But then, Chaos on Velocitron set has turned up at UK retail for £30! I rather enjoy the thrill of the hunt and so started checking stores. I found a set in the second store I tried (Home Bargains). Yay! It's funny having talked myself out of it then going a bit crazy when it became possible to get it. I have to admit, I suppose I kinda bought it for the sake of it. Having it in hand I still think a darker purple would look better. Still, my Lost Light shelf will be a little more complete now. I also have the option of replacing my Autobot Clones with the non-pink versions, so all good. There are some other figures in the box, but I haven’t investigated yet.
There was also a hint that the BBTS set might also have made it to the UK. Again, having decided to pass on Metalhawk (I already have the Botcon figure), suddenly I'm thinking that the headsculpt on this newer version is quite nice. I'm happy to wait and see though for the time being.
I really want a voyager Sludge. I wouldn't particularly care if it combined or not, but I think it would be quite neat if Sludge could also be a torso. Then add a deluxe Paddles as a limb replacement for Sludge and then it would be set up so that the combined form could be centred around Grimlock or Sludge. Somewhat similarly to Power Rangers where the Dragonzord can also use the smaller zords as limbs. Do it!
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Legends Drax and Rocket have turned up. I feel that I made the right choice ultimately going comic. I need me some bright colours! Time to put Star Lord back together. I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do about Gamora though as her (comic) figure is almost impossible get hold of.
Having a brighter Drax has caused me to think I might try and paint the Hulk to be a slightly brighter green, perhaps a darker wash. Here he is fist bumping his smaller self for a colour comparison.
Last blog I started talking about frameworks for collecting. I want to get the cast of the 90s X-Men cartoon. However, that lineup is based on the blue/gold teams era I the comics. The missing characters are Archangel, Iceman, Colossus, Bishop and Psylocke. Four of those characters I want to get anyway since they're important characters and played important roles in the cartoon. Psylocke however, wasn't all that important in the cartoon, but she did appear in pretty much the only 90’s X-Men comic I had so if I’m looking for reasons I’ve got a good one.
Speaking of finding reasons, I previously bought Venom and decided against keeping him. However, messing around with him a bit he has grown on me a bit. Anyway, I've bought Carnage as well now! Carnage I knew I would like, Maximum Carnage was a big deal when I was growing up. This is a great figure, the tendrils are nicely done, he has great accessories. Nicely.
Invisible Woman has also turned up. Not much to say about her really, compared to some of the previous headsculpts figures in this size point have had, it's brilliant. Still need Thing!
With my current Legends focus I have kinda forgotten about Marvel Universe, but it has struck me that the best figures are the larger ones (Hulk, Juggernaut, Thanos, etc), or the ones with masks. The smaller human headsculpts, for the most part aren't all that great. Often with dodgy eyes. I think that's why I'm enjoying the larger scale at the moment, getting figures with top quality headsculpts.
I have given my Legends their own shelf now and packed up my (rather dusty) Masterpiece figures. I realised how much I've ignored them recently, and what great figures they are. It reminds that I should try and interact with my figures more, even if not actually transforming them then at least re-posing them. I think if I can sort my storage out a bit so that things are easier to retrieve I would like to have more of a rotation system. I also realised Grimlock still had a battery in him. I should play with my figures more!
I’ve just put in an order for Archangel, Bishop, Psylocke and Punisher. That’s a major step to getting my complete X-Men teams! I've also put in an order for the Disney Civil War set with the Mark III War Machine figure.
I hear the Bumblebee movie cassette set is now available at Argos so think will try and track that down. More Titans Return molds! If they ever release an Eject on that mold then it would be a nice set.
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