Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Cobra Chick ready, but no pics yet
Damn, I tried to get my sisters camera, but it's not in her room. Time to ask really nicely, and if she does let me then success! I'll probably be entering her in the Figure Realm Villains Contest. Hopefully She'll be good to win in the top 3. I made a belt with foam pouches. And printed out a Cobra Symbol and superglued it to her chest. Weird people keep saying superglue will run through the ink. Nothing happened to mine. Once I get pics I'll post it here, so no one will know my custom, maybe someone will visit from there though. Whoever saw this post comment, so I know if you're FR or CC. heh
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
HISS Tank
I got the Target Exclusive a while back, I was crazy when this came out and I visited Target every week until I found one, and only one on the shelf. The HISS Tank is a rerelease of the original vehicle. Except none of that building, which I really would've liked. I'm a sucker for things that I assemble. The Tank body is a dark blue, the treads are black as well as the turret/ gun/ cannons. The only thing that is pure vintage is the sticker applications. When in the box one half of the vehicle is already stickered. It's a pain in the ass to make the stickers even. Still it's a good homage. The turret and elevate up or down and can do a 360 turn, the treads have wheels that allow it to roll. The cockpit shield has a tint and can open.
The HISS Tank is the figure and the driver is the accessory? Or the other way around? Well Packed in with the HISS Tank is a the HISS Driver. He's a standard Cobra Trooper just repainted and stripped of any weapons. He'll give you the death stare but that's about it. The shirt is a light grey, his pants is black with grey camo designs. The boots, gloves, suspender belt, helmet, and mask are black too. His helmet has a grey crest in the middle. His suspender belt has some silver clasps and buckle, the clips on the shirt collar is silver too. It's removable as well as the helmet. The helmet is made from softer plastic than other troopers, it's flimsy and it looks a bit bigger. To get the bugger in I usually bend his feet and push him in. Sometimes his legs are a bit long and he can't actually sit, he's more hovering above the seat.
This is a great vehicle and a nice paint job for the figure, it was only $10. So if the figure was $5 or $6 without his weapons, the tank must be $4 or $5, so it's a great deal. The other versions that are coming out are in all black or red. Different drivers too... if you can get one for cheap then get it, but don't buy it above $20 or even $15. DTM out...
The HISS Tank is the figure and the driver is the accessory? Or the other way around? Well Packed in with the HISS Tank is a the HISS Driver. He's a standard Cobra Trooper just repainted and stripped of any weapons. He'll give you the death stare but that's about it. The shirt is a light grey, his pants is black with grey camo designs. The boots, gloves, suspender belt, helmet, and mask are black too. His helmet has a grey crest in the middle. His suspender belt has some silver clasps and buckle, the clips on the shirt collar is silver too. It's removable as well as the helmet. The helmet is made from softer plastic than other troopers, it's flimsy and it looks a bit bigger. To get the bugger in I usually bend his feet and push him in. Sometimes his legs are a bit long and he can't actually sit, he's more hovering above the seat.
This is a great vehicle and a nice paint job for the figure, it was only $10. So if the figure was $5 or $6 without his weapons, the tank must be $4 or $5, so it's a great deal. The other versions that are coming out are in all black or red. Different drivers too... if you can get one for cheap then get it, but don't buy it above $20 or even $15. DTM out...
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Custom Supply Hauls
Today I got some paint at Michaels, 2 for 1. I got the wrong red though, it's supposed to be used on glass. It ended up being sticky on Vulcan Spider Man, but I painted it over with my left over Testors Gloss Red. I bought a palette for my paints pretty handy, pain in the "A" to clean. I for some brushes too, some are ok. A medium straight, a small point, and a huge bush type brush. The others included is like a duster, I use it for dusting off after sanding. The other stuff is foam on a stick and two triangle shaped foam for mixing paint. All together 4 brushes 3 mixers, for $.99.
First one to notice
Yesterday I reviewed the Firefly vs. Storm Shadow Comic Pack. Well that Uzi, it belonged to Storm Shadow in the comic. In the package Firefly was holding it. Well That Uzi fits perfectly well into Storm Shadow's backpack. You can see a feint line that outlines an Uzi shape. It has grooves that help make it fit perfectly. Well I just wanted to point that out to you, incase no one knew that.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Hauls
I didn't go to Target today, which is probably ok, but I did go to Walmart and scored the Clone Scuba Trooper and Firefly vs Storm Shadow Comic Pack.
I already have a Firefly and Storm Shadow, but these guys are mostly new with new accessories.
Firefly- Reused body, he comes with a detachable vest, belt, goggles and backpack. His guns is his original pistol, an Uzi and a machine gun with a scope and laser. The back pack has a stand that can collapse, so he can stand it if he wants. The backpack can also open up, awesome! Inside you'll find something that looks like a silver Swiss army knife. It has a wrench the the end and a knife on the other. A red gas carton, tan explosives and a black flash light. All are removable so that's really cool.
Storm Shadow- Looks like a new head, his body is a reuse of Gung-Ho, the thighs are a Cobra Troopers, The shins, feet and crotch seem to be new. His new accessories are two comas with a long string attaching them. A three bladed hand weapon. His backpack can hold his two samurai swords. The swords have sculpted dragon heads on the end and the handle is braided nicely. His backpack opens, but nothing is removable, though Firefly makes up for that. Inside there are various ninja stuff like, spiked knuckles, those anchor things that help you walk on top of buildings, pouches and other stuff. The inside is patterned with braids too. On the bottom he has sculpted ropes, I don't think it's supposed to be detachable but it comes off easily. It's held by two pegs, mine wasn't fully painting, it's sculpted white though, but maybe they had an idea of it becoming removable. His shoulder armor, chest apparel, is removable. The peg is on the back.
The Scuba Trooper is something I expected, he's cool, but you know, he's not that cool. Well not to me. I really like the design, but it's too simple for me or more or less cartoonish. I don't know if it's supposed to be like that though...The detail is there though. Turbines, fins, hoses. The gun is oversized. It reaches up to the eye slits. Holding it is awkward The stock bends if he tried to hold the barrel, it's best holding it with one hand. The ball jointed neck and the torso can let him pose like he's cruising through the sea. Awesome! The feet fin can come off. They slide in and peg in under the feet, it's secured nicely. You can take off the backpack and fins to make him like a totally new trooper, but the hoses don't attach to anything so it looks funny.
I really like my hauls, the Scuba Trooper could've been better. The Firefly and Storm Shadow is a must have, they are really awesome. Scuba Trooper 8.5/10, Comic Pack 10/10
I already have a Firefly and Storm Shadow, but these guys are mostly new with new accessories.
Firefly- Reused body, he comes with a detachable vest, belt, goggles and backpack. His guns is his original pistol, an Uzi and a machine gun with a scope and laser. The back pack has a stand that can collapse, so he can stand it if he wants. The backpack can also open up, awesome! Inside you'll find something that looks like a silver Swiss army knife. It has a wrench the the end and a knife on the other. A red gas carton, tan explosives and a black flash light. All are removable so that's really cool.
Storm Shadow- Looks like a new head, his body is a reuse of Gung-Ho, the thighs are a Cobra Troopers, The shins, feet and crotch seem to be new. His new accessories are two comas with a long string attaching them. A three bladed hand weapon. His backpack can hold his two samurai swords. The swords have sculpted dragon heads on the end and the handle is braided nicely. His backpack opens, but nothing is removable, though Firefly makes up for that. Inside there are various ninja stuff like, spiked knuckles, those anchor things that help you walk on top of buildings, pouches and other stuff. The inside is patterned with braids too. On the bottom he has sculpted ropes, I don't think it's supposed to be detachable but it comes off easily. It's held by two pegs, mine wasn't fully painting, it's sculpted white though, but maybe they had an idea of it becoming removable. His shoulder armor, chest apparel, is removable. The peg is on the back.
The Scuba Trooper is something I expected, he's cool, but you know, he's not that cool. Well not to me. I really like the design, but it's too simple for me or more or less cartoonish. I don't know if it's supposed to be like that though...The detail is there though. Turbines, fins, hoses. The gun is oversized. It reaches up to the eye slits. Holding it is awkward The stock bends if he tried to hold the barrel, it's best holding it with one hand. The ball jointed neck and the torso can let him pose like he's cruising through the sea. Awesome! The feet fin can come off. They slide in and peg in under the feet, it's secured nicely. You can take off the backpack and fins to make him like a totally new trooper, but the hoses don't attach to anything so it looks funny.
I really like my hauls, the Scuba Trooper could've been better. The Firefly and Storm Shadow is a must have, they are really awesome. Scuba Trooper 8.5/10, Comic Pack 10/10
Thursday, July 24, 2008
SDCC and more
Hey guys, Happy Friday!
SDCC looks crazy, I mean crazy all these great Marvel Legends and most of them are exclusives. Pisses me off, come one Hasbro don't take the Toybiz root with their Giant Man series. I couldn't find crap when they did that. Hopefully my Walmarts and Targets won't be bitches and actually have them in stock. And Hasbro these things better not be is limited quantities. Ughh, I had to let that loose...Well the have the Scorpion Venom coming out in the Spider Man series. Looks cool...
Other stuff like GI Joe and Transformers look awesome. The Pilot Scarlett is sexy, the Zartan is cool. Storm Shadow mask will look awesome on him.
Well I have one custom to show you guys, she's not fully finished though, I'll show you guys a sneak peek at her. I have no idea why she's posting above there...Well anyways, I've added a belt on her, a loose one, so it's not actually glued on to her. I am trying to work on a Cobra symbol, I mean it's hard to sculpt, using foam and penning the detail in doesn't work. I can't seem to find a Cobra Symbol for me to glue onto her either. Bummer...
Next week starting Sunday, Michael's will be having a sale on Apple Barrel paints, 2 for $1. I think it's for the $.79 ones. The flat paints? I don't know... I am working on my Vulcan Spider Man, instead of the glossy black I have no painted it flat black and the armor will still be glossy red. Also working on my first custom, I am remaking him since he was the first custom I made I used duct tape instead of sculpt. I personally think he's still my favorite before Vulcan SM. Xorn is still in the WiP bin, I had no yellow for his ripped shirt. Zod...I have no idea about Zod, he's one hard custom to make and paint.
Well see you guys later, maybe I'll post a hauling list tomorrow if I get anything at Target. DTM out...
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Power Girl
Well she just arrived in the mail today. Pretty nice figure, thanks Taliesin Crow! I paid $7 for her. $5 was the shipping, ouch, but I think it was a good deal since I couldn't find her cheaper. I had to fix some stuff up, but now she's looking hot.
She stands at 6 3/8 inches, she fits in with Marvel Legends figures perfectly. She has an awesome sculpt. A updated version of the original character art. She has sculpted silver zippers on her gloves and boots. The gloves and boots aren't zipped up al lthe way. They have good sculpt showing the flaps going down and having a split at where the zipper should be. The gloves have lines so it looks like it's sewn together. She is wearing high heel boots, the have curved designs on them.
Her suit has various raised lines, going down and one going around her breast area. Her famous "over sized" boobs are sculpted nicely, with curves that look real. The "open view" lets us look at her cleavage, hubba hubba...heh.
The face sculpt is good, she looks cute and sexy at the same time. The hair is sculpted in two pieces, one sculpted on the actual head, and one part that is glued on to the back. The part sculpted on the head has a bang going down to her nose. Her rope that holds her shoulder pad on her left side is nicely sculpted with the angles that a rope has. The cape is rubber and it is molded in folds. The belt is made from soft plastic. It isn't glued on or anything, it just moves about.
The paint is good. They paint is so realistic. The hair is blonde with some light brown in there. The eyes are a nice blue, her eyes have individual eye lashes that are painted crisp, the eye shadow is black too. Her lipstick is a light pink. The belt is red and the buckle is gold. The ropes and shoulder pad is gold and the cape is red. The overall color for her costume is white. The gloves and boots are not the regular blue, it's gloss blue. It looks real like leather.
She comes with a stand that says Infinite Crisis. It looks like it's supposed to have a peg for her to stand and connect to her right foot. Maybe Taliesin lost it? Careful standing her up, her boobs can make her tip over sometimes. Don't put her forward too much or backward too much. That's what the base is for, but no peg...
She's a beautiful figure, I wish she was real, but this is real enough. My first DC Direct figure and I am impressed. I say get this figure, despite some minor stuff I had to fix. 9.9 out of 10, I love this figure that much. ( . )( . ), hell yes...DTM out...
She stands at 6 3/8 inches, she fits in with Marvel Legends figures perfectly. She has an awesome sculpt. A updated version of the original character art. She has sculpted silver zippers on her gloves and boots. The gloves and boots aren't zipped up al lthe way. They have good sculpt showing the flaps going down and having a split at where the zipper should be. The gloves have lines so it looks like it's sewn together. She is wearing high heel boots, the have curved designs on them.
Her suit has various raised lines, going down and one going around her breast area. Her famous "over sized" boobs are sculpted nicely, with curves that look real. The "open view" lets us look at her cleavage, hubba hubba...heh.
The face sculpt is good, she looks cute and sexy at the same time. The hair is sculpted in two pieces, one sculpted on the actual head, and one part that is glued on to the back. The part sculpted on the head has a bang going down to her nose. Her rope that holds her shoulder pad on her left side is nicely sculpted with the angles that a rope has. The cape is rubber and it is molded in folds. The belt is made from soft plastic. It isn't glued on or anything, it just moves about.
The paint is good. They paint is so realistic. The hair is blonde with some light brown in there. The eyes are a nice blue, her eyes have individual eye lashes that are painted crisp, the eye shadow is black too. Her lipstick is a light pink. The belt is red and the buckle is gold. The ropes and shoulder pad is gold and the cape is red. The overall color for her costume is white. The gloves and boots are not the regular blue, it's gloss blue. It looks real like leather.
She comes with a stand that says Infinite Crisis. It looks like it's supposed to have a peg for her to stand and connect to her right foot. Maybe Taliesin lost it? Careful standing her up, her boobs can make her tip over sometimes. Don't put her forward too much or backward too much. That's what the base is for, but no peg...
She's a beautiful figure, I wish she was real, but this is real enough. My first DC Direct figure and I am impressed. I say get this figure, despite some minor stuff I had to fix. 9.9 out of 10, I love this figure that much. ( . )( . ), hell yes...DTM out...
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Toy Prices Go Up...
September 1st guys! Man this is going to pay heavy. I won't be getting fodder for a long time...
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN2142580820080721?rpc=44
here's the link for proof...
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINN2142580820080721?rpc=44
here's the link for proof...
Monday, July 21, 2008
What? Liar?
Yes I am not a kid of my words. I will be finishing customs today and hopefully post them sometimes this week. Some figures include Movie Zod, Xorn, Cobra Chick, Some original customs...I'll try at my Movie Zod though, he won't be a perfect custom since I sculpted mostly everything, plus I sculpted his head on a black head, so...Xorn has interchangeable heads. From His Magneto head, his Xorn helmet and his black hole type head. Cobra chick is done practically, still need to paint her mask on, add a suspender belt, maybe...and then find a gun or just sculpt one...yeah, that's about it, thanks all, hopefully everything will be worth the wait.
Every check out the new comic crypt, it looks awesome now. Cool new features too.
Every check out the new comic crypt, it looks awesome now. Cool new features too.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Saturday, Saturday...
Regular Saturday, went to Karate. I met my instructor, who became a police officer. He was probably my favorite and best instructor. My cousin and I met him before class and we were talking about the new Dark Knight movie. I never saw it yet, but my cousin did. To be honest it sounds like a good movie from hearing all the rave of Harvey Dent being dead or not, Joker, and Scarecrow's cameo. We then talked about Marvel, in which my cousin lacks knowledge of, heh. My instructor was excited on hearing the upcoming Avengers movie. And he didn't even know about Deadpool's spin off after Wolverine's Origin Movie. We verbally attacked my cousin when he said the Avengers suck! He paid for it, heh. Nice guy, comic fan like me. Chooses Marvel over DC, we have some things in common.
Well after that, I made a decision, to stick with Testors or choose a new brand. Testors is not "producing" any near my area. Of course there is Enamel paint, but would I really want to do that? I still have some gloss paint, but it got "blah" after using it for countless customs. So I made the decision to get some new brand of paint. Seeing, and comparing I know other top ones that are like testors and cheap are folk art and apple barrel. Folk art had a good selection, so did apple barrel. Folk art was $1.19 for a bottle, pretty big, bigger than testors, way bigger. Then Apple Barrel had them for $.79, same size too. And to my surprise I got them. I got FLAT blue, FLAT black, antique white, and pewter grey. No more gloss! I tested it out on my Cobra chick, and it was really good. I dries fast, smooth, and flat!. Nice paint, cheap, I wanted to get more, but I'll just wait til i run out or if I need more. I can finally continue my work with black and red customs. Oh wait, I forgot to get red...hrmm....
Happy B-Day Bigraj! Have a good one.
Well that probably wraps up for today, I'm still looking for something to review... give me Monday and I'll have two reviews. Yes I hate reading too, but I'll have a good review. DTM out...
Well after that, I made a decision, to stick with Testors or choose a new brand. Testors is not "producing" any near my area. Of course there is Enamel paint, but would I really want to do that? I still have some gloss paint, but it got "blah" after using it for countless customs. So I made the decision to get some new brand of paint. Seeing, and comparing I know other top ones that are like testors and cheap are folk art and apple barrel. Folk art had a good selection, so did apple barrel. Folk art was $1.19 for a bottle, pretty big, bigger than testors, way bigger. Then Apple Barrel had them for $.79, same size too. And to my surprise I got them. I got FLAT blue, FLAT black, antique white, and pewter grey. No more gloss! I tested it out on my Cobra chick, and it was really good. I dries fast, smooth, and flat!. Nice paint, cheap, I wanted to get more, but I'll just wait til i run out or if I need more. I can finally continue my work with black and red customs. Oh wait, I forgot to get red...hrmm....
Happy B-Day Bigraj! Have a good one.
Well that probably wraps up for today, I'm still looking for something to review... give me Monday and I'll have two reviews. Yes I hate reading too, but I'll have a good review. DTM out...
Friday, July 18, 2008
Friday Updates
Well happy Friday guys!
Dark Knight...who seen this movie, I for one didn't. The crowds are crazy from what I heard of.
The TFAC Doc mail in figure is still shipping by this September. People wanted and Hasbro delivered.
The Hellboy figures are continuing with series 2, it has Kirk's most wanted figure, the Black shirted Hellboy.
I haven't heard much news this week, or not that I remember. Hmm...
I am working on a 6 inch scale Female Cobra Trooper, she is going to look hot, sculpted hew boobs and butt. Can't figure on how to make the helmet since I want it to be removable, but by the look of her hair, the helmet is going to look huge...
I just set my money to Taliesin Crow for the Girl with the erm...boobs...I know some people would probably know who it is.
Well I am off to work on my Female Trooper. Have a nice Friday and be safe.
Dark Knight...who seen this movie, I for one didn't. The crowds are crazy from what I heard of.
The TFAC Doc mail in figure is still shipping by this September. People wanted and Hasbro delivered.
The Hellboy figures are continuing with series 2, it has Kirk's most wanted figure, the Black shirted Hellboy.
I haven't heard much news this week, or not that I remember. Hmm...
I am working on a 6 inch scale Female Cobra Trooper, she is going to look hot, sculpted hew boobs and butt. Can't figure on how to make the helmet since I want it to be removable, but by the look of her hair, the helmet is going to look huge...
I just set my money to Taliesin Crow for the Girl with the erm...boobs...I know some people would probably know who it is.
Well I am off to work on my Female Trooper. Have a nice Friday and be safe.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Crimson Guard 32 1/2 Comic Pack
I'll be reviewing The Crimson Guard from the 32 1/2 comic pack, he was packed with the Scar-Face Cobra Trooper. Crimson Guards were usually people who went under surgery to have the same face as any other Siegie unmasked. All of their names were Fred, and they sported a red head look.
This Siegie uses the same body as any other 25th anniversary Siegie, same color scheme as the Siegie Trooper (check last review with the Crimson 3 pack...). Mostly same accessories too. What's cool about this figure is the removable helmet, to reveal Fred. The helmet and mask are all one piece, molded in the Crimson Red with the black helmet painted on, it lacks the silver visor though. Fred is revealed as a dirty blond. Not accurate to the red head, but still a nice feature to have. With the regular Siegie, his neck is painted Crimson Red, but this version he has a skin painted neck, so you can lave him helmetless without having him wearing a turtle neck, but it looks funny and bare when he has it on.
The accessories, consist of the regular backpack, revolver, and instead of the battle rifle with the knife on the end, he has a rifle that looks somewhat like an M1 Garand, which is one of my favorite guns. He can hold it, but he can't hold it like he's aiming, the handle is like a shotgun, how it holds at the angle. He can hold it like he can shoot with one hand, or hold near his waist, or even a reloading style position. Something I forgot to mention in the previous TFAC review, is that mostly all figures include a stand with their name. Except maybe the figures with a vehicle.
This is a great figure, pretty cool army builder, I have three of them now, but they are getting rereleased later on. The next army builder for me will probably be the Hiss Tank Driver, The Vipers, and later on the Iron Grenadiers. If I could find any of them which I hope since they will be in comic packs and the TRU 3 pack exclusive. The Vipers and Hiss Driver, I can't find. If anyone has extras or just even one of each I would be thankful, if you could offer me one... Well this is a great figure 9.5 out of 10 for him. The holding problem and the hair is a bit of problematic, but it's a good figure despite that.
This Siegie uses the same body as any other 25th anniversary Siegie, same color scheme as the Siegie Trooper (check last review with the Crimson 3 pack...). Mostly same accessories too. What's cool about this figure is the removable helmet, to reveal Fred. The helmet and mask are all one piece, molded in the Crimson Red with the black helmet painted on, it lacks the silver visor though. Fred is revealed as a dirty blond. Not accurate to the red head, but still a nice feature to have. With the regular Siegie, his neck is painted Crimson Red, but this version he has a skin painted neck, so you can lave him helmetless without having him wearing a turtle neck, but it looks funny and bare when he has it on.
The accessories, consist of the regular backpack, revolver, and instead of the battle rifle with the knife on the end, he has a rifle that looks somewhat like an M1 Garand, which is one of my favorite guns. He can hold it, but he can't hold it like he's aiming, the handle is like a shotgun, how it holds at the angle. He can hold it like he can shoot with one hand, or hold near his waist, or even a reloading style position. Something I forgot to mention in the previous TFAC review, is that mostly all figures include a stand with their name. Except maybe the figures with a vehicle.
This is a great figure, pretty cool army builder, I have three of them now, but they are getting rereleased later on. The next army builder for me will probably be the Hiss Tank Driver, The Vipers, and later on the Iron Grenadiers. If I could find any of them which I hope since they will be in comic packs and the TRU 3 pack exclusive. The Vipers and Hiss Driver, I can't find. If anyone has extras or just even one of each I would be thankful, if you could offer me one... Well this is a great figure 9.5 out of 10 for him. The holding problem and the hair is a bit of problematic, but it's a good figure despite that.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
TRU Crimson 3 Pack Exclusive
Hey everyone, I will be reviewing the TRU Crimson Exclusive. Hopefully these are still at your TRU, mine sold out of these, but they do have the blue Cobra Commander with the Standard Troopers and the GI Joe 3 pack.
Well this exclusive is part of the 25th Anniversary. It contains the Cobra Commander, Crimson Guard Trooper, and Crimson Guard Officer. They are packed in these clear plastic tubes, with a shelf like cardboard for the back and bottom. It's a nice packaging, but one giant hassle to open, A lot of tape and what not.
The Cobra Commander is a rerelease of the first series Commander. It's just painting a different color, the majority of the new paint is the crimson red, his gloves, boots, gun, and various pockets are painted black. His belts are gold, the glove trimmings are silver as well as the Cobra Symbol on his chest. The cool thing is that he can store his weapon just like the old toy, on his back. The articulation is a Ball joint: head, hips, torso, Ball hinged: shoulders, elbows, ankles, Swivel: forearm, Double Jointed: knees. It's a nice figure if you don't have this mold version of the Commander.
The Crimson Guards both use the same mold, with different paint. For the Crimson Guard Trooper his color scheme is, crimson red for the majority of the body, black shoulder pads with silver, the rope that goes around the right arm is gold. He has silver trimmings on his forearms, and black gloves. His head has a silver crest on the helmet, silver visor and black mask. His chest has a really good sculpted badges with silver, red, blue and purple. His buttons around his shirt are silver. The belt is black, as well as his boots. His pants have 2 silver lines running down his leg. The buttons on his boots are silver too.
For the Officer his color scheme is the same except the mask and crest on his helmet is gold, the visor is black. The chest is black, the shoulder is the same with the gold replacing silver. The belt is gold, the lines on his pants are gold, and the buttons are gold. His forearm stripes are gold too.
The accessories are the same, both have well sculpted back packs, with ridges and a cobra emblem. The guns look like a revolver and a battle rifle with a knife hooked on the end. They can store the revolver in his holster, it is kind of loose, but it can fit.
It's a nice pack to get, around $15 (I think, I lost my receipt it was a long time since I got it). Great army builder too. I really like the Siegies, they are cool looking. This set is good, so get it before it sells out.
Well this exclusive is part of the 25th Anniversary. It contains the Cobra Commander, Crimson Guard Trooper, and Crimson Guard Officer. They are packed in these clear plastic tubes, with a shelf like cardboard for the back and bottom. It's a nice packaging, but one giant hassle to open, A lot of tape and what not.
The Cobra Commander is a rerelease of the first series Commander. It's just painting a different color, the majority of the new paint is the crimson red, his gloves, boots, gun, and various pockets are painted black. His belts are gold, the glove trimmings are silver as well as the Cobra Symbol on his chest. The cool thing is that he can store his weapon just like the old toy, on his back. The articulation is a Ball joint: head, hips, torso, Ball hinged: shoulders, elbows, ankles, Swivel: forearm, Double Jointed: knees. It's a nice figure if you don't have this mold version of the Commander.
The Crimson Guards both use the same mold, with different paint. For the Crimson Guard Trooper his color scheme is, crimson red for the majority of the body, black shoulder pads with silver, the rope that goes around the right arm is gold. He has silver trimmings on his forearms, and black gloves. His head has a silver crest on the helmet, silver visor and black mask. His chest has a really good sculpted badges with silver, red, blue and purple. His buttons around his shirt are silver. The belt is black, as well as his boots. His pants have 2 silver lines running down his leg. The buttons on his boots are silver too.
For the Officer his color scheme is the same except the mask and crest on his helmet is gold, the visor is black. The chest is black, the shoulder is the same with the gold replacing silver. The belt is gold, the lines on his pants are gold, and the buttons are gold. His forearm stripes are gold too.
The accessories are the same, both have well sculpted back packs, with ridges and a cobra emblem. The guns look like a revolver and a battle rifle with a knife hooked on the end. They can store the revolver in his holster, it is kind of loose, but it can fit.
It's a nice pack to get, around $15 (I think, I lost my receipt it was a long time since I got it). Great army builder too. I really like the Siegies, they are cool looking. This set is good, so get it before it sells out.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Pitt with the kid...
Well here is the Pitt Review from the Pitt series.
Pitt is an alien, his alien race abducted the kid's mom and Pitt was later born. Thus making him the kid's "half" brother. Whatever, it's confusing. And I'll probably be using "the kid" because I forgot his name, Timmy, Tommy? I have no clue anymore...
Well Pitt is a massive BAF. He's not tall but stubby. He's like Hulk, short but huge muscles. The BAf contains 6 pieces. His right and left arms, torso and head, abs and waist, and right and left legs. His pony tail could to a 360 turn.
He's well articulated, "standard" articulation with out the double jointed knees and elbows. His hands are like Savage Dragon's but without the thumb articulation. The kid doesn't have any articulation he is just a standing statue in a shocked face stance.
The paint is good, grey with a redish skintone. His jacket is black with a plad red inside the jacket. His eyes and gums are red, and his teeth are white with some grey on the top half. His chains are all rubber with silver and a black wash. His jeans are dark blue with a black wash. Sometimes I spot uneven washes in the skin, which is ok if I don't look at it for minutes.
The sculpt is awesome, a lot of veins and rips. His skin also has some wrinkles. The face is sculpted with crazy wrinkles giving him a vicious look.
I think this is a good figure to go get the rest of the series. I got the whoel series for about $36 so it was cheaper than the original $60. You guys should get him, it's really worth it to find him for cheap, 10 out of 10
Pitt is an alien, his alien race abducted the kid's mom and Pitt was later born. Thus making him the kid's "half" brother. Whatever, it's confusing. And I'll probably be using "the kid" because I forgot his name, Timmy, Tommy? I have no clue anymore...
Well Pitt is a massive BAF. He's not tall but stubby. He's like Hulk, short but huge muscles. The BAf contains 6 pieces. His right and left arms, torso and head, abs and waist, and right and left legs. His pony tail could to a 360 turn.
He's well articulated, "standard" articulation with out the double jointed knees and elbows. His hands are like Savage Dragon's but without the thumb articulation. The kid doesn't have any articulation he is just a standing statue in a shocked face stance.
The paint is good, grey with a redish skintone. His jacket is black with a plad red inside the jacket. His eyes and gums are red, and his teeth are white with some grey on the top half. His chains are all rubber with silver and a black wash. His jeans are dark blue with a black wash. Sometimes I spot uneven washes in the skin, which is ok if I don't look at it for minutes.
The sculpt is awesome, a lot of veins and rips. His skin also has some wrinkles. The face is sculpted with crazy wrinkles giving him a vicious look.
I think this is a good figure to go get the rest of the series. I got the whoel series for about $36 so it was cheaper than the original $60. You guys should get him, it's really worth it to find him for cheap, 10 out of 10
Monday, July 14, 2008
Three Reviews of Madness
heh, well let's get started:
Madman: His paint is white with a light bluish tint. You could hardly see it. His hair is black with a dark brown wash. His shoes are black as well as the trimmings, eye rings, lips. The gloves are blue with a black wash. His rip in his mask also shows his blue skin. The Madman Symbol is red. He has standard articulation. Nothing special. He comes with a Ray Gun that is red with some silver stripes and barrel. He's a real nice figure no flaws, so he gets a 10 out of 10.
Savage Dragon: He's moulded green, he has black chest and arm hair that is individually painted. His eyes are greenish blue and his eyebrows are black. His jeans are blue with a black wash, the belt is black with a silver buckle; and his shoes are black with white stripes and toes. They look like Adidas Shell Tops. His joints are ratchet in the arms. He comes with finger joints that bend like our hand. But other than that, standard joints. Cool figure, nice paint detail. 10 out of 10.
Witchblade: Best paint out of all figures in this series. The Witchblade armor is bronze with greyish wash. Some are sculpted and some are painted. The painted parts are crisp. Nothing bleeding. The right and left arm have some Witchblade jewels that are painted in red and maybe a clear coat, it looks shiny. The hair is brown with black wash, Her eyes are brown and the lips are a deep red. Eyebrows are black and she has some eye shadow. Standard articulation for a female, except the bicep and forearm articulation, due to the armor, but I think they could have had it. Her eyes do look slanted like an Asian, but it doesn't bother me much. Nice figure, nice detail, 9.9 out of 10, heh, the arm POA is a minus .1 if it's possible.
I hope you like the reviews, these were really short. I am working on a custom that has to be done by the end of the month to enter in the contest. I want to win the prize too, whatever the prize is, it has yet to be announced. Wish me luck!
Madman: His paint is white with a light bluish tint. You could hardly see it. His hair is black with a dark brown wash. His shoes are black as well as the trimmings, eye rings, lips. The gloves are blue with a black wash. His rip in his mask also shows his blue skin. The Madman Symbol is red. He has standard articulation. Nothing special. He comes with a Ray Gun that is red with some silver stripes and barrel. He's a real nice figure no flaws, so he gets a 10 out of 10.
Savage Dragon: He's moulded green, he has black chest and arm hair that is individually painted. His eyes are greenish blue and his eyebrows are black. His jeans are blue with a black wash, the belt is black with a silver buckle; and his shoes are black with white stripes and toes. They look like Adidas Shell Tops. His joints are ratchet in the arms. He comes with finger joints that bend like our hand. But other than that, standard joints. Cool figure, nice paint detail. 10 out of 10.
Witchblade: Best paint out of all figures in this series. The Witchblade armor is bronze with greyish wash. Some are sculpted and some are painted. The painted parts are crisp. Nothing bleeding. The right and left arm have some Witchblade jewels that are painted in red and maybe a clear coat, it looks shiny. The hair is brown with black wash, Her eyes are brown and the lips are a deep red. Eyebrows are black and she has some eye shadow. Standard articulation for a female, except the bicep and forearm articulation, due to the armor, but I think they could have had it. Her eyes do look slanted like an Asian, but it doesn't bother me much. Nice figure, nice detail, 9.9 out of 10, heh, the arm POA is a minus .1 if it's possible.
I hope you like the reviews, these were really short. I am working on a custom that has to be done by the end of the month to enter in the contest. I want to win the prize too, whatever the prize is, it has yet to be announced. Wish me luck!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Geesh
I have been out of my league these days. So so busy, my cousins birthday was yesterday adn we went to Hershey Park. It was fun, but no review...maybe tomorrow, because h e's having a party today. But I guess I'll do a triple review for my troubles. But thanks bigraj, it's official that the ML two packs are out. Have a nice Sunday guys, DTM out.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Friday's Update
In turn of not reviewing the Ripclaw I will review my new Prowl that I got at TRU.
First off, it is true they are out, which is awesome to know. I saw all of them there except the Ultras and son on, though there was Legends...
Well Prowl, is a police car, but on his side doors it says Highway Patrol and Underneath it says Police. Mostly white paint with black going around the bottom half of the car. His rear wind shield is painted brownish, but the front and door windows have a foggy tint. His front lights are clear and his back lights are red. He also has a black spoiler on the back.
Transformation is a bit hard to explain since it does have a couple of steps that can be confusing, but it's a fair transformation, just watch out for the doors as they pop out easy and the arms have a lot of twisting and turning, and the doors don't help with that...His head comes out from the hood, doors turn into wings, arms fold from underneath, back half becomes legs, and the weapon is stored underneath car mode.
Robot mode, is awesome. It has a nice homage to the G1 counterpart. The head, wings, and shoulder blasters or as they call it Acid Blasters. The weapon folds out to become his gun. Articulation is nice. His shoulder have multiple of joints, though some are part of the transformation. His shoulders has swivel back and forth, hinged up and down, or do a 360 swivel, but limited because of the wings. There is another joint to allow in and out motion too. His biceps swivel and the elbow has one hinged joint. His wrist is a swivel. Swivel waist, ball joint hips, double knees, a rocker knee, but limited and also a forward/ backward hinge, also limited because of the car parts hindering it.
Overall this is an awesome figure, though my only complaint is the weapon storage. It folds up and the barrel part is help by two plastic prongs which is a bit wide for it to attach sturdy. If you shake the vehicle it will most likely fall off. But despite that I give him a high 10 out of 10. I really like this figure, both modes are great and you should pick him up! DTM out...
First off, it is true they are out, which is awesome to know. I saw all of them there except the Ultras and son on, though there was Legends...
Well Prowl, is a police car, but on his side doors it says Highway Patrol and Underneath it says Police. Mostly white paint with black going around the bottom half of the car. His rear wind shield is painted brownish, but the front and door windows have a foggy tint. His front lights are clear and his back lights are red. He also has a black spoiler on the back.
Transformation is a bit hard to explain since it does have a couple of steps that can be confusing, but it's a fair transformation, just watch out for the doors as they pop out easy and the arms have a lot of twisting and turning, and the doors don't help with that...His head comes out from the hood, doors turn into wings, arms fold from underneath, back half becomes legs, and the weapon is stored underneath car mode.
Robot mode, is awesome. It has a nice homage to the G1 counterpart. The head, wings, and shoulder blasters or as they call it Acid Blasters. The weapon folds out to become his gun. Articulation is nice. His shoulder have multiple of joints, though some are part of the transformation. His shoulders has swivel back and forth, hinged up and down, or do a 360 swivel, but limited because of the wings. There is another joint to allow in and out motion too. His biceps swivel and the elbow has one hinged joint. His wrist is a swivel. Swivel waist, ball joint hips, double knees, a rocker knee, but limited and also a forward/ backward hinge, also limited because of the car parts hindering it.
Overall this is an awesome figure, though my only complaint is the weapon storage. It folds up and the barrel part is help by two plastic prongs which is a bit wide for it to attach sturdy. If you shake the vehicle it will most likely fall off. But despite that I give him a high 10 out of 10. I really like this figure, both modes are great and you should pick him up! DTM out...
No review today...
Well I am maknig a custom out of my Rip Claw so he won't be reviewed today, but do, check out the review on http://oafe.net. He's under the Legendary Heroes in the review lick to the left.
Well today is Friday though, here are some reported toys that are out now.
For TFs the new classics 2.0 are out. The TF Animated Series 2 is out too, but I haven't seen either yet. I am going to TRU today so I mgiht check it out if they have any left since it's been a week or so since the report.
Marvel Legends! The Fin Fang Foom series is out, a hell lot of figures to buy, I think 8? The two packs are reportedly out, the Elektra and Ronin, Captain American and Ultimate Nick Fury...
The new Hellboy: The Golden Army figures (comes out today) are out, Bigraj has The Wink and he is huge, so huge I think he should be a BAF...
GI Joes are out. Everything is out like some of the new vehicles, the series with the Bat. Damn I missed out through the other 4 waves? I never seen any near me other than the Duke with the booster pack and his flag. everyone ate up all the Vipers and Hiss Drivers...
Well I think that's about it. I haven't read much news this week, these are the only ones that stick out to me...Happy Friday, DTM out...
Well today is Friday though, here are some reported toys that are out now.
For TFs the new classics 2.0 are out. The TF Animated Series 2 is out too, but I haven't seen either yet. I am going to TRU today so I mgiht check it out if they have any left since it's been a week or so since the report.
Marvel Legends! The Fin Fang Foom series is out, a hell lot of figures to buy, I think 8? The two packs are reportedly out, the Elektra and Ronin, Captain American and Ultimate Nick Fury...
The new Hellboy: The Golden Army figures (comes out today) are out, Bigraj has The Wink and he is huge, so huge I think he should be a BAF...
GI Joes are out. Everything is out like some of the new vehicles, the series with the Bat. Damn I missed out through the other 4 waves? I never seen any near me other than the Duke with the booster pack and his flag. everyone ate up all the Vipers and Hiss Drivers...
Well I think that's about it. I haven't read much news this week, these are the only ones that stick out to me...Happy Friday, DTM out...
Thursday, July 10, 2008
LCBH Series 1 Super Patriot (variant)
Well this is the second review of my Pitt Series reviews. This is Super Patriot and is licensed by Erik Larsen. The variant version features an unmasked Super Patriot over his usual appearance with a flag type mask donned on his head. Plus his hands are switched with the gun being on his right arm in the non variant, it's now on his left arm and much bigger, and the hand is now on his right hand and it has "claws" instead of the humanoid hand.
Well the only human thing about him is the face, though it's covered up by some wires. His eyes are covered by goggles. He only has hair on the top that is pulled back into a pony tail. He's wearing a tan shirt, and American styled shoulder pads. His arms and legs have panel and cybernetic wiring, and the detail is really good because of the wash bringing it out. He has a belt with pouches and his "underwear" has a star right near his groin, it must be a target or something, hehe...oh and stripes are coming out of that star...
Well paint is good, white hair, peachish skin tone, and the wires on his head are dark grey, the goggles are goldish. His shirt is tan with a darker tan for a wash, the shoulder pads are red, white and blue. This is the same colors for his "underwear". His arms are silver with a black wash. His belt is dark brown with a black wash and the buckle is a dirty silver, which was probably slapped on... Watch out for his head if you get this version, the grey seems to smear.
Shoulder: Ball Hinged
Bicep: Swivel
Elbow: Double Hinged
Forearm: Swivel (right arm only)
Wrist Hinged (right arm only)
Knuckles: Hinged (right arm only)
Abs: Rocker Hinge
Waist: Swivel
Hips: Ball hinged
Thighs: Swivel
Knee Double joint
Shins: Swivel
Ankles: Hinged and Rocker
Toes: Hinged
He comes with Pitt's left arm, I'll review Pitt's articulation when his review comes...
This is a nice figure, nice paint, and typical articulation. I'd give him a 9.5 out of 10. Mine has a grey smear near his lip and hair, and his right leg is hardly washed with black, it makes it look darker on his left leg which was washed to match his limbs. But either way it would deserve more, so watch for the paint before purchasing, I also got him for $6.95 at KB Toys so that gave him the extra .5 for the total score. Well I hope you like the review, if you want a review of any figure in this series post a comment now and I'll review that figure tomorrow, DTM out
Well the only human thing about him is the face, though it's covered up by some wires. His eyes are covered by goggles. He only has hair on the top that is pulled back into a pony tail. He's wearing a tan shirt, and American styled shoulder pads. His arms and legs have panel and cybernetic wiring, and the detail is really good because of the wash bringing it out. He has a belt with pouches and his "underwear" has a star right near his groin, it must be a target or something, hehe...oh and stripes are coming out of that star...
Well paint is good, white hair, peachish skin tone, and the wires on his head are dark grey, the goggles are goldish. His shirt is tan with a darker tan for a wash, the shoulder pads are red, white and blue. This is the same colors for his "underwear". His arms are silver with a black wash. His belt is dark brown with a black wash and the buckle is a dirty silver, which was probably slapped on... Watch out for his head if you get this version, the grey seems to smear.
Articulation:
Neck: Ball Joint
Shoulder pads: HingedShoulder: Ball Hinged
Bicep: Swivel
Elbow: Double Hinged
Forearm: Swivel (right arm only)
Wrist Hinged (right arm only)
Knuckles: Hinged (right arm only)
Abs: Rocker Hinge
Waist: Swivel
Hips: Ball hinged
Thighs: Swivel
Knee Double joint
Shins: Swivel
Ankles: Hinged and Rocker
Toes: Hinged
He comes with Pitt's left arm, I'll review Pitt's articulation when his review comes...
This is a nice figure, nice paint, and typical articulation. I'd give him a 9.5 out of 10. Mine has a grey smear near his lip and hair, and his right leg is hardly washed with black, it makes it look darker on his left leg which was washed to match his limbs. But either way it would deserve more, so watch for the paint before purchasing, I also got him for $6.95 at KB Toys so that gave him the extra .5 for the total score. Well I hope you like the review, if you want a review of any figure in this series post a comment now and I'll review that figure tomorrow, DTM out
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
LCBH Series 1 Judge Dredd
Well I will now be reviewing figures from the past and present everyday, or sometimes a week until I run out. This review of the LCBH (Legendary Comic Book Heroes) Series 1 will take a week with the 6 figures and the BAF (Build A Figure). Today I'll be reviewing Judge Dredd.
Judge Dredd is a character from 2000 AD, he is one of the judges that give order in Mega-City One. The figure is really comic accurate, with the famed helmet, the guns and the huge shoulder pads. All are new sculpts, nothing was reused from the old Toybiz Marvel Legends figure except the use of the Longshot body. The head is made of clear plastic painted on top of. You can barely see his eyes and eye brows, but they are painted, nice detail! He has a badge on his chest that says Dredd, it does have an eagle and the American shield that looks like Marvel's Patriot shield. His right shoulder pad is in a shape of an eagle and his left is the pad with raised ridges. His elbow pads and knee pads follow a similar design. His gloves has sculpted pockets, his belt has sculpted pockets and an eagle belt buckle with an American flag type pentagon. The belt also has a holster for his gun. His boots also have holsters on each side for his "Law Giver" gun and a knife.
His color scheme is black with blue tint body. Goldish yellow shoulder pads, badge, belt buckle, and the ridge on his helmet. Green with a black wash on the gloves belt, knee pads, and boots. The helmet is dark blue with red out lining over the eyes and the yellow stated above; on the ridge near his forehead area.
Articulation is a ball-hinged neck, ratchet shoulder joint (it's restricted by the shoulder pads, can't go 360 degrees), swivel bicep, double hinged elbow, swivel wrist. He has a hinged abs, swivel waist, ball-hinged hips, swivel thighs, double jointed knees, swivel shins, hinged ankle with side hinge, and his toes have a hinge as well. Nothing new, regular Toybiz articulation.
His guns are the Lawgiver with silver and black wash, and the knife is serrated. He can hold "only one" gun at a time, his right hand is sculpted for the gun because of his trigger finger, the left hand is sculpted for the knife. He comes with Pitt's right leg, it has the grey skin of Pitt with a blackish wash. The ripped jeans have blue with a wash, and the chains are silver with a black wash.
Well for this figure I'd give a 9.5 out of 10. The restricted shoulder joints are kind of hurting it. You can still find these figures at Walmart and KB Toys. Walmart are selling them for $7, but some stores sold them for the regular $10. I got Judge Dredd at KB for $6.95, or something, so I for the series a bit cheaper. Well hope you readers like this, DTM out...
Judge Dredd is a character from 2000 AD, he is one of the judges that give order in Mega-City One. The figure is really comic accurate, with the famed helmet, the guns and the huge shoulder pads. All are new sculpts, nothing was reused from the old Toybiz Marvel Legends figure except the use of the Longshot body. The head is made of clear plastic painted on top of. You can barely see his eyes and eye brows, but they are painted, nice detail! He has a badge on his chest that says Dredd, it does have an eagle and the American shield that looks like Marvel's Patriot shield. His right shoulder pad is in a shape of an eagle and his left is the pad with raised ridges. His elbow pads and knee pads follow a similar design. His gloves has sculpted pockets, his belt has sculpted pockets and an eagle belt buckle with an American flag type pentagon. The belt also has a holster for his gun. His boots also have holsters on each side for his "Law Giver" gun and a knife.
His color scheme is black with blue tint body. Goldish yellow shoulder pads, badge, belt buckle, and the ridge on his helmet. Green with a black wash on the gloves belt, knee pads, and boots. The helmet is dark blue with red out lining over the eyes and the yellow stated above; on the ridge near his forehead area.
Articulation is a ball-hinged neck, ratchet shoulder joint (it's restricted by the shoulder pads, can't go 360 degrees), swivel bicep, double hinged elbow, swivel wrist. He has a hinged abs, swivel waist, ball-hinged hips, swivel thighs, double jointed knees, swivel shins, hinged ankle with side hinge, and his toes have a hinge as well. Nothing new, regular Toybiz articulation.
His guns are the Lawgiver with silver and black wash, and the knife is serrated. He can hold "only one" gun at a time, his right hand is sculpted for the gun because of his trigger finger, the left hand is sculpted for the knife. He comes with Pitt's right leg, it has the grey skin of Pitt with a blackish wash. The ripped jeans have blue with a wash, and the chains are silver with a black wash.
Well for this figure I'd give a 9.5 out of 10. The restricted shoulder joints are kind of hurting it. You can still find these figures at Walmart and KB Toys. Walmart are selling them for $7, but some stores sold them for the regular $10. I got Judge Dredd at KB for $6.95, or something, so I for the series a bit cheaper. Well hope you readers like this, DTM out...
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Massive Haul!
Massive Hauls last Saturday, I went to K-Mart and scored a ton of stuff for cheap
Transformers Cybertron:
Armorhide
Wreckloose
Scrap Metal
Overhaul (Nice name to call my haul, heh)
Dragonball Z:
Ultimate Figure Series 4:
Vegeta
Son Goku
Ultimate Ver. Son Gohan
Trilogy Pack:
Goku vs. Yakon
Lego Exo Force:
Aero Booster
TFs were $2 each, DBZ were $2.50 each, and the Lego was $12
The Lego figure is usually $30 so I saved a lot...
Transformers Cybertron:
Armorhide
Wreckloose
Scrap Metal
Overhaul (Nice name to call my haul, heh)
Dragonball Z:
Ultimate Figure Series 4:
Vegeta
Son Goku
Ultimate Ver. Son Gohan
Trilogy Pack:
Goku vs. Yakon
Lego Exo Force:
Aero Booster
TFs were $2 each, DBZ were $2.50 each, and the Lego was $12
The Lego figure is usually $30 so I saved a lot...
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