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    I changed my pledge from the white one. I didn't like the neck.
    I also might add another one.
     
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    Thanks for reminding me of this. I didn't realize that the lineup had been expanded to 12 figures. Beautiful artwork too.
     
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    Holy fuck i am SUPER excited for the X-Men Juggernaut build a figure set coming out! :D
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    Im just debating which figures are going to be stupidly hard to try and find in stores. Will be kind of fun trying to hunt them down once they pop up in stores.
     
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    Japan brown Wolverine is my fave
     
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    Yeah hes pretty darn cool! I know Deadpool will probably sell fast considering it just had a successful movie made. Cable is a welcome to!
     
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    Build-a-figure set? Does that mean that one piece of a certain character comes packed with another complete toy, and you have to collect the whole series to fully "build" the final toy?

    As is, it looks like Wolvie was finally able to decapitate ol' Beefy J. The cut looks clean.
     
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    Yeah gotta get the whole set of figures for Juggernaut but they have been doing that for awhile now with the Toybiz versions even before Hasbro got the license from them.

    Ill give you an example in a little bit today. Just got the whole Red Skull Build a figure set. Because this Redskull version is super badass.
     
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    Those Deadpool figs are hard to get hold of. Build a figures are dope. Glad to see a more X centric line. As of late it's been so much avengers shit.
     
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    Well some of the Avengers stuff is pretty cool though even the newer wave that is not out yet.
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    Mockingbird
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    Task Master
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    He has a regular head but i prefer the wolf one.

    I thought i had all the figures to show you guys the Red Skull but im missing one. Luckily i know where to get one quick when the stores open lol.
     
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    I am honestly really tired of everything being so Avengers-centric. I mean, I understand that Marvel/Disney is holding not stops to pumping out stuff to sell its CU, but man, Marvel is just so much more. Being a longtime X-men just makes it that much worse, with the literal phasing out of an entire spectrum of the Marvel Universe, all just to spite competitors. I mean, WTF. If that isn't the biggest slap in the face to your own readership, I don't know what is; and yet they are constantly getting a pass.

    This is just to say, I am excited to finally see some X-men representation in the BAF line again, but don't want this to be the only way I can enjoy mutants. We have gotten a fair number of these toys already (and please, I love Wolverine too, but there are so many others that also need a figure). But just give me a really proper 'classic' Luke Cage to replace that horrible one from before. I imagine it is more than likely though we will only ever see a new version, similar to the Danny figure we got recently - which was nice, but their 'giant' Luke take is never going to work as a Legends toy.
     
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    I think we will see more hopefully its just a matter of "WHEN" per say. Toybiz had a truly extensive line of figures and some of those ones were far more accurate with the comic books in general than the Hasbro versions. Not to say that i don't like the Hasbro versions of figures but this is what i noticed since i do have some of the original Toybiz sculpts.
     
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    Ok finally got the figure i needed to finish off the Red Skull set lol. I had to bike around for a bit since my local Gamestop suddenly decided not to have her in stock. XD

    Sharon Carter
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    Overall i really like her body great mold only issue I have with her is the cheesy gun she comes with but other than that great figure.

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    This is the build a figure version for the Captain America set. Great build a figure over all and super menacing. Im not to sure on the story behind this version of him though.

    And than i took a group shot of the whole set. You can see Captain America with his normal head. Great classic version of captain America from the comic books if you ask me. As well as mocking birds staff which separates into two batons as well as the alternative head that comes with the Task Master.
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    They need to remake a couple legends figs. The Psylocke, Luke Cage, havok, spiderwoman

    I feel like the Legends female sculpts need some thickness. They all end up looking like Rob liefeild did the anatomy
     
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    Sharon carter came out really awesome. But yeah they probably need to go back and redo a few of the females. You know i just saw a spiderwoman in my local Walgreens while hunting for Carter on the way. She looked ok to me. I see no issue with her body.
     
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    New rule: All super-hero toys much be designed to look as if they came from any comic book inked before Todd McFarlane bought his first drafting board.
     
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    I know the last 2 pics are not that great. Im really tired after biking a few miles to where i needed to go and back lol. But thats red skull onslaught from the newer comics.

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    And the capwolf is a much needed piece although i wish Hasbro had given him alternative wolf claws to go with it. Since that version of him was from the 90s people probably wont remember it as much. Im pretty sure all these versions are from newer concept designs of the villains and heroes except for Captain America which is in classic form.
     
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    Capwolf is my favorite Mark Gruenwald work. That figure needs some torn up costume and claws.
     
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    At LEAST some claws would have been appropriate. Idk why the hell they didn't do it? They literally gave Edge Of The Spiderverse Spider Man a bunch of poseable extra hands PLUS claw hands to go with his alternative symbiote head.

    And im uploading some new pics soon as well as some old Marvel Legends Toy Biz stuff while I have the figures out.
     
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    Some other stuff i have thats open but not a full build a set from Hasbro.

    Bulldozer
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    Hulk
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    Surprisingly this guy has a great range of articulation.

    Thundra
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    An Assortment Of Iron Man Armor & War Machine
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    Some Of The Newer Spiderman sets are quite good too.
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    And some of the OLD Toybiz versions. Ill give you guys a break with some X Men Stuff. I really agree with you guys that Hasbro needs to dabble allot more into the X Men franchise in general. There are a tone of figures still yet to be made.

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    This one i think is a variant of a variant actually. If you look at the picture of him on the side you see he has a blue suite. This one does not.

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    New toys coming out from the cancelled 2011 Thundercats show! :D

    Dear god yes i need my Thundercats fix!!!!! XD
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    These chibi versions are going to go great on a counter space!

    And SDCC Barbie She-Ra which really does not look bad at all.
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    So i got something pretty cool for you guys to check out tonight. If your not aware yet there is a collectors exclusive set of TMNT 2: Secret Of The Ooze figures at Walmarts you can buy in wake of the new TMNT 2: Out Of the Shadows movie. You can only find these at that particular store. I got lucky with the Walmart that is literally right across the street from me and they had a complete line to choose from. Now i only picked up one figure because i wanted to test the waters with this figure and i REALLY like what I see with them. Playmates has really outdone themselves with these movie renditions of the turtles and these particular figures sport about 34 points of articulation which makes them highly poseable for collectors to play with as well as kids. They all come with an assortment of 4 different heads sporting different emotions as well as there signature weapons and a few other fun nick nacks. They cost about 20 dollars which is the same as the price of the Marvel Legends toys but make no mistake they give you quite a bit of bang for your buck. But besides Leonardo you can get Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello.

    Here is the front of the figure in box.
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    This is the back of the box with a Bio of the figure and the movie in general.
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    Here's a pose with with Leonardo's katana sword's out.
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    Here he is sitting down with some ooze canister's. One sealed and one broken.
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    Some nifty throwing stars! You get about 4 of them. :)
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    Overall great value for the money and he goes great with any of your other 6 inch figure collections! :D
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    And each figure comes packed with a brochure of the TMNT new movie figure's, playset's and roll play toys.
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    I really hope the Voltron toy line coming out next year has some awesome collectors pieces like this one that was released.
     
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    Since we were talking about the BAF collection, you know one [other] thing that really pisses me off? The friggin' accessories that come with some of these toys. I don't know if Hasbro was reacting to some negative feedback from parents or consumer groups about some of their earlier stuff, but the move away from 'weapons' is just utterly ridiculous.

    Example, take the Winter Soldier action figure. I don't think you could probably ask for more realism in a toy, on-screen accuracy, and incredible sculpting and detail. Pretty decent, amirite?

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    But then, I would like to highlight the 'accessory' that comes with Bucky,



    What the ever-living-f? What is that thing supposed to be? And the WS isn't even the only figure that comes with a monstrosity like that; just check out some of the others from the Mandroid seris. I've highlighted the whole set to show how incredibly stupid it is both in design and proportion to the actual toy. There is really no way these figures can hold these weapons, nor does it look like they were ever designed to. I would not be surprised at all if this was changed later on in the development. Look, I can fully appreciate that they want to go away from the whole 'guns' thing, but including this ridiculous giant plasma rifle (or whatever it is) is hardly any better. The physics of it don't make any sense, it doesn't match something in the movie or comics (that I know of) and doesn't even work with the toy it is sold with. And if they are really concerned with the violent aspects of it, why have the figure marketed in this way (i.e. directly from the film) in the first place; because it is clearly a violent movie and character. If impressionable kids are seeing that movie, than that is a whole separate issue about exposure.

    This is comics right, so all stuff is fair, but it just seems so far-fetched to have these weird weapons included that are lifted straight out of the horrible '90s action figure packages, where everything bigger was better, and has absolutely zero connection to the character they are included with. I am pretty certain I would rather have no weapons with such a toy, or some shield or tire iron or ... something.... instead, if they are going to just never put in any 'realistic' looking gun. It seems against what they have themselves set up this line to be about. These are also not really average action figures off the shelf for most kids; not the way the line is marketed and priced anyways. I actually have no problem whatsoever with limiting things to be 'appropriate' but this seems almost trying to have it both ways, which is what gets me.

    Anyhow, I don't really care, I just think it is sort of silly looking at it why this decision was made. Silly designs amuse me. /rant
     
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    that peen blaster?!
     

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