[Boy Blunder]

All right, so I got too busy to post the other pics last night, so here they are, only a little late.



Obviously, the trident, being a redeco of Allfather Odin's Gungnir lance, is a bit big for Namor's hand. Made more difficult by the fact that he has the same hands as Whirlwind, so only one is actually open - the other is connected at the thumb and forefinger, and while it can hold other weapons, it can't be forced apart. The trident doesn't seem to affect his open hand too much, but just in case, he won't be wielding it much on display. Incidentally, if anyone has the trident that came with the earlier Hasbro Namor and feels like parting with it, let me know!



His swimming/flying hands are a nice addition, and I realized that, had they not been included, it really would have hurt the figure, fantastic as he is. Because what is the King of Atlantis without the ability to cut through the current? Also, with the earlier comments on how shiny he is, they actually painted his irises silver, which gives him a much more 'non-human', detached quality. Add in his ability to look down on others, and Namor really crushes it. I think his skin tone may have a bit of extra sheen to it, but I'm not entirely certain.



With fellow defenders Dr. Strange and Valkyrie (and, soon, perhaps a Hellcat). He's a nice size, and while he has the basic proportions of the 'standard' male buck (the type used for Blizzard, Batroc, Giant Man, etc), his additional torso tooling and his new arms really help give him a bit more imposition when set with other figures. Yeah, I really like that he has thicker arms. Adds to the 'swimmer' build a bit.

Also, @Nash, if you use him for a Northstar, definitely go with Blizzard as the base body. Using Speed Demon makes him look like a Pez dispenser. I forgot to take some pics last night, but I can take some later today if you want photo evidence of the awkward results.



A royal beatdown for Tiger Shark. Namor's articulation is par for the course, though the ankle wings to affect the range of his sideways ankle tilt. Not drastically, but enough to note. Likewise, the larger biceps make his arms harder to draw in to his body (see the arms-folded pose in the Defenders pic). Otherwise, though, he's got full range of motion.



"The oceans recognize no master, save he who is a prince born. Imperious Rex!"

All in all, Namor's a fantastic figure. So glad I got hooked up with one.

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Originally Posted by PlayTime

Regular shelf item or does he get his own end cap?

No clue yet, since the toy department manager hadn't started putting these out for display. She gave me the call once they had been opened up in the back room, but before they hit the floor, so I could get first crack at them before they dried up.

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Originally Posted by donmeca2020

yea, but dude everything comes out in california first.... im sure it'll be abit til they start coming out around on the east coast.

If collecting Transformers has taught me anything, it's that this statement is very much not true. It's often the case, but not the hard and fast rule. Hell, I've only once seen any signs that the Civil War/Giant Man wave has made it out here, and even then it was just the Cap figure. That wave's been sighted so many other places, but not Cali to my knowledge. Just be vigilant.

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Originally Posted by Kernel

It was a joke bro.

I had walked away from that, but since you brought it back up, I'm gonna state a few things, and then be done with that conversation completely.

- I know it was a joke, I'm not that dense. It wasn't a funny joke, and I was expressing that opinion.
- Any time you have to add 'just kidding' to the end of a statement, it's because you know that it's going to rub someone the wrong way, and therefore you feel the need to do pre-emptive damage control. Which is a sign that you just shouldn't say it in the first place.
- The comment was crass and sexist, and didn't even add to the conversation. It only exists because I mentioned that the manager was a woman, who specifically called me because of the scenario (Namor being in stock). If this had been a man who called me, the attempted 'joke' would never have been made, but since it was a woman, suddenly it's okay to make a vaguely lewd joke that she might call for 'other reasons.' Please think on that.

As I said, done with that conversation now. Back to the toys, yo!