MAFEX Wolverine Medicom Marvel Comics X Men Logan Action Figure Review

[@JHernandez]

Outstanding video, Robo. It was refreshing to see someone address QC issues honestly while still being an adult about it.

[@elbarno7124]

It’s good, just not 80$ good

[@soliduswasright678]

MAFEX should start cutting their prices in half IMO. They've had some good and some bad, but 40 bucks would make it sting a lot less.

[@patimusprime6636]

Robo I think you’re missing a piece inside the unmasked head. Usually there’s an internal socket like piece that fits into the head. Looks like yours either fell out or wasn’t assembled right. Be hitting them folks up for a fix, sir.

[@stephana.j.]

Patimus Prime blame colossus

[@natedisney9540]

Stephen AJ blame your mom

[@Tcstewie]

As a product designer, you can make a product look as pretty as you want. But if the internal design itself is bad, it's still a bad product.

[@smallvillefan72]

When I relax with a favorite beverage I use a “butterfly cup” . So good to see a new Robo review in 2020!

[@blammers]

I’m so glad I cancelled my preorder. This kind of bad QC is unacceptable.

[@jcam320]

Specially for the price point, super unacceptable. Maybe for a 20 dollar figure it might possibly be fine but for an expensive figure it's honestly unacceptable

[@WiGgYof09]

I dont see what makes this an $80 figure. Hasbro came pretty close to this for $20.

[@accurate1983]

This on top of the fact that Hasbro has so many Wolverines to collect, you can get 4 different ones for that price!

[@gabe5499]

Just wait for the knockoff

[@tyfromthe5thdimension26]

@@gabe5499 I swear im gonna get the KO and just adjust the heads to fit on legends bodies lol maybe even mess around with the hands somehow

[@Zekzt]

@@gabe5499 I also got that one abd damn there is so many issues with him. I will for sure ge the KO to do X-Force repaint and i will try to fix his arms (i dont plan to drill the 80$ figure, but 15-18$ KO i can even disassemble)

[@Arrowdodger]

I'd say this is twice as good as a Marvel Legends in a lot of ways. Of course, it costs 4 times as much, so that's still damning it with faint praise.

[@theramblinmahoney2316]

0:06, Also way to expensive to have his arms pop off constantly. You got lucky, my mate did not.

[@yunusdavids9589]

Robo don't know that he just saved me 80$.

[@ryanpang7808]

Lol...

[@paskuin7u7r45]

I can save you from an unnecessary discussion: Use *doesn't* for HE, SHE and IT.

[@markustam3737]

I’m always down for another fwoosh review! Edit: btw medicom has been using that arm structure for a while now, I remember seeing it in the first homecoming spiderman by mafex.

[@allanqg]

5:30 that's what I like about Robo as a reviewer, he tries to see te positive side

[@mjpMALIK]

Better scale too

[@corruptpixel8441]

To me a review should be objective

[@codek5354]

That unmasked head being like that blows my mind. My wolverine has one of the arm issues but other than that I love it. Glad it worked out in your favor though Robo!!

[@DeadpoolXI1]

Meh, I'll stick with the latest Marvel Legends Wolverine, looks imo just as good as this one, is cheaper and dosen't seem to have any issues with the articulations

[@whatisthis771]

I think you’re the only person who got that weird unmasked head

[@Fever_Ghoul]

I really hope the Hush and DKR Batman don’t come with these issues.

[@Boogie1328]

steven valdovinos I’m keeping my fingers crossed on those Batmans, this Wolverine was executed very very poorly

[@TheDanpics]

The cup piece is missing from the unmasked head, that sort of happened with my mafex Spider-Man, the piece wasn't glued in to the head and fell out when I took it out of the box.

[@benjaminlopez392]

I agree Robo, I was playing with this figure before any reviews went up and never had any qc issues on my copy. Weird that your unmasked head doesn’t have the peghole mine had it. It’s a damn fun figure, sweet review!

[@babystacks]

WOW Anthony didn't mention the unmasked head just straight up not fitting. This is a HUGE disappointment. I wouldn't pay $20 for this.

[@nhyar]

Because that is a quality control issue only Robo got.

[@darnellbuchanan9940]

Yea he didn't

[@hombreerana]

Cause he didnt get that, dude

[@darnellbuchanan9940]

@@hombreerana oh ok

[@dannycruz5446]

Headsculpt looks like a John Byrne Wolverine but with exaggerated mask wings (or whatever they're called)

[@Getwright-]

Its seems straight out of the x-men arcade cabinet (which im pretty sure is based off Byrne art)

[@Supertomscustoms]

That's exactly how the Spider-Man shoulders were constructed. I had an elbow QC issue, (which HLJ replaced) and I had to swap out arms and was surprised to see how they were put together.

[@MarvelRanger]

I wasn't feeling it at first as well due to some negative reviews, but after playing with the figure for 2 days, it's a marvelous figure and so fun to pose around. Ya definitely need to finesse when playing with this figure compared to like Marvel Legends, which I personally find more exciting and challenging. Excellent review Robo and dude, that kinda sucks that your unmasked head don't fit, but I'm low key a bit jelly, because it looks great on that marvel legends body lol

[@jinzin1]

Had a hardy chuckle after the first bit before the title screen then bellowed in laughter from the second bit after it. That really was the Mafex Loges too. That's commitment to the craft people. lolll

[@jefftae7287]

Here's hoping the Hush Batman has cleaner paint and stronger joints.

[@jeremybarmann5976]

Same thought. Came here to see if it was worth it to venture into Mafex, but this figure falling apart for that price is scaring me away.

[@calothin]

Oh man I hope so I preordered that one.

[@bensolo5235]

You've gotta stop saying "I'll always catch you on the Fwoosh". I can't cry at every outro!

[@BrumansVideos]

Boy, the paint on this is ROUGH. Surprised you didn't bring it up. The black on the heads and the blue stripes are all over place.

[@KingInBlack24]

His looks pretty clean in the video

[@BrumansVideos]

@@KingInBlack24 We must be watching different videos them, lol. This is like a $95 figure, and the paint is on-par with Marvel Legends. The blue stripes go in and out of the molded stripe area (and looks green on some edges). Look at the black line at like 3:59 - that's sloppy as all get out. Hell even the stripes are really bad at that timestamp. Again, $95 figure.

[@namawapaya]

@@FrankW1029 wtf is that supposed to mean? Its about industry standard... More price supposed to be more quality.. Fanboys these days sms

[@BrumansVideos]

@@FrankW1029 Lol wat, deal with what? I'm not buying it. Also if it's $95 at US retailers, then it's $95, unless there is/was actually a way to get it for $70 in the US (shipping ain't free either). Even then, at $70 that still doesn't excuse the bad paint, esp compared to $25 ML.

[@namawapaya]

@@FrankW1029 i know what msrp means you scrub, and 70 dollar is still not an acceptable price for figure with this shitty quality

[@KingInBlack24]

I'm gonna choose to enjoy it. Yeah it has issues that it shouldn't have for a $100 figure, but they're not all that crazy. So as long as mine doesn't have any ridiculous QC issues I'm good. But I'll have to wait and see when my preorder finally ships -_-

[@vincentvanbro475]

Venom_24 agreed! I feel like the majority of people complaining about price point are just looking for any reason not to spend $100. $20 for the legends is fair- but you just can’t compare how much nicer and premium the mafex sculpt and articulation provide! I can’t wait to get mine. Hope yours turns out good!!

[@Zapdos97]

A figure coming apart is a crazy issue. If you don’t mind that when you’re posing your figure that’s fine but others find it unacceptable

[@ReeceHoward06]

@@Zapdos97 But people are spending that much on Marvel Legends on ebay and amazon after people buy them up and resale them, so...

[@vincentvanbro475]

exactly! I was so scared when my mafex spidey shipped. It has a very tight right leg and a left leg that constantly pops out. It gets annoying but it isn’t broken. And as long as I remember to pose gently with that leg it’s perfectly fine. There’s some small paint issues here and there, but even with all of this it’s still one of my top three figures.

[@KingInBlack24]

@@Zapdos97 I agree. I said it has issues that it shouldn't.

[@armoriya]

For $80, you can get 4 Marvel Legends figures and you get build-a-figure pieces with them.

[@bassetlab]

This is an epic review. Thank you for not taking a dump on it. I really like this figure a lot and the way you explain it, is far more realistic and grown- up. Yeah it’s expensive and shouldn’t have these issues, but it’s not a chunk of garbage. It’s a great figure. As always- epic review.

[@Choom89]

Glad you're back Robo, really needed this review!

[@YoungIceMgk]

even with the issues this figure is still dope, i have the marvel legends wolverines and i still plan to get this figure. I think people are just making it out to be worse than what it is lol

[@TheMoulie]

Thx for pointing out the arm structure. Will be good to know when I start posing mine (currently on its way from Japan).

[@g-mandacomicfan350]

Holy freaking moly. I thought you swapped him for an ML Tiger Stripe Logan for the throw gag, I just slowed it down to look, you used the for real Mafex Logan. You sir have some dedication. Respect.

[@TheFwoosh]

Naw man, toys are meant to be played with, haha.

[@g-mandacomicfan350]

@@TheFwoosh Absolutely! Just amazed at the cajones it takes to throw an 80 dollar figure! Haha.

[@TheVileOne]

I like Medicom Mafex products, but yeah $85-$90 is a lot for one figure.

[@ronaldocarlos3303]

its an assembly issue, if you notice the pegs doesnt have a "lock" or a "notch" to hold it in place its just smooth peg easy to pull out. I agree for easy manufacturing they made it that way

[@DWTalentsProduction]

Love this Wolverine. This is my perfect Jim Lee Wolverine.

[@graefx]

I both hate and love that the head fits on the legends and looks so good. I can't buy an $80 head but still. I've got a weird nitpick, but I wish his thighs were thicker. They just seem small given the art on the box and my impression of the video game style. Also, I don't so much mind the claw length, but since they're so stylized and long, I wish they weren't so parallel and evenly thin. If they splayed apart some, and had some thickness variation towards the tips, I'd be really hard pressed to pick him up. Apparently I'm all about the thickness today. For the time being, the legends Wolverine is the one I've got on the desk to just fiddle and play with, but my current favorite and preferred display Wolvie is the Revoltech. If they ever do a 90s/Jim Lee repaint, I'd get that in a heart beat.

[@AdmRustyShackleford]

Dis fig is just like actual character. Awesome.

[@carsons3511]

I've been told that it's based off adam kubert art and the cartoon mixed

[@y0ungbl0od]

Man, this review alone shows why my man Robo is the best reviewer out there.👌🏻

[@KibaCustoms]

The perfect wolverine in 1/12 scale! Love it!

[@toyreps]

Always detail review robo. I think it looks awesome despite the arms feel off easily. But still the best out there

[@ttz4m3]

I'd buy this... if it was half the price.

[@joe_breezy97]

I should have waited to watch your review :( I seen other reviews and heard things and cancelled my pre order yesterday night.

[@thunderfeet]

You can fix those arms. Dip the pegs in Vaseline, squirt some hot glue in the holes and pop the pegs in and move them until the glue drys. They should work perfectly from then on. That’s how I fixed my dark knight batman 0.1 back in the day. Hope you are well Robo and happy new year!!

[@tomsklanka9436]

I like the large wings on the mask, I personally think that’s the way his mask should be

[@Wolverine246]

Nice review, Bub!

[@xgonzo7462]

I just hope the ffh spidey doesn't have these QC assembaly problems

[@dinonutz]

I feel like Mafex would make a great Batman, that Wolverine headsculpt, if you are able to focus on the black part of the face only, it looks exactly like Batman.

[@gael2005l]

Great vid

[@Juanky3379]

The best wolverine out there

[@JangoTheBlueFox]

I think the blue stripes might come Rob Liefeld's Wolverine artwork.

[@shadowmosesmusic]

I just don't get what they're doing with scale? Deadpool was perfect, spider-man was short but passable, wolvie is tall(??) Venom was short, black panther was... odd and small? Are these wolverine arm pegs short?

[@epiclvlpurple19]

Absolutely the BEST 1/12 Wolverine figure. Mine never had an issue with the arms and I love this guy so much

[@iceman4121]

I’ve had this same comment on a few mafex figure reviews. Mafex would be my #1 hands down favorite figure company if it weren’t for their figures disintegrating so easily. You mentioned how it could be due to maybe making the manufacturing easier, which if that’s the case, they should be passing along their savings to the customer. For a figure of this price, and as amazing as the figure is... and this goes for all toy companies; qc issues at $100 a pop is absolutely unacceptable. I’ve lost HUNDREDS of dollars to mafex ALONE due to rebuying figures again because the previous one had fallen apart in my hands, only to find that next figure doing the same. And yes that’s my fault for trusting them again and again. But for anyone who has a working figure from mafex, we all know how heavenly they can be :)

[@Fusion350_]

I would really want that unmasked head for my marvel legends looks really good and wish we would get a head with the wing tips for marvel legends

[@SpoonDude]

The sleeve thing for the shoulder and biceps is actually nothing new, that’s how they’ve been doing their shoulder and biceps, at least since their Hoemcoming Spider-Man

[@lambiebambiebam]

reviewers definitely need a better option than paying $100 on this. they cost about $62 on shelves in hong kong, after shipping maybe $72... but then you won't be the first ones reviewing them. conclusion: move to asia

[@Supertomscustoms]

Or buy from Ami Ami or HLJ. Buying from BBTS or EE is just like buying from a local comic shop. They don't get a discount so we have to pay more so they make a profit.

[@ReeceHoward06]

@@Supertomscustoms You, sir, have just saved me a ton of money! I can't believe I didn't think to get imports from the source

[@Supertomscustoms]

@@ReeceHoward06 Fair warning. Shipping can set you back a bit, but HLJ has a "warehouse" option like BBTS so you can hold stuff in there for 60 days and build up a larger shipment.

[@ReeceHoward06]

@@Supertomscustoms Yeah, it's cool though. I've checked and even with shipping, I'd be saving like $25+ on the Mafex figs.

[@jcarret26]

Awesome review .The Logan head that came with your Wolverine is defective. It's missing the inner peg inside the head.

[@henryramirez5582]

I like this guy he always tell the truth of these figures

[@nicholasdickens2801]

*6:49* Always good advice Robo - Happy New to you all at The Fwoosh XD

[@dharkann]

Gorgeous figure. Shame about the head though, that is unacceptable. Arms are fine, though. I'd rather take my time when posing instead of having ugly pinholes and double joints on my figures.

[@printrabbit8117]

5:30 hmm.. it’s good they’re still trying to improve but we can definitely fault them for selling us a work in progress - finished figures only, for me. Think I can make use of that exploding action feature though. That unmasked head is screwy, I’m sure the retailer will replace it.

[@printrabbit8117]

@schwiggity It shouldn't be. Otherwise we'll just end up throwing our money at anything. Hope they sort it out for the variant and this is just a blip. I've got a lot of mafex on order, with my finger on the cancel button.

[@horrorman2269]

Really love the look of this one, especially the longer ears on the mask. Sucks about the arms and the unmasked head though.

[@CommadoBro]

I still want it.

[@devilmaycryfan7681]

I'll say it again, that masked head on the revoltech, perfect MvsC Wolverine

[@phily-phil]

Agreed. thought the same exact thing when I saw the promo pics for this figure early last year. The body proportions are far more Jim Lee/Kuburt esq, while the mask has that over exaggeration/capcom vibe.

[@theepoopydoodoo]

It looks so pretty, but the arms problem... the arms falling off is too big of a problem. I also JUST got the Justice League Batman and his torso pops off too easily and his head is wobbly. Very unfortunate that figures this expensive have QC issues like this. ALSO ISN'T THIS A WOLVERINE FIGURE AND NOT AN ARM FALL OFF BOY FIGURE

[@ssjMaximum22Goku]

That unmasked seems to be a qc issue just with your copy. You should contact the retailer you got it from and ask for another unmasked head.

[@brenoferreiraferreira4409]

You payed 80USD plus shipping and import taxes for this figure with bad paint, popping arms, bad torso articulation and an extra head with a big defect and you like it!!!! I'm glad you do Robo I'm glad you do. It's not like I think it's very bad but for the price point, man it should be way better, it should be better then a S.H. Figuarts or a Figma and it isn't... it just isn't.

[@umbrellagant7519]

Mine did too, (worked in my favour) arms were fine, I have posed him up several times did photoshoots, arms never popped off, if I’m being nitpicky mine has some paintbleed here and there (visible especially when zoomed in for close up shots) other than that, Beautiful!!👌🏻✨ I love it!🙌🏻🤩 (checked my logan unmasked head and you’re missing the connecting piece, the socket if you will for the neck ballpeg, mine works and has that piece, though I also won’t be displaying mine with unmasked head🤷🏻‍♂️😄

[@trenchdigger59xzy]

Use plumbers tape for the loose joint (it won’t permanently ruin the joint but it will keep it in place).

[@kelsoniscool4311]

The blue tiger stripes are from the new-ish comic were he comes back, return of Wolverine I think

[@brandonpantoja3830]

Love your wolverine voice!

[@gunnersmate7482]

Medicom- I can't. Not one more time. This looks so so fantastic but the quality control issues I've experienced over multiple Medicom/MAFEX lines have me in therapy.

[@thergstar2577]

Good. Not $80 + good. You make this figure look good though, Sir. Kudos. That is straight up BS about the unmasked head missing peg adapter. Thank you for great review.

[@bunnyfreakz]

For $80, at least the paint should be flawless. Shfiguarts and Figma have flawless paintjob.

[@TheFwoosh]

C'mon, no toyline is flawless.

[@unorthdoxcleric6953]

If there is 1 thing I hate its when a fig just falls apart in my hand and this is one of them. PASS.

[@Sybato]

I totally got confused at 12:06, until I realized it was the Mafex head on the Marvel Legends Wolverine

[@Jeddostotle7]

I think the way the arms are constructed are the same as on the MAFEX Venom at the very least, and that didn't have the arm problem, so I think it's less the result of constructing the arm that way in general, and probably more the result of how they executed this particular one. Figure still looks good despite the arm issue, but since I already have good-enough Marvel Legends ones, and am trying not to collect too many of the MAFEX Marvel figures in addition to everything else I'm collecting, them painting the torso stripes blue instead of black was enough for me to turn it down.

[@ravenfrancis8803]

Deym the unmasked logan head is good for the legends hahaha didn't expect that to happen

[@WilliamSMITH-bs7kw]

Awsome Action Figure review bro

[@NavySharkz]

Dude, your Wolverine voice is awesome! XD

[@Starfig]

Mmmmmn, yeah, I think I'll just stick with Mafex Spideys. I do like that unmasked head sculpt on Wolvie a LOT, but there's just nothing here that demands I own it.

[@adrionjones]

I don't want experimental, work in progress figures. I want a glorious, near-flawless final products. Especially after lengthy preorders.

[@jeremybarmann5976]

I've been considering buying my first Mafex figure, especially that Hush Batman that's coming but I like Logan so I checked this out to see how good these 100 dollar figures are. The only expensive figures I have are Figuarts Street Fighters and I have no complaints with those. However for 100 bucks I feel like these shouldn't be falling apart in your hands. You were popping off those limbs/pieces very easily it looked like. Assuming the Logan head is a one-off problem, I'll ignore that. I love the look of this figure, but I also love the Legends wolverines. Also he never had blue tiger stripes to my memory, always been black. Minor gripe. Again for the price point, he should be more solid. This makes me reconsider stepping into the expensive Marvel/DC world, thanks for the video!

[@pat.k4823]

This wolverine is awesome!

[@prophet924]

Hasbro Wolverine with Can of Beams claws is just perfect enough for me. Medicom...Good product but I’ll stick to the $20 product and modify if needed. Come on Hasbro get on that stick and make that ultimate Spidey figure already.

[@LocoLu526]

You need to get the muhomono wolverine (samurai version from manga Realization) I love that figure

[@Masterplayer1500]

My Yamaguchi Wolverine shall stay my main.

[@Macjones69]

This reminds me of him in the hulk vs Thor and wolverine

[@Itzwill2k1]

Happy new year Robo. Great review buddy! I’m holding out on a 2.0 for this guy, here’s hoping. 🙏🙏🙏

[@9833000]

Why not use pledge floor polish with acrylic to stop the limbs from falling off?

[@Prowl76]

It depends on the artist but in the comics the stripes were often dark blue with a heavy black shading. It was the same with the cowl.

[@nhyar]

I think it's the opposite. They are black with blue highlights.

[@phily-phil]

It's always been black stripes. It's just that they often portray black shading with blue and when they draw too many points of shading (as was common in the 90's), it can come off as looking blue.

[@Prowl76]

@@phily-phil then why does the cowl on his brown suit have brown highlights? His cowl and stripes match the color of his gloves and trunks. (Again depending on the artist.)

[@phily-phil]

@@Prowl76 Because black shading usually uses the base color of whatever is prominent. It's usually blue but in the case of Wolverine's brown outfit, then it's brown because the blue would clash to heavily. One just needs to look at any depiction of wolverine where the crosshatching style is not so prevalent.

[@Prowl76]

@@phily-phil different strokes

[@steelmetal9523]

I love your reviews, keep the good work!

[@thebat8997]

Yeah im sticking with the legends

[@specialk3357]

Mafex is not my favorite Cough Iron Spider cough (just my opinion)...I don’t like 80+ QC issues, only Hasbro can do that for $20 lol.

[@Autobot_Megatron]

I'm gutted at this. Upon seeing it for the first time, I was like "damn, I gotta have that for the collection!" Then I took note of the arm issue, and....damn. What a letdown. Action figures should always be made of a high standard of quality in that the buyer shouldn't have his quality of enjoyment compromised because of posability issues with joints. You shouldn't have to be careful with pulling off certain poses because "the joints in the arm will come off"- that's a load of crap on the manufacturer's part. There are figures/collectables you should take care in handling- this figure shouldn't be one of them. As I said, I'm gutted about this because it looks so good that I would've loved to add this guy to my own personal collection. And Wolverine is a longtime favourite character of mine too...

[@worldwarrior1022]

Those claws are almost touching the floor.

[@ironfist9976]

I like the 3-pack wolverine that is the wolverine i grew up..

[@thunder2053]

Thing looks awesome, but I think I’ll pass.

[@rickardcooper6063]

Thank goodness! Finally someone who enjoys this figure as much as me! The reviews were getting pretty (ugly) bleak! #SNIKT