This weekend I was lucky enough to add the Thundercats figures Pumyra, Bengali, and Lynx-O to my collection. Each of these figures are incredible and I'll be reviewing all of them at some point but today I am going to start with Lynx-O. I'll be reviewing him the same way as I did Lion-O last week, talking about the design, painting, and price of the figure, so let's begin!
Design:
Lynx-O has a great design; the sculpting looks great and the figure is a great representation of him in the cartoon. One of the best aspects of this figure is that he goes perfectly with all of the wave 1 Thundercats. Although he was released years apart from Lion-O, Tygra, Cheetara, and Panthro, he fits in with them as if they were designed side by side.
One interesting aspect of this figure is the arm swinging function. Most Thundercats figures have a small lever on their back that when pushed, causes an arm to swing forward. Unlike many (maybe all) figures in the line, when you push the lever on Lynx-O's back, one arm swings forward and one arm swings back. This doesn't seem to have much purpose, but if you spread the figures legs apart and push down on the lever it looks like he's jogging.
Painting:
LJN did an exemplary paint job on this figure; the colors are interesting and the lines are completely filled in. There's not a single piece of the figure that's monotone. His beard is also extremely detailed so as to somewhat resemble a real Lynx. The designers really did an outstanding job. A 10/10 in this category.
Price:
Lynx-O cost $5.99 when he was released in 1987. Using an inflation calculator, that comes out to $13.64 In today's money. A pretty steep price for a single figure. There's no doubt that Lynx-O is high quality, he's just not $13.64 quality.
Conclusion:
After much consideration I'm giving this figure a 9.5/10. Both the design and paint job are incredible and the figure would easily be a 10/10 if it weren't for the high price.
Thanks for reading!
Lynx-O has a great design; the sculpting looks great and the figure is a great representation of him in the cartoon. One of the best aspects of this figure is that he goes perfectly with all of the wave 1 Thundercats. Although he was released years apart from Lion-O, Tygra, Cheetara, and Panthro, he fits in with them as if they were designed side by side.
One interesting aspect of this figure is the arm swinging function. Most Thundercats figures have a small lever on their back that when pushed, causes an arm to swing forward. Unlike many (maybe all) figures in the line, when you push the lever on Lynx-O's back, one arm swings forward and one arm swings back. This doesn't seem to have much purpose, but if you spread the figures legs apart and push down on the lever it looks like he's jogging.
Painting:
LJN did an exemplary paint job on this figure; the colors are interesting and the lines are completely filled in. There's not a single piece of the figure that's monotone. His beard is also extremely detailed so as to somewhat resemble a real Lynx. The designers really did an outstanding job. A 10/10 in this category.
Lynx-O cost $5.99 when he was released in 1987. Using an inflation calculator, that comes out to $13.64 In today's money. A pretty steep price for a single figure. There's no doubt that Lynx-O is high quality, he's just not $13.64 quality.
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After much consideration I'm giving this figure a 9.5/10. Both the design and paint job are incredible and the figure would easily be a 10/10 if it weren't for the high price.
Thanks for reading!
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