Post by cosmicspidey on Jan 14, 2005 1:00:54 GMT -5
I recently found Spider-Man Series 12, and while I was excited to pick up Sandman from the wave, I was equally as surprised by the fantastic classic Spider-Man figure released in the series. As I opened that bad boy up and started posing him in every which way, I got to thinking...this may be the best Spider-Man figure they've ever put out!
I don't think anyone can argue that any version of the red & blue Spider-Man can top these three put out by Toy Biz over the last few years. If anyone can, feel free.
Right off the bat, you can see the Series 1 Spidey suffers tremendously from the lack of bicep articulation. Snapshot's armpit joint make the pose look more realistic, but Series 12 is neck and neck. It mayb just be a big eyes/small eyse preference.
Series 1 comes back strong with the pose he was meant to be in, classic double web-shooters. Snapshot's curled fingers make the pose look a little odd, and neither Snapshot nor Series 12 can get their legs up high enough.
Here, Series 1 Spidey also suffers from lack of articulation. What good is a Spider-Man figure if he can't punch? Snapshot and Series 12 are both close again, but Series 12's straight pinky and index fingers, while beneficial in the web-shooters pose, hurts the look of the fist. Series 12's perpetual thumbs up doesn't help either.
In this shot we can clearly see that increased articulation doesn't always make for the best looking figure. Both Snapshot and Series 12 suffer from unattractive hip joints. And Snapshot's triple-shoulders make them look way too big. Compare them to Series 12's double shoulders, with it's barely noticable frontwards swivel.
So who takes the cake? Which is the best 6" Spider-Man figure ever made? Well vote already!
I don't think anyone can argue that any version of the red & blue Spider-Man can top these three put out by Toy Biz over the last few years. If anyone can, feel free.
Right off the bat, you can see the Series 1 Spidey suffers tremendously from the lack of bicep articulation. Snapshot's armpit joint make the pose look more realistic, but Series 12 is neck and neck. It mayb just be a big eyes/small eyse preference.
Series 1 comes back strong with the pose he was meant to be in, classic double web-shooters. Snapshot's curled fingers make the pose look a little odd, and neither Snapshot nor Series 12 can get their legs up high enough.
Here, Series 1 Spidey also suffers from lack of articulation. What good is a Spider-Man figure if he can't punch? Snapshot and Series 12 are both close again, but Series 12's straight pinky and index fingers, while beneficial in the web-shooters pose, hurts the look of the fist. Series 12's perpetual thumbs up doesn't help either.
In this shot we can clearly see that increased articulation doesn't always make for the best looking figure. Both Snapshot and Series 12 suffer from unattractive hip joints. And Snapshot's triple-shoulders make them look way too big. Compare them to Series 12's double shoulders, with it's barely noticable frontwards swivel.
So who takes the cake? Which is the best 6" Spider-Man figure ever made? Well vote already!
