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Thundercats LJN Pumyra Review

A few weeks ago, along with Lynx-O and Bengali, I was able to obtain a long time grail of mine: an LJN Pumyra figure. Pumyra is one of the rarer figures in the line, and also one of my favorite Thundercats, so I decided to review her today, before moving on to Bengali next weekend. As usual, I'll be reviewing the figure in three categories: design, painting, and price. Let's dive in!


Design:
The design of this figure is alright, but the head mold is quite strange looking. Due to the white streak in her hair and the angry expression on her face, Pumyra looks a little like the Thundercats version of the Bride of Frankenstein. Other than that, the mold is quite well done. The red rope around the figure, as well as the choker and bracelet are both nice touches. Like most other Thundercats figures, Pumyra has a lever on her back that makes her arm swing up when pushed.





Painting:
LJN definitely pays attention to detail on their figures; the paint job is well done and very high quality. They even went so far as to include the markings, which are a shade darker, on Pumyra's face. Although Pumyra definitely isn't the most colorful figure in the line, the red and brown look good together. Bonus points for using metallic paint for the bracelet and choker.


  
Price:
 Upon her release in 1987, Pumyra cost $5.99; a dollar more than a Masters of the Universe figure. Using an inflation calculator that comes to $13.64 in today's money. A high price if you're not already a Thundercats fan.


(From Pinterest.com)
Conclusion:
All in all, I believe this figure deserves a 7.5/10. Pumyra isn't a poorly done figure, but the bizzare head mold and the high price bring her down a few notches.


Thanks for reading! 

Comments

  1. CaseBotApril 20, 2020 at 11:36 AM

    I think for its age, the sculpt of this figure is quite good and accurate to the animation model. I’d disagree that there should be points off for a “weird” head sculpt.

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