This has to be a first. I JUST got in a few cases of the Marvel Hero Buildables. Very cool figures, though I’m a bit disappointed that there are chase figures. I have never been a fan of limited toys because it means someone is getting left out. There are six figures; Hulk, Iron Man and Spider-Man (the 3 common figures), Wolverine, Captain America (the 2 semi-rare, probably 1 to 3 of the first three), and lastly Thor (the super rare chase toy…each case of 250 figures has 6-12 of them…sucks).
They are very cool little toys. So you probably are wondering why I said that they are “out” if I just got them in. Right? After seeing these in person I was convinced that I didn’ t order enough, when you see them you’ll see what I mean. So I called the manufacturer to put in an order. “That first set is retired, we’re out” they said. WHAT?!?! I just got them. I called my distributor, they’re out too. I then went down the list and called any distributor I could find. All out. One site had it listed as $1000 a case now, I guess they had one very special case left.
So that’s the bad news. What I have is all I am likely to find; if you want them get the toys asap because I cannot afford $1000 cases. Thor would have to be really expensive then. I will have the toys at upcoming conventions so you can come by and see them live if you wish, but I cannot promise how many shows my supply will last.
The good news is that I heard through the grapevine that a new series will be available by end of summer. I will make sure to get more of those before they get retired. No idea yet which new characters are going to be included.
You can get the entire set at the King Tractor Press store while they last.
