I've ordered a Spider-Man Noir to give Ghost Rider a new body, and finally a 1:18 scale bike. I enthusiastically bought another Chameleon only to realise I've already several spare. Oh well! Have ordered a Poe Dameron to make a MCU Bruce Banner (with the afore mentioned Chameleon body) and a Mutt Williams for a Peter Parker head. I've also planned out a white costume Storm.
Finally found the Prime Masters at TRU - Skullgrin, Metalhawk and Cloudburst. I have fine deluxe versions of the first two of those so not sure how I feel about them. Cloudburst I rather like. They're very simple, but do the job for characters I want but am not too worried about. They also double up as Targetmasters of sorts so I might give them to my deluxes to hold as such.
I've also bought a Heroclix Supreme Intelligence. I did have some vague plans to make a custom. A bit smaller than true 3.75", but it works for me. I've always liked the more obscure characters, preferably those of a non-humanoid nature. Good to have a leader for my Kree, particularly whilst I haven't got round to a custom Ronan yet. Looks good!
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Once again I think I've got it sorted. Having decided I want to make my favourite characters the best they can be, I've also planned out in more detail a couple of ideas I've had. I wanted to make a gold tee Luke Cage, one of the problems being that I wasn't even sure which buck to use - the released version looks quite skinny, but I think that's mostly the legs. I think he should be big compared to most, but not quite god (Thor/Hercules) level. Might have to try a bit of parts swapping to find out.
I've also planned out a Gorgon, Crystal and Maximus. Maximus is tricky because I only really know about the Inhumans because they've guest starred in other shows - the Fantastic 4 cartoon for instance. Maximus is as important to the Inhumans as Loki is to the Asgardians, the difference is that he's nowhere near as iconic looking. It seems he started off with a strange green outfit with headgear then moved onto a moody grey outfit with trench coat. (The look they went for in the recent TV series.)
I also need Polaris, Wolfsbane and Strong Guy to complete my cartoon X-Force lineup. Wolfsbane is a Scottish mutant who turns into a wolf, that's something I need in my collection! I think Lady Deathstrike is also needed. She's a cyborg. Every collection needs a female cyborg.
Thinking about these ideas, I think it's a mixture of important, completing a team or lineup, interesting and iconic, with perhaps just a touch of the custom being reasonably straight forward and not requiring the acquisition of multiple parts. I'm not particularly interested in figures of civilian characters - J.J. Jameson, or really even villains who don't wear costumes, Sebastian Shaw or William Stryker.
It really is time to stop now!
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Popped my old Magneto head and cape on to the new AOA figure. Again might need a bit of colour matching, but it works nicely.
The Decepticon clones have arrived. Again, I can't quite believe they made them. They seem very cartoon accurate. I think I like the alt-modes more on the G1 figures.
Bought a Finn head for Black Panther, here he is with Bruce and Peter. Also, here's how Ghost Rider is shaping up with my new additions.
Had an excellent day today - saw Black Panther and found the deluxe Dinobots. I enjoyed Black Panther, it was a particularly beautiful and well shot film. The cast were brilliant, I particularly enjoyed the Dora Milaje. M'Baku and Klaue were great fun. I think my only comment would be that I was slightly unsure of Killmonger's intentions. Of the opinion that Wakanda should help other countries more, get involved with international affairs - sure. Angry about colonialism - sure. Why did he work with Klaue? Overall though, Black Panther is one of my favourite Avengers so it was great to see him properly on the big screen. I might have to paint some facial hair on my Finn head to give him a better likeness!
The Dinobots are too small but the headsculpts are great, just need time to open them. Yay Black Panther and Dinobots!
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