Broken Record time again, I just love the unique style and designs of the Robots in Disguise Decepticon line up. Quillfire is no exception, with his porcupine themed robot mode. He also has a very unique squat shape to his design, which just helps give him more character. Quillfire, unlike Steeljaw, has the benefit of being a late line figure. That is, he came out in wave 3 or 4, and the designers of the figures have had a chance to work out the new kinks that pop up every […]
Mattel has released these same Ghostbusters molds a few times over the years. this particular release was from the sequel/reboot/remake Ghostbusters movie that came out recently, though for the most part these 4 figures are all the same. The most interesting contrast is how much better these 4 figures are compared to the 4 “new” ghostbusters they were released along side. This isn’t a knock against the whole “all female cast”, this is a knock against the sloppy looking paint and sculpts that the new Ghostbusters figures received. There are […]
Megatronus was the first in a surge of Decepticons added to the Robots in Disguise line. Poor Steeljaw would no longer have to face the Autobot army alone. This toy has been released in a few versions, with and without a facemask and a few paint tweaks, this particular version covers the Megatronus release that was exclusive to Toys R Us. I have to admit, I don’t follow the show, so I’m not sure where Megatronus falls into the hierarchy of things. I believe Steeljaw is actually the leader of […]
I have a real love/hate relationship with NECA. They get a lot of interesting licenses, and for the most part, do nice sculpt jobs on most of their figures. However they use some weird plastic that’s kind of flakey and prone to breaking and often results in stiff or stuck joints. There are ways to loosen them up but it just feels like a shame that the figures often don’t work too well out of the packaging. In many ways, they remind me of MacFarlane Toys of yesteryear, when MacFarlane […]
As part of my quest to assemble a really solid set of MCU figures, I found that I was really wanting for a Good Hulk figure. The Marvel Legends version is pretty small and kind of all smooth and wimpy looking. The Figuarts Hulk kind of suffers from the same issues to a worse degree. Enter Marvel Select. Marvel Select is a separate Marvel line from Marvel Legends, that tends to be more available in specialty shops and is put out by Diamond Distributing. The main difference between Marvel Legends […]
