New Marvel Legends/6" Appreciation Thread

TheBlueMarvel · 03-26-2017, 12:29 AM

Dr Kain · 03-26-2017, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Boy Blunder

A casual Google image search shows us a couple different hairstyles for MJ.

And a random picture of Hope Summers, because someone couldn't keep their Marvel redheads straight

Except those are Ultimate MJ, this si not supposed to be the Ultimate version. MJ has had bangs since the 60s outside of that really horrid curly mess they called short hair back then.

Trivial Psychic · 03-26-2017, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Except those are Ultimate MJ, this si not supposed to be the Ultimate version. MJ has had bangs since the 60s outside of that really horrid curly mess they called short hair back then.

Not all of them are images that pop up in the random Google search are from Ultimate Spider-man's MJ (a couple of them are Pepper Potts...lol.) Plenty of those images that pop up are from J. Scott Campbell, who never drew any comics from Ultimate Spider-Man if my memory serves me correctly (as Mark Bagley did nearly the entire run.) McFarlane didn't draw her too often with bangs either, giving her a poofy, curly perm mess that was parted.

It also depends on what your definition of bangs are. Mary Jane has worn a number of styles over the years, both with and without bangs. While the bangs might have been her initial look, she's worn her hair parted on a number of different occasions for lengthy runs.

Jerseysteel · 03-26-2017, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeddostotle7

The modern style (front-to-back hinge on bottom of shin with horizontal/slightly diagonal pin onto which foot is attached) wasn't introduced until the Return of Marvel Legends, I don't think, but there's been some form of ankle articulation from the beginning; usualy, it was done in more of a "front-to-back hinge on the bottom of the shin with a horizontal bar attached on the bottom that the foot is placed on" during the ToyBiz daty, which of course doesn't give as much range; some figures didn't even have that, instead only having the forward-to-back hinge. During the early Hasbro days, they gave a lot of figures ankle articulation by putting a forward-to-back hinge on top of the foot, and a peg on top to attach into the shin, which gave no ankle pivot.

Sorry if my explanations are insufficient, I have no better way to describe the different types of ankle articulation.

Just looked at my toybiz magneto and and he had full ankle articulation.

hasbroherofan · 03-26-2017, 06:43 AM

MJ looks great.

Bo Ttef · 03-26-2017, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

Excellent! Great ideas for demon spawn- also nice to see BlackHeart put to good use!

TheBlueMarvel · 03-26-2017, 11:29 AM

Thanks, Bo! Ahhh, you caught my use of MCU Blackheart! See, there are some MCU figs I like.

...in particular, the ones I think I can fudge into Marvel proper. I was going to have the MCU fig drop his human-avatar guise and transform into the Toybiz canon fig, or have the Toybiz fig onlooking the confrontation involving his Earth-realm aspect from an ethereal perch, but I tabled the ideas for a future set of pics. As far as the demonic wraiths, I acquired some extra cloaks (digging those SWB Maul accessories) with the intent of using them with my casted skulls & skeleton.

...about the ongoing discussion regarding the ankle pivot, many old Toybiz figs experimented with the design. What Hasbro added was eversion and inversion of the foot at the point of the ankle. The Hasbro design is a vast improvement both aesthetically and functionally, but the "ankle pivot" feature isn't exactly a Hasbro creation.

Weapon X · 03-26-2017, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bo Ttef

I will stick with the less "Greg Land" MJ I made a ways back. If I pick up the 2-pack it will just be for custom fodder.

I see you have the Back Alley Brawl set from WWF too. I love that thing.

Bo Ttef · 03-26-2017, 07:12 PM

Yeah, that's a great piece for ML urban heros! I also got 2 sets of cages on clearance, I use those all the time!

Weapon X · 03-26-2017, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Bo Ttef

Yeah, that's a great piece for ML urban heros! I also got 2 sets of cages on clearance, I use those all the time!

I've always wanted one of those cages. I've tracked down quite a bit of WWF accessories and dios over the years, I feel fortunate to have them. I'm still looking for a few things like the filing cabinet for my Commissioner Gordon office.

Mordiganne · 03-27-2017, 11:55 AM

Does anyone have the right arm piece from the BAF Modak available? I don't have much to trade but do have some other BAF pieces I dont need. Mostly Toybiz.

Exodus · 03-27-2017, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Jerseysteel

They def had good and bad female figures. I liked mystique and psylocke, but black widow and spider woman were terrible

Yeah to me mostly bad, that's why I could never get into buying the toybiz ml's at the time...

decepticon_mark · 03-27-2017, 03:45 PM

"Death of Elektra"

En Sabah Nerd · 03-27-2017, 03:52 PM

Those eyes, those horrible yellow eyes!

This figure's pretty neat under a black light, not as stunning as comic Star-Lords mask but still very neat.

Harbinger · 03-27-2017, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by decepticon_mark

"Death of Elektra"

Considering the fig thats a mercy killing.

Harbinger · 03-27-2017, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Those eyes, those horrible yellow eyes!

This figure's pretty neat under a black light, not as stunning as comic Star-Lords mask but still very neat.

Man thats just awesomely creepy. I love it!

hasbroherofan · 03-27-2017, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Exodus

Yeah to me mostly bad, that's why I could never get into buying the toybiz ml's at the time...

Oddly I thought the movie Invisible Woman they did was pretty good. Certainly a cut above the rest of the female Legends-scale figures they did.

decepticon_mark · 03-27-2017, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Those eyes, those horrible yellow eyes!

This figure's pretty neat under a black light, not as stunning as comic Star-Lords mask but still very neat.

Love that pic.

En Sabah Nerd · 03-27-2017, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Nitelife

Man thats just awesomely creepy. I love it!

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Originally Posted by decepticon_mark

Love that pic.

Thanks! I used the Sandman heads he came with to prop up the back of the glider so he doesn't fall. I originally kept trying the same pose with Hobgoblin when I got him but I just didn't bother using anything to balance him out and prevent falling, since Green Goblin came with not one but two sizable heads I employed them as support rocks.

Weapon X · 03-27-2017, 05:53 PM

I got Black Panther in today from Civil War. I think he's a very blah figure. My biggest gripe is you can't put his arms all the way down, unacceptable in this day and age. Second, he has no side-to-side movement in the lower leg. Third, he is made out of some really poor quality plastic, it's baffling. I haven't seen something like this in a long time. Fourth, his masked head appears smaller than the unmasked head. Fifth, there is a big ugly serial number on the back of his leg in white paint. WTF. And lastly, he doesn't have much paint. He really could have used a wash.

I hope we get a better version of this figure at some point, he's disappointing. I'm glad I didn't pay more than $25 for this.

Edit: another gripe, his head and ab crunch are on ratchet joints, but they wobble around it's super annoying.

Jerseysteel · 03-27-2017, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Weapon X

I got Black Panther in today from Civil War. I think he's a very blah figure. My biggest gripe is you can't put his arms all the way down, unacceptable in this day and age. Second, he has no side-to-side movement in the lower leg. Third, he is made out of some really poor quality plastic, it's baffling. I haven't seen something like this in a long time. Fourth, his masked head appears smaller than the unmasked head. Fifth, there is a big ugly serial number on the back of his leg in white paint. WTF. And lastly, he doesn't have much paint. He really could have used a wash.

I hope we get a better version of this figure at some point, he's disappointing. I'm glad I didn't pay more than $25 for this.

Edit: another gripe, his head and ab crunch are on ratchet joints, but they wobble around it's super annoying.

i like the toybiz version much better. He is coming out as an exclusive tho, but I think it's mainly a repaint

Bearjew · 03-27-2017, 06:57 PM

I picked up, bulldozer the other day. He is pretty good. He could use a wash though for the orange.

Weapon X · 03-27-2017, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Exodus

Yeah to me mostly bad, that's why I could never get into buying the toybiz ml's at the time...

You missed out on a glorious period in action figure history my friend

Jeddostotle7 · 03-27-2017, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Weapon X

You missed out on a glorious period in action figure history my friend

Definitely glorious for the time, but they've largely been passed up by the work Hasbro's been doing for the past couple of years.

Weapon X · 03-27-2017, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeddostotle7

Definitely glorious for the time, but they've largely been passed up by the work Hasbro's been doing for the past couple of years.

I disagree completely, but this conversation has already been had. Hasbro is improving a lot lately, but they've got their work cut out for them.

03-26-2017, 12:37 AM	#26352
Dr Kain King of Nerdom Join Date: May 2012 Location: Melbourne FL Posts: 11,769	Quote: Originally Posted by Boy Blunder A casual Google image search shows us a couple different hairstyles for MJ. And a random picture of Hope Summers, because someone couldn't keep their Marvel redheads straight Except those are Ultimate MJ, this si not supposed to be the Ultimate version. MJ has had bangs since the 60s outside of that really horrid curly mess they called short hair back then. __________________

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Trivial Psychic Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 4,533	Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Kain Except those are Ultimate MJ, this si not supposed to be the Ultimate version. MJ has had bangs since the 60s outside of that really horrid curly mess they called short hair back then. Not all of them are images that pop up in the random Google search are from Ultimate Spider-man's MJ (a couple of them are Pepper Potts...lol.) Plenty of those images that pop up are from J. Scott Campbell, who never drew any comics from Ultimate Spider-Man if my memory serves me correctly (as Mark Bagley did nearly the entire run.) McFarlane didn't draw her too often with bangs either, giving her a poofy, curly perm mess that was parted. It also depends on what your definition of bangs are. Mary Jane has worn a number of styles over the years, both with and without bangs. While the bangs might have been her initial look, she's worn her hair parted on a number of different occasions for lengthy runs. Last edited by Trivial Psychic; 03-26-2017 at 12:56 AM..

03-26-2017, 06:09 AM	#26354
Jerseysteel Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 358	Quote: Originally Posted by Jeddostotle7 The modern style (front-to-back hinge on bottom of shin with horizontal/slightly diagonal pin onto which foot is attached) wasn't introduced until the Return of Marvel Legends, I don't think, but there's been some form of ankle articulation from the beginning; usualy, it was done in more of a "front-to-back hinge on the bottom of the shin with a horizontal bar attached on the bottom that the foot is placed on" during the ToyBiz daty, which of course doesn't give as much range; some figures didn't even have that, instead only having the forward-to-back hinge. During the early Hasbro days, they gave a lot of figures ankle articulation by putting a forward-to-back hinge on top of the foot, and a peg on top to attach into the shin, which gave no ankle pivot. Sorry if my explanations are insufficient, I have no better way to describe the different types of ankle articulation. Just looked at my toybiz magneto and and he had full ankle articulation. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Jerseysteel; 03-26-2017 at 06:13 AM..

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Weapon X Yup, big change! Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 1,663	Quote: Originally Posted by Bo Ttef I will stick with the less "Greg Land" MJ I made a ways back. If I pick up the 2-pack it will just be for custom fodder. I see you have the Back Alley Brawl set from WWF too. I love that thing. __________________

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Weapon X Yup, big change! Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 1,663	Quote: Originally Posted by Bo Ttef Yeah, that's a great piece for ML urban heros! I also got 2 sets of cages on clearance, I use those all the time! I've always wanted one of those cages. I've tracked down quite a bit of WWF accessories and dios over the years, I feel fortunate to have them. I'm still looking for a few things like the filing cabinet for my Commissioner Gordon office. __________________

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