Random Observations and ?s Re: Older Marvel Legends

Of the two Enchantress releases, I much prefer the face and colors of The Raft version. It's such a subtle difference, but what a difference paint does make.

And she is definitely a figure who is positioned in front knelt down because her legs are noddles.

Regarding the original toybiz movie porfessor x: his legs are supposed to be wobbly and unstable on purpose. I read about it in TOYFARE magazine back in the 90's It was to accentuate the fact that the character couldn't stand up.

i remember showing this "action feature" to my best friend at the time who promptly laughed his ass off

Wait what.... for real??

That was my favorite feature about him! So ridiculous. I remember making it my mission to get him to stand up- a couple times I tried for what seemed like hours to try and get him to stand. I think I got close once or twice- he held the pose for a couple seconds before toppling over.

I'm just absolutely floored about this revelation. Poor Chuck can't catch a break even as an action figure.

And then you plugged him into the chair, and when the chair rolled, his arms would raise as an action feature to simulate his telepathy. It was absurd.

The first X-Men movie figures were really all over the place. Storm came with a stand base that lit up like lightning. It was a good thing she came with a stand, because her legs were in a contraposto position where her feet were very close together, in heels, so it was impossible for her to stand on her own. You plugged her back into the base and her arms would raise as the lightning lit up.

Was it Jean who came with the rubber Senator Kelly? I remember daring myself to stretch that thing as far as I could, my brother warning, "you're gonna break it.." And of course, I did. Little clear beads scattered everywhere. Almost like the silica beads they pack into figures with cloth goods.

Mystique had the rubber Wolverine suit. Sabretooth came with the fall apart security guard (who was holding a donut, like a true stereotype), Toad came with Jean crouched down, encased in his own phlegm. I can't remember what Cyclops or plain clothes Rogue came with. I think Rogue just came with a cloth jacket.

Edit: I was wrong about Toad. A google search showed me that it wasn't who came with Phlegm Cocoon Jean, it was Cyclops. Toad just came with plain old phlegm. Stretch like Senator Kelly!

Magneto came with a wrecked subway train display base (vastly out of scale) that had some magnetic feature. Wolverine came with girders that wrapped around him. Then there was the Wolverine/Rogue 2pk, where the action feature was that you could stab Rogue with Wolvie's claws (that sprung back into his hand, while triggering a set of claws to pop out of Rogue's back! Pure insanity.

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The first X-Men movie figures were really all over the place. Storm came with a stand base that lit up like lightning. It was a good thing she came with a stand, because her legs were in a contraposto position where her feet were very close together, in heels, so it was impossible for her to stand on her own. You plugged her back into the base and her arms would raise as the lightning lit up.

Was it Jean who came with the rubber Senator Kelly? I remember daring myself to stretch that thing as far as I could, my brother warning, "you're gonna break it.." And of course, I did. Little clear beads scattered everywhere. Almost like the silica beads they pack into figures with cloth goods.

Mystique had the rubber Wolverine suit. Sabretooth came with the fall apart security guard (who was holding a donut, like a true stereotype), Toad came with Jean crouched down, encased in his own phlegm. I can't remember what Cyclops or plain clothes Rogue came with. I think Rogue just came with a cloth jacket.

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Mystique with her sexy pose wearing the Logan skin suit...(shudder)

Toad also came with a huge removable green tongue. (vomito)

I used the severed remains of mutant Senator Kelly as a rubber mask accessory for my custom 6" Gi joe figures I made years before classified.

I think Cyclops just had the 'Light-up" eyes Feature and removable visor? Rogue's budget was blown on her soft goods.

Bringing back this thread because I just discovered where those hideous Phoenix headsculpts came from: this Sideshow statue!

Was this discussed before? Hasbro straight-lifted both head designs, which do not even look like Jean Grey in this original format - so why steal?

That pack remains a deep disappointment in my collection.

Reviving this thread because I finally finished the Zabu BAF wave, prompted by a recent rewatch of "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger." I gotta say, as much as I love the BAF, the wave I procrastinated for two years on buying to finish him really leaves me cold. It's just weird looking at a wave and realizing you bought more than half of it *just* for the BAF parts.

Last two pieces were Red Widow and Black Winter, who I just don't have any attachment to. Black Winter hasn't even come out of the box yet, I just popped Zabu's head out and left the packaged figure sitting on a table.

Zabu is fantastic, and looks superb posed with Ka-Zar. Boy do I hope we get the Shanna figure from SDCC reissued soon. Savage Land is a quiet favorite corner of the Marvel Universe from me. This puts Garokk and Zaladane way higher on my wishlist.

P.S. if anybody wants Red Widow, Cable, or Black Winter sans-BAF part, let me know.

Zabu is an incredible BAF - an all-time favorite.

Personally, the lineup for that wave worked for me - 4 new characters (or 6 if you include Ka-Zar and Zabu - which I think is fair for anything pre-ROML). Cable I was more than happy to get in this look. Iron Man was the biggest disappointment, but thankfully optional as he was BAF-less - a cool armor that was really let down by the lack of paint. Black Winter I could take or leave, but do I appreciate the odd figure that pushes me towards a storyline I haven't read before.

I like the mixed waves like this one, but it's fair enough when people point out that if they're going to continue the BAF a little more cohesion to the lineup would be nice. I'd be fine with that as long as it still gets us the weirdos and d-listers, which is still very possible in a wave built around a particular team or story.