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Marvel Legends Series 7 > Weapon X action figure

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I think this figure is worth mentioning a few of its good points....and bad points. It is great for Wolverine fans. My kids like it. It's a very detailed action figure of when Wolverine underwent the procedure to fuse adamantium to his skeleton. The articulation is very good and the joints were tight and relatively seamless. Another nice thing is that Wolverine's claws weren't all twisted and bent when you take him out of the package. The Brown Costumed Wolverine from Series 6 had this problem ALL over. We never bought one because we couldn't find one that didn't have screwed up claws. In any case, this figure doesn't have that problem. Most of them that you find have nice, straight claws. They could have been a little longer, though. The figure comes with a poster book which is the same as the one you could get when you purchased the Marvel Legends X-Men Gift pack. The kids like it, but a comic book would have been nicer. There is also an interchangeable head. They really love that feature. One head has Wolverine snarling mad at you and the other has his "Weapon X" helmet over his head to recreate the event. His display stand is very detailed and looks great! The tube attachments all fit nice and snug. However, here is where the bad points get bad. It's not wall mountable and it's way too short for the figure to fit into it. How stupid is that? You have to bend Wolverine's legs in a squatting position to get him to fit. Anyone who has followed the story knows he should be standing, if not floating around. I would have rated this figure higher had the display stand been better. If you are crafty enough, you could rig the display stand to be wall mountable. Otherwise, it's designed to stand up on a flat surface. Also, the little battery pack accessories that attach to Wolverine's waist don't stay on very well at all. So, keep the clear-colored rubber bands that come with the figure, you'll need them to hold them in place. And, as for the reviewer who said to stop complaining about too many Wolverine figures and just be happy with the figures that we could find...well, simply put, you're a fool and a doormat. I like Wolverine, too, but, if people didn't demand better quality and assortments from toy companies, they would end up having no one buying their products. There is no reason why the consumers should have to settle for less and "take what's given to them". It's our right to complain. And, if they want to stay successful, they'd better listen. Based on its merits, this is a good action figure, but not one most people would consider a "must have". I liked it and it's great for die-hard Wolverine fans. But, I do not feel compelled to buy another.

This is by far the worst wolverine in the marvel legends edition. The only good thing about this figure is its most accurate to scale in comparison to all other wolverines created. This character is the least wanted in the marvel legends series and for the little effort put into making him.If you're gonna make another version of wolverine make sure it proceeds the last not vice versa.

If you are yawning about seeing yet another Wolvie on the Marvel Legends line, I'd actually have to agree with you. I mean honestly, how much do we really need ANOTHER Wolverine, either someone at Toybiz REALLY likes this guy, or they need some more imaginative folks. No offense to those di-hard Wolverine fanatics out there, but why in the world would you want a Wloverine when he was prepped to be experimented on? What play value will that have? I can imagine myself sitting in a room, thinking of how many different ways to make the, "Logan gets shot up with Adamantium scene", get bored with it, and let it lie among my other 40,000 wolverines that were just products of some challenged product designer. If this is coming across harsh, I'm sorry, but I don't think I'm a voice in the wilderness here. BUT, despite all this, it is a Marvel Legend, and every single character form that line (except movie Dare Devil)is great, so if you just gotta have that Wepon X wolvie...go ahead.

While shifting through the new assortment of Marvel Legends figures at MediaPlay, I find this figure & the very first thing I notice is the THICK, grotesque, horribly sculpted neck supporting his mediocre (at best) head sculpt. His neck is LITERALLY as wide as his friggin head! Seriously! It's like a tree trunk with a bowling ball on top! The Michellin Man has a slimmer, more appealling neck than this figure! Also, instead of attaching the head using a concealed--& therefore more realistisic--ball joint like most action figures, this figure has an ugly & unnecessary hinge-like joint attached right in the middle of the neck, & two big, clearly visible screws on either side! It looks horrible. Although the body is nicely sculpted, the neck & head alone are bad enough to make this figure complete crap. MOST of the Marvel Legends figures are absolutely fantastic, however this one is not. If you want a really cool, highly articulated action figure, don't buy this one. Get the Marvel Legends series 9 "Ghost Rider" figure,(the coolest, most UNBELIEVABLY SWEET action figure of ALL TIME!!!!!) instead. You won't be sorry.

Logan's a little guy, so his figure stands only 5 1/4" tall. He has 34 points of articulation, all the standard Marvel Legends joints. The biggest surprise is that ToyBiz finally managed to ship a Wolverine figure that doesn't have horribly warped claws: because of the large open space where his base is, there's no plastic tray for the figure to press aginst. Since this is Weapon X, Logan's running around (nearly) naked. He's got a pair of shorts on, but other than that, it's all anatomy all the time, which gave Phil Ramirez a chance to show off his sculpting skills - check out the sharp nails on the figure's hands. This is the first ML figure with bare feet, so even if he's heavy-packed, we can hope that customizers will be snapping him up to finally finish their pantsless Namors. The paint apps are quite good. The subtle tones on Logan's bare skin are nice, and a wash on his shorts really brings out the wrinkles. The blue veins visible under his skin are more subtle than similar efforts in ML6. All the hair is painted on his chest, arms and legs, and his fingers are brushed with dark brown - either he's been digging in the mud, or Marvel's blood-coloring policies translate from the comic pages to their figures, as well. Weapon X's accessories are the three battery packs strapped on him by Dr. Cornelius and the Professor during Experiment X - they allowed Logan's handlers to work him like an electronic marionette. Two of the batteries connect via green tubes to Logan's hands, and one connects to his control helmet. The packs and helmet are sculpted very well, really capturing the look of Barry Windsor-Smith's artwork. The batteries have thin pegs that plug into holes on Wolvie's waist. Really, these seem like they're just going to snap off. I would have liked ToyBiz to find some other way to connect them to the figure - maybe all on one removable belt? Like his fellow Weapon X alumni, Deadpool, Logan has interchangeable heads: one with the usual Wolverine hair we know and love, the other with his crazy VR helmet. The naked head, however, is a bit off - in that tale, Logan's hair was longer and wilder. Oh well, minor complaint. Like all the Marvel Legends, Weapon X comes with a detailed base. Well, I guess it's more of a backdrop than a base: it's a technological tank with four wires dangling from the ,top. The wires can attach to any of the ten plugs on Logan's chest and back, so you can pretend to pump him full of adamantium. With a little creative posing, you can actually make the figure fit inside the tank, which measures 6" tall and 4" wide, but only about half an inch deep. Lots of sculptural detailing on here, too, and it's all painted well. Instead of a comic (the "Weapon X" story was published eight pages at a time in issues 72-84 of Marvel Comic Presents), this figure has the same poster book that was available with the X-Men Legends box set. Pretty lame stuff. Still, Weapon X Wolverine turned out to be a surprisingly good variant, one that's actually worth buying.

There's uncontestably too many Wolverine figures, but this one takes the cake. The accessories are cumbersome, don't stay on, and don't look cool. Weapon X was a great drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith; it's not so impressive in 3D.

I own over thirty marvel legends including Wolverine unmasked, Wolverine masked, and Wolverine brown an tan, so I am in no way excludding Wolverine from the Marvel legends series. Series 6-8 were the hardest series to find. I only have Juggernaut, Silver Ironman, Storm, Modern armor Ironman, Iceman, and War Captain America. These were all lucky finds. Out of these three series all I've seemed to find is Punisher and this weapon X Wolverine. I'm not going to buy it because it sucks and it's just plan annoying. You would think that Toy biz would want to sell there great toys by making them available to the masses, but I guess not. I guess they thought Wolverine was the only one that would sell so they made the most of him. It's to bad that he sucks. I hope they rerlease Apocalypse, Hawkeye, and Vision.

P.s Why haven't they made a She Hulk? Get with it Toy Biz.

Overall I found that this figure had a deal more durability than I thought it would. The interchangeable heads were a good idea and the tank accessory is great. The only complaint would be that a seven or eight year old would get a little frustrated with having to change the heads. A younger child would definitely lose some pieces. Still, a great figure.

Why? WHY another Wolverine? The only thing left to make is picks his nose when no one is looking Wolverine. What a waste of plastic. The figure has great articulation but it's an unnecessary figure. The only reason to purchase this is to complete your colletction. Marvel Legends is being plagued with over production of the wrong characters. 3 Wolverine's? 2 Ghost Riders 2? Iron Mans with 4 variants? If you need Wolverine in his underwear, this is for you. If not, you've saved $9.00. Go get lunch! It's much more rewarding than thi sfigure.

You'll notice that this is the only Marvel Legends Series 7 figure left on Amazon as of 10/14/04. Not because it's the worst one, but because of poor case assortments. There were 6 different characters in this series and 3 of them were packed one each per case of 12. The result is that retailers eat a ton the overpacked characters like this Wolverine, which was packed 3 per case. It's a great figure, but due to the fact there are already so many Wolverine figures out there, the supply outweighs the demand. Odds are if you wait it'll end up on clearance. The line will die soon anyway once retailers stop ordering new product due to an abundance of unsold overpacked characters. Movie Punisher anyone?