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Review: Includes Both Series 1 & 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Packaging & Extras:<\/strong> (1.5\/5)
I\u2019m not a fan of blister cards but these are attractive, replete with time-tested Tommy Yune character art. The SDCC exclusive version includes metal foil ROBOTECH label rather than the standard release’s yellow text. The back of each card contains a character bio. Destruction of the packaging is necessary if you want to play with your new action figure. The pilot figures, Roy, Rick, Max, and Miriya come with the following:
1) Stand (a round, clear piece of plastic with a peg that goes in the foot)
2) Helmet
3) Hair part for use with helmet
Minmei drops the helmet and just comes with the base.
So what more could we ask for? Quite a bit right? Interchangeable hands? Different facial expressions? A hand holding a microphone for Minmei? Visor down effect for the helmet? The Matchbox toys had guns though that doesn\u2019t really jive with the show too well. Roy needs a guitar and a bowl of pineapple salad (there\u2019s your Comic-con exclusive for next year!). Maybe each toy should have come with a part of Ben Dixon\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Series 2 packaging is largely unchanged in style and format. While the Ben Dixon figure comes in the pilot suit and includes a helmet, all other versions contain no accessories other than the basic stand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Charm & Collectability:<\/strong> (2\/5)
I\u2019m always amazed that anyone bothers collecting the old atrocious Matchbox, Irwin, or Harmony Gold toys. They\u2019re horrendous looking\u2026 but for some reason, people still buy them. So, even if these toys fail to live up to most reasonable expectations, it\u2019s a pretty good bet that somebody, somewhere, wants to buy them. I’m baffled that Toynami didn’t use the same scale as the original 3.75″ (9.5 cm or about 1\/20 scale) Matchbox toys which would have opened up play compatibility with the old toys (including your GI Joe Real American Hero toys). Instead, these toys are about 4.15″ (10.5 cm) making them roughly 1\/18 scale. Though some marketing materials for the SDCC 2018 debut release of series 1 mentioned ‘special paint applications’, it appears this was a reference to the gold foil label on the packaging as I see no discernible difference on the figures. The regular release of series 1 hit shelves in September 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sculpt, Detail, & Paint:<\/strong> (7\/10)
Close-up of these faces will leave you unimpressed but the figures themselves are small in hand (Roy is 11CM) so the likeness isn\u2019t as bad as it may seem and certainly worlds better than Matchbox was able to achieve. The figures all look a little narrow to me which has the unfortunate side effect of making the hips look knobby. If you\u2019re not too worried about size (or price), KitzConcept has a 1\/12 line with much better sculpts, articulation, and accessories. I\u2019ve always been a bigger fan of Robotech mecha than characters so it\u2019s possible details on these flight suits aren\u2019t perfect but they were close enough for me. The stripes on the legs should probably match the width of the stripe down the chest but the spacing of the hips interferes with this so it doesn\u2019t really bother me and works if you display the character with its feet farther apart. The paint applications are average; the backpack isn\u2019t painted and the pegs connecting the knees aren\u2019t painted to match the uniform on the inside of the leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Design:<\/strong> (5\/10)
My primary design complaint is that these figures are all the same size. I thought this would be an attempt to make true 1\/18 scale figures but it\u2019s not. Roy and Minmei stand eye-to-eye when she would more accurately be looking at his nipples (yes, even if she\u2019s wearing heels). If these figures were all designed to fit in uniform cockpits of an accompanying line of toys (like the old Matchbox figure) then the uniform size would be a lot more forgivable. Here everyone is the same size to save money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There aren\u2019t a lot of other design elements that I won\u2019t tackle in the articulation section. I wish the face was interchangeable so we could do different expressions. The helmet replacement is simple and secure. The hair stays on well enough when not using the helmet. Removing the hair is straight forward as is applying the thin bit of replacement hair before putting the helmet on. To ensure a secure fit, the helmets are rubbery.

The included stand is basic. If Toynami wasn\u2019t going to give us ankles than a stand with a vertical peg means you\u2019re going to need to have a vertical leg to the knee. It\u2019s not the end of the world but it\u2019d be nice if there were a few different pegs that could be used or even an arm that attaches to the stand and pegs into the back of the figure like Bandai often uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Durability & Build: <\/strong>(8.5\/10)
The benefit of a simple toy is that it\u2019s harder to mess it up. The only issue I\u2019ve come across so far is some awkward loose spots in the rotation joints on the shoulders. My toys appear to have pretty good paint applications, minimal seams\/production flash, and appropriately stiff joints. These are new releases so the sample size is small, if you have issues with your toys, please leave a comment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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