Captain America may be dead in the comics but he is still kicking in the Marvel Legends line. This new Cap marks the return of the 1st appearance figures. Joining the ranks of figures like Spiderman, the Thing, Ironman, the Hulk, Wolverine, and the Punisher, this Captain America is a standout figure. Though there is a very cartoonish look to him, he really does reflect the original design of the character. The figure reflects the comic look of the character, however the figure loses points area of articulation.
As part of the Hasbro Marvel Legends this Captain America has a great deal of decreased articulation. In this review we will take a look at how Hasbro has actually set the figure back instead of moving Captain America forward. I decided to look at this figure in stages, highlighting the difference between Marvel Legends 1(ML1) Cap, Face-Off (FO) Cap and this Hasbro Marvel Legends 3(HML3) Cap. There was an Ultimate Captain America but for this review we will stick to the 616 universe figures, besides the Ultimate figure is similar to the previous Captain America.
Starting top down on the figure the heads all seem to have a good sculpt, reflecting the look of the Captain America they are modeled after. This is the one place that all the figures have been successful.
Where the differences seem to be most apparent is in the body. The joints, such as the arms and legs, are the most glaring examples of the decrease in the quality of this line. Starting with the arms: you can see all figures have the ball jointed shoulders. In both ML 1 and HML 3 you can the joint is not as well hidden as in the FO. The one thing Hasbro started to get right as you can see here, they all share the same elbow articulation in the double joint. The double joint was missing in the other figures in previous waves of HML.
Moving our way down the arm to the wrist you can see the articulation is hidden on the new HML Cap, whereas in the older Caps you can see the joint as part of the sculpt, not hidden at all. This new way of hiding joints can be both a blessing and a curse. While the hiding of the joint gives some figures a more realistic look, it also hinders the range of motion. This new figure fails in the hand itself of the new HML3 Cap. While you can see how in the first ML 1 you could close his hand, and next in the FO Cap the added finger articulation, the new HML 3 Cap has no finger articulation. While it’s not always necessary, I think it just adds to the growing cost-cutting of the figures. I would have expected this type of sculpt and lack of articulation in the first offering of the figure, not the 5th. You can also see the lack of detailed sculpt from the elbow down of the new figure.
Moving down the body to the legs, we see the same decrease in both detail and articulation. Again you can see here the ball joints at the hips and the double knee joints as you move down the figure both the detail and the articulation decreases. The lack of articulation leads to the inability to pose the figure. The loss of the toe joint makes it harder to get the figure into various poses as well as balance the figure. 
There is also a hidden ankle joint like the wrist and while it may help to make the figure look a little better, you can tell when you start to pose that the ability to move the feet in certain directions is impossible, once again limiting the movement of the figure. Overall this is a solid figure, just not a solid Marvel Legend.
Posted by Khalil Quotap 
So this Christmas my sister in-law asked me what system would be good a good Christmas gift for her son, my nephew . At first I said PS2 because I have one and I like it, it also has a very simple controller which is easy to hold. Well about a month goes by and I have heard more about the Wii and about the new games coming out for the new Nintendo system. Then after reading a review on-line I changed my mind, Caleb should have a Wii. Overall the system is the better choice for him. So I opened my big mouth on Thanksgiving morning and the family decided to get him a Wii.
I thought since I made this suggestion it would be on my shoulders to help find this scarce Christmas item. While I did not think it was impossible I thought if I did not give it my full attention it would not be under the tree on Christmas morning. After looking on-line and finding nothing in stock under $600, I knew my hunting skills and my knowledge of the area stores would have to come into play. I started on Sunday, going first to Costco (they don’t carry it), over to BJ’s (they might get some more), and then on to the regular stores. Most people were nice about it, not yet laughing at my request. A few places looked but found nothing, most just said no before I could finish my sentence, and almost all said sorry don’t know when they will be in. I tried to make light of it, saying “I know the answer but do you have a Wii”, getting a chuckle and a smile but the response was always the same, “sorry, no, but you can try back tomorrow.” I had one ray of hope though; the FYE Games said they would have them on Tuesday between 11am and 2pm. I had hope but no one could go to the store during that time. Monday afternoon I hit about 5 more stores, bringing my grand total to about 25 stores, with no Wii to show for it. Monday night came and I made my decision: I would take Tuesday off and go wait in line.
The next 4 hours were long but everyone was very polite. Most people in line were nice and would allow us to take a break, walk around the store, get something to drink, or a bathroom break, but I could not leave. With my knowledge of how stores restock I knew anything was possible, so I waited in my spot for all 4 hours. Most of the people in line talked about how they were in line for friends or kids, some were there for their husbands or boy friends but all were in the giving spirit. We stood and talked with each other and the 2 store workers, watching video game trailer after trailer. Standing there some people got phone calls about rumors of Wii’s all over town but none were willing to give up our precious 9 spots. We heard the employees say they were expecting between 9 and 20 Wii’s, and as the line grew we saw how lucking we were to get there early.
As the line snaked further through this tiny store some tension developed but no one was rude or out of line. My only source of frustration was a daughter and her baby. This nice lady next to me was visited by her daughter and her grandbaby, who were shopping in the mall. The only thing the daughter had to say was how stupid this line was, and how people who did this were crazy. If I could have said something, and the grandmother was not so nice, I would have lost it. She finally left around 1pm, and the line was nice and friendly again for the last hour. When 2 pm finally got around and the line surrounded the store covering every wall, we were informed that they got in 9 systems, and it was limited to 1 system per person. We proud, tired, hungry, stiff people walked to the line giving the cashier our $250, and walked out with a smile. I just goes to show nothing is impossible you just have to work hard if you want it.
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