MAFEX Marvel Figures

I can't believe how long I had to limp along on that Gambit figure.

I don't think I got an update until the Robot Fighters one with no coat. And that was the wave they tried to go all Playmates McFarlane with weak artic and dumb poses.
 
Just to be clear Gambit may be Medicom's best figure in the Mafex line. I usually don't like most soft goods, but that jacket is spectacular and is like a second figure you get to pose along with Gambit himself. If you didn't get the first then definitely grab this one.

Speaking of which I've never thought about what the best Mafex figures are. Gambit is right up there near the top, but I haven't thought it through.
 
I'm glad I slightly prefer the metallic paint (thanks to the ML4 figure, in all likelihood).

I second EC. Buy this figure if you don't have it.
 
I hate that I’m saying this because I love the original and hate double dipping…but the more I look at the new one, the more I find myself liking it (FX parts excepted - even if they’re going for a 1st appearance look, they got it wrong as the energy effect was green!)
 
altcunningham said:
I can't believe how long I had to limp along on that Gambit figure.

I don't think I got an update until the Robot Fighters one with no coat. And that was the wave they tried to go all Playmates McFarlane with weak artic and dumb poses.
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I don't think he even got a second figure until the light-up one with the rubbery coat. That wave had a couple much-needed upgrades in it including Juggernaut and I think it was our first Psylocke in the line too. I had the 10" version of that first Gambit too which was actually really nice for the time. He had a pleather coat instead of a cheap, flimsy, plastic one and they painted his gloves the right color.
 
I opened my brown-costume Wolverine reissue today.

This was definitely a "grail" figure for me. I don't have many grails because I tend to pre-order anything I might want and cancel later. I actually did so with the original brown Wolverine and regretted it for years.

I'm a bit bummed by Wolverine, and I'm not really sure why. I owned (and pretty quickly sold) the MAFEX tiger stripe and Uncanny X-Force Wolverine figures, so I should've known what I was getting into here. The accessories are disappointing. He's bare bones. Still, he's definitely good. He's probably the best Wolverine figure I've laid hands on, slightly better than the excellent Marvel Legends version (retro brown costume figure from 2017).

Like MAFEX Gambit, Magneto, Nightwing, etc., I think I was hoping this would be the last Wolverine figure I'd ever need. He's not that. I wish his legs were bulkier. I wish he were a hair shorter. I wish I liked his unmasked head sculpt more. Like classic Spider-Man, I'm still waiting for my ideal figure.
 
TheSameIdiot said:
I wish I liked his unmasked head sculpt more.
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Seems clear to me they went with Byrne art as their reference as both masked heads and the unmasked head match his art pretty well, and that makes sense given that Byrne introduced the brown costume. The grinning head is particularly all Byrne.

Not a fan of Byrne? I've always found him to be divisive--some love him, others can't stand him.

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MAFEX prices are definitely now at that point where I can't buy them unless I'm convinced I won't need another version of the character I'm buying. Gambit is close, but probably not close enough for me.
 
EnigmaticClarity said:
Seems clear to me they went with Byrne art as their reference as both masked heads and the unmasked head match his art pretty well, and that makes sense given that Byrne introduced the brown costume. The grinning head is particularly all Byrne.

Not a fan of Byrne? I've always found him to be divisive--some love him, others can't stand him.

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Wouldn’t this be modeled after Jim Lee’s art? Wolverine has the X on his belt buckle and that wasn’t established until after X-Men was rebooted in 1991. Prior to that he just had the classic buckle. Also Byrne established the “triangle” shaped v cut on his chest, not the more tapered design that has become more of a staple with the brown costume


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Stoopid_Sandwich said:
Wouldn’t this be modeled after Jim Lee’s art? Wolverine has the X on his belt buckle and that wasn’t established until after X-Men was rebooted in 1991. Prior to that he just had the classic buckle. Also Byrne established the “triangle” shaped v cut on his chest, not the more tapered design that has become more of a staple with the brown costume
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Possibly. I'll go back and compare the art of both Lee and Byrne to the figure and see. I'm sure Lee was also inspired by Byrne so the elements of their art may be more similar than I realized, and when I think I'm seeing Byrne I could actually be seeing Byrne through a Jim Lee prism.
 
EnigmaticClarity said:
Possibly. I'll go back and compare the art of both Lee and Byrne to the figure and see. I'm sure Lee was also inspired by Byrne so the elements of their art may be more similar than I realized, and when I think I'm seeing Byrne I could actually be seeing Byrne through a Jim Lee prism.
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I can see the resemblance to artists like Byrne and John Buscema because the browns on this costume are a little dark. Also the ears are a tad shorter than they should be to replicate Lee’s work, but the darker colors and the shorter ears are more symptomatic of how this costume is represented in the modern era. It’s very rare to see this costume these days in the more saturated burgundy red mixed with the tan, which was way more prevalent back in the 1980’s and early 90’s


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EnigmaticClarity said:
Seems clear to me they went with Byrne art as their reference as both masked heads and the unmasked head match his art pretty well, and that makes sense given that Byrne introduced the brown costume. The grinning head is particularly all Byrne.

Not a fan of Byrne? I've always found him to be divisive--some love him, others can't stand him.
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I should clarify that it's not the head sculpt or style that I dislike, it's the expression. I don't want to display any figure with their mouth ajar like that.
 
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