[Nostalgic]

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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

So Toybiz Magneto unexpectedly showed up already. There are things I like about him, and things not so much. He's very Toybiz-ish, but he is probably one of the better Toybiz Legends I have had in my hands before. The joints are nice and tight and the paint apps are solid. His head is pretty cool too although I'm not sure if he is trying to fight the X-Men or hold in a fart. I was expecting the helmet to look goofy since every time I had a figure with a removable helmet, the helmet was a tad too big and looked silly (like on the very first Toybiz Magneto toy from 90). Thankfully, that is not the case here as it fits tightly on.

Unfortunately, this dude has gorilla arms and oh my god do they look huge if you have them straight down his sides. I think the worse are his fingers though because it looks like he put on fingered over mits. Also, the bicep swivel on his left arm has a huge gap in it between the shoulder and the bicep. I tried pushing the arm on tighter, but it turns out the hole inside the arm is a CM smaller than the peg. Not sure how I can fix this without cutting the peg or drilling the hole bigger.

The base itself is pretty cool, although he has a hard time stay attached to it if he isn't in the right pose. Speaking of which, when you get him in the right pose, he is freaking awesome. I'm glad I bought him as he will hold me over until Hasbro does him right.














My X collection thus far:

Very cool collection! I've been debating looking for the older Magneto or waiting for them to redo it (not paying the current prices for Hasbro Magneto). I'm thinking if I wait though, the next version will be the gray with red current costume. I love the look, but the classic costume is a must have.