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That bear looks scary!
Maggie Green looks ok, i guess the likeness could be better. Her outfit looks great!

Some stuff from the last few months when I was working out of town.

Just whipped up a review for the E&S figure. And some spare rifles.



Some vests, spare magazines, and pocket stuffers.



Finally found the Premier Toys Wasteland Gladiator blue heeler dog loose. And a nice skull decanter for the Joes to have a whisky from.

Lots of nice loot, rhino.

That looks like a whole lot of stuff you picked up there. Good stuff. Congrats!

Great pick ups!

Great stuff. Lots of neat little things in there.

After being extremely busy with work for a month I'm back. Some stuff arrived in the meantime:

I thought I missed it, but I managed to acquire the Kolinarh Spock from a shop where it wasn't sold out and also for a relatively fair price. Kirk also got here pre-ordered elsewhere.


Also an actually very cool figure: VCF-2059 "Fairy Sister - The Little Dragon Girl" I really like the swingset, and the figure is more beautiful than expected.

Congrats on the Spock pick up. His hand looks more in-focus than his face

I am just worried Harley intends to use the girl on the swing as a pinata!

GubernatorFan wrote:I am just worried Harley intends to use the girl on the swing as a pinata!

That's exactly what I thought.

ukshaun wrote:Congrats on the Spock pick up. His hand looks more in-focus than his face

Sorry, the focus was on Admiral Kirk, and the (censored) kit objective I used doesn't have enough DOF for both of them.

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Night Walker by Present Toys (based on Louis Bloom from Nightcrawler)

I wanted this figure from the moment it was announced.
Fact is i passed. Recently, last week infact, i spoted a used / not new figure up from grabs on ebay for a good price.
The seller had made some adjustments including:
Body upgraded to a Worldbox body (made taller to make better proportions)
Replacement (black) sunglasses (to him to match the movie)

The seller did not include either the original orange sunglasses or original body.
Neither did the seller mention the fact that the video camera was missing both battery and aerial antenna.

While i am not bother by the glasses or body, i might pick up a replacement video camera, as i have spotted one for sale on ebay.

The portrait looks excellent.
Shoes, trouser/pants look very good.

As for the figure, i really like it.
My only (small) complaint is, the white shirt could be longer or the brown leather jacket shorter.

My only other (small) complaint is, his right hand is poorly designed to hold the large video camera.

His head is attached to his neck. As a result there is not much in the way of head articulation other than left right rotation.

I guess this character is another addition to the horror line up.

ukshaun wrote:
Night Walker by Present Toys (based on Louis Bloom from Nightcrawler)

I wanted this figure from the moment it was announced.
Fact is i passed. Recently, last week infact, i spoted a used / not new figure up from grabs on ebay for a good price.
The seller had made some adjustments including:
Body upgraded to a Worldbox body (made taller to make better proportions)
Replacement (black) sunglasses (to him to match the movie)

The seller did not include either the original orange sunglasses or original body.
Neither did the seller mention the fact that the video camera was missing both battery and aerial antenna.

While i am not bother by the glasses or body, i might pick up a replacement video camera, as i have spotted one for sale on ebay.

The portrait looks excellent.
Shoes, trouser/pants look very good.

As for the figure, i really like it.
My only (small) complaint is, the white shirt could be longer or the brown leather jacket shorter.

My only other (small) complaint is, his right hand is poorly designed to hold the large video camera.

His head is attached to his neck. As a result there is not much in the way of head articulation other than left right rotation.

I guess this character is another addition to the horror line up.

NICE!!  i like that figure too, the movie was also GREAT. i can see what you mean about the shirt/ jacket. i dont actually remember if thats what he was like in the movie or not?? i could do with rewatching it to see.

teamweapon wrote:

ukshaun wrote:

Night Walker by Present Toys (based on Louis Bloom from Nightcrawler)

I wanted this figure from the moment it was announced.
Fact is i passed. Recently, last week infact, i spoted a used / not new figure up from grabs on ebay for a good price.
The seller had made some adjustments including:
Body upgraded to a Worldbox body (made taller to make better proportions)
Replacement (black) sunglasses (to him to match the movie)

The seller did not include either the original orange sunglasses or original body.
Neither did the seller mention the fact that the video camera was missing both battery and aerial antenna.

While i am not bother by the glasses or body, i might pick up a replacement video camera, as i have spotted one for sale on ebay.

The portrait looks excellent.
Shoes, trouser/pants look very good.

As for the figure, i really like it.
My only (small) complaint is, the white shirt could be longer or the brown leather jacket shorter.

My only other (small) complaint is, his right hand is poorly designed to hold the large video camera.

His head is attached to his neck. As a result there is not much in the way of head articulation other than left right rotation.

I guess this character is another addition to the horror line up.

NICE!!  i like that figure too, the movie was also GREAT. i can see what you mean about the shirt/ jacket. i dont actually remember if thats what he was like in the movie or not?? i could do with rewatching it to see.

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The shirt / jacker comment was based on comparison to the movie poster,
which incidentally provided inspiration for the figure pose.

Maybe the jacket is fine. It is the shirt that needs to be longer.

Maybe the video camera should be smaller.

Great looking figure!

BAMComix wrote:Great looking figure!

I'd rate this figure an 7.5/10
It is very good.

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007 James Bond - Roger Moore 1/6th figure by DID Corp

This arrived today, and over all i am very happy.
The portrait looks damn excellent! - i totally see Roger Moore

Photo's taken using a mobile phone.
Looking at them, the shirt and tie could use some work.

On opening the box, the figure is wearing a black long sleeve pull-over under which there is a fat-suit.
Included in the box is a white shirt and black suit jacket, which i decided to go with (i removed the fat-suit).
To add the suit jacket i had to undo the 2 small buttons located on the front. Once the jacket is on the figure, trying to do-up the 2 small buttons took about 2hrs, it was that difficult.

007's trousers/pants and shoes look fine. His genuine leather black belt looks ok, nothing too special.
Both gun's look fine. I decided to go with the classic pistol, as the other larger gun looks a bit wild west.

4 hands are included in total. I think some extra hands in some different poses would have been good.
While the hands look ok, i did witness some paint flaking as i added the pistol to 007's right hand. Some force was required, and i sensed  more effort could have gone into the pistol hand pose.

There is something about 007's open left hand that looks on the large side.
Maybe in the future i might swap out the hands for other hands from other figures in the collection.

The body is ok. It fails to match the quality of a typical Hot Toys figure. The joints are very stiff, which is better than loose.

The figure represents my 1st DID Corp figure. I like to add figures from different companies.

The plan is to pick up the 007 James Bond - Sean Connery by Big Chief Studios to the collection. From what i know, Big Chief have made 2 or 3 Sean Connery figures, and i believe the latest figure is reported to be the best effort from them to date.

I know I'm in the minority, but for me (and apparently for Flemming), Roger Moore is the quintessential James Bond. So great acquisition.

GubernatorFan wrote:I know I'm in the minority, but for me (and apparently for Flemming), Roger Moore is the quintessential James Bond. So great acquisition.

When it comes to 007 i have always liked Roger Moore, Sean Connery and Daniel Craig

Pierce Brosnan and Timothy Dalton both failed to fit to part, in my humble opinion.
For whatever reason, Pierce Brosnan appears to have had the bad luck of staring in some of the worst Bond movies.
Maybe of the movies had been better, i might have thought more of Brosnan

Oh nice! Never seen this version but looks pretty close to Roger Moore. Congrats! Big Chief seems to be hit or miss though. I only have one figure from them but it was already in stock at the time it was released. They seem to have a lot of delays.

Nice looking Bond!

BAMComix wrote:Nice looking Bond!

He is.

csyeung wrote:Oh nice! Never seen this version but looks pretty close to Roger Moore. Congrats! Big Chief seems to be hit or miss though. I only have one figure from them but it was already in stock at the time it was released. They seem to have a lot of delays.

I recall reading about Big Chief Studios - Dr Who - Rose Tyler
The prototype look fairly good, the production piece featured various issues with the hair (grainy, poorly cast) which Big Chief acknowledged (which was good of them). I almost picked up Rose Tyler during a Sale. In the end i passed.

I get the impression Big Chief Studios mean well, but have yet to find a factory that can match Hot Toys quality.
Also, given the quality of Big Chief Studios figures, i think they're prices are too high. Other companies that offer good quality figures (maybe not as good as Hot Toys) tend to price them at half the price of a typical Hot Toys figure. Then again, Big Chief Studios are not unlicensed, and as we know, licenses cost.

Nice acquisitions!

The bear is awesome, and maybe it could be in 1/6 scale for a Grizzly.  Those guys can grow up to eight feet in length.  Standing on its back feet and stretching out, those could be ten feet tall, which looks about the size compared to the Crocodile figure.  Claws are 2 to 4 inches long, which also look about right.

James Bond and Night Stalker look good too.  Both of those head sculpts are spot on with the characters!

Nice pickups on accessories Rhino.  I like the extra patches from Ms. Spetsnaz, especially the Zombie Hunter patches!

El Bundy - great looking figure and super job of posing her!

@Spartan06 Many thanks!

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Today Krysten Ritter / Jessica Jones 1/6 figure arrived from China
All in all i am happy with the figure but.. (more on that later)

I took some out of the box photo's outside in natural daylight, as it is a sunny day today.
Two of the photo's were shot inside the house as i was experimenting with light dark shadows on the portrait (the sunshine outside was used as the source of light)

The 1st photo shows the brown cardboard box the seller shipped in the figure in. This box was wrapped in bubble-wrap.
It is unusual seeing bubble-wrap on the outside of the box.
Inside the box, the figure was wrapped in bubble-wrap and a page from a Chinese news paper.

The portrait:
I like the portrait. The hair is very dark-brown. I was expecting black hair.
Skin tone looks good. Part of me expected the skin tone to be ligher/whiter.
The original proto image's show white below the iris. My figure features iris's that are full height of the white area of the eye.

Grey scarf:
Difficult to work will. I got there in the end.. sort of.
When the figure arrives, the scarf is simply wrapped from the rear of the neck, tucked into the jacket at the front. While this look neat, it is a different style compared to the proto images.

Grey vest:
The lower part of the grey vest that protrudes below the jacket likes to roll upwards. It is possible to roll it downwards. I sense the vest should have been slightly longer, baggy'er.

Black (pleather) jacket:
The jacket looks great. The sleeves should be slightly longer (or the arms on the figure shorter).
I get the impressive the jacket will probably fall apart over time, as it is very thin.
The zipper works fine. Using tweezers, i managed to zip the jacket up further than when it arrived.

Denim jeans / trousers / pants:
From a distance they work well. Up close, i am not 100% sold on the fabric used. I have seen better Demin at 1/6th scale.
The pockets on the rear should sit higher up Jessica Jones backside.
Where the zipper would normally be situated at the front, there is plastic Velcro strip which failed to hold the upper part of the Demin's together. I soon fixed the issue using Super-glue.


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Black boots:
They do the job. The black material feels thin.
On one of the boots there was an eyelet missing and 2 eyelet's were coming out of the sockets.
I re_did the laces to make then look closer to reference images i had looked at of the TV series (the vertical gap between the laces from bottom to top should be the same, opposed to V shaped as the gap nears the top of the boot).
The square metal buckle should possibly sit more to the side of the boot. The boots could use some weathering.

The body:
It's ok. Not the best. It appears to be plastic with an upper area that makes use off silicone/rubber.
The upper part is not pose friendly, as it likes to spring back to it's original position.
The thighs (and backside) should possibly be thicker than they are.

The figure ships with 4 left hands and 4 right hands. No spare wrist pegs are included.
The hands look fine.

NOTE: I decided to add a pair of black gloved hands (not included) which i might upgrade to black fingerless gloves in the future, as Jessica Jones was known to wear black fingerless gloves.

Base:
The figure does not ship with a base.

A really nicely detailed figured!

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James Bond Dr. No by Big Chief Studios

This figure arrived today. It represents the 1st figure by Big Chief Studios to add to my collection.
The photo's above are not the best. The sun was setting, and they were taken in doors using natural daylight, what was left of it.

I picked up James Bond Dr. No to go with my 007 James Bond - Roger Moore by DID Corp
Big Chief Studios had a sale on for the Regular and Ex. The Regular had sold out, so i picked up the Ex (now also sold out)

The positives:
The head sculpt, i really like the head sculpt, and the likeness to Sean Connery is very good.

The figure ships with many accessories including:
Cigarette Lighter
Cigarette Case
Cigarette
Pistol
MI6 issue Gun Case with Removable PPK Pistol
Dealing Card Shoe
Pack of Cards
Wristwatch
Large Poker Plaques
Medium Poker Plaques
Small Poker Plaques
3 x Stacks of Money
10 x Interchangeable Hands
Exclusive Incentive OverCoat
Exclusive incentive Homberg Hat

The hands look good.

The base is ok, nothing too special + features a light-up feature, not that i will use it.

Being located in the UK meant there was a very low shipping price and zero import free.

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The negatives:

The body is ok. Articulation is questionable.
007's portrait cannot be tilted backwards, although it can be tilted forwards, which seems limiting.
The lower arms can be raised via an elbow joint, but they cannot be moved left and right at the elbow joint (unlike the DID Cop 007 figure)

The figure claims to ship with 'Pair of Socks (Partial)'. From what i can tell, the 'so called socks' are black plastic inserts set into the shoes.

The shoes (complete with 'Pair of Socks (Partial)') are very loose. The right shoe/foot is loose, the left shoe/foot is floppy. Such is the looseness, the figure cannot stand by itself - the stand has to be used.

Wrists pegs are very loose. The hands flop about. I dropped the figure (onto soft carpet) by accident, and both hands popped off and one shoe popped off.

The white shirt. So annoying. Mine shipped with 1x silver button missing?
Look at the photo's (above) at the area just below the Bowtie. The shirt fails to fit together neatly, 007 style.
It bends in then bulges out. The bulge out is caused by a large metal popper, which seems like an overkill way to solve the issue of jointing the shirt together without using actual 1/6 buttons.

The price. Too high for what it is. It is Hot Toys price without being Hot Toys quality. Sure

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All in all i am happy to own the figure. It is probably the best Sean Connery 007 1/6th figure released to date.
The situation with the floppy joints on the feet and wrists and the small issues with the white shirt are very annoying.

I have no choice but to compare the figure to my other 007 figure, the 007 James Bond - Roger Moore 1/6th figure by DID Corp. Both figures have their plus and negatives when it comes to the fabric used on the suits. The Big Chief Studios 007 has better hands (compared to the DID Corp figure). There is something about the DID Corp 007 that feels more special, and comparing how i felt on opening the boxes to each figure, the DID Corp 007 is the winner.

I have reached out to Big Chef Studios for a replacement white shirt. I will wait and see.

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James Bond Dr. No by Big Chief Studios

I took some more photo's today, outside, on the same concrete area as used for 007 James Bond - Roger Moore 1/6th figure by DID Corp. Admittedly it was a different time of day, which can affect the way shadows work.

Due to the loose joints on the shoes and wrists, my enthusiasm to pose the Big Chief Studios James Bond Dr. No is non existent. The only option is to use the crotch grabber stand to hold 007 upright, and that's about it. The wrist pegs, other than being loose, feel slightly ratcheted, making slight pose alterations impossible.

I do like the jacket. I do like the portrait. The sculptor(s) painter(s) have captured the Sean Connery expression.

Compared to the photo's in the previous post, i removed the annoying oversized metal popper that holds the shirt together just below the bowtie. The area of shirt under the bowtie cannot be adjusted, as it appears to be stitched together. I might have to chop that and rejoin it to a better position.

For the many disapointments, i do like the figure. I do think it is over priced for the quality on offer.

It's abit late to the party.... but well,

Wow, a 1/6 Endor bunker! This has got to be huge. Hope to see it put together. I did get the version meant for the "classic" (3.75 inch) figures from Hasbro.