Starquest aka AndyR
Apr 24th, 2002, 09:41:22 AM
I have to say that I really like the way Hasbro is making the figures. I heard somewhere that hasbro was "Putting the action back in action figure." and I have to agree with that... instead of the stiff arm figures that they usually make good for one pose, they have made these figures much more action oriented. Its not alot of fun to have a figure standing striaght with a gun pointed straight out. Another problem with the figures of the past was that there was no real action in the Phantom Menace to play out. Already we have alot of action from Attack of the Clones from just the trailers! More than enough to have me playing with my figures (yes, I am an opener - I figure I would never sell them anyway). I even bought the Jango Fett playset (with the two guns) and my daughter and I are ambushing each other at every turn.
My favorite figure has to be tha Jango Fett Kamino Escape. It really does have everything with it, removeable helmet, grapple hook (currently hooked around ob1's wrist), missile firing jetpack, two blasters, and working holsters!
Also something I would like to note. If you haven't opened any figures, I would suggest getting one or two and opening them. the quality of the plastic is better than ever! no longer do we have the hard as stone hands (that used to get broken when wedging in a gun handle) and accessories. They are all a nice soft plastic with a very high amount of detail. Bendable, without the fear of breaking them.
the deluxe figures... I got three of them, Dooku, Windu, and Fett. the Fett figure has some neat sounds, but it is kind of clunky due to the weight of the backpack. The backpack has to be on for the figure to stand and if it is out there is a huge gaping hole in his back anyway. The Dooku figure has to be in a specific position before he will actually do his flip and land (there were many jokes about geriatric acrobats during this process). The Mace figure is the best of them in my opinion. the figure has a decent pose (all of the deluxe figures have severly limited movement), and its neat to get a battle droid to shoot apart, the only problem being getting that droid to stand up in the first place - very flimsy droid. Bottom line on the deluxe figures is that they were made to do one thing, be it flipping, making sounds or using the "force" to blow back a battle droid, so playability is limited.
So far I am very happy with the collection so far. I have yet to find count dooku (regular, not deluxe), yoda, and duel anakin (with the two sabers) - But I am still looking! I will but the ships someday, but budget doesn't allow that right now...
Tip of the day! As I am an opener, I had to find a way to open the figures without damaging the packaging - this in case I want to display them someday in their original package. I managed to get a razor blade and slice the bottom out. When slicing, I left the part on the face side of the bubble intact, only cutting the sides and the portion of the bubble connected to the card. By folding it back I am usually able to slip out the "tray" holding the figure. In some cases (young boba fett) the "tray" was actually molded under the bubble and attached to the card. when that happened I had to slice the bubble down to the card (cutting the tray in the process) in those places where the bubble glue included the tray. This allowed me to pull out the tray as well. I originally cut the bubble on the bottom side and left the plastic flap attached on the card side instead of the front side, but when I switched to the card side being cut, it allowed me to close them better after re-inserting the figure because I could leverage it against the card to keep it closed due to the bubble angle.
anyway, I was just sharing my thoughts on the figures in general, cause I like em!
My favorite figure has to be tha Jango Fett Kamino Escape. It really does have everything with it, removeable helmet, grapple hook (currently hooked around ob1's wrist), missile firing jetpack, two blasters, and working holsters!
Also something I would like to note. If you haven't opened any figures, I would suggest getting one or two and opening them. the quality of the plastic is better than ever! no longer do we have the hard as stone hands (that used to get broken when wedging in a gun handle) and accessories. They are all a nice soft plastic with a very high amount of detail. Bendable, without the fear of breaking them.
the deluxe figures... I got three of them, Dooku, Windu, and Fett. the Fett figure has some neat sounds, but it is kind of clunky due to the weight of the backpack. The backpack has to be on for the figure to stand and if it is out there is a huge gaping hole in his back anyway. The Dooku figure has to be in a specific position before he will actually do his flip and land (there were many jokes about geriatric acrobats during this process). The Mace figure is the best of them in my opinion. the figure has a decent pose (all of the deluxe figures have severly limited movement), and its neat to get a battle droid to shoot apart, the only problem being getting that droid to stand up in the first place - very flimsy droid. Bottom line on the deluxe figures is that they were made to do one thing, be it flipping, making sounds or using the "force" to blow back a battle droid, so playability is limited.
So far I am very happy with the collection so far. I have yet to find count dooku (regular, not deluxe), yoda, and duel anakin (with the two sabers) - But I am still looking! I will but the ships someday, but budget doesn't allow that right now...
Tip of the day! As I am an opener, I had to find a way to open the figures without damaging the packaging - this in case I want to display them someday in their original package. I managed to get a razor blade and slice the bottom out. When slicing, I left the part on the face side of the bubble intact, only cutting the sides and the portion of the bubble connected to the card. By folding it back I am usually able to slip out the "tray" holding the figure. In some cases (young boba fett) the "tray" was actually molded under the bubble and attached to the card. when that happened I had to slice the bubble down to the card (cutting the tray in the process) in those places where the bubble glue included the tray. This allowed me to pull out the tray as well. I originally cut the bubble on the bottom side and left the plastic flap attached on the card side instead of the front side, but when I switched to the card side being cut, it allowed me to close them better after re-inserting the figure because I could leverage it against the card to keep it closed due to the bubble angle.
anyway, I was just sharing my thoughts on the figures in general, cause I like em!