The Marvel Legends Tracksuit Mafia was released in May 2023 in the UK where it is a Fan Channel exclusive, in the US it is sold via Target. The figure is packed in plastic-free packaging with no visibility of the figure until you open it up. Inside the figure and the parts are held within an inner brown cardboard tray and are wrapped in a wax-paper bag.
The figure is an army building set akin to the other MCU army builders to date (Dora Milaje & Hydra Soldier) providing the collector with a base body and alternative heads and accessories for multiple looks. The red tracksuit body is predominantly new, although the arms appear to be from the Stan Lee figure and therefore are pinned while the rest of the joints are pinless and much cleaner. The body is cast in the base red with a simple grey stripe added to the trousers and sleeves, with the only other area of paint application being the zip around the Bro’s collar. The Tracksuit Mafia body does look a bit skinny around the waist, but otherwise is well-proportioned and weighs in with 19 points of articulation including double-joint elbows and knees, and a torso T-joint.
The figure arrives with a bearded head that represents one of the Tracksuit Mafia’s, most likely Tomas although the likeness is not 100% accurate. There are three heads included in total with a generic balaclava-clad head, and finally, that of the group's lieutenant, Kazi Kazimierczak, as played by Fra Free. The two unmasked heads use photo-real decor with the Kazi head the better of the two with much more detailing with his beard, and scars. All three heads click in and out easily.
The set includes a number of weapons for your Tracksuit Mafia starting with a Molotov Cocktail, complete with a flame effect. This is the most effective and visual of the included parts but does not fit into either hand particularly well which is disappointing. The other weapons work much better and you can choose from a baseball bat, golf club, machete, and crowbar that all sit in the right hand and can be cradled with the left if you wish.
With the three heads and multiple weapons, the Tracksuit Mafia set provides plenty of options for display ad army builders can certainly aim for a trio as a minimum and could likely go further using the masked head if they want. The only issue with that is the decision to make this exclusive and the RRP which is an eye-watering £27.99 in the UK (you may get it cheaper at specialist independents). Price aside, the set offers plenty for collectors but does really need at least one other hand to hold the Molotov Cocktail. For now, I will be sticking with just the one Bro for my Hawkeye display, but I would certainly be tempted to expand the gang if the price dropped closer to the £20 space - especially considering the basic boxed Legends Army Builders for the comic-book collectors are selling in that price bracket.
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