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“An evolved intellect”
The High Evolutionary, Herbert Edgar Wyndham, meets a like minded friend in Ex Nihilo
Big fan of the F4 retro card gimmick, even more so of the retro Spider-Man cards, and as soon as I saw this guy I knew there was an unfamiliar character I needed to take a deep dive into.
Looking for a digital trade paperback of the Evolutionary Wars (88) if anyone has a suggestion? Not seeing it on Amazon or Marvel’s app.
Very cool sculpt and colors on this guy. Happy to add him to the Cosmic shelf!
#TheHighEvolutionary #Hasbro #LegendsHighEvolutionary #ExNihilo
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These days, Rock & Roll’s "primary iron" is the General Monopolies 5.56mm, six-barreled, electronically driven, mini-gatling machine gun! It's fitted with inert-gas recoil absorbers and scoped with third generation laser optics.
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A review of the MCU GotG 5 pack, Disney exclusive
TL;DR: Great stuff if you missed out
Gamora- Heels are never the easiest to balance. Face is stoic, I would’ve preferred slightly angry. She comes with sword and retracted sword for accessories. Both are pretty cool and retracted sword fits into a side holster well. (Legends GotG Vol2 reissue)
Rocket- tiny figures with 18pts of articulation and two different molded blasters (I don’t think this figure could wield other weapons/large guns unfortunately). Head can only rotate, like Ursa Major. Mouth doesn’t close. (Legends GotG Vol2 reissue)
StarLord- legs are kind of basic, jacket limits range of motion slightly. He comes with two identical blasters that port into his legs when standing in vanilla pose. He also has two head options, both are really good. I’d say the Pratt face is almost reminiscent of the GotG Game version. No jetpack accessories or sculpts- same for Walkman. (Legends Ego 2 pack reissue)
Drax the Destroyer- possibly my favorite of the lot, surprisingly. Normal articulation with pins and ab crunch. He comes with his twin identical daggers that can be stared in boot holsters. Face sculpt is pretty great for this fig. (Legends GotG Vol2 reissue)
Groot(s)- two tiny unarticulated groots are fine. Big Groot is substantial in size. His sculpt hinders articulation slightly. His face is a little derpy, a serious expression may’ve worked better. (Legends TRU exclusive reissue)
All of the sculpts and paint apps are good. Packaging is cool. Pinned-joints are going to look dated soon. When comparing this set to what Hasbro is asking for the MojoWorld 3.5 pack, I think this isn’t an insane price point. Having missed out on comic and previous iterations of this team, I’m happy to have this in my collection.
Cosmic shelf is looking much better with this addition!
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“An evolved intellect”
The High Evolutionary, Herbert Edgar Wyndham, meets a like minded friend in Ex Nihilo
Big fan of the F4 retro card gimmick, even more so of the retro Spider-Man cards, and as soon as I saw this guy I knew there was an unfamiliar character I needed to take a deep dive into.
Looking for a digital trade paperback of the Evolutionary Wars (88) if anyone has a suggestion? Not seeing it on Amazon or Marvel’s app.
Very cool sculpt and colors on this guy. Happy to add him to the Cosmic shelf!
#TheHighEvolutionary #Hasbro #LegendsHighEvolutionary #ExNihilo
#HasbroPulse #ACBA #RetroF4 #LegendsExNihilo #CosmicLegends #MarvelMutant #marvel #marvelComics #MarvelLegends #MarvelLegends2022 #MarvelCosmic #actionFigures #CounterEarth #marvelhasbro #HasbroLegends #figurecollection #MakeMineMarvel #PosingActionFigures #toyPhotography #PlasticPhotography #TrueBeliever #FridayFigurePosing
Rhodes Scholar. Ranger. Helicopter Pilot. Bad Ass. 💥🇺🇸
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IM: “What’s the ruckus?”
PM: “Iron Man! Stand back and get ready to face your greatest fear!”
IM: “Who the hell is this cosmonaut supposed to be?” *SSHHZZAPP*
PM: “Ha! Your energy blasts don’t affect my MicroDimensional suit! Now how about THIS!” *SZZANNCT*
IM: “Guy, I didn’t fly across the country to protect the world from Tiny Temper-Tantrum Man, I’m currently pretending to be paying attention in one of my many companies’ Board Meeting.”
PM: “…what is this magic?!”
IM: “Holograms, this whole dimension might be one. Chill out Bobby, I’ll end this!”
The transparent figures are simplistic looking, but I’ve always dug them. Hologram Iron Man and AoA Iceman are no exceptions!
IM is fairly sturdy with limited articulation, I probably would’ve passed if it weren’t marked down and I wasn’t building a bear.
Ice Man is a dope sculpt, good articulation and a great addition to my limited X-Men shelf. He has fallen over multiple times during his shelf life with a foot sculpt that doesn’t lie flat, but ish happens.
Psycho Man is pretty limited in articulation and could definitely have used another hand sculpt, but what an interesting looking figure. Even with very little knowledge of the character, he looks wild, he looks Jack Kirby AF. I’m also a huge fan of the retro card, it hits the nostalgia hard.
What do you think of these figures that have relatively nothing in common?
)Toy Biz’s Hologram Armor Iron Man was my definitive favorite action figure growing up. But that armor is actually Silver Centurion, so why bother to share this?)
#HologramIronMan #marvel #JackKirby #LegendsIronMan #marvelLegends #LegendsPschoMan #LegendsIceMan #marvelComics #IronManTAS #PsychoMan#LegendsXMen #LegendsAoA #LegendsHologramIronMan #marvelhasbro #hasbro #HasbroPulse #LegoModular #LegoPhotography #LegendsRetroCard #ACBA #actionFigures#figurecollection #MakeMineMarvel #toyPhotography #PlasticPhotography #TrueBeliever #ComicBookToys #LegendsComicFigures #PosingActionFigures
I think the Legends team may’ve outdone my childhood ToyBiz Venom with this PulseCon exclusive
I’m all about the 90’s Nostalgia they’re putting out there!
(Updated Marvel display last pic)
#Venom #MaximumCarnage #Symbiote #EddieBrock #Carnage #ToyBiz #posingActionFigures #NotLEGO #HasbroPulse #marvel #marvelComics #PulseCon #MCU #ACBA #MarvelLegends #MarvelFigures #actionFigures #marvelhasbro #hasbro #HasbroLegends #SpiderManTAS #collection #MakeMineMarvel #toyPhotography #90sNostalgia
IM: “What’s the ruckus?”
PM: “Iron Man! Stand back and get ready to face your greatest fear!”
IM: “Who the hell is this cosmonaut supposed to be?” *SSHHZZAPP*
PM: “Ha! Your energy blasts don’t affect my MicroDimensional suit! Now how about THIS!” *SZZANNCT*
IM: “Guy, I didn’t fly across the country to protect the world from Tiny Temper-Tantrum Man, I’m currently pretending to be paying attention in one of my many companies’ Board Meeting.”
PM: “…what is this magic?!”
IM: “Holograms, this whole dimension might be one. Chill out Bobby, I’ll end this!”
The transparent figures are simplistic looking, but I’ve always dug them. Hologram Iron Man and AoA Iceman are no exceptions!
IM is fairly sturdy with limited articulation, I probably would’ve passed if it weren’t marked down and I wasn’t building a bear.
Ice Man is a dope sculpt, good articulation and a great addition to my limited X-Men shelf. He has fallen over multiple times during his shelf life with a foot sculpt that doesn’t lie flat, but ish happens.
Psycho Man is pretty limited in articulation and could definitely have used another hand sculpt, but what an interesting looking figure. Even with very little knowledge of the character, he looks wild, he looks Jack Kirby AF. I’m also a huge fan of the retro card, it hits the nostalgia hard.
What do you think of these figures that have relatively nothing in common?
)Toy Biz’s Hologram Armor Iron Man was my definitive favorite action figure growing up. But that armor is actually Silver Centurion, so why bother to share this?)
#HologramIronMan #marvel #JackKirby #LegendsIronMan #marvelLegends #LegendsPschoMan #LegendsIceMan #marvelComics #IronManTAS #PsychoMan#LegendsXMen #LegendsAoA #LegendsHologramIronMan #marvelhasbro #hasbro #HasbroPulse #LegoModular #LegoPhotography #LegendsRetroCard #ACBA #actionFigures#figurecollection #MakeMineMarvel #toyPhotography #PlasticPhotography #TrueBeliever #ComicBookToys #LegendsComicFigures #PosingActionFigures
IM: “What’s the ruckus?”
PM: “Iron Man! Stand back and get ready to face your greatest fear!”
IM: “Who the hell is this cosmonaut supposed to be?” *SSHHZZAPP*
PM: “Ha! Your energy blasts don’t affect my MicroDimensional suit! Now how about THIS!” *SZZANNCT*
IM: “Guy, I didn’t fly across the country to protect the world from Tiny Temper-Tantrum Man, I’m currently pretending to be paying attention in one of my many companies’ Board Meeting.”
PM: “…what is this magic?!”
IM: “Holograms, this whole dimension might be one. Chill out Bobby, I’ll end this!”
The transparent figures are simplistic looking, but I’ve always dug them. Hologram Iron Man and AoA Iceman are no exceptions!
IM is fairly sturdy with limited articulation, I probably would’ve passed if it weren’t marked down and I wasn’t building a bear.
Ice Man is a dope sculpt, good articulation and a great addition to my limited X-Men shelf. He has fallen over multiple times during his shelf life with a foot sculpt that doesn’t lie flat, but ish happens.
Psycho Man is pretty limited in articulation and could definitely have used another hand sculpt, but what an interesting looking figure. Even with very little knowledge of the character, he looks wild, he looks Jack Kirby AF. I’m also a huge fan of the retro card, it hits the nostalgia hard.
What do you think of these figures that have relatively nothing in common?
)Toy Biz’s Hologram Armor Iron Man was my definitive favorite action figure growing up. But that armor is actually Silver Centurion, so why bother to share this?)
#HologramIronMan #marvel #JackKirby #LegendsIronMan #marvelLegends #LegendsPschoMan #LegendsIceMan #marvelComics #IronManTAS #PsychoMan#LegendsXMen #LegendsAoA #LegendsHologramIronMan #marvelhasbro #hasbro #HasbroPulse #LegoModular #LegoPhotography #LegendsRetroCard #ACBA #actionFigures#figurecollection #MakeMineMarvel #toyPhotography #PlasticPhotography #TrueBeliever #ComicBookToys #LegendsComicFigures #PosingActionFigures
So, after about a year of delays, Hasbro has finally shipped out the Pulse Victory Saber sets.
If you collect Transformers, or are aware of the fandom, you'll probably have heard that this set is not just highly anticipated, but also, that the finished product bears the tried and true Hasbro traditions of questionable design choices and QC concerns.
Having opened mine, I can definitely confirm both.
Victory Saber isn't one of those characters that is well known if you have no interest outside the American based universe, seeing how we skipped several Japanese G1 seasons here in North America.
Victory Saber is incredibly popular overseas as his look is not only a deviation from the typical Convoy/Prime aesthetic, but he literally has Gundam DNA in him - I'm not super familiar if it was the entire character, but you can at least see it very clearly in Star Saber himself.
The character/toy introduced some interesting concepts to the Transformers universe, though it's probably best known for the Brainmaster concept, which itself is a spin off of the Headmaster concept - tiny figure becomes part of a larger figure (in this case not so much the head but rather the consciousness of the larger robot head) which then plugs into body to form a larger robot, which was sort of used as recently as the Titnas Returns line.
The last time Victory Saber, as a Takara/Hasbro release, was back in the 2000s with the Robotmaster version, which were small, Deluxe sized figures and were of course not retailed here. There were hopes that there would be a Masterpiece version, as a Star Saber was released quite a few years back now, but they never followed it up with a Victory Leo to complete the set.
The Pulse set, including all of the bonuses for meeting sales targets, consists of four figures and various accessories. There is the Leader sized Star Saber, Voyager sized Victory Leo, and the two... I have no idea what they're called these days, but back in the day they were called Micromasters, Holi and Fire.
To keep things relatively short and concise, you're not going to see any mind shattering feats of articulation. These figures are, at the end of the day, mainline level releases, which basically means they'll do what typical figures of their size class can, though I will admit it was nice to see that waists were present on most of the larger figures, minus Victory Leo.
QC wise, there's the typical Hasbro material, joint, and paint issues. But that's not where things end - that would have made me a happy camper.
No, we have questionable packaging for a $180 USD set - better materials would have been nice, but at the very least you figure they could given us a clamshell rather than those plastic ties, which not only make repacking the figure impossible, but can, and have, caused paint damage.
Secondly, there's that sticker you have to apply. I get that you can't really paint that particular type of plastic, but why am I having to do it at all? Could it be because it's very labour intensive, and that the sticker is so flimsy you're likely to destroy it by just taking it off the backing?
Thirdly, there's a hair or a bristle under the chrome paint applications, which as you can imagine is very visually distracting. Some users have actually taken to covering it up with mirrored tape... which begs the question of either why they didn't use the tape in the first place, or how did they screw it up.
Finally, and here's my favourite - Hasbro actually forgot to cut a hole into the body of Saber. This hole prohibits the combination of the nose cone with the jet mode, which would have made transformation impossible if I hadn't spent an hour of my life fixing it.
The worst part is... I got off lucky. Some customers have reported even more aggravating things, like missing parts.
So overall, somehow Hasbro managed to make me work more and be more annoyed with a product that is priced at a higher than normal price point.
Armored Avengers take on The Winter Soldier
Happy Sunday y’all
#LegendsSpiderman #Hasbro #LegendsDareDevil #LegendsWinterSoldier #LegendsSpiderArmorMK1 #LegendsRetroCard
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So, after about a year of delays, Hasbro has finally shipped out the Pulse Victory Saber sets.
If you collect Transformers, or are aware of the fandom, you'll probably have heard that this set is not just highly anticipated, but also, that the finished product bears the tried and true Hasbro traditions of questionable design choices and QC concerns.
Having opened mine, I can definitely confirm both.
Victory Saber isn't one of those characters that is well known if you have no interest outside the American based universe, seeing how we skipped several Japanese G1 seasons here in North America.
Victory Saber is incredibly popular overseas as his look is not only a deviation from the typical Convoy/Prime aesthetic, but he literally has Gundam DNA in him - I'm not super familiar if it was the entire character, but you can at least see it very clearly in Star Saber himself.
The character/toy introduced some interesting concepts to the Transformers universe, though it's probably best known for the Brainmaster concept, which itself is a spin off of the Headmaster concept - tiny figure becomes part of a larger figure (in this case not so much the head but rather the consciousness of the larger robot head) which then plugs into body to form a larger robot, which was sort of used as recently as the Titnas Returns line.
The last time Victory Saber, as a Takara/Hasbro release, was back in the 2000s with the Robotmaster version, which were small, Deluxe sized figures and were of course not retailed here. There were hopes that there would be a Masterpiece version, as a Star Saber was released quite a few years back now, but they never followed it up with a Victory Leo to complete the set.
The Pulse set, including all of the bonuses for meeting sales targets, consists of four figures and various accessories. There is the Leader sized Star Saber, Voyager sized Victory Leo, and the two... I have no idea what they're called these days, but back in the day they were called Micromasters, Holi and Fire.
To keep things relatively short and concise, you're not going to see any mind shattering feats of articulation. These figures are, at the end of the day, mainline level releases, which basically means they'll do what typical figures of their size class can, though I will admit it was nice to see that waists were present on most of the larger figures, minus Victory Leo.
QC wise, there's the typical Hasbro material, joint, and paint issues. But that's not where things end - that would have made me a happy camper.
No, we have questionable packaging for a $180 USD set - better materials would have been nice, but at the very least you figure they could given us a clamshell rather than those plastic ties, which not only make repacking the figure impossible, but can, and have, caused paint damage.
Secondly, there's that sticker you have to apply. I get that you can't really paint that particular type of plastic, but why am I having to do it at all? Could it be because it's very labour intensive, and that the sticker is so flimsy you're likely to destroy it by just taking it off the backing?
Thirdly, there's a hair or a bristle under the chrome paint applications, which as you can imagine is very visually distracting. Some users have actually taken to covering it up with mirrored tape... which begs the question of either why they didn't use the tape in the first place, or how did they screw it up.
Finally, and here's my favourite - Hasbro actually forgot to cut a hole into the body of Saber. This hole prohibits the combination of the nose cone with the jet mode, which would have made transformation impossible if I hadn't spent an hour of my life fixing it.
The worst part is... I got off lucky. Some customers have reported even more aggravating things, like missing parts.
So overall, somehow Hasbro managed to make me work more and be more annoyed with a product that is priced at a higher than normal price point.
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G.I. Joe Classified Series: "Cobra Viper Officers & Vipers" 3-Pack 6in. Action Figures (Hasbro) 2022
(Promotional Image)
After a disaster last month, the Marvel display is back up and looking better than ever
ToyBiz, Marvel Universe, and Marvel Legends - check ‘em out!
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“An evolved intellect”
The High Evolutionary, Herbert Edgar Wyndham, meets a like minded friend in Ex Nihilo
Big fan of the F4 retro card gimmick, even more so of the retro Spider-Man cards, and as soon as I saw this guy I knew there was an unfamiliar character I needed to take a deep dive into.
Looking for a digital trade paperback of the Evolutionary Wars (88) if anyone has a suggestion? Not seeing it on Amazon or Marvel’s app.
Very cool sculpt and colors on this guy. Happy to add him to the Cosmic shelf!
#TheHighEvolutionary #Hasbro #LegendsHighEvolutionary #ExNihilo
#HasbroPulse #ACBA #RetroF4 #LegendsExNihilo #CosmicLegends #MarvelMutant #marvel #marvelComics #MarvelLegends #MarvelLegends2022 #MarvelCosmic #actionFigures #CounterEarth #marvelhasbro #HasbroLegends #figurecollection #MakeMineMarvel #PosingActionFigures #toyPhotography #PlasticPhotography #TrueBeliever #FridayFigurePosing
Special Mission Brazil Dial-Tone and Claymore
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The Creation of Rocket Raccoon
Ronan: “High Evolutionary, Doctor Minerva, is the weapon ready?”
High Evolutionary: “My fiercest creation yet- smarter than any sentinel, more accurate than our most precisely tuned Rocket”
I’m hoping we see something similar in GotG Vol 3
#LegendsRocket #RocketRaccoon #LegendsKree #TheHighEvolutionary #Hasbro #LegendsHighEvolutionary #KreeEmpire #LegendsRonan #LegendsDoctorMinerva #DoctorMinerva #LegendsKree #LegendsRocket #SupremeIntelligence
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IM: “What’s the ruckus?”
PM: “Iron Man! Stand back and get ready to face your greatest fear!”
IM: “Who the hell is this cosmonaut supposed to be?” *SSHHZZAPP*
PM: “Ha! Your energy blasts don’t affect my MicroDimensional suit! Now how about THIS!” *SZZANNCT*
IM: “Guy, I didn’t fly across the country to protect the world from Tiny Temper-Tantrum Man, I’m currently pretending to be paying attention in one of my many companies’ Board Meeting.”
PM: “…what is this magic?!”
IM: “Holograms, this whole dimension might be one. Chill out Bobby, I’ll end this!”
The transparent figures are simplistic looking, but I’ve always dug them. Hologram Iron Man and AoA Iceman are no exceptions!
IM is fairly sturdy with limited articulation, I probably would’ve passed if it weren’t marked down and I wasn’t building a bear.
Ice Man is a dope sculpt, good articulation and a great addition to my limited X-Men shelf. He has fallen over multiple times during his shelf life with a foot sculpt that doesn’t lie flat, but ish happens.
Psycho Man is pretty limited in articulation and could definitely have used another hand sculpt, but what an interesting looking figure. Even with very little knowledge of the character, he looks wild, he looks Jack Kirby AF. I’m also a huge fan of the retro card, it hits the nostalgia hard.
What do you think of these figures that have relatively nothing in common?
)Toy Biz’s Hologram Armor Iron Man was my definitive favorite action figure growing up. But that armor is actually Silver Centurion, so why bother to share this?)
#HologramIronMan #marvel #JackKirby #LegendsIronMan #marvelLegends #LegendsPschoMan #LegendsIceMan #marvelComics #IronManTAS #PsychoMan#LegendsXMen #LegendsAoA #LegendsHologramIronMan #marvelhasbro #hasbro #HasbroPulse #LegoModular #LegoPhotography #LegendsRetroCard #ACBA #actionFigures#figurecollection #MakeMineMarvel #toyPhotography #PlasticPhotography #TrueBeliever #ComicBookToys #LegendsComicFigures #PosingActionFigures
I like the comic look for any particular Marvel figure over the MCU look, but the line is beginning to blur in 2022. That is a very good thing.
Both of these figures looked great as soon as I saw them released. Thor with the great colors. Gorr with minimal color, but great sculpt and Bale likeness.
Minor gripes: Thor’s eyes in the helm look a little off. I would consider filling in with a white or black paint pen. Stormbreaker is really thin towards the middle and bends with the weight of its head. Gorr falls on me fairly consistently with rubbery ankles.
Very solid figures, happy to add to the collection and hope that this is a harbinger of symbiotes in the MCU!
#LegendsGorr #LegendsThorLoveandThunder #HasbroPulse #ACBA #LegendsThor #marvel #marvelComics #MarvelLegends #MarvelLegends2022 #MarvelGods #GorrTheGodButcher #JourneyIntoMystery #actionFigures #marvelhasbro #HasbroLegends #figurecollection #MakeMineMarvel #toyPhotography #PlasticPhotography #TrueBeliever #ThorForce #Odinson #ThorLaT #NecroSword #TheAllBlack #LoveAndThunder #LegendsThorOdinson #MCUCollector #ComicBookToys #LegendsMCU #MarvelStudios #StormBreaker #CristianPale #ChrisHemsworth
New video up on YT: youtu.be/kpEpPuKLyqY #LegendsDarkPhoenix #JeanGrey #PhoenixForce #DarkPhoenix #LegendsXMen #LegendsPhoenix #MarvelsJeanGrey #MarvelLegends2022 #DarkPhoenixSaga #XMen97
#HasbroPulse #ComicLegends #XMenRetroCard #RetroCarded #ACBA #ComicLegends #marvel #marvelComics #MarvelLegends #actionFigures #toyPhotography #ComicBookToys #MarvelComics #SixInchLegends #epictoyart #toytribe
So, after about a year of delays, Hasbro has finally shipped out the Pulse Victory Saber sets.
If you collect Transformers, or are aware of the fandom, you'll probably have heard that this set is not just highly anticipated, but also, that the finished product bears the tried and true Hasbro traditions of questionable design choices and QC concerns.
Having opened mine, I can definitely confirm both.
Victory Saber isn't one of those characters that is well known if you have no interest outside the American based universe, seeing how we skipped several Japanese G1 seasons here in North America.
Victory Saber is incredibly popular overseas as his look is not only a deviation from the typical Convoy/Prime aesthetic, but he literally has Gundam DNA in him - I'm not super familiar if it was the entire character, but you can at least see it very clearly in Star Saber himself.
The character/toy introduced some interesting concepts to the Transformers universe, though it's probably best known for the Brainmaster concept, which itself is a spin off of the Headmaster concept - tiny figure becomes part of a larger figure (in this case not so much the head but rather the consciousness of the larger robot head) which then plugs into body to form a larger robot, which was sort of used as recently as the Titnas Returns line.
The last time Victory Saber, as a Takara/Hasbro release, was back in the 2000s with the Robotmaster version, which were small, Deluxe sized figures and were of course not retailed here. There were hopes that there would be a Masterpiece version, as a Star Saber was released quite a few years back now, but they never followed it up with a Victory Leo to complete the set.
The Pulse set, including all of the bonuses for meeting sales targets, consists of four figures and various accessories. There is the Leader sized Star Saber, Voyager sized Victory Leo, and the two... I have no idea what they're called these days, but back in the day they were called Micromasters, Holi and Fire.
To keep things relatively short and concise, you're not going to see any mind shattering feats of articulation. These figures are, at the end of the day, mainline level releases, which basically means they'll do what typical figures of their size class can, though I will admit it was nice to see that waists were present on most of the larger figures, minus Victory Leo.
QC wise, there's the typical Hasbro material, joint, and paint issues. But that's not where things end - that would have made me a happy camper.
No, we have questionable packaging for a $180 USD set - better materials would have been nice, but at the very least you figure they could given us a clamshell rather than those plastic ties, which not only make repacking the figure impossible, but can, and have, caused paint damage.
Secondly, there's that sticker you have to apply. I get that you can't really paint that particular type of plastic, but why am I having to do it at all? Could it be because it's very labour intensive, and that the sticker is so flimsy you're likely to destroy it by just taking it off the backing?
Thirdly, there's a hair or a bristle under the chrome paint applications, which as you can imagine is very visually distracting. Some users have actually taken to covering it up with mirrored tape... which begs the question of either why they didn't use the tape in the first place, or how did they screw it up.
Finally, and here's my favourite - Hasbro actually forgot to cut a hole into the body of Saber. This hole prohibits the combination of the nose cone with the jet mode, which would have made transformation impossible if I hadn't spent an hour of my life fixing it.
The worst part is... I got off lucky. Some customers have reported even more aggravating things, like missing parts.
So overall, somehow Hasbro managed to make me work more and be more annoyed with a product that is priced at a higher than normal price point.
The Big Three take on Ultron
Looking forward to seeing these heroes coming into the MCU in the near future!
And I’m still holding out hope for a return of Ultron. If Zola’s conscience could survive over 40 years on tape, Ultrons got to be encrypted somewhere.
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When Claymore was asked to join the G.I. Joe team, his only stipulation was that he be called in for special assignments only. When a special task force was needed in Brazil, General Hawk called on him... and he delivered. 💥🇧🇷💥🇺🇸💥🇧🇷💥🇺🇸💥
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Who Guards The Guardsmen?
Stealth Armor Iron Man doesn’t debut until the following comic issue, but I like the color combo- Silver Centurion may be my favorite armor, but this has been my favorite ‘specialized’ armor since the animated series Toy Biz figure
I enjoyed trying to get different background color clashes, but also like how the natural light in the LEGO city turned out. What do you all prefer for backdrop: digital, LEGO, DGAF?
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G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes/Origins Movie "Night Creeper" 6in. Action Figure (Hasbro) Ninja Strike Playline
This is My Spider-Man.
As in the one I first watched and wondered at. The first Marvel property to really hook me, Spider-Man The Animated Series (1994).
The SM retro carded figures got me into collecting Legends (Galactus cemented that), but I missed out on Wave 1’s SM and would not cave to the $100+ second market asking prices. So I was super stoked when this figure was announced!
Then there was the drama of getting a preorder in to Walmart… I found the barcode from @toyshiz YT video and used the Walmart App to look up the fig around 9:45 that morning, and it was Live!
I picked up my copy and put the link up on Reddit and IG story.
It was supposed to release at 10a. It was sold out within 10mins of launch. While the figure came back up for order a couple more times throughout the day; it was the most difficult figure to get ahold of from my short history of collecting Legends.
RYV SM might be the definitive SM, but I hugely appreciate this nostalgic bit of childhood joining the collection.
Web Shooter with web projectile Spider-Man was my childhood ToyBiz SM favorite figure, what was yours?
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My first look at the super posable retro carded Spidey buck with Ben Reilly, and it really is an amazing figure. I get it, this is the type of articulation we’ve all wanted for Spider-Man, and I can’t wait for the two-pack with articulated toes to drop
Kro is a figure I knew I wanted to pick up before The Eternals came out. I’m not really an MCU collector to begin with, but this figure is a great monster to have as an adversary for just about anyone. A great hefty figure, and lots of tendrils/tentacles that will definitely be making their way into symbiote shoots to come
Which element do you prefer for the face kick, Blue or Red?
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and of course, specialmissionforce.com!
Darkstar!
This character is a bit simplistic in color scheme and really should’ve included effects elements, but looks great and has pretty excellent articulation!
This figure is all about the Build-a-Bear BAF piece, but she looks cool enough. A welcome addition to my Mutant or Cosmic shelf. Leaning Cosmic. Whichever, she’s definitely stealing SunSpot’s effect element.
She was a Champion of Los Angels, so that makes her somewhat relevant after last night’s Big Game #LARams
Stay romantic y’all!
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So, after about a year of delays, Hasbro has finally shipped out the Pulse Victory Saber sets.
If you collect Transformers, or are aware of the fandom, you'll probably have heard that this set is not just highly anticipated, but also, that the finished product bears the tried and true Hasbro traditions of questionable design choices and QC concerns.
Having opened mine, I can definitely confirm both.
Victory Saber isn't one of those characters that is well known if you have no interest outside the American based universe, seeing how we skipped several Japanese G1 seasons here in North America.
Victory Saber is incredibly popular overseas as his look is not only a deviation from the typical Convoy/Prime aesthetic, but he literally has Gundam DNA in him - I'm not super familiar if it was the entire character, but you can at least see it very clearly in Star Saber himself.
The character/toy introduced some interesting concepts to the Transformers universe, though it's probably best known for the Brainmaster concept, which itself is a spin off of the Headmaster concept - tiny figure becomes part of a larger figure (in this case not so much the head but rather the consciousness of the larger robot head) which then plugs into body to form a larger robot, which was sort of used as recently as the Titnas Returns line.
The last time Victory Saber, as a Takara/Hasbro release, was back in the 2000s with the Robotmaster version, which were small, Deluxe sized figures and were of course not retailed here. There were hopes that there would be a Masterpiece version, as a Star Saber was released quite a few years back now, but they never followed it up with a Victory Leo to complete the set.
The Pulse set, including all of the bonuses for meeting sales targets, consists of four figures and various accessories. There is the Leader sized Star Saber, Voyager sized Victory Leo, and the two... I have no idea what they're called these days, but back in the day they were called Micromasters, Holi and Fire.
To keep things relatively short and concise, you're not going to see any mind shattering feats of articulation. These figures are, at the end of the day, mainline level releases, which basically means they'll do what typical figures of their size class can, though I will admit it was nice to see that waists were present on most of the larger figures, minus Victory Leo.
QC wise, there's the typical Hasbro material, joint, and paint issues. But that's not where things end - that would have made me a happy camper.
No, we have questionable packaging for a $180 USD set - better materials would have been nice, but at the very least you figure they could given us a clamshell rather than those plastic ties, which not only make repacking the figure impossible, but can, and have, caused paint damage.
Secondly, there's that sticker you have to apply. I get that you can't really paint that particular type of plastic, but why am I having to do it at all? Could it be because it's very labour intensive, and that the sticker is so flimsy you're likely to destroy it by just taking it off the backing?
Thirdly, there's a hair or a bristle under the chrome paint applications, which as you can imagine is very visually distracting. Some users have actually taken to covering it up with mirrored tape... which begs the question of either why they didn't use the tape in the first place, or how did they screw it up.
Finally, and here's my favourite - Hasbro actually forgot to cut a hole into the body of Saber. This hole prohibits the combination of the nose cone with the jet mode, which would have made transformation impossible if I hadn't spent an hour of my life fixing it.
The worst part is... I got off lucky. Some customers have reported even more aggravating things, like missing parts.
So overall, somehow Hasbro managed to make me work more and be more annoyed with a product that is priced at a higher than normal price point.
This is My Spider-Man.
As in the one I first watched and wondered at. The first Marvel property to really hook me, Spider-Man The Animated Series (1994).
The SM retro carded figures got me into collecting Legends (Galactus cemented that), but I missed out on Wave 1’s SM and would not cave to the $100+ second market asking prices. So I was super stoked when this figure was announced!
Then there was the drama of getting a preorder in to Walmart… I found the barcode from @toyshiz YT video and used the Walmart App to look up the fig around 9:45 that morning, and it was Live!
I picked up my copy and put the link up on Reddit and IG story.
It was supposed to release at 10a. It was sold out within 10mins of launch. While the figure came back up for order a couple more times throughout the day; it was the most difficult figure to get ahold of from my short history of collecting Legends.
RYV SM might be the definitive SM, but I hugely appreciate this nostalgic bit of childhood joining the collection.
Web Shooter with web projectile Spider-Man was my childhood ToyBiz SM favorite figure, what was yours?
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