2 MINUTE TOY BREAK !

   Those of you who have followed my blog long enough know what the Secret Wars line of vintage figures mean to me. I'll never forget walking out of an early 80s CVS with Mattel's Secret Wars Dr. Doom in hand feeling like all was right in the world. 40 years later, Hasbro is picking up where Mattel left off, releasing their first wave of Secret Wars figures. I wasn't going to pick up any others from the line but after playing around with Iron Man, I may have to.  While not 100% percent faithful to the original, Marvel Legends SW Iron Man gets alot right. The paint, lenticular shield and gun are spot on. The added bonuses like spare hands, blast effects,  extra shield insert and roller skates are icing on the cake. I'm looking forward to picking up the rest of the wave. 

Stay tuned for loose pics and side by side comparison with vintage Mattel Secret Wars Iron Man! 

Here's the other 2 pack I picked up last week. I used my light box and zoomed in with my phones camera to show just how vibrant and detailed the paint apps are on these figures. Once again I'm kicking myself for not getting into these sooner as some of the more popular sets are pretty pricey. I may start picking up loose figures. Stay tuned for future Minimates posts 😉 

If you haven't been over to  GIJigsaw's  site to check out his awesome custom action figure artwork, I suggest you do so. Recently Jigs put the word out and gave readers of his site the chance to pick out 4 characters from any action figure line to be immortalized on canvas and I chose a few Mattel Marvel Secret Wars classics!  Jigs even added the lightning bolt to the deep blue background, staying true to the vintage card art!  The colors used match the figures perfectly! Even Dr. Doom got the metallic silver treatment. Black suit Spidey!!! I'm really digging these and appreciate the "First Four" freebie deal! Jigs completely knocked it out of the park and It's cool to know that I have the first series of Mattel Marvel Secret Wars figure paintings! Many thanks Jigs💥 This was truly a thoughtful and kind gesture on your part and I will forever be indebted 🙏