Pros : Size and articulation is spectacular. Neatly painted and well designed to fit the figure
Cons : Expensive to collect across 7 other figures, particularly if you are an MCU only collector. A flight stand would have been awesome
For the full effect for your Vulture Marvel Legend figure, you will need to track down the other 6 parts of the Vulture wing suit. These are spread across the two Spider-Man versions from Homecoming - and then within four other comic book releases of Beetle, Tombstone, Cosmic Spider-Man and Moon Knight.
With your 7 parts in place, assembly is straightforward although you will need to make sure you get the correct left and right orientation for the turbines and the wings.
The whole piece sits on the flight stand should you wish to display this as a separate item - this is of course film accurate to considering how the Vulture parks this thing in his hideout. You wonder if the stand could have had a bit more imagination put into it to match those scenes?
Paint work is pretty basic. The parts are all cast in a hard grey plastic. The green panels are then added, and in the main these are all neat in terms of bleeding or splashes. I got one splash of green on my right wing, but nothing noticeable. Around the back of the central section the repulsor engine is an electric blue that fades outward to show the energy source for the suit.
The turbines are cast in a lighter silver plastic and then sit into the housings to add another colour contrast.When you get up close there is a lot of intricate detailing on the wings, particular the inner sections near the turbines. These could have done with a wash or dry brush to bring them out?
The flight suit actually weighs in with a very decent amount of articulation and in simple terms there are 12 points where the joints move.
From the backpack section the wings pivot on a hinge allowing them to be brought forward or swept back. Behind this on the same hinge the turbine piece pivots independently and within this section the actual turbines themselves sit into the bracket by means of two pins which allows them to rotate within their housing.
Further out we get what looks like a peg that connects the inner wing to the outer wing. This allows the end tips to swing up and down allowing the wing to reach full stretch or to be folded down to perhaps save some space. Just next to this peg is another hinge. This final joint allows the wing tips to swing and out
The suit slots onto the figure by means of a peg on the back. Once in place Vulture can stand with the suit outstretched, but beware overbalancing one way or another as you move the wings.
At their furthest points the wings stretch out to 2 ft across. That makes this arguably the biggest BAF for quite some time.
As a flying character one miss is the lack of any flight stand. Vulture comes to life when he is posed in a vertical flying position as we have done here with an aftermarket 12" doll stand I had to hand. I do intent to try some other options, but I suspect the weight and span of the kit makes a lot of the hinged clear stands unsuitable.
For those who read the figure review before this segment can now see how that leg articulation comes into its own. It is not about any fighting or action stances on the ground, it is the legs bent and claws out flying poses that really set the Vulture off in a display.
The Vulture and his BAF wing suit are a pretty big investment for your MCU collection, both in terms of cash and in terms of shelf space needed. Summing up the wings these are very well executed and Hasbro certainly haven't downsized anything when putting this set together. Had this been a deluxe release for £50+ I think fans would have bought this without hesitation. Making it a BAF makes it a bigger decision, but if you love Vulture and Homecoming it is a purchase you won't regret.
The only negative I can throw at the BAF is the lack of a flight stand, and that can be remedied pretty cheaply from the aftermarket. I score the Vulture Flight Wings a solid 4 out of 5.
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