[Jarodimus]

Getting tired of waiting for BBTS to fill my preorder. Don't know how they managed to get half the wave in, but they still only have Hawkman, MM, and Dr. I in stock. So, when I found Hawkman and MM at Walmart last night, I snapped them up.

Gotta say, Hawkman's now the best of the line for me. Damned impressive!

Mr. Miracle's no slouch, either. He's got newly sculpted SHOE SOLES, for Pete's sake! His accessories are awesome, too -- tons of sculpted detail and little painted lights. I just wish he could hold his Mother Box.

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Originally Posted by MarkMilton

and as for QC, this was the first wave i've gotten that i didn't tear off a head, arm, or leg of one of the figures when loosening the joints...

My MM's right hip was stuck initially, but I had very little trouble freeing it up. No issues on Hawkman at all.

I noticed that Hawkman's hip joint workings are differently sculpted than most of the other male figures. Instead of having a right-angled area right below the peg, it's curved. Looking through the others I have handy (everyone but wave 1), only Cyborg and Sinestro have the same shape. It puts less plastic in contact with the pelvis, so maybe it's less likely to suffer from glue/paint lock.

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Originally Posted by Ktulu

The worst QC I saw on this wave was indeed paint. There was one Superman figure so bad that his left eye had essentially been applied on his upper cheek rather than right underneath the eyebrows, pretty off the mark.

Wow. I've not seen anything that bad. My SC Sinestro's got a tiny smudge on his chest symbol, a friend's Batman Beyond has the same, and I've got a couple figs with mild smudging at the border between two colors.

Guess I've been lucky on the paint front. Not so much on the joints, though.