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04-17-2012, 06:02 PM | #11 |
Crimson Guard Immortal
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Nice review 245am, I like the figure as well, but the 'cessories are stooopid. He'll work out just fine for me.
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04-17-2012, 06:11 PM | #12 |
pegwarmer.
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sorry for the delay; had some work to get to real fast... continuing...
FIGURE: Flatly put, this figure kicks ass. In my eyes, the Renegades Storm Shadow is the “perfect” modern ARAH update Storm Shadow, so I’m really open to different looks for the character. For me, this Storm Shadow fits really well with other near-futuristic POC City Strike figures (like Firefly, Destro). SCULPT & PAINT: The sculpt is great; very nicely detailed with mostly clean paint apps. The only error I found on painting was a noticeable one on the Cobra sigil, but that probably varies by individual figure. The collar is interesting, it’s a glued-on piece that attaches to the standard ME torso. The metal armor touches are very nice accents, and I was more than happy to see the split-toed sandled feet. While not everybody will like the look and style of this line, Storm Shadow is a clear winner in terms of sculpting and detail and can fit well with other lines.
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04-17-2012, 06:14 PM | #13 |
pegwarmer.
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ARTICULATION: This is my number one selling point on a figure. I like to open and display figures in different poses, so I couldn’t wait to double check if all the articulation points I thought were on this figure were in fact there. They are. And then some.
Storm Shadow has all the standard ME joint: ball jointed neck, ball-hinged shoulders, elbows, ball-pin hips and double jointed knees. What I wasn’t expecting (maybe I just missed in in previous threads) were the added swivel wrists and rocker ankles. Not sure if those are the right terms, but you know what I mean. The added wrist and ankle articulation really helps Storm Shadow pull off some excellent poses with his swords and to stand well and balanced without a stand in those poses. For a line with such an emphasis on ninjas, I really hope we see more of this “ME plus” articulation; I wasn’t planning on getting any Red Ninjas, but after playing with the possibility of Storm Shadow, I’m definitely interested…
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04-17-2012, 06:15 PM | #14 |
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OVERALL: For me, this figure went for “meh” to “wow.” I wasn’t really interested in the Retaliations line overall, but this figure has really impressed. I don’t know if that will carry over to other characters, but this Storm Shadow is an excellent representation of a classic character. The details and painting on the accessories and figure itself are well executed, and the articulation makes this figure lots of fun to play with as a collector, and the zipline should definitely appeal to kids. I’ll be setting it up later from some Sky Commanders nostalgia. I bought this figure for $7, and it was well worth the money. I believe he’s only 1 per case, so if you see him, I would definitely recommend picking him up.
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04-17-2012, 06:15 PM | #15 |
Spartan F5 Viper
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Love his masked head. I am so replacing so many SS heads with that one lol...destroys the renegades heads thousand times over...
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04-17-2012, 06:33 PM | #16 |
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04-17-2012, 06:50 PM | #17 |
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God, I hate that packaging design.
Those discount figures Gyre posted yesterday have a significant advantage over the Retaliation in the graphic design/typography department. I feel bad for the designers who had to do that. I can only imagine someone from Hasbro/Paramount's marketing department saying, "No no no NO. It needs more POP! It needs to be more... Ninja-y! Put some Japanese characters on it and some koi scales. Oh yeah, and use some random 'asian' looking font like what you'd find in a Pei-Wei menu... PERFECT!" *shudder* Nice little review. Very thorough and you covered pretty much all of the usual parameters. I can't believe you hadn't heard of the ankle/wrist articulation! You must have definitely had a "SQEEEE!" moment when you realized how articulate this figure really was outside of the package. I have to admit that I wasn't really liking this version of SS but he seems to be growing on me. |
04-17-2012, 07:03 PM | #18 |
Hisstank.Com General
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Great review, thanks. Do you have a Renegades Storm Shadow? If you do, could you toss this guy's head on it and snap a picture? Thanks.
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04-17-2012, 07:08 PM | #19 |
Spartan F5 Viper
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^^^THIS that will be wicked to see, one of the headswaps I wanna do, and put it on old 25th SS if ya got one handy please!
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04-17-2012, 07:42 PM | #20 |
Christian Soldier
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"Ultimate ninja commando roadblock"???!!!
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