Far and away my biggest issue with the figure is how limited the arms are. Why did Mezco decide to make the biceps so much bigger to the point that crossing the arms is completely out of the question (especially when they have a promo image of him doing it)? Also the paint on the emblem of the holster on mine has some serious bleeding going on which is ridiculous for a $155 figure. I don’t think this a bad figure by any means, it’s just frustrating how close it came to being great.
It’s funny how the arms don’t even come close to crossing what so ever, yet Mezco shows a picture of him crossing his arms in their promo pics… how in the hell has this company not been sued for false advertising!? They lie about almost all of their products.
They cover themselves by saying "prototype shown." Even so, who's gonna spend thousands on a lawyer to sue them only for a judge to force Mezco to accept a return and refund the purchase cost?
I'm not saying it's a good idea, but if someone with enough money were to do it, and force them to allow *enough* returns, that might get their attention. The *only* thing these companies look at is the bottom line, shaped by sales and public opinion backing up those sales. If the cycle could ever be broken and negative opinion so much against them, it could FORCE a change. I think people are finally starting to understand what mezco is doing, but nothing *will* change unless the money train lets up.
@@JT-hp3cb I have cut way back on Mezco collecting and become much more vocal of my criticism of Mezco's business practices. Worse to me than a release not matching the prototype is the ever growing gap between when they charge customers (and retailers) and when they ship. Their policy says they can be charged up to 20 business days prior to shipping, yet lately they have been taking 25-30 business days quite regularly.
Great Review. I do believe that single blast effect does indeed go onto his pointing finger. There are images from older classic comics showing him doing that. OR.. it could blast from another location since Doom Armor is weaponized everywhere, possibly from the crotch area ..😆
Mostly looks like a near perfect fig, but yeah…the details ought to be better for the price, even though this toy is LOADED with stuff. I really wish we’d establish some standards with wired soft goods. Wires all around please, and thick enough wiring or flats that can let me literally “sculpt” a cape. Props for the Xylernian in the Iron Mask. Will definitely use that when I get my Marley. (Shipped to school during the break. 😜) ✌🏾➕✊🏾
I agree with you 100% I was so looking forward to this figure release and it was a total let down. One of the few Mezco figures I was hyped for and turned out to be the most disappointing figure of the year for me. Still hoping for that 1 be all to end all Dr. Doom. Maybe Mafex will save us one day soon and finally give us the definitive 6' Dr. Doom action figure.
Bill, Mezco has great concepts and accessories. Sculpt vs articulation in action figures is like cattlemen vs sheep ranchers. Diffent uses or priorities for the same land. Qc is the bane of most companies. Factories got a certain window and then whats done is done. It can be quite awhile for an update or redo. Cool to see the hidden head used (spoiler out now😌)as a Doom inspired kit bash. Exceptional review. Happy New year to you and your family 🤜🤛✌️
Thanks for the review, not just pointing out the good but also the points for improvement. I'm not a huge Doom fan but just based on the pics I've seen of this figure, I'm most interested in the accessories. The ML Doom with soft goods does the job fine for me.
@@JT-hp3cb I'm alright with the heads that come with the ML figure. The main accessories I want for the ML are probably the effect pieces. Thanks for letting me know!
I do think it's a little large with the mask on and the hood down. But with the hood up it looks fine to me. I covered that in the details section of the video if you want to see.
You might not be able to get the classics folded arm pose but a guy on Reddit got him in a Dr Strange yoga meditating pose with the legs. He can still get lots of great poses
If you have a galley of amazing dynamic poses, I'd love to see it, but that yoga pose is the only pose I've seen so far that makes it look like it has great articulation. I'm not saying it's terrible, just that if it had 10% more range in the joints, it would be fantastic
@@DorkLair lmao yeah, I got mine from BBTS. Cuz I can get collector grade! He's not available yet, but seeing your video tells me he should be ready to come to daddy soon hahaha
@DorkLair I'm still waiting for a shipping notice as of 1/10/24 and I preordered day one. Meanwhile it's ready to ship from BBTS for $4 flat shipping. I wish I could cancel and order through BBTS instead of paying $19 for delayed shipping.
I was already thinking about canceling my preorder at BBTS... this video has convinced me to do it for sure now. Not impressed with this mezco. Not for $155
I think it's a good figure, it had potential to be great but lacks in certain areas. Mezco should have taken some tips from Bandai DBZ figures and given a separate folded arms as accessory. :) In my view, the heads are looking big for that body, rest is all good.
I want to get this along with the FF set, but I just don't have the budget . For now, I'll just have to settle for my ML versions until I can muster enough funds to acquire these high-end versions if ever that day comes. I can just imagine what Mezco can do with the Silver Surfer. Hopefully a Ron Lim version of the surfboard.
The xylerian guard? with mask from jacob marley with a nice custom soft goods wired cape and hoodie would look sick!! i have 2 excellent custom wired hoodie doom capes i got that would be great on it too bad don’t have that figure lol
I'm not a big Marvel fan but some character designs definitely stick out to me, always liked Doom's medieval meets tech look. Great looking figure and nice job pointing out its flaws as usual. Premium prices should warrant near perfection in these little details.
Thank you for the thorough review! I'm still waiting on this and the Spider-Man. Have you had success inserting a bottom wire into capes? If so, what gauge and material do you use?
between this and the fantastic four im heart broken to be honest. I was expecting the arms to fold and when i couldnt i almost cried, the fantastic four set was also a let down with sue storm being the same as dr strange witht the arms and johnny blaze was underwhelming. I do believe this is the best doom to date tho the accessories make the price point worth it for me but yea hopefully the dr ock will make up for it.
In regards to the cape. The Batman by gaslight cape goes past Batman's feet while Doom's does not. I don't see why it would need to be wired on the bottom as Doom's cape wouldn't be dragging to the floor like Bat's cape. The tunic seems a bit short. If u sitting him down he's giving u a sharon stone hello. The fig wasn't probably designed to be sitting so eh. By now imo we shouldn't have to be dealing with cell batteries for powered accessories or figures. Batteries rechargeable via USB cable have been around for decades. using cell batteries is only good for taking pics for a lil while then the batteries die. If ZD Toys can utilize rechargable batteries in their iron man figs Mezco shouldn't have an issue utilizing the same. I'm waiting on Alter Ego to send my invoice for Doom. Patiently waiting (twiddling thumbs) 😁 Thanks for vid and Happy New Year!
The length of the cape doesn't matter to me, what I want is a cape that doesn't billow out uncontrollably....Fortunately his crotch is armored, so no risk of exposing his beaver. And yeah unless you rig up a connected lighting system for easy on and off across the entire collection, light up features are only really good for photos no matter what type of batteries they have.
Length doesn't matter. I have all manner of wire capes. It helps with your posed fall and drape, is all. Any action in the cape can only improve a pose. Missing that wire makes a difference.
It is refreshing to hear someone critique a $100+ figure so much. I feel like a lot of people gloss over the small stuff and some times even big stuff on some of these figures but then do the opposite on domestic figures that cost less than $30. Great review as always
There is nothing more annoying than weak floppy wires. I get what they are trying to do, a happy medium between posed and draped but it doesn’t work at all
I think this one is a golden masterpiece! The only thing I miss is that messco didn't take some liberties with the unmasked face. Dr doom is the grandfather of Darth Vader, and in the original story, he was horribly disfigured during an experiment. I think his face is bland😂❤☠️
I've not read much of the old comics, but I always thought that he thought he was horribly disfigured, but it was just a little scarring. the irony was supposed to be that his vanity made him think he was awful to look at. Am I confusing that with another character?
This Mezco Doctor Doom is the first Mezco figure with diecast part I believe and it's also a collaboration design between Mezco and Mythic Legions. That's why it looks like a Mythic Legions figure in some way.
@@DorkLair You are right... I totally forgot about the Iron man... they used to include some diecast parts in those very old figures. I don't believe any new figures released in the recent 2-3 years have any diecast parts?
Thanks for the review. One of my pet peeves is armors with unpainted buckles. One of the main reasons I dislike most of the army builders from Mythic. Funnily enough, the one exception are the dwarves with the full helmet (the one with sculpted beard), which I see as a golem. Anyway, being such a high priced figure, I would expect the buckles to be painted.
@@DorkLair true, I think I wasn’t really clear in my point. I mean the “leather” part of the buckle. To be fair, in Doom’s Armor, they seem to be really small. It’s like with Mythic Ogre army builder. The belt bones being metallic don’t bother me, they could be sculpted, or even some kind of coating. But the “fur” part of the belt being metallic always throws me off. But I’m aware it’s a personal strange pet peeve. I sometimes get myself thinking about how every action figure have inaccuracies inherent to it being an action figure (the articulation cuts are one example). And different folks tolerate different inaccuracies. I have a friend that hates ball joints in elbows, for instance. Well, anyway, just rambling. lol. As always, thanks for the review. I really like your work, you are one of the few I watch even when I’m not interested in a figure.
Far and away my biggest issue with the figure is how limited the arms are. Why did Mezco decide to make the biceps so much bigger to the point that crossing the arms is completely out of the question (especially when they have a promo image of him doing it)? Also the paint on the emblem of the holster on mine has some serious bleeding going on which is ridiculous for a $155 figure. I don’t think this a bad figure by any means, it’s just frustrating how close it came to being great.
Yeah, at $155 I want to be blown away.
I think if they did the swivel at the elbow instead of the bicep it could’ve had a better arm cross. Butterfly joints would have helped too
@@Nohablo89 That's the tradeoff for the double jointed elbows everyone wants, no swivel elbows.
@@DorkLairAlways amused when we get double joints that still only achieve a single joint range thanks to sculpt or engineering.
Completely agreed, even if they put the posing wire along the bottom of the cape it would’ve made the figure so much better alone
It’s funny how the arms don’t even come close to crossing what so ever, yet Mezco shows a picture of him crossing his arms in their promo pics… how in the hell has this company not been sued for false advertising!? They lie about almost all of their products.
They cover themselves by saying "prototype shown." Even so, who's gonna spend thousands on a lawyer to sue them only for a judge to force Mezco to accept a return and refund the purchase cost?
I'm not saying it's a good idea, but if someone with enough money were to do it, and force them to allow *enough* returns, that might get their attention. The *only* thing these companies look at is the bottom line, shaped by sales and public opinion backing up those sales. If the cycle could ever be broken and negative opinion so much against them, it could FORCE a change. I think people are finally starting to understand what mezco is doing, but nothing *will* change unless the money train lets up.
@@JT-hp3cb I have cut way back on Mezco collecting and become much more vocal of my criticism of Mezco's business practices. Worse to me than a release not matching the prototype is the ever growing gap between when they charge customers (and retailers) and when they ship. Their policy says they can be charged up to 20 business days prior to shipping, yet lately they have been taking 25-30 business days quite regularly.
Proportions on mezco figures recently have been crazy off
A very thorough/educational review as usual Bill..I’m still waiting on mine
Thanks! Hopefully it comes soon!
Great Review.
I do believe that single blast effect does indeed go onto his pointing finger.
There are images from older classic comics showing him doing that.
OR.. it could blast from another location since Doom Armor is weaponized everywhere, possibly from the crotch area ..😆
LMAO!
Cock blast...activate!
He does it in marvel vs capcom, it's called plasma beam
@@elderguard You mean “penis beam” 😆
@@elderguard Our of his crotch for real?
Mostly looks like a near perfect fig, but yeah…the details ought to be better for the price, even though this toy is LOADED with stuff. I really wish we’d establish some standards with wired soft goods. Wires all around please, and thick enough wiring or flats that can let me literally “sculpt” a cape. Props for the Xylernian in the Iron Mask. Will definitely use that when I get my Marley. (Shipped to school during the break. 😜)
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I don't understand why everyone has been using thinner wiring lately. Thanks for your support as always my friend!
I agree with you 100% I was so looking forward to this figure release and it was a total let down. One of the few Mezco figures I was hyped for and turned out to be the most disappointing figure of the year for me. Still hoping for that 1 be all to end all Dr. Doom. Maybe Mafex will save us one day soon and finally give us the definitive 6' Dr. Doom action figure.
I actually like the figure, just not the amazing figure I was hoping it would be based on the $155 price.
Bill, Mezco has great concepts and accessories. Sculpt vs articulation in action figures is like cattlemen vs sheep ranchers. Diffent uses or priorities for the same land. Qc is the bane of most companies. Factories got a certain window and then whats done is done. It can be quite awhile for an update or redo. Cool to see the hidden head used (spoiler out now😌)as a Doom inspired kit bash. Exceptional review. Happy New year to you and your family 🤜🤛✌️
Thanks Steve!
Thanks for the review, not just pointing out the good but also the points for improvement. I'm not a huge Doom fan but just based on the pics I've seen of this figure, I'm most interested in the accessories. The ML Doom with soft goods does the job fine for me.
The accessories are pretty crazy on this one for sure!
@gianferrer1289 Unfortunately I don't think you can use any of the hands with ML. Unsure if the heads would fit.
@@JT-hp3cb I'm alright with the heads that come with the ML figure. The main accessories I want for the ML are probably the effect pieces. Thanks for letting me know!
DorkLair, excuse me personally, how do you see the size of the head? I heard some say it was too big. what do you think?
I do think it's a little large with the mask on and the hood down. But with the hood up it looks fine to me. I covered that in the details section of the video if you want to see.
You might not be able to get the classics folded arm pose but a guy on Reddit got him in a Dr Strange yoga meditating pose with the legs. He can still get lots of great poses
If you have a galley of amazing dynamic poses, I'd love to see it, but that yoga pose is the only pose I've seen so far that makes it look like it has great articulation. I'm not saying it's terrible, just that if it had 10% more range in the joints, it would be fantastic
Out of all the mezcos this is the one people are complaining about a big head? Gotham by gaslight head is truly huge
People were crying about Batman too. People cry about almost every figure.
You have no idea how long I have been waiting for him. Preorder since day one.
Oh I know! Mezco takes forever! And then when it gets close to release they love to charge people 6-8 weeks before they ship. It's obnoxious.
@@DorkLair lmao yeah, I got mine from BBTS. Cuz I can get collector grade! He's not available yet, but seeing your video tells me he should be ready to come to daddy soon hahaha
@@jojipoji2322 Got my order down on him from BBTS as well. Just waiting on him to ship. Hopefully it's soon, Been waiting for ages!
@DorkLair I'm still waiting for a shipping notice as of 1/10/24 and I preordered day one. Meanwhile it's ready to ship from BBTS for $4 flat shipping. I wish I could cancel and order through BBTS instead of paying $19 for delayed shipping.
@@aaroneaston8899 It sucks when retailers get them first for sure.
I was already thinking about canceling my preorder at BBTS... this video has convinced me to do it for sure now. Not impressed with this mezco. Not for $155
Maybe it will go on discount at some point.
I think it's a good figure, it had potential to be great but lacks in certain areas. Mezco should have taken some tips from Bandai DBZ figures and given a separate folded arms as accessory. :)
In my view, the heads are looking big for that body, rest is all good.
I want to get this along with the FF set, but I just don't have the budget . For now, I'll just have to settle for my ML versions until I can muster enough funds to acquire these high-end versions if ever that day comes. I can just imagine what Mezco can do with the Silver Surfer. Hopefully a Ron Lim version of the surfboard.
The xylerian guard? with mask from jacob marley with a nice custom
soft goods wired cape and hoodie would look sick!! i have 2 excellent custom wired hoodie doom capes i got that would be great on it too bad don’t have that figure lol
I'm not a big Marvel fan but some character designs definitely stick out to me, always liked Doom's medieval meets tech look. Great looking figure and nice job pointing out its flaws as usual. Premium prices should warrant near perfection in these little details.
Oh for sure Doom is iconic and transcends Marvel into the wider cultural consciousness.
Thanks Bill! Great review!
My pleasure, thank you!
Thank you for the thorough review! I'm still waiting on this and the Spider-Man. Have you had success inserting a bottom wire into capes? If so, what gauge and material do you use?
I didn't try it with this one because the seam is so tight, I'm sure it's possible though.
@DorkLair Thanks! I will see if feasible once mine shows up!
Awesome review!!
Thank you!
Re: removing the tunic
"IMPUDENT PEASANTS! NO ONE MAY BEHOLD DOOM'S UNDEROOS!!!" ⚡✴️🦾(points finger at Sir Bill) 🤣 Great review. Thanks for the info.
Someone unstitched it on FB and it looks amazing. But those back panels prevented full removal without damaging it. Such a shame.
between this and the fantastic four im heart broken to be honest. I was expecting the arms to fold and when i couldnt i almost cried, the fantastic four set was also a let down with sue storm being the same as dr strange witht the arms and johnny blaze was underwhelming. I do believe this is the best doom to date tho the accessories make the price point worth it for me but yea hopefully the dr ock will make up for it.
Great review Bill!
Thank you Art, and thanks as always for your support!
In regards to the cape. The Batman by gaslight cape goes past Batman's feet while Doom's does not. I don't see why it would need to be wired on the bottom as Doom's cape wouldn't be dragging to the floor like Bat's cape. The tunic seems a bit short. If u sitting him down he's giving u a sharon stone hello. The fig wasn't probably designed to be sitting so eh. By now imo we shouldn't have to be dealing with cell batteries for powered accessories or figures. Batteries rechargeable via USB cable have been around for decades. using cell batteries is only good for taking pics for a lil while then the batteries die. If ZD Toys can utilize rechargable batteries in their iron man figs Mezco shouldn't have an issue utilizing the same.
I'm waiting on Alter Ego to send my invoice for Doom. Patiently waiting (twiddling thumbs) 😁
Thanks for vid and Happy New Year!
The length of the cape doesn't matter to me, what I want is a cape that doesn't billow out uncontrollably....Fortunately his crotch is armored, so no risk of exposing his beaver. And yeah unless you rig up a connected lighting system for easy on and off across the entire collection, light up features are only really good for photos no matter what type of batteries they have.
Length doesn't matter. I have all manner of wire capes. It helps with your posed fall and drape, is all. Any action in the cape can only improve a pose.
Missing that wire makes a difference.
Gotcha. @@a.e.madison5966
Ahhh I see what u are saying @ billow. Gotcha. Still. Cover your crotch armor sir. U are royalty lol@armored. @@DorkLair
That’s a shame. I was hoping this would be a homerun. It definitely looks stellar.
It is refreshing to hear someone critique a $100+ figure so much. I feel like a lot of people gloss over the small stuff and some times even big stuff on some of these figures but then do the opposite on domestic figures that cost less than $30. Great review as always
I'm guilty sometimes. I think when I get really excited about a figure I like it's natural to shower praise and forget to discuss the problems.
@@DorkLair yeah forsure, I think we’re all guilty of it
@@DorkLair also can we see that head that was in the safe on the Jacob Marley figure lol
Where is the Hulk from in the comparisons.
It's an SH Figuarts MCU Hulk with custom head and pants.
What places are made of metal?
Heads, Forearms, lower legs, and I think at least some of the torso.
No problems with mine!
There is nothing more annoying than weak floppy wires. I get what they are trying to do, a happy medium between posed and draped but it doesn’t work at all
How do i open the book ???
It's just a tension clasp, try shifting the "back" pages of the book away from the clasp as you pull it up.
@DorkLair Whoa that was scary thanks ...
EARLY GANG! Let’s go!!!
I think this one is a golden masterpiece! The only thing I miss is that messco didn't take some liberties with the unmasked face. Dr doom is the grandfather of Darth Vader, and in the original story, he was horribly disfigured during an experiment. I think his face is bland😂❤☠️
I've not read much of the old comics, but I always thought that he thought he was horribly disfigured, but it was just a little scarring. the irony was supposed to be that his vanity made him think he was awful to look at.
Am I confusing that with another character?
This Mezco Doctor Doom is the first Mezco figure with diecast part I believe and it's also a collaboration design between Mezco and Mythic Legions. That's why it looks like a Mythic Legions figure in some way.
Mezco has been doing diecast for years.
No. All their Ironmans are. I have both stealth and reg both diecast
@@DorkLair You are right... I totally forgot about the Iron man... they used to include some diecast parts in those very old figures. I don't believe any new figures released in the recent 2-3 years have any diecast parts?
Thanks for the review.
One of my pet peeves is armors with unpainted buckles. One of the main reasons I dislike most of the army builders from Mythic.
Funnily enough, the one exception are the dwarves with the full helmet (the one with sculpted beard), which I see as a golem.
Anyway, being such a high priced figure, I would expect the buckles to be painted.
These buckles could just be the same kind of metal as the suit, but I get your point, more detail is always nice.
@@DorkLair true, I think I wasn’t really clear in my point. I mean the “leather” part of the buckle. To be fair, in Doom’s Armor, they seem to be really small.
It’s like with Mythic Ogre army builder. The belt bones being metallic don’t bother me, they could be sculpted, or even some kind of coating. But the “fur” part of the belt being metallic always throws me off. But I’m aware it’s a personal strange pet peeve.
I sometimes get myself thinking about how every action figure have inaccuracies inherent to it being an action figure (the articulation cuts are one example). And different folks tolerate different inaccuracies. I have a friend that hates ball joints in elbows, for instance.
Well, anyway, just rambling. lol.
As always, thanks for the review. I really like your work, you are one of the few I watch even when I’m not interested in a figure.
Still a pretty cool figure, but all those little things add up. Maybe ThreeZero will take a crack at it someday...
That would be cool.
Wonderful review but I can’t get over how he sounds like cris griffin
Great comment but I can't get over how you are addressing me in the third person.
@@DorkLair because I’m a big fan and didn’t think you’d reply