>unique sculpt
>not Bucky Cap #70
>not a buck at all
>unbelievable articulation
>like stunning
>butterfly joints
>in TWO THOUSAND fucking FOUR
>a time when those were not standard, to put it mildly
>looks amazing
>comes with a huge accessory designed for posing
>comes with a comic
>years ahead of its time
>Hasbro, Mattel, McFarlane, Japanese companies, all struggle to match it DECADES later
>but not unique in own line at all
>most of its line bros broke new ground, too
>every one was cool and special
>$19.99 MSRP
why?
why did Toy Biz try so hard?
why was Toy Biz so far ahead of its competition, competition that wouldn’t exist until after Toy Biz was gone in some cases?
why was Toy Biz better than we deserved?
why is Hasbro besmirching the good name of the line Toy Biz created, but Toy Biz is gone?
why will toys never, ever, ever be this good ever again?
why was Toy Biz so perfect?

>>11435909 (OP)
I cannot believe Hasbro is almost still using the same mold 20 years later. And people who keep buying that horseshit.

>another seething at Hasbro thread
You all make Greg look like the pinnacle of sanity.

>>11435909 (OP)
Fuck off retard

>>11435909 (OP)
>bought this figure twice
>both times it exploded

Sucks because I love the colors and headsculpt despite being on the scrawny side

>>11435909 (OP)
>>$19.99 MSRP
>>Toybiz Legends
Never buy at the one off local comic store

The thing about Toy Biz is, even if you think they're dated their price isn't even equivalent to modern $20 or $25 toys, they would be $15 toys in terms of inflation, being about $8 back then. There's some solid $10-15 lines, but none that feel as ambitious as TB.

>>11435909 (OP)
>why was toybiz so perfect
It was a passion project bound to fail just like diamond select you can’t offer a perfect toy at the cost of a McDonald’s meal without going bankrupt
That’s reality

>>11435913
This anon seething about Hasbro has got a long way to go before he hits Subjectanon levels of seething. Has this anon posted the same stolen image 25 times in 5 years like Subby has?

>>11435909 (OP)
>body proportions of a spider-monkey
>ugly hip joints that look unnatural
>unsightly sculpting for articulated points typical of early 00s that are not used anymore for that reason
>hinged-wrist with swivel lower arm rather than swivel-hinge wrist that allows swappable hands.
>weird-ass looking face sculpt
>thick paintjob
>cartoony feet
>swivel calves that look horrible in any other position
>unique sculpt that drives up costs of tooling each time, bleeding money from the company frivolously
>unique sculpts complicate compatibility with other figures to kitbash for customs without major reworking of parts

Hasbro has regressed in some ways with their figure designs and articulation, but they still looks better than these things.

>>11435957
The torso looks fucked up doesn't it

>>11435909 (OP)
>>comes with a comic

I miss this. It's such a simple fun and easy pack in that gives you a bit more info and experience with the character you're buying a toy of. Seriously how much does it actually cost to add in a reprint of AF15 or whatever.

>>11435909 (OP)
>>$19.99 MSRP

LOL NO.

Toy Biz Marvel Legends were always under $10 back in the day. Somewhere around $7-$8 if I remember correctly. OP, if you're going to shitpost, get your numbers straight. The only way you could have paid $20 for a ML back in 2004 was either you submitted to buying from a toy scalper, or you're some filthy Europoor over paying for glorious American toys.

>>11435982
Boy that's just sobering isn't it?

>>11435982
Yeah, $6.99 when they started but $7.99 for the last handfulog of waves starting with the rider series. It was really stark when Hasbro took over and immediately doubled the price, dropped the comic, and reduced articulation. Then, "for some reason," went on hiatus for a few years. After they came back, they didn't really get good until the 2014 "Infinite Series" rebrand, which came with _another_ price hike to $20. They were good then but at what cost?

>>11436014
Tasm2 line was one of the first I bought from. Its still hilarious to me that the movie figure barely looked like the movie suit.

>>11435982
Not even in the secondary market were most ML figures hitting $20 in 2004. OP is shit at shitposting.

>$35~42 for the 5-packs.
Oof.

>>11435982
Activating almonds in:
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>>11436020
ALMONDS ACTIVATED.

>>11436020
I miss toy catalogues. The ones they used to put out around Christmas were like 2 inches thick.

>>11436042
I remember when Kenner toys all came with this little pamphlet that showed various lines.

>>11436064
Yeah, a little stapled mini-book. I remember some TMNT stuff came with a "collect them all" type of insert, I used to carry it around with me whenever we went to the store because I wanted pic related. Never could find one.

>>11435909 (OP)
>>11436064
>>11436067
God boomers are sad with their nostalgia posting.

>>11436070
Well I suppose forgetting things the second some new distraction consumes your entire personality has its perks.

>>11436073
The action figure in the op looks like shit, Jesus Christ. All those gaps make is look like a happy meal toy.

>>11436079
Yes, heaven forbid a toy look like a toy and not an over priced statue

>>11436089
>Heaven forbid my baby toys look like shit stop criticising them!

>>11436079
>All those gaps make is look like a happy meal toy.
You talk like a fag and your shit’s all retarded

>>11436241
How haven't you been institutionalized yet Diosoth?

>>11436241
Dead cats predator

>>11435909 (OP)
>why is Hasbro besmirching the good name of the line Toy Biz created, but Toy Biz is gone?
>why will toys never, ever, ever be this good ever again?
You can blame Marvel for outsourcing Legends to Hasbro for cheap because they wanted more money to fund Marvel Studios and Iron Man

>>11436014
>REEEEEEE LOOK HOW CHEAP THEY ONCE HAD THEM
It's like they were trying to get people to start collecting Marvel merch from scratch or something.

>>11436017
Whats going on with un masked wolverine?

>>11439926
It was this version of Wolverine. Collectors back then were still in the 90's era mindset of collectibles never loosing value and going up over time. See Beanie Babies, half circle Boba Fett, and Palymates Star Trek. Wolverine was a rare variant of a popular character of a hot toy line. So of course he would be scalped to death. Nowadays, you can find him for $30~50 MIB. But there's still some sellers holding onto him on eBay at $200+.

>>11440490
Oh, i kinda remember that boba fett deal. Never really could trust any wizard price guide.

>>11439864
>DUDE I LOVE PAYING MORE FOR LESS LOLOL
You must be the village idiot, hard at work or hardly working eh?

>>11435909 (OP)
The articulation on these was so ahead of the time for action figures because they were designed after Japanese 1/6 scale doll articulation. Which unfortunately is why the engineering looks dated now. With the 1/6 dolls, cloth goods covered the joints, but with these figures they are completely exposed. I'm sure if Toybiz hadn't gone bankrupt they would have eventually improved the engineering.

Meanwhile Hasbro started out by making the engineering worse by using Y hips and it took years for them to get the modern T-hips they use now. And they've proven they can do pinless joints but continue to use old bucks instead.

It definitely sucks that accessories have been cut back more and more though. Those stands the Legends came with before the BAF marketing were pretty great. The sentinel head that came with Magneto is to this day my favorite figure base.

>>11436017

I still have that Colossus, it's pretty cool

>>11441131
It's amazing how many people rush to carry water for Hasbro no matter how stupid or antagonistic their moves are. I've genuinely liked Legends since that 2014 relaunch. But it took halving halving the accessories and tripling the price to get there. We're another round of reductions and hikes out from that too with these things approaching $30 with often little more than an extra set of hands. That says alot about Hasbro's operations and none of it good.

>>11436022
is this the real thing spidey uses?

>>11441509
As soon as the Chinese raised paint app prices for figures, the companies should've begun moving their business elsewhere in Asia as a warning against others trying to get uppity.