Superman line from Mattel

[lerath666]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

He is realy cool looking.
Not so much as a Reeve Superman, though the likeness is there.

He looks more like A comic book superman from the Late 80's.

Which makes sense, as those versions of superman were kinda sorta drawn to Look LIKE reeve, but not be Reeve.

which, for the record, is a MAJOR reason why I want one.

 

[Grange Wallis]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

He is realy cool looking.
Not so much as a Reeve Superman, though the likeness is there.

He looks more like A comic book superman from the Late 80's.

Which makes sense, as those versions of superman were kinda sorta drawn to Look LIKE reeve, but not be Reeve.

which, for the record, is a MAJOR reason why I want one.

Yeah, all of Mattel's movie figures have that cartoon-ish look. Kind of like them.

 

[The Boot]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

He is realy cool looking.
Not so much as a Reeve Superman, though the likeness is there.

He looks more like A comic book superman from the Late 80's.

I thought the same thing...he's kind of got a John Byrne thing going on.

 

[amusedjester]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

i wonder if they kept that weird chest articulation. It would be interesting to pose him with his arms crossed. I keep thinking those legs are out of proportion to the upper part of the body.

 

[Gipetto0812]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

i wonder if they kept that weird chest articulation. It would be interesting to pose him with his arms crossed.

I would like to pose him with his arms crossed if they still have that cool articulation.

I keep thinking those legs are out of proportion to the upper part of the body.

Nothing a pit of cotton or soft foam can't fix

 

[wax murderer]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

I can see Reeve in the face shot. A custom paint job would probably do wonders. The lower half of that body, however, is a hot mess...PS

 

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

I don´t like this figure, It will require a lot of work to make something good.

 

[lerath666]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

Considering how good Zod looked in-hand, I highly doubt that.

People are too spoiled by Sideshow, hot toys, and Medicom.

This is a 60$, Low-end figure. He looks fine for what he is.

 

[Stryker82]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

Considering how good Zod looked in-hand, I highly doubt that.

People are too spoiled by Sideshow, hot toys, and Medicom.

This is a 60$, Low-end figure. He looks fine for what he is.

Thank you. I couldn't agree more. The figure isn't bad really.

 

[Bill Fremp]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

Production gallery for the Mattel 12" Superman is up at TNI at https://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=album&album=Reviews%2F12_Superman%2F&dispsize=600&start=0

 

[abake]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

The head sculpt seems to be pretty good actually, but is completely ruined by the atrocious paint apps.

 

[tomk]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

Why are these photos so often taken by people who have no real understanding or appreciation of the subject? I think there's real potential here and if that figure had been photographed by somebody on this board I'm sure they'd have been far better. Why is the suit sitting uneven at times, and why are the boots not pulled up properly? Simple things that would have made him look so much better.
Still I'll be doing my best to pick this up.

 

[Natrix]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

While I agree that they could have done a better job futzing the suit and posing him for the pictures, the paint job on the head is just hideous.

 

[DiFabio]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

I didn't know Superman had a vag.

 

[tomk]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

I agree but I'm going to accentuate the positive and look forward to seeing a proper paint job by one of the artists on his board. I think Reeve is definitely in there.

 

[Minimodel]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

Nice box...

 

[The Boot]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

I didn't know Superman had a vag.

Nice box...

 

[rebelpig]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

Fabric boots !! Urgh!! there right in every other way, but Urgh! Fabric. Think I'm gonna be making boots again.
But with a repaint too, I think It'll look pretty good.
Does the console light up!

 

[thenammagazine]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

Why are these photos so often taken by people who have no real understanding or appreciation of the subject? I think there's real potential here and if that figure had been photographed by somebody on this board I'm sure they'd have been far better. Why is the suit sitting uneven at times, and why are the boots not pulled up properly? Simple things that would have made him look so much better.
Still I'll be doing my best to pick this up.

I don't mind, personally, because if that's as bad as the figure looks in photos, Mattel did a pretty damn good job for a $60 figure.

 

[**16k**]

Re: 1/6 Superman line from Mattel?

Production gallery for the Mattel 12" Superman is up at TNI at https://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=album&album=Reviews%2F12_Superman%2F&dispsize=600&start=0

I was about to post that!

Well, the body sucks and the paint apps are just horrible... Yet, the sculpt seems to be really good! Sure, not HT good but good enough that I'm still getting one!