ohhthegore
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Damn that Dredd looks bomb as fuck
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Action Figure GAF |OT| Articulated figures murdered my wallet
- Thread starter George Oscar Bluth II
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Next Spider-Man wave, based on the Anya body. I'd bet money on it.
youbastards
Member
"Look sir, droids."
"Look sir, droids."
Man, they look great. If you display them with a realistic set, can't even tell they're figures.
Barrow Roll
Member
Honestly, I feel like the costumes in Age of Ultron are a step down for most of the cast. I like the idea behind Hulk's pants, but the design they went with doesn't look great. Black Widow has these gaudy lines all over her suit that look awful. Hawkeye's robes look bad. I thought Cap's outfit in Winter Soldier looked fucking awesome, but this one is pretty decent. Thor and Iron Man are recolors. Aside from the Hulkbuster and the rumored Mark 45, there isn't a lot to get excited about.
It's a sad trend... a lot of these Marvel films feel like they have to change costumes every single film.
Remember the Reeves Superman films, Burton Batman, Raimi's Spider-Man...? Didn't need major costume changes each film, it's artificial and only serves one true purpose: to sell more merch.
"Oh, Iron Man has an all new suit! What? No scratch that he has FOUR new suits in this film, holy fuck, last film he only had 3 new suits, incredible!"
I love seeing new suits but it feels forced a lot of times, and in Age of Ultron it is the most blatantly unneeded change for some of the characters.
It's clear there is a problem when the new suits don't look better, only "different" -- Marvel needs to step back and stop feeling like they have to completely redesign every outfit each new film
And yet I'ms till buying a lot of the merch (to be fair, I barely bought any of the 2012 Avengers merch, so I guess I'm playing catch-up)
Age of Ultron Thanos Wave going for pre-order on March 1st
http://www.dorksidetoys.com/Marvel-Legends-Avengers-Age-of-Ultron-Thanos-Wave-p/hasmv73973.htm
THREE full ML waves all hitting within the span of one month... wtf is happening
Remember the Reeves Superman films, Burton Batman, Raimi's Spider-Man...? Didn't need major costume changes each film, it's artificial and only serves one true purpose: to sell more merch.
"Oh, Iron Man has an all new suit! What? No scratch that he has FOUR new suits in this film, holy fuck, last film he only had 3 new suits, incredible!"
I love seeing new suits but it feels forced a lot of times, and in Age of Ultron it is the most blatantly unneeded change for some of the characters.
It's clear there is a problem when the new suits don't look better, only "different" -- Marvel needs to step back and stop feeling like they have to completely redesign every outfit each new film
And yet I'ms till buying a lot of the merch (to be fair, I barely bought any of the 2012 Avengers merch, so I guess I'm playing catch-up)
Age of Ultron Thanos Wave going for pre-order on March 1st
http://www.dorksidetoys.com/Marvel-Legends-Avengers-Age-of-Ultron-Thanos-Wave-p/hasmv73973.htm
THREE full ML waves all hitting within the span of one month... wtf is happening
Infinitemadness
Member
oh whaaaat? I was just telling my girlfriend that they should have made this a figure. Time to hit Disney stores and Targets!
youbastards
Member
that's good. as long as it's not the same size as the MGS Rex and Ray boxes, lol
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
I kinda want to buy a few more Superior Spidey figures and make customs out of them. Symbiote, Unlimited and Secret War.
EroticSushi
Member
Hulk on display at Secret Base. Looks way better here than in their reveal photos.
MaizeRage25
Member
Yup, looks great at Secret Base. Pre-ordered this morning.
The Omega Man
Member
That's not even his fi... Oh no wait, it is
Oh wow, thanks for the headsup on the pre order date!
I live to serve.
I will be ordering mine STAT.
I'll probably order a case again since there is a lot of cost incentive to do so. Sadly that means i'll have an extra iron man and hulk. iron man might be hard to get rid of at MSPR, but Hulk figures are always in demand. He'll probably add value within a year, or as soon as the figures go out of production. The case is only $20 more than the set and you get 2 extra figures, effectively $10 each so it's hard to pass on that when it also includes the free shipping.
I will be ordering mine STAT.
I'll probably order a case again since there is a lot of cost incentive to do so. Sadly that means i'll have an extra iron man and hulk. iron man might be hard to get rid of at MSPR, but Hulk figures are always in demand. He'll probably add value within a year, or as soon as the figures go out of production. The case is only $20 more than the set and you get 2 extra figures, effectively $10 each so it's hard to pass on that when it also includes the free shipping.
I don't follow all retailers that close but dorkside sold out of both cases & sets of the Allfather wave within a few days. They now have no singles, either. For the Hobgoblin wave, it's the same story only you can find a few singles still. Only the 2x per case figs though.
I think a lot of people will want to build Thanos, so this set will be roughly on par with both of the other sets. Hard to say if cases or sets will sell out... what I can say is you can order on or near March 1st and cancel at any time with zero consequences... so if you know what you want, I'd order and worry later if you change your mind.
It def won't be like a "sells out within 10 mins" scenario, you'll have time. It should take a few days for anything to sell out. Key word should.
worst case scenario there's always amazon and toysrus, but in my experience it's hard to predict what the stock will be like. sometimes they are quick sellouts, other times they have a healthy assortment.
I think a lot of people will want to build Thanos, so this set will be roughly on par with both of the other sets. Hard to say if cases or sets will sell out... what I can say is you can order on or near March 1st and cancel at any time with zero consequences... so if you know what you want, I'd order and worry later if you change your mind.
It def won't be like a "sells out within 10 mins" scenario, you'll have time. It should take a few days for anything to sell out. Key word should.
worst case scenario there's always amazon and toysrus, but in my experience it's hard to predict what the stock will be like. sometimes they are quick sellouts, other times they have a healthy assortment.
Thanks! Yeah I'm not too concerned about cancelling, I just want to make sure I can get a set since it's really hard to find new Legends around here. Most stores still only have Winter Soldier stuff. I could ask about back stock, but I doubt I would get as lucky as I did a few weeks ago again. But BBTS should have their pre orders up at roughly the same time, right? That should at least give a couple options just in case they sell instantly haha
Hellbender
Member
Damn you Action Figure GAF, I just preordered the Hot Toys Vader. My first high priced figure.
Flintty
Member
Congratulations, a great figure to start with!
I don't know, I studied long and hard on getting Hot Toys Vader, but I ultimately decided that I though the sideshow RotJ version was better overall. I hope Hot Toys will do a RotJ version with removable helmet someday.
I feel the Hot Toys ANH Vader is lacking in accessories too yet costs more compared to the Sideshow version.
I'm kinda stumped as to what Hot Toys is trying to accomplish with their version since it's not doing much to improve over past Vaders in that scale. I guess it comes down to the Hot Toys name which sells.
I feel the Hot Toys ANH Vader is lacking in accessories too yet costs more compared to the Sideshow version.
I'm kinda stumped as to what Hot Toys is trying to accomplish with their version since it's not doing much to improve over past Vaders in that scale. I guess it comes down to the Hot Toys name which sells.
Hellbender
Member
I agree with you completely about the removable helmet. It was actually the one thing causing me to hesitate on making the purchase, but, ultimately I just liked the looks of the Hot Toys version better.
Supa Necta
Banned
Not a bad haul for $7. Anyone want to accept the challenge to ID all these guys?
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Is that a... Is that a... McFarlane Spider-Man top row, second figure?
Supa Necta
Banned
Do they charge upon shipping or at time of preorder?
GodParticle
Member
Looks like the darker hasbro mcfarlane spidey. I want the original so bad, but gotdamn they are expensive
Second and third from the bottom right are from the recent Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon series, right?
Haloid1177
Banned
I'll pay you $10 for the Spidey.
Anyway, top row is the Spider-Man 3 Legends Venom, Doc Ock, and Goblin, then a McFarlane Spidey. Bottom right is Spectacular Spidey figures, the X-Men stuff next to them is from the last X-Men cartoon. I know the Deadpool is from the Origins movie but I'm not sure on the others.
Supa Necta
Banned
Thanks for the replies. I've lucked out at this store like this before when I found a kenner blue snaggletooth in a bag of my little ponies.
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
OTACHI IS HERE EARLY! Time for those Pacific Rim collection pictures I promised ages ago!
OTACHI IS HERE EARLY! Time for those Pacific Rim collection pictures I promised ages ago!
Goddamn she looks great. I think I'm still going to hold out for that flying version coming down the line, but these pictures are making it a hard wait .
This line has been so great, I just wish the Kaiju in-general were articulated better- the Jaegers have been great for awhile now.
Man I want the Perfect Cell figuart so badly, but there's no way I'm paying 235 for it... does anyone know if these figures get re-releases?
yea, they've done rereleases before
Man I want the Perfect Cell figuart so badly, but there's no way I'm paying 235 for it... does anyone know if these figures get re-releases?
They do re-releases, but unfortunately they never did one for Tamashi web limited figures so far. I should know, I've been waiting for a re-release of Trunks forever :/
Man I want the Perfect Cell figuart so badly, but there's no way I'm paying 235 for it... does anyone know if these figures get re-releases?
Outside of the first few DBZ figuarts (SSJ Goku, Gohan, and Piccolo) all of the rest have been online exclusives. Tamashii doesn't reissue online exclusives, so if you want any of them then you have to deal with scalpers. I paid $150 for Freeza. :/
The Omega Man
Member
lol Trunks is the Holy Grail of these figures, people pay a lot to have him, knowing my luck, the minute I admit defeat, pony up and buy him at aftermarket/scalpers prices, the minutes his re-release gets announced.
or sell some old figures to pay for new one, heh
ohhthegore
Member
Wish I would have jumped on those Pacific Rim figures when they first started coming out, they look great
you can still find them. they've been rereleasing some of them as bundle packs.
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Diggeh
Unconfirmed Member
They're pretty easy to find. Just remember that it's NECA. My first Striker Eureka's leg broke clean off out of package, so I replaced it with their new release. The Kaiju are all amazing, but be very careful with the Jaegers.
Dat feeling of receiving a txt from USPS saying you got a delivery and not knowing what it was 
I searched my e-mail for the tracking # and found nothing, lol.
my spidey legends were delivered, too (different tracking #) T__T
can't wait to get home and build dat hobgoblin
You know who needs an SHF?
A great accompaniment to Cell Oh, and while they are at it... all the other major HxH characters, please.
I searched my e-mail for the tracking # and found nothing, lol.If you pay by paypal they will charge immediately. If you pay with CC they charge when it ships. This is stated in their FAQ! I like this because it gives you options. Some people do prefer to pay up front, and they have that option.
my spidey legends were delivered, too (different tracking #) T__T
can't wait to get home and build dat hobgoblin
You know who needs an SHF?
A great accompaniment to Cell
Oh, and while they are at it... all the other major HxH characters, please.