{"id":27643,"date":"2014-04-20T23:51:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T04:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=27643"},"modified":"2014-07-01T00:48:05","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T05:48:05","slug":"marvel-legends-infinite-series-baf-mandroid-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=27643","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Legends Infinite
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<\/a> Doesn\u2019t it feel like I\u2019ve been reviewing Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier toys forever? I\u2019ve got a nice review backlog built up, particularly with some great Power Lords & OSM pieces the 4H have sent along, but I\u2019m not quite down with these darn Cap toys just yet! With still one Cap figure left to go (that\u2019d be Marvel Now Cap, who is a really nice figure), I thought I\u2019d just skip ahead and finish things off for now with the line\u2019s BAF: the Mandroid <\/p>\n

I originally wasn\u2019t planning on picking up the Mandroid. A better Marvel True Believer can correct me, but I don\u2019t recall this being a comic version. Now I haven\u2019t seen every appearance, and I\u2019m sure Mandroids have appeared in a variety of shapes and sizes, but when I think Mandroid, I think about the classic, smooth, gold armors from the seventies. The design used is still pretty cool, though I\u2019d love to see it in gold, so it eventually won me over, largely thanks to Captain America 2 being so amazing awesome that I found myself needing the movie figures necessary to complete this fella. <\/p>\n

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The Mandroid reuses a healthy chunk of parts from the Iron Monger (which I apparently never reviewed, oops), but features an all-new head\/torso, forearms, and a few add on-bits. The final result is a well-sculpted figure that looks plenty menacing while still being sufficiently different from the Monger (the blue to grey transition surely helps too!). The new torso and mostly embedded helmet also has the added benefit, due largely to the design, of looking like more like a pilot-driven suit of armor instead of just a big robot. It just has a great aesthetic to it, and after snagging Black Widow, I was much more inclined to grab the legs and go back and snag the noggin\u2019 as well. <\/p>\n

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The only complaint I have on the sculpt is going to be one of those whiny, hindsight, collector issues about different figures coming with the same BAF pieces. Now, normally, I don\u2019t care about that, but the Mandroid presented us with a unique opportunity. Hasbro could have switched the armament on the arms between the figures. This would\u2019ve had a cost, tooling the bicep covers differently, but the added benefit would\u2019ve been sweet \u2013 customization. Mandroids with two blade hands, or two gun hands, or just having different options when you have multiples (provided you can find more than no Black Widows). It just would\u2019ve made the figure that much cooler. Instead though, I have this pile of arms laying around that no one is gonna ever need (except maybe that BAF Ultimate Green Goblin! Poor guy!)<\/p>\n

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Like Iron Monger, the articulation is a highlight to the figure. The lets are easily the best area with some fun deep poses possible thanks to the ball hips & ankles, thigh swivels, and double-hinge knees. It does take a little work to strike balances, but it\u2019s a lot of fun on a bulky guy like this. The torso joint is a little more limited than the Monger\u2019s, but still has some range. The head is kinda in the same situation. There\u2019s range, but being so inset in the body makes it harder to move, at least on mine. Finally, the Mandroid and Monger lose some points on the arms due to the bulk blocking the ball elbows and swivel wrists. The ball-shoulders and bicep swivels help, but the arms can be a little frustrating. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Paintwork could\u2019ve been better simply because of how little there was. The base grey looks fantastic, and the SHIELD logo impeccable, but the few areas of yellow paint have been kinda sloppy on just about all the arms and heads I\u2019ve seen. It was tough to find a good Now Cap & clean Visor for my Mandroid. <\/p>\n

As the BAF, Mandroid had no accessories because he was technically was one. I do have to laugh because I tried futilely to give his shoulder cannon to Black Widow as her weapon (As Hasbro depicted in the press images) before a reader pointed out it belongs on the Mandroid! Oops! <\/p>\n

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Overall, the Mandroid may not be the most impressive BAF and his lack of a true comic design may frustrate some long-time Marvel fans, but he\u2019s still a fun figure to own. I may have to admit that I have him because I wanted Stealth Cap, Widow, the Winter Soldier, and the comic-based villains in Wave One, but the Mandroid won a spot on the shelves all his own. I do still kinda want him in gold though? That would look cool, but it may just be me. I want to sign up for the Marvel service to get a gold Ultron and I don\u2019t even care about Ultron\u2026<\/p>\n

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