[3233rafael]

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Originally Posted by kylactus

which Hawk do you like best (WCA three pack, Secret wars, or Dark)?




I live in envy of your collection dude, where do you hear about the obscure variants? and can you take a close up of the two long hair winter soldiers? I wasn't aware of a second variant!

You're too kind bro, thanks! I sure will take closer pics tomorrow. You know where I hear about most variants?? Here at the ARK! I learned from Woodbeck and Wolvie to name a few but with friends like ProfessorHov and salsa4datas I've discovered new ones! That's why I love the ARK! I've read older threads that had so much good info here.

[kylactus]

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Originally Posted by Iceman

Those are cool and all but let's just be honest, they are not considered official variants. Packing mistakes and slight production changes in color, often due to die lots, aren't actual variants the company intends and most wouldn't consider a collection incomplete if they weren't there. At least packaging with reverse artwork or an upside-down figure is obviously intentional. I'm not saying they don't have value to some people but some of them are complete mistakes that no one would consider essential to having a complete factory collection.

I think it depends what level of collector you are, obviously if you open all your figures packaging doesn't matter to you, if your just out for the "obvious variants" IE Archangel, Havoc, Ultimate spidey, ECT. then your a basic completionist, but guys like Raph are scorched earth compleationist, I dig that shat! most folks would call that earlier E-bay auction complete, but they didn't have white shirt Luke, or the holly grail widow twins. and somewhere out there's an Ant man/Moon knight two pack and a Fin fang foom. Once you get all there is to get the next level collector has to start getting a little nuts to keep the game going, Hell I'm looking for Original card art, Mock ups, and prototypes, why because no one else is...

[3233rafael]

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Originally Posted by kylactus

I think it depends what level of collector you are, obviously if you open all your figures packaging doesn't matter to you, if your just out for the "obvious variants" IE Archangel, Havoc, Ultimate spidey, ECT. then your a basic completionist, but guys like Raph are scorched earth compleationist, I dig that shat! most folks would call that earlier E-bay auction complete, but they didn't have white shirt Luke, or the holly grail widow twins. and somewhere out there's an Ant man/Moon knight two pack and a Fin fang foom. Once you get all there is to get the next level collector has to start getting a little nuts to keep the game going, Hell I'm looking for Original card art, Mock ups, and prototypes, why because no one else is...

Very true! My one and only intention is to pass along (to all MOC ARKERS with OCD like me, lol) all I know about the MU toy line so that you don't have to go though all the trouble I did at the beginning of my collecting days. I have learned a lot but it took me years. Hopefully in 10 years from now, some kid will use this thread as a helpful tool!

[kylactus]

Marvel Universe Series 1 Black Panther 005 Variant RARE Matty Finish WOW | eBay

is this the Panther your looking for Raph?

[3233rafael]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylactus

Marvel Universe Series 1 Black Panther 005 Variant RARE Matty Finish WOW | eBay

is this the Panther your looking for Raph?

No bro, I actually saw that listing a while back, I asked the seller for pics of both to see what was the difference but he never replied back. Which means it's probably not true. The one I need has black eyes and Woodbeck sent me pics of his.

[3233rafael]

^ sorry for the side pic, it's with my phone.

[Kernel]

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Originally Posted by ChuckSass

honestly, I thin the new female buck is messed up. It's the teenage girl ML mold sized down.

Dissapointments IMO

Mockingbird (although I'm glad we got her)
Hawkeye
Cloak (dagger was a good figure, but they dropped the ball on cloak)
the first Iron Fist
Dr Strange (he looked like an 80s gay porn star)


And Psylocke!

Just getting hawkeye to hold his arrow is a biotch, but taskmaster is one of my favorites. I liked the hip articulation way better on the old female buck.
Now that you mention it dr strange even has an expression that says he is doing "gay for pay."

[Lionheart]

Hawkeye is a cool fig.

I like Dr. Strange - considering how bad some of the face paints have been in the MU line I think they did quite well with him. What bugs me is his spellcasting hands. I liked them at first, but that's all he can do - spellcast or pretend to make a phone call!

[ukmu]

^^^^
Don't forget in a mosh pit hands.

[cidman911]

So tempted to buy Hulk from WB Collect but they'd have to unpackage it in order to ship it for free. I'd like to keep it on the card.

Damn I wish I could find it at a store already.

[bmorr]

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Originally Posted by Specter

Was doing my new 3.75 display today I realized,
My 3.75 Batmen have The Bat, Tumblers and the 89 Batmobile to be displayed with.
My Avengers have the Helicarrier and Quinjet.
My MU X-Men could use an X-jet imo.

use one of the blackbirds from the 90s toy line

[Specter]

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Originally Posted by bmorr

use one of the blackbirds from the 90s toy line

Thanks, probably what I will do when I get some spare money.

[samsson37]

The blackbird was no joke lol

[Exodus]

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Originally Posted by cidman911

So tempted to buy Hulk from WB Collect but they'd have to unpackage it in order to ship it for free. I'd like to keep it on the card.

Damn I wish I could find it at a store already.

I can get it for you 15 ship if you're interested. PM me. Also if anyone else wants the new wave let me know, the FM's in my area have them, and the more I can buy the more they'll restock

[samsson37]

Hey CIDMAN911 check ebay now there is a seller selling Hulk for $13 shipped. Hope that helps

[cidman911]

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Originally Posted by samsson37

Hey CIDMAN911 check ebay now there is a seller selling Hulk for $13 shipped. Hope that helps

Thanks bud!

And also you Exodus! Much appreciated!

My local comic shop got them but they wamt $16.99 for each and $29.99 for Wasp. PLUS tax. Sheesh. I think I'll try my luck at Target if any one needs Wasp.

[shortysben]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylactus

which Hawk do you like best (WCA three pack, Secret wars, or Dark)?




I live in envy of your collection dude, where do you hear about the obscure variants? and can you take a close up of the two long hair winter soldiers? I wasn't aware of a second variant!

I like the hybrid one I made using new caps legs, arm of dark bullseye, and the rest of the wca hawkeye...but I still like the secret wars one the best after my kitbash

[ukmu]

Have seen CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER...... Wow.

Make sure yo see it in 3-D... seriously.
Falcon is on of my new favourites now
As always, HAIL *****


Also a few weeks back one arker said that it was obvious that a certain character was in it, everyone else said that there is no that particular character was in it...... Well, there was one correct arker anyway.

[ProfessorHov]

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Originally Posted by ukmu

Have seen CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER...... Wow.

Make sure yo see it in 3-D... seriously.
Falcon is on of my new favourites now
As always, HAIL *****


Also a few weeks back one arker said that it was obvious that a certain character was in it, everyone else said that there is no that particular character was in it...... Well, there was one correct arker anyway.

So your saying red skull is in the movie?

[ukmu]

I didn't mention which side was right at all.... I can neither confirm nor deny said comment. Also, Fred Flintstone may or may not be in it as well.

[fosterlager]

It would be really rad not to read a bunch of spoilers in this thread

[Exodus]

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Originally Posted by fosterlager

It would be really rad not to read a bunch of spoilers in this thread

No worries, Treb will take care of it when he sees them.

[Iceman]

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Originally Posted by 3233rafael

Keep telling that to yourself if it makes you feel better. I'm being honest, no collection is complete without them and that's just the plain truth wether you like them or not!

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylactus

I think it depends what level of collector you are, obviously if you open all your figures packaging doesn't matter to you, if your just out for the "obvious variants" IE Archangel, Havoc, Ultimate spidey, ECT. then your a basic completionist, but guys like Raph are scorched earth compleationist, I dig that shat! most folks would call that earlier E-bay auction complete, but they didn't have white shirt Luke, or the holly grail widow twins. and somewhere out there's an Ant man/Moon knight two pack and a Fin fang foom. Once you get all there is to get the next level collector has to start getting a little nuts to keep the game going, Hell I'm looking for Original card art, Mock ups, and prototypes, why because no one else is...

Don't know why it would make me feel better or worse. I don't collect MOC and I am not a completest in any way. I just don't wast money on figures or characters I don't like. You may not think it's complete but you are a special breed. I just know that most people that collect these lines do not consider packaging mistakes or paint variants they were not intentional or hardly noticeable essential to a complete collection of retail figures. Otherwise it would be impossible for more than a few people have complete MU collections because of non-retail stuff like those Cage and Widow figures. They are all cool and some are very valuable (others not so much) but they are really their own category, especially when Hasbro often doesn't realize they exist. Hardly any MU collector would lose sleep at night because they don't have a certain carded figure that is slight different because of production problems at the factory. A lot of us would like to have the unreleased Cage or Black Widow, but mostly because they are rare and unreleased. Had they been put out to retail many wouldn't care about them and if we all wanted them so badly the prices would have gone much higher when they hit ebay a while back.

I'm not saying that anyone is wrong for collecting the way they do and I'm not taking away from great collections that have those things. I'm just saying that most of us won't ever feel these things are important enough to pay for. Heck, some people can't bring themselves to pay $15 shipped for a $10 figure. Just look at it this way. If you want to sell a collection that has all the retail figures, official variants, and con-exclusives you will attract a certain group of buyers. If you want to sell a collection that had all the other stuff in it that most people don't care about or never made it to retail you will have a much smaller pool of buyers. The kind of people that would pay hundreds or thousands extra to get every little packaging mistake would most likely have a near complete collection to already. Look at Star Wars collecting. Some people work hard to get all the logo variants or $10,000 Boba Fett prototypes from the vintage figures but most don't. That division of interest is what makes them two separate things.

[3233rafael]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kylactus

I live in envy of your collection dude, where do you hear about the obscure variants? and can you take a close up of the two long hair winter soldiers? I wasn't aware of a second variant!

As requested...

Short Hair


Long Hair


Longer Hair

[3233rafael]

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Originally Posted by Iceman

You may not think it's complete but you are a special breed.

Mmh... I like that, I am a special breed! I am the "Variant Monster" as someone else posted about me!! LMAO