X-Men '97
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I finished opening up X-Men '97 wave 3 (sans Sunspot) today. My thoughts:
Morph - torso sculpt still seems weird to me, but the overall aesthetic is nice. The secondary portrait is pretty useless though without a new neck part. The sculpt might be overly slender even though the character isn't as big in 97 as the 92 version. Makes me think some of these parts get reused for New Mutants or other teen characters.
Logan - I guess the laziest, or most cost effective, release in the wave? Not loving these claws as I have one that always wants to go off to the side and I never liked the longer middle claw look. Accessories are useless, but I have a soft spot for this look going back to the old cartoon so I can't stay mad at it. I wish new legs had been in the budget though as the texture clashes with the simplistic coat. I need to find a 1:12 beer bottle for him too.
Jubilee - I really wish the power effects clipped onto the splayed hands, but that's not the figure's fault. I just wish I could use them with the VHS Jubilee without having to attempt painting over the black gloves with yellow, which is usually a bad idea. The new coat is decent and more in-line with both animated versions of Jubilee. Portrait is nice, though a little oversized. The rest of the figure is very bland though. I think I'll put this head on the 92 Jubilee and maybe the coat too. I may have to try painting these effect parts though because they're too good to toss in a bin.
Emma - a great looking figure for what it's going for, jut not one that's any fun to pose. If Hasbro was ever going to do a soft goods cape, this was the figure to do it with. This will be a set it and forget it figure for me. I do think it looks a lot better than the comic version though.
Cable - Obviously, the star of the wave. They did go to great lengths to avoid having to paint stuff, reminds me of a Jakks release. Still, the sculpt is great and the paint that is there looks mostly fine too. There's sloppy edgework on the yellow panels on the boots on my figure and I really wish we could have got some silver paint on that left arm. The muted gray swirly stuff sucks. The shoulder pads are a problem. I've surprised they didn't go with a softer material as he just needs a little more. He can get to "good enough" with the guns though I do think we're missing some weapon storage here. Even the box art has the big gun affixed to something over his shoulder. I don't remember if there's a holster or not in the show, maybe it just appears when he needs it, but it definitely would have been nice to have. I still think he's pretty great though and it's nice to have a good Cable in the collection.
Morph - torso sculpt still seems weird to me, but the overall aesthetic is nice. The secondary portrait is pretty useless though without a new neck part. The sculpt might be overly slender even though the character isn't as big in 97 as the 92 version. Makes me think some of these parts get reused for New Mutants or other teen characters.
Logan - I guess the laziest, or most cost effective, release in the wave? Not loving these claws as I have one that always wants to go off to the side and I never liked the longer middle claw look. Accessories are useless, but I have a soft spot for this look going back to the old cartoon so I can't stay mad at it. I wish new legs had been in the budget though as the texture clashes with the simplistic coat. I need to find a 1:12 beer bottle for him too.
Jubilee - I really wish the power effects clipped onto the splayed hands, but that's not the figure's fault. I just wish I could use them with the VHS Jubilee without having to attempt painting over the black gloves with yellow, which is usually a bad idea. The new coat is decent and more in-line with both animated versions of Jubilee. Portrait is nice, though a little oversized. The rest of the figure is very bland though. I think I'll put this head on the 92 Jubilee and maybe the coat too. I may have to try painting these effect parts though because they're too good to toss in a bin.
Emma - a great looking figure for what it's going for, jut not one that's any fun to pose. If Hasbro was ever going to do a soft goods cape, this was the figure to do it with. This will be a set it and forget it figure for me. I do think it looks a lot better than the comic version though.
Cable - Obviously, the star of the wave. They did go to great lengths to avoid having to paint stuff, reminds me of a Jakks release. Still, the sculpt is great and the paint that is there looks mostly fine too. There's sloppy edgework on the yellow panels on the boots on my figure and I really wish we could have got some silver paint on that left arm. The muted gray swirly stuff sucks. The shoulder pads are a problem. I've surprised they didn't go with a softer material as he just needs a little more. He can get to "good enough" with the guns though I do think we're missing some weapon storage here. Even the box art has the big gun affixed to something over his shoulder. I don't remember if there's a holster or not in the show, maybe it just appears when he needs it, but it definitely would have been nice to have. I still think he's pretty great though and it's nice to have a good Cable in the collection.
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Got a shipping notice from Pulse for Gambit/Rogue.
Looks like the Guardian/Deathbird pack is shipping out in a few weeks, too.
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Looks like the Guardian/Deathbird pack is shipping out in a few weeks, too.
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