they might be trying to spin this the right way if someone else, like Elektra, won... he we have a whole DD wave of Legends to go along with Elektra, the fan poll winner!
I may have missed it, but is there going to be a Hasbro "Panel" at SDCC@Home? I kind of figured it would be today with some of the ML and Transformers that they've been waiting to reveal, so I'm a little surprised to see nothing.
There doesn't seem to be anything planned. Hasbro Asia just announced a Hasbro Fan Expo to be held Hong Kong next week and one of the running theories is that they'll show off everything that was originally planned for SDCC there instead.
Hmm. Got the X-men Love Triangle set today and noticed that Wolverine’s hands with the adamantium claws got retooled. Unlike the single packed tiger stripe figure figure, the claws largely stay in place, you can’t really fray them outwards/inwards. Meanwhile, the bone claw hands look all new as the claws are molded to the claw guards or whatever you call them. The colors for this Wolverine remind me of some of the issues where Marc Silverstri drew Wolverine. YMMV with the claws on the single packed figure, a lot of people complained about them. I liked how they could be angled out or inwards but didn’t like how easily they’d go out of position. This tiger stripe Wolverine is ultimately better due to having the alternate unmasked and battle damaged masked heads as well as the option for bone claws or adamantium claws, plus the retooling on the latter. Now we just need a battle damaged Sabretooth to go with it to homage Wolverine #90 where Wolverine defeated him in the X-mansion and popped his middle claw which wrecked Sabretooth for a few months. it would be cool to see a new masked head sculpt for Wolverine based on the cartoon. The way Studio Akom drew his mask is somewhat unique due to the way it’s angled from the outside and how narrow the nose section is. A new unmasked head sculpt based on the cartoon with the hair painted greyish blue would be cool too. This pretty much screams future vintage card release. Cyclops I ended up liking more than expected. However the leg bands aren’t any better here than on the single packed version. There is a way Hasbro could’ve redesigned the bands to remain in position while not really adding to the height of the figure. I do like how they’re separate pieces instead of molded to the leg. However, it would’ve been best had they been redesigned or glued in position. Also double jointed elbows would’ve worked better for Cyclops. Jean smokes the 2013 figure. Not only do you get the substantially better hip joints, you get a vastly better head sculpt and an alternate head sculpt with a ponytail. Also picked up the Xfactor Havok Polaris set. Havok’s jacket blocks ab crunch but thankfully it can be unbottoned towards the bottom, still blocks movement a bit. Fists look somewhat small. Leg bands from 90’s Cyclops used here and same issues. Overall, decent Havok figure and we definitely need a classic Havok after this to replace the old Toy Biz one. I hadn’t expected to see a 90’s X-factor Havok so I’m glad this came out a while back. This, like Cyclops, uses the 2012 Bucky Cap buck. Hasbro got a lot of mileage out of it. Polaris has that distinctive hair sculpt that evokes the 90’s books a lot. That was the 1st thing that stuck out to me. Unfortunately the feet on mine were attached while the paint on the lower legs was still wet, so they’re stuck at the ankle tilt. Or the factory worker painted the lower legs while the feet were attached and the paint seeped into the foot sockets. Gonna try to free them later. Overall pretty satisfied, I waited a long while to get these. Boxes were cool with throwbacks to the old Skybox X-men cards.
Alright wow, that took longer than expected. Freed the ankle joints on Polaris, the peg acts as a soft detent so there’s more resistance. Popped the figure in freezer for a few minutes and tried to free the ankles afterwards. Still stuck. What freed them was rotating the ankles back and letting a good amount of Rc car shock oil seep into the foot socket. Then attempting to use the sideways tilting motion of the foot/ankle while trying to hold the ankle disc in place by applying pressure to the lower leg. If you don’t do that last part, the ankle disc will tend to twist in the direction you’re trying to tilt the ankle/foot due to the detent and not helped by the ankle peg being stuck.
Thanks! Ordered Spider-Man & Green Goblin. Only two I wanted. Makes up for my local store selling them all yesterday to one person before putting them out for today’s reset. A lot of tags for Transformers, Legends & Joes, but zero product!
If anybody could order a Green Goblin and Spider-Man. I get paid Friday and use PayPal friends and family. Would gladly pay cost plus shipping and extra. Thank you. Edit - Spider-Man is out of stock.
Thanks for that head's up! Got a Peter, Gwen, and blue Deadpool for $50 with the RedCard $10 off $40 deal, standard 5% discount, and free shipping. I've been cancelling more and more Amazon orders recently...
What $10 off $40 are you talking about? I have a Red Card and only getting 5% off. Looked in Target Circle and there are no deals on toys.
Search for it in Target Circle. It’s $10 off any purchase of $40 or more, provided you do Drive Up/Pick Up. I used it this morning, along with a $10 gift card I had & 5% with RedCard to get Scorponok for $144.96 this morning. Wow! That’s even better. Didn’t see it when I bought Scorponok this morning. Still can’t find it. Regional perhaps?
From your wallet in the app click on + Extra Offers. Not sure if it's there for everyone, but I know quite a few people have found it. It's $10 of a $40 or more purchase, it's not specific to toys.
Not a bad haul. I cancelled my single orders, to use the coupon. Added some days to my order. Goblin was already trying to ship.
Grabbed Retro Spidey and Electro. Only 2 I really wanted. Might get Green Goblin if I see him in a store, but not in a rush to do so. I wish the Target exclusives were this easy to buy. I still need Red Hulk
