A few months back, my friend told me that SY reissue their earlier figure that have different leg structure than lego (earlier SY figure have wierd hole structure at the back side of the leg and the bottom front of the leg is kinda curvy - please see image below, i don't know how to explain it ahaha). He bought wave 1 Sheng Yuan Ironman and found out that the leg assembly is now exactly the same with Lego. I wanna have a look myself so i bought Sheng Yuan Spiderman set... and yeah, it's confirmed. SY fix the leg structure for reissue lego figure.
If i recall correctly, Sheng Yuan use the same leg structure with Lego starting with Green Lantern set SY186 (Link) somewhere in January 2014. So affected set before that were Superheroes Set SY180, Ironman SY185, Superman SY187 and Spiderman SY188. If you getting these figure in 2014, then you should receive figures with fixed leg structure (same with Lego).
Please see these 2 photos: comparison of Spider-Man 2099 figure that i bought somewhere in November 2013 and recently, November 2014. The newer figure has brighter and bolder design, but i prefer headpiece of the old figure.
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| fixed leg structure for reissue figure |
From 2002 till 2014 (that's 13 years!!), Lego only has 8 Spider-Man variant:
(another one not in the picture looks like the one in the middle but with red hip)
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| *both my SDCC figure is not real =(. one photoshopped, another one is from clone brand |
p/s: There are 2 Spider-Man in black, one is Venom (2nd from right) and the most right is Black-suit Spider-Man. They are different person, right? ..well, because the one on the right don't have evil grin on his face. Please correct me if i'm wrong. I just google this stuff. =p
.. and guess how many more variant you can get from clone brand:
Am i right to label those spiderman variant above as:
Top from left: Ultimate Spider-Man, *unknown*, Spider-Man 2099, Venom, Spider Carnage
Bottom from left: Future Foundation Spider-Man, Negative Zone Spider-Man, Ben Reilly, Classic Spider-Man, *unknown*
I did some googling, and compile these images:
I only have selected Spider-man figure (and other characters) from Nov 2013 because at that time, im not really fond of these bootleg/clone figure.. in fact i hate them. but look at what i bought today. =p
Let me start with SY's:
What's in the box: Trading/game cards, and parts in sealed plastic
Assembled figure without accessories:
Close up pictures of individual figure:
...and now let's have a look at Lele's version:
What's in the box: Trading/game cards, and parts in sealed plastic
Assembled figure without accessories:
Close up pictures of individual figure:
There are in total of 16 Spider-man figure from both SY and Lele including repetitive figure.
Comparison of repetitive figure from SY and Lele
In the first row, i prefer SY's SDCC Spidey because Lele's color is too absurd. I'm not sure what variant is spidey in 2nd row, but SY's version has gold color printed on the eyepiece. For Venom in 3rd row, Lele's version looks exactly like lego - the design/printing on both the face and front/back torso, but SY's has accurate look to the one in comic (the spidey logo). As for spidey in future foundation suit in 4th row, i forgot to compare with one from Decool *sigh* but SY's back printing look better. Last but not least, Negative Zone Spider-Man. SY's better because the leg assembly come in grey color. So its match the torso color.
For this classic Spider-Man variant, Decool's from set 0101 - 0109 has better design than Lele. Printed side on the back of the head and red spidey logo at the back of the torso looks exactly like original Lego.
For SDCC Spider-Man figure, Decool's headpiece is printed on both front and back, but Sheng Yuan has better printing on the torso. Have a look at original SDCC figure in 3rd and 4th picture below:
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So, for perfect clone SDCC figure, i will use headpiece of Decool but torso of Sheng Yuan. =)
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ReplyDeleteDo you still remember the Lego Shell Ferrari 2015 release in Singapore?
See it selling in Mudah.com.my. RM50.00/one. still hope it will release in Malaysia although Lego no more cooperate with Lego.
Hi steven.. Yup. I saw it too. So lucky those staying in singapore. Other option is via bricklink. I do some math, for set of 7,inclusive postage to malaysia from Netherland is rm270. So roughly rm38 each. Cheaper than mudah, but still expensive. With purchase of ron95, each bag (nkt including the tanker) cost only rm24 (after convert), so if you buy from bricklink, you pay premium of rm14 for each bag.. Hmm.. I also have very itchy hand to proceed because i see no hope getting them in malaysia. I wonder if they already mass produce the lego before lego end the partnership with shell.. Where can we get info on this. Im dying to have this set too. I dont want extra only 1 set is enough.. =(
DeleteIs there any difference on the old and new ShengYuan box or its the same, I might buy it but Im not sure because I might buy the old set which has the wrong leg mold, anyway great fan here, awesome reviews, Keep it up!!!
ReplyDeleteHi there! Thanks for visiting =)
DeleteThe box is 100% the same. confirmed. I found old pic of my SY and Lele's Spider-Man in January 2014 post:
http://mybrickstore.blogspot.com/2014/01/more-lego-ironman-superman-batman.html
I'm not sure if you can still get the set with wrong leg mould. any reason why you want them? They dont fit nicely on lego stud since the base is only half covered.
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Deleteoh no, I only want the reissued one, not the old one, Im afraid I might get the wrong one here in Philippines, Bootleg Lego here are so cheap, so its a nice replacement for Lego which is so expensive and by the way, I changed my profile and name so dont be confused
ReplyDeleteThis is how I do it if I were you. If you're familiar with the toy shop owner, they might tell you if its a new batch they ordered. And to be extra sure, you could ask permission to open a box (SY boxes are not glued) and have a look.
DeleteThats not a bad idea, I might try that
Deletewhat about ordering online for the new legs?
DeleteMay i ask where you purchased the new SY spiderman from?
ReplyDeleteThe backside of Peter Parker's torso looks weird.
ReplyDeleteThe face and hair already looks weird. A very bad design overall for Peter Parker.
DeleteThe Decool 0184-0189 (Wolverine, Storm, Magneto, Batman, Catwoman & Zun-En Arrh) is already out, saw the catalogue (photo shared in Digger318 FB) next release is Juggernaut and Rhino (both big fig). It will be big surprise if really going to release.
ReplyDeleteHey thanks =). I already ask my friend to order 0184_0189 from taobao. Juggernaut and Rhino? Omg. Is it in the catalog? I think im in love with big size lego minifigure. It would take eternity for lego to produce them
Deleteyup in the catalogue.... show next release will be Juggernaut and Rhino... i hope it will release Groot and Sandman too...
DeleteNot sure how lego purist can resist them =).......
DeleteI ordered Superman SY187 and Spiderman SY188 in september, and they were old legs.
ReplyDeleteWhere can I find the new ones with the new legs ?
ReplyDeleteI was checking on AliExpress for spiderman & superman sets.
When the photo of the back is given, it is always with old legs.
I am a huge Marvel 2099 fan, and love the Spider-Man 2099 minifigures, just found out about these yesterday by accident. I would love to get both of them, old and new version, to my collection. Could you direct me to a trustworthy site(s) where I could purchase them?
ReplyDeletehi there. thanks for visiting =)
DeleteYou may find some listed on ebay, or if you are feeling adventurous, you may try aliexpress. It's same with amazon but full of china made stuff. =).
Choosing the right keyword also helps a lot. you may include 'Decool", "compatible lego" or "building block" in your search =)
Thank you for a this intresting blog. There are a lot of intresting figures, I had no idea that there were so many different kinds of lego "clones" or that they have figures that are not available through anywhere else. Even though I don't collect or build Legos or other brand building blocks, these are really cool to see.
DeleteThank you so much for telling me about aliexpress, there are a lot of intresting things there. :)
Once again, thank you for your help.
Hi there I live in the Philippines and I like to get the sdcc spider man can you tell me where to get one thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi there. I think you can try your luck at physical store near you. I heard these stuff widely available in Philippines too but you need to hunt for them ahaha =). most online seller only sell them in set so you need to buy the other 7 that you don't want
DeleteFound them and I got the spider man with fixed legs.I think sheng yuan is the best brand for me because I can get the spider man I want and also the exclusive ones. Thanks Legostore.My.=)
ReplyDeleteWow you are lucky, i heard from different sources they got the old style leg =(
DeleteThere is a Lego store in our area where the sheng yuan Lego use the fixed legs not the old one. I am thankful for this blog because it helped me find the minifigs I want. :)
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