[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by sh002

X-Men Danger Room.

This....or another scaled dio of sorts. A street scene with the front of the Daily Bugle. A generic science lab with modular parts so it could house Hydra, AIM, or Oscorp....or even Shield. The Xavier Institute or Avengers Mansion....or a random dock where the street level crime bosses roam. A simple backdrop with a ton of modular accessories, from crates and rocks to streetlamps and furniture, where you can customize your own scenes.

Mattel used to produce some of the best world building stuff with their WWE lines...no reason why Hasbro couldn't, especially these days with the rising popularity of toy photography.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by Boogieman4hire

So what is everyone's hopes/guesses of what the next Marvel legends Haslab could be? Assuming it's a figure and not a vehicle I'm expecting a Giant Man or Celestial. That would be really cool but personally I'm hoping for either Fin Fang Foom or Shuma Gorath. Don't know that either would be popular enough but I'll never not go for a giant monster figure.

Unless they're going to do some sort of diorama or a complete team of regular sized characters I must own, I can't seem myself going for any more Haslab stuff when it comes to Marvel. Galactus and the Sentinel were pretty much the only big guys I care about.

[Captain Nash]

Honestly I'm pretty much going to pass on it, but if the HasLab was an Avengers Mansion or the X-Mansion I would consider it. But it would need to be to scale for the figures themselves of course, so that would be huge.

[Dr Kain]

My god, even at $6 a piece The Eternals figurs are still clogging the shelves at every Target I go to.

I guess that new GotG set is cool. Glad I don't have any interest in it though so that I can have the Disney Store cancel my preorder 6 months later.

[GizmoTron]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

^Don't worry, soon it will be just X-men and Spider-Man because those will be the only licenses people will buy at the new rates. /s

Of course not...there's still Fantastic Four.

But generally I have decided that unless it's an amazing upgrade of an already done character that I'm finished buying Avengers stuff.

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Originally Posted by Boogieman4hire

So what is everyone's hopes/guesses of what the next Marvel legends Haslab could be? Assuming it's a figure and not a vehicle I'm expecting a Giant Man or Celestial. That would be really cool but personally I'm hoping for either Fin Fang Foom or Shuma Gorath. Don't know that either would be popular enough but I'll never not go for a giant monster figure.

It will probably be the Fantasti-Car. But if it's not, I don't know what big figure they can even make that people would seriously invest HasLab money into other than Fin Fang Foom.

[En Sabah Nerd]

My local Gamestop had Leader for $13 so I figured it was time to pick him up. When the figure was first released I was confident that I'd be able to play it patient and get him down the road for close to $10 but to my surprise that wave actually sold pretty well locally except for the game Cap and Iron Man and I didn't really bother keeping up with it online. Anyway I've finally got Leader and even at the reduced price it's hard not to immediately critique the figure's utter lack of accessories fresh out of the box, aside from the BAF part of course. That goofy sci-fi pistol that Sharon Carter came with finally has a purpose it seems, I actually quite like it as something Sterns cobbled together in a pinch. He's got a good head sculpt, striking colors, he's the rare Hulk villain figure, and he was almost half-off so I'm happy to add him to the collection.

[Sataninjaku]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

My local Gamestop had Leader for $13 so I figured it was time to pick him up. When the figure was first released I was confident that I'd be able to play it patient and get him down the road for close to $10 but to my surprise that wave actually sold pretty well locally except for the game Cap and Iron Man and I didn't really bother keeping up with it online. Anyway I've finally got Leader and even at the reduced price it's hard not to immediately critique the figure's utter lack of accessories fresh out of the box, aside from the BAF part of course. That goofy sci-fi pistol that Sharon Carter came with finally has a purpose it seems, I actually quite like it as something Sterns cobbled together in a pinch. He's got a good head sculpt, striking colors, he's the rare Hulk villain figure, and he was almost half-off so I'm happy to add him to the collection.

I got my own recently from GS at pretty much the same price, though he'd been on the clearance rack for ages. I'm not the world's biggest Hulk guy, so I was pretty well satisfied just having Hulk himself, but I pulled the trigger on a lark, and I'm glad I did.

[En Sabah Nerd]

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Originally Posted by Sataninjaku

I got my own recently from GS at pretty much the same price, though he'd been on the clearance rack for ages. I'm not the world's biggest Hulk guy, so I was pretty well satisfied just having Hulk himself, but I pulled the trigger on a lark, and I'm glad I did.

Even as a Hulk fan I've noticed my collection is pretty lacking on Hulk villains while I've got an armful of Hulks. I've got Leader now, I've had Xemnu (thanks again for helping with that), and I'm getting Rhino later this year but he's still a Spidey villain first. It makes a degree of sense that so many Hulk villains go undone because they're either big themselves (I doubt Hasbro's going to produce an entire wave of deluxe releases all at once) or overall obscure but it can still be a bummer topic to dwell on.

[Boogieman4hire]

So I've been pondering what stretch goals could potentially come with these hypothetical Haslab projects. Now that I've thought about it Fin Fang Foom has some good options: Fire blast mouth effect (bonus if there's light effects in the head for the eyes and mouth that pipe through the flame), comic Mandarin, maybe Aaron Stack/Machine Man or Tabitha Smith AKA Boom shakalaka in Nextwave attire, more snakelike head to use him as the Midgard Serpent, classic or modern alternate head/faceplate depending on the interpretation of the core figure,removeable purple cloth trunks though that should really already be included, Dum Dum Dugan since Fin Fang Foom is Godzilla-adjacent I guess, small dragon statue from when his essence was in a dragon statue, maybe at least one of the Ten Rings 1:1 scale, and finally I don't know maybe shattered ground effects or base like the new Anniversary Hulk.

[Boogieman4hire]

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Originally Posted by Sataninjaku

I got my own recently from GS at pretty much the same price, though he'd been on the clearance rack for ages. I'm not the world's biggest Hulk guy, so I was pretty well satisfied just having Hulk himself, but I pulled the trigger on a lark, and I'm glad I did.

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Even as a Hulk fan I've noticed my collection is pretty lacking on Hulk villains while I've got an armful of Hulks. I've got Leader now, I've had Xemnu (thanks again for helping with that), and I'm getting Rhino later this year but he's still a Spidey villain first. It makes a degree of sense that so many Hulk villains go undone because they're either big themselves (I doubt Hasbro's going to produce an entire wave of deluxe releases all at once) or overall obscure but it can still be a bummer topic to dwell on.

Breaks my heart but at the least I'm happy that we finally got Xemnu. I should probably change my avatar now. Also supporting cast is just woefully unrepresented. Like come on, not even Doc Samson? That's easily just Thunderbird with a different head.

[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by GizmoTron

Of course not...there's still Fantastic Four.

But generally I have decided that unless it's an amazing upgrade of an already done character that I'm finished buying Avengers stuff.

You might have missed the use of the intergalactic sarcasm symbol. Snark aside, and as a fan, I hope you're right. However, I'm not so sure based on the tepid response to the release of the modern FF and even the most recent FF-wave wares that languished on pegs a bit here in NY/NJ/CT. Prior to regaining the movie rights for FF, it seemed as though Marvel was purposely trying to diminish the property in cancelling the book, an act that coincided with the last film reboot. Whether or not the speculated reasons were true regarding the FF being out of step with modern readers and sensibilities, the franchisee does seem to have suffered some injury and seems to be less of a darling when you talk to comic-movie fans. I guess we'll see when the deluge of product placement arrives in tow with the FF MCU debut.

[Nimrod]

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Originally Posted by Boogieman4hire

Breaks my heart but at the least I'm happy that we finally got Xemnu. I should probably change my avatar now. Also supporting cast is just woefully unrepresented. Like come on, not even Doc Samson? That's easily just Thunderbird with a different head.

Doc Samson is 6'6, T-Bird is like 6ft. The new retro 80s Herc buck is the ideal buck for a classic Doc Samson, all it would require is new head sculpt, boots & belt. And if you meant Warpath, way to0 big a buck.

[Nimrod]

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Originally Posted by Boogieman4hire

So what is everyone's hopes/guesses of what the next Marvel legends Haslab could be? Assuming it's a figure and not a vehicle I'm expecting a Giant Man or Celestial. That would be really cool but personally I'm hoping for either Fin Fang Foom or Shuma Gorath. Don't know that either would be popular enough but I'll never not go for a giant monster figure.

I've never bought a single Haslab project, only way I'll ever get anything from this project is if they finally do some city street dio consisting of streets/sidewalks, a few building facades in battle damaged condition. The buildings could be solid plastic pieces and just snap together to assemble , same for the streets, whole layout should be about 3 ft long & 1ft in depth with buildings ranging from 8' tall to 16' in hgt.

[Harbinger]

Id like to see a new fantomex at regular retail.

[TheBlueMarvel]

I really hope that Hasbro doesn't listen to these calls for a diorama Haslab. I'd much rather they opt for a team build-out that wouldn't be an option for retail. Use the format to release the remaining balance of Galactus' heralds, Eternals, the Inhuman Royal Family, the few missing Thunderbolts along with Atlas, Squad Supreme, or the Starjammers. Or even Shuma, Fing, Ymir, or a true Surtur. Not a dio.

There will be a narrowing in the scope of characters released if collectors, claiming to be priced out, stop buying in droves, or wait months for deep discounts. Given the likelihood of that being the landscape moving forward, I'd prefer to preserve whatever venues that remain for the delivery of canon characters that have yet to see the light of day.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

I really hope that Hasbro doesn't listen to these calls for a diorama Haslab. I'd much rather they opt for a team build-out that wouldn't be an option for retail.

They can always do both. It's not like they could sell dioramas in stores whereas they can for any character figure.

Hell, they could even just do a generic set of dioramas that would work across all of their lines. A jungle/forest set-up would work for all of them. A space ship based one would be compatible with Power Rangers, Star Wars, and Marvel. Streets or alley ways could work for any line.

[TheBlueMarvel]

If the line ends up shifting into an end-phase, I don't want opportunities to get the most out of whatever is left squandered. Find a talented dio-maker (it ain't hard) and support their art. In return you'll get a custom (mostly) piece without the year long wait. With all the recent yapping about Hasbro's corporate greed, I think the suggestion of supporting talented members of our shared community might represent a viable option.

[Sataninjaku]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

If the line ends up shifting into an end-phase, I don't want opportunities to get the most out of whatever is left squandered. Find a talented dio-maker (it ain't hard) and support their art. In return you'll get a custom (mostly) piece without the year long wait. With all the recent yapping about Hasbro's corporate greed, I think the suggestion of supporting talented members of our shared community might represent a viable option.

This.

[JCarterVA]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

If the line ends up shifting into an end-phase, I don't want opportunities to get the most out of whatever is left squandered. Find a talented dio-maker (it ain't hard) and support their art. In return you'll get a custom (mostly) piece without the year long wait. With all the recent yapping about Hasbro's corporate greed, I think the suggestion of supporting talented members of our shared community might represent a viable option.

Agreed

[Sataninjaku]

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Originally Posted by Harbinger

Id like to see a new fantomex at regular retail.

Not a fan of the 3-pack version? I ask as someone unfamiliar with the character. He looks good to me, but of course, outside of a quick Google, I have no idea who he is.

[Harbinger]

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Originally Posted by Sataninjaku

Not a fan of the 3-pack version? I ask as someone unfamiliar with the character. He looks good to me, but of course, outside of a quick Google, I have no idea who he is.

Oh quite the contrary. I love the three pack version, but hes got a few other looks ( like a grey outfit with a bit of red on it ) that would be nice to see as a single release.

[Weapon X]

I got an amazon gift card recently, and I'm wondering which Love and Thunder figure I should use it on. I'm wondering which ones will be harder to find if I wait. Thoughts anyone?

[GizmoTron]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

You might have missed the use of the intergalactic sarcasm symbol. Snark aside, and as a fan, I hope you're right. However, I'm not so sure based on the tepid response to the release of the modern FF and even the most recent FF-wave wares that languished on pegs a bit here in NY/NJ/CT. Prior to regaining the movie rights for FF, it seemed as though Marvel was purposely trying to diminish the property in cancelling the book, an act that coincided with the last film reboot. Whether or not the speculated reasons were true regarding the FF being out of step with modern readers and sensibilities, the franchisee does seem to have suffered some injury and seems to be less of a darling when you talk to comic-movie fans. I guess we'll see when the deluge of product placement arrives in tow with the FF MCU debut.

I didn't miss it, but it literally is how I'm going to approach Marvel Legends now. Unless a sale or the price miraculously comes back down, it's X-Men and Spider-Man stuff only.

As for the F4, they're a hard sell, mostly because of the Fox stuff and because the last attempt at bringing them to the silver screen was so terrible. But I think they're MCU stock will be on the rise if it hasn't started already.

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

They can always do both. It's not like they could sell dioramas in stores whereas they can for any character figure.

Hell, they could even just do a generic set of dioramas that would work across all of their lines. A jungle/forest set-up would work for all of them. A space ship based one would be compatible with Power Rangers, Star Wars, and Marvel. Streets or alley ways could work for any line.

Generic dioramas could work just because of cross appeal. But I don't know if there's enough interest for anything else too specific. I'd also be worried Hasbro's stuff would be a bit "cheap" compared to other companies' offerings not to mention the projects from the much more quality DIY diorama makers, though.

[Dr Kain]

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

If the line ends up shifting into an end-phase, I don't want opportunities to get the most out of whatever is left squandered. Find a talented dio-maker (it ain't hard) and support their art. In return you'll get a custom (mostly) piece without the year long wait. With all the recent yapping about Hasbro's corporate greed, I think the suggestion of supporting talented members of our shared community might represent a viable option.

Hasbro recently renewed their Marvel license, it's not going to be in an end-phase for a long time.

[GizmoTron]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Hasbro recently renewed their Marvel license, it's not going to be in an end-phase for a long time.

Marvel toys no. But just like at my local Target, Legends specifically could easily go away.