{"id":16513,"date":"2012-01-30T07:48:42","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T13:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=16513"},"modified":"2012-08-18T03:06:15","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T08:06:15","slug":"marvel-legends-terrax-wave-heroic-age-thor-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=16513","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Legends (Terrax Wave)
Heroic Age Thor Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>It\u2019s finally here! After being announced nearly a year-and-a-half ago at San Diego 2010, Marvel Legends is back on store shelves in all their 6\u201d glory and with BAF pieces in tow. Our local TRU opened a fresh case this weekend and I happily snapped up Hasbro\u2019s six-inch version of Thor.<\/p>\n

Before I spotlight this figure in particular, I have to say I\u2019m still at odds about Marvel Legends. Do I want to jump in with both feet and start amassing BAFs once again? Honestly, I have no particular fondness for Terrax as I\u2019ve read little on the character, but the figure looks cool and I half-want most of this first wave. I knew that I\u2019d have to make the call once I found them, but there I was, standing with my wife in the middle of TRU, not sure if I wanted to spend $18, $108, or $0. <\/p>\n

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I stood there looking at the Marvel Legends on the peg, all present except Vault\u2019s Hope, and wasn\u2019t sure what to do. I must have Steve Rogers, but I\u2019d like to find the Electro-Shield. I like Ghost Rider, but I\u2019ve heard mixed things. Constrictor is another I\u2019d like to have. Klaw could be better. <\/p>\n

My wife, ready to get a move on and go out to dinner, urged me to a decision. She didn\u2019t like the $18 price tag (and neither did I, we should all have the patience for a store besides TRU to carry Legends), but it wasn\u2019t the price causing my dilemma, it was really the rabbit hole. Am I going to be a Marvel Legends collector again? Could I be a casual collector, the kind of guy who can have BAF arms and heads and not feel compelled to get the rest? Do I just not like having money? Will there be a Bonnie to take all these Marvel figures off my hands when I die? (Cause, hey, my toys already survived my leaving for college years ago). <\/p>\n

Meanwhile, back patiently waiting in reality, my wife is tugging on my arm. <\/p>\n

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I opted to avoid the larger BAF question and snagged one of my favorite new looks in the last couple years, the Heroic Age Thor. Thor is the seventh figure in the wave and doesn\u2019t include a BAF piece. I guess Hasbro wants to offer something akin to Mattel\u2019s All-Stars where popular characters are available independent of the BAF \u201ccollect them all\u201d mentality. Works for me. <\/p>\n

The best thing about Thor is his size though, as he\u2019s kinda his own BAF. From online pictures, he appears to be about the same size as Terrax and, as you\u2019ll see from my pics, he\u2019s bigger than just about all the other Marvel Legends – he barely fits in the package! I had to laugh earlier because I had several recently opened figures on my desk including the MOTU Classics Demo-Man and Thor made him look like a shrimp. When a figure can make a big, chunky MOTU figure look small, well\u2026 that\u2019s a big figure. <\/p>\n

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The figure\u2019s sculpt is all-new, but this isn\u2019t the first time Hasbro used it. This Thor was released with a lightning deco for SDCC 2011 (a pre-paint?). I kinda wanted that release, I loved the lighting effects and the hammer packaging, but the money I was spending on Swamp Thing, Marlena, & Stay-Puft kinda got in the way. If I\u2019d known he was this big, I might have made a better effort at sparing some money his way. <\/p>\n

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The figure\u2019s sculpt is all-new and does a great job of capturing Thor\u2019s current look. The armored limbs, the tunic that takes cues from his classic look, and the billowing cape all look great. The important thing here is that nary a detail is painted on (well, except the two lowest silver circles, but they\u2019re supposed to be). The piping, straps, and buckles are all sculpted pieces, and with the upper clasps\/cape and the lower tunic and belt being add-on soft pieces \u2013 the figure really stands out at a time when buck bodies are becoming more commonplace. Continue to Page 2<\/a><\/p>\n

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On top of all that is a fantastic head sculpt, while I love Coipel\u2019s art, I\u2019m not a fan of the wide nose he often draws and have a particular distaste when sculptors try to capture it in three dimensions. That said, this is the best I\u2019ve seen it done. Thor has a great face sculpt and I think it\u2019s what ultimately sold me on the figure even though I have the Marvel Select version of this very same look. <\/p>\n

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The other thing that makes this figure an upgrade over the Marvel Select is the articulation. That figure was pretty decent, but not as loaded up as this Thor. We\u2019ve got ball-joints at the neck (limited), shoulders, chest, wrists, hips, and ankles, swivels at the biceps and thighs, single hinge elbows, and double hinge knees. All the joints are tight and work well, but I \u2013 even after that laundry list \u2013 I still want more. I want ankles with side-to-side movement and I still want a waist swivel. Those are two articulation points that were starting to work their way into Marvel Universe and I\u2019d like to see them included in Marvel Legends. Don\u2019t get me wrong, there\u2019s plenty of great movement here, but we\u2019re not quite where I want to be. <\/p>\n

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The paintwork was pretty good, but a spill during the photo shoot caused a few chips that you can see in some of the photos. The strap across the chest took a direct hit from the fall and some of the dark blue is showing through and the two middle discs that hang off of the upper torso have both already scratched the paint on piping on the lower torso. The paintwork itself was sharp across the board, but those two incidents left me feeling like the paint was a little more fragile than I\u2019d like it to be. <\/p>\n

Thor includes his trusty hammer, Mjolnir. It\u2019s a nice piece, but I lament the loss of the classic design with the inscription. I know it\u2019s hokey, but I liked it. The sculpt here captures the modern look and fits well into Thor\u2019s giant mitt, but I\u2019d like it more if it were a tad less shiny. And why not make the strap big enough to be used? I never understand why they don\u2019t do that…<\/p>\n

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Overall, between Vault\u2019s Hope and this Thor, Marvel Legends is looking pretty sharp on its return and that rabbit hole is all the more enticing. Take this Thor as an example, the Marvel Select version had already filled this particular hole in my collection, but the better articulation and great sculpt, particularly on the face, drew me in. As far as how many Marvel Legends I\u2019ll buy? Well, you\u2019ll see more reviews here at IAT, that\u2019s for sure. Constrictor and Steve Rogers are locks. Arnim Zola is mighty tempting. A6\u201d US Agent will be a twenty-year goal realized. And it wouldn\u2019t hurt if Hasbro would make a Sif to go with this Thor… Yeah, there\u2019s Marvel Legends in my future. <\/p>\n

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For more Marvel reviews, check out our Review Index<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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