Strange that he has better knees and ankles than neck, elbows and shoulders. Galactus isn't doing Riverdance, but he will gesture a lot with his arms and moving his head seems important too? This character usually looms. That means he looks down on what he's going to snack on. He reaches out with his arms and hands, those are his most expressive parts...
Anthony dropping that 🔥👏🏾 If I was a rich man, I'd definitely back your figure line. Nobody I've come across has your depth of expertise. It's a shame none of these companies want you to consult for them on regular basis. Kindve shocked he didn't come with an a/c adapter for a permanent power supply.
even Anthony does not charge them, all existing companies probably think his way "waste" too much time and cost a few cents more. They only want ok, fast and cheapest to max their profit.
I think it was priced okay. The biggest problem I have is that for such a big figure the articulation in most parts is so lacking still. The details are in the mold but could be better as well for paint wise. The included figures are mediocre and reused. This is pretty much my last purchase for the line. From this point on I'll just be getting the ones that really stand out. I have everything else I've ever wanted.
@@scottroxford5715 yup, I've probably only completed like 3 build a figures. And one of them was by accident. I have most of the figures of characters I like already so I'm good.
It fits with the better looking Legends so dont think too much paint is good since it might overpower the others and wont be like Legends in terms of plastic. Also doing the same. Very picky now and just going for those who are accurate to source with alt parts and a good sculpt.
When everyone on FB was posting their pictures of the multiple Galactus figures they ordered two weeks ago, I just pulled out my Toybiz BAF and displayed it proudly. I was fine.
See? This is why I dig Anthony's reveiws... everyone else has kissed haslabs butt about this figure, but it's entirely different, watching a review that is both objective and subjective, where the reviewer makes it clear, which is which. Thanks Anthony! Sik
But it's not like every single other reviewer HASN'T pointed out the lackluster articulation, it just seems most other people were expecting it to have very limited articulation or are more okay with it considering the character.
@@JeffZ1028 ...you may be right, but thus far, I havent seen lack of articulation mentioned (at least, in a way that properly addresses it). Everyone has pretty much just been "ga-ga" over having it. ...and, dont get me wrong, I actually think it's pretty dope, I'm just illustrating that I can count on Anthony to address potential issues, that nobody else mentions and in detail, explain said issues. Sik
I was hesitant at first backing this but I'm glad I did. After seeing the EoV I'm especially glad. I hope the next one is Giant-Man so it's big and can hopefully get some good poses easily
Do I think it was worth the price? As someone who bought it? No. But I think it's damn close, and I am VERY happy with the final product and the fact that I get to own it.
I think the price is fair, and much better detailed than the former! However, I would like to see some shading or dry brushing to augment the aesthetics….Great review!!! Keep it up, Ant!
agree. But, based on all the conversations I had with Hasbro. Whenever it cost them a little more, they "have" to price up a lot. So, the ML team actually mean to keep the price low and let the buyer decide to custom or not. Their company just have a much higher profit margin than others.
I agree, its just that I have a problem when hasbro keeps making the same figures over and over, and over- with only new head sculpts and a new paint job- then charge us more... I mean i dont mind paying a little bit more if the product is a new design ,,,, but most of the body molds are old
I think it’s worth the price. He is the cornerstone of the marvel cosmic universe. I feel like my collection wouldn’t be complete without him. I may never buy another Haslab, but I’m glad I have Galactus.
Excellent review as usual Anthony. I think this haslab is slightly overpriced, but I could justify purchasing it unlike the Engine of Vengeance. Now, had the Silver Surfer had the same metallic finish as the Walgreens, along with magnetic feet and board, Korg should have had a wash and alternate fist hands, and Frankie Raye should have had a more metallic finish, and Galactus should had sound effects, then I would say the price would have been completely worth it. Still, I'm very satisfied with Galactus overall and I'm glad I bought it. I don't care about the Doom head, would have preferred another herald instead.
Question 1: I feel the price was okay, if it was any higher priced I doubt I’d have backed it however. I really wanted a Galactus, so with what he does and how he looks to me, I’m almost two weeks into owning my copy and I haven’t had buyer’s remorse, yet. Question 2: I was on the fence about the Doom head, I was psyched for it as a fan of the character. I like it in person, if the figure overall was less costly I’d have easily bought one for the Galactus head and the other body for the Doctor Doom head. Question 3: Silver Surfer’s purple effects are something I didn’t think I’d like much seeing it in person. I’d have preferred yellow, but this works nicely for me. Question 4: A variation on the lights would’ve been awesome. I agree about the articulation, I am pretty hesitant to move the legs, raising his arm a certain way had made his blue shoulder armor or collar separate as well. I have the same problem. I’m not expecting some spider-man articulation but yeah, feels limited as hell. Also, installing his antenna had to have been one of the most nerve wracking experiences I’ve had with a figure. I’ve been worried about him falling a few times, he’s too damn expensive for me to be fine with him taking a fall, so I got him on the ground for now. I’m still quite happy with getting him, I regret passing up the sentinel for a while at first, I’m glad I didn’t skip on this beast of a figure. A switch for the lights would’ve been nice, it stays lit up for about 3 minutes.
Lots of collectors will be happy with this guy simply as a play set or backdrop to their display and that’s great. For me, it’s another HasLab that I’m glad I didn’t go in for. The whole HasLab idea feels fun (and I almost get excited enough to go in for the Sentinel), but the program hasn’t yet produced anything yet that I miss not having
I think the price is fine. Big figure, 3 smaller figures, 1 of which is an all new sculpt. It's not terrible, not a steal either, it's fine for the price. The Doom head was an okay addition. I don't care about it, but it is also the only way an accessory like this was going to be made. Sure, we could have gotten a 4th figure, but the point of the tiers is to enhance the main project, which the Doom head attempts to do. I'd ha e been fine without it, but I'm not mad it exists either. It was an attempt to get people to buy 2 though.
This is my personal opinion and I'm not sure if it's a fair comparison or not, to be honest, but I can't really justify the price of these figures after having purchased the Ultimate Deadpool from NECA. That figure was around $125-$130 when I got it and it's the best thing I have ever got, lol. It's big, sturdy, comes with a lot of accessories, decent paint and many display options. It's really fun. I can't really see the value of this Galactus for how much it costs. It's also thanks to these huge NECA figures that I can't see how the Engine of Vengeance was worth $350 in Hasbro's greedy eyes.
0:21 Ayo, back to the OG Anthony's Customs is back!!! although your voice sounds like it has aged down a bit comparing to your more deadpan voice back in the day.
I understand your thoughts about articulation, I think the upper body is more important than the lower body for galactus. He makes most of his moves with his head and his arms which has the least range of motion with this figure. This figure could be the best if only the upper body had better articulation.
This is the realest toy reviewer we have. I think when people drop as much money as this costs you can lie to yourself that it's better than it actually is, and because you can't return it. Glad to see someone who respects the customer's dollar.
Hi Anthony, long time no comment… I’ve been away for around 3 months, from both watching your reviews and collecting action figures. I had a sudden career change, I’m now a part time freelance graphic designer but a full time art teacher. Because of it I had to move to a new city 500km away from my hometown, that and my new job implied a lot less free time but I’m now back to my old UA-cam watching habits and my most loved action figure collecting hobby. As per usual I 100% agree with your critics. A premium action figure needs: premium materials, premium hardware (ratchets, swivels, ball joints, etc), premium sculpt, premium paint and premium engineering. Unfortunately this Galactus seems to be premium in price only. Maybe you noticed that there is no “…premium gimmicks…” in my list and that is because I think action figures bought for display purposes don’t need voice or light gimmicks, as a matter of fact they won’t benefit from any kind of electronic gimmicks. It’s simple math, ask yourself the following question. How many times are you going to use those light gimmicks after your figure is displayed? Now compare your answer to the following sacrifices implied by the use of electronic gimmicks in action figures. The price will go up, the eyes will become dead when turned off, the figure needs to have more hollow parts to allow for the electronics to run inside which will negatively affect both the sturdiness and the articulation of the figure. Do you think turning the lights on 2 times a year is enough to earn all those sacrifices? I definitively don’t. Merry Christmas and thanks for the review Anthony.
This is why I keep watching your channel. Finally an honest opinion. A ridiculously expensive figure with limited articulation shouldn't be getting high ratings. Thans for these videos and keep up the great work!
Considering the marvel universe Galactus had a sound feature with several quotes, I find this to be my biggest let down with a premium priced figure such as this haslab
I bought one, but I'm not sure if want to open it for myself or sell it in the future. I'm a X-Men and Spider-Man focused collector, so I don't know if I want to continue to expand outside those two series.
I have never collected marvel legends but I bought my first one on Tuesday. I got the Controller wave Iron Man for $15 from the target app. If I had the money, I definitely would try and get this because I think it's a pretty good value with a massive figure, 3 regular figures, and accessories.
I gotta say, I've enjoyed this video a lot more than I should have, watching Sir Anthony play around with the articulation was way more comedic than I expected it to be. I appreciate the effort that goes into these video, thank you Sir Anthony!
I absolutely LOVE this figure. To me it is the best Marvel Legends ever. For three main reasons.. 1) the characters itself. I’m subjectively drawn to a great Galactus so I’m blown away to finally have one. 2) the scale is perfect. The figure matches the comic stats perfectly. Classic Galactus was drawn big but not gigantic all the time. 3) he looks amazing and moves just fine for the character. Aside from a little more head articulation he can hit every pose I need from this guy. He looks accurate to the comics so I don’t believe he needs more paint. This guy is a 10/10 for me. Much better than the Sentinel.
"moves just fine for the character" This is why I think most poeple seem to be okay with the figure's articulation, not like you really see Galactus in many dynamic poses, unless I'm mistaken🤷♂️
Sorry but wasn't Galactus supposed to be bigger than a planet? Don't get me wrong, I like the scale in comparison with the other Marvel Legends is cool but I had questions when it said it is in perfect scale.
@@fabstv3968 No, he's definitely not anywhere near that big. I think the Haslab is still not in scale, but even the comics aren't consistent with it, so having him building-size compared to a 6 inch figure in the same series is good.
@@fabstv3968 nah Galactus’ standard height is 28’9” so a 32 inch Galactus is perfect for 6.25 scale. Of course Galactus can become any size he wants so he’s sometimes drawn way bigger but he was roughly this size in “The Coming of Galactus”, “ the Trial of Galactus”, Fantastic Four #243, and the entire Secret Wars. I highly recommend reading all those essential Galactus appearances.
AC, just wanted to say, that whenever I want a totally honest review on something, and I want the real 411 on QC I watch YOUR reviews. There's a ton of reviews out on this Galactus, and anything else out there, but very few that will just tell you how it is from the mouth of a trained eye. Thanks for the Honest review, and keep up the good work.
My only issue is that Galactus is very top heavy. It’s an extremely great figure. However, a proper metal doll stand solved that problem nicely. I got it from Mercari with all tiers for less than the original price and by selling off Surfer and Morg, I was able to technically reduce the cost further.
It is overpriced, it looks nice, but they really needed to add more paint apps, for both galactus and the heralds figures, and either drop the light features or make it more practical, to be fair, unlike the engine of vengeance, and to a certain degree, the sentinel, I think crowdfunding was the only way we would get a figure like this
Great critical review. Can he sit down though? Since every time I seem to see this character he's sitting. I think the accessories, the face and the articulated hands are the best part about it, despite it's flaws it's a very impressive figure
I actually kinda like that your head comes off fairly easy. IT takes me way to much effort to try to pop mine off. But I agree. I wouldn't say he's the "best" ML figure ever. The lights not having an on/off is really annoying to me as well.
As much as I everyone likes a hefty figure (to fool themselves into thinking it’s worth more) that heft comes at the price of practicality. If the articulation wasn’t so limited you would still have to work out a way for him to maintain any kind of “dynamic” pose without him toppling over. It seems to me that this figure has a severe case of slightly posable statue, not accomplishing either role, action figure nor statue, in the slightest.
The articulation segment reminded me a lot of a chiropractic video. 😂 Honest as always and much appreciated review. I saw this thing and as cool as it looked, I felt buyer's remorse creeping up so I passed on it.
It was kinda worth it for me. Galactus is my second favorite character next to Doctor Doom (funny enough I didnt want that extra head at all).This was kind of a dream figure for me. Also, I get this is a ML figure, but the old 3.75 Marvel Universe figures look great with him and make him look huge(er?).
I think the biggest issue was the tiers, they should all have came with pinless joints, better paint jobs, good accessories and the doom head should have been another figure. Galactus should have had better paint as well.
Looking back at both the Sentinel and Galactus, Giant Man seems to be a far better figure than either as it won't be hampered by electronics and seems to have the range of a RYV Spider-Man or better. It has a texture all over and will have shading. Giant Man seems like it will actually be able to look down.
Nice & well thought review, always nice to see your perspective. Here’s hoping Rival one day gets a big figure or so as you seem to have ideas on how it should be not only big, but sturdy & doing action poses.
Dude... what... lmao So awesome. Man, Anthony, you make me feel like such a "weekend warrior" - a concept that I'm sure most of my friends would find most amusing xD
Thank you for the honest review, Anthony! To me, the lack of a normal articulation for the head and the arms are absolutely unacceptable, but also, the fact that he can’t move his legs all the way forward is also a big bummer. One might want to sit him, like he’s sitting on his throne or something, looking down to his small servants. But, he can’t sit, he can’t look down. What a disabled figure.
I've got to say, now that I see the two side by side, I am REALLY disappointed in the Surfer we got here. You'd think it was the one that was released in stores and that the Walgreens one was what we got with this limited and expensive backing. If you look at the arms, the silver on them looks different than the torso. On its own it's fine but I think it really sticks out next to the other version. Shortly before Galactus was announced and the Walgreens figure was more than I could spare I caved and made a custom Surfer of my own. It's not as nice as that first figure of course, but I wasn't expecting it to actually look BETTER than the HasLab one. I really think they could have made this version worth it with a unique color scheme, maybe some kind of galactic effect since those have been pretty alright imo. But oh well. At least I now have a board and flat palm hands for my custom, that was all he needed.
I think how it represent the comic book character in a plastic form is also important factor when it comes to an action figure's aesthetic. Would you think they did a good job for that??
Haven't finished the review, but based on its shelf presence alone, id say its well worth the price. Granted, I mainly collect/build model kits, different pricing/expectations aside, the closest I can think of to this Galactus would be the HG Neo Zeong. Its roughly the same size, you can't really pose it much and its obviously an unpainted kit, and it still retails for over $300. So based on my personal expectations for a figure like this, id say yeah. Its well worth it just for its visual impact alone.
After getting burned over the floppy Sentinel, I’ve given up on Haslab and to a large extent Marvel Legends. Watching this review and seeing the Ghostrider car preview, I know I made the right decision.
Question of the day: It’s a little tricky for me to answer honestly. I don’t own the figure, so I’ll base my thoughts on what I have seen of the figure. Sculpt wise and size wise I feel are amazing, but the paint is severely lacking and the articulation is pretty weak. In other words, no it is not worth the price. IMO, a figure can have some of the best sculpt work on it, but without any paint, that sculpt work becomes almost completely pointless if it doesn’t have anything to help bring it to life.
All good points. I didn’t back this one, mainly due to space. The Sentinel already takes up a chunk. The plastic scratching, imo, is unacceptable. Not on such an expensive figure. Also, my Sentinel has zero of the issues everyone talks about. I pose him up, play around with him for pics. Though, he mostly stands by my seat so I can randomly tap his chest like a big kid. I don’t even know where I’d put Galactus lol He’d have to stand in the corner of my bedroom like a kid in time-out. I think these HasLab figures should come with a ton of paint. But they don’t and it’s disappointing. I don’t think Galactus is worth it. I don’t know that I’ll back another HasLab. I guess it depends. I’m more an X-Men person than FF. Now if they did some crazy ass Devil Hulk…I might jump on that.
I have both variants of the marvel universe galactus so I have no use for this figure. Plus it's too big and too much imo. 200 dollars or at the most 250 seems fair for what you're getting here.
I think its worth the price in the sense that you don't regret having something like this in your collection after getting it. But you brought up a ton of good points and how many areas they skipped out on is definitely disappointing. A statue with poseable arms would've been equally sufficient for the standard standing pose/holding of the other characters pose and if that could've shaved off a couple of hundred bucks it would've been the way to go if that was an option.
Actually that small gap between the mouth part and the rest of the head kinda makes it look like the mask is casting a small shadow on galactus’ face. I think it looks great surprisingly.
This is the only Marvel Haslab I've backed, and I generally think they delivered a better product than the Sentinel. I think aside from the Surfer, tiers should have been more effects and general display options for the main offering. I would have liked for it to have come with like Planets to hold, or smoke/energy effects to clip onto it, blast effects that can pair with figures in the line. I don't love the Doom head, I enjoy the faceplates and they could have added even more for fun. More paint is definitely the biggest criticism. I don't think Galactus needs to get into Spiderman poses, but if it hits the poses it needs then its fine enough.
@@AnthonysCustoms Did they charge shipping on this one too (It's insane to me that they charge shipping on $300+ items that aren't a couch)? If so, it had to have come out to around $450 after shipping and tax?
Q of the Day.: No, I don’t think any figure is worth $400. That’s why I passed. Having said that, I don’t think that many people who did pony up will be disappointed once the figure is in hand.
Personally, I justify the price point a bit by separating the additional figures from the main one. To me, Morg is close to a deluxe figure for $38. Silver Surfer and Nova are easily $25 each, possibly $30 given the effect stand, but let's say $25. That makes Galactus closer to $312 as a stand alone. $312 for a 2' 8" figure with electronics isn't awful. It's not great, but it's not awful. The figure could certainly have been better without increasing the price, like the head articulation being able to let him look down. However, I think the figure serves it's purpose. Most people will find a pose they like and build a display around it, rarely reposing him.
I would agree with your score of 7/10, yet I have to say I am glad I bought it. While over priced, it looks good on the shelf and is far better than the Engine of Vengeance they have just offered. As I didn't have a Silver Surfer, and the price for that was, and still is, around the £100 mark it added a little incentive. I have commented previously, Hasbro are pushing their luck on the price of figures, and Haslab’s should not be a thing. On the whole however, I have no buyers remorse.
A 7/10 is a perfect score. It’s okay, but it could be so much better in certain areas you pointed out. Now I gotta check to see if I left any scratches posing his shoulders the other day.
I agree on a lot. It is a tad pricy for what you get but im not disappointed in mine. I find it a hassle to articulate because of the size so I just leave mine in a boring neutral pose for now. Those people who really want to articulate him though are in for a struggle.
I have the 2007 Hasbro surfer and board, I compared it to the one that came with my Galactus. The boards are the same molds except the 2007 is chrome. I think I like the 2007 surfer figure better because it's thinner and the head looks waaay up.
It's big, it's got a great sculpt, it has minimal paint, it has mostly standard articulation with limited neck and shoulders. The figure is okay. Just okay. For the price, I wanted to be blown away. I wanted shoulder sockets, great movement at the top and bottom of the neck, soft rubber chest for movement. It should have had 3A Transformers-level movement. . .. .. . . . .. . . . It's okay, but I'm far from impressed.
I have the ability to get one tomorrow as New Zealand EB Games randomly got some stock of him & the Sentinel. Tempting but it does seem over priced... ahhh decisions... haha
@@AnthonysCustoms Got it! 😅 Ended up selling some stuff last night luckily so got some extra funds. It was still the same price as the pre order luckily too. EB Games didn't try scalping haha
Thanks. I appreciate your critical eye during these reviews. The paint and articulation are a little disappointing, but the rigid collar and half-ass light features are a kick in the groin at this price point. If we got another needed figure instead of that lame Doom head I would have been far more happy with my purchase.
Man we can always rely on you to make honest reviews. 7/10 is completely fair imo. It’s a good score, but not “best ever” cause if we’re honest with ourselves this is a cool figure, but not perfect at all (Especially for the price). I feel like most reviewers are so excited about these big figs that they don’t wanna see any flaws. They want it to be perfect so therefore it is in their eyes. Anyways, I’ll end my rambling. Good review as always.
Great review, as always, Anthony. The scratches on the shoulders alone make me glad I didn't get this, never mind the truly mediocre bonus figures, none of which is worth more than $20. Have you ever considered reviewing a Valaverse Action Force figure? I got some recently and I feel like for $34 per figure they are delivering the quality Hasbro wants us to think we're getting with Marvel Legends and GI Joe Classified. I'd love to see you take a look at any of their figures. Just a suggestion.
that's a rip off! Seriously the jakks pacific batman dark knight, that yeah I understand it is not a great sculpt in some areas... has plenty of details really really well done for a price of 50 bucks! Just don't see where went the ridiculous cost of adding a bit of articulation and lights. This looks plastic as hell!
I mean... if you spent $400 on a figure, you kinda have to convince yourself it's the best figure ever so you don't hate yourself for expending that much money 😅
Ever hear of the term McDonaldization? It's a fairly interesting sociological thought process but I bring it up because one of the beliefs in a McDonaldized society is that "bigger is better" in spite of the actual quality, or in the case of Galactus here, his size alone warrants the price in many people's minds. In my view, judging by the few reviews I saw of this guy (Yours, Shartimus, and Dan Who) I think it's fine overall for the price. It's flawed in many respects, the biggest offense to me personally is not taking the shoulderpads into account the way they did the skirt piece for the hips, and I too would like a switch for the lights. However the value is there, Silver Surfer's Walgreens distribution was awful so giving another chance to get him was great, Morg is a badass piece regardless if you know who he is or not, and Nova's fine. Alternate face plates are a no brainer and the Doom head's okay but unnecessary. I'm with you, it's a solid effort but it could've used a little more R&D to make it feel totally worth the investment.
I really love this guy but my biggest gripe is his arms. I have messed around him him for a good amount of time so far, but man is he hard to photograph 😂
How much articulation did you want from Galactus? From what I recall in the comics, Galactus was never super dynamic. He raised his arms here and there, but he was never super dynamic with his fighting in the comics. Would it be nice if Galactus can pose like Wolverine, or even Colossus? Sure, but that was never Galactus thing.
Watching Anthony doing the articulation segment was like watching a man and his uncooperative child.
I was thinking the same thing!😭
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I had the same impression!
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Galacticus yoga
13:55 Nah, Darwin is still the best Marvel Legends ever
Strange that he has better knees and ankles than neck, elbows and shoulders. Galactus isn't doing Riverdance, but he will gesture a lot with his arms and moving his head seems important too? This character usually looms. That means he looks down on what he's going to snack on. He reaches out with his arms and hands, those are his most expressive parts...
Anthony dropping that 🔥👏🏾 If I was a rich man, I'd definitely back your figure line. Nobody I've come across has your depth of expertise. It's a shame none of these companies want you to consult for them on regular basis.
Kindve shocked he didn't come with an a/c adapter for a permanent power supply.
Should with empty body so you put your own led in it. And if it broke you replace in yourself.
@@boeingnz Exactly
even Anthony does not charge them, all existing companies probably think his way "waste" too much time and cost a few cents more. They only want ok, fast and cheapest to max their profit.
About damn time! Anthony, i LOVE your reviews. Period. I’ve been waiting for this one in particular.
Thanks a lot
I think it was priced okay. The biggest problem I have is that for such a big figure the articulation in most parts is so lacking still. The details are in the mold but could be better as well for paint wise. The included figures are mediocre and reused. This is pretty much my last purchase for the line. From this point on I'll just be getting the ones that really stand out. I have everything else I've ever wanted.
@@scottroxford5715 well said
That’s been the approach I’ve been taking with hasbro products
@@scottroxford5715 yup, I've probably only completed like 3 build a figures. And one of them was by accident. I have most of the figures of characters I like already so I'm good.
It fits with the better looking Legends so dont think too much paint is good since it might overpower the others and wont be like Legends in terms of plastic. Also doing the same. Very picky now and just going for those who are accurate to source with alt parts and a good sculpt.
When everyone on FB was posting their pictures of the multiple Galactus figures they ordered two weeks ago, I just pulled out my Toybiz BAF and displayed it proudly. I was fine.
See? This is why I dig Anthony's reveiws... everyone else has kissed haslabs butt about this figure, but it's entirely different, watching a review that is both objective and subjective, where the reviewer makes it clear, which is which. Thanks Anthony! Sik
But it's not like every single other reviewer HASN'T pointed out the lackluster articulation, it just seems most other people were expecting it to have very limited articulation or are more okay with it considering the character.
@@JeffZ1028 but Anthony is reliably skeptical and looks at figures from all companies seriously
@@JeffZ1028 ...you may be right, but thus far, I havent seen lack of articulation mentioned (at least, in a way that properly addresses it). Everyone has pretty much just been "ga-ga" over having it. ...and, dont get me wrong, I actually think it's pretty dope, I'm just illustrating that I can count on Anthony to address potential issues, that nobody else mentions and in detail, explain said issues. Sik
you sounded like a teacher on a zoom call in this one. great review!
I was hesitant at first backing this but I'm glad I did. After seeing the EoV I'm especially glad. I hope the next one is Giant-Man so it's big and can hopefully get some good poses easily
Do I think it was worth the price? As someone who bought it? No. But I think it's damn close, and I am VERY happy with the final product and the fact that I get to own it.
I think the price is fair, and much better detailed than the former! However, I would like to see some shading or dry brushing to augment the aesthetics….Great review!!! Keep it up, Ant!
agree. But, based on all the conversations I had with Hasbro. Whenever it cost them a little more, they "have" to price up a lot. So, the ML team actually mean to keep the price low and let the buyer decide to custom or not. Their company just have a much higher profit margin than others.
@@TimothyLau55 fuck hasbro then
I agree, its just that I have a problem when hasbro keeps making the same figures over and over, and over- with only new head sculpts and a new paint job- then charge us more... I mean i dont mind paying a little bit more if the product is a new design ,,,, but most of the body molds are old
@@meneliktafari894 I know...and the bodys were not that good from the beginning.
Indeed! Still a Hasbro fan…. I’m little concerned with the direction they are trying to move in
I think it’s worth the price. He is the cornerstone of the marvel cosmic universe. I feel like my collection wouldn’t be complete without him. I may never buy another Haslab, but I’m glad I have Galactus.
Best figure reviewer on UA-cam
Thanks a lot
That sound quality brings me back to the times when you had black background when you reviewed the figures, ah, sweet nostalgia
Good review tho!
Excellent review as usual Anthony. I think this haslab is slightly overpriced, but I could justify purchasing it unlike the Engine of Vengeance. Now, had the Silver Surfer had the same metallic finish as the Walgreens, along with magnetic feet and board, Korg should have had a wash and alternate fist hands, and Frankie Raye should have had a more metallic finish, and Galactus should had sound effects, then I would say the price would have been completely worth it. Still, I'm very satisfied with Galactus overall and I'm glad I bought it. I don't care about the Doom head, would have preferred another herald instead.
Question 1: I feel the price was okay, if it was any higher priced I doubt I’d have backed it however. I really wanted a Galactus, so with what he does and how he looks to me, I’m almost two weeks into owning my copy and I haven’t had buyer’s remorse, yet.
Question 2: I was on the fence about the Doom head, I was psyched for it as a fan of the character. I like it in person, if the figure overall was less costly I’d have easily bought one for the Galactus head and the other body for the Doctor Doom head.
Question 3: Silver Surfer’s purple effects are something I didn’t think I’d like much seeing it in person. I’d have preferred yellow, but this works nicely for me.
Question 4: A variation on the lights would’ve been awesome.
I agree about the articulation, I am pretty hesitant to move the legs, raising his arm a certain way had made his blue shoulder armor or collar separate as well. I have the same problem.
I’m not expecting some spider-man articulation but yeah, feels limited as hell.
Also, installing his antenna had to have been one of the most nerve wracking experiences I’ve had with a figure.
I’ve been worried about him falling a few times, he’s too damn expensive for me to be fine with him taking a fall, so I got him on the ground for now.
I’m still quite happy with getting him, I regret passing up the sentinel for a while at first, I’m glad I didn’t skip on this beast of a figure.
A switch for the lights would’ve been nice, it stays lit up for about 3 minutes.
I think it was worth it even if pricey. He's huge, comes with associated accessories. lol when Darwin showed up, truly the peak of Hasbro's abilities.
Darwin is the peak Hasbro product
Lots of collectors will be happy with this guy simply as a play set or backdrop to their display and that’s great.
For me, it’s another HasLab that I’m glad I didn’t go in for. The whole HasLab idea feels fun (and I almost get excited enough to go in for the Sentinel), but the program hasn’t yet produced anything yet that I miss not having
Anthony looks like a chiropractor adjusting a toddler when he went over the pose-ability.
I think the price is fine. Big figure, 3 smaller figures, 1 of which is an all new sculpt. It's not terrible, not a steal either, it's fine for the price.
The Doom head was an okay addition. I don't care about it, but it is also the only way an accessory like this was going to be made. Sure, we could have gotten a 4th figure, but the point of the tiers is to enhance the main project, which the Doom head attempts to do. I'd ha e been fine without it, but I'm not mad it exists either. It was an attempt to get people to buy 2 though.
exactly. trying to get people to buy an extra
This is my personal opinion and I'm not sure if it's a fair comparison or not, to be honest, but I can't really justify the price of these figures after having purchased the Ultimate Deadpool from NECA.
That figure was around $125-$130 when I got it and it's the best thing I have ever got, lol. It's big, sturdy, comes with a lot of accessories, decent paint and many display options. It's really fun.
I can't really see the value of this Galactus for how much it costs.
It's also thanks to these huge NECA figures that I can't see how the Engine of Vengeance was worth $350 in Hasbro's greedy eyes.
0:21 Ayo, back to the OG Anthony's Customs is back!!! although your voice sounds like it has aged down a bit comparing to your more deadpan voice back in the day.
Always appreciate how honest you are
thanks
I understand your thoughts about articulation, I think the upper body is more important than the lower body for galactus. He makes most of his moves with his head and his arms which has the least range of motion with this figure. This figure could be the best if only the upper body had better articulation.
This is the realest toy reviewer we have. I think when people drop as much money as this costs you can lie to yourself that it's better than it actually is, and because you can't return it. Glad to see someone who respects the customer's dollar.
Thanks for the support
Hi Anthony, long time no comment… I’ve been away for around 3 months, from both watching your reviews and collecting action figures. I had a sudden career change, I’m now a part time freelance graphic designer but a full time art teacher. Because of it I had to move to a new city 500km away from my hometown, that and my new job implied a lot less free time but I’m now back to my old UA-cam watching habits and my most loved action figure collecting hobby.
As per usual I 100% agree with your critics.
A premium action figure needs: premium materials, premium hardware (ratchets, swivels, ball joints, etc), premium sculpt, premium paint and premium engineering. Unfortunately this Galactus seems to be premium in price only.
Maybe you noticed that there is no “…premium gimmicks…” in my list and that is because I think action figures bought for display purposes don’t need voice or light gimmicks, as a matter of fact they won’t benefit from any kind of electronic gimmicks. It’s simple math, ask yourself the following question. How many times are you going to use those light gimmicks after your figure is displayed? Now compare your answer to the following sacrifices implied by the use of electronic gimmicks in action figures. The price will go up, the eyes will become dead when turned off, the figure needs to have more hollow parts to allow for the electronics to run inside which will negatively affect both the sturdiness and the articulation of the figure. Do you think turning the lights on 2 times a year is enough to earn all those sacrifices? I definitively don’t.
Merry Christmas and thanks for the review Anthony.
Glad to hear you're back. I agree with your comment. Enjoy your new career. Merry Christmas
Galactus is the worse enemy of a collector. Cheap looking, expensive and space killer. Specially space that us collectors run out very very often.
I got room for mine. Made a short table for it to stand on.
This is why I keep watching your channel. Finally an honest opinion. A ridiculously expensive figure with limited articulation shouldn't be getting high ratings. Thans for these videos and keep up the great work!
Thanks for watching
Considering the marvel universe Galactus had a sound feature with several quotes, I find this to be my biggest let down with a premium priced figure such as this haslab
I bought one, but I'm not sure if want to open it for myself or sell it in the future. I'm a X-Men and Spider-Man focused collector, so I don't know if I want to continue to expand outside those two series.
I have never collected marvel legends but I bought my first one on Tuesday. I got the Controller wave Iron Man for $15 from the target app. If I had the money, I definitely would try and get this because I think it's a pretty good value with a massive figure, 3 regular figures, and accessories.
I'd say it's more worth the price than most marvel legends but still can't afford it, nor do I want to. Thanks for the review anthony
I gotta say, I've enjoyed this video a lot more than I should have, watching Sir Anthony play around with the articulation was way more comedic than I expected it to be.
I appreciate the effort that goes into these video, thank you Sir Anthony!
Thanks a lot
I absolutely LOVE this figure. To me it is the best Marvel Legends ever. For three main reasons..
1) the characters itself.
I’m subjectively drawn to a great Galactus so I’m blown away to finally have one.
2) the scale is perfect.
The figure matches the comic stats perfectly. Classic Galactus was drawn big but not gigantic all the time.
3) he looks amazing and moves just fine for the character.
Aside from a little more head articulation he can hit every pose I need from this guy. He looks accurate to the comics so I don’t believe he needs more paint.
This guy is a 10/10 for me. Much better than the Sentinel.
"moves just fine for the character" This is why I think most poeple seem to be okay with the figure's articulation, not like you really see Galactus in many dynamic poses, unless I'm mistaken🤷♂️
@@JeffZ1028 absolutely not. As a matter of fact if you push this figure you can pose him more dynamically than Galactus ever does in the comics
Sorry but wasn't Galactus supposed to be bigger than a planet?
Don't get me wrong, I like the scale in comparison with the other Marvel Legends is cool but I had questions when it said it is in perfect scale.
@@fabstv3968 No, he's definitely not anywhere near that big. I think the Haslab is still not in scale, but even the comics aren't consistent with it, so having him building-size compared to a 6 inch figure in the same series is good.
@@fabstv3968 nah Galactus’ standard height is 28’9” so a 32 inch Galactus is perfect for 6.25 scale. Of course Galactus can become any size he wants so he’s sometimes drawn way bigger but he was roughly this size in “The Coming of Galactus”, “ the Trial of Galactus”, Fantastic Four #243, and the entire Secret Wars.
I highly recommend reading all those essential Galactus appearances.
AC, just wanted to say, that whenever I want a totally honest review on something, and I want the real 411 on QC I watch YOUR reviews. There's a ton of reviews out on this Galactus, and anything else out there, but very few that will just tell you how it is from the mouth of a trained eye. Thanks for the Honest review, and keep up the good work.
Thanks a lot
My only issue is that Galactus is very top heavy. It’s an extremely great figure.
However, a proper metal doll stand solved that problem nicely.
I got it from Mercari with all tiers for less than the original price and by selling off Surfer and Morg, I was able to technically reduce the cost further.
It is overpriced, it looks nice, but they really needed to add more paint apps, for both galactus and the heralds figures, and either drop the light features or make it more practical, to be fair, unlike the engine of vengeance, and to a certain degree, the sentinel, I think crowdfunding was the only way we would get a figure like this
Thank you for pointing out the obvious flaws that people have been denying due to the sunken cost fallacy.
I bought a thing so that thing is perfect lol
Great critical review. Can he sit down though? Since every time I seem to see this character he's sitting. I think the accessories, the face and the articulated hands are the best part about it, despite it's flaws it's a very impressive figure
he cannot sit like the sentinel
@@AnthonysCustoms That's kinda disappointing. Thanks for the response Anthony
I actually kinda like that your head comes off fairly easy. IT takes me way to much effort to try to pop mine off. But I agree. I wouldn't say he's the "best" ML figure ever. The lights not having an on/off is really annoying to me as well.
3:53- "it still just looks like a Marvel Legends figure"- I'm not buying it,. but damn, I felt that.
Are you gonna get the new spec goku model kit?, I think it looks better than the original one.
Here for the Galacticus yoga 🧘🏼♀️
As much as I everyone likes a hefty figure (to fool themselves into thinking it’s worth more) that heft comes at the price of practicality. If the articulation wasn’t so limited you would still have to work out a way for him to maintain any kind of “dynamic” pose without him toppling over. It seems to me that this figure has a severe case of slightly posable statue, not accomplishing either role, action figure nor statue, in the slightest.
The articulation segment reminded me a lot of a chiropractic video. 😂 Honest as always and much appreciated review. I saw this thing and as cool as it looked, I felt buyer's remorse creeping up so I passed on it.
don't listen to the haters. keep making a change for this community. we need to be heard
It was kinda worth it for me. Galactus is my second favorite character next to Doctor Doom (funny enough I didnt want that extra head at all).This was kind of a dream figure for me. Also, I get this is a ML figure, but the old 3.75 Marvel Universe figures look great with him and make him look huge(er?).
I think the biggest issue was the tiers, they should all have came with pinless joints, better paint jobs, good accessories and the doom head should have been another figure. Galactus should have had better paint as well.
Anthony: It's fine, 7/10
HasBros: REEEEEEEEE!!!
Looking back at both the Sentinel and Galactus, Giant Man seems to be a far better figure than either as it won't be hampered by electronics and seems to have the range of a RYV Spider-Man or better. It has a texture all over and will have shading. Giant Man seems like it will actually be able to look down.
if they would have done galactus for the haslab this year it would have been $500, so this was worth the price.
Hasbro pricing things at stupid levels doesn't make something priced slightly less high worth the price...This is some really awful logic.
Nice & well thought review, always nice to see your perspective. Here’s hoping Rival one day gets a big figure or so as you seem to have ideas on how it should be not only big, but sturdy & doing action poses.
Dude... what... lmao So awesome.
Man, Anthony, you make me feel like such a "weekend warrior" - a concept that I'm sure most of my friends would find most amusing xD
Thank you for the honest review, Anthony!
To me, the lack of a normal articulation for the head and the arms are absolutely unacceptable, but also, the fact that he can’t move his legs all the way forward is also a big bummer. One might want to sit him, like he’s sitting on his throne or something, looking down to his small servants. But, he can’t sit, he can’t look down. What a disabled figure.
Agreed
I've got to say, now that I see the two side by side, I am REALLY disappointed in the Surfer we got here. You'd think it was the one that was released in stores and that the Walgreens one was what we got with this limited and expensive backing. If you look at the arms, the silver on them looks different than the torso. On its own it's fine but I think it really sticks out next to the other version.
Shortly before Galactus was announced and the Walgreens figure was more than I could spare I caved and made a custom Surfer of my own. It's not as nice as that first figure of course, but I wasn't expecting it to actually look BETTER than the HasLab one. I really think they could have made this version worth it with a unique color scheme, maybe some kind of galactic effect since those have been pretty alright imo. But oh well. At least I now have a board and flat palm hands for my custom, that was all he needed.
I think how it represent the comic book character in a plastic form is also important factor when it comes to an action figure's aesthetic. Would you think they did a good job for that??
Only for the looks... He can't look down... He almost exclusively is looking down in the comics
Haven't finished the review, but based on its shelf presence alone, id say its well worth the price. Granted, I mainly collect/build model kits, different pricing/expectations aside, the closest I can think of to this Galactus would be the HG Neo Zeong. Its roughly the same size, you can't really pose it much and its obviously an unpainted kit, and it still retails for over $300. So based on my personal expectations for a figure like this, id say yeah. Its well worth it just for its visual impact alone.
That ninja looks awesome, I hope that you'll be able to get them to market one day
Thanks. It'll happen
After getting burned over the floppy Sentinel, I’ve given up on Haslab and to a large extent Marvel Legends. Watching this review and seeing the Ghostrider car preview, I know I made the right decision.
I think since you had the headset on, you should have gone full blown hokey infomercial announcer for this guy, blue water in a clear bowl and all.
hahaha. when you laid him down to move his legs, it looked like you were helping him with the workout🤣. Thanks for yet another great review 👍
This figure is pretty impressive, it's a shame that it was out of my budget.
Anthonys baby handling skills coming in clutch in this review.
Question of the day: It’s a little tricky for me to answer honestly. I don’t own the figure, so I’ll base my thoughts on what I have seen of the figure. Sculpt wise and size wise I feel are amazing, but the paint is severely lacking and the articulation is pretty weak. In other words, no it is not worth the price. IMO, a figure can have some of the best sculpt work on it, but without any paint, that sculpt work becomes almost completely pointless if it doesn’t have anything to help bring it to life.
Excellent critique. You’re looking mighty fine Anthony ❤️❤️
All good points.
I didn’t back this one, mainly due to space. The Sentinel already takes up a chunk.
The plastic scratching, imo, is unacceptable. Not on such an expensive figure.
Also, my Sentinel has zero of the issues everyone talks about.
I pose him up, play around with him for pics.
Though, he mostly stands by my seat so I can randomly tap his chest like a big kid.
I don’t even know where I’d put Galactus lol
He’d have to stand in the corner of my bedroom like a kid in time-out.
I think these HasLab figures should come with a ton of paint.
But they don’t and it’s disappointing.
I don’t think Galactus is worth it.
I don’t know that I’ll back another HasLab. I guess it depends.
I’m more an X-Men person than FF. Now if they did some crazy ass Devil Hulk…I might jump on that.
I have both variants of the marvel universe galactus so I have no use for this figure. Plus it's too big and too much imo. 200 dollars or at the most 250 seems fair for what you're getting here.
Great review, you hit on everything I would be nitpicky about and have saved me from some potential unhappy purchases in the past
First time I moved his legs I felt like I was changing a diaper. 😂
I think its worth the price in the sense that you don't regret having something like this in your collection after getting it. But you brought up a ton of good points and how many areas they skipped out on is definitely disappointing. A statue with poseable arms would've been equally sufficient for the standard standing pose/holding of the other characters pose and if that could've shaved off a couple of hundred bucks it would've been the way to go if that was an option.
Actually that small gap between the mouth part and the rest of the head kinda makes it look like the mask is casting a small shadow on galactus’ face. I think it looks great surprisingly.
The mouth stick out past the mask though
This is the only Marvel Haslab I've backed, and I generally think they delivered a better product than the Sentinel.
I think aside from the Surfer, tiers should have been more effects and general display options for the main offering.
I would have liked for it to have come with like Planets to hold, or smoke/energy effects to clip onto it, blast effects that can pair with figures in the line. I don't love the Doom head, I enjoy the faceplates and they could have added even more for fun.
More paint is definitely the biggest criticism. I don't think Galactus needs to get into Spiderman poses, but if it hits the poses it needs then its fine enough.
Is it worth the price? probably not but I don't regret buying it
For 300+, the lack of paint detail and the scratching is absolutely unexcusable.
It was 399
@@AnthonysCustoms Did they charge shipping on this one too (It's insane to me that they charge shipping on $300+ items that aren't a couch)? If so, it had to have come out to around $450 after shipping and tax?
Imagine buying a figure for that price and it can barely move, and when you move it, it scratches the paint.
Holy cow.
Q of the Day.: No, I don’t think any figure is worth $400. That’s why I passed. Having said that, I don’t think that many people who did pony up will be disappointed once the figure is in hand.
At least they won't say so
Personally, I justify the price point a bit by separating the additional figures from the main one. To me, Morg is close to a deluxe figure for $38. Silver Surfer and Nova are easily $25 each, possibly $30 given the effect stand, but let's say $25. That makes Galactus closer to $312 as a stand alone. $312 for a 2' 8" figure with electronics isn't awful. It's not great, but it's not awful. The figure could certainly have been better without increasing the price, like the head articulation being able to let him look down. However, I think the figure serves it's purpose. Most people will find a pose they like and build a display around it, rarely reposing him.
I would agree with your score of 7/10, yet I have to say I am glad I bought it. While over priced, it looks good on the shelf and is far better than the Engine of Vengeance they have just offered.
As I didn't have a Silver Surfer, and the price for that was, and still is, around the £100 mark it added a little incentive.
I have commented previously, Hasbro are pushing their luck on the price of figures, and Haslab’s should not be a thing. On the whole however, I have no buyers remorse.
A 7/10 is a perfect score. It’s okay, but it could be so much better in certain areas you pointed out.
Now I gotta check to see if I left any scratches posing his shoulders the other day.
I agree on a lot. It is a tad pricy for what you get but im not disappointed in mine. I find it a hassle to articulate because of the size so I just leave mine in a boring neutral pose for now. Those people who really want to articulate him though are in for a struggle.
I have the 2007 Hasbro surfer and board, I compared it to the one that came with my Galactus.
The boards are the same molds except the 2007 is chrome.
I think I like the 2007 surfer figure better because it's thinner and the head looks waaay up.
Yes I believe it's worth the price
Meh...🙄
It's big, it's got a great sculpt, it has minimal paint, it has mostly standard articulation with limited neck and shoulders. The figure is okay. Just okay. For the price, I wanted to be blown away. I wanted shoulder sockets, great movement at the top and bottom of the neck, soft rubber chest for movement. It should have had 3A Transformers-level movement. . .. .. . . . .. . . . It's okay, but I'm far from impressed.
Yeah I agree
I'm good with the articulation. You can still pose well enough despite the limited articulation.
I honestly prefer the hike a figure toybiz one but I actually don’t know about this one.
One of your best vids to date!! 🎉🎉🎉
I mean... Galactus was not known for his acrobatic abilities, so this articulation works for me. Scratching is unaccebtable tho.
Is he known to look down and move his arms?
@@AnthonysCustoms looking down is main feature, as he devours planets like menacing giant.
From our perspective, as puny humans ;)
Exactly
I have the ability to get one tomorrow as New Zealand EB Games randomly got some stock of him & the Sentinel. Tempting but it does seem over priced... ahhh decisions... haha
Good luck
@@AnthonysCustoms Got it! 😅 Ended up selling some stuff last night luckily so got some extra funds. It was still the same price as the pre order luckily too. EB Games didn't try scalping haha
Thanks. I appreciate your critical eye during these reviews. The paint and articulation are a little disappointing, but the rigid collar and half-ass light features are a kick in the groin at this price point. If we got another needed figure instead of that lame Doom head I would have been far more happy with my purchase.
Agreed
I appreciate Anthony for being highly strick, but man I'm glad I don't see what he sees. I don't think I would be able to collect if I did
it's too expensive and I won't get that figure.. thanks Anthony for another honest review...
Man we can always rely on you to make honest reviews. 7/10 is completely fair imo. It’s a good score, but not “best ever” cause if we’re honest with ourselves this is a cool figure, but not perfect at all (Especially for the price). I feel like most reviewers are so excited about these big figs that they don’t wanna see any flaws. They want it to be perfect so therefore it is in their eyes. Anyways, I’ll end my rambling. Good review as always.
Thanks a lot
Great review, as always, Anthony. The scratches on the shoulders alone make me glad I didn't get this, never mind the truly mediocre bonus figures, none of which is worth more than $20. Have you ever considered reviewing a Valaverse Action Force figure? I got some recently and I feel like for $34 per figure they are delivering the quality Hasbro wants us to think we're getting with Marvel Legends and GI Joe Classified. I'd love to see you take a look at any of their figures. Just a suggestion.
Honestly, most collectors are literally just: bigger is better
western figure collectors at least
that's a rip off! Seriously the jakks pacific batman dark knight, that yeah I understand it is not a great sculpt in some areas... has plenty of details really really well done for a price of 50 bucks! Just don't see where went the ridiculous cost of adding a bit of articulation and lights. This looks plastic as hell!
"I don't care if people get mad"
Holy moly Anthony BASED
I mean... if you spent $400 on a figure, you kinda have to convince yourself it's the best figure ever so you don't hate yourself for expending that much money 😅
Lol
The fact he can't look down sucks. I'm curious if you backed Victory Saber and if so, will you review it?
I didn't
Ever hear of the term McDonaldization? It's a fairly interesting sociological thought process but I bring it up because one of the beliefs in a McDonaldized society is that "bigger is better" in spite of the actual quality, or in the case of Galactus here, his size alone warrants the price in many people's minds.
In my view, judging by the few reviews I saw of this guy (Yours, Shartimus, and Dan Who) I think it's fine overall for the price. It's flawed in many respects, the biggest offense to me personally is not taking the shoulderpads into account the way they did the skirt piece for the hips, and I too would like a switch for the lights. However the value is there, Silver Surfer's Walgreens distribution was awful so giving another chance to get him was great, Morg is a badass piece regardless if you know who he is or not, and Nova's fine. Alternate face plates are a no brainer and the Doom head's okay but unnecessary.
I'm with you, it's a solid effort but it could've used a little more R&D to make it feel totally worth the investment.
I really love this guy but my biggest gripe is his arms. I have messed around him him for a good amount of time so far, but man is he hard to photograph 😂
How much articulation did you want from Galactus? From what I recall in the comics, Galactus was never super dynamic. He raised his arms here and there, but he was never super dynamic with his fighting in the comics. Would it be nice if Galactus can pose like Wolverine, or even Colossus? Sure, but that was never Galactus thing.
This figure can't look down or raise it's arms... That's not super dynamic. It's almost literally the only thing he needed.