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gantz

14th April 2011, 04:17 PM

Mine has exactly that, plus a few Bullseye and Green Goblins.

Got an extra 2 Black Widows though, one for my girls birthday, the other to be possibly my 1st custom, which will end in disaster, or me having somehow super-glued my hand to the table - although glue wont be involved.

:( Im so accident prone...

Mechbiter

19th April 2011, 02:56 AM

What are you planning to turn your extra Black Widow into?

gantz

19th April 2011, 11:45 AM

The blonde Black Widow.

Cant remember her name, was recently in Thunderbolts.

Mechbiter

20th April 2011, 01:26 AM

Yelena Belova.

It's funny... like you I bought a 2nd Black Widow to modifiy but my plans were to give her the gold (rather than silver) equipment and to (hopefully) make the hair look better.
Like this I guess:
http://mimg.ugo.com/201004/42874/ugo-bwidow.jpg

However, I also considered trying to make her look like she did in the 90's, which was like this:
http://www.marveldirectory.com/pictures/individuals/b_3d/blackwidowi.gif
(It's a terrible pic but Ron Lim used to make it look good during his run on Captain America.)

Meangreen

20th April 2011, 07:12 AM

Personally I'm holding off on Black Widow. I'm really not a fan of the headsculpt and she's one of the women in the line that actually could well use a new base body.

But Mechbiter, that grey costume could well look good. I know I liked the ML version that came out recently. Maybe look to that for inspiration?

Mechbiter

20th April 2011, 12:26 PM

I found a pic of that just after I made my post and I was quite surprised that they had done one in a 6 inch version. As it is one of my first customs, I expect it to turn out badly but I'll keep you guys posted on the progress.

gantz

28th April 2011, 01:58 PM

Sooooooo still no MU's form previews, guess thats the problem with ordering from 'em :(

BUT hopefully Initiative War Machine this week :D

Mechbiter

7th May 2011, 01:15 AM

Remind me to post pics of what I got recently. :D

Mechbiter

23rd May 2011, 10:45 PM

Here's the pic I ment to upload about a fortnight ago. I've been extra busy with work lately, so I'm feeling a bit out of the loop.

Gantz, did your Previews order ever turn up?

gantz

24th May 2011, 02:01 PM

Hola mi amigo,

It, sigh, only turned up on Monday, need to wait till Thurs to pick 'em up :D

I like your collection, and the Sentinel is released in August to go with our Galactus'

Trailer Park Ninja

24th May 2011, 09:44 PM

I saw the X-men 35th Anniversary pack today at TRU retailing at $69.99

Meangreen

25th May 2011, 09:34 AM

Hey, nice haul Mechbiter! Someday I need to get a Dark Galactus. Oh, and more A.I.M. troops too.

And boy, you guys are getting the X-men pack? Jealous.

gantz

25th May 2011, 10:12 AM

In package pics of the Sentinel:

http://i.marvelousnews.com/g/index.php?mode=album&album=Hasbro%2FSENTINEL%2F&dispsize=600&start=0

Not really a fan of that era of the x-men, though $69.99 aint too bad really, will check it out (if they have it) this weekend.

Mechbiter

25th May 2011, 08:20 PM

New MU toys in OZ? What the? Which X-Men pack is it?
I don't have a TRU anywhere near me so I'd be interested to hear if your TRU has them as well Gantz (Or anyone else for that matter, hint, hint). I'm not due back in Melb for about 2 months, so that won't help me at this stage.

BTW. Galactus is awesome!!! Far more impressive than the ML Build-A-Figure version, which I also have.

Sooo looking forward to a Sentinel. Although I might have to get more than one. :D I was starting to think I'd missed it, as I would have expected BBTS to have it listed already.

Mechbiter

25th May 2011, 08:24 PM

Hey, nice haul Mechbiter! Someday I need to get a Dark Galactus. Oh, and more A.I.M. troops too.

Cheers. :) I'm not sure what to think of Dark Galactus. Why do you like that one over the classic?

The AIM troopers are the bomb. Now that work is starting to pick up and cash flow is finally improving, I'll probably try and grab a few more of these guys before they disappear.

Meangreen

25th May 2011, 09:21 PM

I'm pretty sure he means the six pack exclusive shown here Mechbiter.

http://www.toyark.com/mu-giant-size-x-men-6-pack-review-fxfranz-51971/

And what do you mean about the A.I.M. disappearing? Did they actually appear in the first place?

Mechbiter

26th May 2011, 09:28 PM

Thanks for the link MG, I had forgotten they were even doing that set. Very 70's. Storm looks horrible. Maybe one day they'll make a Storm toy that dosen't look completely ridiculous.

As for the AIM guys, I just ment before BBTS runs out. I'm assuming they won't have that many left but who knows. Not everyone is a wanna-be army builder. :D

Hey Gantz... it's Thursday. Show us the goods! ;)

gantz

31st May 2011, 08:50 AM

Hey guys,

Will post my newbies this week some time, stupid busy work, getting my apartment painted and then a house inspection :(

So I do believe Toys R Us have hope in Marvel Universe, bot only did they have the wave with Thor, Extremis etc (they have not previously had that wave) they had the 70th Anniversary X-Men boxset, but also the new comic 2-packs, 1st Class Jean and Cyclops and Sabertooth and Wolverine :D

Omega Supreme

31st May 2011, 12:36 PM

Picked up the Xmen 35th boxset today, unsure if I want to open it or not, looks so pretty in the box :) Also scored a Jean Grey (split a comic 2 pack with a mate). Found a hulk & thor in the mix as well so also picked them up. Very happy with all the figs.

foor

1st June 2011, 11:44 AM

Would anyone be willing to do a trade for the X-Men First Class comic pack? I'm willing to do a 2 for 1 trade if anyone's interested. There's no Toys-R-Us up here in the boondocks...

Meangreen

3rd June 2011, 02:56 PM

Hmm, some of you guys might find something interesting through this link...

Scroll Down (http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/gum_5/article?mid=5011)

I don't even know if these guys have been seen physically yet. Skaar looks awful, but Strange saves the day.

gantz

3rd June 2011, 03:09 PM

Skaar has clown shoes!

Mechbiter

3rd June 2011, 07:38 PM

I'm actually pumped about the Cap America figures. Looking forward to getting a Crossbones, Captain Britain and a fist full of generic Hydra guys.
As for 2011 Wave 3 Dr Strange is the bomb but I think bagging Scarr's feet is a bit harsh... at least he won't have balance issues. :p

Mechbiter

22nd June 2011, 01:18 AM

Anyone ordered/bought/seen anything lately? :confused:

Lord_Zed

23rd June 2011, 09:59 PM

I squeezed some discounted Marvel figures in with my last Gi Joe purchase, but they haven't arrived yet.

Paulbot

24th June 2011, 07:27 AM

I've got a question. I saw the Multiple Man toy in the states. It's appearance is clearly based on 616 Jamie Maddox, but the bio described the Ultimate Universe version (Brotherhood suicide bomber). What's up with that?

Lord_Zed

29th June 2011, 06:38 PM

I bought the giant size Xmen 6 pack from Toys r Us sale today. I almost didn't though, I had to look through all the stock to find one with acceptable QC. I recommend having a look at the figures before you lay money down for one of these.

The funny thing is I just read Gaint Size Xmen for the first time not 3 days ago, I wish they would do another set with the 80's or 90's Xmen, I don't want to collect a lot of marvel figures, but I do want some of the Xmen I recall from childhood. While these Xmen are before my time in the comic their likeness was used in the old scrolling beat em up game which I used to play as a kid.

Mechbiter

4th July 2011, 10:45 AM

I've ordered a bunch of stuff from BBTS. I'll let you guys know when they arrive if I end up with any doubles. Oh and obviously I'll post a pic when they get in too. :)

Mechbiter

4th July 2011, 10:49 AM

I bought the giant size Xmen 6 pack from Toys r Us sale today. I almost didn't though, I had to look through all the stock to find one with acceptable QC. I recommend having a look at the figures before you lay money down for one of these.

That's a good call on any toy but yeah, I notcied faults with a lot of the Thor toys. Finally found a Loki on the weekend and it was missing a huge amount of paint in the neck join.

So far I've had a good run with the main MU line.

Omega Supreme

11th July 2011, 09:35 AM

Meangreen

11th July 2011, 12:53 PM

Scored a Galactus yesterday, had such a hard time deciding which version to grab but in the end I went with the variant and happy I did. Great colour scheme, IMO he looks much more threatening when compared to the reg colouring. Its an excellent figure and I recommend anyone that hasnt grabbed one yet to do so.

I have a question for my fellow MU collectors, the Dr. Strange that is due to come out, I did a quick search on Ebay hoping to find one, came across this one - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MARVEL-UNIVERSE-DOCTOR-STRANGE-LOOSE-COMPLETE-3-3-4-INC-/270778863955?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0bad9153 - Is this an indiction that this figure is going to be hard to get? That price for a loose MU figure has me worried.

Good job on Galactus. I'd go for the variant myself too, he looks much more respectable.

As for Strange, he shouldn't be that much harder to get than any of the other sought after figures from previous waves (barring Thanos perhaps). Being shipped two to a case should help as well. The only main issue is that he has a variant "phasing" version. It will probably take a while for the "new wave" syndrome to wear off too.

I wish I had news to report on my end but I've had an MU dry spell lately.

Sharky

11th July 2011, 01:35 PM

Good job on Galactus. I'd go for the variant myself too, he looks much more respectable.

As for Strange, he shouldn't be that much harder to get than any of the other sought after figures from previous waves (barring Thanos perhaps). Being shipped two to a case should help as well. The only main issue is that he has a variant "phasing" version. It will probably take a while for the "new wave" syndrome to wear off too.

I wish I had news to report on my end but I've had an MU dry spell lately.

i kno whow you feel i have barley purchased a MU figure in a while.. the xmen boxset at toys r us did interest me but then i am starting to think maybe i should off load the ones i do have and save me the pain and suffering like legends....

(actually contemplating ofloading them all when the time to move house comes....i just dont think i will have space for them anymore..)

Mechbiter

14th July 2011, 08:32 AM

Sharky

14th July 2011, 10:00 AM

Sharky, what pain did you go though with Marvel Legends? I was under the impression that most of it was released over here?

I'm much happier with the MU line over the ML line but that's just probably just the GI Joe fan in me coming out. :p

I hope you don't give up on the line Sharky but obviously if you do decide to dump your stuff, make sure you give the lads here a go first. It'll probably make it easier for you too knowing thier going to a good home.

i think there was alot of stuff we didnt get even the later waves of the ironman figs were hard to find not to mention the pain of the prices that they charge at retail here... i did think about ordering them offline, but it was always one of those things i never got around to do.

as much as i love the marvel stuff its not so much giving up on the line it is more i have reached that point where room is the problem. and with other things i collect (Transformers) being the "primary collection" and with the new house almost completed there will be less room for all the collection. a choice has to be made like i made with Cars and He-Man....i cant collect everything!!

and if or when it reaches that time to go, you have no worries as it will be offered up here first as i know they go to good homes..

Mechbiter

15th July 2011, 11:30 AM

... and with the new house almost completed there will be less room for all the collection.

Heh, I had the opposite happen. When I moved house, I got more room for collecting. Although I'm getting to the point where I might have to move again, just so I have even more room for crazy things. :D

Mechbiter

21st July 2011, 11:10 AM

My BBTS delivery has arrived! Woo! I'll try and post pics tonight after work when I open that sucker up. :D

Meangreen

21st July 2011, 11:33 AM

Woo! Show us watcha got Mechy!

Also, I hope everyone has been looking at all that new SDCC MU stuff. It's absurdly cool! Absurdly!

Even some of the ML stuff is awe inspiring.

I'll let you guys find your own links though... ;)

gantz

21st July 2011, 12:54 PM

Of course we have 'Green :)

All moved into to our new apartment, so y'all get picks from this weekend too.

Believe it or not...

Meangreen

24th July 2011, 02:39 PM

Hmm, Let's see. I think I might jot down some quick highlights of mine.

-Daredevil/Bullseye set.
-Beta Ray Bill
-Hercules
-Scarlet Witch
-New Punisher
-New Hulk
-Retail Age of Thunder Thor
-FOOM!

Yup, that sure blew away all expectations I had for this years SDCC reveals. Now, I know it may be cliched but I just have to tell you all that I most certainly am going to be broke.

Zippo

24th July 2011, 06:24 PM

I'm already broke, have already missed the Cable wave and can see me missing quite a few of the new ways. They all look so good!

Omega Supreme

26th July 2011, 11:16 AM

Had my Apocalypse figure arrive in the mail today, great figure although when I removed it from its packaging I noticed my hands were covered in some type of sticky substance. Now before cheeky members jump on it, no I wasnt over-excited with the toy :P. Anyhow back to the substance, its some seriously disgusting stuff, clear but almost impossible to remove. I gave him a "bath" in some warm water but still it remains. Everytime I touch him it gets on my fingers again and I have to repeatedly wash my hands to remove it completely. Frustrating to say the least.

Anyone else here have this figure or another with the same type of stuff on it? Open to any suggestions for its removal.

gantz

26th July 2011, 11:53 AM

I have the figure, but all of my MU's are still packaged.

Could you see it through the packaging?

Omega Supreme

26th July 2011, 05:11 PM

Could you see it through the packaging?

I couldn't, even looking at the figure out of the box it would be hard to tell although when light hits him he turns shiny. Might be an oil of some type.

Meangreen

27th July 2011, 12:41 PM

Hmm, have you tried a gentle detergent of some kind? Even dishwash liquid? That might be enough to cut through the gunk without harming the figure.

My only guess is that it could possible be a mold release fluid or something? It's not a very sound theory but it's the best I can suggest.

Omega Supreme

28th July 2011, 07:34 AM

Hmm, have you tried a gentle detergent of some kind? Even dishwash liquid? That might be enough to cut through the gunk without harming the figure.

It worked a charm! Im in your debt :)

My only guess is that it could possible be a mold release fluid or something?

No idea what it was but you could very well be right. All I know is that it was clear, oil-like and very sticky.

Meangreen

1st August 2011, 05:16 PM

It worked a charm! Im in your debt :)

No problem Omega!

I've just got to post a quick picture of my recently acquired Titanium Man. What a beautiful figure, it's just a pity his shoulders don't have full movement.

http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo232/Bullfinger/TitMan.jpg

Mechbiter

1st August 2011, 11:47 PM

Awesome photo Meangreen. So much better than my crappy photos, taken hastily under bad light. Gives you an idea what I got though. Sorry these photos are crap & about 2 weeks late. Hopefully one day soon I'll have 'spare time' again.

As you can see, now I have a little extra cash I've gone a little silly. :p

Omega Supreme

2nd August 2011, 06:10 AM

Nice work scoring the Avengers & X-Force pack Mechbiter, both are great looking sets Ive had my eye on for a while.

Nice to see some photos :) Im waiting on 4 more figs in the mail, once they are here ill join you guys in adding some pics.

Mechbiter

3rd August 2011, 08:21 PM

As I was laying them out on the floor it dawned on me just how may I've bought. For some reason though I just haven't gotten around to opening them yet... I know it's partly because I'm traditionally a MOSC/MISB collector but I think the real reason is because I can't work out where to display them yet. I have one spot that might work, as it's a large flat surface but the veiws will be obscured by its location. It'll kinda be blocked by the couch and my AV equipment. Dare I even consider putting my prime placed TF figures away and putting MU figs up?

Where do you guys display your MU figs or are they in storage? When you display them, are they just sort of lined up or are they in battle poses?

Zippo

3rd August 2011, 08:45 PM

Was it all from BBTS?
I read since my Melb trip that TRU had got in some more figures, but .. I might be wrong.

I do want the X Force, FF3 and Guardians multipacks.

Mechbiter

3rd August 2011, 09:38 PM

Yeah, all of it was from BBTS. TRU is supposed to have the X-Men pack but I've been trying to get to Melb for over a month and it's just not happening.

Anyone know any other reliable & afordable internet stores that stoch MU figs? I found one that was waaaaaaay over price so I ignored it but BBTS can't be the only stockist can they?

Fonecrusher

4th August 2011, 01:25 PM

Bought my very first MU figures today: X-Force Wolverine and the Green Goblin, BOO-YA!!
Alos picked up a TFA Battlefield Cap.

Very solid figures, the rubber accesories are a bit how ya doing, but the figures themselves are impressively detailed and articulated. As much of a DC fan as I am, gotta say Hasbro is doing a great job with these Marvel ones.

Mechbiter

13th August 2011, 11:57 PM

Gratz on joining the dark side Fone. :D

Picked up the X-Men box set at TRU last weekend but haven't had much of a chance to mention it. I also got the Wolvie/Sabretooth 2-pack & the Cyclops/Jean First Class 2-pack while I was there.
Tomorrow if things go well I'm going to open a whole heap of stuff and display them finally. I may even have pictures for you guys if I don't get interupted. (In other words, I'll have some grainy pics to show you guys in about 3 months :p )

Zippo

16th August 2011, 07:03 PM

I saw both the Xmen Giant Box set and the Wolvie/Sabretooth 2-pack in my travels, but no Cyclops/Jean First Class 2-pack which I would have purchased if I had of seen it.

Probably cheaper via ebay with a bunch of other stuff.

Mechbiter

17th August 2011, 01:03 AM

Sabretooth is awesome! Wolvie... well he's just another Wolvie figure. One thing I find really cool about the set, is the size difference between the two figures. Sabretooth towers over Wolverine.

Did I mention Sabretooth is awesome? No? Apparently Sabretooth is awesome. :D

(I might be a huge Sabretooth fan) :rolleyes:

PS. Sabretooth is awesome.

Fonecrusher

24th August 2011, 12:24 PM

Anyone been to their local target recently? Check it out because mine has MU figures on clearence for like $5 each! Contrast this to the $18 I paid at TRU. :(

Sadly they are lacking in variety all I saw at Target was loads of Bullseye/Bucky/Luke Cage/Black Widows.

Zippo

24th August 2011, 03:01 PM

I picked up a Sub -[whatever] for $4.88 at Carindale (Brisbane)
Only to find I had brought in Melbourne back in March.

Meangreen

25th August 2011, 08:05 PM

I picked up a Sub -[whatever] for $4.88 at Carindale (Brisbane)
Only to find I had brought in Melbourne back in March.
It's Namor Zippo. Thats his name ;).

Those are some nice prices you guys are getting over in Oz. Make the most of them.

http://i379.photobucket.com/albums/oo232/Bullfinger/Random%20Toy%20Pics/jacksgonnacutyou.jpg

Or else...

Vector Prime

5th September 2011, 02:37 PM

Meangreen

5th September 2011, 04:40 PM

I've never really looked into the MU series (and probably won't end up collecting many), but I am interested in obtaining the following to take some pics of.

What I should be paying loose (and MOSC) for the following characters?

Juggernaut
Archangel
Venom
Carnage

I'm not even sure if Venom and Carnage are in the series, but if not, which series do they belong to (that you guys would recommend in terms of sculpt, poseability and scale with the other MU figures)?

(and if anyone has the above figures for sale for a reasonable price, PM me :))
Hmm, well I can't give quite as accurate price info as an Australian member could so I'll leave that to someone else.

What I can tell you is that Carnage and Venom are not yet in the MU line. They come from the Spiderman line and there's a list of the releases here (http://www.itsalltrue.net/?page_id=11024). There is a second bulkier Venom coming in the line too but this site has no pictures.

As for actually recommending them? It's really up to what you need them to do. Sculpt and scale wise they are fine. Articulation is worse than MU though. Venom has no knees or ankles! Carnage is serviceable though but neither are stellar. Hopefully that helps some.

Vector Prime

5th September 2011, 04:47 PM

Hmm, well I can't give quite as accurate price info as an Australian member could so I'll leave that to someone else.

What I can tell you is that Carnage and Venom are not yet in the MU line. They come from the Spiderman line and there's a list of the releases here (http://www.itsalltrue.net/?page_id=11024). There is a second bulkier Venom coming in the line too but this site has no pictures.

As for actually recommending them? It's really up to what you need them to do. Sculpt and scale wise they are fine. Articulation is worse than MU though. Venom has no knees or ankles! Carnage is serviceable though but neither are stellar. Hopefully that helps some.

Cheers for confirming mate - I think I may pass on them seeing as articulation is important to me (no knees? :confused:)

I mainly like the look of these characters and simply wanted some cheap, articulated, reasonably accurate sculpts of them with which to take pics of (I can't really justify splurging a lot on a figure simply to take pics of, I guess. :o)

Thanks for the info. :)

gantz

29th September 2011, 07:34 AM

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/t/63f11.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/63f11)

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/t/502a2.jpg (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/502a2)

Zippo

29th September 2011, 09:04 AM

More X's!

I see that BBTS are listing the wave with Magneto, Iceman etc. They only just got in the wave with X-23 and Steve Rogers.

I'm falling so far behind.
Anyone want to purchase some toys?

Gasaraki

5th March 2017, 03:47 AM

Finally got to watch Doctor Strange this week (I missed the cinematic screenings:() - loved the movie and how they took one of my favorite characters from the page to the silver screen! I was especially taken by the role of TIME in its thematic elements, and given that I am a watch enthusiast, here is my take on Time & Watches in Doctor Strange (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krD4LpMQcdQ):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/iling79/OTCA/Dr%20Strange.jpg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krD4LpMQcdQ)