A few initial thoughts on the Hotcig Marvel.
Size comparison to Pal 2 and Pico
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For me the Marvel really is a looker and a very compact little package. It seems to be well built apart from one thing that is really annoying me. There is a lot of button rattle on the up/down buttons. It is very noticeable and really quite unforgivable.
The rest of the device seems fine. The fire button doesn't rattle and is nice and clicky. The airflow adjustment ring moves nicely and does actually give some decent restriction. The frame sleeve thingy fits snugly but removes quite easily. When holding the device this sleeve feels a bit slippy in the hand. I might get this covered with a textured leather effect if poss. The pod fits fine and is easy to fill. Charging is a bit slower than most these days as it charges at 1 amp.
I have only used the 1.2 ohm coil so far and flavour for me is pretty good. It's not on the level of the Pal HP coils though. Availability of coils and rbas is seriously lacking at this point and I can't properly assess this without trying everything out. The Nord coils are compatible with the Marvel and I will have to ask others on here about how well these will work for MTL.
Will report back some more when I have used this a bit more or when more info becomes available on coils/ rebuildables.