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My local Target had all of its 80th ann. stuff out on an end-aisle setup. I already planned on passing on this Iron Man because I'm waiting for Silver Centurion but I was definitely excited to pick up a Thor. Paint-wise every Iron Man looked pretty good but then Thor was all over the damn place. I had to look through every one they had to find a good one. Mostly it was just stuff like a lot of black marks on the silver or notably off yellow on the belt but one was straight up missing his eyebrows and the lip coloring was totally off so that half of it was on his cheek. All that being said and having found one with good paint I gotta give this Thor an A-plus with a big ol' gold star. Great sculpting and articulation all around on this guy, plus his Mjölnir is fantastic. I will acknowledge though that he is a bit oversized which won't sit well with everybody.

Gamestop had the entire vintage X wave minus Storm so I took a look at Silver Samurai and was pleasantly surprised to see that the one they had wasn't struck with the paint or mask issues I'd read about other people seeing so I got him. The helmet is ever so slightly tilted but with everything else coming out fine it's minor enough to easily overlook. Really my main complaint against this figure is the limitations against the posing of his shoulders and therefor arms due to his own bulk. The sculpting though is pretty involved but not all of it gets to be fully appreciated due to the minimal paint apps. Overall a great addition to Logan's enemies in Legends.

Last but not least Nightcrawler arrived from Amazon. This has been my most anticipated single Legend in quite some time and it feels good to have Kurt in hand. All 3 heads came out great and I really appreciate the options they allow for display. Paint on mine is pretty clean with only minor spots of error which I totally expected going off of the reviews I saw. Articulation is all good except for the limited range on his butterfly joints but I will note that I think his tail is great as a solid piece sculpted in a twist with a swivel instead of Hasbro attempting such a thin bendy wire. I like the inclusion of the saber since more accessories is almost never a bad thing but I will personally be going the classic route and display him without it. Definitely a great addition to the X team and a great overall rendition of the character.