Toy review roundup
L reviews the Hasbro Star Wars The Legacy Collection Millennium Falcon toy. Excerpt: “It represents what the actual movie showed more closely than any other playset Hasbro has ever released.”
Khalil reviews the Hasbro Star Wars The Legacy Collection Millennium Falcon toy. Excerpt: “I don’t think I have felt better about buying a toy in a long time.”
Michael Crawford reviews the Mattel DC Infinite Heroes Crisis Series Weather Wizard, Flash, Mirror Master, and Gotham City S.W.A.T and Commissioner Gordon three-packs. Excerpt: “While these have their share of minor faults, they are actually great toys for kids. Of course, that’s if kids have any idea who they are.”
Fred Meyer reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary G.I Joe Hawk, Barbecue, Cobra B.A.T., Sgt. Bazooka, Storm Shadow (Ninja-Ku Leader version) and Snow Serpent figures. Excerpt: “Whereas figures such as Destro v2 and Bazooka showcase new levels of design improvement, Hawk represents a step backwards in terms of quality.”
yo go re reviews the Thinkway Toys WALL-E U-Repair WALL-E toy. Excerpt: “When reviewing movie figures, we always look for the plainest, most vanilla version – that’s the best representation of the character. In this case, that means the one that falls apart.” (See also.)
Michael Crawford reviews the Hasbro Indiana Jones Ark of the Convenant exclusive mail-away 1/6-scale accessory. Excerpt: “This guy is good enough to display with my Sideshow Indy figures or your Medicom Indy figures, and not feel bad about it at all.”
JimButcher reviews the Lego Star Wars 7676 Republic Attack Gunship set. Excerpt: “… a great set to have for your star wars/ clone wars collection, with some flaws.”
Retro reviews
yo go re reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe Sigma 6 Heavy Duty figure. Excerpt: “Heavy Duty may have started out as the poor man’s Roadblock, but ever since the Joe line restarted, he’s really come into his own.” (See also.)
Tom Prankerd reviews the Bandai Chogokin DX GC-30 Dancougar set. Excerpt: “… something less complicated might well have had a better look.” (See also.)
Tom Prankerd reviews the Select Convertors Defender Chopper and Tanker figures. Excerpt: “(Re: Tanker) … the kindest thing that can be said is that he’s a cheap alternative to the Takatoku original.”
Leonardo Flores reviews the Bandai Spiral Zone Optional Backpack Unit Bazooka Unit 1/12-scale accessory set. Excerpt: “… it looks great when displayed with a Spiral Zone figure.”