Marvel Legends - Groot Series - Guardians of the Galaxy - Peter Quill [Star Lord]

Unlike some places in this planet, in my country Toys like this comes in late, sometimes it takes months but mostly some independent sellers try their best to bring it here. So, one of my habit everytime I get off the office is to walk around 4 malls and visit some stores. And for my luck, I was able to find 3 figures of this series. Although I no longer took the other two because they were much expensive and the BAF part was already taken away so I don't see why the value was so high. And for my luck I found the last stock of this Star Lord figure in one of the stores. You know Star Lord, the legendary outlaw?

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So at first, let see what we have inside the box. I'll no longer post a picture of the box since almost all of Hasbro's new release has the same package with different colour variant. For this series the package was in violet.

Let's zoom in a little bit, so here we see Groots Left Arm, The yellow thing - I think that was supposed to be a walkman of some sort, if you don't know what a walkman is. It's a similar item with todays mp3's and ipods exept it uses cassette tapes instead of digital copies of the song., A pair of headsets, Peter Quill Head Unmasked - I can't see any resembalnce to Chriss Pratt, do you?, and that circular metal ball thingy which I have no idea what it is - I saw it over the Guardians of the Galaxy Trailers but still I want to know what it is and lastly you get Star Lord figure masked with 2 laser guns.

Design - Assuming this was Star Lords costume over the movies, I was actually wondering why I kept seeing a jacket in the trailer instead of this one who is wearing a red coat. All the other details are good though except for the Peter Quill ehad who looks like he lost on a gamble or something. The sling bag was cool though.

Except for one thing, why didn't they copied the original Star Lord costume? The blue one, well both probably looks fine but this one has a large similarity with Wildcats Grifter.

Next is this pretty neat earphones and that yellow thing that I pretty much believe is a walkman.

or a time bomb thing? can someone help me identify this one. Hoping I could get to see what that is over the movie. -_-

Articulation - last is the articualtion. You would think that from all those visible koints he would be highly poseable. Well you are wrong, yes wrong. The large coat all over limits his movement. And the elbow joints are made from a softer rubber joint which seems to be a little fragile. Is he worth getting? Yes, regardless if you already have the old Star Lord figure you might still want to have these one sicne it looks pretty different and was a good customization figure for any trench coated characters. Groot - and yes unlike the previous Hasbro ML's this one doesn't have alternate figures so the only thing you can do is buy each to build Groot.

Bonus: Star Lord + Winter Soldier's Head = Bon Jovi XD

Marvel Legends - Apocalypse Series - Iron Fist [Red Variant] by Toybiz

Marvel Legends Apocalypse Series Iron Fist [Red Variant] by Toybiz. First, a brief info on who is this Red Iron Fist? Does He really exist? Yes, He does -he was H'ylthri Duplicate sent by the H'ylthri while the original Iron Fist was being held captive by the H'ylthri.

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Package - this was a loose on card figure which was sold to me for a slightly cheaper price. It no longer has the Apocalypse BAF but still has the comics intact on the card. Then Red Variant Iron fist with 2 Flame Effects.

Design - Iron Fists costume here is the old, collared version of Iron Fist with the Large Dragon Tattoo on his chest. Colored in Red with a yellow masl, yellow sash and yellow collar.

The difference between the green variant aside from it being red is the it's face. This one has some odd little bump like things over the head, at first I thought it was some sort of defect or damage but after some research I bump into some that it does have some lumps. Next is the mouth is a lot more furious than the greem one, it is opened that shows great anger - not your usual calm looking fist.

Articulation same with the green one, has been great. It was Highly poseable from head to toe but was so prone in loosening it's parts. Not so great on how much they done with the joints but depicts great poseability.

Ninja Turtles Group Pack

Update! Update! Apparently, I am not rich it just happens I get to find great bargains on most of the toys I have. And Last July, It's me and my girlfriend's 4th Anniversary so as a gift she bought me this! Yeah right! The 2014 Michael Bay Ninja Turtles Figure for the upcoming film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Although this was the set of 4 version, which was exactly the same as the individual moc's. Apparently the only difference is this set-of-4 was cheaper by a couple of bucks but in terms of yearly collectors value the moc one will be more pricey. They didn't catch the market though a lot of collectors still prefer the 90's version of the toys. And what's really dissapointing was there sizes doesn't fit the 6 inch nor the 3.75 inch category reason why I no longer plan to buy the April O' Neil (which doesn't look any of Megan Fox but it is said to be rare), Shredder (said to be rare too), Splinter and the foot soldier (which is also said to be almost rare). Anyway, this is pretty much a teaser of what Michael Bay's Turtles would look like.

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Again, this is a set-of-4 box or group pack. You'll get the same content as the individual Moc's so no worries if you're planning to open them anyway.

The back of the carton previews the turtles and on the upper right the other figures such as April and Shredder. And a brief description over the top left.

Leonardo

• Blue Mask
• 2 Katanas
• Coloured Green
• Blue Pads
• Ninja Shoes that looks like Slippers with Socks
• Some Cloth wrapped in

Michael Angelo

• Orange Mask
• Long Ninchucks
• Short Ninchucks
• Orange Pads
• Coloured Light Green
• Smallest Turtle in the Pack
• In Pants
• And a sweater wrapped aroung his waist.

Raphael

• Red Mask
• Red Pads
• 2 Sai's
• Coloured dull green
• Cloth Wrapped around the waist
• Biggest and Bulkiest turtle in the pack

Donatello

• Violet Mask
• Violet Pads
• Mechanical Backpack
• Stick / Telescope
• Skinniest Turtle in the Pack
• Coloured dull green different shade

Details - details were never bad, since we haven't seen the film but I doubt this was accurate just like Michael Bays Transformers which never gets the perfect match between the movie and toy figures. But in a sense, these turtles have their own style and was half bad. Articulation was bad, it actually has good articulation points except on the waist but the design limits poseability. The only turtle who can even kick is Donatello. By the way, that aint Splinter - I just find it cute.

X-Force X23 Custom Figure by prisz

Last Storm hit my country I was so worried because my Girlfriend was stuck over her office. And since I can't sleep I decided to grab some of my toys and build a custom one. So what I thought is since Toybiz Marvel Legends X23 are so bad, why create my own? Well probably Hasbro Marvel Legends are already planning to create their own X23 since they are about release a new Scarlet Witch as seen on this years SDCC. So, first let me write down the things I will be using for this project, by the way this was a one day project.

• Toybiz Marvel legends X23 - Apocalypse BAF - Black Variant - it's loose
• Figma Black Rock Shooter [Bootleg] - it's broken anyway
• Kelly's Epoxy
• Super Glue
• Tamiya Flat Flesh Spray Paint
• RJ London Dull Black
• Some Old Rubber for the belt
• Mr. Hobby Red for some linings
• Sticks
• RJ London Primer

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First comes first, find a pattern for your figure. I didn't get it right so I can call this as my own version of X23. Then disassembling the figures and the hardest was disassembling X23 since the torso was heat glued so no choice but to totally break some part. Then since the Bootleg figma was already broken It was easier to disassemble.

It was originally planned to use the BRS body but since It was too petite to use for an ML the plan changed. So the only part I will be getting in the figma are the hands and the ab part.

The Ab part was small though, epoxy comes in over to make them fit the ML body and the old chest of the figure.

Then I will be using the same hair but I will be adding a part from the figma to serve as X23 bangs.

Then testing it over if it would fit the same torso.

Then a mold over the chest to make her breast bigger, and yes It was overly big. I failed in Proportionality and failed to make the butt bigger since I'll be using the same legs it won't fit.

Then attach everything in a stick for painting.

Leg's recoloured to flat back and silvers.

Claws into platinum silver.

Again the other leg.

Then the hair recoloured to dull black to match with the bangs.

Flat fleshen the head and other skin part.

Including this abs.

Then Fit everything

I haven't glued everything yet until now since I was planning to re-custom and remold everything.

It was already displayed in my cab though. So, this is it my own overly bust X-Force X23. Hands can be replaced with the figma hands since I made it interchangeable.

I still havent fix this problem with it though that she can't stand straight due to her hair and again I failed on the bust.

And also failed over her butt.

She is quite poseable though.

So what do you guys think? Not bad for a first try huh?

[Bandai] SHFiguarts - Sailor Jupiter

"Agent of Love and Courage, the pretty sailor suited soldier Sailor Jupiter! In the name of Jupiter, I will punish you!" Meet Makoto Kino aka Sailor Jupiter the fifth Sailor Senshi in the Manga and Third in the anime adaptation. Well probably her delayed release made Sailor Fans go rant - why? the issue is, SHF Sailor Venus was released earlier than her, they believed that she should have come in first. Well probably, the manufacturers took the order in the manga rather than the order in the anime adaptation. But enough of that, atleast she was released. She would be my fifth Sailor Senshi and probably would be the last since Pluto, Neptune and Uranus are no longer regular release but will already be P-Bandai Online Exclusives - well obviously if they would release Chibi Moon and Tuxedo Mask the probability of them being Online Exclusives are quite high.

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Box depicts the Sailor's color scheme, as for Jupiter the box is coloured in light green with a dash of pink. Takte note of the Toei Animation Certificate sticker and the Tamashii Nation Sticker to somehow avoid bootlegs.

Back of the box shows the preview of everything inside, well one thing I never liked about this figures are the lack of accessories itself. Maybe because they are in their first stage but it's like buying a single doll everytime. If I rememeber correctly, Jupiter has a lance/spear which would be great if they included it.

Contents - The heart shaped stand written with Jupiter with Symbol, Bangs with antennae and 5 pair of hands and 3 more faceplates.

Details - Getting an image of Jupiter [no not the planet.] as a reference would be a great help although probably useless. See, details are good - hair sculpt has swivelling peg and looks quite good and doesnt limit any head movement like Mars. Colour is brown same as Jupiter's hair and the Uniform is great just like the other Senshiis. The Pink bow is a little lighter though but fits perfectly in the colour combination and for the green parts, they are a bit shiny in a special kind of way just like the others. And she has the most awesome boots of them all.

And you should be asking now, Jupiter should be taller than the others and is she? Is she taller than the others? Yes, she is a cm higher than the others.

Here we see her in her final attack Jupiter Thunder pose thing, with the bangs with the antennae and the angry faceplate that looks really BAD. Yes, it does look bad.

She looks like a grumpy, lifeless teen when she wears it.

But in some point comparing her to the other Sailor Senshi figures that I have [namely the four] she was the best of them all. Well atleast for me she is the best. Why? No, it's not about the articulation itself since they all have the same joints but it's because of the details that somehow affect articulation too. First, comparing it to Sailormoon her hair doesn't get in the way. Comparing to Sailor Mars, we all know the problem with Mars is her hair gets in the way over the neck and looks like she has no neck at all unlike Jupiter who has a longer neck. Comparing to Sailor Mercury which has a bad hair sculpt. And finally, comparing her to Sailor Venus who has a bad paint job this one has better. Those are my opinion.

And for some reason, I find her Photogenic and easier to pose. Quite look cute on the camera, the cute colour scheme of green and pink which is not quite common.

So, is she worth getting? Well, if you are collecting them the answer is obviously Yes. If you just want to have her and are looking for a Jupiter figure - Yes, probably she would be one of the best you would find out in the market for now we still have to wait for other toy lines to release their version so we could fully compare.