Toy review roundup

Dave Van Domelen reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Voyager class Lugnut and Grimlock figures. Excerpt: “(Grimlock) doesn’t really try anything astounding, settling for a solid update of the G1 design. But this is not a bad goal to have …”

EVA Unit 4A reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Voyager class Lugnut figure. Excerpt: “… the biggest letdown for this Voyager-class toy was his size compared to his on-screen counterpart.”

yo go re reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Voyager class Deep Space Starscream Target exclusive figure. Excerpt: “… unless the plan was always to do these repaints and force fans to double-dip, why not do them right in the first place?” (See also.)

EVA Unit 4A reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Deluxe class Prowl figure. Excerpt: “… this will probably be one of my top favorites of the whole line.” (See also.)

Engineernerd reviews the Hasbro Indiana Jones Monkey Man figure from Raiders of the Lost Ark. Excerpt: “For a ‘Monkey Man’ figure, I expected a bit more from the monkey.”

Michael Crawford reviews the Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man’s Chest Cannibal King Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones 1/6 scale figures. Excerpt: “Jack is in the running with only a couple other sixth scale figures at this point for best of the year.” (See also.)

Poe Ghostal review the Mattel Movie Masters The Dark Knight Batman with Crime Scene Evidence figure. Excerpt: “… we’re seeing a raising of the stakes in the movie-based action figure market.” (See also.)

Jeff Saylor reviews the NECA Alien Alien 18-inch-scale figure. Excerpt: “… at this price point, it is a bona fide bargain.” (See also.)

Matthew Kessen reviews the NECA Alien Alien 7-inch-scale figure. Excerpt: “If your other action figures need to be menaced by something, it comes highly recommended.”

Jess C. Horsley reviews the Tonner Doll Company Lara Croft, Tomb Raider Legend doll. Excerpt: “… few fans will want to miss this one …”

Chong Kah Fai reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Chrysaor Krishna and Merak Beta Hagen figures from the Saint Seiya series. (See also.)

Retro reviews

Matthew Kessen reviews the Kenner Star Wars Patrol Dewback set. Excerpt: “… the creature’s face sported an enigmatic, reptilian Mona Lisa smile.”

Atom reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Grand Pope Shion figure from the Saint Seiya series. Excerpt: “I’m glad I grabbed him …” (See also.)

Toy review roundup

Michael Crawford reviews the NECA Alien 18-inch-scale figure.

Michael Crawford reviews the Mezco Toyz Hellboy II: The Golden Army Hellboy (black shirt version) 1/18-scale San Diego Comic Con 2008 exclusive figure.

Dave Van Domelen reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Voyager Cybertron Mode Megatron, Starscream and Bulkhead figures and The Battle Begins: Optimus Prime versus Megatron set.

Scott Rubin reviews the Hasbro Transformers Animated Voyager Grimlock figure.

Michael Crawford reviews the Thinkway Toys WALL-E U-Command WALL-E toy.

Shocka reviews the JAKKS Pacific Rocky Mick figure.

David Yeh reviews the Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Davy Jones 1/6-scale figure. (See also.)

EVA Unit 4A reviews the Bandai Go-Onger Engine Gattai Series 4 Engine Birca toy. (See also.)

Josh Bernard reviews the Bandai Soul of Chogokin GX-41 Raideen and GX-41S Raideen DX Fade In sets. (See also.)

Josh Bernard reviews the Aoshima Shin Seiki Gohkin Getter 2 (Weathering Painting version) Anime Export exclusive figure.

Fred Meyer and Justin Bell review the Hasbro G.I. Joe Cobra Commander Official G.I. Joe Collector’s Club 2008 exclusive figure. (See also.)

Thomas Wheeler reviews the Bandai Power Rangers 15th Anniversary Operation Overdrive Red Ranger figure.

Retro reviews

yo go re reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe Sigma 6 Lt. Stone figure. (See also.)

Mark reviews the Gentle Giant Hellboy Animated Hellboy and Hellboy (Horns version) figures from the Hellboy movie.

Evan and Steve Jones review the Mezco Toyz Hellboy Sammael figure from the Hellboy movie.

Atom reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Pandora mail-away limited edition figure from the Saint Seiya Hades OVA.

Tom Prankerd reviews the Tonka Gobots Grungy figure.

Tom Prankerd reviews the Bandai Machine Robo Rescue Hyper Submarine Robo set.

Tom Prankerd reviews the Hasbro Transformers Insecticon Barrage and Sixchanger Quickswitch figures.

Mike reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe Slaughter’s Marauders Mutt figure. (See also.)

Toy review roundup

Jeff Parker reviews the Hot Toys M Icon James Dean (Cowboy Version) 1/6-scale figure.

Michael Crawford reviews the Mezco Toyz Heroes Mohinder Suresh, Sylar, Hiro Nakamura and Claire Bennet figures.

Poe Ghostal reviews the NECA Player Select Gears of Wars Marcus Fenix figure. (See also.)

yo go re and Terry Dizard review Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Spirit Iron-Knife figure. (See also.)

Michael Crawford reviews Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Pirates of the Caribbean At World’s End Will Turner 1/6 scale figure. (See also.)

Josh Bernard reviews the CM’s Corporation Mecha Action Series AV-0 Peacemaker (Unit 2 variant) figure from the Patlabor series. (See also.)

Japanese toy review roundup

The following reviews are in Japanese but they include a generous amount of photos so they’re well worth checking out.

SR../Blood Zwei reviews the Yamato GN-U Dou Macross Plus VF-11B figure.

Mondo reviews the McFarlane Toys Warriors of the Zodiac Aries figure.

Kaz reviews the Hot Toys U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division Sniper 1/6-scale figure.

Gamu reviews the Bandai S.I.C. (Super Imaginative Chogokin) Kamen Rider X and Apollo Geist set. (See also.)

Goe, K3 and Acro_characin review the Bandai In Action Offshoot Knightmare Frame Gloucester (Gilford version) from the Code Geass series. (See also.)

K3 reviews the Bandai In Action Offshoot Knightmare Frame Sutherland (Normal and Purist versions) from the Code Geass series. (See also.)

Shishioh and Tom review the Bandai Souchaku Henshin Kamen Rider Kiva (Basshaa Form) figure. (See also.)

Tom reviews the Bandai Souchaku Henshin Kamen Rider Kiva (Garulu form) figure. (See also.)

Acro_characin reviews the Bandai Saint Cloth Myth Scylla Io figure from the Saint Seiya series. (See also.)

Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Tomy Transformers Henkei Megatron figure. (See also.)

Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Hasbro Transformers Movie Allspark Power Warpath figure.

Nekonekokoara reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary Snow Job figure. (See also.)

Satocchi reviews the Kaiyodo Revoltech Regult from the Macross TV series. (See also.)

Hinatatiki reviews the Kaiyodo Fraulein Revoltech Futami Mami (Snow Strawberry version) Friend Shop exclusive figure from The Idolmaster game. (See also.)

Syuuamamori reviews the Konami Sky Girls Aisha Krishnam on MMS and Elise von Dietrich on MMS figures.

Retro reviews

Damien Sancho reviews the Konami Chouseishin Gransazer Impactor Logia figure. (See also.)

Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews the Takara Beast Wars II C-21 Drillnuts figure.

Transformers Baka Ichidai reviews Hasbro Transformers Warpath Transformers Station exclusive and the Takara Transformers Collection Warpath figures from the TFC-12 Minibot Team set.

Gun0826 reviews the Hasbro G.I. Joe Valor vs. Venom Over Drive and Baroness two-pack.

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