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Faces in Noir
There is beauty in all of us. Our differences are what collectively make humanity perfectly imperfect. In my personal project, Faces in Noir, I set out to find a variety of individuals from all walks of life. The one equalizer - a studio with a simple black setting, where I invited my subjects to come alive and be themselves as I captured their emotions and natural beauty. My goal was to create a series of timeless, black and white photographs and video that together create a cinematic mood.
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I bought the Marvel Legends Captain Marvel figure out of sheer curiosity.
For those that follow my ramblings, you'll know that overall I acknowledge that Marvel Legends exist as a very viable product for its core audience, which isn't really me. But seeing how several reviewers seemed to speaking highly of it, even in comparison to the Figuarts release, well, I took the dive.
Released as the flagship figure of the sub series of the same name, one of the first things I noticed about this particular figure was that it didn't actually come with any sort of Build-A-Figure part, though I'm not sure if that was because of budget cuts, or the fact they (Hasbro) figured people would be buying this one without needing to resort to additional marketing gimmicks.
Captain Marvel comes with the figure, one additional set of hands (open palm), and her unhelmeted portrait.
While there will be an inevitable comparison with the Figuarts release, I'm going to look at it first from a sort of apples to apples comparison, as I only own two other Legends figures - Ant Man and Yellow Jacket.
From what I can tell, the two bodies have generally the same point of articulation, except for the strange decision to give the male body (presuming these are the most recent iterations) waist articulation and no forearm articulation, while the female has forearm articulation and no waist articulation.
You'd think that both the male and female would either have both of these, or lack both of these. I sat here pondering the rationale behind it and came up with nothing.
Holding most major battle poses will not be a problem, but the base body lacks the subtleties needed for the more extreme poses, which shouldn't exactly be a surprise to find out.
Of the three figures I own, Captain Marvel is definitely on top of list despite her debilitating lack of waist movement. Why? Well, being a female figure aside, it's all about the spit polish on the piece.
Much like the Figuarts version, the outfit that Captain Marvel wears makes her stand out in comparison her MCU peers. I'm not entirely certain, but I THINK her body is made from a blue plastic with pearl finish, with the red and various other accents painted on afterwards. The overall affect is more of a shimmering look rather than the metallic look of the Figuarts figure, but is still better than the flat plastic look of Ant Man and Yellow Jacket.
So, how does the rest of the figure compare between the Figuarts and Legends figure?
Paint applications, truth be told, are actually pretty solid on this Legends figure, much more so that the aforementioned pieces or the IW Black Widow I sort of looked at and decided that even at $20 CAD it wasn't really worth my time. Paint masking is generally crisp, even on minute detailing. Small paint details on the Figuarts are generally present on the Legends, albeit in a different colour some time.
The painting on her face (both the uncovered helmet part and the full unhelmeted sculpt) seem to use a similar technology to that used for the Figuarts pieces, albeit at a lower resolution - the unhelmeted eyes are actually gold which I believe are meant to represent her when she "awakens".
Sculpting isn't bad either. most of the details found on the Figuarts release are on the Legends figure. Predominately missing are the subtle fabric folds. The likeness of the unhelmeted sculpt isn't 100% there, much like how the Figuarts sculpt isn't 100% there, but it is recognizable. Legends wins out on hair colour accuracy, though detail wise it goes to the Figuarts.
So from an overall prettiness factor, it goes to Figuarts, which is to the shock of nobody, given the price of that piece. Taking that off the table, it's not exactly one sided.
From a size perspective, it only goes to the Marvel Legends slightly. Given how big the damn box is, I was expecting a head height difference or something more dramatic than "I should have worn my platforms today". While Legends get the credit for size, this does also further reinforce the impressive levels of detailing for a figure that small.
The helmeted sculpt is actually better on the Legends version on account of the slight smile and the plume on the top of the helmet being sculpted in a dynamic pose rather than the static look of the Figuarts one. It is kind of funny that the figure that can be posed flying is the one with plume that looks like she's grounded.
Another point goes to the Legends due to the shoulder. You'll notice that the good Captain has pauldrons, which are not present on the Figuarts release. Great for screen accuracy, but kills the articulation in that area.
The Figuarts does get a point for the unhelmeted sculpt, though it isn't for accuracy of the face. Due to the head changing feature of the Legends only allowing for a swap of the head, the neck is still the covered piece that goes with the helmet, whereas the Figuarts replaces the neck post as well as the sculpt itself.
Also, while both figures are disproportionately leggy, the Figaurts version I feel is more stocky, which is more accurate given the fact Carol Danvers is wearing a battle suit.
I think in the end, either figure will be great so long as your expectations are set accordingly. I eventually would have gotten the Figuarts or even the Mezco anyway, as the detailing and accessories tend to be more geared towards my tastes on these higher end figures. In the end, the Legends piece, I feel, would make a great companion piece in anyones MCU Captain Marvel collection.
Description: Top: The Prince of Wales and the Governor followed by Lady Guggisberg leaving the Church. On the left are the Church Wardens, the Hon. T. Hutton-Mills and Mr. Goodhead.
Below: The Prince of Wales leaving Holy Trinity Church, Accra.
Location: Accra, Ghana
Date: 1925
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/37
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Description: Visit of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales to the Gold Coast Colony 1925
Location: Ghana
Date: 1925
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/37
Description: The Prince of Wales discussing medical problems with Dr. C.V. Le Fanu, behind whom are the Governor and Mrs. Walker-Leigh.
Location: Kumasi, Ghana
Date: 1925
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/37
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ACA American Counseling Association National Conference & Expo n New Orleans, Louisiana, Wednesday, March 27, 2019.
(Photography by Paul Sakuma Photography) www.PaulSakuma.com
Busways #1069 Volvo B7RLE, Volgren "CR228L" on Route T72 Quakers Hill - Berdeken Road via T-Way at Blacktown Station
Description: The Prince reading the Address of Welcome from the Ashanti Chiefs.
Location: Kumasi, Ghana
Date: 1925
Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/37
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Description: Top: The Prince inspecting Wesley College, Kumasi. The Prince of Wales with Mr. Harry Webster and the Staff of the Wesley College.
Below: The Prince of Wales with Mr. Harry Webster and the Staff of the Wesley College.
Location: Kumasi, Ghana
Date: 1925
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