Red Hulk and Electro variant question.

Do Boy · 08-26-2011, 05:11 PM

Does anyone have a clear pic of them right next to their shiny/matte finish variant. I would like to know if I have passed up on them by accident. I don't exactly want to be taking my rulk/electro with me to the store every time I go hunting lol.

AndyCR75 · 08-26-2011, 06:55 PM

they are difficult to spot in photos my friend, but when you see them in person, its a no-brainer! At one point I owned FOUR glossy Rulks. Kept holding them under the light, etc trying to decide which was matte and which was glossy. When I finally did land a matte finish, the difference was so obvious!! Not as clear unfortunately for electro however :-? The glossy is only a slight variation. Very subtle.

Do Boy · 08-27-2011, 11:53 PM

Cool. Thanks man. Guess I'll just have to keep my eyes open.

Optimus Vader · 08-28-2011, 05:08 AM

Interesting. I had no idea there was a shiny and matte Red Hulk. Not sure which I have.

thechris · 08-28-2011, 05:21 AM

It's not even what I'd call a running change or a variant. I'm confident they simply left out one step in their process or a different finish was substituted by accident or last minute necessity. That is, it's probably more likely a Quality Assurance issue. This is pretty apparent in my "variant" Shield Agents and HYDRA Agents which I have a ton of and some have the glossy finish and some have the matte finish. Matte is obviously the intended finish because the vast majority of figures appear to have the matte finish. Then once in a while, you'll get an irregular figure with the "glossy" finish. Still, nothing beats the deformed HYDRA Agent I got with the gigantic thickened/stretched left forearm. I call him "Happy". Gotta love lazy QA officers (and the eBay sellers who take advantage of people with these special "variants").

thechris · 08-28-2011, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Optimus Vader

Interesting. I had no idea there was a shiny and matte Red Hulk. Not sure which I have.

The matte one looks almost chalky like someone had sanded it lightly where as the glossy one looks like someone covered it in a glaze like when you put super glue on plastic and it dries smooth.

felks22us · 08-28-2011, 06:03 AM

never know there was different red hulk paint job. oooo ok hmmm

thechris · 08-28-2011, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by felks22us

never know there was different red hulk paint job. oooo ok hmmm

It's not really a different paintjob, it's more like one was coated in a glossy varnish and one was coated in a matte varnish.

Do Boy · 08-28-2011, 06:42 AM

I would actually want more then anything for this just to be a paint job mistake. I'm a completest. I'm just going off the list posted by trebleshot

thechris · 08-28-2011, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Do Boy

I would actually want more then anything for this just to be a paint job mistake. I'm a completest. I'm just going off the list posted by trebleshot

I'm almost 100% certain that this is a mistake. I have both and I can honestly tell you that it looks like (to me at least) the same difference between my SHIELD Agents. This goes for both the Rulks and the Electros. There's no actual paint variation, it looks like someone just got inconsistent with the finish. I even went as far as to swap my matte finished Nick Fury figure's body with one of my glossy SHIELD Agents because it looks a little more dynamic but seriously, I doubt there was meant to be a variant in this case. This is just unofficial wishful thinking. Otherwise, I can tell you that there is another "variant" in the Soldiers and Henchman 3 Pack in that some are glossy, some are matte and some have deformed left forearms.

Optimus Vader · 08-28-2011, 06:57 AM

They did the same thing with Transformers Animated Arcee. "make half of these toys shiny!"

thechris · 08-28-2011, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Optimus Vader

They did the same thing with Transformers Animated Arcee. "make half of these toys shiny!"

The strong smell of marijuana on the Sentinels. The inconsistent paint apps. This reinforces my theory on Hasbro workers on ganja during work hours.

Kluster Bombs · 08-28-2011, 06:05 PM

I remember I posted pics (Hisstank & Marvelous News) of this when Rulk came out. I never called it a variant but did point out that there was a matte and glossy finish on Rulk. I actually have one that looks almost pink on his chest and mid section. The arms are a litle more red. I think it was more of a QC issue.

Hard to tell from the pics though.

AndyCR75 · 08-28-2011, 06:10 PM

yup...a "chalky" look is the best way to describe it. Like I said, you will know without a doubt when you see it.

Tiberius · 08-28-2011, 06:26 PM

I mist def have the one on the right...

Shawn Woodbeck · 08-28-2011, 06:30 PM

The changes for both are so subtle that its very difficult to tell them apart. I have all 4 versions (both Rulk and Electro) and I had a hard time tellin them apart.

Tiberius · 08-28-2011, 07:50 PM

Think you can post pics of all 4?

Greenskar · 08-28-2011, 07:54 PM

Does anyone think they'll redo Red Hulk in the upcoming, and much improved, Hulk mold?

Tiberius · 08-28-2011, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenskar

Does anyone think they'll redo Red Hulk in the upcoming, and much improved, Hulk mold?

They would be stupid not to dude.

Do Boy · 08-28-2011, 07:59 PM

oh man that is a huge difference lol. Guess this whole time I had the shiny version

AndyCR75 · 08-28-2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Do Boy

oh man that is a huge difference lol. Guess this whole time I had the shiny version

yes, the glossy is far more common.

omega145 · 08-29-2011, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Greenskar

Does anyone think they'll redo Red Hulk in the upcoming, and much improved, Hulk mold?

But then again, I really dont want to see the exact same mold and almost exact head made again. Id rather have that one mold and head sculpt exclusive to the green Hulk and then do slight modifications to it for the Red or Gray Hulk
Did anyone actually like how all 3 Hulks were almost identical?
I hated that.

Shawn Woodbeck · 08-29-2011, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Tiberius

Think you can post pics of all 4?

I can but they're MOC and they're in a plastic case. So it will b harder to c. LMK if you still want em

Do Boy · 08-29-2011, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Shawn Woodbeck

I can but they're MOC and they're in a plastic case. So it will b harder to c. LMK if you still want em

I'd still like to see them

trebleshot · 08-29-2011, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Do Boy

I would actually want more then anything for this just to be a paint job mistake. I'm a completest. I'm just going off the list posted by trebleshot

Based on the reports we were getting at the time, I believe the matte one came first and was probably a miscommunication with the factory. Not necessarily a QC issue, more like an unintentional running change that Hasbro corrected once they got packaged samples and saw the matte finish.

Probably the same thing for Electro, but I don't think Hasbro has said one way or the other on the issue. But I will say this would be a great question to submit for the next Hasbro Q&A.

...hint, hint.

08-26-2011, 06:55 PM	#2
AndyCR75 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 844	they are difficult to spot in photos my friend, but when you see them in person, its a no-brainer! At one point I owned FOUR glossy Rulks. Kept holding them under the light, etc trying to decide which was matte and which was glossy. When I finally did land a matte finish, the difference was so obvious!! Not as clear unfortunately for electro however :-? The glossy is only a slight variation. Very subtle. __________________ ENTIRE LOT FOR SALE: http://tinyurl.com/3s3ruda

08-28-2011, 05:08 AM	#4
Optimus Vader Goodfella Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Philly Posts: 4,924	Interesting. I had no idea there was a shiny and matte Red Hulk. Not sure which I have. __________________ Sales/Trade Thread - Collection Thread

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08-28-2011, 06:57 AM	#11
Optimus Vader Goodfella Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Philly Posts: 4,924	They did the same thing with Transformers Animated Arcee. "make half of these toys shiny!" __________________ Sales/Trade Thread - Collection Thread

08-28-2011, 06:10 PM	#14
AndyCR75 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 844	yup...a "chalky" look is the best way to describe it. Like I said, you will know without a doubt when you see it. __________________ ENTIRE LOT FOR SALE: http://tinyurl.com/3s3ruda