Fo Shizzle Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 (edited) Wouldn't Any red costumed character work? Like Spiderman, Daredevil, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Firestar...... I think that all the Mates that have red hands. That's just from Marvel off the top of my head. I got mine too.....I was going to leave them sealed........that lasted about 2 minutes. Edited April 26, 2008 by Fo Shizzle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God Magnus Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I got mine today, as well. I haven't opened them, yet. I think I might save that for the drive down to BotCon tomorrow morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VivaDCMates Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 (edited) Wouldn't Any red costumed character work? Like Spiderman, Daredevil, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Firestar...... I think that all the Mates that have red hands. That's just from Marvel off the top of my head. I tried that, but his gloves are really more of a maroon color, and I couldn't quite find any ones that matched right... I dunno. I'm just really weird like that. I think I might just try to get an extra Cap from wave 12 and put his bloody Civil War shield on his wave 12 shield ring. I just wanted to look right RIGHT NOW! Edited April 26, 2008 by VivaDCMates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fujis Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I tried that, but his gloves are really more of a maroon color, and I couldn't quite find any ones that matched right... What about Riot Attack Spider-Man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastmaximal Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 just once it'd be cool to have an official way to put the shield on Cap's back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornflakes Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 just once it'd be cool to have an official way to put the shield on Cap's back. I completely agree. It's essential for a Cap mate, that's my one gripe with the current ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Take the ring off and stick some blu-tac (or whatever it's called in USA) on the shield and attach it to his back. No problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastmaximal Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 yeah, that's about as close a solution i can think of too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambitron Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I got my set yesterday and am kind of mad at myself for not ordering two cause I don't want to have to pay shipping twice. I want to be able to display Cap and IM in the two different versions cause they are so awesome. Oh well I guess I will snag another when I order my BTTF mates from AFX. This set rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahuramazda Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 I actually just went to my lcs and they have these in stock. Also, it looks like they are available at midtown comics, and possibly every one's lcs this wednesday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 (edited) My fiancee surprised me with a "surprise" party for my birthday yesterday and one of my buddys, who actually went to the NYCC, got me 3 Civil War boxed sets as a gift. Thank you mr. Chris! P.S: Are all the inner left legs of Spidey chest logo missing gold paint? All 3 of my mates are missing this detail. Anybody else? Edited April 27, 2008 by MINI_MYTE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J.V. Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 (edited) My fiancee surprised me with a "surprise" party for my birthday yesterday and one of my buddys, who actually went to the NYCC, got me 3 Civil War boxed sets as a gift. Thank you mr. Chris! P.S: Are all the inner left legs of Spidey chest logo missing gold paint? All 3 of my mates are missing this detail. Anybody else? Yep, mine has the same thing. I'm glad I'm not the only one. Edited April 27, 2008 by A.J.V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cappy Posted April 27, 2008 Share Posted April 27, 2008 As everyone has said, an excellent. Except... the colors are so dark, the reds in particular. This is perhaps in keeping with the mood of Civil War, but I miss the bright, comic book colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karamazov80 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I got mine yesterday, and I dig them for the most part, but I really don't like the Iron Man very much. He is too tall with the extra feet, and I really think his helmet is weird looking. To a certain extent, I like what they were trying to do, but it just doesn't work for me. I'll probably just keep mine displayed in bare-bones "under-armor" Tony Stark mode, which is pretty excellent. My favorite, by far, is Cap. Such a great toy all the way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God Magnus Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I'm so glad I got two sets. From the first one I opened, the "A" on Cap's mask is printed way off to one side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I got mine yesterday, and I dig them for the most part, but I really don't like the Iron Man very much. He is too tall with the extra feet, and I really think his helmet is weird looking. To a certain extent, I like what they were trying to do, but it just doesn't work for me. I'll probably just keep mine displayed in bare-bones "under-armor" Tony Stark mode, which is pretty excellent. My favorite, by far, is Cap. Such a great toy all the way around. This is very much how I feel about the Extremis IM in the pack... Although I'm probably more forgiving of the mask. I'm probably going to be displaying the Fig in tech underwear mode until they release the IM movie mates and then will steal the boots from that if they aren't as tall. Iron Spidey is great BUT has missing ink on the chest tampo and the eye's look too vertical for my liking. Cap is def the Gem of the pack and looks great both with and without mask. Nitro is a nice simple 'we wouldn't get' figure to round out the pack. T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I'll form a solid opinion on these if my order ever shows up (estimated Delivery Date now set for the 29th). I've already formed some pro and con impressions from all the pictures that have popped up here though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MINI_MYTE Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 (edited) Iron Spidey: Fair looking minimate. The missing gold decal is a little annoying. The hairpiece and PP face are a welcomed addition. 7/10 Iron Man: Tony Stark is amazing... unfortunately as Iron Man, this mate leaves me cold. I do not like the Apocalypse boots or gloves for IM. The big chest piece is to smooth for an IM mini. And lastly, the new IM mask decal looks way out of place on top of the old helmet. The old eye and mouth sockets are to distracting. 5/10 Nitro: A boring character (for me personally) but I'll take any new villains. 7/10 Captain America: By far the best mini of the bunch! Love the detail and accessories. 10/10 Edited April 28, 2008 by MINI_MYTE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red spade Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 i just got my e-mail stating these are coming in, i cannot wait cause i need caps belt for my wave 5 cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Just got mine yesterday. I mostly echo the thoughts of others here. Cap is probably the best, despite my general dislike for battle damaged 'mates. I had planned on cannibalizing him for my regular Cap, but it doesn't look right, unfortunately. Iron Spidey is probably the biggest disappointment. His eyes look... not right. Probably my least favorite of the many Spidey mates. Really, the thing I'm most excited about is that I immediately got an extra mate by making a custom Tony Stark (using the 24 Tony Almeda body). And, if I can ever figure out a recipe I like, I'll have a Steve Rogers and Peter Parker as well. BTW, does anyone else think that Iron Man looks kinda weird in his unarmored state? It's like he's in his underwear or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fo Shizzle Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 BTW, does anyone else think that Iron Man looks kinda weird in his unarmored state? It's like he's in his underwear or something. Umm.. but, that is his underwear. I was under the impression he had a liner that appears from inside his body before he dons the armor. Am I right people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 BTW, does anyone else think that Iron Man looks kinda weird in his unarmored state? It's like he's in his underwear or something. Umm.. but, that is his underwear. I was under the impression he had a liner that appears from inside his body before he dons the armor. Am I right people? Yeah I just re-read extremis and yes all the 'soft' (gold?) parts of his armor are now stored in the hollows of his bones. So yeah what we have in the Civ war set is "Techno undies Stark!" It looks damn cool though and for now at least mine will be displayed that way. T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellpop Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 BTW, does anyone else think that Iron Man looks kinda weird in his unarmored state? It's like he's in his underwear or something. Umm.. but, that is his underwear. I was under the impression he had a liner that appears from inside his body before he dons the armor. Am I right people? Yeah I just re-read extremis and yes all the 'soft' (gold?) parts of his armor are now stored in the hollows of his bones. So yeah what we have in the Civ war set is "Techno undies Stark!" It looks damn cool though and for now at least mine will be displayed that way. T. "Stores in the hollow of his bones"!? WTF!? That's just bizarre. Who thinks that? "Well, I need a place to store the soft parts of my armor... I know! How about I hollow out my bones!" I wonder what the other options were.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgnrbrn316 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 I think overall, the set is pretty good. The character selection was bound to leave out someone's favorite, considering the story housed just about every major and many minor characters. But I like the selection. You had to have Cap and IM, and tossing in a villain was a good touch. Spidey was a no brainer, since he was going to be showing up sooner or later. Cap got the bulk of the new sculpts with his mask, belt, and boots, with Spidey taking the rest with his mask. The reuse of the Apocalypse parts was, I think, the best compromise they could make regarding IM. The budget probably wasn't there to make new pieces for him, and they couldn't really snag the old C3 Batpilot gauntlets or DCD's Lex boots since it would involve crossing licensing lines that might require money. I do agree that the bulked up chest piece could have used some sculpting and the helmet could have done without the previous indentions, but that's nothing big. My biggest regret about the set is that this is the best Cap we've ever gotten, and we likely won't see a version of him without all the damage. The detailing on the mask is the best yet, and the chainmail and stripes were done better here than in the New Avengers wave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBT! Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 "Stores in the hollow of his bones"!? WTF!? That's just bizarre. Who thinks that? "Well, I need a place to store the soft parts of my armor... I know! How about I hollow out my bones!" I wonder what the other options were.... Hehe yeah it takes some getting used to. I've borrowed the para below from Wikipedia, go google extremis for more info "After being critically injured during a battle with a nanotech-enhanced foe, Stark injected his nervous system with a modified techno-organic virus to save his own life. This fused Stark's armor to his body, allowing him to store the inner layers of the Iron Man armor in the hollows of his bones as well as control it through direct brain impulses. The Extremis enhancement has turned Stark into a cyborg, whereby the usage of his existing lockchip (a personal area networking implement implanted in his forearm) is directly integrated into his nervous system." T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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