Marvel Advent Calendar - Day 7
Posted by CapnRex101,
76196 The Avengers Advent Calendar features some splendid models, albeit lacking adequate relevance to the Avengers or the festive season, unfortunately.
Hopefully that changes on day seven...
Another exclusive minifigure undoubtedly satisfies my suggestion for greater relevance to the Avengers! This version of Spider-Man wears a unique yellow jacket, inspired by his academic decathlon blazer from Spider-Man: Homecoming. However, the design has been adapted to include a spider symbol on the front and Spider-Man branding on the reverse, which seems strange.
Nevertheless, the colour scheme remains accurate to the source material, so I am unsure why certain details were changed. Perhaps there is a licensing explanation. The minifigure looks good though and exclusive designs are always welcome, particularly for highly-collectable characters like Spider-Man!
Rather than his standard web accessories, Spider-Man carries a white mug and a churro. This makes reference to another moment from Spider-Man: Homecoming and is ingeniously represented by a yellow 3L axle, which captures an appropriate shape. Much though I like the web accessories, I hope we do not face a repeat of what happened with Iron Man on days one and two.
Overall - 4.5 - Complete accuracy to the movie would have been ideal, but I am glad to receive another exclusive minifigure today.
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Ohhhh it was a churro!
I just thought it was a funny thing in-universe, like he is catching liquid he dropped when he was upside down.
Love this figure, it's the MCU Homecoming figure as seen through the lens of the comic book style of the rest of the Advent Calendar. That Spider-Man branding on the front and especially the back wouldn't look out of place on his big 4x4 van from the recent Mysterio set.
I kind of hate this minifigure. Why would Spiderman have a jacket with Spiderman branding on it?
@musix543 said:
"like he is catching liquid he dropped when he was upside down."
That's exactly what my son said this morning! The beauty of Lego; it's whatever you want it to be :)
I like this one a lot, but as we already have a few Spidey figures I might use the torso for a Spidey-fan trying to get an autograph or something.
@Judgeguy said:
"I kind of hate this minifigure. Why would Spiderman have a jacket with Spiderman branding on it? "
Because it's winter and he's cold?
Although that does fly in the face of the, "The Avengers are enjoying an Australian Christmas" theory.
And the tradition of outsized minifigure food continues!
I’m all for it- an ice lolly that doubles as a cricket bat makes great part usage.
This is definitely the Advent calendar to get for some nice minifigs as we now have 3 in just 7 days. I do not have this version of Spider Man, so it is a win for us.
I wish we'd gotten dual-molded legs here. I think this is just supposed to be a winter parka and NOT the academic blazer at all, but the yellow is really throwing all of us.
@ResIpsaLoquitur said:
"I wish we'd gotten dual-molded legs here. I think this is just supposed to be a winter park and NOT the academic blazer at all, but the yellow is really throwing all of us."
It is definitely inspired by the academic blazer, but I agree that it is intended to be a padded jacket.
The academic blazer would have lapels, flat pockets, a science logo on the right pocket, no back logo, and yellow sleeves. The only similarity here is the yellow and a logo on the right.
I'm annoyed that they didn't just make the blazer.
There seems to be a distinct divide between MCU and other Marvel stuff, so I definitely think it's a licensing thing. They can hint at something like the Homecoming blazer, but not straight up recreate it.
That's really Ned from Spiderman: Homecoming under the mask. ;)
It's more a letterman jacket than a blazer. I like it! And I feel like wearing a Spider-Man jacket is very on-brand for Spider-Man, he's a bit fond of himself.
I'm glad to finally hear people's thoughts on what on earth he's doing with an axle in a cup.
@J0rgen said:
"There seems to be a distinct divide between MCU and other Marvel stuff, so I definitely think it's a licensing thing. They can hint at something like the Homecoming blazer, but not straight up recreate it."
I'm noting again that the current Avengers line, to include the Advent Calendar, appears to be based on the Gamerverse (Square Enix's Marvel's Avengers game). Black Widow and Thor are very clearly modeled on those versions (Thor's short hair notwithstanding). Spidey wears his classic costume in the game (although the movie costume is a quest reward). So yeah, the calendar definitely isn't MCU.
Lego did have to make up a few costumes where the Gamerverse hadn't yet made designs for specific characters. These include Hawkeye, Black Panther, Falcon, Red Skull, and Loki (who appears in the game, but disguised as Thor). Also, their MODOK looks closer to his comic version than the game design.
Carol only appears on a poster in the game, so I guess Lego just went with the comics costume.
I know it's a churro, I've worked out it's a churro within a few beats of seeing it, but ever since this calendar was announced, ever since it's been sat on my desk staring at me through November waiting to be opened, my brain keeps seeing it as one of those giant foam hands you get at sports games and I can't unsee it.
(It doesn't even really look like it)
I really want a churro. I haven't had one in soooo long. No one around seems to make them.
I thought it's french fries.
That is an absolutely terrible Deadpool minifig, but the chimichanga is impressive.
@Sethro3:
Costco does. They’re not as good as the ones sold in theme parks in SoCal, but travel is a lot cheaper.
@mafon2:
They started using the old 5-point crystal in yellow for fries.
I've only had churros at Disneyland where they were wrapped in paper. What's that brick at the bottom supposed to be? Some kind of churro holder? Is this a common thing for non-Disney churros?
I REALLY want a Disneyland churro now. It's been FAR too long...
I'm 24 hours ahead of you guys thanks to the international date line, and you can relax.
There's no web pieces on the 8th. Thankfully.
I also think this would make a great high school Flash Thompson Minifigure. He was Spider-Man's biggest fan so have that torso would be perfect
My first thought was a churro as well, but I am still not sure if the brick it sits in is the paper wrapper? In the US Costco churros are great and for cheap too. Mmmm!