Bilbo Baggins
Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey (Bridge Direct) - 6" Scale
Rated 4.50 stars by Deaditor
Some of the bridge direct figures aren’t great but I think this one is pretty close to a good successor to the Toybiz line. I’m so glad that a six inch line was at the very least started as a lot of the figures co-exist very nicely with the Toybiz lotr line and this is one of them. Bilbo is the perfect height being in scale with the other hobbits from Lotr and has nice detail with a fairly good likeness to Martin Freeman and the paint apps are generally good. He comes with sting and 2 travelling bags and this is where we enter some issues. The bags are fine though not detailed if you look at the bottles which I believe in film are red and green and here are unpainted but more importantly this has got to be one of the worst sting swords ever made. Arya starks needle would be bigger than...[See More]

Cirith Ungol Uruk-Hai
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Return of the King - Series 3
Rated 3.50 stars by Deaditor
It’s a pretty average Uruk with a pointless action feature semi good articulation but not great as no arm rotation and the original model comes displayed with a bow but instead you just get the shield and sword. I think it’s worth getting army building wise but I’d probably just turn these into isenguard scouts....[See More]

Aragorn (Battle Action)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Two Towers - Series 5
Rated 3.50 stars by Deaditor
What is it with Helms deep aragorn figures. I think all of them have their issues and my favourite one is still the original one which also has the best Aragorn sculpt depending on the variant, but this one is still good in some respects. I like the paint applications being more accurate and the articulation in the legs is better but the head is terrible as he just looks super sad and looking in an unidentifiable direction which is off putting. That and his action feature arm has limited articulation. The sword is the worst being vinyl soft and bent and strangely he comes with the little knife on the scabbard which is pointless as he needs his Elven dagger on the back which he lacks. I think there’s some aspects I like but it’s not the best figure....[See More]

Frodo (Light-Up Sting Sword)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Two Towers - Series 2
Rated 3.00 stars by Deaditor
I appreciate that this figure was made but I have issues with it. When you see a light up feature on say a Star Wars figure the lightsaber is Chunky but the blade itself that lights up is not so I feel with a larger figure the arm does not need to be this chunky nor the sword, which if you took an invisible prologue Bilbo figures sword could get away with using instead to keep the light up feature. There’s very basics articulation on this figure due to this light up feature and yet his left hand has some movement which makes me wonder why the Shelob Frodo didn’t copy this idea and have his right arm free and not stuck on with a sword unless it was originally intended to have a light up sword as well. The cloak is oversized and heavy and really there’s not much about this figure that’s...[See More]

Isengard Orc (with Axe)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Two Towers - Series 3
Rated 4.00 stars by Deaditor
It’s average. Nice detail, great paintjob and good accessories, but the articulation leaves the legs fragile and the rest of the figures movement is ok but a bit off in places. It’s a perfectly good orc figure and worth getting for that reason....[See More]

Battle Cry Uruk-Hai Warrior
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Two Towers - Series 5
Rated 4.00 stars by Deaditor
The most sight after figure is by far this one. The battle cry Uruk hai comes sword a removable helmet, a pike in two parts and a torch. He is super articulated and sculpted well but his torso is obviously limited by his battle cry sound feature which does sound good but I’d rather the Uruk not have a rubber head and was less gimicky here. The paint job leaves much to be desired considering the uruks wore gunmetal coloured armour in the films with rust and decay mass produced and this figure is painted with a very light silver which is so inappropriate. It is worth having a few but they need a paintjob and to be honest it might be better to take the helmets and give them to some spare Uruk crossbowmen and give them swords as they are wel articulsted and bigger making them more imposing...[See More]

Dungeons Of Isengard Orc Captain
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Two Towers - Series 4
Rated 4.00 stars by Deaditor
This is a figure that is rare and elusive but one has to ask if it is indeed worth the purchase. Collector wise you’reaways going to buy it, but as a figure itself there is a lot of swivel articulation points and a lack of poseablilith limited by it design, but comes with a hammer and a sword that are detailed well and thenfogure itself looks decent. So for me I think this is a great figure to get and with the price nowadays it demands....[See More]

Shagrat Mordor Uruk-Hai Warrior (Super Poseable)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Two Towers - Series 4
Rated 5.00 stars by Deaditor
Shagrat is highly detailed, looks like the character and has super articulation. He comes with an Uruk blade and shield with the eye of Mordor painted on and I always go the impression that these uruks were ones who survived the campaign against Rohan and against Isengard. In the books I believe he is just an orc and whilst there are other uruks around it seems in the book Saruman just made some whilst Morgoth was the initial creator. I think this figure should have come with a mightily vest as his character arc involved him obsessing over the shirt and starting. The civil war break out in Cirith-Ungol, then possibly he gave it to the Mouth of Sauron or he was captured and questioned about the shirts significance. I think this is a very good figure and worth getting....[See More]

Prince Theodred
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Two Towers - Series 4
Rated 5.00 stars by Deaditor
There’s not too much to come to on about this figure other than it’s just Toybiz going above and beyond making every character possible. Theodred appears in 4 scenes, one where Eomer finds him, one where he’s being tended to and then his death and funeral, so he’s not exactly one for the kids to have an action packed fighting figure. Interestingnly there is an obvious hole in his armour where his wound is so that’s attention to detail and he comes with a removable helmet and his sword. He’s super articulated and nicely detailed and one for the collector completionists to get....[See More]

Hama (Royal Guard of Rohan)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Two Towers - Series 4
Rated 5.00 stars by Deaditor
Nice detail, decent articulation, good likeness and comes with a vinyl cape so he can sit on a horse and has a sword so I think he’s perfectly fine as a figure with not much to comment upon....[See More]