don't like Bats at all, but I'm getting most of the rest. agree with Chief that the height is encouraging.

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DITTO!

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Y'all definitely better let us know if the APC is worth it. I'm seeing it as the go/no-go for Hiya's long-term work on the license. If it fails critically, their already-iffy reputation is dead; imho.

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I will gladly share my thoughts on the APC, if BBTS ever FRACKIN SHIPS MY ORDER.
I like BBTS and all, but the time it's been taking them to ship my orders lately is getting ridiculous. It used to be a day or two, now it's been almost a week, and I'm still waiting for a shipping notification.

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I got in my latest BBTS order Sat, with the one of the Hiya ColMar ladies with the do-rag on. I dig her a good bit, really. Gonna get the other chick.

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Initial thoughts on the APC:

Feels solid. Can't think of anything I'm real worried about. The seat restraints are fragile looking, but the attachment points pop off fairly easily, which is good, as it will help prevent actual breakage.
It does come with batteries and the lights are nice. There is a switch on the under side of the hull, under the front turret, that turns on the headlights and interior lights. And a switch on the under side of the roof, directly under the spotlight, that turns on the spotlight.
Turrets rotate smoothly yet are still tight enough to not be floppy. The rear turret is a little stiff to slide in the track, but still works fine. I'd rather a little too tight than a little too loose (giggity). At first I was surprised that the turret only appears to be held in to the track by a single 'axle' (for lack of a better word) but realized that with the single point, it allows for some slight barrel elevation.

Now for a few nitpicks:

Color seems too dark. Could really use some lighter green weathering/highlighting.
Side doorway seems a little too small, and seems like it sits a little too high up from the ground. Most of this i think is because of how the door is attached.
The stickers on the monitors, at the command center, are too transparent. You can barely see the vital displays, and even though I know there are stickers on the lower row of monitors, I can't tell what is on any of them.
The chair at the command center slides on the rails, but does not rotate.

Other things to note, the "retail" box is just black.
It has white lettering on one side to say what's in it, and white lettering on the back with manufacturer info and such. That's it. No pictures. Nothing else.
It did come with a Marine figure. There is a square indent in the Styrofoam packing that encased the APC, and there was a bagged Marine figure taped in it.
I got "Redding" (chick with the do-rag) but I'm really curious if there are different figures randomly packed, and also curious if they are all from the most recent wave or randomly from all previously released Marines. I have a second one but I'm leaving it sealed in the shipping box.


Overall very pleased with it. The issues I have with it are fairly minor, and the form and function are all nice.
I feel it is worth the $250 I paid for it.

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Just opened mine and I got Redding as the figure as well. So probably not random.

My thoughts are pretty much the same as Gaigann-Dnok. The side sliding door I think is about the right size, but they shrunk the opening to accommodate the inset cavities for the door rails. If those weren't so chunky the opening could be bigger. But I'll take sturdiness over a bigger opening, especially in a $250 piece.

I'm just super stoked to finally have this in my collection. The APC and dropship were much sought after when I was a kid and I used all kinds of things to stand in for them (mostly the Rolling Thunder for the APC). Can't wait to set it up with some MTF Colonial Marines.

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Speaking of; any chance at comparison pics with the ROCC, Rhino, and Rolling Thunder?

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The first Injustice outfit that's actually decent, imho.

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I've seen where people have gotten Bella and now Cruz too. So it seems it is random, and appears to only be the three new ones.

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I can't imagine those three haven't peg-rotted HARD since most were leery of the poor reception of Hicks/Hudson and then have never heard of the other 4 ColMars. I quite like the Redding I have but only as a poor man's Vasquez.

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Locker Toys has some Easter sale specials for DC, Predator, Joy Toy, and Zombie Lab.

https://www.lockertoys.com/key/index.ph ... y&path=202

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So I knew these would end up as "Superboy Prime" and "Owlman" or something - but got them anyway despite not digging the design (an Injustice shortcoming, not Hiya.)

Quality is good and the sculpts are decent considering the source material. Hands are the only sticking point for me - fists are too small and the connector joints are crap.

That said, I'm still very much looking forward to Harley, Canary & Swamp Thing. Might even get a GL or two for customs. And I'm eagerly awaiting a production pic of Darkseid to see how he scales.

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