Originally Posted by MeLikeJinx (Post 780724)

My guess why Magik/Thing was hard to find because they came out at the same time pretty much, so most of the stores probably got either/or... not both. But yah, awesome fig... don't get why Lockheed is orange though.

Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic (Post 780739)

I've made it no secret that while I'm not a huge fan of Spider-Gwen, I do dig the design and especially like some of the subtle changes that were made to it for the Spider-Verse movie, so I went ahead and managed to pick up the two pack version loose on Ebay for about 12 bucks.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4827/...a5219d_k_d.jpg

At first glance, it doesn't look like there is much difference, but up close, it becomes more apparent. The most obvious change is the painted laces on her ankles for the ballet style pointe shoes that she wears in the movie. The line work on the hips is different, and is placed higher on the torso and doesn't extend into the legs like the Sandman version. The black pattern that flows over the breasts is also much wider than the original. The mask has less of the pink around the eyes and is a bit more red in color, while the unmasked head sculpt has more muted tones along with more of a nude look to it. The line work on the webbing is a bit cleaner as well.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4812/...3eb84c_k_d.jpg

Overall...I actually prefer this re-release of the figure over the original. About the only gripes that I can come up with is the lack of swappable hands, the lack of newly sculpted feet (pointe shoes are much more narrow than your typical shoe and have a box toe) and the reused unmasked headsculpt that is inaccurate to the film. I didn't let that hinder me, so I worked out my own compromise for a closer look to the on screen character, and I am quite happy with how it came out. I may dump my Sandman wave Gwen altogether in favor of this one, and I hope this look finds its way into the comics at some point if it hasn't already.

Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic (Post 780739)

I've made it no secret that while I'm not a huge fan of Spider-Gwen, I do dig the design and especially like some of the subtle changes that were made to it for the Spider-Verse movie, so I went ahead and managed to pick up the two pack version loose on Ebay for about 12 bucks.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4827/...a5219d_k_d.jpg

At first glance, it doesn't look like there is much difference, but up close, it becomes more apparent. The most obvious change is the painted laces on her ankles for the ballet style pointe shoes that she wears in the movie. The line work on the hips is different, and is placed higher on the torso and doesn't extend into the legs like the Sandman version. The black pattern that flows over the breasts is also much wider than the original. The mask has less of the pink around the eyes and is a bit more red in color, while the unmasked head sculpt has more muted tones along with more of a nude look to it. The line work on the webbing is a bit cleaner as well.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4812/...3eb84c_k_d.jpg

Overall...I actually prefer this re-release of the figure over the original. About the only gripes that I can come up with is the lack of swappable hands, the lack of newly sculpted feet (pointe shoes are much more narrow than your typical shoe and have a box toe) and the reused unmasked headsculpt that is inaccurate to the film. I didn't let that hinder me, so I worked out my own compromise for a closer look to the on screen character, and I am quite happy with how it came out. I may dump my Sandman wave Gwen altogether in favor of this one, and I hope this look finds its way into the comics at some point if it hasn't already.

Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic (Post 780739)

I've made it no secret that while I'm not a huge fan of Spider-Gwen, I do dig the design and especially like some of the subtle changes that were made to it for the Spider-Verse movie, so I went ahead and managed to pick up the two pack version loose on Ebay for about 12 bucks.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4827/...a5219d_k_d.jpg

At first glance, it doesn't look like there is much difference, but up close, it becomes more apparent. The most obvious change is the painted laces on her ankles for the ballet style pointe shoes that she wears in the movie. The line work on the hips is different, and is placed higher on the torso and doesn't extend into the legs like the Sandman version. The black pattern that flows over the breasts is also much wider than the original. The mask has less of the pink around the eyes and is a bit more red in color, while the unmasked head sculpt has more muted tones along with more of a nude look to it. The line work on the webbing is a bit cleaner as well.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4812/...3eb84c_k_d.jpg

Overall...I actually prefer this re-release of the figure over the original. About the only gripes that I can come up with is the lack of swappable hands, the lack of newly sculpted feet (pointe shoes are much more narrow than your typical shoe and have a box toe) and the reused unmasked headsculpt that is inaccurate to the film. I didn't let that hinder me, so I worked out my own compromise for a closer look to the on screen character, and I am quite happy with how it came out. I may dump my Sandman wave Gwen altogether in favor of this one, and I hope this look finds its way into the comics at some point if it hasn't already.

Originally Posted by Nitelife (Post 780750)

Is that a modified sharon carter hair piece?

Originally Posted by Jeddostotle7 (Post 780748)

What figure did you get the new hair piece off of? I'm almost thinking of doing that when I get the two-pack Gwen.

Originally Posted by AFU (Post 780741)

12 shingles, blast you!...Lol...Would have purchased it from ebay too, for that price, great deal..

Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic (Post 780756)

The hairpiece is from the Cull Obsidian Black Widow figure. It's a perfect match color wise and will fit the Gwen head with a minor bit of tweaking. What I did was simply cut some of the hair off the right side by following the lines where the hair "overlaps" on the sculpt.

The only difficulty I encountered with it is that since the Gwen figure has bangs, I had to sand off some of the glue on her forehead. As I mentioned, the hairpiece isn't a 100 percent perfect fit, so you will either have to hollow it out a little bit, or shave a little bit off of the back of Gwen's head for an ideal fit. I did a little bit of both, to get it just right, allowing the hairpiece to sit a bit lower and to cover up some of the flaws from the sanding process.

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4821/...7d7534_k_d.jpg

Here's a collage so you can better see the "Overlap" cuts I was mentioning. I could have went a bit shorter, but opted not to for because A. I didn't want to paint the shaved "peachfuzz" portion under the hair on the head, and B. Since I am shaving the side that is parted, it already gives the appearance of having the faux-hawk comb-over effect. It's a relatively simply mod to do provided you take your time. Also...WEAR EYE PROTECTION when using a dremel! I got hit in the face with with a good chunk of soft plastic while doing this...thank goodness I was wearing goggles.

I was really scoffing this re-release of Gwen as a waste of plastic when it was first announced, but having it in hand, it's the tinier details that I mentioned that make the original Absorbing Man wave Gwen feel like a Chinese knockoff in comparison. And yes, in case you were wondering, the head from that figure does fit on the new Gwen as well, giving you some options if you want to go through with this mod.



Yeah...I was pleasantly surprised I won it for that price. I threw out a random bid on one of those auctions that people started at one dollar, and lucked out. Ebay can be a great spot to grab figures if you properly understand bidding practices, and truly only bid what you're willing to pay (I.E....don't always feed the scalper beast and use buy it now.) While it's possible to get sniped or get outbid by shill bidding, often at times, you will get lucky and nab something for a much lower price than you expected.

Originally Posted by Black Arbor (Post 780760)

Something I realized earlier: This MOTU Classics Sssqueeeze head would make an excellent retro Lizard head, wonder how it'd look in the BAF haha

http://i.imgur.com/PixmdJ8.jpg

Originally Posted by Black Arbor (Post 780760)

Something I realized earlier: This MOTU Classics Sssqueeeze head would make an excellent retro Lizard head, wonder how it'd look in the BAF haha

http://i.imgur.com/PixmdJ8.jpg

Originally Posted by Nitelife (Post 780859)

I just realized that the only complete team we have in legends ( other that the ee box set of guardians ) is the walgreens ff. Hopefully that changes soon.

Originally Posted by Nitelife (Post 780859)

I just realized that the only complete team we have in legends ( other that the ee box set of guardians ) is the walgreens ff. Hopefully that changes soon.

Originally Posted by Nitelife (Post 780859)

I just realized that the only complete team we have in legends ( other that the ee box set of guardians ) is the walgreens ff. Hopefully that changes soon.

Originally Posted by kylactus (Post 780909)

^Can’t wait till 2024 when Disney runs out of ideas and we get a movie for this short lived FF lineup.... the best part is the wolverine Indiana Jones cosplay.

Originally Posted by faelon (Post 780923)

Am I the only one sad that the King T'Chaka figure doesn't have an unmasked head?