[TheBlueMarvel]

@Vash
Am I questioning my strategy? I have no strategy, this is the how my mind works (history/perspective/corny jokes/left-field non sequiturs). I'm not trying to change your opinion. This isn't a battle of wills. That would be silly...we're talking toys here. These discussions are part of what make forums entertaining to me...something to do while I'm watching the Clippers play the Blazers...if that's what you meant.

I think the ankles are good too, but I do miss the toes. We don't get that same "lean in" that we used to.....

That paint on 2099 Spidey is the same as the paint on Kallark, Nova, and Iron Monger...right? That paint does have a nice luster and I'd like to see a new Surfer sporting a silver coat. Silver Surfer with swap out hands like that Spiderman/Ironfist is a must (a big hope of mine). In general, I think swap-out hands rep a significant upgrade.

That Spiderman reminds me of my favorite artist (during childhood)...JR JR. A fact that makes it my most wanted of both lines...of 2015.

I'm not sure I want Pete unmasked though...my experience with Parker was that he was always dogged about concealing his identity. That fact gave his going public with registration that much more weight. Seems unnatural to me...but whatever, you want what you want.

DD...I already know the order for me will be Toy Biz's Urban DD, with Hasbro's 1st DD following, and finally this latest taking bronze...still medal worthy. Although, my reasons for ranking it third are not because of the face/head. Some people have long faces and DD tends to be somber and dour looking in my mind's eye. Not to mention the fact that the pic in question could be distorted. As long as the whole fig is 8 heads tall, it's in proportion. My beef is, standard buck-itis....I agree that more detail would have brought this one "home" a bit more. In fact, if they could work in little details like boots or raised insignias (as you suggest) the bucky-buck would go a lot further (looked best on Panther and it will look even better on Surfer - see a trend?)

I will add my own gripe about the HobGob Baf. What's with those shoulders and bicep(s) swivel(s). Not sure I'm going to like that...

Your passion for perfection seems related to the hunt. I understand the idea that if you're going to devote long hours in the "search", you want the best of a variety of variables. I don't hunt. I order. If I do have a QC issue (barring something broken), I consider it a patina: something to distinguish it as different. However, I did have to get a new Boomerang as well...the paint on my first one was screwed. I did actually get the replacement from a TRU...