I Only Want The Head!

So, I found Hasbro's new 4" Marvel line at Toys R Us this weekend. Now, having spent rather a considerable amount of time and money putting together a sizable 6" Marvel collection, I'm not entirely keen to jump into a second scale feet first. On the other hand, the chance to get Wolverine and Hobgoblin figures fully compatible with my Star Wars figures and GI Joes is a dream I've long held since the days of the Mattel's Secret Wars toys. Also, my experiences with Marvel Legends has taught me that if there's any possible chance that I might want one of these guys at any point down the road, it's best to grab him now, rather than take the risk that it becomes that one insanely rare, overpriced piece. (*cough*cough*Smart Hulk*cough*cough*)

So, anyhoo... I picked up both versions of Iron Man. When I got them home I was happy to learn that they, like most of Hasbro's figures these days, feature a ball-jointed neck, which makes for ease of customizing for those of us with little skill. Unfortunately, there's no consistency with the size of the ball...er.. knob... er... thingy...

Fine. The Neck Phallus.

So the heads don't always fit. That being said, I was keen to see if I could swap out the head from a Biggs figure to make for a sweet Tony Stark Unmasked. Turns out, if fit like a charm! Yay!

Unfortunately, if I kept him this way, it meant that I'd have to get another Biggs. The figure I was using was Imperial Pilot Biggs from the Imperial Pilot Evolutions 3-Pack.

(Basically, Biggs just before he and his buddies mutiny on the Rand Ecliptic and jump over to the Rebellion. I was at TRU on a subsequent trip, and a kid was eyeing the set and asked out loud why he would be with the Bad Guys. I almost explained the deal, but I didn't want to be Creepy Old Toy Store Guy.)

Anyhoo, anyhoo... I told my friend Mike about my "Tony Stark" and how I wasn't looking forward to hunting down an extra Biggs. Turns out he'd picked up three of the sets for the Imperial Pilots (to be fair, I once bought two of the Target ARC Battlepacks so I could crew out their matching ARC-170. Cursed third seat!) and had two extra Biggs just lying around!

Yay!

So pay attention, here's the thick of the plot: Mike hits the post office today to mail off Mr. Darklighter and the worker taking the package asks him if there's anything fragile in it.

"Probably," Mike says, "But he only really wants the head!"

Best. Hobby. EVAH! :D

On the cheese-related front, long-time friends know all too well I'm a fiend for the Nacho Cheese flavored Doritos, but lately I've been dipping 'em in Jalapeno Chedder dip.

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