Marvel Select CRIMSON DYNAMO Action Figure Review

[@tomtudorweaver1078]

A couple weeks after purchasing and this guy looming over some of the villains on my Marvel Legends shelf still catches my eye every time. 100% agree that he could maybe use a bit more range of movement and some panel lining could've helped too, but even without that he's got such a great presence on the shelf, and at least for me he's able to do what I need him to. I think the best part which to me is pretty undeniable is you get a real sense of effort and passion with this release, along with most Marvel Select releases these days.

[@pawarl.o.s.881]

Diamond really needs new marketing people. Their product shots don't do these figures justice.

[@AlanDavidDoane]

Diamond is barely holding on as a company. Ask any comics retailer.

[@e.r.o.6173]

@@AlanDavidDoanejust like comic retailers

[@AlanDavidDoane]

@@e.r.o.6173 Diamond is largely the reason for that IMO.

[@e.r.o.6173]

@@AlanDavidDoane lmao absolutely not

[@LochNessHamster]

Their promotional pictures are all over the place. They do the weirdest shit with them. They show unfinished prototypes with accessories, sculpts and articulation that don't match the final product. They have product shots where they just photoshopped alternate heads on to images that are already in the product listings unaltered. They'll put up product listings with one picture that doesn't show any of the accessories they come with. It comes off like the person managing this stuff is doing it with a gun to their head.

[@ayan31_08]

Diamond select has been killing it. They usually kill it with their big figs but lately even the human like characters have been good. Plus I love the paint and finish on their figs, whereas nowadays we get mostly moulded plastic. And good number of accessories for the price

[@paulrippcord506]

That metallic red on Crimson Dynamo is chef’s kiss perfect. It’s such a beautiful paint job and no swirling plastic. Diamond won me over with their recent Fantastic Four line, their Sue Storm was extremely pretty and had some of the best transparent effect parts and Mr. Fantastic was loaded to the gills with accessories.

[@sik7476]

"Tony Stark built it out of scraps, in a cave!" LOL! I know it's not Obadiah, but... lol! Sik

[@Toxicfish321]

🎵And the Crimson Dynamo Just couldn't cut it no more You were the law🎵

[@charleygarcia518]

Diamond is really setting the standard and we need to support this line more! Especially to show companies like Hasbro what we as consumers want

[@anthonybarone1531]

I know you've been doing reviews for a WHILE now, but in this day in age where there is almost an overabundance of figure reviews on YT...I still find yours to be of the top tier. Always right to the point, honest opinions and just good quality videos. Your Cap review gave me the itch to buy that one, and then I saw the review for Storm Collectibles Taki...so thanks for making my bank account a few dollars short, lol. from one Anthony to another, love the stuff man!

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Thanks a lot for the support. I appreciate it.

[@FREKKI]

I’ve collected the Marvel Select figures since they first started coming out just because they always looked pretty good for the times but they’ve definitely gotten a whole lot better the past few years.

[@aaronmauer7225]

I only get the select figures that can be fudged into a legends display

[@AlanDavidDoane]

I want to do that but where do I slather on the fudge?

[@tomfin-wo5vc]

Q of the Day: Yes, Diamond/Marvel Select has won me over to the point where all characters are on the table, not just the oversized characters that can augment my Marvel Legends collection. Like most other lines, it’s still on a figure by figure basis though. If that means I have 3/4 of the Fantastic Four until they release a Thing figure that I like or I’m missing half the Avengers, so be it. One line where I make character driven (as opposed to figure driven) purchases is enough. Cough*MarvelLegends*cough. 😂

[@magicmirror8627]

They have their Thing figure, they released him first

[@graefx]

I'm too stuck in trying to have everything scale well and I'm entrenched with 6 inch scale stuff. That being said, I think he's close enough to fudge for me. I use to be a lot more ubiquitous but that's the rule now to just avoid snap buying everything. A good figure is a good figure. Every other company continues to dunk on Hasbro with either quality, execution, or price point

[@JayWoods483]

Thanks for your efforts on this product Anthony. Q of the day: I'm converted. I collect Marvel comic book characters, so Marvel Select has provided some excellent products recently that have complimented my Marvel Legends, Revoltechs, and Mafex's. Furthermore, I prefer other companies like Marvel Select to make products (such as this one) rather than ML. The quality that goes into this design, attention to power set accessories, and scaling that works with others makes MS's products a worthy alternative. Would a ribbon-cutting ceremony for your basement be available on YT?

[@AnthonysCustoms]

There won't be a ceremony but there will probably be a final video showing it finished

[@rob6912]

You should do a top 10 or 5 toy companies of the year at the end of the year. Little different from the top 10 figures of the year but similar enough to be just as entertaining

[@illproxyArt]

such a good Robo head sculpt ! :D great fig im sold, just got that recent cap and is awesome.

Yes i like marvel select more than legends and have always collected the larger characters as many people do . The quality has greatly improved and the accessories they provide now are on par with many third party companies for a better price . My only gripe would be i want more figures quicker ,which i suppose is not really a bad thing at all at least for them .

[@artfiend75]

Ooohh the opening double entendres!! Great review as ever sir 👍🏻🤜🏻👌🏻

[@jonathanhampshire6856]

That's the look I like for Cromson Dynamo. A nice spread of accessories and the paint finish looks good too. The scale is too big for me. I prefer 6", and the hindered knee and elbow bend is poor. Still he looks impressive.

[@shams_xix]

Q of the day: I like to pose and play with figures from different toy lines/IPs. As such, I almost never figures that can't even be fudged into the same (i.e. 6-6.5 inch) scale. On the other hand, I've also almost completely stopped buying marvel legends (Power Princess being the only one I've purchased all year). Another reason I don't typically buy Marvel Select (Hulk and Juggernaut being the only ones I own) is that aesthetics are a distant second priority for me, after articulation. Just a matter of personal preference.

[@GeorgeNadaYT]

I started out as a Marvel Select collector. Took forever to assemble the movie Avengers. Their figures are much better now with the added articulation. I still collect them. I prefer the 7 inch scale figures.

[@allangoncalves1453]

Thanks for the review Anthony

[@xCharkrai]

Will you be reviewing the newer SHFiguarts berserker armour guts?

[@DM-tx5mn]

are you going to review the void baf?

[@AnthonysCustoms]

yes

[@flexiondynamo]

I was waiting for you to do this one. Great figure except elbow range of motion.

[@themysteriousspeeddemon]

You know I might actually want to buy a couple of these figures, particularly the Iron Man ones when they get to him, from what I see from some older figures they do the sculpt and paint work justice, but the articulation was lacking, so again I'm digging what Marvel Select has done so far from what I see. P.S I just noticed now, that you are definitely the Louis Rossmann of action figure reviewers, being upfront about your opinions on the things you're passionate about, going through excruciating detail on the things you like or don't like on those certain things, and also occasionally making valid jokes about a billion dollar company for screwing up simple things that could've easily been solved had it not been for the higher-ups rushing their engineers, ala Apple or Hasbro respectively.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

IDK who that is but thanks

[@themysteriousspeeddemon]

@@AnthonysCustoms He's a laptop repair shop owner whose known on KZbin for calling out not just Apple's B.S but other large Tech companies who make similar questionable customer and tech decisions such as HP, Lenovo, Samsung, etc. More importantly, he has a cat named Clinton who has a lot of important wisdom to pass down to the audience, such a wise feline whose words say it all.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

interesting

[@aidanhickman9142]

Anthony which at this current moment is better Hasbro’s Marvel Legends or McFarlanes Dc multiverse? I know they’re not great but seem to be of the same mediocre to poor quality for the same price.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

IDK. Mcfarlane has a lot more unique sculpting. I have to give it to them. When they get the rare good release, it's better than the rare good ml i think.

[@aidanhickman9142]

@@AnthonysCustoms Yeah at least you’re maybe gonna get a decent sculpt from McFarlane and they make new molds more frequently, even if they aren’t great.

[@thecollector616]

Diamond has been doing some good work this year I can't wait annihilus

[@cptwigglefuffle]

Unrelated but are toy planning to review the Storm Collectables Fist of the North Star figures? I've been on the fence about getting them even as a diehard fan of the series due to them being 1/6 scale and based on reviews, having limited articulation Also they're expensive lol

[@AnthonysCustoms]

I don't think so.

[@magicmirror8627]

He's awesome, and his height is just right to use him with marvel legends (well, with helmet, bald head is a bit too big), amazing figure.

[@eliasrebelo8828]

Anthony, unrelated, but did you ever reviewed the Marvel Legends 12 inch Wolverine? I looked in your channel and didn't find it.... Would be awesome hear you thoughts in this figure.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

I didn't

[@minipaintermatt]

Marvel legends fan boys will some how still defend them. These figures are bigger, more detailed, more paint and more accessories and cheaper than most marvel legends. It’s not competition

[@xtort1220]

But they have far fewer releases, it takes forever to collect Marvel Selects. Marvel Legends at least release fairly frequently.

[@minipaintermatt]

@@xtort1220 that’s a fair point though despite having so many releases there are still a lot of ML characters that don’t really have a good figure

​@@xtort1220it takes time to make a quality toy like this . Yes legends have a bunch of drops but i dont want 99% of them . Good things are worth the wait .

[@diegoborges3716]

I'm not into Marvel anymore. But if I was, I would prefer Select over ML all the way.

[@tarekbenamor5688]

Are you planning to review BvS Mcfarlane ? I still haven’t bought it, I’ll have to look at your review first and then decide cuz you’re honest

[@AnthonysCustoms]

ben? i think i have it on pre-order somewhere. idk. i had trouble finding it at first.

[@Jamestng315]

Marvel select is 100x better than legends in scuplt and paint app. Too bad people dont like that they are scaled 7 inch, but honestly these DST can work well with female ML figures.

[@Ant_Rogers]

Question of the Day: I favor the Marvel Select Line over Marvel Legends just because of the quality. Sure, the character selection isn't as vast as the Marvel Legends line. Yet, I still like Marvel Select. I got the Marvel Select Captain America. The first and most likely last Captain America figure I ever purchased. I wanted to build my own version of the classic/new Avengers squad, so Cap was an essential piece. I would like to Marvel Select tackle some older figures they released, but with updated articulation that they use now. For example, a Wolverine or a Thing figure.

[@Scurwesyn]

Question of the day: I cannot go into Marvel Select line because I want as much articulation as possible. This is why I collect Amazing Yamaguchi line.

[@Lance707]

Now Diamond Select just needs to re-release their Invincible line. PLSSSS

[@rsaaland]

I don't even collect this line but I'm all for more of these Select reviews. Watched the whole video just now. It's interesting to see how the line compares to their quality in the aughts, and frankly I'd rather see attention be brought to these than Legends and its seemingly idiotic fanbase (well, at least the vocal sheep at r/marvellegends anyways). Also yeah, those promo pics really do seem to suck all around. Ironically, even Hasbro's been getting better in that regard ever since they hired shootingthegalaxy to do the promo pics a while back (which are then unused or dragged down in the final packaging's layout but oh well). Seems Select could use a shake-up too.

[@PowerChordEPS]

I have a theory about DST and their quality vs. Hasbro: Quality over quantity. Look at how few figures DST are making compared to Hasbro, not just on the Marvel side but across all their licenses. Sure DST has a couple of duds (Their Darkwing/Negaduck two pack is pretty lame) but Hasbro does maybe a handful of instant classic figs amidst a sea of mediocrity. Most DST Marvel figs, even though I only have one-two to my name, I say let 'em cook, that Cap is perfection.

[@animedood442]

Guts review coming soon?

[@AnthonysCustoms]

if i didnt cancel my preorder. idk if i did

[@arthurchen6464]

TBH if they're gonna sculpt muscle groups on their nonflexible armor plates, I'm fine with them putting nipples and bellybuttons. Because why the hell not. Consistency.

[@gesie0504]

Those Knee and Elbow Joints are Let Down to me

[@adrianzinzun]

Much better than marver leggends. Great review!

[@hammertronactionfigures2426]

You really think he should be more red? Why not more crimson? I'm not making fun of you, I'm only teasing you. I actually barely know the differences between the shades of colors.

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Color theory. You can add more red. You can't add more crimson

[@hammertronactionfigures2426]

@@AnthonysCustoms oh, well.... I learned something new.

[@johnyrico4440]

Starting to get really excite about diamond these days.

[@noirerequiemii101]

I have always stuck by DS, Marvel legends have always seemed lazy

[@travisbrown1893]

Nobody ever said ur package is too big. Get real Anthony!

[@AnthonysCustoms]

Have you been talking to your mom?

[@travisbrown1893]

No. Ur wife.

[@shams_xix]

Q of the day: I like to pose and play with figures from different toy lines/IPs. As such, I almost never figures that can't even be fudged into the same (i.e. 6-6.5 inch) scale. On the other hand, I've also almost completely stopped buying marvel legends (Power Princess being the only one I've purchased all year). Another reason I don't typically buy Marvel Select (Hulk and Juggernaut being the only ones I own) is that aesthetics are a distant second priority for me, after articulation. Just a matter of personal preference.

[@Radioactive457]

I’m assuming you love revoltech but maybe am not a big mezzo fan I’m guessing

[@shams_xix]

@@Radioactive457 I actually have a few mezco one:12 figures as well, including (but not limited to) Robin, Blade, Morbius, Wolverine, Popeye, and a couple of Batman figures. The first Mezco one:12 Blade and Popeye are actually among my all-time favorite figures. Then again, those also pose really, really well.

[@Radioactive457]

@@shams_xix what about revoltech

[@shams_xix]

@@Radioactive457 About the same. I have several marvel and DC figures, including Deathstroke, Spiderman 2.0, Moon Knight, Harley Quinn, Iron Man, and Wonder Woman, as well as most MHA figures. Also, my Agent Venom is on the way, and I have at least half a dozen upcoming figures on PO.

[@Radioactive457]

@@shams_xix nice