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Latest Events Mark3290 Public Profile - Updated by Mark3290 Thursday, February 6, 2025 ![]() ...[See More] Seeking certain custom Super Powers and Secret Wars figures Topic - Updated by Mark3290 Thursday, February 6, 2025 ![]() Super Powers - -Green Hornet (1930’s or 1960’s) -Reaper (Batman: Year Two) Secret Wars - -Black Panther -Namor Even if not Super Powers or Secret Wars molds, but same approximate height (4.5 to 5 inches), that would still be great. If you can make any of these or know of any that exist already and where to purchase them, please contact me at markbrizzolara @ juno . com...[See More] Don fidji Public Profile - Updated by Don fidji Tuesday, February 4, 2025 ![]() Current Projects: Tex hex from marshal bravestarr 1/6 scale Honorable Mentions: Masters of the universe Favorite Figure: Hot toys dx13 Favorite Series: 1/6 scale First Figure: Boba fett vitage Collection Size: Don‘t know at the moment Currently Collecting: 1/6 scale, motu ...[See More] Ranofsteel Public Profile - Updated by Ranofsteel Monday, February 3, 2025 ![]() Collection Size: Over 35 vintage 80s 90s and modern retro Currently Collecting: My Childhood Memories and building a legacy fromn the past Want List: Steelheart,classified serpentor and a Uss Flagg ...[See More] TheLegendsCollector Public Profile - Updated by TheLegendsCollector Thursday, January 30, 2025 ![]() Star Wars The Black Series: currently none Marvel Legends: Kitty Pryde (X-Men movie version) Daisy Johnson AKA Quake (Agents S.H.I.E.L.D TV show version) X-23 (Deadpool & Wolverine) Power Rangers Lightning Collection: currently none Fallout: None Pokemon: currently none ...[See More] Slithe Review - Added by RMaster007 Wednesday, January 29, 2025 ![]() The Reptilian leader of the mutants isn't a pretty face, but we all know how good Rankin-Bass was at designing all sorts of strange creatures. Slithe has a great portrait, done by Four Horsemen Studios, in one of the first Thundercats figures they did for Super7 and not Mattel. He has big, fin-like ears, making him stand out from the other Reptilians (who were only in like, 2-3 episodes), but the face is no less ugly than them. The disgruntled-looking face is sorta Quasimodo-like, and it can be swapped for a head that's also disgruntled, but with an open mouth. Not a completely different look, save for the left eye being squinted rather than the right, but having extra expressions is always a good thing, and both bear clean paint and a good finish. Standing around the 6 1/2" mark, Slithe isn't so much tall as he is chunky, and he is pretty solid plastic. His hunched-over posture is accompanied by big spikes on the back, and the harness and loincloth over the torso is a separate piece, no doubt a sign that Super7 was planning on reusing this body for those Reptilian army builders, or just because they didn't want it getting in the way of leg movement. Despite his chunkiness, Slithe still has some notable muscles on his arms and legs, more evidence of his strength. The best aspect to the sculpt, however, is all the little scales all over his body, adding more detail to an otherwise flat cartoon design. The paint is almost completely clean, as while there are a few small marks here and there, the edges and consistency are great. For a bulky figure, Slithe has surprisingly great articulation, with some of the best movement an Ultimate can have. He gets a barbell head, swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, and ankles, ball-jointed waist, and swivel thighs and tail. The joints move fine and have plenty of range, and while there's a tiny bit of looseness, it's nothing that'll really impact him. He also has no problems swapping heads or hands, and he gets two pairs of hands: gripping and clawing. It wouldn't have hurt to include a pair of closed hands or vertically-hinged grips, but I guess the figure's size didn't leave much room for extras. They were able to fit in two different axes - one with a spear tip and thin blade and another with a stick-like handle and roughed-up blade - and a mace. The weapons look great, and the axes work well in two-handed poses. The accessory count may be a little lighter than most of the other figures, but it's not as bad as some other Ultimates. I already heard a lot of praise for this figure, and having him in hand confirms he's earned it. He looks great, moves well, and is just a big hunk of scaly plastic. If Super7 was more willing to reissue Ultimates, Slithe would likely be one of them, but there's a higher chance of him being retooled into an LJN-accurate version. That would be neat, but it looks as if vintage-inspired figures aren't on their radar right now, so you best save up some cash for him on the aftermarket, and a little bit more for his troops. - 1/29/25...[See More] Johnny Public Profile - Updated by Johnny Wednesday, January 29, 2025 ![]() Favorite Series: Mattel WWE Elite Collection First Figure: WWE Elite John Cena PPV 2012 Collection Size: around 300 figures Currently Collecting: WWE Elites, X-Men Marvel Legends, AEW Figures ...[See More] 4-Pack Action Figure & Dracula's Coffin Review - Added by RMaster007 Tuesday, January 28, 2025 ![]() As opposed to plastic baggies like the LC releases, the "Crypt Club" figures are packaged here in a huge box, one of the biggest NECA's done. The motif is pretty nice, with art of the monsters on the sides and shots of the figures on the back, but the inside is what's really special. The interior background is designed like a kids' meal toy display, with figure shots on the sides and back (the back is the same as the main box) and a sturdy cardboard "floor." While you'll still have to cut plenty of ties out, the plastic bubble can still hold everything in place fine even after opening. If I ever do a list of my favorite action figure packages, this will be on that list. The main thing to note about these figures is that the sculpts are the same as the standard releases, but the deco is different, being recreations of the BK toys. Frankenstein's monster has his head and forearms cast in translucent green plastic, with the face and stitches completely unpainted, but the neck bolts are, being a metallic gray. The bolts were painted on the inspiration, which is a surprising detail for a fast food toy. The outfit is different as well, with a green overcoat and the rest of the clothes being a darker color. Paint applications are lessened from the other monsters, due to the aforementioned green skin, but the colors are spot-on and very clean. All four figures here are pretty big, but this guy is one of the tallest at 8". Next is Dracula, and he's the first figure of the count I got. He's not just a repaint, however; this version gets a unique head. The portrait here doesn't resemble Bela Lugosi as much as the regular version, being meant to resemble the BK figure that they didn't get likeness rights for, but it's a nice upgrade over his visage, making it look a bit more life-like while retaining the simplified, slightly toony look. In addition to the pasty, undead skin tone, the hair, eyes, and mouth bear clean paint and edges. Unlike the original toy, the skin sadly doesn't glow in the dark, which would've been pretty cool here. I assume Trevor Grove did the new head, since he's usually the go-to guy for Universal Monster likenesses. At about 7 1/4" tall, Dracula's outfit remains the same, though the colors are a bit bolder and flatter, and the details are reduced a bit, since kids' toys, both fast food premiums and regular retail, don't always paint everything. The simpler paint means less room for error, and the work overall is pretty good, but some of the edges could be a little neater. The outfit is nicely sculpted as well, with soft rubber being used for the overcoat so the tails don't interfere with leg movement. Drac also has a cape as he should, and it's made of stretchy fabric. The cape and collar is a separate piece that just clips into the neck, and it fits on firmly. The Wolf Man, like Dracula, has drastically simplified paint for the face and fur, with lighter colors, no wash, and lacking paint for the nails. Nevertheless, the detail in the sculpt remains, and Grove's work is just as good as ever even if the paint looks like a dollar store toy. The shirt is a more olive color, the pants are gray, and the belt is solid black. Wolfy is also around 7 1/4" tall, and the paint is handled just as well as the others, with clean edges contrasting the fur and skin. The feet are still molded with an arch to them, meaning the Wolf Man once again has a small disc stand to help him stay up. Lastly is the Creature of the Black Lagoon, and he has two things in common with Frankenstein's monster: he's 8" tall, and cast in translucent green plastic. The plastic is a different shade of green, and it covers his whole body. Burger King had a pretty cool idea making their Creature see-through, and NECA doing the same somehow looks better, thanks to Maarten Verhoeven's screen-accurate sculpt. He's not all green, as the eyes are a solid yellow. The yellow eyes make him look a bit more creepy, and even though it wouldn't have been accurate to the old toy, making them glow in the dark would've been a cool idea. Don't expect him to squirt water out of his mouth like the BK toy, since most action figures don't have such a feature. Since the sculpts are unchanged, so's the articulation. The basic scheme is a barbell head, ball-jointed/barbell neck, chest, and waist, swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, wrists, knees, and ankles, ball-jointed hips, and swivel thighs. Yes, both Drac and the Wolf have chest joints underneath those thick clothing overlays, and the chests and waists in general have plenty of tilt. The Wolf Man adds shin swivels, and the Creature has double-jointed elbows and knees as well as calf swivels. All of the joints move and work great, allowing for plenty of poses on the shelf, even with less accessories than average. As for accessories, we only get three here despite the four figures. No longer will I complain about the TMNT four-packs having less extras with each release! The three extras are the Wolf Man's stand, Dracula's cape, and a coffin. The coffin seems to be a retooled version of the one from the basic Dracula accessory pack, but near-solid red with a different lid, having decals lifted right from the Burger King Drac coffin, and a bat symbol with Drac's eyes peering through. I guess NECA didn't feel like making the bat a slit for the eyes like the inspiration, but the printed graphics look great. The coffin scales around 8 1/2" long, 4" wide, and over 2" deep, providing enough room for Dracula to fit inside, or Frankenstein's monster and the Wolf Man, but not the Creature. We don't get the monster's table or the Wolf Man's cellar, but both of them would've been just as big, and I doubt there'd be enough room for them. Some extra heads or at least hands would've been great for these creatures, but having a coffin is still better than the nothing the Loot Crate releases had. I'm happy NECA gave us another way to get these figures without going through Loot Crate again, and I love these variants, harkening back to the era when kids' meal toys were actually fun and well-made. The lack of accessories is a let down, and they should've at least lowered the price to make up for it, because $150 for four (albeit full-sized) figures with only a coffin and small stand as accessories feels like a rip-off. Still, this is a great set for those who have/had the original Burger King toys… and those who don't. - 1/28/25...[See More] Adding Articulation to Agent Venom Topic - Added by Seltzershelf Tuesday, January 28, 2025 ![]() Geocron (Infernac Universe) Review - Added by Karl T. Face Monday, January 27, 2025 ![]() I wasn't into the Infernac figures when they started out- and, frankly, they didn't grow on me much. This was a cheap impulse buy, though, so here we are. Starting with 'bot mode as packaged, we have a pretty decent little rock duder. The smattering of robot bits among the stone are mostly a metallic purple, while the upper limbs, wheels, collar and "tail" are a somewhat darker, more metallic brown. The head is a delightfully simple rock face, like a minimalist Jack o' Lantern sculpture come to life. Or an animation cel, since it's based directly on a rock monster from the Headmasters series. Apart from the backpack, kibble is limited to some Arcee-esque shin wheels. Said backpack is my main gripe here. The front wheel fork (and half the cowling) hang off quite a ways (forgiveable at this scale, but still unfortunate), but then there's a greebly rod hanging straight down to the ankles. It can aid balance in deep poses, though. Speaking of, articulation! We got ball joints at the neck, shoulders, elbows, hips and knees. The swivel waist is welcome, but the neck can't look up, which I guess means they'll forever be squaring off against the Minibots. A comically meaty sword with a massive basket can be wielded in either hand. Transformation is simple yet satisfying, although the tabs on the weapon can be fiddly. We don't often get trikes, and this one's pure Rock Lords: an irregular hunk of rough stone, crudely chipped into shape and decorated with model parts. Put this next to the Stone Wing and you can see the lineage. There's no real room for a rider, even with the blade flipped forward, but for what it's worth, the Wheelie that came with Grimlock actually looks great on there. While the colors this time aren't a direct match to any actual Rock Lords, the new head is what got me to bite. See, the cars and chopper more or less look like actual vehicles with custom body work, while this is a rough vein of minerals with vehicle parts just jammed in there. The face is a face- the entirety of Rock Lords included one visor and zero faceplates, while Infernac is lousy with both. As the purest homage available, Geocron wins the prize of "toy budget for this paycheck". And just for kicks, in honor of the old Rock Lords file cards (and since this character has no real bio info), I'm declaring that Geocron is composed of calcite and amethyst, and is a daredevil with a talent for swordplay....[See More] |