Upon receipt of the Marvel Legends Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 wave of figures, I had a few ideas in mind for kit-bashing these figures to create different looks for the characters. I can confirm that there are a few options including different options Rocket, Star-Lord, Drax and Kraglin should you wish to go down that route - check out the gallery images and info as follows.
The new GOTG3 Rocket figure uses the same neck peg and head as the GOTG2 and Infinity War releases. That means the heads can all be interchanged. The older heads are a little loose on the new body, and conversely, the new head if you transplant that back onto an older body is a bit tight. This is not a huge difference as they are all the same sculpt, but personally, I think the GOTG2 paintwork looks a little better.
While controversially Peter did not wear his helmet at all in GOTG3, many of us had hopes of a full classic look Star-Lord with helmet. With plenty of spare helmeted heads around from GOTG, and GOTG2 I can confirm the new body will accept the old heads. The fit is very tight when putting the helmeted head (in this case from the GOTG2 figure) onto the new body - to the extent you will probably need to warm it up a little and should avoid moving it around too much. The older Quad-Guns will also fit the new body & hands perfectly - allowing you to do a 'What If' MCU Star-Lord if you wish.
The new unmasked head is the best Chris Pratt head to date and that can be used on the older bodies as well if you want to update any of them.
The GOTG3 Drax head can be swapped out with the older heads and the GOTG2 screaming head provides an almost identical skin match. This angry Drax looks so much better than the more sullen neutral head we were given - and if you do the swap in reverse you also get a neutral GOTG2 Drax as only seen previously in the Shop Disney Exclusive (sold out) multi-pack. As we have seen with the other figures, there are some mild variances in head/neck size and the new Drax head is a bit loose on the old body, and the older head is tighter on the new body - but still fully poseable.
The Kraglin figure is the worst of the new wave thanks to Hasbro's own kitbash of old and new figures to create a very odd-looking Kraglin in terms of body proportions. The head sculpt is however fantastic, and if you want to go to the end of the movie and recreate Kraglin in the Guardians Uniform then I can confirm the head and Yaka Arrow holster can be simply swapped over on the Star-Lord buck and look pretty impressive. Sadly, the same doesn't apply for Adam Warlock whose head sits too high on the Star-Lord neck peg which would also need painting to match the skin tone.
As always any adjustments or dismantling of your figures is done at your own risk. It is recommended to use some heat to change parts - applied using hot water or gentle heat from a hairdryer. This should always be done with Adult Supervision.
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