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Originally Posted by donmeca2020

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No out of box pics yet, but I wanted to give some thoughts on the new Ant-Man/Stinger two pack that I picked up today while they were still fresh in my head. Oh...and before I forget, these are also included in TRU's price slashes, so I was able to get it for about 35 dollars instead of forty...

THE GOOD:

Ant-Man: This figure is miles and miles ahead of the previous Walgreen's exclusive Ant-Man (Black Ant.) From the looks of it, it appears we have yet another new body mold, with butterfly joints at the shoulder and a bit of molded fabric wrinkle near the waist to create a bunched up torso. The paints are crisp and clean for the most part, with some nice variations between matte and gloss finishes, with some nice detailed line work. The head sculpt is amazing, and the head and collar piece are also well done and do not interfere with articulation.

Stinger: Stinger is on the teen female mold, which is nothing new, but it's one that I've always enjoyed as that particular mold features calf rotation, which for some reason, most of the adult female Legends do not, so that's a plus. The wings are awesome, but we've seen these before...except now they are in teen size. We also get a new hand for the teen body, as her left hand is the gesturing hand that most of the adult female Legends use. Like her father, the deco is very well done (paint shading!!!) with bright colors and (mostly) crisp line work. The head sculpt on Stinger is BEAUTIFUL, as the helmet and lower face are sculpted and painted very well.

THE BAD:

Ant-Man: Loose joints everywhere! The right butterfly joint rotates with almost no tension, the head is loose, and the ab crunch is wobbly. I'm attributing this to maybe the new sculpt not quite being hashed out to perfection, but still, it's really bothersome. There are some spots in the line work on the torso that didn't go all the way through, leaving tiny specks of red showing up through the paintwork. Nothing that can't be touched up, but still. I also had some stuck joints on mine, particularly around the calf joints thanks to the glossy paint that was being used, but it's nothing that a little hot water couldn't fix. Still something to keep an eye out for.

Stinger: Where Ant-Man had troublesome upper body QC, for some reason, Stinger has it in the lower body. The hip joints on mine are a bit loose, but at least her legs stay on when I move them (unlike my Ultimate Spider-Woman..whose left leg falls off quite a bit,) and the legs are also a bit loose around the calf joint. It doesn't take much to swing them around. The head is also a bit wobbly as well. Lastly, the legs are a bit mis-matched color wise. This is due to the fact that the paints for the legs below the thigh joint not matching the purple plastic above it. It's not too awful, but it can be an eyesore if you're a stickler for that sort of thing.

And the final gripe, which applies for both of these...THE LACK OF FREAKING ACCESSORIES! We have two figures that can shrink down to the size of an insect...yet Hasbro couldn't be bothered to throw in a set of mini, non articulated Ant-Man/Stinger miniatures, and maybe a couple of tiny ants or insects? The Lizard figure for the ASM movie came with a couple of tiny lizard pets, can't we get Scott a couple of bugs to team up with? I also think that we are at the point, that we should start getting alternate heads for every single one of these figures if they are a hero that spends quite a bit of time unmasked in their comics. I can live without the flashy sparkle and bubble effects honestly...but I'll take an unmasked head sculpt for Ant-Man, Stinger, or any other masked hero or villain any day. Forty dollars for two, bare-boned figures is quite a bit these days, especially when they don't come with any accessories or BAF parts with them to make it feel like you're getting your money's worth.