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Where is the best place to get marvel figures online in Canada? Thinking about starting collecting but have nonidea where to start.
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Dec 8, 2015 17:09
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The only one I know that's in Canada is Toysonfire.com, but they adjust their prices based on rarity. Ebay always works. Edit: And toy fares or comic conventions if you have any locally. Comic conventions are like 10% comics at best these days, then it's 50% Funko Pops, 15% swords from pop culture, and the rest assorted other merchandise. Aphrodite fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Dec 8, 2015 |
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Dec 8, 2015 17:17
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Fsmhunk posted:Where is the best place to get marvel figures online in Canada? Thinking about starting collecting but have nonidea where to start. What lines are you interested in? Marvel Legends (6"), Marvel Universe (3 3/4"), Marvel Select (slightly larger then the Legends) or the older 90s figures? After you know that, I would go through a database (something like http://marvelousnews.com/database/index.php?itemid=164) and then make a list of all the figures you are interested in.
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Dec 8, 2015 18:27
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therealjon_ posted:If you are willing to pay a bit more, nothing beats Figuarts. Wow, yeah, that Battle Droid is incredible. I hope they do one of the yellow commanders, although I guess that would be a pretty easy repaint. How well do they scale with Black Series?
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Dec 8, 2015 18:36
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Anybody still interested in Mighty Muggs? I found a box of loose ones I'd forgotten about from ages ago, and it'd be nice to send them to a good home. Also found the older Sideshow Darth Vader and Emperor from like 2009 if somebody has interest.
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Dec 9, 2015 02:27
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Why cookie Rocket posted:Thanks. I definitely don't want to buy anything, but I really like looking and just pawing through Jedibusiness is boring. I'm just curious what people have been really impressed by. I really didn't pay attention during the time, but The Vintage Collection was about 50% great figures. I've ended up with most of them on card backs because seeing the vintage style is just so cool to me. My favorites are the Luke Bespin, General Grievous, Bossk, IG88, C-3PO (same as black series), Gamorrean Guard (probably the best), Klaatu, Walrus Man, and the Emperor's Royal Guard. But pretty much anything from that line will be the best representation of the figure even if it doesn't knock the ball out of the park. There's still not a Leia in any form at the 3.75 scale that looks great and they have a hard time getting Han's face right.
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Dec 9, 2015 13:24
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Even high end toys can't get Han Solo or Indiana Jones right. There's just something about Harrison Ford's face.
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Dec 9, 2015 14:49
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Rumor has it that he's never completely released his likeness for action figures, and it's intentional that no toy actually looks like him.
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Dec 9, 2015 15:10
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Aphrodite posted:Even high end toys can't get Han Solo or Indiana Jones right. There's just something about Harrison Ford's face. This is actually the most accurate depiction of Ford there is: 
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Dec 9, 2015 15:19
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Travis343 posted:Rumor has it that he's never completely released his likeness for action figures, and it's intentional that no toy actually looks like him. That's not true at all. Toy companies can't release a Harrison Ford character without getting the sign off on his likeness, he just has a face that is really hard to capture in sculpt.
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Dec 9, 2015 15:48
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Current rumormill has the following characters for the X-Men Marvel Legends wave next year: - Phoenix - Havok - Cable - Iceman - Kitty Pride - Deadpool - Wolverine - Rogue BAF is still unknown but people are speculating Wolverine may be Laura and that Deadpool is the movie version (though I'm not sure if they can mix X-Men movie and comic versions). Overall an extremely solid wave of figures that desperately need a redo or are impossible to find today at a decent price. Kinda disappointed by the lack of villains or original figures but if the list is true I'm having a hard time spotting a dud or figure that would pegwarm.
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Dec 9, 2015 15:54
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In my opinion, Hasbro peaked with its 4" line as Revenge of the Sith was winding down. Their "super articulated" sub-line has great sculpts, great paint applications, great articulation, and generally great value. Of the hundreds (thousands?) of figures I have, here are my favorites: Vintage Han Solo This was their inaugural figure in the "vintage" line, which used original-styled Kenner cardbacks with new super articulated figures. Everything about this figure is amazing. I've heard some complain about the head sculpt but I honestly can't think of a better looking Harrison Ford in this scale. Evolutions Revenge ff the Sith Anakin Skywalker. The head sculpt is Hayden Christensen and articulation works well. Revenge of the Sith Obi-Wan Kenobi It doesn't look completely like Ewan McGregor but the articulation works so well. One of the last attempts Hasbro used for a plastic "skirt" of the Jedi tunic that looks so much better than the cloth they later used and I think works nearly as well (I also think it would hold up to ball jointed hips).
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Dec 9, 2015 15:55
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The BAF is Juggernaut.
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Dec 9, 2015 16:16
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I can vouch for that Revenge of the Sith Obi-Wan figure. It's one of the few Star Wars toys I keep on display all the time. The articulation is awesome for such a tiny figure. I actually have him hanging out with another personal favorite: Bail Organa. They're on my DVD shelf plotting the rebellion. I don't know if Organa is the coolest action figure or anything, but it's incredible that a Jimmy Smits action figure exists at all, and I feel like that character was tragically underused in the movies. He did so much with so little screen time. I wish there was an Episode 3.5 that was just him and Ewan McGregor kicking some Imperial rear end. So that's what's happening on my shelf...
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Dec 9, 2015 16:21
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therealjon_ posted:That's not true at all. Toy companies can't release a Harrison Ford character without getting the sign off on his likeness, he just has a face that is really hard to capture in sculpt. Plus they actually use his name in the promotion for the Hot Toys and Sideshow stuff, at least. Meanwhile the HT Amazing Spider-Man 2 figure, which doesn't have an Andrew Garfield sculpt and is mask only, says "- Authentic and detailed likeness of Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man 2." Not sure what happened there, since they did the Amazing Spider-Man 1 figure with his face.
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Dec 9, 2015 16:26
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Louisgod posted:Current rumormill has the following characters for the X-Men Marvel Legends wave next year: They've mixed movie figures in ML comic waves, an earlier wave years ago had X3 Jean Grey and Beast mixed in with Xmen comic characters.
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Dec 9, 2015 16:58
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Xenomrph posted:They've mixed movie figures in ML comic waves, an earlier wave years ago had X3 Jean Grey and Beast mixed in with Xmen comic characters. Yeah, that was a few years before Disney purchased Marvel and the Fox/Disney movie rights feud. As is, in the current Legends line, Hasbro has said they can't mix Fox movie figures with the line due to the Avengers/Disney conflict, which is why the Deadpool we're getting is probably comic based.
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Dec 9, 2015 17:03
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Louisgod posted:Current rumormill has the following characters for the X-Men Marvel Legends wave next year: Supposedly this is what the screengrab of a retail computer shows: ...882911A0001 Ice Man ...882911A0003 Cable ...882911A0004 KittyPryde ...882911A0005 X Maiden ...882911A0006 X Maiden [1] ...882911A0007 Dedpol ...882911A0009 Havok Speculation is that the X Maidens are Rogue and Phoenix and that Wolverine/Laurerine is hiding between the two missing UPC with the possibility of a 9th figure.
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Dec 9, 2015 18:27
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therealjon_ posted:The BAF is Juggernaut. God I hope not. That is probably the last BAF we need at this point.
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Dec 9, 2015 18:46
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Djarum posted:God I hope not. That is probably the last BAF we need at this point. But he's the Juggernaut. Bitch.
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Dec 9, 2015 19:02
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Louisgod posted:Supposedly this is what the screengrab of a retail computer shows: I just bought that Target 3-pack specifically to acetone the paint off Vision and have an awesome Iceman and I just completed it over the weekend so I can confirm that this is totally happening. I GUESS I'm happy about this? But gently caress, man.
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Dec 9, 2015 19:30
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Chill Penguin posted:Wow, yeah, that Battle Droid is incredible. I hope they do one of the yellow commanders, although I guess that would be a pretty easy repaint. How well do they scale with Black Series? This pic I stole from another site might help.  Black Series, Bandai model kit, Revoltech, Figuarts. Bandai's site is pretty good at listing heights too. The battle droid will be 155 mm.
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Dec 9, 2015 20:41
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It's like the Goldilocks of Stormtroopers. Black series looks too wide, Revoltech too tall, Figuarts too short (har har.)
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Dec 9, 2015 21:15
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Also you can't forget the Mafex for not quite right Stormtroopers.
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Dec 9, 2015 21:38
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Black series looks the best to me from that pic...plus, I've seen them for 15 dollars and less, so, at 1/4 the price too.
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Dec 9, 2015 22:06
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I have yet to come across the Rhino BAF line. Anyone that may have the Rhino, how does it compare to the Marvel Select version?
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Dec 10, 2015 01:35
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Well, it's kind of annoying how much they're not stocking the NECA Reeves here in Tulsa. However, o NECA stuff is getting restocked, so who knows.
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Dec 10, 2015 01:51
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Daaku Shinsei posted:Well, it's kind of annoying how much they're not stocking the NECA Reeves here in Tulsa. However, o NECA stuff is getting restocked, so who knows. The Superman I just sent for somebody was to Tulsa, sorry your state sucks. I'll buy more here if they get restocked. E: wasn't sure if you wanted me to note the location so I kept it vague. 
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Dec 10, 2015 02:33
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Hi, that was me. Thanks again. He should show up tomorrow but USPS has been failing me pretty spectacularly these last few weeks.
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Dec 10, 2015 02:39
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DrChud posted:I have yet to come across the Rhino BAF line. Anyone that may have the Rhino, how does it compare to the Marvel Select version? I don't have the Select version but I love the BAF. He's stocky as hell, I love the rage sculpt, and he's my second favorite BAF of this year.
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Dec 10, 2015 06:02
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Louisgod posted:The Superman I just sent for somebody was to Tulsa, sorry your state sucks. I'll buy more here if they get restocked. Chris showed up at my place today. Thanks a lot. Really nice figure. A few slightly off paint apps but should be pretty easy to take care of. Got him out and posed without any breakages, which is something I've heard horror stories about. I really need a Linda Carter Wonder Woman now!
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Dec 11, 2015 04:46
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Travis343 posted:Chris showed up at my place today. Thanks a lot. Really nice figure. A few slightly off paint apps but should be pretty easy to take care of. Nice, glad it got there safely. I sent you the best of the two I picked up too, NECA has a tough time keeping quality consistent with their toys at times. Also good to hear he didn't break, most people online I think either force the joints or put a bit too much force into them without loosening them first.
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Dec 11, 2015 18:03
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therealjon_ posted:The BAF is Juggernaut. Just get a Select Juggy, its sweet.
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Dec 13, 2015 06:20
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Kakarot posted:Just get a Select Juggy, its sweet. Exactly. That along with the Venom and Thing are probably my favorite versions of the characters. There are small nitpicks I have with all of them but they look perfect and do the job better than anything Hasbro could pull off. Sadly I have a sneaky feeling the BAF is going to be Apocalypse again. I'd like to be wrong but I can't think that they are going to pass up that tie in.
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Dec 13, 2015 08:01
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Djarum posted:Exactly. That along with the Venom and Thing are probably my favorite versions of the characters. What about Carnage? Pretty much the best figure of him ever(any maybe the best in that price range ever?). I collect parts of the old BAFS, pretty close to that Apocalypse. I dont see a point in another though. They should make BAFs great again.
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Dec 13, 2015 08:10
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Kakarot posted:What about Carnage? Pretty much the best figure of him ever(any maybe the best in that price range ever?). I never got the Carnage. I probably should sometime. I got the Hasbro one which is pretty good. I'd love them to make the BAFs better again. The Onslaught looks good. I am tired of them basically just giving me another standard figure and give me something huge and stupid.
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Dec 13, 2015 09:48
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Djarum posted:I never got the Carnage. I probably should sometime. I got the Hasbro one which is pretty good. Dude! Theres no contest. Hope you can find it at a good price. My favorite old one is definitely the sentinel. Looks drat amazing.
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Dec 13, 2015 10:33
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYyuo7gm-aQ Skewered.
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Dec 13, 2015 18:05
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Is there any way to stay ahead of "exploding crotch syndrome" in the old marvel legends? I'd like to do....something? to prevent it from happening.
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Dec 13, 2015 18:31
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Ouch. Hits way too close to home for comfort.
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