Return of Gandalf (UK)
Lord of the Rings - Two Towers (Toy Biz) - International Exclusives
Rated 3.00 stars by Deaditor
What an odd gift pack Gandalf and Gimli sure, but helmsdeep Aragorn and Legolas? Unless this “return of Gandalf” mwant wen he brought the Rohirrim to Helms Deep, but no it’s clearly fangorn forrrest on the box and description. How perculiur but it’s not the only example of this of course and this set is a special exclusive and also I’ve noticed has the ugliest Gandalf head I’ve ever seen. So you get a clean white Gandalf with the bad head specified, a Helms Deep Aragorn which I do like, Regular Gimli and the bad head variant of Legolas with the poor serial bad paint apps of brown hair and hair flowing back. So it’s not worth the price I’ve seen it go for unless one is desperate to complete their collection which is essentially buying cardboard st thirst point. It’s not the weirdest...[See More]

Gimli (Helm's Deep) (Australia)
Lord of the Rings - Two Towers (Toy Biz) - International Exclusives
Rated 3.00 stars by Deaditor
I want to review this figure in 2 ways: 1 about the figure in its rarity and 2 an overall review if the figure itself for people just wanting a Gimli figure review. So to begin with this is an Australia exclusive carded figure if Gimli that only a limited amount were made and became extremely rare and got for around £200-£500 online. It’s finny that packaging saying ‘Helms Deep Gimli’ is worth that but that’s the world we live in. If you do find one of these somehow DO NOT OPEN IT. Sell it online and find a Gimli in a 2 pack or multipack boxset gift box set of figures if you need a loose one. Moving onto the figure itself it’s just a Gimli figure. He has 2 throwing axes, a double headed axe, a walking axe and helmet as accessories but no cloak despite him clearly wearing one from...[See More]

Frodo (Sword Attack Action)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Fellowship of the Ring - Series 1
Rated 3.00 stars by Deaditor
The first Frodo figure I owned as a child which was fine by those standards but from a customisers and collectorsnpiitn of view the only parts of this figure useful to me is his jacket backpack and sword as I transferred those onto an Elven boat Frodo along with the soft goods Asfaloth cape/ Elven cape depending on the time period. The figure itself isn’t terrible but the scale is. Each if the hobbits have one oversized badly done figure and they’re all from fellowship: basic Merry and Pippin which have never changed, Moria Sam and this Frodo. All are too big have poor movement but it’s frodo and Sam that aren’t passable. I do like this figures cloak how it’s moulded and removable and functional. The articulation is: a swivel head, hinged swivel arms the right one inhibited by the action...[See More]

Boromir (Battle Attack Action)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Fellowship of the Ring - Series 1
Rated 2.50 stars by Deaditor
There is literally 1 improvement about this figure and that’s the sword and sheath included which is a vast improvement to the original Boromir. However this figure is still the same Boromir often found in multipacks where you press back button and I imagine he’s supposed to raise one arm and lower the other for some sort of battle action as advertised but it doesn’t work well. Essentially he raises one arm and looks that direction then when the button is released he looks the other and raises that arm and it doesn’t always work. I think detailing wise it’s not terrible but the inclusion of a black cloak with an Elven broach stands out as an inaccuracy. Borromir comes with his shield which has a strap allowing it to hang over his shoulder, that and a handle to hold of his hand is moulded...[See More]

Arwen (Light Up Evenstar)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Fellowship of the Ring - Series 2
Rated 2.00 stars by Deaditor
The only major difference here between Arwen with Asfaloth and this figure is that this figure comes with the sword and a hand that can actually hold it rather than an open one. Again you get those rubber legs making it hard to pose or stand, an oversized body and head with not great detail and the light up orange colour Evenstar for some reason that means the articulation is sacrificed. Overall it’s not a great figure, hence why I made a custom of it in a redeeming series of lotr figures done wrong made right. It’s a shame Arwen has only 2 figures with some variants and they’re both poorly executed....[See More]

Tiger Strike
Action Man (Hasbro) - Basic Series
Rated 3.50 stars by alexpunt
This is an Action Man from 1995, and one of the last with this particular face. The figure is well presented, with all the features you would come to expect from an Action Man. As the toy was not part of a set, he is of a cheaper quality. His arms are rigid, and only move up and down, which is not that common in the Action Man collection. He comes with a pistol and a set of temporary tattoos for the child, which mimic the tiger tattoo on his chest. This figure is a variant as he is wearing tiger print trousers and a black cotton vest. over all, a very good figure, worth the money if you can find him cheap, but prices are rising due to natural shortages and the fact that this is an early modern Action Man....[See More]

King Elendil (Sword Attack Action)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Fellowship of the Ring - Series 3
Rated 4.50 stars by Deaditor
Elendil is well articulated has a removable helmet and Narsil and in general is a perfectly good figure. My only issue I have with it is he doesn’t really look anything like the actor he’s based on but more like a Middle Aged man with some grey in his hair and beard but shouting like he’s Leonidas. Also Narsil is HUGE. Now I know it’s supposed to be a big sword but not that big. I always felt the Kings sword hasn’t been done well as with pelenor fields aragorn it’s just got the sword grooves and not detail whilst the coronation one has the Elven scripture in runes but not the grooves and seems a bit short compared to Aragorns ranger sword, so perhaps the longer aragorn swords are the wrong size and the Helms deep ones are correct? I don’t know but Anduril can’t be carried on a waist...[See More]

Gil-Galad (Spear Attack Action)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Fellowship of the Ring - Series 3
Rated 4.50 stars by Deaditor
Gil Galad was an elvish king of whom the elves do sadly sing, long story short Sauron set him on fire with his grip and it was only story boarded so the actor didn’t get to do much. This is a really decent figure with nice details, paint apps, accessories including his silver lance and shield and has an action feature of attacking when a button is pressed. I don’t have many complaints about this figure though I suppose some of the articulation could be better in some places and the paint apps on the shield seem a bit cartoonish or off but they also add a distinction to the regular shields the elves use....[See More]

Strider (Sword Slashing)
Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring (Toy Biz) - Series 1
Rated 2.00 stars by Deaditor
So this is where the infamous worst aragorn ever found in the fellowship packs comes from. This is possibly the worst figure from the lotr collection. The head is garbage in detail, design and paint apps, the articulation is below average, the sword is pathetically short and he action feature is ridiculous. This figure has an action feature whereby if you place he sword in his hand and squeeze his legs he slashes all over the place like a drunk trying to swat flies. You can also place the sword partially in the sheath and have him draw the sword if it works. His articulation is a swivel head, left arm with a single joint and swivel shoulder and right arm with the same but also a swivel wrist and upper arm rotation because of the feature. His waist swivels and his legs move foreard and...[See More]

King of the Dead (Glow-in-the-Dark)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Return of the King - Series 2
Rated 4.50 stars by Deaditor
The detail in this figure is sublime and it’s a good scale with decent articulation and the glow effect is pretty cool, but if you’re comparing this figure to the soldier of the dead and then the actual design in the film they probably should have made the figure look more like the on screen detailing with the red cloak and gold armour etc. It’s still a really nicely done figure with a good headsculpt and decent sword accessory though and well worth the buy....[See More]