NECA: 1/4 Marvel Figures

[ShadowGuardian]

Re: NECA: 1/4 The Avengers

Thank you B.

My review of him to follow.

Are your shoulder joints tight on yours?

Mine are halfway loose so the arms drop if touched.

I was expecting a ratchet joint for the shoulders

Mine are pretty tight, almost to the point of scary right but not quite. They could almost be slightly looser but I would rather have them too tight than too loose.

My left elbow is a little loose where it will swivel down if you bump it. A little annoying but I can work with it.

My biggest complaint is that he can't stand up straight. I get why they made it so he has to have bent knees to stay standing, but it really restricts some of the poses I want to do.


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[jye4ever]

Re: NECA: 1/4 The Avengers

To spin his shoulders around 360 its tight but up and down it's loose.

Elbows as well, somewhat loose but that I can work with

 

[ShadowGuardian]

Re: NECA: 1/4 The Avengers

To spin his shoulders around 360 its tight but up and down it's loose.

Oh that's what you meant. Yea, up and down is a little loose on mine as well. It will still stay out to his side but it wants to drop slightly.


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[BasquiatBoy]

Re: NECA: 1/4 The Avengers

Thank you B.

My review of him to follow.

Are your shoulder joints tight on yours?

Mine are halfway loose so the arms drop if touched.

I was expecting a ratchet joint for the shoulders

Mine seem pretty tight.. I just don't like the small gap between the shoulder and the chest area. I know it's there for movement purposes, but I try to figure out how to make it flush.

 

[jye4ever]

Re: NECA: 1/4 The Avengers

Well,

I love my Neca Hulk.

They announced their 1/4 Marvel line in July 2012 and it took 4 years and 3 months to release Hulk! 4 years and 3 months!

He's not perfect and Neca could've brought him closer to perfect if not for some odd design choices, but I love him nonetheless.

Good:
Largest Hulk Action Figure in the history of toys/collectibles, that's some historic **** right there
Face sculpt
Waist rotation
Pants better looking than expected
Paint

Bad:
Horrible baseline leg position hinders posing
Pants can get in the way of upper leg movement
No shoulder ratchet joints
Loose shoulder joint
Loose elbow joint
No ankle pivot
No closed mouth sculpt
No ab crunch
He's 1"-2" too short
Should've cost no more than $225.00, maybe even $200. But definately not $250

Even though the bad outweighs the good, I still think he's worth owning.

He's the Hulk and he's big...nuff said.

If you own the other 3 you simply can not deny yourself the Hulk.



Although this guy did cost as much as this 24" Hulk!

 

[MaulFan]

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Very fair assessment and without owning him, I agree. The largest Hulk figure ever feature is tempting, especially after seeing how much larger he is than HT, but i feel like the cons might eventually give me buyers remorse. I own dozens of Hulks but every one of them was chosen cuz of an appeal to their look or how well they translated a cartoon, comic or movie design. This looks like a badass Hulk from the waist up, but the legs are an issue for me.

 

[jye4ever]

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If you remove size (height and bulk) out of the equation absolutely HT Hulk is the best Hulk action figure ever created even with the unrealistic looking elbow skin fold when the arms are bent.

The skin textures, veins, eyes and teeth truly bring the HT Hulk to life and this is why I personally prefer the HT AOU olive green version over the Avengers version because while the first release had a better green and torn pants it lacked the extra layer of skin texture and veins that was added onto the AOU version. Maybe those details were there on the first release but were hidden by the darker shade of green?

HT Hulk size is no slouch either.

That being said Sean you should absolutely figure out a way to buy the NECA Hulk because I promise that you will have a huge grin n your face when you remove him from his box, restricted leg pose or not.

 

[jye4ever]

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[jye4ever]

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Size comparisons:

 

[jye4ever]

Re: NECA: 1/4 The Avengers

I was able to mostly get him out of that squatted stance:

 

[jye4ever]

Re: NECA: 1/4 The Avengers

Going to send this to Neca to see if they can send me a replacement.

The dreaded knee joint curve happened to my IM and my Alien is just now starting to form.

 

[Jason Marko]

My Alien did that too with both legs. Had to heat it up with a hair dryer to straighten them out. It sucks, but whatever.

 

[jye4ever]

Re: NECA: 1/4 The Avengers

I'm going to have NECA heat them up for me lol

Heating it works until weight is put back on the joint.

It's a design flaw that needs to be addressed.

 

[5x10]

Re: NECA: 1/4 The Avengers

I was able to mostly get him out of that squatted stance:

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best pic I have seen of him, nice posing!

 

[Jason Marko]

It's a design flaw that needs to be addressed.

It is and it has been a problem for a long time. People complain to NECA all the time but they dont care. People still buy the stuff.

 

[jye4ever]

Re: NECA: 1/4 The Avengers

best pic I have seen of him, nice posing!

Thanks!

Yeah i'm much happier now that I worked his legs into a standing-walking position, he looks alot more natural and now taller which makes him look even more imposing.

 

[jye4ever]

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[Rotfish]

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Is it just me, or are the legs on this NECA Hulk somewhat short for the rest of the body? I realize they're bent slightly, but next to the Hot Toys figure the proportions look off. The knees are at similar heights, yet the waist is much higher and the head higher still. Unless Hot Toys is off and they opted for more human proportions with their figure.

 

[jye4ever]

Re: NECA: 1/4 The Avengers

Depends on the pose, how about now:

 

[Rotfish]

Re: NECA: 1/4 The Avengers

Looks a bit better there. Maybe it's the low crotch that's throwing me off.