[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Black Arbor

Y'know, those Michael Turner figures... not really my cup o' tea (no offense to the late Mr. Turner) but I did snag an Elongated Man to paint into his classic purple and white suit, and popped a Young Justice Red Arrow head on him to complete the look. (side note: DC should've really planned out EM better. I mean, with him and Plastic Man, that's two stretchy heroes with red and yellow costumes. Talk about redundant... ) But yeah, I agree with you and Kain, 'cause the Nu52 doesn't really do anythin' for me design-wise. I mean, that Owlman figure makes him look like an idiot! it's almost as bad as his original look with the pirate boots and knockoff Hawkman mask!

Yeah, some of the Michael Turner figs were unimpressive. That Batman/Superman evil Supergirl was pretty fugly and even that Darkseid was weird(?)... Michael Turner didn't sculpt the figures, so its not his fault that some came out wonky. His art was sometimes hit or miss, which was something he did control (I wasn't super into his art - no disrespect to the dead).

Cool idea with the Elongated Man. You are right, Mattel could have done a better job with him. However, my thinking is more along the lines of limb attachments rather than paint. Although I prefer his purple (really mauve! gotta respect a hero with the stones to rock mauve lol!) and white costume, I understand their decision to sport the dark blue/red/yellow. Elongated Man is not exactly a name-brand hero. Most of us that were (are) JLA fans know the ancillary team members from the 80/90's. Some of us who are big Flash fans also had some experience with Mr. Dibny. Unfortunately, for many, their first experience with Ralph may have been word of mouth suggestions referencing the "Identity Crisis" series. The story might have made E.M.'s modern costume more iconic given power of the story and its general celebration by fans as an epic storyline. Back to your custom making...I envy you guys that will just whip up your own version of gaps in collections. I just don't have the time or space, maybe one day. I saw a crazy custom of purple and white E.M. years ago on eBay using that Hasbro Mr. Fantastic body (Ronan). I don't remember where the head came from (it was a pretty good Dibny likeness), but the paint job looked better than most factory apps. To sweeten the pot, whomever made it had a non-stretched (also sporting a flawless paint) version to make a complimentary set. I nearly bought it, but I was ultimately priced out.

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

You know what would be awesome? I know this will never happen, but DC would gain a lot of my support back if they were to say, "Hey, those of you that collected the Mattel toylines, we got some great news. While they won't be by the Four Horsemen, we are going to start releasing figures in the 6inch scale that will match up with your DCU figures and start filling in the gaps on your teams. You seem to be missing some of the New Teen Titans? Well we got you covered. You want a Joker, Kelly, and Superman to go with that Dark Knight Returns Batman? You got it. Brand new fully posseable versions are coming out."

I would cosign on this idea. The gap-fillers I want are:

Some Titans:
Troia (nice to see a Darkstars along with a star-scape oufit)
Terra
Wonder Girl (cassie)
Jericho

Some Outsiders:
Katana
Halo
Geo-Force
Arsenal
Jade
Thunder
Grace
Indigo
Dr. Light (Kimiyo)

Some Suicide Squad:
Vixen
Enchantress
Blockbuster
Killer Frost
Count Vertigo
Dr. Light (Arthur)
Manchester Black