A few reviews tonight
Three reviews.
First we have Deathstroke The Terminator:
Coming from DC Direct, Deathstroke is from the new Teen Titans line found in specialty and comic shops. Deathstroke is a mercenary and sometimes villain, sometimes “good-guy”, though currently he’s back to the bad side of things.
This figure has a very accurate mold, capturing his comic look nicely. His primary colors are blue and orange. His head, covered in a mask, is half orange and half blue, with the single white eye on the left. The back of the mask features blue and orange ties, simulating how his mask is held on. His chest features armor over his upper portion, with chain mail on the lower portion. His muscles are nicely detailed. A molded ammo belt crosses his chest, with a slot in it on the back to hold his sword. His arms feature nice muscle detail, with the same chain mail and armor as the chest. His orange gloves flare out as they reach the elbows. His waist has a highly detailed utility belt, with many pouches and grenades. The legs have a holster on the right leg and pouches on the left leg. His boots have the floppy tops folded over onto themselves, with nice detail on his boot tread. His left shin has a knife sheath molded onto it. He comes a silver shotgun and his trademark sword and he features a base that says “Teen Titans” on it.
His articulation is above average: He has neck, ball jointed shoulders, elbow joints, cut wrists, hips and knees.
He averages around $15, which is more than an equivalent figure found in retail stores, but the fact he’s not found there, means you’ll pay more.
Next up we have Master Chief:
This is Master Chief as he appears in the sequel to the hit game Halo. As with the figures from the first game, the Halo 2 Master Chief comes from Joyride Studios. He has totally redesigned armor and weapons. The figure is also taller than the first game’s figure, though with the thinner armor, he seems even taller.
The detail on the armor is quite extensive, making him look far better than Halo’s Master Chief figure. The basic color is a light green armor with a purplish-grey bodysleeve under the armor. Like the first figures, Master Chief does feature a mirrored visor, only it also features small lines molded into it.
His articulation is about the same, but it is slightly better. His head now has a ball joint, though the armor prevents it from moving too much. His elbows and shoulders are the same, with the wrists featuring more movement. A new bit of articulation is the chest/abdomen, which now has a ball joint, giving him the ability to bend forward, back or side-to-side. His waist swivels, as it did on the old figure, but because of the new armor, it doesn’t go all the way around. His hips also feature new articulation, with a better ball joint and rotating joint replacing the old leg joints. His knees also feature more bend in them, with ball jointed ankles replacing the old jointed ones.
He comes with an extra hand, which is a left trigger hand to allow him to fire two weapons at once. His weapons are the new assault rifle, which has a removable ammo clip and twin sub-machine guns, which feature a sliding stock.
Also around $15 and found in game stores, he’s worth the money, for the figure is quite large. The articulation is also very nice and his accessories are good.
Lastly we have a Joe vehicle, the Jungle Strike Humvee:
This is one of the newer Joe vehicles and it can be said, the most realistic vehicle they’ve ever had. In fact, if one looked at it, they’d probably not even associate it with G.I. Joe. It’s pretty much a straight up replica of the military Humvee, right down to the lettering on the front end. There are no Joe logos on it, whatsoever and the figure that comes with it is pretty much a standard generic looking soldier. The only real way to find it’s Joe heritage is the TOW missile launcher on the roof, which features a firing projectile.
The Jungle Strike features a fully detailed interior, matching for the most part, what a real Humvee has. All four doors open, as does the hood and trunk. The engine features nice detailing and the rear cargo area has racks for the other two weapons: The .50 cal machine gun and the grenade launcher. The hydraulic pistons in the deck lid also function as they do in real life. Other details include real rubber tires and an antenna on the back.
Paint is as expected in this type of vehicle to be woodland cammo, as most Humvees are depicted.
Also in the $15 range, the Jungle Strike Humvee is certainly worth it, simply for it being a replica of an actual Humvee. The fact that it’s a Joe vehicle with this detailing is even better.
First we have Deathstroke The Terminator:
Coming from DC Direct, Deathstroke is from the new Teen Titans line found in specialty and comic shops. Deathstroke is a mercenary and sometimes villain, sometimes “good-guy”, though currently he’s back to the bad side of things.
This figure has a very accurate mold, capturing his comic look nicely. His primary colors are blue and orange. His head, covered in a mask, is half orange and half blue, with the single white eye on the left. The back of the mask features blue and orange ties, simulating how his mask is held on. His chest features armor over his upper portion, with chain mail on the lower portion. His muscles are nicely detailed. A molded ammo belt crosses his chest, with a slot in it on the back to hold his sword. His arms feature nice muscle detail, with the same chain mail and armor as the chest. His orange gloves flare out as they reach the elbows. His waist has a highly detailed utility belt, with many pouches and grenades. The legs have a holster on the right leg and pouches on the left leg. His boots have the floppy tops folded over onto themselves, with nice detail on his boot tread. His left shin has a knife sheath molded onto it. He comes a silver shotgun and his trademark sword and he features a base that says “Teen Titans” on it.
His articulation is above average: He has neck, ball jointed shoulders, elbow joints, cut wrists, hips and knees.
He averages around $15, which is more than an equivalent figure found in retail stores, but the fact he’s not found there, means you’ll pay more.
Next up we have Master Chief:
This is Master Chief as he appears in the sequel to the hit game Halo. As with the figures from the first game, the Halo 2 Master Chief comes from Joyride Studios. He has totally redesigned armor and weapons. The figure is also taller than the first game’s figure, though with the thinner armor, he seems even taller.
The detail on the armor is quite extensive, making him look far better than Halo’s Master Chief figure. The basic color is a light green armor with a purplish-grey bodysleeve under the armor. Like the first figures, Master Chief does feature a mirrored visor, only it also features small lines molded into it.
His articulation is about the same, but it is slightly better. His head now has a ball joint, though the armor prevents it from moving too much. His elbows and shoulders are the same, with the wrists featuring more movement. A new bit of articulation is the chest/abdomen, which now has a ball joint, giving him the ability to bend forward, back or side-to-side. His waist swivels, as it did on the old figure, but because of the new armor, it doesn’t go all the way around. His hips also feature new articulation, with a better ball joint and rotating joint replacing the old leg joints. His knees also feature more bend in them, with ball jointed ankles replacing the old jointed ones.
He comes with an extra hand, which is a left trigger hand to allow him to fire two weapons at once. His weapons are the new assault rifle, which has a removable ammo clip and twin sub-machine guns, which feature a sliding stock.
Also around $15 and found in game stores, he’s worth the money, for the figure is quite large. The articulation is also very nice and his accessories are good.
Lastly we have a Joe vehicle, the Jungle Strike Humvee:
This is one of the newer Joe vehicles and it can be said, the most realistic vehicle they’ve ever had. In fact, if one looked at it, they’d probably not even associate it with G.I. Joe. It’s pretty much a straight up replica of the military Humvee, right down to the lettering on the front end. There are no Joe logos on it, whatsoever and the figure that comes with it is pretty much a standard generic looking soldier. The only real way to find it’s Joe heritage is the TOW missile launcher on the roof, which features a firing projectile.
The Jungle Strike features a fully detailed interior, matching for the most part, what a real Humvee has. All four doors open, as does the hood and trunk. The engine features nice detailing and the rear cargo area has racks for the other two weapons: The .50 cal machine gun and the grenade launcher. The hydraulic pistons in the deck lid also function as they do in real life. Other details include real rubber tires and an antenna on the back.
Paint is as expected in this type of vehicle to be woodland cammo, as most Humvees are depicted.
Also in the $15 range, the Jungle Strike Humvee is certainly worth it, simply for it being a replica of an actual Humvee. The fact that it’s a Joe vehicle with this detailing is even better.