With Diamond Select’s Marvel Select Winter Soldier Captain America Unmasked figure making it’s way onto your local Disney Store shelves, your friendly neighborhood jman figured it was time to do a Compare and Contrast with Hasbro’s Marvel Legends Captain America from the Winter Soldier.

I don’t mind telling you, this was a tough one. It was difficult deciding which one was the better figure. They both have features that put it over the other. Making it that much harder to decide which was better. It was almost as if they complimented each other. Or…the two put together would’ve made the Ultimate Winter Soldier Captain America!

But, since that’s not the case…let’s just check the tale of the tape.

First up…size. The Marvel Select Cap (just like all the other Marvel Select figures) measures in at 7 inches. And the Marvel Legends Cap (just like all the other Legends figures) measures in at 6 inches. Personally, I prefer the 6 inch figures over the 7 inch Diamond Select. Six inch figures seems to be the industry standard any more. And even though it’s only an inch, it makes a difference. The Marvel Select Cap towers over the Legends Cap. Bigger is not always better, though.

Both figures come with additional accessories. Marvel Select’s comes with a masked head and base. The Legends figure comes with an unmasked head and additional hands. While the additional hands is nice, I prefer a base for my figures. You know…sometimes those figures don’t stand so well without a little assistance.

As for the additional head sculpts, the Legends Cap unmasked head is the better of the two. Cap’s face and hair have a better look than the Select Cap. On the other hand, though…the Select’s masked head sculpt is the better of those two.

Still following me?

Then there’s the figure’s overall sculpt. Both figures are nicely detailed, no doubt about that. Even though it’s an inch smaller, it looks like Hasbro managed to cram more detail in their Cap, then Diamonds. The boots on the Legends Cap, as an example, have way more detailing then the Select. Ten point Gryffindor.

The all important shield. This one’s a no brainer. It’s like Hasbro didn’t even try on this one. Marvel Select’s shield is by far better. Not only is that battle damaged look spot on…it’s also awesome.

That leaves us with price. Diamond’s Cap sells for $24.99 at the Disney Store and marvelshop.com. Hasbro’s Cap sells for $19.99 at most of the major retailers. In the overall scheme of things, 5 dollars might not seem like much, but…we are talking action figures, here. I have a hard time paying 20 bucks for a figure. Let alone $25.

So? What should you do? Which is the one to get? It’s a tough call. These two are just too evenly matched. If you have the money, get them both! But, if you’re gonna keep dunking my head into the toilet til I pick a figure, then I’m picking Diamond Select’s Unmasked Cap. The battle damaged shield alone is worth the extra money.