The new batch of facesculpts from ML are really improving overall. They either got new sculptors or just gave the headsculpts to some of their more skilled sculptors they've already been using. The best examples are redone characters like Wolverine and Gambit in their blue-and-yellow compared to their previous figures. The eyes aren't too wide apart on the heads as the older attempts. Make the overall look of the heads way more accurate and less goofy.

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Right? They’re strongly improving that area.

I own these sets but still obsessed with watching reviews of them and seeing the poses from the cover recreated!

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with that. It’s visually stimulating to the eye.

I love it *Cons* “Jubilee” 🤣 that was hilarious and agreeable

Best video for these packs review I have watched so far. Thanks a lot for the head swaps!!!

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

You’re absolutely welcome and glad you found these as the best. I always strive for quality over putting something out rushed just to be the so called “first”.

@mutjace5621

Жыл бұрын

@@Xmanny87 Well... no doubt about it bro! The Jubilee part was kinda heart breaking (because I'm a Jubes fan), but yeah, being objective they could have shown more love for her with a better/new teen body, or at least a new head with a new expression (smilley/angry), or even descent fireworks effects (new Dazzler's would have been good too if they wanted to reuse). But well... I'm excited the get her on this suit anyway with all the figures in these packs. Morph swap was amazing by the way! Thanks, that increased my hype for these!

It is strange that they would have the one peg in Forge's leg. They should have just made it pinless. Hasbro does some odd things sometimes. That Freddie Mercury comment made me actually laugh out loud my guy 😂

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha yeah it really does look like him to me at least.

@hrishikeshsaikia476

Жыл бұрын

​@@Xmanny87what I do is use some air dry clay and fill the holes .. it doesn't effect the articulation , then you can just use a silver sharpie over it

@Tarriq

Жыл бұрын

Unless the leg has a pin because it’s not organic? Haha

Just got mine today and can't wait to get them out! That story arc was freaking so awesome and it's cool to get them in plastic form. Just need the Starjammers and a few more Imperial Guard characters now! Especially Oracle.

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

That would be great. You’re going to love them. Even more when you stand them all next to each other.

I’m just not feeling that Psylocke head sculpt at all. It’s looks weird and out of place for a comic based figure plus it’s way too big.The Mafex Psylocke is just so good man. Though not perfect it’s still the BEST Psylocke figure ever made IMO But damn the whole team group shot at the end looks so epic!!! Another great review!

@angeljimenez9909

Жыл бұрын

ML runs bigger than Mafex usually. The ML head is really close on the MAFEX.

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed the review.

Love your video review! I also did my Morph Kitbash (using Gambit mold). Thanks and more power @Xmanny!

X Da Man Manny Loved it ,creative and again thank you for the idea behind Morph ,simply creative 💫✨💪🏼✔️🙏🏼

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome.

I finally got my set of the Gambit, Forge, and Psylock set. I have to say, Gambit Is the best, followed by Psylocke. She's the best Psylocke, and if anyone ever gets the notion . . . repaint the body to look like the 90's Jim Lee and Chris Clairemont X-Men comics, and you'll have the perfect Psylocke. I think the Gambit head would look much better on the '97 Gambit figure. He doesn't look as bad on the first Gambit figure, but I like the '97 figure better, anyways. However, that coat looks awesome on him!!! Hey, just a thought, but now that I've messed with the 275 Gambit, I'm gonna glue his ace card into his fingers, because I've lost it twice already, and had to SCOUR the carpet for it since it keeps falling out, and I'm going to cut out the three cards from the extra hand and glue THEM into the left gripping hand, to pose with while he holds his staff in his right gripping hand.

I know why but If they put gambit on the new DD/SPIDERMAN body I'd be all over this set like Sunday breakfast, still just a beautiful display piece so I'll wait it out and make this a Xmas pick up, thanks for this review Xmanny this was the first review of these figures I've seen and you sold me with the coat on gambit yo, dope AF man

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

You know I had to do it. I love Gambit so I will always do him Justice in a review. You have my word on that.

I love the old forge head a lot more as well. I feel like the new one makes forge look younger and I think the skin tone was better on the old one too.

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you on that.

Great points! @1:25 Sculpt looks a little like WIllem Dafoe @20:14 Forge does look a little sad lol, would like more smiles from the heads too @21:56 At least the pins match the color of the thigh, to me that's okay but I am glad you are calling it out since you are correct Great point at the end, since I held off on these packs since I owned the majority of the figures (missing Forge and Banshee) so I am glad we can get a green Banshee

Love the review especially with Forge’s sideburn being “wet”. Lmao 😂😂 Great video Manny as always. Now I need to get mine.

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Lol! You’re welcome man. Glad you had fun watching it.

We are in desperate need for a classic comic Nick Fury. And I think Forge is worse than Jubilee. The X teams I've wanted to complete is the Jim Lee Blue, Gold, training team, and the giant size X-Men team.

I love watching your videos it always helps me decide if I want to get a figure or not.

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Are you deciding on this set or not?

Great video Manny - loved your reaction to Morph near the end. He does look awesome. I hear you about team building, but for me my no. 1 is the Giant Size team - Give me a Green Banshee, a classic Polaris and classic Angel and I'll be happy. After that, what I want most is all the missing figures to complete teams - Destiny, Feral, Wolfsbane, Marrina, Box, Harry Leland, Cypher, Magma, Unus, Lorelei, Raza and Hepzibah. Maybe a Kitty Pryde Sprite and/or Ariel would be cool too. Banshee is my favourite character so I am over the moon to finally get an update.

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I can’t put this Banshee down. I still have Morph’s head on the Gambit body. I’m tempted to buy an extra now. Lol

I'm glad to see ONE person celebrating this set. Almost all the reviews had too many complaints. I kinda agree and kinda don't agree with your dislike of the Jubilee figure, but it is what it is. I think the Forge figure is the weakest link, as far as I'm concerned. His face sculpt looks like he's just been "castrated", and has lost the will the live.

I never had any issue really with the older Gambit & Psylocke head sculpts, they were fine. Then you get this set and see the new heads and it's night and day. And as amazing as Gambit & Psylocke look both Banshee heads are even better and comfortably in the top 5 best executed head sculpts hasbro's done IMO.

AWEOME review and video!!!! Love it!!!

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Thanks 4 the morph headswap. Masterpiece

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Bet! You got it 😎👊🏽

I don't have any room for these figures but man, That Psylocke head sculpt is beautiful, Gambit's looks better, Wolverine still does look cool as well as the others because the Uncanny X-MEN issue #275 suits all do look badass for this team, Hopefully we get a new comic Gladiator, Alandra, as well as others from Hasbro

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Definitely need an updated Gladiator. And the rest of Lilandra’s body lol

Badass review, picked my set up already

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Nice! Enjoy the set.

awesome review! how’d you get these so early??

awesome reviews X-manny, amazing video quality, almost feels like having the figures in hand..Fantastic posing on Gambit.., I wish Banshee was single released, but glad he came with Gambit & that new Psylocke, at least Hasbro did something right for me this time. 😁

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Lol I’m happy to hear the feedback on the quality. Made me feel proud of my work. Thanks for that man. Glad I can give you a great visual experience at home.

The 275 Wolverine will always be my favorite as the vintage 90’s figure (Wolverine 3rd edition) was my first Wolverine figure ever, so I was originally excited when Hasbro announced it. The claws are just the biggest disappointment. If I wasn’t so broke, I’d get another new 97 wolvie and try to match the yellow and paint them to match.

Great review man as always. Props to you , that you actually noticed wolverine didn't had his claws out in the left hand in the cover . Please do the puff adder wave next ...I have a idea for iron man , how about doing the hall of armor in chronological order , according to their number. Can't wait for mark 1 , hitting it with gold spray paint will give us mark 2 too😁o

@hrishikeshsaikia476

Жыл бұрын

Oh your wanderman snapped ..Have to wait then

Holy shit man, seeing that Psylocke head a little closer.... WOW! It really does look fantastic!! And I own the Mafex version, but if they put this head on that new Widow body and paint it up classic. OHHH BOY! That is gonna be the definitive version for sure! Amazing.

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

I love how it looks. Can’t wait for a proper 90’s Psylocke version on a super articulated female body.

@alekhidell4925

Жыл бұрын

@@Xmanny87 Yessir broski!!

Copping this wave on the strengths of that gambit and Locke’

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

😎👊🏽

Pretty dope! Did you get yours from Amazon?

This is a great job for Hasbro, in this wave my favourites are Galbit, that new head looks amazing, Psylocke looks very cool, as you mentioned it’s the best Psylocke version. And of course Banshee looks cool can’t wait to have him in his green classic colour though. Didn’t order thos 2 box set because it’s quite an amount for those orders , that’s a financial choice more than wanting to complete a X-men team… 😢. Great review as usual, what’s the next set prepared to be reviewed ? Peace ☮️, take care 🙏🏼👍🏻

Would dearly love to get an X-Men team from the Cockrum/Claremont/Byrne era and/or the Fall of the Mutants run. An OG Psylocke (before the mind swap) would also be nice, but dunno if we'll ever get it since everybody seems to prefer the ninja version more.

Evil head morph looks even better on this body 😍 So excited. One pack is coming in for me on Friday 😍

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Damn right it does. Enjoy the figures!

They look really cool together!

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Phenomenal!

They look so sick together!

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

That’s the beauty of it. 🤩🤩🤩

They've been really stepping it up I love it

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. I’m happy with these sets.

I might be in the minority, but I'm not that upset over the leg peg on Forge. My rational is it's a mechanical leg, so the peg is reminiscent of a servo or sprocket. It doesn't ruin the immersion or aesthetics for me. Also, Forge was never the diehard badass of the group so I don't need him to have an angry neutral head sculpt (and even if I did, the only change is honestly in the eyebrows). I still may want to track down that original Forge figure, just to kitbash the leg strap & boots on him. Overall, I love both sets & can't wait to get mine 😎

As for the Gambit head swap, the main problem is the head sits a little high. If it can sit a little lower it would definitely look better. Love the new headsculpt but not a fan of the yellow and blue suit.

Can the Kitty Pryde Head fit on the Jubilee training uniform body? And if you have the X-Men 97 gambit, can you fit the training head on the 97 body?

Hasbro ML team did an excellent job from character selection, through design until production. It is unlikely that certain teams may NEVER get completed (read:Inhumans) so to get a complete team within a year is unprecedent. I loved your review, and to compliment this team while keeping in-line with the X-Men's 60th, I would like to see the 5 OG in their yellow and dark blues. It would make a very attractive display (sorry, too soon?) .

Definitely looking forward to whenever I'll receive both X-men 3 packs i had preordered off Amazon. I love to have Hasbro give us the new Gambit in his original costume.

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Yeah, they need to update him pronto.

Perfect.

Sick review 😊

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Green Goblin

Storm and Gambit 😌👍

I was only able to get one. I chose the Banshee 3 pack. I am hoping to be able to get the Forge 3 pack next month.

❤

I’m hoping for an updated articulated Jim Lee Psylocke!!!

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Same here.

Waiting for prime day to get these on sale lol. We need a cable in these colord

I’m all for a Gambit update with two heads and the same cards as these!!! And of course, the removable trench coat!

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. A deluxe Gambit is needed.

@marvelfanatic9535

Жыл бұрын

@@Xmanny87 100%!

I thought the Gambit Head looked good on the old Gambit body. Does the head fit tight?

@Xmanny87

2 ай бұрын

A little from what I remember

Amazing. I got both sets this week unfortunately Banshee comes with two open right hands.

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Nooooooo! Ask for a replacement wherever you ordered it from. Hopefully they’ll take care of you.

@kuldipbinning1989

Жыл бұрын

@@Xmanny87 already asked, also asked Hasbro.

Joseph Omerta and Wraith are on the horizon using these training uniforms

The tabs would have been fine if they had just put two pieces of fabric on both sides to hide it and make it look the same from front and back. Especially cause the fabric is just sowed into the tabs.

We could get the Outback Team if they did: Armored Psylocke, Storm (Lightning Bolt), and Shirtless Colossus. If they were feeling generous: Madelyne, Gateway, and screaming head Havok. They could mix up the 6 strategically for 2 three packs.

finally someone reviews them together and manages to put them in the same pose 😎! playdoh noodle 4 life?!

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂 thank you bro. This comment made me laugh so hard.

@RIO85ful

Жыл бұрын

@@Xmanny87 Made my morning ( i watched it during my coffee session ) Keep it up. Oh and you rock the magneto braids 😎

I would assume that they added the pin because it’s a robot leg and I kinda like that

X-TASTIC!

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏼

What is up with the sideburns difference on Banshee? If this is the 275 issue why does one have huge sideburns and the other doesn't? Wtf!

I'm not a team builder. I still got the figures and loved them.

I hope we eventually get a Savage Land Rouge toy

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Same. I think we might get that.

old gambits hair looks like slim jims lmfao

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@jasonpatchen1912

Жыл бұрын

@@Xmanny87 tell me it doesn't bro lmfao

I see they’ll never get tired of those same effects for, Storm.

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Lol nope.

You probably already know this but I’d be careful with jubilee’s arms, that kind of resistance seems very similar to some ankles on ML, where some ankles would be extremely tight, you’d be able to move them but run the risk of breaking them as some of mine have. From what I remember, venompool wave Carnage, xemnu wave Red Skull, Infinity Saga iron man mk85, and my Vulcan, all have broken (minus Vulcan but his ankle is close.) Different joint but similar issue, the biceps/shoulders. A lot of mine are super hard to hinge outward. My endgame Thor wave Captain America, Fox magneto, Retro Sandman, etc. all have broken or is close to breaking, it’s not as common as the ankle issues, but still things they need to fix.

The belt on my Wolverine is not sculpted but the gloves are , like Jubilee.

I personally prefer the Mafex psylocke head over the ML. But my fav remains the Marvel Select one.

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your opinion. Respect 😎👊🏽

I want these sets badly

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Such good sets. You’ll enjoy them if you ever get it.

AOA magneto helmetless head on gambits body makes an instant Joseph

Will the have packs for the savage land crew.

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

I’m hoping they do. Savage Land Rogue is one of my most wanted.

You should buy a second figure and cut the cloth off the first one and then super glue it the back of the cloth then you will have stripes on the front and back

The new Forge head looks like Vicente Fernandez

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Lol

Everything is getting more and more expensive, I don't care as long as they keep improving the articulation and the headaculpts, love the Banshee one, gambit and psylock, I just wish they release figures with real fabric, specially gambit and magneto,

My thing is why isnt Banshees screaming head the same as the smirking head, meaning no mutton chops/different hair style smh.

how do you make your flight stands?

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

I don’t make them. These were purchased from the ACBA website many years ago.

Just the professor now

I do not have any of the x-men type themed toys at the house 🏠right now 😭

I'm guessing they kept the pin for Forge's Cybernetic leg becuz, you know? Cybernetic...

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

I guess so lol

Banshee!!!

The screaming banshee head doesn’t have sides burns

Where is everyone getting these at?

@PimpfDM92

Жыл бұрын

Hasbropulse, already available there

@sergiolopez2456

Жыл бұрын

@@PimpfDM92 mines still says preorder. 🙄

That Gambit head is better than the Mafex as well imo. Mafex’s head is way too long

I want to see Hasbro do nasty boys pack

I'm going to use these bodies as x-force prisoners bodies. Just change the heads out.

I am early once again

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

Nah bruh the ML psylock head sculpt is good but the mafex is still better.

@vicdamon3551

Жыл бұрын

Nah it’s a peanut head. Sold that shit as soon as I got it. Wasn’t even in scale with the rest of xmen mafex

@Xmanny87

Жыл бұрын

We can have different opinions bro. It’s all good.

@trapcross

Жыл бұрын

@@vicdamon3551 I'll have to disagree.

No love for jubilee and gambit at all 💔😢

"with the exception of Cyclops and Jean Grey" nope, both of the were in X-Factor at the time so why would they have randomly been with the X-Men? the core X-Men team was still widely believed to be dead during this time, don't get info from Wikis pal, read the damn books yourself.

@Xmanny87

3 күн бұрын

Wow. I guess you are not familiar with my work and my story time segments in my reviews as I’m always providing background stories because I take pride of my comic knowledge. I’ve read the books. Nothing off wiki. I grew up reading comics my whole life since the early 90’s. I said “exception” because I know they weren’t on the team when this happened and to let people know they weren’t on this team either since most fans think that they were X-Men regulars at the time. No need to be a jerk about it with that “damn” insert. You took it a little too serious when it’s not that deep. Lol

Psylocke looks ugly compared to the Mafex

I like how ToyBiz made the females figures FEMININE and high status, like they are drawn in comics. Females are judged on looks and beauty and males on money in society. Hasbro is making their females uglier and uglier when it comes to their looks. Chests smaller or none at all (Omega Sentinel), cleavage covered (when it shouldn't be), no tight clothing or tight clothing on chest like ToyBiz did. It's ridiculous to me. The whole world is going in a sexual direction. We are forced to celebrate a whole month based on others' sexual orientation, Instagram models, Kardashians wearing almost nothing, see through clothing naked women everywhere, yet when it comes to FANTASY and TOYS lets just make it like the 1700s HERP DERP. Because we're dumb nerdy Hasbro that is completely clueless about what's REALLY happening in the real world or just fantasizing moms getting angry at us for making comic accurate figures due to our own anxiety. Instead of reality based thinking (objective) which is that will never ever happen. Moms aren't buying female figures for their boys anyways. I hate hasbro so much for what they are doing to female figures. END rant.

Psylocke’s hair looks awful