There’s a little bit of a double-edged sword with regards to me reviewing a determine of a extremely anticipated character. On one hand, I’m predisposed to need to just like the determine, however on the opposite I’m a bit extra nitpicky than I’d normally be as a result of I actually need to see the character finished justice greater than ordinary. Let’s see how they did with the Marvel Legends Dying’s Head!
I like the packaging on this determine. Whereas I didn’t gather these playing cards, they had been a fairly frequent sight in my comedian amassing days, so I’ve loads of nostalgia for this fashion. I like that they even duplicated the background of Dying’s Head’s card artwork for the packaging insert.
The determine comes with 4 palms (two fists, a proper open hand, and a left grip hand), a protect, an axe, a spiked mace, and a rocket. The mace, rocket, and axe connect to the hand sockets and could be saved on the protect. Now, I say it’s a rocket, as a result of I’ve seen him fireplace a rocket from his arm, however I suppose it might additionally simply be a in another way formed mace. These attachments match securely within the hand socket and are product of a reasonably stable plastic apart from the axe. It’s a bit extra wobbly than I’d like. Rubbery.
The three weapons also can retailer on the protect which he also can maintain on his grip hand. The protect plugs into the again peg gap, however the plastic is slightly rubbery so the connection isn’t as safe as I’d like. It stays on there okay, but it surely sags barely.
I do like the choice of getting an open hand for various poses and the grip hand is nice for holding the weapons or the protect.
The sculpting on Dying’s head is fairly stable with a number of intelligent re-use from Colossus and the current Ronan determine and a few well-detailed new items. I feel the gauntlets aren’t 100% correct, however they’re fairly darn shut. The Colossus torso re-use, does result in further traces down the middle of the yellow part of the costume and Dying’s Head was usually drawn with metallic coloured abs on this costume, so it’s not 100% correct there, however I can dwell with this one as properly. I actually just like the sweep and texture of the cape together with the frayed ends. There may be additionally some good battle injury sculpting on the newer armor, boots, and protect elements. His face is slightly totally different panel to panel, so this seems on mannequin for me, I simply want his horns had been a tad sharper.
The articulation is fairly commonplace legends fare for an even bigger determine, the one disappointment for me being a single hinged elbow. I like that the grip hand hinges up/down whereas the remaining hinge in/out. The skirt may be very tender, however all one piece, so it would get in the best way of leg motion a bit. I want the middle tabbard had been a separate piece in order that it might open up a bit and permit for extra motion. As it’s, the skirt can experience up a bit to permit for extra ahead leg motion. Dying’s Head has:
- Swivel/hinge shoulders, wrists, hips, and ankles
- Double hinged knees
- Swivel bicep, waist, and boots
- Single hinged elbows and ab crunch
- Ball and socket head connected to a hinged neck
Paint is first rate and I like that they painted a little bit of black wash on the elements of his armor and boots which can be battle broken, however man I want that silver was painted with a metallic paint a wash on the steel traces. He’s largely that metallic-ish plastic that appears fairly good, however nowhere close to as good as metallic paint. I do just like the metallic blue on the costume.
He’s a giant boy as you’ll anticipate primarily based on the Ronan/Colossus elements and whereas he’s barely larger than the character is in my thoughts’s eye this works for me. He’s listed as 6′ 10″ within the OHOTMU, so a 7 and three/4 inch determine is pretty shut within the not fairly 1/12 scale of Legends.
General I like this man fairly a bit. He’s a giant, spectacular chonk of a determine that represents Dying’s Head rather well, the one shortcoming that does actually bug me is the not so metallic metallic plastic. If that was painted with a pleasant metallic he could be virtually excellent for me. I could attempt a wash and metallic dry brush to soiled and glossy him up a bit. This determine is first to market at SDCC, however he might be accessible to order on Pulse subsequent week, 8/5/2024 at 7PM ET.
