sentinelofliberty41

I don't really think anything in this wave is rushed, just some of it poorly executed. But it's no worse than any other wave, not every figure can be perfect. For me the Hood is the obvious problem child in this wave as he just feels like a mess but there is a positive with him in the cool effects on his handguns.

You had me up to Nightman. I remember watching it but I don't know if I'd need a figure. Now maybe a MANTIS or Black Scorpion.

I'm the exact opposite and would love to see the Avengers 2012 costume done right as that's the closest we ever got to his comic appearance and it looked great in motion. I do agree with you though and would also like a good WWII costume figure. SIDENOTE: I have the crappy Endgame re-release everyone is talking about and it leaves a LOT to be desired. I don't really go for movie figures but that would an update to that thing would get me very interested.

Red Skull is the only figure in this I have pre-ordered. I do have to say that his elbow joints don't look as bad in this image as they did the shots from the initial announcement but it's hard to tell since both elbows are bent in this image. I'm definitely painting that armband red and may swap the head with the one from the Winter Soldier wave. Definitely excited for that figure.

It's probably a good thing. Like I said, that means my wallet can be at peace for a while since the past couple years have seen my Avengers roster grow like wild. I'm still really tempted by those FF figures just because those outfits remind me of Walt Simonson's run.

2021 is definitely showing itself as MCU heavy. As much as that's a bummer for me I guess my wallet is relieved.

I haven't bought any Classified yet but I do have Flint and Lady Jaye pre ordered. I have literally over a hundred 25th and maybe half that in vintage betweenfiguresandvehicles. They're seriously the most addictive toyline I collect, lol.

Oh, the addiction is real. And as much as I love Marvel, I was at least able to break it down into collecting my favorite character/team. But I'm a big GI Joe fan as well and because of all the world building and just how fun that line is, I went even more insane. I really do understand why people call it plastic crack.

I always paint with acrylics. For the yellow I used Citadel Paints: Flash gitz yellow mixed with Vallejo: Cold White. Just mix the two until it looks as close as possible to the yellow the figure is cast in. As for the black it was just Vallejo: Black. I suggest a really small brush for the eyes and mouth.

Thanks! I really appreciate that. I was fine with the blue too but it was an easy repaint so I figured why not?

We've all been there, man. I'm in very limited space on an even more limited budget. When I first started collecting I stuck to just Captain America and his crew but suddenly got to buying everything. I'm not an Xmen fan yet I even was getting them just because Legends are so great. I finally slimmed down to Avengers and Avengers primary villains and I'm still a little embarrassed how much money I've spent. I'm like you and the new FF costumes are really tempting me especially since Thing is in my top 3 favorite comic characters. This hobby can be a curse sometimes.

I really appreciate you saying that. I used a mix of citadel paint's flash gitz yellow and vallejo cold white. I just had to eyeball it until it matched. For the eyes and mouth just vallejo black.

My package from dorksidetoys came today. Picked up a loose AI Iron man and the retro Captain America and Ms. Marvel. I painted the eyes, mouth, unibeam and nodes on Iron Man for a more comic accurate look. Turned out alright.

I was mistaken, it's Captain America issue 105. On the last page Batroc is fleeing the scene when a bomb is about to go off and tells Cap he stupidly risks his life for the undeserving masses to which Cap responds: "There was another who gave his life for the masses many centuries ago--and though he was the wisest one of all he never thought of the humblest living being as undeserving." And I was only referencing Daredevil just because I've seen a few issues where he is openly catholic. I can't believe I forgot the Rogers God quote as that's one of my favorite lines from him. My nerd

The interesting thing to me about the political messages in comics/movies/media/etc is that it's always from one perspective. When's the last time there was a pro-life message in something or a Christian view? Stan Lee had Captain America mention Jesus sacrifice on the cross in an issue of tales of suspense. Would that fly nowadays? Maybe Daredevil has said something like that but I really don't think so otherwise. I just miss the days when superheroes were superheroes. Now it feels more like gods doing battle with bigger gods and trying to teach us how awful we all are. Just my 10 cents. Take