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Thor-El
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Posted by: @normdapito

Same curiosity about that staff. As is, it makes no sense. I’ve cut the spirit heads off on a previous Brother Voodoo.

 

I did that as well. Hated that they were pointing backwards/down and just got rid of them. 

 


   
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I've got the Dormammu Voodoo standing with the thicker, energized end in his hand.  His gripping hand is larger than the usual gripping hand and it fits fine.  If you imagine it's him energizing the staff then it also makes sense that way.


   
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Does the peg at the shoulder of anyone else's Dracula Blackheart arm feel really stuck/weak? It will move but I have to really stress the peg to do it. Defect?


   
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@schizm My Blackheart's right arm won't move at all at the shoulder, even with heat. I thought I just got a dud. 

Unrelated, my cat chewed on Blackheart's tail and ripe odd the tip of it. I feel like this particular BAF might be cursed. 


   
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@schizm The left arm on mine won’t even stay in the peg.


   
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Why is there no hinge on Blackheart's tail? Cannot get the damn thing to bend and hold a position...just slowly reverts back to the original shape.

Anyone have any recommendations? This dude doesn't want to stand...


   
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Posted by: @andru

Why is there no hinge on Blackheart's tail? Cannot get the damn thing to bend and hold a position...just slowly reverts back to the original shape.

Anyone have any recommendations? This dude doesn't want to stand...

 

Inexplicably, the wire inside his tail only covers a certain section of it - you can try looking for the small double holes under the tail  to see exactly where it is. The tip is not articulated, as is the section near the hip. Such a wasted opportunity.

 


   
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Rob W
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I’ll probably end up doing what I did with the Toybiz one - slice the tail off, cut an angled wedge off and re-attach it pointing downwards.

Ironic that nearly 20 years of toy technology advances and they’ve made exactly the same mistake (annoying tail sticking out at 90 degrees) as last time…


   
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Did we know this wave was going to be hitting Walmart stores? I found the whole thing minus Moon Knight. I was thinking this one was fan channel only.


   
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@justice That's what I recall hearing as well. Fan Channel only. Like last Halloween's Mindless One BaF wave.


   
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Andru
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@justice Very strange as it was indeed announced as fan channel like the last few BAF waves...


   
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@kurtwagner Very disappointing! Really nice figure besides this obvious flaw...


   
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Posted by: @h-bird

This is probably a good case study in why leaks are so disliked by the people who develop these things. We've had six months to work ourselves up about what "should" be in this wave based on two words chosen as branding (Strange Tales), and it really shows in people's disappointment. If the first time we saw the branding of the wave was during the livestream, there would be about about ten seconds to let your mind run wild before the reveals start and disappointing reality sets in. I think we did the same thing around the Marvel Knights wave, though the reveals there were probably more on theme.

Wolverine, Moon Knight, and Bloodstorm - I don't like it as part of this theme, but I get it. Headliners, they'll move the wave, people will buy them. I'm actually very stoked to get this Moon Knight for the West Coast Avengers, and the gold looks way better than Void wave BP. As CTV points out, Bloodstorm is a 616 X-Man, which is cool - I also loved Mutant X back in the day. Hellverine is the only one of these 3 that I'm actually annoyed by.

Lillith is awesome. Love Ketch Ghost Rider and love that we're getting a tie-in. Never, ever would have expected her. Blackout and Deathwatch - when?!

Son of Satan is great. Glad they're getting the Haslab characters out, and gives me hope for Robbie to eventually show up sans ride, which is no problem (thanks Ramen Toy!). Hopefully a classic version is in the cards at some point.

Dracula looks good. First thing I thought of was former Fwoosher Huck - he finally got his #1 want! I probably would have preferred the Colan version too, but I honestly don't have much attachment to either. The Marvel Monsters continue to be neglected, though I'm positive that Werewolf By Night branding on Man-Thing is not meaningless.

Brother/Doctor Voodoo is the real headscratcher here. AGAIN?!

Blackheart is dope. The Toy Biz figure holds up, but only figuratively - that thing has never been able to stand under its own power. Will be nice to get the upgrade.

 

 

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Thanks for thinking of me!  Been waiting a long time for this guy.

 

 


   
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Posted by: @andru

@justice Very strange as it was indeed announced as fan channel like the last few BAF waves...

I thought that's what I had read. I was shocked to see it. I thought for sure they'd never put a shirtless demon guy with a pentagram tattoo on the hallowed shelves of Walmart.

 


   
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Andru
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@justice Well when you say it like that, I am ALL for it being in stores 😆


   
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