{"id":20828,"date":"2012-09-10T17:32:34","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T22:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=20828"},"modified":"2012-09-11T00:10:10","modified_gmt":"2012-09-11T05:10:10","slug":"marvel-legends-studio-series-6-amazing-spider-man-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=20828","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Legends \/ Studio Series
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<\/a>Before I start this review, I should point out that I\u2026 uh,never got around to seeing Amazing Spider-Man<\/em>. July was kind of a blur, the whole summer has been really, and it ended up falling through the cracks. Heck, I didn\u2019t even know 6\u201d toys were planned when I found them at the store. <\/p>\n

A large part of the reason I wasn\u2019t expecting there to be 6\u201d Amazing Spider-Man<\/em> toys is also because of the timing. The movie came out over two months ago and that\u2019s a bit of a gap between film & figures. It is kinda par for the course as Hasbro seems to be a little off in regards to their 6\u201d movie offerings though. So many of the figures hit well after the fact and we can never seemingly get to much needed \u201cSeries 2\u201d for any of the films. <\/p>\n

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So between Hasbro’s odd timing and my own crazy summer, I had no idea there was even going to be Studio Series figures for Amazing Spider-Man<\/em> until I stumbled across them in my local SW Missouri Walmart. I found all three figures: Movie Spidey, the new Ultimate Spidey, and the Movie Lizard. The Lizard has some potential \u2013 he looks huge in the package (and he is, check this pic<\/a> from reader FakeEyes22) and he\u2019s got a fun feature \u2013 reptile sidekicks! The package points it out twice and there\u2019s even a reptile sidekick printed on the top right corner of his card to help him stand out. But alas… I kept my $16.47 and am currently Lizardless. <\/p>\n

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I also left Miles Morales behind too. It\u2019s mainly because none of the six I found so far had good paint jobs, but also because of this size. Hasbro did use the Tarantula body so he\u2019s smaller, but he\u2019s not 12 year-old kid small. I\u2019m not sure if I \u2018need\u2019 that figure or not. I do like the costume and the character…<\/p>\n

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So anyway, I did buy one \u2013 the Movie Spider-Man. I didn\u2019t really need this figure either, but I got the inclination that he\u2019d look cool hanging out with my Avengers figures. I was right (though shame on me for not throwing War Machine into the shot!)<\/p>\n

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While scale in the Hasbro movie line is a little off, I find that it works for the most part. I don\u2019t need Hulk any bigger, I don\u2019t mind Thor \u201cgod-sized\u201d, etc. (though I hate that Loki isn\u2019t as tall on Thor). Spider-Man fits right into that being good-sized, but a little shorter and leaner than Hawkeye. This actually has me excited for the prospect of more movie figures, should Hasbro ever get to a second assortment of anything or should they work them into future Marvel Legends assortments (with stands, not BAF pieces, of course!). <\/p>\n

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The sculpt itself, like the Avengers figures is really top notch. There was no likeness to catch here, but the detail on the suit is great throughout. Judging from the pics, it seems to have captured the movie costume nicely, the only deviation being a necessary one to the hips. The only thing I don\u2019t like on the sculpt is where it blocks the hip articulation. I\u2019m not sure if I should blame the lower torso being too wide or the height of the hip swivels, but I\u2019d like him better if I could close his stance up a bit. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Speaking of articulation, like the Avengers, we\u2019ve got a quite a bit. Two-piece ball-joints on the neck, shoulders, wrists, hips, and ankles, swivels at the biceps & thighs, double-hinges at the elbows & knees, and the mid-torso joint. Most everything works great, I love the ankles, but there are a few issues. The shoulders and hips have covered ball-joints (you can\u2019t see the inner piece on either). This preserves the sculpt but does limit range in both areas. Also the plastic inside the double-hinges is weak, almost figure-ruining so. Even after the joints are unstuck, the left elbow on my figure would rather give and show white stress marks before turning into the socket. Not cool. <\/p>\n

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You wouldn\u2019t think so, but the figure has tons of paint. Most of the figure was molded red and painted blue. The blue painted areas match up great with the blue molded areas though, so the figure has a great overall look. The wash over the red areas keeps those from looking too much like plastic and gives the figure its finished appearance. Beyond that, I had trouble finding a figure with nicely painted eyes (you\u2019ll still see some gold slop around the edges) and some of the other smaller paint details. Be mindful when you\u2019re picking yours out. <\/p>\n

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The figure also had a nice surprise in-store for me when I opened him. I was expecting that his \u201cweb whip\u201d was doomed for the extras box, but when I cracked open the bubble, I found two additional \u201cweb whips\u201d hiding in the package. First, the design of them is pretty fun. Spidey can\u2019t hold them as well as I\u2019d like, but you can get him fastened one way or another. The \u201chook\u201d end comes in handy for looping the webs around another character or hooking to the next one \u2013 they won\u2019t hold too much weight, but they work well enough to be fun. And when you get three of them? Well, it really opened up the figure\u2019s play value. <\/p>\n

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Also included, was one of those groovy \u201cHeroscape\u201d stands that were packaged with the Avengers figures. I was a little bummed that the plastic didn\u2019t match, but it\u2019s cool to get another one. I really want Hasbro to sell a bundle of these on HTS so I can build up a nice multi-tiered diorama for the figures. Like the webs, the more I have the better they are. <\/p>\n

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Overall, this is a solid movie figure. I don\u2019t know if we all agreed to like or hate on the movie or not, or what folks feel about this iteration of the costume, but I like it here on the figure and it does exactly what I wanted \u2013 look good with the Avengers. Minus a few nitpicks, the nice sculpt and intensive paint apps sell the figure visually while the articulation and accessories make him fun to play with. I’m really satisfied with the purchse, now I should probably get around to seeing the movie…<\/p>\n

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Before I start this review, I should point out that I\u2026 uh,never got around to seeing Amazing Spider-Man. July was kind of a blur, the whole summer has been really, and it ended up falling through the cracks. Heck, I didn\u2019t even know 6\u201d toys were planned when I found them at the store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[122,34,10],"tags":[24,1699,2575,588,1553],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-5pW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19485,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=19485","url_meta":{"origin":20828,"position":0},"title":"Sponsor Announcement: Past Generation Toys","date":"July 7, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"This week @ PastGenerationToys.com PreOrders The new Spider-Man movie is here and we have the Diamond Busts and Status below MSRP + Free Shipping. The four include: Spider-Man Amazing Spider-Man Movie Statue (preOrder) Lizard Amazing Spider-Man Movie Bust (preOrder) Proto Spider-Man Amazing Spider-Man Movie Bust (preOrder) Spider-Man Amazing Spider-Man Movie\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sponsors"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26541,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=26541","url_meta":{"origin":20828,"position":1},"title":"Marvel Legends Infinite Series Amazing Spider-Man Review","date":"January 12, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Marvel"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":32368,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=32368","url_meta":{"origin":20828,"position":2},"title":"Absorbing Man Week! Marvel Legends Ben Reilly Spider-Man Review","date":"January 31, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Marvel"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":31076,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=31076","url_meta":{"origin":20828,"position":3},"title":"Marvel Legends Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Series Spider-Man Review","date":"May 10, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Marvel"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19086,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=19086","url_meta":{"origin":20828,"position":4},"title":"Sponsor Announcement: Past Generation Toys","date":"June 13, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"This week @ PastGenerationToys.com PreOrders Hasbro has given the green light to presell the Trade Federation Multi Troop Transport MTT Star Wars Vehicle! (preOrder) $169.96 + Free Shipping! The new Spider-Man movie is coming soon and we have the Diamond Busts and Status below MSRP + Free Shipping. The four\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sponsors"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":32383,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=32383","url_meta":{"origin":20828,"position":5},"title":"Absorbing Man Week! Marvel Legends Beetle Non Review","date":"February 1, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"In "Marvel"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20828"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20828"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20847,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20828\/revisions\/20847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}