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| Dr Baghead 3133th Post
 
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|  "Re(1):Long live the toys"
, posted Thu 22 Jul 07:01
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What do you think about the new "Super articulated Batman"? he sure doesn't look that Super articulated to me... http://www.action-figure.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=12316
He doesn't look "super articulated" because Toy Biz had to go and redefine what "super articulated" meant... it no longer means 20+ joints, ML has caused it to mean 40+...
Even if he's not Super Articulated in the Marvel Lengends sense, I rather like him, I mean Spider-man NEEDS 50+ points of articulation, he's always flipping and flying around... but Batman is rather stoic, so 26 is plenty for him so long as it's useful... so long as I can pose his arms and get him to crouch (on a movie Spider-man's Gargoyle!) he's fine by me
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And what about those new boxed sets? I haven't heard any news about them, which character will be featured? perhaps an Avengers set?
no one knows yet, I'm guessing the 9 (also rumored to be 7+2 sidekicks) set is either an X-Men set with the Brotherhood being a major part of it or a new Spider-man set since it's supposed to have 4 'brand new' villians... I've got no clue who will be in the 4 figure set (I hope it's not an Avengers set... since that would mean it's probably just Cap'N America, Iron Man, Hulk, and Thor.)
yeah it's not funny but the naked chick tag was getting annoying.
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| Dr Baghead 3134th Post
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| "Re(2):Toy Thread Revival" , posted Thu 22 Jul 21:36
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I hope the four figure Marvel Legends set is the Fantastic Four (adding an Invisible Girl/Woman figure of course). That'd be nice. I'd have to buy it.
I've got good news and bad news for you, Wolf:
the bad:
the new four figure set is NOT the Fantastic Four
the good:
check your local comic/toy stores... there's already a Fantastic Four box set coming out VERY soon (which actually is a 5 figure set, since they included Doom, with bonus Franklin and H.E.R.B.I.E. sidekicks)... and keep your eyes peeled because there's TWO versions of the set... one with Johnny's flames being solid color and Sue unpowered, the other with Johnny's flames slightly transparent and clear plastic Sue.
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Pics of Marvel Legends at the SDCC.
Note the radical change on Storm's head, Dr. Strange, a Ghost Rider variant, Black Widow, Sandman and Scorpion
http://afigures.com/g/?mode=album&album=2004_SDCC%2FToy_Biz%2FMarvel&start=0
Scorpion's not new, he's going to be in the next Spider-man Classics wave (well next were I live, I just spotted an Ultimate Lizard) but it's nice to see him
I bet Dr.Strange's inclusions means we're going to see a Defenders box set! (since there's a lot of nice Hulks, they could make a trunks Namor, and... is Silver Surfer a defender? they could slap him in there too)... or maybe not... I bet Sandman is one of the four exclusive villians! QUICK! does Sandman have like a pose or a team he hangs with? maybe that'll shed light on the others... or maybe they're both in ML9, we may never know!
I hope Storm's got swapable heads, the mowhawk is nice but not the hair style I want for my figure (If she doesn't have changable heads, oh well... I've got a spare X-Evo Storm around here somewhere, I'll just steal her's!)
I'm glad to see Black Widow uses the new hips (unliked the Black Cat figure) and both of the new Ghost Riders look fantastic!
yeah it's not funny but the naked chick tag was getting annoying.
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| ONSLAUGHT 2782th Post
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| "Re(1):Black Panther and Bullseye!" , posted Fri 23 Jul 21:37
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Marvel Legends
FUN!
Oh yeah!
Damn, looks like Toy Biz is doing the impossible possible, I mean, when you think they can't get any better, they slam you in the face with even better offerings.
Ultimate Cap, Bullseye, Modern Ironman, Scorpion, Black Panther... they all look great, and with the new adition of four comics per figure, a (most of the time) good base, great articulation and superb sculpt, they're becoming the best toy company (at least for me).
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| Dr baghead 3140th Post
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| "Re(2):Black Panther and Bullseye!" , posted Sat 24 Jul 00:17
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Oh yeah!
Damn, looks like Toy Biz is doing the impossible possible, I mean, when you think they can't get any better, they slam you in the face with even better offerings.
Ultimate Cap, Bullseye, Modern Ironman, Scorpion, Black Panther... they all look great, and with the new adition of four comics per figure, a (most of the time) good base, great articulation and superb sculpt, they're becoming the best toy company (at least for me).
My problems with the ML line are the reusage (which I'll forgive since giving DD and Spidey new heads/paint jobs every wave gives us two extra figures with no addtional cost past on to consumers, even if does look a bit funny sometimes) and that although I know who they are I never followed Marvel comics closely enough to really know much about them, so I don't get as excited as some when certain figures are announced.
that being said, ML/Spider-man classics are diffenantly the best handled mass market toy lines right now. (I'd like to think when the Mattel Batman line relaunches next year with more articulation and bases it'll someone match Spider-man classics in terms of selection and quality, but even if it does licensing fees will keep it a buck or two pricier then ML, so Toy-Biz will still win over all!)
yeah it's not funny but the naked chick tag was getting annoying.
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| Jigsaw
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| "Re(7):SOTA SF:Series 3 voting has begun" , posted Mon 9 Aug 17:45
Copy/pasted from my post at action-figure.com:
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My vote would look like this:
2 - Really tough choice. I really like both Ibuki and Mika, and I'm pretty sure Sakura doesn't need my support to get a good placement in this vote. Besides, she's probably popular enough to be a headliner... Anyway, in the end I'd probably go with Ibuki, to get a decent balance between SF3 and Alpha characters.
3 - As much as I love Dee Jay, I think the SF2 characters should take a backseat to the Alpha and 3 characters, or later series might risk being overpopulated with obscure and/or unpopular characters. My vote goes to Adon, a cool SF character who's been quite underappreciated, IMO.
4 - Hugo, definitely. He's one of my favourite SF characters, and I'd love to have a cool looking Hugo fig. IMO, his competition makes the choice even easier; I've never been a huge fan of either Birdie or Mike Bison.
5 - With Ibuki and Hugo both in "my" lineup, there's really no need for more SF3 characters. And with the choice between Guy and Gen, I think the situation is similar to Category 2 - Guy seems very popular to me, and could probably be a headliner... but on the other hand, with my lineup, Guile would pretty much be the only "A-list" character, so I guess Guy could be in series 3 without it feeling too crowded with popular characters. I like both sneaker wearing ninjas, and old kung-fu geezers, so IMO it's a toss-up between Guy and Gen.
6 - Gah, why do they have to pit the characters I like the most against eachother? My vote would probably go to Talbain though... always did have something of a soft spot for him. It'd be cool to see what SOTA would come up with for his leg articulation.
As usual though, I'm probably going more or less completely against the norm, so I don't expect the lineup to be anything like what I'll vote for. :P
Here's what I predict series 3 will actually end up being:
Guile
Sakura
Dee Jay
Balrog
Guy
Talbain
2 SF2 and 3 Alpha guys-- better balance than in series 1 or 2, but I'm still not gonna be completely satisfied until I get some SF3 characters! ^_~
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In the end, after much contemplating, I voted for Guy. Also, interestingly enough, if what the people at a-f.com say they vote for is anything to go by, I'm not so sure about the final lineup... I mean, for series 2, pretty much EVERYONE voted for what became the final lineup, but this time around there's been ALOT more diversity... I've seen plenty of people voting for Ibuki, Birdie, Gen, and even Oro! I honestly think Ibuki and Birdie actually have chances (if slim) to be included. I don't have high hopes for Hugo, though... :/
And as for the DS slot, at this point it seems it could go to either Demitri or Talbain... I'm happy regardless of who wins, though.
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| Dr Baghead 3198th Post
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| "polls close today" , posted Wed 18 Aug 08:42
...so if you haven't voted for series 3 yet do it now.
Also since I got a hold of an SDCC two-pack (thanks again, Gen) I thought I'd share my thoughts on the direction SOTA is taking
Pros:
-the sculpts are better then most Marvel Legends and DC Direct figures (not saying ML or DCD are bad, but some ML figures do feel slightly "generic" because of reuse and DCD figures feel kind of stiff since they're sculpted to be 'heroic' and not very articulated... right now these don't, well see though if after we get Ryu, Ken, Dan, Akuma, and Sean if the generic factor doesn't set in)
-mid-foot twist joint allows ML style feet but with enough support for one leg poses
-joints over all seem tighter then ML figures
-use of soft vinyl parts very well done, it blends in very well with the plastic parts
Cons:
-paint on Ryu is, to be polite, total shit (maybe mine just has problems but his top is kinda tacky... I feel like I'm going to rub his symbol off if I touch him, he was had a few 'bald' spots, and worse of all his ball joint shoulders ARE STRIPPING OFF HIS PAINT I'd expect that if he was a custom figure, but even my crappy Harley Quinn Polno has ball-joint shoulders that don't chip her paint and I suck at customizing!) for now this is excusable since the figure had to be done 2 months before the real line, but if not corrected such a problem will be inexcusable
-Ryu's arms are soft plastic and his right one snapped off (the bicept joint got locked, I tried to twist it loose assuming it was like an ML figure and they just need to be broken in and it snapped... I fixed it though) hopefully this is one of the issues that'll be fix in the extra month they've got to work on wave 1
-Bison lacks real posablity because of his bulk and shoulder pads (this will probably be an issue with other characters down the road)
-I don't like Evil Ryu's hands being blue (but that's personal)
-soft vinyl isn't as giving as you'd think and sometimes pushes a character out of a pose because it doesn't want to stay posed
-some people may be turned off by the fact it lacks a lot of standard ML joints (various arm pit joints, double elbows, mid shin cuts, among others) and the mid-foot cuts instead of a true Legends style ankle (which was done for balance at the cost of astetics)
-I don't care much for Psycho Bison... clear figures don't do much for me. (I plan to give regular Bison his flame cup and put Psycho back in on the card)
So over all the figures look like a step in the right direction but if the problems aren't correct by at least wave 2 they aren't worth the money or time to collect.
yeah it's not funny
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| Sano 1046th Post
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| "Re(2):Street Fighter Series 3 results" , posted Mon 23 Aug 09:21
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Sakura(but almost Ibuki)
Meh, at least I'll have a base for a nice Sailor Venus custom
Adon
YAY!
Balrog
not bad, but I wanted Birdie to win -_-
Gen
That's surprising, but I'm happy
Demitri
Well on the plus side I can laugh at T.E. for not getting his Talbain figure, on the minus side my friend is really disappointed she's not getting her Talbain figure... a bittersweet win for me at best.
crazy side note:
the could have been a very Final Fight heavy line-up, but apparently no one likes Final Fight enough for any of the characters to win.
Ah, last time I got three out of five, this time I got 2 out of Five. At least I finally get my Balrog figure AND DEMITRI! Now I can play mock CFJ with Ryu, Chun-Li and Guile! Nice!
And man, Gen was a shocker!
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