# 50 : X-Men Origins - Wolverine by Diamond Select Toys

Another Wolverine figure hits the shelves a few months ago. This figure was supposed to coincide with the Wolverine solo movie. There are two figures of Wolvie released by DST. This version and the usual comic blue & yellow version(and the comic version has another variant *sigh*). I opted for this one because I'm a sucker for so called 'exclusives'.

Packaging
I don't think DST will change their packaging any time soon. They seem intent on using the oversized carded box to distinguish themselves over their competitors. Currently their only competitor is the Marvel Legends line by Hasbro and I'm not so sure Hasbro is keen on continuing the 6" M.L.

Details/Sculpt/Accessories/Articulation
"Shrouded in mystery, Wolverine's past is filled with secret government programs, memory manipulation and more death than is dealt in most wars. With his mutant healing factor, heightened senses and adamantium claws at the ready, Wolverine will stop at nothing to hunt down those responsible for his vicious treatment and make them pay the ultimate price. With the odds against him, can Wolverine do what it takes to save the future?" - taken from the back of the box. First off, this is what you call being lazy. What adamantium claws? Clearly the description is about Wolvie but this is just Logan. He still sports his bony claws. Secondly, save the future from what? I thought he was out for revenge. Is it just me or is everyone else as confused as I am?

The sculpt is decent at best. The paint app nicely done. I'm not going to touch if he looks like Hugh Jackman(he doesn't!!! lol) but the sculpt overall is good. The claws are a bit too smooth for me. It should be with more ridges and not too thin and curved. But at least the claws are not made out of soft rubber that will warped over time. And in case you're wondering as of now there are 5 Marvel Select Wolverine to date. They must be taking notes from Toybiz. LoL.

His accessories is a base that resembles stone pavement and what to me looks like a beaten up trash bin. Maybe I'm wrong on that one. But I'd like to think it is because Logan here looks a bit like a homeless person, if you dirty him up. Well at the very least, I can reuse the base.

Articulation is the usual. Ball-jointed neck, ball-hinged shoulders, hinged elbows, swivel wrists, swivel waist, ball-hinged hips, hinged knees and swivel ankles.

Overall
I am not recommending this figure. Usually, the sculpt for figures are a bit tricky when its based on an actual person compared to comic or cartoon based characters. Yet, there are times when you can see the person it is based on if you look at the figure from afar or maybe from the side. This just doesn't cut it. To be honest he reminds me of one the Backstreet boys. LoL. So while the body sculpt and paint app is nice, the face sculpt just fails.

Score: **1/2 out of *****

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Pic of the Day : Who Won?

Who Won? by Lobo

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Custom Wolverine & Iron Man Mark 02

Wolverine:

Finally I got to finish the Wolverine custom that I had previously attempted. This time around I swapped the claws with packing needles instead of bobby pins. I'm happy with how it turned out. I won't deny that this could have been even better in the hands of a professional customizer. But I'll let you decide if I made a decent job out of it.

Iron Man Mark 02:

This figure is from the Iron Man Movie line by Hasbro. In all honesty I HATED the figure. I only got it because I already had Mark 01 and 03 in my collection. I'm sure you've all seen the figure on the shelves before or maybe even own one. All that grey color was just bad and to top it off we had two shades of grey. One ugly grey and another more silverish/grey. Luckily I wanted to practice my painting skills so I had it hand painted.

This was suppose to be Iron Man with the sky in the background. Wouldn't you know it, not a single cloud when I took this pic. LoL.

I still hate the figure...but not as much.

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Project: Wolverine 2

I know I promised to upload the pics of the customized Wolverine. But I got sidetracked due to *amai tangan* and ending up misplacing the parts I needed to finish that project. So I decided to work on another Wolverine figure.

This time around its from the M.L. Apocalypse series. Specifically, the unmasked Wolverine variant.

Tools Needed:

• Drill
• Metal file
  
• Super Glue
• Bobby Pins
• Cutters
• Wolverine Figure(obviously)
• Sandpaper or hobby tool

I opted for silver bobby pins with a sort of 'serrated' look on one side. I decided on this because its a custom job and its mine. So there, no more questions. Hahaha. I will try to use sail needles in the future.

Other than that steps are quite simple.

Cut the rubber claws. Then use it as a measurement for cutting the length of the bobby pins. Use the cutter to shape the edge of the bobby pins and be careful. It will fly off in every direction. You can use the cutter to shape the edge of the bobby pins. Then use the metal file to sharpen it.

Use the sandpaper to smooth the cut area on the hand. Then drill 3 holes making sure the spacing are far apart.

Old vs. New

Use the finished bobby pins to test if the holes will hold them. It doesn't matter if its a little loose. Then add a little bit of super glue into the hole and insert the metal claws. Start with the middle. If the claws are not aligned fix the spacing by using your fingers before the glue dries. Again be careful since you've sharpened it.

And you're done. You can also use those big paper clips if you don't want it sharp/dangerous and you're just going looking for an alternative to the boring soft rubber claws.

This isn't the best customized Wolverine out there. I've seen better by other people on the net.. But at the very least it looks much more dangerous as it should be. Also the M.L. Series III Wolverine would've been better. But I'm happy with it and I know Spidey will also appreciate these pics. What do you think?

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Project: Wolverine

Notice something different about this picture? Yeah, I'm trying to customize this Wolverine figure and give it actual metal claws. I've read blogs that does customization and are very 'hardcore' at that. So I decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, most of the items required(or recommended) to do the customization is not available. Either that or I haven't been looking hard enough. So, I've had to improvise.

Unlike most people I tend to forget to capture the moment when I'm doing a project so when I was halfway into it, I realized I never took a 'before' picture of Wolverine(this is from M.L Series III). But I'm sure the pics are all over the internet. I still have a bit of work to do, mainly painting. I'll post the pics as soon as I'm done, whether it turns out well or otherwise. I'd also like to thank Jin Saotome for inspiring wannabe customizers like myself. You can see his work of art here. Cheers.

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M.L, Titanium Series: Wolverine & Magneto

Marvel Legends: Titanium Series. These figures are roughly 3 3/4" in height with very minimum articulation. Not bad considering it is for display. If it were up to me I'd put these two figures together and let me see now...what would be a perfect Titanium Series of these two combined?

How about based on X-Men #25(1993) when Magneto strips out Wolverine's adamantium? Wouldn't that just be totally awesome?

Wolverine

Magneto

These were AUD 10 each at Toys R' Us.

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