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- Marvel Legends 80th Anniversary listings on Amazon, Canada
Amazon in Canada have a number of new listings showing up for a number of Marvel Legend 80th anniversary sets. This concurs with a number of rumours and leaks circulating of Hasbro celebrating the 80th anniversary of Marvel with a batch of figures similar to the 10 years of the MCU releases. There are six sets listed on Amazon, sets 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10. We then have a named set of Captain America and Peggy Carter which could be MCU or comic based. Of course numbering sets up to 10 indicates there are another 4 not listed. The 39.99 sets (sets 6 and 8) seem to be single figures with the dimensions in the listing matching a single Legends release. The 59.99 sets are obviously two packs when you consider their dimensions are the same as the 10 year MCU 2-pack and of course the Cap and Peggy listing. If these are already being listed then we'd assume a full announcement at Toy Fair and shipping to stores in Spring into Summer, perhaps staggered which is why the other 4 sets are missing.
- On the Pegs : The Entertainer, Jurassic World
Came across some new Jurassic World items in the Entertainer today, the newer Dino Rival dinosaurs. This is the first time I'd seen these in the UK and suffice to say "Mini-Me" was impressed. For £20 they had a selection of the mid-sized "Dual Attack" dinosaurs and the store I was in had a Concavenator, Parasaurolophus and a Triceratops. There is meant to be a fourth Dino in this wave, the Pteranodon, but this was not on the shelf.. For £29.99 you could also pick up the larger "Bite & Fight" Tyrannosaurus Rex.
- On the Pegs : Asda, Transformers Studio Series
A couple of weeks back I shared an image of some Transformers Studio Series figures turning up on Asda shelves in their Toy reset. This week I stumbled across some more, and this time they were marked as reduced to an amazing £9.98 each. While the first lot I found were the Legion Class, these reduced figures were Deluxe class that usually retail at £19.99 each. The store had Crowbar and Stinger, to it looked like wave 1 of the Studio Series. Worth mentioning that the store in question (Tamworth) is a Supercentre with an expanded range of Toys on the upper floor.
- McFarlane Legacy Vault of Glass Titan Chatterwhite Shader, Destiny
Titans are warriors – heroic defenders of the Light, channeling gifts of the Traveler to protect the Last City. Steadfast and sure, Titans face any challenge head-on. This Vault of Glass Titan from Year One of Destiny is a classic specimen of a blunt force instrument of the Traveler’s will. PRODUCT FEATURES: Highly detailed sculpt of the Titan modeled from Bungie’s in-game assets Figure comes with the iconic Gjallarhorn rocket launcher and Invective shotgun Fully customizable figure with 14+ points of articulation for dynamic posing Featured in its exclusive Chatterwhite Shader color only achievable after defeating Atheon in the Vault of Glass raid Comes with an exclusive ULC in-game emblem
- Sat-TOY-Day Action Figure News, Issue 96
Happy #SatTOYDay And on a Friday! One day earlier than planned due to some commitments this weekend, here is the news that has caught my eye over the last couple of weeks. As most of the companies are now holding back for Toy Fair, the majority of news has come via NECA who are revealing a lot of new images for stuff we know about ahead of brand new reveals in New York. In reviews we celebrate our 500th review as we take a look at the brand new Marvel Legends Captain Marvel Starforce figure. CLICK HERE to read the latest issue, or visit our archive of older issues #ActionFigure #News #Hasbro #NECA #McFarlane #Mezco
- New York Toy Fair 2019
We are now just two weeks away from the first big Toy event of 2019, the New York Toy Fair. In preparation our convention page has been switched over to all things New York Toy Fair including dates, times and a countdown to the show floor opening on the 16th February 2019 at 9am (2pm UK time). As a UK site we are not attending the show. Instead we will be following the various press releases and online info from the show and sharing it via our social channels. The news from the show will be centered around our focus area of 6-7 inch figures from TV and the Movies, but we will try and expand this to other news of note. Posts will be tagged as "convention" so they go directly to the Convention home page. We are also using a Toy Fair specific frame so you can see the NYTF news easily on our blog feed. Where we use social media images we will do our utmost to credit and link the original source, recognising the work of those who will be in New York with Direct Coverage. Sign up to the site now (register at top right) to subscribe to our Convention news channel. You can also use our Feedspot Feed, follow us on Facebook or Twitter or subscribe to our SatTOYday news to get a round up of all the news in our Toy Fair 2019 Special Issue.
- Toots Toys reveal new image of their Dr Who figure exclusive
US Toy retailer Toots toys have shared this new image of their exclusive Doctor Who 13th Doctor figure. This version is made by US Toy company Seven20 and is not the same as the UK Version made by Character Options. The packaging is of course very similar, as will have been dictated by the BBC licence.
- NECA Karate Kid
NECA have shared this gorgeous new image of their upcoming 8 inch Karate Kid figures. Daniel and Johnny, in their competition gear, are two of six figures NECA are promising by July 2019.
- New images of NECA Alien vs Predator Arcade Dutch and Linn
With the first lot of Alien vs Predator Arcade figures on shelves, NECA have shared these new images of the follow up "expansion pack" containing Arcade versions of Dutch and Linn. The figures are nearing a release date and factory samples will be on display at New York Toy Fair 2019. "Introducing a new 2-pack of action figures inspired by the classic Alien vs Predator 1994 arcade game that actually predates the movie! Playable characters Dutch and Linn make their action figure debut with paint deco that re-creates the look of the arcade game. Major Dutch Schaefer comes with a detachable blast effect for his huge mechanical arm, plus backpack and interchangeable hands. Lt. Linn Kurosawa comes with sword and gun accessories that fit into working sheaths. They both have 30 points of articulation and stand approximately 7″ tall. Window box packaging."
- Review : McFarlane Stranger Things Will in the Upside Down (Exclusive)
Welcome to our review of the McFarlane Toys Stranger Things exclusive figure of Will Byers in the Upside Down. This special version of Will was released as a Walmart exclusive in the US at the same time as the 3rd wave of Stranger Things figures which contained the standard version of Will as well as Mike and Punk Eleven. Outside of the US the figure was offered as a specialist retailer exclusive. "On the night of November 6th, 1983, Will Byers disappeared into an alternate dimension dubbed the Upside Down. Although he was eventually rescued and returned to normal life, his time in the Upside Down left him with a mysterious connection to the alternate realm." Packaging 2/5 Upside Down Will has to be one of the oddest titles for an action figure for those who don't know anything about Stranger Things and see this exclusive release on store shelves. While it uses the same card design as the other Stranger Things figures, it includes the "EXCLUSIVE" gold text around the character name. It then positions the figure upside down in the packaging. While this gimmick makes sense in terms of the show and plot - it still looks odd and more like a mis-pack at the factory. The figure is exclusive to Walmart in the US and if bought there would come with a Walmart exclusive sticker that they apply for stores. Ours was a UK purchase where the figure is simply offered from independents and specialists. Upside Down Will is essentially an exclusive add on to the Wave 3 figures and the card back displays him alongside the basic Wave 3 releases of "standard" Will, Mike and Eleven in her Punk gear. The lack of any "coming soon" info as seen on early waves does cast some doubt on the future of this line. Blister packs like this are great for a retro feel but are suspect to damage, with obvious card warping straight out of the case. The figure is also impossible to remove without some damage to the card - and once out you can't repack like the more widely used window boxes. The figure of Will comes out of the blister on a second tray. He strapped in place with clear ties at the waist and legs. These can cause paint damage if handled roughly. Around Will is his accessories, and behind him the figure stand. Paint & Sculpt 2/5 As with all Stranger Things releases to date, you will need to position Will on the supplied figure stand in order for him to stand on his own. The McFarlane designers have put very realistic feet on the figures with rounded soles and shaping which make standing difficult - and this is compounded with some weak joints on the legs. The stand itself is clear plastic, with a slight yellow tinge, and a single peg which connects to Will's right foot socket. The fit is snug, but not overly tight - once posed Will does stay where he is, but watch the ankles as they are quite loose. Looking first at sculpt, this is a pretty good likeness to actor Noah Schnapp if you look beyond the green shade of the face. The shaping of the face and hair are a good match. The expression is a touch flat, but you can detect a flicker of emotion around the lips. My issue is the painting on the head, and this will be a theme that continues through this review. Going into the Upside Down doesn't turn your skin green - the hues of the Upside Down are darker, more washed out. And while there is a green hue at times on the lighting, it is not as extreme as this. Will also gets a smear of green on his cheek, more akin to being slimed by Slimer than the dark grimy "much" we see from the Upside down. The sculpt on the body is excellent, McFarlane have knocked all these out of the park in terms of costuming. Will is wearing a checked blue shirt with a fantastic decor across it. The body warmer is glossy and puffy and coloured red with yellow panels. The trousers are textured when you get up close and painted in a stonewash denim effect. All of this would be great on the standard release - and this is exactly what this body is, the standard version with its bright reds and blues. Over this they have lazily added a bit more green slime and grime - a bit down the arms and legs. Again the Upside Down is a washed our almost colourless place, and the decor on the figure should have been radically toned back to reflect what we see on screen. What we get is sadly lacking and almost contradicts itself by putting a bright red glossy body warm next to what they want us to think is green pale washed out skin. Accessories 2/5 Like the members of the main foursome that have come before, Will gets the standard pack in of the walkie-talkie. We can debate accuracy of whether Will had a walkie talkie in the Upside Down (I can't recall him having it) but as this is a repaint of the standard release, throwing it in seems sensible. It remains the same sculpt and paint as the others and it comes with its own hand. The hand has a large plug on the palm to slot into the walkie talkie to recreate it being held. Once again there is a serious issue with the wrist joint which is tiny and really hard to engage the hand without breaking. This Will figure is arguably the worst of the bunch so far and I just can't get the walkie talkie hand to engage - in these shots its being held in by a touch of blu tack - not the best engineering McFarlane, particularly when a simple plug in hand would have worked. Out of the four boys released, Will has got the shortest straw for accessories. While the others came with torches, Will has nothing else other than the backpack. The backpack is again a new sculpt and cast in grey plastic with a touch of washing to bring out the detail. I suspect the decision not to paint zips and clasps as seen on earlier figures might be a monetary one. The bag slides onto one arm and then round onto the other - best done with the figures arms out behind him and elbows bent. The bag does not sit anywhere near as well as the others with the puffy body warmer collar pushing it up and out around the neck area and pushing the straps out sideways towards the arms - a position where it would slip off in real life. Articulation 3/5 Will has 13 points of articulation, the standard for the line. The head is ball jointed and can rotate and look down, but any leaning back motion is blocked as hairlines meets collar. There is no articulation at all in the main body - McFarlane not utilising a waist joint or any form of torso movement. Arms are ball jointed and are pretty mobile and can raise up fully and rotate. Elbows are also not bad, bending to a right angle. And even those wrist joints work better on Will as they can rotate and pivot thanks to the slimmer arms and no big coat sleeves as seen on the other three. Legs are t-joint hips moving out to side and front fully. Knees are single joins and bend to 90 degrees as well as having a rotation built in if you need to splay out the feet more. The feet themselves are sat on ankle rockers. These dont do alot, you can wiggle the feet but they just spring back to the standard position. As we said at the start, these ankle joints and the shaped rounded feet make Will difficult to stand without his stand and even here there is a risk of flopping over. Summary I made the wrong call in buying the Exclusive Will Byers over the standard release, teased by that E word that quite often are the bane of collectors lives. As a standard figure I think Will would score much higher as there would be no issue with the paint or sculpt. In this guise the figure just isn't right. From the upside down posing of the blister that looks like a packing error to the horrible green washed out skin sitting alongside a bright red jacket. Exclusive Will needed a full washed out darker paint job to be truly accurate to his time in the Upside Down. What we've got feels lazy and whether that sits with McFarlane or with the commission from Walmart it is not great for the collector. There are some positives with the articulation getting better on each release, albeit by a few mm's each time. The sculpt is also impressive under that green skin and the decor on the checked shirt is impressive. I score Upside Down Will a disappointing 2 out of 5, mainly due to it not living up to its name and looking more like a halloween costume with fake slime than the character trapped in the alternative dimension and being stalked by the Demogorgon. See More Stranger Things figures Buy McFarlane Stranger Things figures at Amazon UK
- Review : McFarlane Stranger Things Dustin
Welcome to our review of the McFarlane 7 inch scale Stranger Things action figure of Dustin. As one of the members of the main foursome of the show, Dustin arrives as part of the 2nd wave of Stranger Things releases from McFarlane - along with his good friend Lucas. "One fourth of the main quartet in Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things, Dustin has quickly become a fan favorite with his classic lines and lovable demeanor. Dustin is always there to support his best friends no matter how strange their adventures get." Packaging 3/5 Dustin is packed onto the same blister card that launched the Stranger Things figures with wave 1 figures of Hopper and Eleven. The card has a very 80's feel with rounded corners, tramline borders and a very 80's grouping of the main characters to the right of the blister. The Stranger Things logo sits at the bottom of the card with the Netflix logo at the top breaking that red and white tramline. The character name is in white text above the blister. The rear of the card continues the retro feel. It is split into two parts. The right hand two thirds is a bold red colour with images of this round of releases - Dustin, Lucas and the deluxe Demogorgon figure. To the left hand side is a blue strip headed by the Stranger Things logo. Under this sits some circular red inserts which indicate the next releases in the line. There are no images of figures here, instead a head shot of the character. Of the ones listed we have seen releases of Mike, Will, Barb and Punk Eleven. There is no confirmed release of Steve at the time of writing this review (Jan 2019). While the card looks great, it is easily damaged like any cardboard backing and even fresh from the case appears to suffer from warping. There is no way of removing the figure without damaging the card and you wonder if the more modern theme of window boxes would have been a better option. Dustin sits in an inner tray in the blister, strapped in place with elasticated ties. These ties can rub the type of paint used by McFarlane so remove with care. Around Dustin are his accessories, and behind him is a stand. Paint & Sculpt 4/5 Before we can get on to looking at Dustin as a figure we have to put him on his figure stand. The way McFarlane have designed this figure means he is difficult to stand on his own thanks to the rounded and shaped trainers. To support this we have a clear stand with Stranger Things logo. This is cast in a hard clear plastic, but does have a yellow hue to it - this may be deliberate to fit in with the retro feel of the figures, but I doubt it. There is one peg on the stand and then only one foot hole on Dustin's right foot. The fit is OK, but not overly secure and even on the stand you have to play and pose the legs and feet to help Dustin balance. Like the other Stranger Things figures to date - Dustin is a serious "shelf dive" risk even with his stand and you should consider this when placing him on display, The head sculpt for Dustin is excellent and has captured the look of actor Gaten Matarazzo. The sculpt has character about it with a cheeky smile/smirk on Dustin's face. This looks much better than the emotionless head sculpts we have had to date on Hopper, Eleven and Lucas. Paint is a nice texture, and there is a crisp application for the eyes and lips. The hair is sculpted rammed under his baseball cap and is painted a plain brown. The colours on the cap are crisp but there is some bleed where white meets the other two colours. Dustin is dressed in his Waupaca shirt with the text clear and the leaping stag well executed. I suspect these are decals rater than paint apps. Over this is blue jacket with checked inner lining. The check pattern is impressive and the coat is subtly washed and the buttons individually painted in a gold colour. The trousers are a beige cargo type and there is even a corduroy pattern in the sculpt. Again a subtle wash brings out this detail along with the seams and pockets. The outfit finishes with a pair of dirty white trainers. It is a slight shame that these have been left as one colour as you can clearly see lace and trimming details it he sculpt which would have looked great painted. Accessories 4/5 Dustin is a wash with accessories starting with this very retro style torch. It is cast in a softer plastic but has good detailing around the sliding on/off switch and the battery cover at the base. It will fit best in Dustin's left hand. The hands on the figure are not as malleable as say a Marvel Legends so you'd have to do some hot water treatment to get the torch in the other hand - and that would have a knock on to the next accessory. Even using the left hand the fit is very tight and the risk of paint rub is high - I'd avoid moving this accessory two many times. Accessory number two is a compass. This is an intricate piece cast in clear plastic with an applied dial decal and even visible needle and makings down the side. While the Torch fits in the left hand, this one is definitely shaped to go in the right hand - slotting snugly between the thumb and fingers. The Walkie Talkie is something we saw with Lucas and the exact same piece is included with Dustin. The Walkie Talkie is cast well enough in a black plastic with aerial and painted buttons. Being a "grown ups" device it can look oversized in the hands of Dustin and it obviously also posed a problem of how it can be held in the usual gripping hands. The solution is an alternative right hand with a giant peg in the centre of it that slots into the back of the Walkie Talkie This is the exact same hand as packed with Lucas, just updated to the right skin tone for Dustin. Swapping the hand in and out is an awful experience. McFarlane have gone with the most fragile and tiny wrist joint onto which you have to push and slot the hand. It is possible, but with care and I suspect many collectors will end up with cracked and broken wrists. This is a very odd choice as these tiny fragile joints do not add anything to the articulation and a plug in piece like Marvel Legends would have been more robust and worked just as well. Like Lucas, Dustin has a backpack. And impressively it is not the same backpack used on Lucas repainted. This is a new sculpt and is painted in a light blue with white bag hook and straps and a silver zip. The whole bag has been weathered with an effect of splashed dry mud which works well. The bag is slid onto the figure by means of the arms being positioned back ward and bent at the elbow. Once in place it sits really well and looks part of the sculpt not an add on piece. Articulation 2/5 While a good job has been done so far on sculpt, paint and accessories we are going to hit an issue with the articulation - an ongoing issue with McFarlane figures. Dustin has an articulation count of 13 points which in itself is a few short of what we now see as the industry base standard of 16 points. These 13 joints are all also very restricted. The head, which appears to be on a ball joint, can only rotate to the side and there is no upward or downward motion. Beneath these the arms are ball jointed shoulders, but they can only raise up to about 45 degrees. The elbows are similar restricted as a single bending joint but they do have a rotation built in which does help. We've already mentioned the wrists which are ridiculously fragile and still only give a rotating movement - same as a peg would have given. With no upper torso or waist movement you will find the poses for Dustin in terms of using any of his accessories are a bit awkward. He cant raise the torch to a point where it looks like he is shining it, nor the compass to look at closely, or even the walkie talkie to his ear to talk. The legs are sadly just as bad with a T-joint hip that swings out to side and in front. Again rather than the full 90 degrees we'd expect, the leg stops about halfway rendering the legs restricted to standing poses. The knees are a robust ratchet joint and the tightest on the whole figure. They also have the ability to rotate which you may need to tweak to keep Dustin stood up. The ankle joints are there but held in by the trousers and even when turned they do seem to sprint back to the front. And going back to where we started the review, the feet are shaped and not flat making standing difficult without the stand - and not overly stable with it. Summary Dustin, like all of the McFarlane figure from this current era of 7 inch releases, looks great. The sculpt is one of the best ones I've seen and the paint neat and well weathered and detailed. They have also hit the nail on the head with the scale with each of the group (released across wave 2 and 3) appropriately sized to each other. Accessories are great and while the Walkie Talkie is a re-use, I can forgive that considering they gave him a brand new torch sculpt, compass and a new rucksack sculpt. The issue with Dustin is that the basics of an action figure for a collector is to display the figure and to do that you need it to stand either with or without the need of a stand. Dustin is really difficult to stand without the stand, and on it he has a habit of flopping over in a short period of time as peg fit is far too loose and the hips and ankle joints are weak. There is also the very odd choice around the wrist joints which are fragile. This wouldn't have been too bad if you simply left them in place - but McFarlane are encouraging you to swap them by including the alternative hand. On the strength of sculpt and paint I score Dustin an above average 3 out of 5. See More McFarlane Stranger Things figures Buy McFarlane Stranger Things figures at Amazon UK
- Review : McFarlane Stranger Things Mike
Welcome to our review of Mike Wheeler from Stranger Things, released by McFarlane Toys. Mike is part of the 3rd wave of Stranger Things 7 inch scale action figures from McFarlane, arriving alongside his good friend Will Byers and the mysterious Eleven in her Punk outfit. "Mike Wheeler best friends of Will Byers, Dustin Henderson, and Lucas Sinclair gets entangled in a supernatural conspiracy when his best friend Will goes missing and he befriends a girl who escaped an experimental facility with telekinetic powers. Mike and his friends join forces with their new friend and do whatever it takes to find Will, even if that means encountering an alternate dimension, government agents, and a supernatural monster." Packaging 3/5 Mike arrives on the retro style blister card that McFarlane have used for their single figure Stranger Things releases to date. The design remains unchanged with an 80's feel to the rounded card with its tramlines and the 1980 movie style image of the main characters to the right. The figure sits to the left as you view the card with the character name above. Like the other members of the gang released to date, only the first name of MIKE is used on the packaging. There is a change to the back of the wave 3 packaging, and one that may indicate something worrying for the line. Previous releases have a "coming soon" section to the left, but this is abandoned on the wave 3 releases and the whole rear of the card is taken up by images of the current set of released figures - Punk Eleven, Will, Mike and the exclusive Upside Down Will. While I may be reading too much into this, the fact that we have also had no announcements as of this review (Jan 2019) and the fact these figures seem to be hanging around even when reduced are not good signs. While the blister card has a good retro feel to it, it comes with the usual issues that it is easily damaged and many arrive warped out of the case. You can also not remove the figure without damaging the card. Out of the packaging Mike is sat in an inner tray - strapped in place with elasticated ties. These ties do have a habit of rubbing the paint type used by McFarlane so remove with care. Don't forget his stand which sits behind the insert. Paint & Sculpt 3/5 The figure stand is included with all McFarlane Stranger Things releases and is a circular clear disk printed with the Stranger Things logo. Like the others there is a very subtle yellow hue to the plastic and then one peg hole to attach the figure too. Mike has a single foot hole in his right foot and slots onto the stand pretty firmly. Unlike some of the other figures (Dustin, Lucas) Mike is a little easier to stand up without the stand. Actor Finn Wolfhard has a very distinctive and expressive face and McFarlane have tried to capture that on the figure but not quite to the same success as they had with Dustin. From some angles - side on particularly - it looks great. And from other areas it looks odd, with the mouth a little too large and stretched. The hair too isn't quite right, perhaps a little too big around the sides? While the sculpt might not be spot on, the paint is well applied with very realistic eyes under that heavy fringe and some shading to the skin tone. The lips do look unpainted, but there is a thin shade on them and this needed to be darker. The clothing is spot on with Mike wearing a striped collared shirt which is beautifully coloured with no paint issues on the striping. His jacket hangs naturally with bulges and creases in the right places It is washed very slightly to weather it and the buttons are individually painted - as is the zip. Mike's jeans are dark but have a stonewashed/denim paint application which works well. The trainers are quite small in proportion to the body and when you compare them to others like Dustin and Lucas. It is a wonder he can stand so well with these tiny feet. The trainers are painted and weathered with a blue stripe to the side. Accessories 3/5 All of the gang have been well accessorised to date and Mike comes with a similar setup, starting with his torch - another new sculpt and a more modern design to that seen on Dustin and Lucas. It is cast and painted in silver with a bronze band round the base and a white lens. It fits in his left hand, the right being far too closed up to allow the torch to be squeezed in. Accessory number two is... you guessed it, the Walkie Talkie. This is a re-use from the other gang members, cast in black with white and silver details. It is too big to fit in a gripping hand so a second hand is included with a large peg in its centre that slots into the walkie talkie. Changing the hand is a pain as McFarlane continue to use a very fragile and very small wrist joint. A more robust peg in hand would have been easier and still given the same result. Mike gets a rucksack too, another new sculpt and painted in green with white, black and red details. Unlike the others it is left quite bright with no obvious weathering or mud splatter. The fit to Mike is obviously also a lot tighter than the other bags as there is a split in the straps making it easier to put on the figure - with the strap slotting back into a socket on the bag once in place. Once worn the fit is natural and looks like it was part of the figure from the start - very well executed. Having seen Lucas with a catapult and Dustin with a compass, Mike does feel one accessory light in terms of being the same value as the other figures? Articulation 3/5 I am pleased to see that Mike does have some additional movement than the previous releases, even so only the 13 points of articulation are present. The head rotates fully on a ball joint and there is a degree of downward motion so Mike can look down if you wish - looking up is blocked by the hair and the collar. The arms are balljointed shoulders and raise further than we saw with Dustin and Lucas, although they are still not the full 90 degrees. The elbow remains a single joint with a rotation - but I would urge caution using the rotation as the shape of the arms just looks wrong once its moved. These elbows will bend to the full 90 degrees - although that still is not enough for a "using my walkie talkie" pose. And despite those intricate and fragile wrist ball joints - the hands simply rotate within the sleeve - and side way movement and they pop off on this figure. In fact the walkie talkie hand even drops off on its own. There is no torso or waist articulation at all, leaving the legs as the last posing option. These are a T-joint hip and these too are improved so can swing out to 90 degrees allowing Mike to sit if you want him too. Knees too bend to a full right angle and there is better play in the ankle rockers - which may be one of factors of him standing much better despite the tiny feet. Once posed, wrist joint aside, all Mike's joints are firm and secure and he is at much less risk of falling over once secured in a standing position - this is a good move forward vs the earlier releases who are all prone to weak ankles, odd shaped feet, poor fitting stands and weak leg joints. Summary It is positive to see Mike brings some improvements to the figure design and whether that be intentional or not, it is very welcome. The articulation, while not extensive, is more robust with better range of movement and a shoring up of the joints to be more stable - wrist piece aside. While the face sculpt is not dead on, it is a good likeness from certain angles and the figure as a whole is well painted. After the bar was set with Lucas and Dustin, Mike feels like there is one accessory missing. And while I have detailed where Mike has seen improvements, the figure still has flaws with the joints on the wrists dropping off and breaking and that walkie talkie hand being almost impossible to swap in and out securely. Mike gets an above average 3 out of 5. See More McFarlane Stranger Things figures Buy McFarlane Stranger Things figures at Amazon UK












