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Lars Sandmark
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| Posted: 01 April 2015 at 3:50pm | IP Logged | 1
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Picked up wave 2 from DC Colectibles' Animated Batman line.
BTAS Robin, Joker, Man-Bat.
The Man-Bat box is frikkin' huge! Arms spread in the display and comes with an extra pair of 'relaxed' arms.
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Jason Scott
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| Posted: 26 May 2015 at 4:33pm | IP Logged | 2
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Hmm..Just read on Comic Book Resources that XM Studios Premium Collectibles have been told to cancel all their future X-Men and Fantastic Four products..
(So their Sentinel X-men Diorama and any possible FF Galactus equivalents look like they'll never see the light of day now..)
http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/xm-studios-cancels -x-men-fantastic-four-product-line
So yeah the next time a publicist, (or for that manner any overly defensive fans who can see Marvel doing no wrong,) tries to claim that Marvel's owners and movie interests aren't making them making them marginalize the FF and X-men, then someone should really throw this back in their faces. Because at this point folks would really have to be in a serious amount of denial to not realise that this is indeed the case.
It is quite sad that corporate business interests have such a strong stranglehold on the company. I dread to think what this is going to mean for any other would be collectibles based on the characters..
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John Bodin
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| Posted: 28 May 2015 at 8:13am | IP Logged | 3
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Active link for the article Jason linked to above:
Link: http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/xm-studios-cancels -x-men-fantastic-four-product-line
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Jason Scott
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| Posted: 29 May 2015 at 5:09am | IP Logged | 4
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Thanks John. I can never seem to get those things right!
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 29 May 2015 at 5:34am | IP Logged | 5
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Looking at some of the images in that article, I find myself wondering why sculptors still insist on three-dimensionalizing the lines on costumes. The embossed Phoenix emblem, for instance.All -- or most* -- such things are meant to be smooth, as if printed onto the costumes. Decades ago I saw a short "How They Do It" film that showed how Teddy Bears were made. These happened to have plastic, painted faces, and there was a long line of women with airbrushes sitting before 3D templates, each of which had a different color cut out. Each woman in turn would take a bear face, slip it behind the template, and spray on whichever color she was handling. In a very short amount of time, multiple colors had been layered on. With all the technological advances since I saw that film, I wonder why something similar cannot be done with superhero costumes! _______________ * Superman is a notable exception, since part of the mythos involves Ma Kent making the costume and sewing on the chest emblem.
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Caleb M. Edmond
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Anyone know whats going on with BOWEN STATUES?
Anything NEW coming out? I heard the company renewed there licenses with MARVEL a while back but hadn't heard anything since.
Any update would be appreciated.
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Thom Price
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| Posted: 01 June 2015 at 12:13pm | IP Logged | 7
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This ended up being the single dumbest purchase I've ever made. (And boy is that saying something!) It's so much bigger than I imagined. Every time I walk by it, I slightly shudder at the ridiculous white elephant in the bedroom.
Worse, the spear snapped when I was unpacking it. Super-glue didn't work. I tried using a small piece of black masking tape, which sort of matches the bands on the spear, but it didn't hold. Any suggestions on how to repair this?
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Gil Dowling
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Tom that's too bad! That's a gorgeous piece and considered getting one myself when it was announced.
If I was repairing it I might try to use some plumber epoxy to mend the spear. It's a two part resin putty, one black and one white, that you mix together. For a little while you can mold it like clay but the stuff dries like steel. I've used it to repair a microwave door handle that snapped off and that's held for nine years of everyday use.
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Steve Coates
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Silly me! I select the topic, but instead of getting the most recent page I get the first page. Not all bad, because in the first posting, second photograph, is a Jack Kirby Easter Egg!
INVISO TEXT (Click or highlight to reveal):
| Fantastic Four Annual 1 Page 36 September 1963 |
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Francesco Consoli
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| Posted: 05 June 2015 at 7:40am | IP Logged | 10
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Eaglemoss - Walking Dead (from the June Previews catalog)
#1 - Rick Grimes
#2 - Daryl Dixon (unpainted)
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Joe Zhang
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@Thom : you may have to "drill and pin" the two pieces of the spear together:
Basically, the pin supports the weight of the pieces while the superglue dries.
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 19 June 2015 at 6:55pm | IP Logged | 12
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A while back there was word of an Yvonne Craig Batgirl figure to go with the Hot Toys (?) Batman and Robin already released. Now, I can't find any updates on the interweb.Anybody know, as they say, wassup?
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