I know. But translucent red plastic does not an invisible Spider-Man make.

Very true, but he does look lot shinier. Going to trade up the first one I have back to retail :P Since I remember these were kind of peg warming a bit.

Got a text from my lcs owner... just picked up 2 psylockes and an ages of thunder thor! Passed on the rest. He had the new 2 packs. While sinister and gambit look amazing in person, $21 was too much for me... I need a crap figure to try my first custom paint job on... don't want to ruin my psylocke!

Damn, $21 is too much for me too. Maybe I can trade a LCS for them....

Shoot I paid 25 for my Thanos/Warlock/Gambit/Sinister. Only cause I think those are the hottest ones and will be hard to find in the beginning.

I had an invisible Spider Man figure but I can't seem to find it now.

I'll be surprised if I see the new comic packs in retail, seems like the rate at which I used to find stuff dropped significantly over the last few months. I used to always check but usually didn't buy anything, and it looks like someone else out there is hitting the same stores I used to.

You should go hunting today, the street date on the newest waves is 12/28.

LM, what's your CH/Thor encased in?
Thanks.

I couldn't wait for retail so i order off of BBTS and my shipment arrived =)
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9978.jpg
Thanks again to Lord Marvel for great deals on GOTG and Silver Samurai
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9979.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9980.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9981.jpg

I feel your pain as well :P Saw them at a LCS and just grabbed them:P

I don't think I ever really took into account just how ridiculous Mr. Sinister looks. And I'm not talking about the action figure, I'm talking about the Goth/Vampire thing. He's really pretty stupid looking.

Ha ha they should have made a Miss Sinister instead :P

Gambit out of the box
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9982.jpg
No wrist articulation
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9983.jpg
or Feet articulation
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9984.jpg
Without the jacket
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9986.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9987.jpg
Mr Sinister
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9988.jpg
New Chest/shoulder piece added and belt piece
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9989.jpg
Back
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9993.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9992.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9994.jpg
Comparison shots to Colossus
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9995.jpg
This Mother F'er has a big ass head lol
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9996.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c8...e/IMG_9997.jpg

Very nice. Didn't realize Gambit could take the jacket off...

Nice comparison pics. Looks like gambit is the exact same as xmo with exception to the head. Thats really disappointing. Sinister on the other hand looks great. Looks like his head is slightly bigger than colossus. I like.

Adding wrist articulation will be fun/easy. Foot articulation I think is out of my skill level..

Good post, Kayo. Thanks for posting those. Whenever I get these packs, Gambit is up for grabs.. sticking with my XMO version.

I'm going to use my XMO one as a test subject to improve the body. Or is the XMO the "rare" XMO figure out there..

I really don't like the coat gambit comes with either. I ended up using the one from a dc figure that works better.

I've got a few extras from Wave 17 available to trade if anyone is interested- Iron Fist, Storm, Patriot, and Thor. I'm looking for comic colored Hydra troops (either the #12 or #15 version), Renegades Storm Shadow, or Zombie Vipers.

annnd im done for a few weeks. i talked(haggled) my LCS into selling them for 10 a piece. Better than 13 IMO. Like everyone else, i'll buy the 2 packs at retail and avoid being getting ripped. Passed on Daredevil of course lol.

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/9648/wave17.jpg

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Ah I have plans and materials already to fix Gambit, now Imjust need to get one...

Great price. Now onto the next wave :P