Sandman isn’t more likely to high many followers’ lists for favourite Spider-Man film villain, however he does have a bonus over extra well-liked villains like Doc Ock and Inexperienced Goblin in that he’s simple to bundle as a primary particular person $25 motion determine. And so, practically two years after Spider-Man No Method Dwelling hit theaters, the Hasbro 6” Marvel Legends Sandman No Method Dwelling film determine is now out there. When you don’t have a Flint Marko in your assortment, will this MCU Sandman sufficiently fill that void in your life?
Sandman positively felt like a second-fiddle to Venom afterthought in Spider-Man 3, however Sony determined to do justice to Flint Marko in Spider-Msn No Method Dwelling regardless of actor Thomas Haden Church being unable to reprise his function in individual.
Sandman wasn’t essentially the best choice of followers, however he was a (comparatively) simple determine to pop into the essential packaging for the $25 Spider-Man Legends No Method Dwelling collection, and now Hasbro’s second 6” scale film Sandman (Hasbro beforehand launched a wild shape-shifted sand kind Sandman Construct-A-Determine in 2007) has arrived.
I like motion figures that painting tremendous people demonstrating their powers, so I used to be already a bit biased towards this ML Sandman determine in his remodeled sandy kind. Fortunately, the toy itself is definitely fairly good, validating my preconceived like for it.
Whereas Hasbro has reused a plethora of tooling in 2023 (some to higher impact than others), they clearly invested so much into new components for this NWH Sandman. The determine has an superior bumpy sculpted texture that basically visually drives house that Flint is a person product of sand. The textured sculpt and paint shading look excellent to me and actually add intrigue to a determine that would have appeared fairly plain.
Hasbro would routinely get a little bit of leeway on the likeness of this determine since Sandman was a CGI assemble within the film anyway, however I believe the portrait may be very good regardless. I can positively see the actor resemblance, which is greater than I can say for an enormous swath of Hasbro MCU Legends.
There’s nothing too loopy occurring right here so far as the sand kind goes, however I believe that’s high-quality giving the immensely dynamic nature of the 2007 Sandman BAF.
The equipment for Sandman embody three pairs of swap out arms and a pair of attachable forearm thickeners. There’s regular sized sand fists, regular sized open sand arms and enlarged open sand arms to choose from.
Personally, I believe the enlarged sand arms are an amazing quantity of enjoyable, both with each in use or one combined with a traditional sized hand. These are simply so cool to pose reaching out for a Spidey to clutch.
The articulation set is absolutely pin-less and works nice. A swivel waist would have helped with posing, however not having that further seam actually does enhance the aesthetic of this cool wanting toy. The whole articulation scheme consists of:
—Ball-Jointed Head, Hips and Higher Torso—Ball-Hinge Shoulders—Swivel-Hinge Wrists—Double Hinge Knees and Elbows—Swivel Biceps and Thighs—Hinged Ft with Ankle Rockers
The entire joints have a strong vary of movement besides the hips, which have poor backwards vary. That’s not an enormous difficulty for this character, however I’ll complain about it loads once I get to my Tom Holland evaluate. As a complete I believe the articulation offers all of the posing potentialities most collectors will need.
Total: Whereas it’s not essentially the most aesthetically thrilling toy Hasbro has launched in 2023, this motion determine nonetheless does proper by the No Method Dwelling Sandman seen on-screen. Seamless joints, a number of swap out arms, well-textured new tooling… it is a actual good (if not just a little plain) determine. Some extra sand results like an enlarged fist or Sandy “ft mounds” would have perfected this Sandman, however I like him worlds higher than I anticipated even with out these extras. Virtually actually my favourite determine within the Spider-Man NWH wave.