[Jerseysteel]

Well, found the apocalypse wave at walgreens, the only problem is that it was in another customers hands who was at the register

[Trivial Psychic]

Sabertooth: I was highly anticipating this figure, saw the prototype and all the pictures, and was hyped when I pulled him from his plastic prison...only to discover this...



So the head-sculpt to this figure is apparently two pieces, with the jaw being a separate piece that is glued on. Why Hasbro did it like this is beyond me. It's unsightly and ugly. It looks like he actually sat and listened to how Ledger's stories about "how he got those scars..." And it's also common, after watching a few reviews for this figure. It's damn shame, because it ruins the look of one of the best looking figures out of the wave. Despite using the Hyperion body mold, everything else on this guy is perfect. The paints on mine were crisp, the clawed hands are awesome, and the shawl looks great.

For those of you wondering...you can swap the fur shawl with the previous Legends Sabertooth if you happen to have that one. The head from that figure also works with this new Sabertooth for different display options as well. Really glad that Hasbro allowed this to happen without having to mod any of the two figure's components.



Storm: I LOVE this Storm. I know everyone wanted Jim Lee's awful costume design, but this is the Storm I was first introduced to...the one beating down Scott for leadership of the team. I love the smirk, and the sass she gives off, and the sculpted collar corset top are awesome. The lightning effects look great with her too. The only gripes that I can think of is that the bottom part of the corset is painted on the body, and the paint is a bit shinier than the top. It's hard to tell in pictures, but in person, it's quite noticeable. That and those boots (the feet in particular) look comically big. Then again, she's supposed to be a punker, so maybe that's the intent. Can't wait to throw this one in a couple of shots with Spider-Punk.

She's the winner of the wave for me...although I wished that Hasbro would have given her an alternate head featuring a a flattened faux hawk fade for a more modern and contemporary look.



Psylocke: This is the one most of us have been waiting for, and she's a good one. Out of all the figures that I picked up, she's got the cleanest line-work, and the colors and skin tone are really well done. All of the accessories are bad ass and work well. The waist sash is a new piece, and the figure incorporates what looks like the Wasp legs onto the Silk lower torso, meaning that the figure has better articulation at the hips, allowing her to throw kicks and do better splits. The head-sculpt is pretty (I have the black haired version) but it's also my biggest gripe...it feels a bit small to me and sits a little high on the neck, so I'll have to dremel it out a bit for a better fit. It also looks a bit cartoonish at some angles while looking distinctly Asian from others. I also wish she had tabi boot feet like the original X-Force version did.



And because I'm sure some of you will want to know...yes...you can do this...



I actually think the Psylocke head mold works better for Cindy, while the Silk head mold works better for Psylocke. The Silk head though fits a little loose on the Psylocke body (but that can be fixed with a small piece of napkin,) but it also fits lower, and while it's not perfect, the skin tone is fairly close, so that's also an option.

Apocalypse: This guy makes up for my disappointments in the wave, because he's really everything I wanted out of the BAF. Apocalypse is my favorite mutant character, hero or villain, and I love this guy. He's posable (though could be better at the elbow bend, but ehh...whatever at this point...) the armor is a nice blend of loose pieces and stationary ones, and the sculpt is terrific. I'm not sure exactly what version of the character this is, but I really like it. Granted, mine is not complete (he's missing the arm-tubes that came with Wolverine...since I haven't found him yet,) but for a 95 percent complete BAF...I'm very happy with it. I think a lot of you will be too.



All in all...while I bitched a lot about this wave (to the point where it sounds like I'm hating...) it's actually a pretty good wave, and it's gonna make a lot of people happy, as they'll be finally getting the versions of the characters that they want. It could have been an EXCEPTIONAL wave though, if Hasbro would have just put a little bit more TLC into it like they did with the previous two X-waves. The amount of QC issues that I had with this wave were bad, and were right up there with the Sandman Wave in terms of staggering. I sincerely hope that Hasbro slows down just a bit going forward and staggers these better, because it's really starting to hurt the quality of the line, and it shows here.

[Captain Nash]

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Originally Posted by Jerseysteel

Well, found the apocalypse wave at walgreens, the only problem is that it was in another customers hands who was at the register

That's when you set up a Thunderdome to determine who gets the figures. Or just pick a direction, point and say "ooh, look at that purple haired Psylocke!" and when they look away, be fast and sneaky.*

* don't try this if they've already paid for the figures though. At that point it would be stealing.



@Triv, nice shots and review! That's pretty annoying about Sabretooth. You're right, you can't unsee it now. Also the red around his eyes is a bit too meth-head for me. And the lack of QC in general. Something bothers me about Psylocke's head for some reason. I know we're talking about plastic figures here, but it looks a little "too" plastic, more so than the rest of the figures. I can't quite explain it, it's like it's slightly too cartoony, and previous photos had a more defined sculpt to it. I'm probably not explaining it well and maybe it's not as noticable in person. I hope you find Wolverine soon! Honestly despite being the big name of the wave, given he's double packed I expect once the initial rush is done he will be easier to find than at least 2-3 other figures.

[kylactus]

Great reviews guys, speaking of QC issues, I saw an infinity war cap at Walmart today with an unpainted mustache. He looked like Abe Lincoln, or Amish cap. Plus the beard was the darker brown and the hair was blonde. It was the worst QC screw up I’ve ever seen in legends.

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by Captain Nash

That's when you set up a Thunderdome to determine who gets the figures. Or just pick a direction, point and say "ooh, look at that purple haired Psylocke!" and when they look away, be fast and sneaky.*

* don't try this if they've already paid for the figures though. At that point it would be stealing.



@Triv, nice shots and review! That's pretty annoying about Sabretooth. You're right, you can't unsee it now. Also the red around his eyes is a bit too meth-head for me. And the lack of QC in general. Something bothers me about Psylocke's head for some reason. I know we're talking about plastic figures here, but it looks a little "too" plastic, more so than the rest of the figures. I can't quite explain it, it's like it's slightly too cartoony, and previous photos had a more defined sculpt to it. I'm probably not explaining it well and maybe it's not as noticable in person. I hope you find Wolverine soon! Honestly despite being the big name of the wave, given he's double packed I expect once the initial rush is done he will be easier to find than at least 2-3 other figures.

Its only stealing if you get caught. heehee

[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Captain Nash

@Triv, nice shots and review! That's pretty annoying about Sabretooth. You're right, you can't unsee it now. Also the red around his eyes is a bit too meth-head for me. And the lack of QC in general. Something bothers me about Psylocke's head for some reason. I know we're talking about plastic figures here, but it looks a little "too" plastic, more so than the rest of the figures. I can't quite explain it, it's like it's slightly too cartoony, and previous photos had a more defined sculpt to it. I'm probably not explaining it well and maybe it's not as noticable in person. I hope you find Wolverine soon! Honestly despite being the big name of the wave, given he's double packed I expect once the initial rush is done he will be easier to find than at least 2-3 other figures.

I thought about pulling apart the jaw and regluing it, however I'm seeing from photos online that it really doesn't make much of a difference for people who have tried it. It's the way that Hasbro cut the parts more than anything. It's a shame, because this figure reminds me a lot of the artwork from X-Men vs. Street Fighter. I really wish I had a Birdie figure to go along with him so I could pose him with Rogue or Bipson (The characters I usually teamed him with.)

I think what is bugging me about the Psylocke head more than the size is just how they painted it. When you look at Silk side-by-side with her, you can see the difference as clear as day. With Silk, they used a lot thinner and more precise lines to draw in the eyes and facial features. When you look at Psylocke, you can see the line work is really thick and heavy-handed. It gives her and almost animated look. When you hold the figure's head though to the light, and stare at it through the paint (and at certain angles,) you can definitely see the shape that was shown off in the promo shots and the reveals. It's a similar situation to the two Black Series Princess Leias that were released, as well as the recent Scarlet Witch two pack rerelease, which used the exact same sculpt, but showed what a little TLC could do to bring out that likeness.

See also Basic Black Widow, versus Cull Obsidian Black Widow, from the Infinity War series. Same exact head, different amounts of love.

(Shut up Nite...yes...I know there's something in there you perv...)

Psylocke is typically drawn with very strong and harsh features, especially during the Jim Lee, where as Silk has more often been drawn with softer features and lines, making for a more cartoonish appearance. This is why the headsculpts look better swapped IMO. On Silk, she looks comic accurate. On Psylocke though, it looks very Disney Princess...almost a caricature of an Asian woman.

[jwyss234]

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Originally Posted by Jerseysteel

Well, found the apocalypse wave at walgreens, the only problem is that it was in another customers hands who was at the register

That's when you shout and point "LOOK! They've got The Thing too!" and grab the figures when they look.

[kylactus]

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Originally Posted by Jerseysteel

Well, found the apocalypse wave at walgreens, the only problem is that it was in another customers hands who was at the register

Pull the fire alarm, he’ll put the figures down and run. Then it’s fair game.

[hasbroherofan]

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Gladiator: Let's get the elephant out of the room...This figure sucks. Sorry. I know that there was a bunch of hoopla over this character a while back here on the board, but this figure is awful, and to you guys, I'm sorry. QC issues...everywhere. Paint splatter everywhere, a cape that doesn't fit into the hole on his back (you will have to shave it down, just a warning...) fuzzy linework...you know what...I don't want to talk about him anymore. I'm just gonna put this here...I hope the SDCC version was better for you Gladiator fans...

There was hoopla over Gladiator?

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Robb

Since photobucket has changed , how are most of you posting pictures?

I use imgur.

Though, now that I own a business I'm saving some money to get my own website through Wix to host my pictures.

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Originally Posted by Boy Blunder

Stingers. He had them after his resurrection by the entity The Other; I don't know if he still has them.

So is he a hero or a villain?

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Originally Posted by Nitelife

“Woah woah wwwooooaaahhhh! Watch the tentacles pal. Just cause you have doc in your name doesnt make you a proctologist!”

lol

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Originally Posted by jwyss234

The white "cable" pegs into the end of each billy club and was designed to be removed.

That's interesting because they are not removable on mine. I even tried pulling them out and chose not to pull harder since I'm selling him off.

[Boy Blunder]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

So is he a hero or a villain?

Antihero, iirc. Kaine is the "bad boy" of the Spider-Clones (but not the baddest boy, that's Spidercide) and did a stint in Texas as their local vigilante in his solo run.

[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by hasbroherofan

There was hoopla over Gladiator?

We had a couple of days about two weeks ago where people were praising how great this character was, and how he should fly off shelves because he has been overdue for a re-release/general release...

He had the most QC issues out of every figure in my batch. Even more than Ex Nihilo did...which shocked me because that figure was really bad for me as well.

[Tomax]

i just want doc ock in that new wave, he looks top notch

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by hasbroherofan

There was hoopla over Gladiator?

[donmeca2020]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

I use imgur.

Though, now that I own a business I'm saving some money to get my own website through Wix to host my pictures.



So is he a hero or a villain?



lol



That's interesting because they are not removable on mine. I even tried pulling them out and chose not to pull harder since I'm selling him off.

Kaine at one point was bad and killing people and villians back in the 90s clone saga. Currently and for at least the past 6 years or more he took spidey's stealth suit and it became red and black as it looks now. He became a hero, he also can tranform into a large spider creature.

[Robb]

Got my shipment from Robot kingdom.

[Tim]

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Originally Posted by Robb

Got my shipment from Robot kingdom.

Awesome Haul man!! I went to order the Luke Cage/Claire two pack but RobotKingdom’s shipping prices are tooo much for me. They’re like $30 plus. I understand they’re in a different country but damn that’s a lot haha.

[Robb]

Yeah it was a little much but I have had problems finding the last ones in stores. Still no Reed. I ordered him online. So I figured to order. i did not see that they had Luke Cage until I already placed my order. I usually have no problem finding Wal Mart exclusives. The lat one,Thanos, I saw at least 4 cases come through one store.

[Tim]

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Originally Posted by Robb

Yeah it was a little much but I have had problems finding the last ones in stores. Still no Reed. I ordered him online. So I figured to order. i did not see that they had Luke Cage until I already placed my order. I usually have no problem finding Wal Mart exclusives. The lat one,Thanos, I saw at least 4 cases come through one store.

I would have done the same man but Haha for me it’s the exact opposite. I have no problem with Walgreens Exclusives almost peg warm here. Walmart’s on the other hand I have yet to see Black Panther or Thanos exclusives. I had to order them online.

[Tarooster]

I finally caved and preordered the xmen wave as I want the whole thing and it seems likely it will be tough to find in the wild.

[donmeca2020]

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Originally Posted by Robb

Got my shipment from Robot kingdom.

I'm dying to get the two of them !!! Hasbro is really slacking heree in the U.S with these teo being released.

[Robb]

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Originally Posted by Tim

I would have done the same man but Haha for me it’s the exact opposite. I have no problem with Walgreens Exclusives almost peg warm here. Walmart’s on the other hand I have yet to see Black Panther or Thanos exclusives. I had to order them online.

Once they hit my area if you want I can pick them up(wal mart exclusives) for you.

[hasbroherofan]

The Mark VII Iron Man looks like we're finally nearing the end of the undersized Iron Man problem.

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by hasbroherofan

The Mark VII Iron Man looks like we're finally nearing the end of the undersized Iron Man problem.

About bloody time. Hopefully we get a redo of the im2 warmachine armor as its my favorite version of war machine ( both comic and movie ).

[Wonder Warrior]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

You know, I've been wondering, why the hell do I even like Ben Reily in the first place? I stopped reading Marvel just before Ben even appeared, so aside from Spider-Verse from a few year's back, I've never had an exposure to the dude outside of the series finale episode of the animated series. Why the hell do I have TWO of his figures in my Spider-Man case right now?

Cool costume maybe?

I literally bought the Select comic Gamora and the Legends Exclusive of her in her classic I'm assuming 90s costume just for an aborted MVC display.