Review: DCUC Element Man

[TomE]

http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=80&itemid=12436

 

Got all six figures up now. I've got series 2 on preorder, so I'm hoping to have reviews up as soon as series 2 starts shipping out soon.

[Riker]

http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=80&itemid=12436

 

Got all six figures up now. I've got series 2 on preorder, so I'm hoping to have reviews up as soon as series 2 starts shipping out soon.

Great reviews man!!!

 

What store are you getting these at?

[TomE]

I'm (pre) ordering DCUC from CornerStoreComics. I haven't had any problems with them so far, and at the moment they're selling cases of these at retail price. The only drawback is that you get a 6th figure (which isn't a problem for series 2 since there's red and blue superman). I have seen these at Targets though. Marvel figures I generally always wait to find in the store, but not these.

 

And thanks for the compliments .

[Storetrooper]

The Review of the figure is a really nice review, but I have to tell you how disapointed I am with this builder. When I went to WizardCon in Chicago I saw these and was really excited. Every figure but Orion I wanted, but I was impressed with the fact that they to would be doing a builder so I said cool, I'll get them all. I'm a big Marvel Legends fan and also liked how they seemed like they would meshin well with the Marvel Legends & Legendary Super Heroes Line. When I first found them about a month ago, they had all but The Penguin, so I only ended up buying Demon & Red Tornado, who were the two major pieces that I wanted. I opened the Demon and was so Impressed by him that I almost ran back to the store to get the Batman and Orion figures. I decided not to after opening Red Tornado. His scale was very large, which was alright, but his leg motion was terrible. They all have that stupid flat side motion in stead of the ball and hip joints that Toy Biz/Marvel has managed to make into a requirement for all good motion of toys. For the Demon figure it didn't bother me much but as soon as I put Red Tornado up with the rest of the figures, I noticed that he was shrinking. Every few minutes I would look over and he was getting a little more into doing the splits. His top portion of his body is pretty heavy and was causing the legs to do a little Van Damage action while he was standing on the shelf. Don't get me wrong the figure was a great looking figure but the legs really suck.

 

So I told you all about that to tell you about this. The leg that came with Red Tornado I had noticed all the little paint hings you made refrence to in your review, but I noticed that it also very light and felt very cheapish. I didn't think anything of it until I finally found a Penguin figure this week at a Target. I figured I would buy the remaining figures and give them all a try and found that Orion although nicely done, still did nothing for me and the Batman figure was actually really nice looking and was a pleasent surprise despite having the same problem as Red Tornado. The Penguin was well woth it though as the face and body were perfect and a must have. So here I am sitting on my couch putting my Rex Mason figure together, checking out all the cool accessories he comes with and as soon as I easily snap him together, I go to pose him and put him on the shelf and his left leg breaks apart at the top near the joint. Granted this is the top of the joint, not the joint itself! At this point I was ready to call and b$%h them out but I couldn't find a phone number. So, do I buy another Red Tornado and hope this one stands better, giving the other one to my nephew or do I just deal with it? Either way I'm a sucker and really want to build the next to characters from Series 2 & 3, not to mention actually like all those characters. I need me some good Grundy. So I guess they pulled a good idea thanks to ML Toy Biz line and got me hooked, but a big thumbs down to this builder. Oh yeah and the range of motion on Rex sucks!!!

[TomE]

The Review of the figure is a really nice review, but I have to tell you how disapointed I am with this builder. When I went to WizardCon in Chicago I saw these and was really excited. Every figure but Orion I wanted, but I was impressed with the fact that they to would be doing a builder so I said cool, I'll get them all. I'm a big Marvel Legends fan and also liked how they seemed like they would meshin well with the Marvel Legends & Legendary Super Heroes Line. When I first found them about a month ago, they had all but The Penguin, so I only ended up buying Demon & Red Tornado, who were the two major pieces that I wanted. I opened the Demon and was so Impressed by him that I almost ran back to the store to get the Batman and Orion figures. I decided not to after opening Red Tornado. His scale was very large, which was alright, but his leg motion was terrible. They all have that stupid flat side motion in stead of the ball and hip joints that Toy Biz/Marvel has managed to make into a requirement for all good motion of toys. For the Demon figure it didn't bother me much but as soon as I put Red Tornado up with the rest of the figures, I noticed that he was shrinking. Every few minutes I would look over and he was getting a little more into doing the splits. His top portion of his body is pretty heavy and was causing the legs to do a little Van Damage action while he was standing on the shelf. Don't get me wrong the figure was a great looking figure but the legs really suck.

 

So I told you all about that to tell you about this. The leg that came with Red Tornado I had noticed all the little paint hings you made refrence to in your review, but I noticed that it also very light and felt very cheapish. I didn't think anything of it until I finally found a Penguin figure this week at a Target. I figured I would buy the remaining figures and give them all a try and found that Orion although nicely done, still did nothing for me and the Batman figure was actually really nice looking and was a pleasent surprise despite having the same problem as Red Tornado. The Penguin was well woth it though as the face and body were perfect and a must have. So here I am sitting on my couch putting my Rex Mason figure together, checking out all the cool accessories he comes with and as soon as I easily snap him together, I go to pose him and put him on the shelf and his left leg breaks apart at the top near the joint. Granted this is the top of the joint, not the joint itself! At this point I was ready to call and b$%h them out but I couldn't find a phone number. So, do I buy another Red Tornado and hope this one stands better, giving the other one to my nephew or do I just deal with it? Either way I'm a sucker and really want to build the next to characters from Series 2 & 3, not to mention actually like all those characters. I need me some good Grundy. So I guess they pulled a good idea thanks to ML Toy Biz line and got me hooked, but a big thumbs down to this builder. Oh yeah and the range of motion on Rex sucks!!!

 

I recommend not buying another Reddy, or if you want the variant wait for that to come out. But there are probably other people out there who bought a case with two Red Tornadoes, and I ended up mailing the extra leg piece to another forum member.

 

As for the range of motion in the legs, I'm actually pretty satisfied with it. While it would be nice to get more of a crouch, I usually display my figures just standing up straight, so its not a problem. The wide stance has always been a problem with these figures, but they're getting better.

 

The biggest problem I have with these is quality control. And its not problems that you can see with it in package either. I usually don't include that type of thing in my reviews, but you're right.

[Riker]

I'm (pre) ordering DCUC from CornerStoreComics. I haven't had any problems with them so far, and at the moment they're selling cases of these at retail price. The only drawback is that you get a 6th figure (which isn't a problem for series 2 since there's red and blue superman). I have seen these at Targets though. Marvel figures I generally always wait to find in the store, but not these.

 

And thanks for the compliments .

CSC! Cool...

 

Do you know if these are being sold anywhere at retail? Which stores?

 

Or just comic book shops?

[syd]

i saw a bunch of these at local targets and toys r us' the other day. i picked these up early january so now i'm just looking for the modern red tornado.

 

i'm wondering how soon series 2 will be out around here since they finally started stocking a good amount of series 1 figures on shelves.

[Cloud]

The Fed 6th Mattel FAQS on Fwoosh said that Series 2 will be in March.

[Riker]

Thanks for the info guys!

 

I saw these last night at a Target and they all look great hoping to pick them up soon after I am done completing some of my other lines!

[TomE]

I'd suggest taking your time getting these if you're not in a hurry. Check for paint errors, etc to make sure you get good figures. The drawback of online ordering is you can't check them before hand.

[Riker]

I'd suggest taking your time getting these if you're not in a hurry. Check for paint errors, etc to make sure you get good figures. The drawback of online ordering is you can't check them before hand.

Oh yeah I agree the figure sculpts do look amazing... but the paint apps look very messy.

 

I am just scared with how little my area gets in DC stuff that Series One will be gone before I get a chance to pick them up!

[Titan]

I love the way the DCSH/DCUC joints are designed. I prefer their crotch/hip joint to the ball joint of MLs....

 

My gripe with my Metamorpho figure was that I had to boil his torso and then use an exacto knife to cut away at the excess purple paint that had fused his ab joint....