Spider-Man Far From Home yielded only four Marvel Legends figures, one of which was the BAF of the sole 2019 Spider-Man Far from Home wave. The new black & red suit Spider-Man, the figure we are reviewing here, was released in that wave without a BAF.
The figure, and that of the Stealth Suit Spidey from Far From Home, were repacked for a slimmed down Legends release in the UK as of September 2019.
Packaging
The original release of this Spider-Man in the standard Legends box always looked a little lost as there was no BAF part to fill out the space next to the small frame of Spider-Man. Therefore, the figure is much more suited to the new slimline blister carded Legends showing up in the UK for a reduced RRP of £15.
The cardback is black with the Far from Home logo and an image of a web shooting Spider-Man to the side. The Legends logo is top right, and a lot smaller than usual. There is no name panel or character text at all on the front - unlike the other figures in the line. I can only guess this is because it is a titular character.
The back of the pack does confirm this as Spider-Man and gives a short text background - repeated in other languages - alongside an image of Spidey hanging upside down from a web.
"Peter Parker continues his adventures as the web-slinging Super Hero, Spider-Man"
Paint & Sculpt 2/5
This is a new sculpt for Spidey as far as I can tell, it is not the same as either the Homecoming or Iron-Spider body - although it may share some parts for the arms and legs. The proportions are great with a slimmer and shorter figure for Spidey so he scales well against other MCU characters. The sculpt carries a lot of detail in the weblines of the suit and the Spider icons front and back.
Sadly, the sculpt is not enhance by the paint job. The torso is cast in red plastic with the black applied over the top for the panelled sections and the logo's. The arms and upper legs are the reverse with the parts cast in a very dark grey plastic and the red painted on top. This then gives variations in colour and finish particularly at the shoulders and waist areas.
The lack of any lining, something that was attempted and was reasonably successful on the Homecoming Spider-Man, is a real disappointment and it leaves the figure feeling cheap and plasticy. When you consider all the paint apps that went into Mysterio from the same wave, this one is certainly not on the same level in terms of value for money.
For anyone hoping to drop a Tom Holland unmasked head onto this, sadly the one from the Homecoming 2-pack does not fit. You may have better luck with the new one incoming with the Infinity War 2-pack (with Iron-Man).
Accessories 2/5
Spider-Man comes with the same accessories in both releases - two sets of hands, one gripping and one web shooting. These snap on and off easily.
The web shooting hands are a given for any Spider-Man figure, the gripping hands make less sense as we'd normally see a pair of fists here. Whether there was an intention for some web FX pieces in this set at one point is unknown, or whether the hands are simply borrowed from another release.
Articulation 5/5
While paint and accessories have been a bit of a let down so far, you cannot knock the figure on articulation as it boasts the top of the line 21 points of articulation - two more than a normal Legends male buck thanks to the inclusion of butterfly shoulder joints.
Head - ball joint with pivot
Body - torso T-joint, waist swivel
Arms - butterfly shoulders, ball joint shoulders, bicep swivel, double jointed elbows, pivot wrist
Legs - ball joint hips, thigh swivel, single joint knee, ankle rocker
Spidey is supremely poseable and you can have him standing, kneeling, sitting, laying, fighting - and even web slinging with a good flight stand.
The only gripe is a loose waits which may pose issues further down the line. Aside from this, all the other joints are tight and Spider-Man stands perfectly on his own.
Summary
The Far from Home Spider-Man feels like a half finished figure. It boasts a wonderful sculpt and brilliant articulation, followed by almost zero paint applications and some odd choices for the other pair of swap out hands.
I score the Spider-Man Far from Home a 3 out of 5, and certainly a figure that is better suited to a £15 price point in the new slimline packaging than the £20+ it was priced at in the main wave, without any BAF parts.
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