Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION Dr. Gym'll's Cultural Rarities Action Figures, Minibusts, Statues, Whizkid, etc... the STUFF thread

OUCH.


I placed my DCBS order late this month 'cause I knew my wallet was gonna take a hit... but I wasn't planning on finding THIS:



It'll make a great bookend to the other Kitty Pryde bust I got awhile back...

That's what you get for showing up after the sale was over.

So we went to WalMart tonight and what did I find on the shelves? Four out of the seven series 9 figures. I picked up Prof. X, Nightcrawler, Bullseye and Doc Strange. Now I just need to find Grey Hulk, War Machine and Deathlok.

And since I forgot that Prof. X was supposed to be the shorted one I stupidly left another one of him on the shelf. Do you think he's worth going back for?

The Prof figure may be short packed, but its still UGLY

Switch his head with the Galactus one they include. Still ugly, but very, very amusing...

Oh, no...



It's the full-sized JLU maquette... $90, $58.50 with my 35% off thru DCBS. And I thought this was going to be a -good- order month...

Maybe I'll wait for the mini...

Hey! Good news!! It looks like DCD is gonna produce MA JSA figures in 2006! No word on which characters that I've seen, but the GA Atom will be included in the wave.

AND there's going to be a BOOSTER GOLD figure and an Earth II HUNTRESS! (their home waves have yet to be announced).

Aside from the upcoming BLACK CANARY figure, there hasn't been much from DCD that I've been excited about (though some of the JLA figures *look* good...). This is a welcome announcement.

With my luck, they'll all be based on the art of that guy who's drawing New Warriors. So, I won't be happy until I see them, unfortunately.

I'm not buying any DC Direct unless I see it firsthand. They've lost my trust with the quality control issues of the last few waves.

I'm starting to agree.

Wandering through the San Diego exhibition hall trying to find an Earth-2 Robin with a decent paint-job did that for me.

Bad paints, and Gary's literally had two left feet; my Compy from the recent FA wave 3 barely had his lower left leg attached, and the connector peice on the upper thigh was warped until I boiled it... For what these things cost, and I preorder to save money, we shouldn't have to settle for anything.

As much as people didn't like the later, cookie-cutter SA Legion figs, at least we knew the paint apps would be great. And defects were rare. I'll buy that nice-looking SA Timber Wolf before I preorder anything else.

And I'm quaking in "anticipation" of my Ross Black Canary and Elseworlds Thrillkiller Batgirl... I preordered those before the COIE stuff hit the shelves...

...and I picked the best out of three Supergirls that my shop had ordered and still had to settle for one that has blue paint bleeding into the red among other noticable defects.

And the good news about the Robin is that I was able to trade it in for another with the proper feet in the proper place (never thought I would have to look for that!), but the sad part is I had picked that two right-footed Robin originally because of the three, he had the best paint apps. So, now I have a smugged up Robin but with a left lower leg and a right lower leg!

I love DCD, I really do (I spend enough money on them!), but this latest wave plus what they showed at the Con has got me re-thinking my completest attitude toward them.

I saw Julius' report-- That ID Crisis Canary pictured in the article is hideous. Absolutely hideous. The sculptor should be embarassed to have their name on it.

I was very surprised at the face on that Canary. I can understand wanting to make her look different - there are enough Canary figures out there as it is - but this seems like an error in judgement.

Any of you see/buy the new Krypto toyline yet? They're at my TRU... I haven't had the urge to actually get any, though. They're nice enough, I guess, but a little pricey for kids' toys. I might eventually pick up the talking Ace the Bathound, though.

Has anybody checked out or bought the SPIDER-MAN & FRIENDS action figures for kids? These guys are adorable! I've decided to pick them up and set them aside for my Godson Alex, so he's got something cool to play with when he comes over to Uncle Bri's. It was the Rhino fig that did it; Who can resist a cherub face on an otherwise bad@$$ villain?! I've managed to track down all the non-Spidey figures except the Color-Change Lizard, though I haven't bought the Wolverine, nor have I decided -which- Spider-Man I want for my set. The store I saw the Wolverines at has a web-climber Spidey that looks the most like the comic version, so...

(Pretty sad how I used Alex as an excuse to start collecting another line, huh? )

Here's a review of said Rhino, with pictures.

For those who can't be bothered, here's a thumbnail from the interview:



All together, now: AAWWWWW!!

I saw those! The TRU display only had 1 Iceman and I was tempted to pick it up until I realized preschoolers might beat me up for it...I did pick up the Hawk n' Dove and WonderWoman JLU three pack though - can't decide if I want to keep it!

I've been getting mine at a couple of Wal*Marts near me, MEL. My TRU has the same 100 or so Spidey's, although I did see a Thing there recently. Hopefully ToyBiz has the sense to realize these are for kids, and not limit the non-Spidey figs too much... I'm probably going to have a devil of a time tracking down that Lizard, from what I've been hearing.

Lil' Iron Man sez:



"Dayum, I'm CUTE!!!"

Oh, and I got Wolverine and an Air Launch Spidey on clearance at the Manchester Wal...

Bring on Iron Man, Green Goblin and the Lizard!

Have you guys seen the Marvel heroes in crates?

The Figure Factory ones? Only at TRU. Not too interested, and the only ones I've seen on the pegs are the Thing and Spider-Man crates. Any Marvel characters I'd actually be interested in getting would most likely end up being "mystery figures"... i.e., next-to-impossible to find. :rolleyes:

I hear DC Direct's launching something similar to these; I'd pick up a Babs-Batgirl if it's a regular release and not a "mystery figure".

Did anyone pick up the Alex Ross Black Canary? This figure is beautiful- but mine took awhile to find a standable pose.

I also picked up a Marvel Legends Angel and a Black Panther. I would've preferred a more 'classic' look for T'challa, but his is a nice figure. I'm not sure about Angel yet. The wings are pretty-- but he looks too much like a famous actor. I'm not used to him yet.

I lucked into a Goliath/Ant-man/Wasp Legends figure a couple of weeks ago. Love the little guys!

Unfortunately, that looks like it for my figure-collecting for awhile. With the exception of Wonder Man, I can't think of another figure for which I'm looking forward. There's the rumored JSA set sometime in 2006, but until it's solicited, I don't quite believe it.

Legion characters, Ahimal Man, Sand, Trickster, GA Harlequin, Black Orchid for DC would get me motivated. For Marvel, Crystal, Black Bolt, Quicksilver, Polaris, Valkyrie, Cannonball, Magma... sigh, what're the odds?

I got my AR Canary with my most recent comics shipment. VERy nice, although the huge-@$$ seams on her fishnets are a bit much. Mine stands fine on its base.

I lucked into -ALL- of the ML Sentinel wave figures this weekend... one stop, actually. Even the variants! Word of warning-- ToyBiz packed Mystique and Omega Red with the same Sentinel piece, as you only need six pieces for the BAF, so expect shortpacking a la the Series 6 Phoenix for the Mystique figure...