Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Action Figure #649: Marvel Legends Joe Fixit

 Green, Red and Grey... I finally have a Hulk Rangers team!

 I wasn't sure I'd be adding Joe Fixit the Grey Hulk into my collection, but I found a great deal for him so I just couldn't say no to it.
 At first I thought he was using Kingpin's buck, but he actually isn't, as this is an entirely new sculpt, or rather was when it first released as a BAF. He is also a bit shorter than the Green Hulk, as he should! He looks big and mean, a fantastic rendition of the character. He comes with a giant tommy gun, two fists, a trigger hand, an open hand and an even nastier alternate, hatless, head sculpt.
 As with most large figures, his articulation is a bit more limited. He has thigh swivels and bicep swivels. His ab crunch also has a swivel, but due to the soft plastic jacket I found it a bit tight when tugging at it for a spin. His knees and elbows are single jointed, barely reaching ninety degrees each.
 The biggest issue with his legs is that he can barely raise them, even if you try to spin his thighs alongside the hip pegs. This Hulk won't be kicking or jumping any time soon! He is quite taller than Bucky Cap, a touch taller than Kingpin and a smidge shorter than Hulk.
 Well, Joe Fixit is quite lacking when it comes to articulation, but man, just look at his drip! This is one nasty looking anti-hero, with great accessories and aura. Sure, he is the last Hulk I would get, but he is still a neat fig.
7.0

Action Figure #648: Marvel Legends Firestar(Spider-man & His Amazing Friends)

 Her powers are actually not fire related, so she's more like Radiationstar.

 I've been meaning to get my hands on Firestar for a while now, and I almost purchased this three pack a few times, but I finally managed to get Angelica loose by herself. Spider-Man and his amazing friends was a wacky show, and in some ways superior to its contemporary solo Spider-man show!
 To be perfectly fair, Firestar is a very simple design, so this figure is little more than a Shrike buck reuse with paint on top. But she does have a high collar unique to her, and I do love the flamey color scheme! She comes with two open hands, two fists, two heads, her pet dog who's name I don't recall and... two fire effects. To be fair, on the show she did have fire powers, but in the comic books it was changed to radiation waves.
 Highlighted here are two things. Firstly, one of the headsculpts forces her open collar a bit closed, which looks a bit odd. Also, she has gummy arms and shoulders.
 On the articulation end of things.... well, the usual. Double jointed elbows and knees, swivels on her biceps and thighs with a ball jointed ab crunch and no waist articulation. It's par for the norm, really. She's almost as tall as Bucky Cap.
 Firestar is a nice little figure. I don't think there's much more they could've done with the character.
7.0

Monday, August 11, 2025

Action Figure #647: Power Rangers Lightning Collection Mighty Morphin Ranger Slayer

 Slaaaaaaaay queen!

 Back to the world of the coinless we go with the Mighty Morphin Ranger Slayer. Look, I gave the comics a proper try and got up to the ranger Slayer's Solar Ranger team before I got tired of it. Between having to move between various magazines and them leaving a gaping hole in the narrative by skipping Tommy's Evil Arc... I didn't like it very much.
 Lemme tell you, the black and pink color scheme looks fantastic, so the color scheme alone makes me like this figure. But the rest of the design, and sculpt, is very cool too, I really do like this armored evil look for a brainwashed Kimberly! She comes with her bow, a black dagger-blaster, two alternate hands, a pink energy arrow and a tri-arrow accessory.
 The only issue worth mentioning with the sculpt is that the cape rests on her shoulders, which is all kinds of lame.
 The figure is made on a tweaked version of the original female buck, which while it still gets single jointed elbows, she also gets butterfly joints. Her knees are, however, double jointed, and she has swivels on her thighs and ankles, as well as a hinged waist and a ball jointed ab crunch. The only problem is, of course, the cape, so you'll have to pick between the cape or more dynamic poses. She is about a head shorter than Bucky Cap.
 She is definitely a cool figure, it's a shame about the cape, but, hey, you can still get her looking cool much more easily than, say, the tyrannosaurus sentry.
7.0

Action Figure #646: Marvel Legends Rose

 This rose has thorns.

 Well, The Rose is one of the characters I've been waiting for the most, since I fell in love with Spidey's 80's runs. And, finally, he is here!
 And... well, he comes with two cool looking silenced guns, a rose and two sets of hands. The overall sculpt and paint job is accurate to the character, I'll give it that much, his suit even has a rose on his chest pocket. The thing is... the proportions look a bit off, mainly due to his lanky arms, making him look less than imposing.
 Articulation is where it gets spotty. He has double jointed elbows and knees, with swivels on his waist, biceps and thighs, with no ab crunch of any sort. It's almost the Marvel Legends standard, except that....
 His arms are scarily gummy, and the jacket's circular cuts should've been a bit larger, because they may get in the way of  you moving his shoulders, thus stressing the gummy shoulder pegs.
 But worst of all, his jacket is longer than any other suited Marvel Legends, making him unable to kick, crouch decently or get an acceptable leg split. He is a bit shorter than Bucky Cap.
 C'mon, Rose might not be relevant nowadays, but he was a key part of Spider-man's 80's Hobgoblin saga, so him getting such a lackluster figure kinda sucks. He needed better engineering and better proportions, I mean, he is easily the worst suited Marvel Legends I own.
4.5

Action Figure #645: Power Rangers Lightning Collection Mighty Morphin Ninja Blue Ranger

 Ninja Nerd.

 Next on the Ninja chopping block we have the Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger. Billy's never been one of my favorites, but I had to get him too in order to finish the team.
 Well, he has a really good sculpt, which is a good thing since I really dig these Ninja designs. While bright blue isn't the most ninja thing ever, it does make for an eye-catching figure, that's for sure, and the gold paint details are much more precise than the Pink Ranger's. He would've come with an effect piece and two alternate hands, but since I bought him used so I only get the two alternate head sculpts. The unmasked head is accurate to the actor but looks a bit soulless.
 Articulation is almost as good as the rest of the line. He has double jointed elbows and knees, swivels on his thighs, boots and biceps. He has no ab crunch, and his waist seems to be ball jointed, but you won't get much beyond spinning his torso. He has butterfly joints and drop down hips but I didn't seem able to get more than a few millimeters from his hips. He is almost as tall as Bucky Cap. 
 This Billy figure is pretty decent, he has a fun design and good articulation, so as long as you like Billy or the Ninja designs he'll be a great addition.
7.0

Sunday, August 10, 2025

Action Figure #644: Power Rangers Lightning Collection Mighty Morphin Ninja Pink Ranger(Kat)

 Move over Sakura, here is the original pink ninja!

 Being a 90's kid means having 90's taste, so now I need to get all the Ninja Rangers, starting with the Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger (Kat).
 I'll start with this... most of the sculpt of this figure is really good. The ninja robes were sculpted very nicely, and both legs and arms have asymmetrical folds. The gold trimmings on her rhombus decorations and strips are a bit sloppy on a few places, but it's not half bad. She comes with two fists, an open palm left hand and a claw-like right hand, as well as two different collars for the neck, an unmasked head sculpt, one with the mouth covered and another with the entire face covered. Lastly she comes with a pink-pearl effect that can be slotted on her hands or feet.  
 The sides of her torso have his weird circle division, it looks fairly odd. Also, my figure came with that weird cut on her right leg's swivel, bummer.
 The left arm's bicep cut looks a bit weird with that swirly cut, also, the peg holes are a bit too large, which will stress the shoulder pegs.
 Articulatio is almost as good as other figures in the line. She gets double jointed elbows and knees, as well as swivels on her biceps, thighs and boots. She gets butterfly joints, but the range on them is minimal. She gets a ball jointed waist and a hinged ab crunch, but due to the soft plastic overlay on the torso that makes up her robes you won't be able to get any use out of it. She has the dreaded drop down hips as well. All things considered, she us fun to play with. She is about a head shorter than Bucky Cap.
 All in all, I think she is a pretty good figure. You get every version of the head, good articulation and a nice hit effect piece.
7.0