I’m dying to find that Springer (Thundercracker too).

I agree that the Sunfire mold, which is becoming a bit too ubiquitous for my tastes, seems like an odd choice for a speedster. However, I'm ok with it for Quicksilver given that my introduction to him was reading old back issues of The Avengers from the period shortly after he, Scarlet Witch and, later, Vision joined the group. John Buscema drew Pietro as fairly buffed; smaller than the likes of Cap, but neither frail nor slight of build by any definition. Add to that the fact that Quicksilver has always, in my opinion, been one of the more aggressive speedsters despite being on the slower side of the spectrum. What he lacked in velocity, he more than made up for in ferociousness and fighting skills, not to mention the fact that he has a modicum of super strength (in his legs) and durability. He punched and bludgeoned people a lot more than I saw heroes like Barry and Wally doing. Pietro also had a penchant for using pipes and sticks in conjunction with his speed - very violent and befitting his irascible nature (also pretty funny, in my mind) and in keeping with his history as a villain. I'd only caveat my previous statements with "at that time" because it seemed as though other speedsters started fighting in a similar fashion almost in emulation of what Marvel was doing with the character.

I imagine Pietro's build as more akin to that of a running back than a track star, unless you count my boy Ben Johnson of PED fame. ;) No offense to Canada, I like both Ben and his country. But back to the running back reference - growing up, it seemed as though one of Quicksilver's favorite moves was to hurl himself bodily into opponents, ricocheting between assailants and often contorting his body into a wrecking-ball-like shape.

Personally, I find the slower (slower than the absurdity that is the "Speed Force" :rolleyes:) bruising speedsters to be more interesting. Take Daredevil's lumbering behemoth of an enemy, Bullet. I've mentioned wanting a fig of Buck on this thread more than a few times. Bullet is quite intimidating given his combo of speed (mundane in comparison to someone OP'ed like the Flash) and inhuman strength - good ol' Buck Cashman presented an almost insurmountable threat to DD. Hopefully Hasbro will get around to him at some point.

As usual, I've let my tangents run roughshod, but I'm sure there's something in there related to what you wrote! :p

From what I've seen so far only the fan-channel exclusive 80th anniversary stuff has been going up for pre-order.

Thanks for the heads up, En Sabah.

that reminds me , gamestop didnt post anything for their next reveal... i suppose we got that war-machine punihser helmet

Someone on Reddit found Korg and Grandmaster at Frank and Sons

I have the Puck series Emma and the alternate head from the Walgreens Emma looks great on it. I might have to seek out a soft goods cape for it to have a decent stand in White Queen. Any suggestions?

The cape from Shuri is plastic but painted white its perfect.

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for Wild Card 6in vs 7in w\Legends\Multiverse comparison shots
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Any Florida/ S. FL Arkers have any good suggestions of comic shops or places to hunt around Ft. Lauderdale. I’ve found 3-4 good looking comic shops on Google, but that doesn’t always tell the whole story. I’ll be driving down 95 from SC, so if there’s any sort of amazing shop that is a “must-see” I’ll add it to the route.

Thanks dargustus.

Where/ what is that white suit from???? I need 2 of them ASAP!!

The smaller one are from the fortnite jazzwares line. The larger ones are from mcfarlanes line.

Are they available and out now or do I have to order them from somewhere? And what’s the difference in between the sizes?

Ive seen both series at Walmart and at gamestop. I picked up havoc a bit back and hes easily my favorite in the line so far.

Yes I’m also hunting for havoc but that’s just because I want a 6” Cobra firefly LOL

TATE’s is easily the best around the Ft. Lauderdale area. Not too far off of 95. Definitely recommended.

4566 N University Dr
Lauderhill, FL 33351

My only issue with Havoc (and the Fortnite line in general) is that the facial expressions are a bit soft. That's part of the game's cartoony style though and is not a deal breaker. Truth be told, those Jazwares Fortnight are solid additions to the 6 inch scale that work pretty well with Marvel Legends. Keep an eye on Jazwares...as they've recruited a bunch of folks who used to work with Toybiz for this line.

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Again, the facial expressions are a bit soft, especially with the eyes, so I repainted Havoc's eyes to represent the white eyed look that Firefly would have in the comics sometimes when he was portrayed as the Faceless Master. Even without the paint job though, it's Firefly without a shadow of a doubt.

Onto Legends....

Been sitting on giving some more thoughts on the Professor Hulk wave, so here's a couple of thoughts on Rock Python and War Machine.

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Rock Python: Not really sure what to say about this guy. I truthfully know very little about the character and outside of his Serpent Society association, I have no attachments to the character. What I can say is that outside the lack of accessories and maybe the character choice itself, there's no really weak points to the figure honestly. The body choice is a good one (Grim Reaper) and the colors are bright and bold. I love the contrasting blues, the paint apps on mine were super clean, and the headsculpt is really well done with some good articulation allowing for a ton of attitude. The lack of accessories really hurts, as I understand that Rock Python has a power set not all that different from Luke Cage, so some proper fist hands for punching, or maybe an overlay that clips onto the torso which show bullets bouncing off of him similar to the one that came with the Amazing Yamaguchi Captain America would really help him stand out a bit. Some python egg accessories would have been nice too, since apparently this guy lobs them at foes with deadly precision...

Cool looking and solid figure, but if you can get him on the cheap, probably your best bet. He'll eventually be peg warming the way other SS members have in the past I'm sure...

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War Machine: Strong...solid entry, and one of the better armored figures we've received in a while. The articulation is pretty solid despite being somewhat limited by the bulk of the sculpt and the lack of double joints, but being that he's a larger armor, it's entirely forgivable. The weapon accessories are nice, but they are also my biggest complaint, as I wish that Hasbro would have taken a cue from their current Transformers lines and made War Machine a bit more modular with attachment ports all over that would allow attachments from previous figures to work. It would really allow him to stand out a bit more. The fact that the shoulder cannon doesn't properly store away and features extremely limited articulation is also something of a bummer.

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If you're wondering, the older Rhodie head fits on this WM perfectly, although the helmet won't match the model of the armor. Still, it's easy to fudge in, until we get a proper head for it. My final gripe with this figure is like Rescue, and many other IM armors, he could use a bit more silver paint on areas where it's needed, the back of the figure in particular. It leaves the figure feeling somewhat incomplete, and leaves a feeling that Hasbro only cares what the half facing out of the clamshell looks like, and not the figure as a whole.

Really good figure and a must purchase, even if it doesn't match the film. It doesn't top the Mk 1 still in my opinion in terms of looks or aesthetics, but the MK 1 feels so tiny compared to this guy, who looks like a bad ass hulking brute who would take him to Suplex City. Hopefully they don't keep pumping up the scale of WM...pretty soon he'll be hitting Hulkbuster size...

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War Machine Party!

Thanks! That one was on my list, it will be my first stop.

You know, its getting crazy where Habsro keeps pumping out another Marvel Legends or 2 right after the Caliban build a figure series back in late May early June and all of a sudden the Caliban build a figure figures were all bought out or whatever from stores including Walmart.

and older stuff still pegwarms like the figures with the leg pieces of Absorbing Man.

Now, theres like 2 or 3 new Marvel Legends series coming fast. the Wendigo build a figure line, the Avengers Endgame Hulk build a figure and the Classic retro X-Men with a nice looking Nightcrawler.

and the Avengers Endgame Thanos build a figure stuff they're just pegwarming taking up space

There is a couple but Tate's toys and comics is the best one in the south florida area.

So I was at Walmart last night and they had a Far From Home end-aisle display over in the Barbie area facing the back wall. The main Legends section was pretty barren except for six six-armed Spideys so when I spotted the display from a distance it really got my hopes up, and the only Legends in said display were three cases worth of Endgame wave 1 with Herc and Ebony Maw already gone. Because that's what goes in the display for the new Spider-Man movie, Avengers toys I can find cheaper online. The hunt for Mysterio goes on.

I've seen him at Gamestop a bunch. Have you checked any of those out?

Trying to build a decent WCA team without pulling heavily from my existing Avengers Classic... borrowed Hawkeye for a moment but mainly I'm looking at characters not already occupied fighting Ultron on the Avengers shelf... Someone recommended Living Lightning but unfortunately Living Laser showed up instead... :)

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(plus I'm always looking for ways to get to post LivingLaser... i frickin' love this figure!) HA!

Tigra, wasp, scarlet Witch and vision were all WCA at one point, if you happen to have multiple versions of them