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Toy review roundup
Artemis reviews the Sideshow Collectibles Star Wars Lords of the Sith Asajj Ventress 1/6-scale figure from the Star Wars: Clone Wars series. Excerpt: “… everywhere it counts – design, sculpt, paint, costume, articulation, lightsabers – she’s very good, verging on excellent.”
Blitzwing reviews the Hasbro Transformers Universe Classic Prowl, Tankor and Sunstreaker figures.
Michael Crawford reviews the Hasbro Marvel Legends Hulk Savage Grey Hulk, Absorbing Man, Wendigo and Doc Samson figures. Excerpt: “… if you’re not interested in the BAF, you’re getting royally hosed on this wave. Even if you are, the value isn’t nearly what it used to be.”
svelte_corps reviews the Lego Agents 8637 Mission 8 Volcano Base set. Excerpt: “… great concept, well-executed design and wonderful landscaping.”
Mike reviews the Hasbro G.I Joe Hotwire G.I. Joe Convention 2008 exclusive figure from the Hotwire with Mech set. Excerpt: “… he’s a unique addition to my collection and a figure I can enjoy.”
BigGuido reviews the Mezco Toyz Hellboy II: The Golden Army Abe Sapien, Prince Nuada and Wink 7-inch-scale figures. Excerpt: “Wink the Troll receives the coveted 4 star treatment in the sculpt category – but not so much for what we do get, but for what we will get.”
Dave Van Domelen reviews the Hasbro Marvel Transformers Crossovers Iron Man, Hulk and Venom figures. Excerpt: “(Re: Venom) … points for trying something that hasn’t been done before, but perhaps there was a REASON it hadn’t been done before, eh?”
Artemis reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Deluxe class Blackarachnia figure. Excerpt: “This is a great toy …” (See also.)
yo go re reviews the Diamond Select Toys Minimates Marvel Civil War Action Figure Xpress New York Comic Con 2008 exclusive box set. Except: “… all four figures are new and exciting, and worth adding to your collection.” (See also.)
Dan Wakerhauser reviews the Toynami Futurama Bender, Kif Kroker and Build-A-Bot Robot Devil figures. Excerpt: “… as the characters choosen for this line become progressively more obscure, Toynami is going to need to pay more attention to the otherwise minor shortcomings of the figures or their value is going to drop rapidly.” (See also.)
Dave Van Domelen reviews the McDonald’s Transformers Animated Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, Starscream, Ratchet and Lugnut figures. Excerpt: “… snap up all of these if you can, even the bad ones. After all, they’re a buck each!”
Monkey Boy reviews the McFarlane Toys Spawn Classics Poacher 2 figure. Excerpt: “You can tell someone worked really hard on the sculpt, and the paint accentuates it nicely. However, good sculpt and decent paint do not equal a great figure.”
Retro reviews
NekroDave reviews the Bandai Jumbo Machinder Five Robo figure from Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman. Excerpt: “It just really sticks out like a sore thumb in a lineup of vintage Jumbo Machinders.”
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Toy links
Don Figueroa’s stunning scratch-built mecha.
“… the whole thing is about 13 inches tall … all in all the materials probably didn’t cost more than $50, mostly on styrene, PVC and glue … maybe about 3-weeks total … maybe a fully transformable one next time.”
Frankenstein (ver. Seven Soldiers).
A very nice custom by Liquid.
Axes of evil.
Niktom’s guide for creating guitars for Stormtrooper and Clone Trooper figures.
Mammoth.
A Lego MOC by peterlmorris based on the heavy tank from Command & Conquer III. (More.)
Peer pressure.
A Lego vignette by mijasper. (More.)