Monday, November 21, 2011

"Wesley Dodds"

The original "Sandman" and mentor to "Sanderson Hawkins". This is one cool character because he offers an interesting contrast to his darker protege with his campy colours and retro suit.
"Vincent" from "Toy Realm" pinged me the other day over "Whatsapp" to ask if I wanted this fig loose because he was building "S.T.R.I.P.E.". I've wanted this fig since I saw the prototype but the paint job and badly glued cape of the end product leaves a bit to be desired. This fig wouldn't have been value for money at the full price.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

"Marvel Legends: Black Panther"

Had to perform OT this evening after 8pm so I decided to chill at CSC before that. Was totally prepared to see the usual "peg warmers" on display but I was caught unawares by this fig that I've been wanting for the longest time going for a steal at S$15!!! I did a second take and actually had to verbally confirm the price before grabbing it.
After the recent incident with the "Blue Beetle", I'm keeping this rare fig MISB. The "Black Panther" is the only character I've known who has defeated "Captain America" in battle. He also stands in for the "Daredevil" as the protector of "Hell's Kitchen" for a stint.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

"Kingdom Come: Blue Beetle"

Was excited to add this fig to my "Kingdom Come" collection. I already had the "Batman", "Green Lantern", "Hawkman" as well as "The Spectre & Norman McCay" boxset from the same series. The main motivation for securing this fig was for the awesome wings but I was utterly disappointed to find a broken wing upon removing the fig from the mint packaging.
Spoke to the "eBay" seller on the phone to request for a full refund but was only able to secure a partial one. Guess I have to content myself with admiring the wings from this video review.

Monday, November 7, 2011

"Cap vs Red Skull"

The posture of "Cap" bugged me and that prompted me to reposition his arm so that the rifle wasn't so slack.
Awesome!!!

Sunday, November 6, 2011

"Marvel Select: Daredevil"

This fig is one of the oldest in my collection. I am a big fan of this character and he was one of the first fig I ran out to buy when I started this hobby.
"Marvel Select" figs have horrible articulation so there was not much I could do with his posing but I managed to augment him into this fighting stance. I may just buy a "Marvel Legends" version and pose him together with "Bullseye".