Thunder Toys- The "Phantom" (Ghost From AM&TW)

[Omega9300]

Ghost arrived today. She's about what I expected. Honestly fairly accurate to the suit on screen, even if it is third party quality. I'm not sure I'd need a $300 HT figure of Ghost in this costume, so third party works for me, for what is ultimately a back row character.

Mine did arrive with pink staining on some big parts of the figure (I can't tell if this color is on the proto/solicitation photos, but it doesn't seem to be on screen). I've emailed Kit to find out next steps, I'm not sure how widespread a problem it is.

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Overall figure looks pretty nice nd better than expected. I was tempted to order this but decided to wait to see what her costume would look like in Thunderbolts.

I hope this pink situation gets rectified for you soon, otherwise a solid third party release for sure.

 

[CupcakeMcGraw]

Honestly, I'm starting to wonder if it's discolored, or just the way they did it. It sort of looks like the color is different in the promo pics too. It's not screen-accurate, but it may be accurate to what they advertised...

 

[rocbolt]

Huh, yeah the promo pics have a warmer hue to them, which I barely noticed. The shipped figure is even more so though

 

[The Buffinator]

Honestly, I'm starting to wonder if it's discolored, or just the way they did it. It sort of looks like the color is different in the promo pics too. It's not screen-accurate, but it may be accurate to what they advertised...

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Yeah, mine arrived today and I gave it a quick once over and was surprised as well by the faint purplish hue in those areas of the suit (at least it looked more purple than pink to me). I didn’t see your post until just now so I’ll have to double check. Regardless, it definitely looks intentional on Thunder Toys’ part - they even put it in a purple box which I thought was odd lol. Wasn’t her suit just varying shades of grey in the movie?

 

[CupcakeMcGraw]

Yeah, mine arrived today and I gave it a quick once over and was surprised as well by the faint purplish hue in those areas of the suit (at least it looked more purple than pink to me). I didn’t see your post until just now so I’ll have to double check. Regardless, it definitely looks intentional on Thunder Toys’ part - they even put it in a purple box which I thought was odd lol. Wasn’t her suit just varying shades of grey in the movie?

Yeah, gray tones are my impressions from movie stills/promo shots. Not sure why they they seem to have done a reddish hue here.

 

[rocbolt]

Depending on the lighting and cg/practical suit there is a bit of varying and very faint purple/pink hue to the darker part of the suit. Its hard to really focus on as she spends so much time phasing in and out. Its there but I'd say they overshot the mark on the figure

 

[Omega9300]

Honestly, I'm starting to wonder if it's discolored, or just the way they did it. It sort of looks like the color is different in the promo pics too. It's not screen-accurate, but it may be accurate to what they advertised...

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Yeah after looking at the promo pictures I now have to say the pink seems intentional. I thought the slight pink was due to lighting, since light grey and other “griege” type colors seem to do that depending on lighting sometimes.

 

[CupcakeMcGraw]

Depending on the lighting and cg/practical suit there is a bit of varying and very faint purple/pink hue to the darker part of the suit. Its hard to really focus on as she spends so much time phasing in and out. Its there but I'd say they overshot the mark on the figure

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You're not wrong... especially those 2 daylight stills. It wasn't as noticeable on the costume itself.

FWIW, the pink/purple color is only super noticeable in photos (I didn't see it at all until I snapped a picture of the figure and looked at it on the screen). Under normal lighting, with eyeballs, it's more subtle.

 

[The Buffinator]

You're not wrong... especially those 2 daylight stills. It wasn't as noticeable on the costume itself.

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FWIW, the pink/purple color is only super noticeable in photos (I didn't see it at all until I snapped a picture of the figure and looked at it on the screen). Under normal lighting, with eyeballs, it's more subtle.

There must be some variability from figure-to-figure with that color because mine is definitely more purple than pink (lavender maybe?) and it's quite evident to the naked eye, even from across the room lol. But she's on a low detolf shelf in the back with Wasp so I'm not too bothered.

BTW, mine has what looks like some dark weathering on the pink/purple material section above her left knee. It may be from the top piece of black packing foam, which has a felt-like surface on the bottom side. Probably best to protect the figure with clear plastic to prevent any rubbing/color transfer if keeping it in the box for any length of time.

 

[goatchumby]

Yup, Ghost is in and she has the pink. If it's a material error, then it's a consistent one. But most likely intentional. I'm fearful curious about how that rubbery material will hold up over time (especially around those knobby knee joints).

Fun figure tho. As someone who tries to stick with Phase I-III, it's nice to unbox a familiar face.

 

[troy_story]

Easily one of the roughest third party figures I’ve ever owned. I can’t tell whether they’ve intentionally tried to make her appear dirty / weathered or whether it’s just awful qa… either way I’m none too pleased. The headsculpt is horrendous.. but the helmet sculpt is decent looking, if incredibly dirty. From afar she looks fine, but come up close and it’s a bit of a mess. I’m not a fan of the pink at all, there’s way too much of it, and the material for her costume isn’t great either. I don’t suspect we will get a Ghost for Thunderbolts* because HT seems to be allergic to completing a team, and she’s a character that doesn’t scream of popularity… so I thought this would be my only chance of owning her… I’m glad I got her, but she’s by far my weakest third party figure in my collection.

 

[Omega9300]

Easily one of the roughest third party figures I’ve ever owned. I can’t tell whether they’ve intentionally tried to make her appear dirty / weathered or whether it’s just awful qa… either way I’m none too pleased. The headsculpt is horrendous.. but the helmet sculpt is decent looking, if incredibly dirty. From afar she looks fine, but come up close and it’s a bit of a mess. I’m not a fan of the pink at all, there’s way too much of it, and the material for her costume isn’t great either. I don’t suspect we will get a Ghost for Thunderbolts* because HT seems to be allergic to completing a team, and she’s a character that doesn’t scream of popularity… so I thought this would be my only chance of owning her… I’m glad I got her, but she’s by far my weakest third party figure in my collection.

Yeah, I see what you mean.

But with the helmet on and from normal viewing distance it looks ok.

Better than the Thunder Toys Valkyrie that I had that I essentially just threw out. I probably could have futzed with it but I was disappointed with the headsculpt. At least with Ghost you have a helmet which in my opinion makes a huge difference.