Anti-Venom looks great to me, don't care if he's too bulky. I knew that Toxin figure would be reused for Anti-Venom. I reckon the head was done for that reason alone, but they released Toxin first because he's a red symbiote to go with Carnage swap. I just.... again AMAZED they are still refusing to release Scarlet Spider (blue hoodie). So many opportunities to release a fan-favorite but keep pissing it away. Still, got at least 1 more of these waves this year if the info at SDCC is correct. But till then, I love this wave way more than last year's. The idea of Ant Man sounds good on the Carnage body. And yeah, I wonder why we don't have a new Scarlet Spider as well, although this mold has plenty of shelf life for Spidey figs, so I would be surprised if they didn't make a new one. Like the 2099 version, the old TB figure needs an upgrade. As for Anti-Venom, I was honestly figuring on a standard Venom on this body first, but hopefully that happens down the line.
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Jan 6, 2015 13:56:05 GMT -5
I finally found a 2nd Black Widow to use for the alterate head.
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Post by Captain McKay on Jan 6, 2015 23:04:57 GMT -5
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Post by Darkhawk on Jan 6, 2015 23:55:01 GMT -5
I agree an updated Ant Man and Wasp would be great. This gives them a chance to give us both movie and comic versions.
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Post by Captain McKay on Jan 7, 2015 0:53:40 GMT -5
I agree an updated Ant Man and Wasp would be great. This gives them a chance to give us both movie and comic versions. Absolutely. It'd be great if they had alternate heads for Lang and Pym, but that's probably asking too much haha. Also, I wonder if this is gonna be a BAF wave like the Cap, Spider-Man, X-Men, and GOTG waves have been. A new Giant Man would be great for people who missed the ToyBiz figure, but I KNOW they won't do that...any guesses who the BAF could be?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 11:23:14 GMT -5
Hmm.....I'm intrigued to see what the character lineup here would be. Hopefully they can get some of those mass number of unreleased guys in here. I am more than happy with my Toybiz Ant Man figure in my lineup but I can see them doing another here.
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Post by Captain McKay on Jan 7, 2015 12:38:47 GMT -5
Hmm.....I'm intrigued to see what the character lineup here would be. Hopefully they can get some of those mass number of unreleased guys in here. I am more than happy with my Toybiz Ant Man figure in my lineup but I can see them doing another here. I agree, the ToyBiz version is great. But sadly I missed it, and I'd rather not spend the crazy amounts it goes for now. As for a BAF - how long before Hasbro says "screw everyone" and releases the Bulldozer as a BAF, forcing people to spend 120 bucks on him rather than 20?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 13:16:14 GMT -5
Hmm.....I'm intrigued to see what the character lineup here would be. Hopefully they can get some of those mass number of unreleased guys in here. I am more than happy with my Toybiz Ant Man figure in my lineup but I can see them doing another here. I agree, the ToyBiz version is great. But sadly I missed it, and I'd rather not spend the crazy amounts it goes for now. As for a BAF - how long before Hasbro says "screw everyone" and releases the Bulldozer as a BAF, forcing people to spend 120 bucks on him rather than 20? last I heard Bulldozer WAS supposed to be released as a BAF.....Now if he was to be a BAF in the wave containing all the rest of these unreleased dudes? then yeah ok lets do it.....but he wont be. He will be in a weak ass wave because they know he is highly sought after.....just like Thanos.
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Post by LaParka on Jan 8, 2015 20:58:00 GMT -5
Saw some new 5" or 6" Ultimate Spider-Man figures in TRU Agent Venom, Iron Spider-Man, Spider-Man were 7.99 real basic figures almost like the old days of limited articulation. Also finally found deaths head and the hand was popping out in the 2 I saw, so I passed on him.
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Post by mrhoss on Jan 11, 2015 21:04:18 GMT -5
Since I know there are Masher fans here: A guy on another board said he spotted them at a Five Below store. He said they were $5, but I can't confirm because I haven't been to a Five Below since way before Christmas. He recalls Hulk, Iron Man, Brown Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Green Goblin, and said there were others.
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Post by marino13 on Jan 12, 2015 12:45:18 GMT -5
Marvel Select Ant Man...
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Post by cableV on Jan 12, 2015 16:29:38 GMT -5
Obviously I'm late to this, but Marvel Legends Infinite Series Scarlet Witch(and the others) were up for preorder on TRU.com and I missed her. She's the only one I really want from that series and I imagine she is going to be hard to find at retail, at least for awhile. Come on Amazon!
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Post by el torro on Jan 12, 2015 19:18:46 GMT -5
MS Ant Man don't look that bad.
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