Thursday, January 23, 2014
Thor the Mighty Avenger 3 75 inch Movie Line Deluxe Asgard Defender Heimdall
I know a guy who uses airports a lot (though hell claim he travels by horseback or Pegasus) but he doesnt just pass through. He surveys. He stalks. (He texts me.) He swoops.
And Heimdall is his latest quarry The Rangerlord found for me at the Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia. Hes such a great guy. He also found me three other figures of a certain Asgardian ilk that Ill be reviewing soon, hopefully.
But in order to get into Asgard we have to pass the gatekeeper. And the gatekeepers name be Heimdall! So Haimdall, may we pass? Heimdall?
Like: Great overall sculpt. I love the movie armors and the figure accurately captures that movie likeness.
Also, theyve done a great job with the excellent Idris Elba likeness. His great helm, the "cloth" folds of his sleeves and the "leather" folds of his boots are all also very well sculpted. (Yes, hes actually wearing pants.)
Like: His greatsword! Its a very detailed sculpt, with all the intricate etchings carved out of the hilt and a fuller (groove) running down the centre of the blade.
Like: His Bifrost unit and detachable rainbow stand! I cant believed I just said that. Rainbow stand. But I did! Look at all that colorful translucent goodness! I love it! ;P
Dislike: The very poor/lack of paint apps. Hes entirely sculpted in brown, with his armor, helm, bracers, belt, and other metallic bits painted gold. And the back of his shoulder plates and breast plate only have a thinly applied layer that shows through to his brown plastic.
Sexy back? Not quite... |
Like: That his face is well painted. even though the eyes are the wrong color, theyre neat beneath the brim of his great helm. His beard is also done sharply in black.
Like: His detachable skirt piece. It pegs into itself in the front and can probably fit any figure youd want it to. But in order to make sure it fits Haimdall the best, theyve actually sculpted a recess on his left pelvis so it doesnt fall off--hes less easily "pants-ed" that way.
The other PoA he loses is the one extra joint in the knees. Heimdalls only got a single hinges instead of the usual the double hinges there, which is something of a rarity for Hasbros 3.75-inch figures these days.
RATINGS
Aesthetics: 6/10 - His shoddy paint really ruins a great sculpt. Hopefully they re-release him with better (but no necessarily different) paint!
Poseability: 6/10 - Hes missing several key PoAs. And I forgot to mention, his head is a ball-joint but limited to a swivel because of the thickness of his neck.
Fun: 8/10 - I think its mainly the movie that sold me on this guy. Hes so sombre but yet humorous, so by-the-book yet witty, so menacing yet lovable. He also comes with a mini-playset which turns out to be a vital location in the film. True, they toy may be a glorified stand that can shoot plastic lightning bolts out of it, but at least theyre relevant to the character. AND he can also stand on it. Menacingly too. Garrrgh.
Overall: 6.75/10 - The only things wrong with Heimdall are his paint and articulation. Even with just better paint apps Id bump him up into the mid to low 7s. But to have reduced articulation and poor paint? Its a double whammy that Heimdall cant recover from. But make no mistake: this guy is a figure that couldve really been very, very good. To bad Hasbro didnt think him important enough to warrant more articulation and better paint. Oh well, I guess Ill just have to try and repaint him, wont I? ;)
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