Thor (Marvel Legends)

Marvel Legends Thor

Here's an action figure that I should have reviewed a long time ago- better late than never I guess, but behold Hasbro's Marvel Legends Modern Thor! Released during the first Return of Marvel Legends Wave (or the Terrax Build-A-Figure Wave), this action figure was seen at the San Diego Comic Con 2011 as an exclusive then appeared on retail the following year. Gradually, I became to like this Thor because of how decent the paint job and sculpting, which is actually better than the ones from Toy Biz. With Thor: The Dark World coming this Friday, this review may considerably be in perfect timing.














I would like to start with the sculpt of this figure. His chain mail and cape is impressive. Though not as detailed as the Marvel Select Thor, the chain mail is indented to look more like "scales of metal" placed on top of each other. The cape is textured with a very nice wave effect that kind of flowing towards the side. Thor got this wide jaw and has this Nordic facial feature, which captured the exact same look from his latest version in the comics.

Paint-wise, some areas are painted with flat solid colours and areas with good paint shadings. I like how this gray and bluish glossy paint on his headgear and chain mail (respectively) is done; making it looked worn as well as these discs around each corner of his torso and at the ankles. The feathers at the side of his head needs a bit more shading but what I'm bummed about is this strap that sort of hanging around his waist that should have had some shading on it matching his belt. He got these gray circles painted over his loin cloth that are, for everyone's info, looking like the ones in those comics.

Thor comes with none other than his hammer... or Mjolnir. Also, there is a part of this piece that needs shading and that is the handle. Here you can see that it is just painted with solid brown but the head is painted generously with silver dry brushing with the added cracks sculpted around the sides. Like I said, he got a strap at his right hip where you can basically slip the handle into it something like a holster.

The articulation may not impress someone who is very particular with poseability. Although roughly, this Thor three or four more joints than Select version of Thor but still you can't seem to get him to pose far beyond that. Hindered by his stiff shoulder-level hair and his long cape, his head cannot aim up nor the torso to do a flying Thor pose. He got ball-hinged shoulders, bicep swivel, single-jointed elbows that bends and rotates and ball-hinged wrists that bends and rotates. To his torso, he got diaphragm swivel but no waist swivel! His hips is on a T-joint that lets the legs move forward and back but very limited because of his loin cloth. Thor got upper thigh swivel, double-jointed knees, and hinged-ankles that bends and rotates and no ankle pivot, which could have been a savior.

Compared to your average Marvel Legends figure, this he is at the larger end of the scale; standing almost as tall as the Build-A-Figure that comes with this Wave, but with the right camera angle you can get a decent photo for your Legends Avengers team using this Thor. Still, Hasbro should have down scaled him a little bit. I think this Thor looks a lot cooler and if you're a 6-inch scale collector like me, I'd recommend getting this one.