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01-16-2012, 12:51 PM
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I'm trying to work through the recently-released BBTS-exclusive 7-packs and Review each figure individually (as there's simply so much to say about them.)
Here's the first Review, Zanya:
That Figures: REVIEW: GI Joe Dreadnoks Battle Set - Zanya (http://that-figures.blogspot.com/2012/01/review-gi-joe-dreadnoks-battle-set.html)
Zanya is a great figure, just let down a little by her accessories - or more specifically, how she handles them.
The head sculpt is superb. Unlike the Renegades Scarlett, this head looks like a real person. And not just a real person, but a real woman (in fact, Zanya is the double of somebody I used to know). The detailing on the head - such as the hair and the piercings - is great and, perhaps best of all, she has a wonderfully evil expression on her face. Kudos to whoever sculpted that one.
The rest of the sculpt is very good, too, with a great sense of Zanya being female and a nice overall look to her design. I like that she's not a uniform-clad Joe or sharply-dressed Cobra supervillain. There's a great subversion of the military theme with her combat pants and the overall look isn't really too far from what you'd see in your average biker/goth/punk bar.
I just really wish Hasbro had done a better job with her hands, as they're a real let-down. But if you can get past this - and as I've been posing her I've found I just about can - then you'll love this figure. I'm looking forward to seeing what else the Dreadnok Battle Set contains, because if Zanya is anything to go by, this is a superb pack of figures.
Final Score: A-
I'm trying to work through the recently-released BBTS-exclusive 7-packs and Review each figure individually (as there's simply so much to say about them.)
Here's the first Review, Zanya:
That Figures: REVIEW: GI Joe Dreadnoks Battle Set - Zanya (http://that-figures.blogspot.com/2012/01/review-gi-joe-dreadnoks-battle-set.html)
Zanya is a great figure, just let down a little by her accessories - or more specifically, how she handles them.
The head sculpt is superb. Unlike the Renegades Scarlett, this head looks like a real person. And not just a real person, but a real woman (in fact, Zanya is the double of somebody I used to know). The detailing on the head - such as the hair and the piercings - is great and, perhaps best of all, she has a wonderfully evil expression on her face. Kudos to whoever sculpted that one.
The rest of the sculpt is very good, too, with a great sense of Zanya being female and a nice overall look to her design. I like that she's not a uniform-clad Joe or sharply-dressed Cobra supervillain. There's a great subversion of the military theme with her combat pants and the overall look isn't really too far from what you'd see in your average biker/goth/punk bar.
I just really wish Hasbro had done a better job with her hands, as they're a real let-down. But if you can get past this - and as I've been posing her I've found I just about can - then you'll love this figure. I'm looking forward to seeing what else the Dreadnok Battle Set contains, because if Zanya is anything to go by, this is a superb pack of figures.
Final Score: A-