Return to Planet X

Collecting Marvel Legends is quite different to Transformers for me, Legends I only get what I really want. Transformers I do get some stuff I don’t want quite so much. Therefore I tend to open Legends as soon as I receive them. First up was Super Skrull. I’m only getting the main characters, so passing on army builder types. Super Skrull is a bit of a grey area as he is a specific character. I also got him because he was never made in 3.75”.

I then got Toad. The packaging took me right back to visiting Forbidden Planet in the early 2000’s. He’s expensive so looks amazing and you can get a good pose out of him. I really want to get a Brotherhood lineup.

Next was Venom. This is my third version of the character (not that I opened the second). I have a very specific look in my mind of the character and this is it. I imagine him as quite hunched but the previous version couldn’t pull it off. This is perfect, apart from the feet! That’s Spider-Man and Venom finally sorted.

(I know there’s a question of whether I should be getting Transformers I don’t really want…..)

Talking of Transformers (that I do want!), I got Wildrider and Tarantulas. Both look great. Halfway to completing Menasor, and just an Inferno away from a complete season 1 of the Beast Wars lineup.

So I got to reminiscing about the Fansproject Dinobots, but looking at them again I found they often only really worked for me in one mode. I got Sludge, Slag and Swoop and then stopped. But then I remembered something else from 2014 - Planet X Swoop. My comment from the time was “Swoop is brilliant, I can’t stop looking at it. If they release a Slag, Snarl and Sludge I will be very happy…. “. But later that year I opted for Fansproject, and got rid of Swoop. The Planet X dinos were the ones that got away, but I still love those video game designs. And so I have re-bought some. I will hold off getting Grimlock until I have the others in hand and it doesn’t seem possible to get Sludge, but Swoop, Slag, Snarl and Paddles are on their way. I realise I’m very excited about getting them, especially compared to some of the mainline releases recently.

Paddles arrived super quickly.

That said, I’m rather enjoying the first wave of Velocitron deluxes. Burn Out and Clampdown are great (I did try some limb swapping with Red Alert but wasn’t happy with results). Blurr is a muchly improved with the IDW deco and Cosmos is something I didn’t realise I needed. What a wave!

Little Army

I managed to get in on the Creatures Collide set, very happy to see that Goldbug has his VW altmode. Great deco on a perfect figure (don’t need any more bazookas though). Really hope we see the rest of the Throttlebots. The rest can all be remolds/repaints of Cliffjumper, and perhaps Wideload from Huffer. Please no more bazookas though. Ransack is also cool, hope we also get the rest of the Deluxe Insecticons. Maybe need a Wideload/Venom 2-pack?!

I upgraded my 3.75” Black series (Clone Wars) Mace Windu to a Episode II version, and upgraded my 6” Black series Episode I version to the Clone Wars version. There’s logic in there somewhere! (My 6” collection is very specifically a CW cartoon collection). They look great.

I wobbled slightly on Masterpiece Shouki, but have him now. He’s Masterpiece style but retains far more of his Diaclone heritage. Really happy to have him but not sure will ever transform him again. He scales well with Combiner Wars Constructicons even if he is a bit more detailed.

Inspired by Cyberverse I decided to put together a little Repugnus army. Love these little guys! Speaking of Cyberverse, Shadow Striker and Tarn are supposed to be on their way in Legacy. Fantastic! And in Studio Series, Snarl!!! Plus lots of other interesting bits.

Got the new Spider-Man, was a bit cynical given the high cost, but yeah the extra possibility is pretty impressive. Very happy with this this pose. Also picked up a Nova as I noticed he is supposed to be getting a Disney+ series.

I’ve seen Doctor Strange and the new Thor. Really enjoyed them, great to be back in a cinema as much as anything. Ms. Marvel was also great. Trailers for Black Panther and She-Hulk also really exciting. Good times for the MCU!