I got Red Skull. Absolutely nothing remarkable about him but he’s almost the final major villain I want (just need Ultron…..).
Got the next wave of Kingdom, Tracks and Scorponok. I like them both, Tracks holds together fairly well but needs a bit of persuasion. Scorponok looks more like a lobster to me rather than a scorpion but I guess it’s show accurate.
Sideswipe looks great, really like a scaled down MP. I was going with a display of Siege robot mode, Earthrise/Kingdom vehicle mode but since he’ll be displayed next to Sunstreaker I’m not quite sure.
Finally got Earthrise Ratchet. He’s exactly as expected. I’m very reluctant to replace him or Ironhide as I really like the mold - similarly to the rumoured new Stunticons. I’ve just seen the Nonnef upgrades for Ironhide and Ratchet - that sled is brilliant!
I also got Buzzworthy Fangry. The beast mode headsculpt is great, really should have been a wider release. Bring on the other Headmaster juniors. They have been rumoured, as well as Minerva being a Wrecker along with Thunderclash in new IDW. If she gets a toy then so should he?!
I’ve backed Victory Saber, assuming it succeeds then hopefully we get more JG1, Deszaras has been suggested and I think God Ginrai would be a dead cert. Kickback has been seen on a listing. So assuming we get the rest of the Dinobots and Insecticons, along with the listed Blaster, Perceptor and Blitzwing, my collection is looking good. Thunderclash please!!!
The MCU is kicking back into life. Most excited for Spider-Man and especially Doctor Strange. (Surely we should get that long overdue classic Legends figure?) The next waves of Super 7 Turtles and Thundercats are making their way out. Hopefully they’ll announce some new figures (they seem more interested in announcing new licenses…..), but maybe Snarf?
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Iron Man and Ultron! I was really looking forward to these two. That’s all the main villains covered now. It’s my first comic Legends Iron Man, sporting the 90’s cartoon look. I realise that between the Avengers and X-Men, what I’ve gone for is the 90’s cartoon look but the line up from the 2010’s cartoons (A:EMH and W&XM).
Four Horsemen have just unveiled Cosmic Legions and, wow! They look amazing, and after eventually talking myself out of buying them I realise they help me understand my collecting habits. These figures appeal to me a heck of a lot more than the Mythic figures. By collecting alien Jedi and villains in 3.75" scale, this is what I'm trying to get. Science fiction looking figures, preferably in 3.75" scale, but crucially with something that ties them together. If Bossfight studios do something similar (sci-fi styling) then I could well be tempted for background alien characters.
Preorder for Marvel Legends Captain Britain and SHIELD agents in. I’m tempted to keep Meggan but since she’s never appeared in anything I’ve seen I really can’t justify it. AND in very happy news, Doctor Strange has been shown off!!
In combination with a load of Transformers rumours coming out, I feel that pretty much everything I want could and probably is going to happen. It looks like we're getting the last couple of Beast Wars S1 characters. I'm getting increasingly obsessed with Diaclone repaints, and it also seems like we're also getting most of them. (I think the main one I want now is yellow Trailbreaker.) Especially excited to see Sludge mentioned, they seem to be doing the Dinobots in the order they were created in the cartoon.
I got some Sharkticons! Three of them. The shark headsculpt is great, and I think the eyes are fantastically well done. Thinking about the Nonnef upgrades caused me to get a couple of guns for Sunstreaker and Galvatron (plus some pin covers). I've got Kingdom Mirage (doesn't hold together very well), he also came with Grimlock who I actually really like, but will probably pop a bit of paint on him at some point.
Finally I got some headsculpts, plus some bodies actually. Sam Jackson (who can go on one of the SHIELD agent bodies), RDJ and Gwyneth Paltrow (who came with bodies I already had).
Incredibly happy with all the stuff that's supposed to be coming out, Doctor Strange is fantastic news. I've got quite a few things lined up to open - more doubles of the pre-Transformers characters, plus a couple of '86 movie characters, but no rush.
