Quite Philosophical

Well, it's been almost a month and I haven't added anything else to my want list. I looked back at everything I've bought over the last few years, and there's been the odd month here and there where I've only bought things that I planned. I need to make a month where I buy something unplanned the exception, one month at a time. I’ve come up with a new ‘rule’; if I find something I want that’s been out for a while (only available on eBay), then if I wait three months before buying it then that counts as a planned purchase.

I'm feeling quite philosophical, possibly because I still find myself thinking about Avengers Endgame, it's quite easy to spend time looking at YouTube watching various tribute videos! I have a strange sense of needing something to look forward to, new figures, news, something! SDCC and the new Spider-Man film seem a long way away. I keep on checking my emails to see if my preorders for the new X-Men figures have come in. I need to try and find some more things to sell, I have a lot of post office receipts to throw out as well. Would be nice to have a break from the dreaded eBay invoices though.

I’ve got some more thoughts on Fortress Maximus. He’s rather unique because he is one of the few characters I have a third party figure of, which I refuse to get rid of. My only other remaining third party figures are the KFC cassettes (Steeljaw, Ramhorn, Ratbat, Overkill and Slugfest). I love this representation of the Japanese Fortress character, I mostly wanted it for for Fortress, but the (maximus) body is very accurate and actually, better looking than Metroplex. I would prefer a green chest door (like the Hasbro version), but otherwise it’s spot on. He represents a major step forward in my collecting, and it feels like a big deal (no pun intended!) to get him.

The preorder for the Hulk Wolverine set has gone up, it’s expected in August. As it is I’m passing (temporarily) on the Magneto set plus three of the NECA turtles. Need to save a lot of money! Really hope the other 80th anniversary stuff comes out later. It's lucky I'm passing on Omega Supreme because there's no chance I could afford him as well. Why does everything seem to be coming out in July and August?! (Very excited though.)

I realise with Marvel Legends I am stricter than with my 3.75" collection, strictly one figure per character (except Iron Man armours), always need thigh swivels, none of those funny twisty hip joints (again except Iron Man armours), and no customising (not even Iron Man armours). The collections serve different purposes, Legends is about the definitive versions of my favourite/main characters, Universe is about collecting and customising, mixing different lines, even brands to get a complete a collection of characters as possible.

Doc Ock has arrived! The first one went missing so it was attempt number two. Although the arms aren't posable it's still a fun figure and one which I'm glad I have. Hopefully he still stand better than my 3.75" figure.

Swoop has also arrived, he's grey. Not silver. Dammit! I sold off my blue swoop as soon as it was announced, but now am wondering whether I could do some limb swapping to make a figure that actually matched the other Dinobots, it would be tricky to swap the wings though. I do like him though - definitely prefer toy colours. I'm also keen to see what happens with the KO oversized figures with regards a G1 deco. Sludge definitely needs to be bigger, but perhaps the other three do as well. I won’t trudge back to eBay just yet, but I’m thinking about it.