Hulk Deluxe/Retro Wave

[JRoug]

Not sure what the speific source material was comic-wise, but IIRC the Mecha Hulk three-view was by Art Adams. Steve Kiwus sculpted it in wax back in the good old days of physical sculpting. I got to see the wax 2-up and the turnaround art in his studio.

 

[Hulkwummy]

I much rather see hasbro do Mecha-Hulk in the style of the old toybiz incredible hulk classics line from 2004, that design is more intimidating.

 

[TFitz]

Yeah I'm on team "don't care about the giant gun." I wouldn't deride someone for wanting it since it is such an iconic panel, but it's a massive chunk of plastic that we'd end up paying extra for and would just end up in my parts bin. There's no shortage of generic sci-fi cannons out there - hell, anyone who has been collecting for more than a year or two probably already owns a thing or two that could work as a stand-in.

I've been thinking that Iron Man's mega gun may be a good stand-in

 

[hmmberto]

Not sure what the speific source material was comic-wise, but IIRC the Mecha Hulk three-view was by Art Adams. Steve Kiwus sculpted it in wax back in the good old days of physical sculpting. I got to see the wax 2-up and the turnaround art in his studio.

I vaguely remember seeing the art for Mecha Hulk at some point back in the day. Would love to see it again if you (or anybody) knows where to find it!

 

[fingfangfoom]

This?

 

[Billium3]

This?

I've never seen this before! Somewhere along the lines, they decided to go with Gremlin instead of Leader. Apparently ToyBiz didn't even follow this design exactly as Adams drew it out. Interesting stuff!

 

[TFitz]

Man, I think I saw that way, way back in the day. So cool!

 

[DetectiveHoag]

Pretty positive that's correct.

I remember reading that Toybiz’s Mecha Hulk was inspired by the Gremlin’s Titanium Man, but they decided to use a lot of artistic license with the design. There was no specific source for that particular design beyond T-man.

 

[hmmberto]

This?

Thank you! Very cool looking. That thing would have been massive to fit a Leader figure inside as drawn.

 

[Hulkwummy]

Those are concept art, not exactly close to the final design.

 

[TFitz]

Thank you! Very cool looking. That thing would have been massive to fit a Leader figure inside as drawn.

That Leader would have to be a staction to hit that pose. While that would have been cool, I liked the little Gremlin we got.

 

[Reno]

That Leader would have to be a staction to hit that pose. While that would have been cool, I liked the little Gremlin we got.

Agreed. I'm glad that they went the route that they did.

 

[Akatsuki]

The new Smart Hulk looks great. Love the bunny slippers.

Toy Biz Mecha Hulk has a place of honor on my shelf, and I’d love to get an upgraded version In Legends. But can we please finally get a Titanium Man in Legends, too!


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[Lucid Silverback]

I love my Mecha-Hulk but mine suffers from loose hip joints. His upper body is so ridiculously massive that he's unable to stand up properly so, unfortunately, he's been relegated to a storage bin. And I'm pretty sure those crazy darts are long since lost.

The Gremlin however, is still representin' in my Hulk display, living his best life.

 

[Ditko]

You think Samson might come with Smart Hulk's giant gun to justify his price point? I assume Samson will probably be on the new Gladiator body, so how do you charge 45 dollars for that? Giant gun.

I do like that idea! I think though he will be a sideline release like She Hulk and the next 2 are larger size. This line is neat, but boring compared to what it should be.

A-Bomb, Warbound, U-Foes, something from there would add a lot. It just looks like a lazy cheap, albeit nice, program for them to cash in on. Maybe if it does well enough we see some more (?) I think there are probably always going to be valid versions of Hulk himself to put out.