Hopefully NYCC. Many of the shows will have premiered by then and better trailers of various movies will be ready. So it'd be less spoilers I'd hope.

Every Thor movie has had a toyline so far, but no clue on this one. It's too early to say because there's no trailer out yet even. I can see why that kind of discussion would be held back on.

The biggest stuff I wouldn't expect until next SDCC though, but they do have to keep fans content a little bit so they don't throw in the towel entirely. So it'd make sense if they had more for NYCC to show off. We also have to take into consideration the amount of time it takes for them to make a figure too. So with so many shifts with Marvel titles, it might be difficult for them to keep pace. We're just now seeing all-new Wolverine, and her comic is at issue 10, to give you an idea of how long some of this might need to take. So even in expediting it, these things still take time.

I am satisfied in one aspect though, if Hasbro was going to get rid of the 3.75'' figures, they wouldn't be investing so much in full new sculpts of characters nor expanding it like they are in a wider Spider-man focus.

I really hope this means we get two lines again. The Legends 3.75'' and a better Ultimate Spider-man one that they can prep for the movie stuff from Homecoming too. Completely didn't think about the fact of how much MCU we could actually get if Spider-man Homecoming has a line, and retailers like supporting spider-man lines.

I hope theres a Hellcat in the works

The Universe is expanding.... (pics to follow in next post)

Well, I finally picked up something new and the Yellow Daredevil does not disappoint - a given since it's on one of the good, articulated bodies. Ended up picking up a bunch since I ran across a seller that had them for $5.00 each in package. Cleaned him out at that price. Anyway, Daredevil: Yellow is a great read and if you have the means to get a copy I suggest you read it. Good stuff there. Other than that? Still waiting to pick up what I want. So, back to my villain customizing. I had long planned to do the Marauders as a group since I'm such a fan of the Mutant Massacre storyline. One fantastic read. But, I'm missing some parts to complete them all at once so doing them in phases instead. The first four are below which just leaves 6 including Malice though she really came in to play post massacre. The partially transformed Hydro and Sand men are just there for the bonus shots. Dr Spectrum got some touch ups and Gambit had his hands replaced. For some reason - seriously, I have no idea why I did this - I had previously painted Titannia's hair a gloss red. Yeah...definitely had to fix that. So, anyway, onto the rest...


Hydro-Man - I ran across a statement online that there aren't many fully transformed 1:18th Hydro-Man customs. That piqued my curiosity so I did a quick search and, turns out, there really aren't that many. So I decided to make one for the collection. He's a QEC (Quick & Easy Custom) in that he only took a couple of hours to make. 7 different shades of blue and many, many layers of paint later Hyrdo-Man is all powered up. Not sure if I'll make a "normal" Hydro-Man like I did with Sandman. I doubt it, but we'll see...

Volcana - My Secret Wars line up is almost complete. Soon I'll have every character from the first series in figure form - only missing a powered down version of Volcana (almost done) and lastly Molecule Man (in progress). Then I just need to round out the characters with comic accurate customs of the teams/ outfits. Volcana started as a QEC. I had her fully painted in an evening and then I decided to sculpt the flames on her as add-ons. That took her over into a day to make so, she no longer qualifies for QEC status. (I really didn't put as much thought into this as it might seem.) Anyway, I sculpted the flames so that no matter what angle you look at the figure from you can see flames coming off her somewhere. Best way I could think of to simulate her being encased in flames when powered up. Glad I made her, it gave me a chance to try out a few new things custom making-wise and it was mostly all successful.

Sandman - I finally got around to opening my Sandman (sand) version and almost immediately upon freeing him from the package I knew he was getting a repaint. While the regular version was nice it just lacked a certain...something. Just didn't convey the full on "sand/concrete" type of appearance that I've envisioned for the character. This one fits in more with what I picture.

Ares - I've had this guy sitting around for a while waiting on something to be done with him. The base figure that Hasbro gave us is very good, but just missing a few things to be "great". So, I added his elbow spikes and the arm sleeve, a decent cuff on his right wrist painted his boots and highlighted the mohawk on his helmet. Fairly minor changes, custom wise, but they make a world of difference on the figure. Like him much better now. The flash kind of washes out the shading that I did on his face. It looks much better in person.

Sabretooth - As requested here's classic Sabretooth. As with most classic designs they vary by artist so I found the design I liked the most and used that one. It helped that he also fits in with the Marauders team that I wanted to make anyway. Two birds kinda thing. A mix of parts and a whole lot of sculpting later and the big badass of the Marauders is done in his classic skivvies. While the painting was pretty simple, the sculpting was a bit of a chore, but necessary for the design. And honestly it's my favorite part of the figure. The head is from Angry Nomad. Very good quality and not much flash to trim off. After seeing the pic the sideburns are a little off - one side is much smaller. Might sculpt that up at some point and even them out. Still a great mold. Will be ordering from him again. So, all in all, I'm really pleased with how he turned out. He's in the top ten of my created customs list.

Prism - I always thought Prism made for a lousy Marauder and over the years nothing has managed to change that. But, he's on the team so I had to make him. Pretty easy custom. Just had to sculpt the head crystal and paint. The painting was easy but I had to go into another room to get it to show up with the flash. Since his paint scheme is very straight forward he was easy to knock out. Now I don't have to worry about making him later. I really can't believe they couldn't have come up with a better character than this guy.

Arclight - While researching the costume for this character I spent a lot of time re-reading the "Mutant Massacre" storyline. Arclight features heavily in the various issues, but I noticed that while she has a major bloodlust she never directly kills anyone - though she did *attempt* to kill Colossus. She really just knocks down a lot of walls. Just thought that was interesting. Just about out of all those Valkyries I picked up. She's among the last of them. Time to go shopping for more. Arclight is pretty simple: Lots of silver paint along with some minor sculpting.

Riptide - He was the first of my Marauder customs to be completed. I started him around the same time as Arclight but she needed sculpt work that Riptide didn't, so he was easy to wrap up quickly with only two shades of purple and a custom head. I have some ideas on how to do his spinning effect, but until I can tackle that you get unspinny Riptide. The head again came from Angry Nomad. The hair on the head mold is not as long as I'd have preferred but I liked the look of the head enough to just go with it.




Next batch preview:
Volcana (powered down) - Well, was able to get the parts for my normal Volcana custom assembled and painted quicker than I thought. She's not entirely done to my satisfaction but she's pretty close. Close enough for a preview anyway. She's powered down often enough that I wanted to have a normal version to go along with my Secret Wars line up. Pretty simple custom parts wise. Believe it or not this was originally a red She Hulk and not one of the Valkyries. The feet don't sit quite right so they'll have to be modded a bit. Probably going to be taking her legs apart too, they don't seem to fit together as well as the Valk figure's do.

Group shot:
http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...psefqsekot.jpg

Sandman:
http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps6zdoobbj.jpg

Hydro-Man:
http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...pscapxkqwq.jpg

Ares:
http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...psripbjiel.jpg

Volcana:
http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...psz14s2dl4.jpg

Sabretooth:
http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...pskbujlxcu.jpg

Arclight:
http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...psi2ytghp8.jpg

Prism:
http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps1o7n3kwt.jpg

Volcana (flame detail):
http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...psorsudscr.jpg

Now that the SDCC hype has died down, I think it's time to appreciate this figure. It's probably going to be the best figure in the ML 3.75" line and may be the best Marvel 3.75" figure ever. I present to you, Spider-UK.

https://i.imgur.com/xy6D0Qw.jpg

Awesome stuff, @Mordiganne! I especially love Hydro Man, Ares, and Sabretooth!

EDIT: I forgot the Volcana powered down preview pic...
http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...psjd7dxdew.jpg


And some bonus shots:


http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...psgh35kqqd.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...pslyqgsuou.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...pszz4hfqg5.jpg

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/r...psowczevs1.jpg

The Enforcer is hunting Werewolf By Night, alias Jack Russell, a friend of Jessica Drew, aka Spiderwoman.
http://i804.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps4xguueoz.jpg


CCC.

I said not to be mean, but ya know what, even I can appreciate the epic sarcasm in that and got a chuckle out of it.

Great for those that want the full spider-verse stuff, but yeah, definitely one of those moments where I'm thinking "that should have been America Chavez, Kate Bishop, or Nico Minoru."

Not really making fun of Hasbro. Just poking fun at that hilariously ridiculous buck. Spidey looks so damn silly with that mold.

I'm still gonna have to get it though. Haven't read too much about him, but I love Spider UK's design.

Wow those look fantastic Mordiganne! I think marauders would make some great figures and I actually liked arclight in X3 (didn't like the movie but it did have some cool fight scenes). Also was just reading secret wars 2 with volcana (don't read it was terrible lol).
Also stopped by target last night and finally found the 2.5" antman pack:
http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/...psdcxkfw6d.jpg

I love these mordi....especially titania arclight and volcana ( both versions ). Its a shame hasbro has given a basic middle finger to the 4 inch line. As i collect both 1/12 th and 1/18 th scales its harder and harder to justify the pricing for the mu ( as it will always be to me ) given everything ( artic, stands accessories you guys get it ) not only being taken from the line but also the insanely stupidly hard to find-ness of the line at retail. I gave up on white queen and deadpool smen outfit.

Still too much ;)

It really does.
I thought the same about the Scarlet Spider figure too.

Did these things hit the pegs on clearance? How did THIS pack make it to clearance? It's like the only thing people want from this line.

Tail end of the line. So this is the case assortment that'd get clearanced out.

If those are already on clearance, it doesn't look good for the large scale Giant-man that has yet to be released.
http://www.hasbro.com/common/product...009E437A37.jpg

are those things on his arms removable?

They don't appear to be. Here's a better pic:

http://www.hasbro.com/common/product...19D669426D.jpg

Yes they are

Yes. Here's some pics (I know wrong scale but since antman changes size...

http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/...psldjfltnj.jpg

And just for gits and shiggles, Bantman:

http://i1383.photobucket.com/albums/...psgb15tkhg.jpg

Oops, thought he was referring to the bands on Giant-man...

I hav to say your work is getting better and better with each custom you make. I lover your character choices to. My favarote out of the lot has to be that Sabertooth. Great work dude.