All things Marvel Legends/Marvel Select/Marvel Universe

[screamingmetal]

Look at what I found at one of my local Walgreen's:


They had three on the shelf, I was surprised to see how off the eye paint could be. Picked out the best.

 

[Zurdo95D]

I must ask, do you think Hasbro has now surpassed Toy Biz?

 

[jye4ever]

In what regards?

Quality, quantity, character selection, exclusivity, line completion, distribution?

 

[Reefer Shark]

I must ask, do you think Hasbro has now surpassed Toy Biz?

I think they have in terms of quality for sure. Everyhing from the sculpts to the quality of plastic is actually much better.

Wowza nice setup there! I don't have much film legends but that's a fantastic display.

Thanks man! Thats just some of the more recent MCU stuff I’ve picked up and threw on the shelf actually, I have boxes of loose previous ML’s (MCU & comic) that I need to make some display space for lol

 

[Reefer Shark]

Look at what I found at one of my local Walgreen's:
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They had three on the shelf, I was surprised to see how off the eye paint could be. Picked out the best.

Nice score!

 

[lttgtimaatisgdaicfi]

I must ask, do you think Hasbro has now surpassed Toy Biz?

I loved Toy Biz' bases that came with the figure. $8 for a figure, large base and large BAF piece.

 

[Buttmunch]

I loved Toy Biz' bases that came with the figure. $8 for a figure, large base and large BAF piece.

And a comic book!

It’s sad to see how far Legends has fallen. When figures like Mantis or Okye are BAFs, something is seriously wrong. I’d take stands or more accessories over BAFs that should be standard figures. Even most lager BAFs are figures Toybiz would have done as a standard figure. Hulk? Apocalypse? Juggernaut? All regular wave figures.

 

[Reefer Shark]

Ah, the ToyBiz line definitely gave you more plastic for your buck, but pretty much every line did back in the day.

The bases and BAF’s are cool and all (though I never used the bases myself). But what matters to me are the actual figures themselves. Take any Hasbro version of an old ToyBiz figure and look at em side by side, and you’ll see how much better the Hasbro versions are. Not to mention the quality of plastic. The newer figures are much more sturdy and balanced (this is coming from a guy thats collected since ToyBiz’s very beginnings).

 

[screamingmetal]

Nice score!

Thanks, I had no hope I'd find one after a bust on the first and second Walgreens, took a chance on the third and it paid off!

Ah, the ToyBiz line definitely gave you more plastic for your buck, but pretty much every line did back in the day.

The bases and BAF’s are cool and all (though I never used the bases myself). But what matters to me are the actual figures themselves. Take any Hasbro version of an old ToyBiz figure and look at em side by side, and you’ll see how much better the Hasbro versions are. Not to mention the quality of plastic. The newer figures are much more sturdy and balanced (this is coming from a guy thats collected since ToyBiz’s very beginnings).

The only bases that I liked where the X-Men fallen Sentinel ones, the rest kind of sucked.
The articulation, proportions, and overall heroic sculpture of the Hasbro versions are much better, The sculpture detail were better on Toy Biz. The BAFs where better on Toy Biz, but the hand sculptures and head/hand accessory options are better on Hasbro (how long did we have to wait for Toy Biz to give Wolverine proper fists!). The paint was the one area that Hasbro never could match Toy Biz on, until now.
Overall I prefer the new Hasbro ML.

 

[Reefer Shark]

Thanks, I had no hope I'd find one after a bust on the first and second Walgreens, took a chance on the third and it paid off!



The only bases that I liked where the X-Men fallen Sentinel ones, the rest kind of sucked.
The articulation, proportions, and overall heroic sculpture of the Hasbro versions are much better, The sculpture detail were better on Toy Biz. The BAFs where better on Toy Biz, but the hand sculptures and head/hand accessory options are better on Hasbro (how long did we have to wait for Toy Biz to give Wolverine proper fists!). The paint was the one area that Hasbro never could match Toy Biz on, until now.
Overall I prefer the new Hasbro ML.

Agreed 100%

 

[jye4ever]

New Hasbro blows away TB not even a competition sorry TB nostalgia lovers lol

 

[Justcrash]

New Hasbro blows away TB not even a competition sorry TB nostalgia lovers lol

Agreed 100% TB had great figures, and the foresight to create an IP (Legends) that was all encompassing as opposed to what existed before (individual character lines) but Hasbro has far exceeded anything TB has done in terms of sculpts, accessories and character selection. Not even close. Yeah, TB had bases but the few I have I don’t care much for.


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[Cicada17]

I love my Toy Biz Marvel Legends. I remember seeing series 1 on the shelves and saying to myself, “You can’t start collecting another toy line because you’ll want them all.” So I started buying them around series 2 or 3. So I have more than I can count. Just peek at my for sale thread and you’ll see dozens of my duplicates.
When Hasbro took over the line, I was concerned about the initial price gouging and loss of detail. The first several waves of Hasbro Legends seemed to have straight edges along feet and muscle tones. It was as if they were trying to make them appeal to children. My Hasbro Kitty Pride (early version) doesn’t really seem in scale with any of my other Legends (or even with herself, with those blocky feet).
Anyway, eventually Hasbro hit their stride and they’ve been blowing me away for the last several years. I love the scale and the detail (with the exception of occasional paint errors). I find myself buying many characters I’ve owned in the Toy Biz line for a decade because Hasbro is doing such great work. They’ve been knocking it out of the park lately!


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[jye4ever]

One word....

Wolverine

Toybiz Wolverines look like mutated celery sticks next to the ML Wolverines.

 

[chewblacca]

I know what you mean. The brown suit was nice, but it got even better with the yellow version.

 

[lttgtimaatisgdaicfi]

Thanks, I had no hope I'd find one after a bust on the first and second Walgreens, took a chance on the third and it paid off!



The only bases that I liked where the X-Men fallen Sentinel ones, the rest kind of sucked.
The articulation, proportions, and overall heroic sculpture of the Hasbro versions are much better, The sculpture detail were better on Toy Biz. The BAFs where better on Toy Biz, but the hand sculptures and head/hand accessory options are better on Hasbro (how long did we have to wait for Toy Biz to give Wolverine proper fists!). The paint was the one area that Hasbro never could match Toy Biz on, until now.
Overall I prefer the new Hasbro ML.

I think Diamond Select are the best figures. We just don't see enough of them. Their Rhino figure is one of the best all-time figures IMO. I loved their 70's X-Men and their classic Avengers figures. I wish they would do more classic Spidey villains like Vulture and Mysterio. Oh and a classic Romita Sr Spider-man which I don't think I will ever see made.

 

[lttgtimaatisgdaicfi]

I love my Toy Biz Marvel Legends. I remember seeing series 1 on the shelves and saying to myself, “You can’t start collecting another toy line because you’ll want them all.” So I started buying them around series 2 or 3. So I have more than I can count. Just peek at my for sale thread and you’ll see dozens of my duplicates.
When Hasbro took over the line, I was concerned about the initial price gouging and loss of detail. The first several waves of Hasbro Legends seemed to have straight edges along feet and muscle tones. It was as if they were trying to make them appeal to children. My Hasbro Kitty Pride (early version) doesn’t really seem in scale with any of my other Legends (or even with herself, with those blocky feet).
Anyway, eventually Hasbro hit their stride and they’ve been blowing me away for the last several years. I love the scale and the detail (with the exception of occasional paint errors). I find myself buying many characters I’ve owned in the Toy Biz line for a decade because Hasbro is doing such great work. They’ve been knocking it out of the park lately!


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Yeah the first couple of waves of Hasbro figures after taking over for Toy Biz were pretty sucky. Their Hercules and She-Hulk were pretty bad although they did a great Fing Fang Foom BAF

 

[Cicada17]

I loved the old Toy Biz Build a Figures too. I have four Sentinels, Apocalypse, and Mojo. I was okay with Hasbro’s Blob. So I bought him on eBay, but I realized Hasbro’s Build a Figures were out of control when they did that tiny Hit Monkey! I was upset about Jubilee too. Since Toy Biz was willing to do big single card releases like Hulkbuster, I grew accustomed to Build a Figs being gigantic like Galactus and Giant Man.


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[screamingmetal]

I think Diamond Select are the best figures. We just don't see enough of them. Their Rhino figure is one of the best all-time figures IMO. I loved their 70's X-Men and their classic Avengers figures. I wish they would do more classic Spidey villains like Vulture and Mysterio. Oh and a classic Romita Sr Spider-man which I don't think I will ever see made.

I bought a few of the Select figures when they first came out and was not impressed and stopped. Recently I picked up Select Movie and comic Thanos and Gladiator Hulk and have been very impressed by them. They need to give them better articulation, especially the hips to totally win me over.

Yeah the first couple of waves of Hasbro figures after taking over for Toy Biz were pretty sucky. Their Hercules and She-Hulk were pretty bad although they did a great Fing Fang Foom BAF

After buying ML since the very beginning, that's when I stopped buying ML after the Ronan The Accuser BAF. The sculpt, paint, and articulation were terrible once Hasbro took over. I only recently started ML again a couple of years ago. Sucks to have missed out on some of the BAFs like Fin Fang Foom, MCU Groot, Thanos, MCU Hulkbuster, MCU Hulk, and MCU Ultron. Just recently opened up my First 10 Years Hulkbuster and Hulk rerelease and looking forward to the new Ultron. it'd be nice if Fin Fang Foom also got a rerelease.

 

[Raymond F.]

I think Diamond Select are the best figures. We just don't see enough of them. Their Rhino figure is one of the best all-time figures IMO. I loved their 70's X-Men and their classic Avengers figures. I wish they would do more classic Spidey villains like Vulture and Mysterio. Oh and a classic Romita Sr Spider-man which I don't think I will ever see made.

The selects are where it is at. but there are impressive things about the new Legends.

I have been very, very busy closing the cap and amalgamating the two to build upon the select offerings and 7 inch scale with altered MLs. I will share all that soon