Welcome to my first of what will hopefully be a long line of reviews! I decided to start out with the 4" Lion-O since I'm currently in the process of publishing my series of posts about what we could've gotten in future waves of Thundercats 2011 figures. When I picked up Lion-O this Sunday, I also bought Tygra, Cheetara and the Thundertank, so reviews of these items will be coming soon, if not next.
For each of my reviews I'll be judging the figure off of its design, painting and price (The original cost of the figure and not what I payed for it). I will also be including positive and negative aspects in each category. Now let's dive in!
Design:
I was overall very impressed by the design of this figure. It's a very accurate representation of Lion-O in the 2011 series and is very polished. The figure has several points of articulation and is the kind of toy that you don't feel like it's going to break if a kid is too rough with it, but also looks good in a display.
One thing that I was unhappy about though, was the plastic used in the accessories. Both the long and short forms of the sword of omens were bent when I took them out of the package while the gauntlet was just fine. This was most likely a result of being in the package for almost a decade but the accessories still aren't as high quality as the figure itself.
Painting:
The paint job may be the best part of the whole figure. All of the lines are filled in and exact. I remember when I was young, buying TMNT figures from the 2012 line. Although the figures were overall very nice, there were almost always parts of the figure where the paint job looked unfinished. With the 2011 Thundercats line, they painted almost every figure perfectly and even included metallic paint.
The only negative thing I have to say about the figure is the eyes. They look strange, and almost seem to be more like stickers than paint, but they aren't that bad.
Price:
The figure retailed for $7.99 when in first came out. It seems like a little much because of the size, but not overpriced when you consider the quality of the figure and the three accessories. If I could buy any of the figures in the package for 8 dollars each now, I'd get as many as I could.
Conclusion:
Considering everything, I give the figure a 9/10. Like I mentioned, there are a few problems here and there, but overall, it's a great representation of Lion-O that you can tell Bandai put a lot of effort into.
Thanks for reading! In weeks to come, I'll be doing reviews of Tygra, Cheetara, and the Thundertank as well. Also if you're a fan of the 2011 toyline you may enjoy my articles about potential future waves; the first of which can be found here. Have a great day!
For each of my reviews I'll be judging the figure off of its design, painting and price (The original cost of the figure and not what I payed for it). I will also be including positive and negative aspects in each category. Now let's dive in!
Design:
I was overall very impressed by the design of this figure. It's a very accurate representation of Lion-O in the 2011 series and is very polished. The figure has several points of articulation and is the kind of toy that you don't feel like it's going to break if a kid is too rough with it, but also looks good in a display.
One thing that I was unhappy about though, was the plastic used in the accessories. Both the long and short forms of the sword of omens were bent when I took them out of the package while the gauntlet was just fine. This was most likely a result of being in the package for almost a decade but the accessories still aren't as high quality as the figure itself.
Painting:
The paint job may be the best part of the whole figure. All of the lines are filled in and exact. I remember when I was young, buying TMNT figures from the 2012 line. Although the figures were overall very nice, there were almost always parts of the figure where the paint job looked unfinished. With the 2011 Thundercats line, they painted almost every figure perfectly and even included metallic paint.
The only negative thing I have to say about the figure is the eyes. They look strange, and almost seem to be more like stickers than paint, but they aren't that bad.
The figure retailed for $7.99 when in first came out. It seems like a little much because of the size, but not overpriced when you consider the quality of the figure and the three accessories. If I could buy any of the figures in the package for 8 dollars each now, I'd get as many as I could.
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Considering everything, I give the figure a 9/10. Like I mentioned, there are a few problems here and there, but overall, it's a great representation of Lion-O that you can tell Bandai put a lot of effort into.
Thanks for reading! In weeks to come, I'll be doing reviews of Tygra, Cheetara, and the Thundertank as well. Also if you're a fan of the 2011 toyline you may enjoy my articles about potential future waves; the first of which can be found here. Have a great day!
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