Action Figures

Funko Thor Pop

by admin on June 28, 2011 in Collectibles

Funko Thor Pop

About the Funko Thor Pop

Funko Thor Pop For Kids Age 3 Years +

The Funko Thor Pop is yet another great bobblehead for vinyl figure collectors everwhere! This funko bobble head features Thor from the brand new movie Thor and imitates previous Funko bobble head action figures like Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-man, Batman and other heroes! This newest figure features a cartoon depiction of the action hero Thor who is ready to use that giant hammer at anyone who dares oppose him! If your little one has had the chance to see cartoons featuring Thor, or if your older kids have seen commercials for the current movie then this is the ideal gift for them!

This fun bobble head joins a line up of bobble products from Funko that bring whimsy in to the action hero lovers world! Not only does this line of collectibles make the perfect gift for the action hero lover but it also makes the perfect gift for bobble head collectors world wide! The Funko Thor Pop is extremely reasonable costing under $10 for a single figure but this hot collectible is selling out of stock fast as more movie goers seek to bring a piece of this action hero home with them! The Funko Thor Pop stands 3 3/4″ tall and has a bobble head which turns. If Thor isn’t your favorite Marvel character, don’t give up hope because there is a whole line of these collectible comic book heroes out in stores, it’s just a matter of finding the one that you want!

Buy the Funko Thor Pop: $9.99 From Amazon

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Marvel Legends 14: Baron Zemo

by admin on February 4, 2008 in Archived Reviews

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Marvel Legends 14: Baron Zemo
Marvel Legends 14: Baron Zemo Marvel Legends 14: Baron Zemo
Overall Rating: Overall Toy Rating
Recommended Age Group: 3 years +
Country of Manufacture: China


Description:

The Marvel Avenger Legends 14 Baron Zemo is a single figure in a series of Avenger figures released by Marvel. This particular set of the Legends figures come with a single action figure and a piece of another larger action figure. If your child collects all of the action figures in this set (there are 6 all together) they will also have all of the pieces to the larger action figure. The larger action figure called “Mojo” is a green blob of a character with mechanical legs and is comprised of the six individual pieces collected from individual Legends figures.

Each of the individual Legends action figures also comes with an accessory (for Baron Zemo it is a scepter) and a full size comic book. Each figure is also packaged in those really irritating plastic casings which are impossible to open but this irritating packaging also keeps the figure safely inside whether it is only for the journey home from the toystore or whether it is for a collectors edition of the figure, the packaging is sturdy enough to maintain the figure in mint condition.

The comic book that is enclosed with each figure is a full size, full length, color comic book and reads just like any normal comic book would but also serves as a collectors item. These figures are namely a collectors item and are suitable for any collector or an older child around the age of seven and up who likes action figure play they are not recommended for children under three; however, I would not personally recommend them for a child under seven.


Review:

I spent my childhood playing with mostly boys toys, He-man and G.I Joe figures to be exact but the Marvel Legends figures really don’t live up to the action figures of my day. These figures have a collectors value for older children but I really don’t feel that these figures are something to recommend for younger children or children who want to actually play with their toys.

The Avenger figures are made of quality materials and they do have multiple bends which enable them to be posed in various poses which are both plusses; however, the point still stands that other than being something nice to look at they are nothing more than collectors items. Children may find they are able to imagine play with the characters but the play is stunted by the inability of this figure to stand without falling over as well as the inability of this figure to clutch his accessory. The type of frustration that these shortcomings bring really take away from the play value as well as add to the stress of being a parent by causeing screaming frustrated children.

The Avengers Figures collection also comes with a single piece of one larger figure as stated above. This particular figure comes with the head portion of “Mojo”, a larger figure which resembles a green version of Jabba the Hut with mechanical spider legs and quite obvious drooping breasts which are a definite cause for concern. Although I am certain that this figure is male in origin it does not take away from the fact that this figure has prominent breasts which are definitely going to cause questions.

Overall unless this figure is for a hardcore action figure collector who has little need for constructive play this toy is going to cause more frustration than it is worth and the money would be better spent on another action figure who can at least stand on it’s own two feet without falling over.


Breakdown Toy Rating:
Fun Factor: Toy Fun Factor
Ease of Assembly: No Assembly Required
Price: $8.99
Packaging: Sealed plastic shell
Packaging Opening: Hard to open, you need scissors to cut open the plastic.
Noise Factor: Toy Noise Factor
No potential for noise other than the imagination of your child
Launch Factor: Toy Launch Factor
Extremely easy to launch and hard enough to hurt if hit; may also cause damage to walls and furniture.
Frustration Factor: Toy Frustration Factor
There is not too much to this toy; however, the figure does not stand correctly, he falls down constantly and his hand does not close enough to maintain a grip on the scepter.

Durability: Toy Durability
Sturdy and well made, the only disadvantage is the potential loss of smaller pieces
Educational: None
Where I found it: Toys R Us



 
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Pokemon Pikachu Attack Action Bases

by admin on January 21, 2008 in Archived Reviews

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Pokemon Pikachu Attack Action Bases
Pokemon Pikachu Attack Action Bases Pokemon Pikachu Attack Action Bases
Overall Rating: Overall Toy Rating
Recommended Age Group: 3 years +
Country of Manufacture: China


Description:

To be perfectly honest Jakks Pacific is a completely new company to me, I have never even heard of them prior to my review of the Pokemon Pikachu Attack Action Bases toy. It seems they specialize in action figures, a new version of building blocks called “Gorilla Blocks,” scientific discovery toys, vehicle models, sports products, artistic products, stationary, TV games and dog toys. A strange variation of products to say the least. It seems from sifting through the variety of products that Jakks Pacific produces they are a hit or miss company when it comes to product development. There are a few products such as the funnoodle (yes that foam noodle you use in swimming pools), Creepy Crawlers, and Eyeclops which are widely known and have been on the market for years; however, there are also products which you have only ever seen before on TV infomercials at 3am. The very fact that they don’t seem to be a hugely reknowned company mixed with the “hit or miss” nature of so many of their toys makes me think twice before looking to purchase any of their products in the future…it could just be my personal opinion though so use your personal discretion in purchasing from this company.

Aside from the company the toy genre which I chose to review from them (action figures) seem to feature very well known characters such as WWE wrestling figures, Dragon Ball Z figures, Rocky figures and Pokemon figures. Being that they gained such toy contracts I do not suppose that they can be such a “bad” company, but still I find myself sucked in to the “it was on an infomercial” panic when I look at some of their toys (in particular BloPens). The action figures seem to be constructed well and appeal directly to the “boy” market in particular by featuring characters from wrestling and anime cartoons (that is not to say it would not appeal to girls only that they seem to appeal more to boys.) The figures are painted in to lifelike figures that manuever as one would expect them to, nothing special, yet nothing to complain about as far as the actual action figures go.

The Pokemon Pikachu Attack Action Bases came in the usual bubble type packaging with the cardboard backing and contained an “attack base” (a stand that shoots the Pokemon character off it), a Pokemon figure ( in this case Pikachu) and two pieces of “track” which slot on to the attack base. The track and the figure themselves seem sturdy enough; however, the “electric” base is not electric at all and is more of a flimsy windup type mechanism. The Pokemon character is true to the character itself and provides enjoyment for a child who likes the Pokemon characters; however in a nutshell the toy is overpriced and does not perform up to standard.


Review:

I really didn’t think that Pokemon were still popular among children anymore until I took a walk down the “boys action figure” aisle at Toys R Us and saw half an aisle dedicated to the little critters (incidentally, Power Rangers are also still popular, who’d have thought it!). I wasn’t going to pick up this toy to begin with until I saw a boy of around seven standing and just staring at the toys so I grabbed one, I needed to see what was so enthralling about this toy…and now that I have it I can quite honestly say that it must have been a character recognition thing because no way was it from first hand knowledge of what this toy can do.

To begin with, the toy was $9.99, a reasonable price for a collectors figure that actually does what it is supposed to do; however this “action base” figure most certainly did not do what it was supposed to…in fact it did nothing short of sit there and look pretty. The toy itself slots together and is supposed to “launch” the Pokemon figure off the base by use of what I can only describe as a “clockwork” mechanism (ie. not electronic and more like gears and rubber bands.) Clockwork does not make this toy worth ten hard earned dollars. Upon “launch” (hitting the button after placing the figure on the “base”) the Pokemon figure skids a very short way and drops off the table. In actuality the toy is supposed to “launch” off the base to “attack” another figure. The only thing this toy is attacking is the carpet as it careens off the table and on to the floor.

The “attack bases” figures are supposed to be collected, there were four varieties at Toys R Us, each featuring a different Pokemon character. When used correctly two characters bases are slotted together opposite each other and the characters are launched at each other; however, I definitely do not see this happening as they both go rolling on to the floor. The rolling on to the floor is the fun part though because guaranteed at least four out of every five times the launching mechanism will fail and your Pikachu just sits on the “attack base” or simply drops over to one side much the same as grandma would on Christmas eve after one too many glasses of eggnog.

To keep it short…a little late for that but all the same…this toy is absolutely not worth the money, it is flimsy, malfunctioning and something akin to what you would find in the Dollar Store. The only plus for this toy is the character recognition and even then you can find Pokemon figures for less than the $9.99 you would pay for this pile of junk.


Breakdown Toy Rating:
Fun Factor: Toy Fun Factor
Ease of Assembly: Easy
Price: $9.99
Packaging: A cardboard backing with a plastic bubble attached.
Packaging Opening: Easy.
Noise Factor: Toy Noise Factor
No potential for noise other than the imagination of your child
Launch Factor: Toy Launch Factor
Extremely easy to launch and hard enough to hurt if hit with the figure; may also be likely to damage furniture or walls.
Frustration Factor: Toy Frustration Factor
The “launching” mechanism only works on this toy about one out of every five tries.

Durability: Toy Durability
May prove to be a durable toy; however, I don’t find this as relavant for a toy which does not particularly work as described.
Educational: Cause and effect
Where I found it: Toys R Us



 
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Transformers Movie Legends Bumblebee

by admin on December 3, 2007 in Archived Reviews

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Transformers Movie Legends Bumblebee
Transformers Movie Legends Bumblebee Transformers Movie Legends Bumblebee
Overall Rating: Overall Toy Rating
Recommended Age Group: 5 years +
Country of Manufacture: China


Description:

The Transformers movie legends action figures come in a plastic shell packaging on a cardboard backing. The back of the packaging includes “transforming” instructions for the figure as well as statistics for each individual transformer with vitals such as “strength” and “skill” which enables different movie legends Transformers to be pitted against each other in play. The packaging is easy to open and the toy runs around $3.99. There are a variety of the movie legends figures available currently including: Jazz, Ratchet, Barricade, Blackout, Bumblebee, Megatron, and Starscream. All of these figures run at the same price; however, as they become harder to find in stores and online you will notice that certain stores (both reputable and not so reputable stores) will bump up the price on certain figures and not others. The original Habro website; however, always charges the same price for all of their figures but they do frequently run out of stock and seem to be running at a constant backlog.

The Movie Legends Transformers are one of the most readily available of the Transformers action figures as opposed to the Movie Deluxe figures which are not as easily found. The Movie Legends figures are also one of the cheapest Transformer toys on the market at a cost under $5 each, which aids children in completing a collection with their own pocket money or aids in parents who are seeking complete collections for their children. The actual figures are approximately as long as the average woman’s middle finger (excuse the reference, but it is easier to put things in perspective.) The figures are also extremely lightweight and plastic as opposed to various diecast Transformers figures on the market. Each figure available transforms from one vehicle to one Transformer robot figure.


Review:

The toy packaging was simple enough to open and the toy itself easy enough to extricate from the twist ties holding it inside the packaging but honestly that was the most fun part of the Movie Legends Transformer figure. The plastic figure not only feels cheap but it is so cheaply made that it literally fell apart in the first 4 minutes and 4 seconds of me “transforming” it. While the movie legends toys do offer a cheap alternative for parents who can’t afford the full blown Transformers figures for their kids this Christmas, I don’t recommend spending the $3.99 on them.

The toy fits the bill as far as looking like a Transformer, the colors are perfect and as long as your child doesn’t actually want to transform the figure you should be safe; however, once the transforming action starts you stand a pretty high chance of your Transformer of choice losing a limb or two. Pieces come off easily and while they can be replaced on to the figure the replacing of limbs is frustrating and a little harder than it was to accidentally remove the limb in the first place. Not only is the transformation factor a risky one when it comes to limb loss, but it is a frustrating one as well. Instead of a slide and lock system that completes smoothly the transformation process consists more of a cracking, snapping frustrating sequence of curse words and pinched fingers. The pieces fit together loosely and don’t stick in place creating a slumped mess of semi-Transformer.

I am sad to say that aside from the visual of the toy when it is untouched, the Transformers Movie Legends toy falls so far from my expectations of such a popular toy that it left me speechless. As a childhood fan of the old school Transformers action figures I had such high expectations for the newly released figures and while the newer released larger scaled action figures may meet or exceed those expectations these small scale Movie Legends figures do not. I could not recommend these figures to anyone other than a collector who will leave them in the boxes, as for your children? Move on and try another action figure with more to give and don’t waste your money on these.


Breakdown Toy Rating:
Fun Factor: Toy Fun Factor
A frustrating toy that falls far from the mark.
Ease of Assembly: No assembly required
Price: $3.99
Packaging: A plastic shell on a cardboard backing and twist ties holding the toy inside the packaging.
Packaging Opening: Easy.
Noise Factor: Toy Noise Factor
No potential for noise other than the imagination of your child
Launch Factor: Toy Launch Factor
Easily thrown and just hard enough to cause pain when hit, not as likely to damage walls etc.
Frustration Factor: Toy Frustration Factor
An extremely frustrating toy, likely to break apart and difficult to “transform” and maintain in a “transformed” state.
Durability: Toy Durability
Durable in that it is made of a hard plastic; however, pieces break off easily so while the pieces of this toy may be durable, the toy itself is not.
Educational: Motor Skill Development and Coordination
Cognitive Development
Where I found it: ToysRUs


 
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