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Originally Posted by aefranci

really off sized...that WRECKER is WAY too tall compared to that hulk

The Wrecker, Thunderball, Piledriver, Ares, and Thor are all too large. Their heights (according to Marvel) are: Thor - 6'6", Ares - 6'1", Wrecker - 6'3", Piledriver - 6'4", and Thunderball - 6'6". The figures (Based on the same buck as Warpath/Crossbones) track at what looks to be more of a 7' stature in comparison to the other Legends. This buck works for Warpath who Marvel lists at 7'2" (but not Crossbones who is listed at 6'4"). Its silly that the Wrecker is the largest of his crew (those released so far - Bulldozer withstanding) figure-wise considering that he is the smallest of the crew (if you can call 6'3" small lol). Thor and the Wrecking Crew should all sport the Hyperion/Cage/(Sentry..if we see him ever)-buck. I can deal with Ares tracking a bit too tall, although it does irk me a bit that he is taller than Herc.

As for the Hulk, he fluctuates between 6'6" (Mr. Fix-it) and 8'8" (Green Scar). I can live with the varying heights/scales of the Legends Hulks because they are within range (for the most part). The Select Hulk tracks too large as far as I'm concerned. Next to the Legends figures, I would place the Select Hulk at roughly 10'. That's the size of Sasquatch. The Hulk has never been that large (this is coming from a long-term heavy-duty Hulk fan....I luvs me some Hulk). Unless you count the Ang Lee version of the Hulk in that first film who approached heights that looked to be nearly 20'! That's just silly....although I'm one of the few who liked that movie.

We are all aware that comicbook artists take liberties with the portrayal of heroes both from the illustrative and editorial (pencils and story-writing) perspective. In comics, Cap is sometimes nearly as big as Thor. Batman, at times stands even with Supes. Add to this the psychology of fandom and the tendency that people have to elevate those heroes they personally prefer and you get a wide spectrum of interpretations.

As collectors we use rubrics that work for us personally as a counter-measure for the "scale" problems we find in these figs. With that in mind, I have created a short list of Legends and Select figs that I have scale issues with (aside from the ones I mentioned above):

ML Wonder Man - Toy Biz (too small)
ML Captain Britain - Toy Biz (too small)
ML Vision - Hasbro (too small)
ML Wolverine - Hasbro/all the figs released in the last 2yrs (too big)
ML Nightcrawler - Toy Biz (too big...the ultimate ver. was perfect)
ML Iron Man - Hasbro/all except the "Bleeding Edge" (too small)
ML Puck - Hasbro (too small)
ML Gremlin - Toy Biz * comes with Mecha-hulk* (way too small)
ML Titanium Man - Hasbro (too small)
ML Silver Surfer - Hasbro (too small)
ML Bishop - Toy Biz (too big)
ML Savage She-Hulk - Hasbro (too small)
ML Kang - Toy Biz (too small)
ML Doc Samson - Hasbro (slightly too big)
ML Beast *original* - Toy Biz (too big)
ML Annihilus - Hasbro (slightly too big)
ML Terrax - Hasbro (slightly too big)
ML Kree Soldier - Hasbro (slightly too small)
MS Juggernaut - Diamond (way too big)...although it is best sculpt ever in either line
MS Uatu - Diamond (too small)

This list is subjective and nit-picky, but these are my opinions we are talking about here...