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Review – Batman DX12 – Dark Knight Rises, Hot Toys

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Hey everybody! So for today’s review, I have a bit of a twist. Instead of my usual text reviews, I have my very first ever video review! That’s right, it’s a video review. But don’t worry, I won’t be switching to video reviews permanently, but every now and then when I get something special, I might do a video. Today’s subject is indeed special, as I take a look at the Hot Toys Dark Knight Rises Batman DX12 action figure.

Luckily I’ve got plenty of experience working with editing software, and Adobe Premiere is very intuitive. That being said, if you find any of the following review bad, in any way, I promise to get better ha ha. Enjoy.
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Toy Reviews From Around the Net – January 21st – 27th, 2013

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This list of reviews from around the net covers the week of January 14th-20th. The list includes seventy-four reviews from twenty-three different sites!. The reviews are all categorized by major brands, independent releases such as Onell or Spy Monkey are listed under the “7th Market” heading, and smaller brands are grouped together under Miscellaneous. Huge thanks to NoisyDvL5 at itsalltrue.net for starting this and helping to make the toy community grow.

Continue after the jump for the full list, and remember: The offsite reviews do not necessarily reflect the views of me or Mint Condition Customs.
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Review – Big Red Predator – Predators, NECA

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NECA Big Red Predator 7" Action Figure

NECA’s Predators toy line is extensive, to say the least. They’ve practically made at least one version of every Predator on film, which meant that they had to look elsewhere. Back in 2003, Sandy Collora made a short film titled “Batman: Dead End” as a sort of director’s reel to show off his abilities. The story involved Batman chasing after the Joker, and then being interrupted by a Xenomorph from the Aliens franchise. And then, of course, the Predators show up as well and before you know it it’s just like those old Dark Horse comic books.

One of the predators on screen was the subject of today’s review, the aptly named “Big Red”. He was named so, due to all of his red armor, partly made in a samurai theme, complete with katanas. He was visually interesting and his unique armor set him apart from the others. The crazy thing is, Big Red only ever appeared in that short film. He never appeared in any actual official Predator movie, which makes the fact that NECA made him all the more awesome. I never even thought they legally could make him, but I suppose either they were allowed, or nobody wanted to tell NECA “no”. Either way, smart move.

I love the Predator films, especially the original. However, This is my first NECA Predator figure ever, and I’ll be honest and say that I was initially only wanting it, because I’m predictable and such a Batman geek that anything connected to him at all I MUST OWN. So join me as I take a closer look at Big Red and see if he’s worthy of a spot in your collection.
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Toy Reviews From Around the Net – January 14th – 20th, 2013

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This list of reviews from around the net covers the week of January 14th-20th. The list includes seventy-three reviews from twenty-nine different sites!. The reviews are all categorized by major brands, independent releases such as Onell or Spy Monkey are listed under the “7th Market” heading, and smaller brands are grouped together under Miscellaneous. Huge thanks to NoisyDvL5 at itsalltrue.net for starting this and helping to make the toy community grow.

Continue after the jump for the full list, and remember: The offsite reviews do not necessarily reflect the views of me or Mint Condition Customs.
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Review – Lead – DC Universe Signature Collection, Mattel

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DC Universe Signature Collection Lead Action Figure Mattel

Lead was the last DC figure sold on Mattycollector back in 2012, and has the great distinction of being the final member of the Metal Men! That’s right, Lead rounds out the whole classic team. He’s known as the somewhat slow-witted member of team, but always essential. Being made from lead, he features the same properties as his namesake. In addition to shape shifting and changing size, Lead is able to block harmful radiation and protect his fellow teammates, or civilians, by turning into a large wall or shield. Back when DC Universe Classics was still going at retail, I always wondered why they never made Lead. Platinum and Tin I could understand, since female character action features seem to always be dubious, and Tin is so small. But Lead seemed perfect for it. Well, it took them a while, but they finally got around to making him. And man, was I excited to get him in the mail. So join me as I take a closer look at the DC Universe Signature Collection Lead figure and see if he lives up to the excitement.
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Review – Platinum and Tin – DC Universe Signature Collection, Mattel

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DC Universe Signature Collection Platinum and Tin Action Figures Mattel

One of the most appealing aspects about Mattel’s DC Universe Signature Collection is the idea of team completions. Mattel had started several different character teams in DC Universe Classics, and their mission statement for the online exclusive toy line was to help complete teams, and give fans the lesser known characters that wouldn’t work at retail. I think the majority feel that Mattel is doing right by the fans in that regard. The subject of today’s review illustrates that very well.

Platinum and Tin are members of the Metal Men, a group of androids created by scientist Dr. Will Magnus. Each of the team members were infused with certain natural elements (Tin, Platinum, Lead, Iron, Gold, and Mercury). They each have their own distinct personalities thanks to Dr. Magnus’ “responsometers” (i.e. a sciency sounding thing that does what it needs to do, because comics). Platinum represents the only female member of the team. It’s clear why she wasn’t made at retail; not only is she a lesser known character, but she’s female! The “dreaded female action figure” usually doesn’t fare well at mass retail. But alas, Mattel has finally brought her to fruition, and she’s bringing along the Miniature Meek Metal Man, Tin! So join me as I take a closer look at Platinum and Tin.
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It’sAllTrue.Net Guest Review – LEGO TDKR Tumbler Chase

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Hey there! NoisyDvL5 over on It’sAllTrue.Net has been super busy with a move he just undertook. Unpacking boxes, and setting everything up, and it’s caused him to not be able to put new content on the site for the time being. So this week he’s having a guest review week, and asked me to partake. I jumped at the chance! I love doing guest reviews for other sites, since it usually lets me learn to write reviews in different formats, and lets me gauge how other audiences see my work (and hey maybe gain some new viewers in the process).

I wanted to do something different for the review. Something that wasn’t your usual action figure. So I opted for the new LEGO DC Universe Superheroes The Bat Vs. Bane: Tumbler Chase Dark Knight Rises set. So just CLICK HERE to read the guest review I did for IAT and hopefully enjoy!

Review – Mosquitor – Masters of the Universe Classics, Mattel

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Masters of the Universe Classics Mosquitor Action Figure Mattel

Mosquitor has always been one of the more interesting Masters of the Universe characters, at least to me. It’s also definitely been anticipated by a certain well known MOTUC figure reviewer. As someone who has absolutely loved monsters, even as a kid, I always thought the Horde was really cool. So many of them had obvious homages to the classic Universal Monsters, so that appealed to me. I always thought of Hordak as sort of the Count Dracula of the Horde, but I think it’s safe to say that Mosquitor is definitely closer related to vampires, considering he actually drinks blood. And not only does he drink it, he forces his victims to watch as their own blood fills him up via that clear chest plate of his. It’s something that’s kind of gruesome for a kid’s toy line, and certainly something you wouldn’t see in any kids toy lines today.

With the addition of Mosquitor in the Masters of the Universe Classics toy line, it helps bolster the ranks of The Evil Horde, so I was excited to get him from Mattycollector. Join me as I take a closer look at Mosquitor and see if he lives up to the expectations.

MOSQUITOR
Evil Energy-Draining Insectoid™

REAL NAME: Bliddeon Black

A Kribleen insectoid vampire from the Gluubux Galaxy, Mosquitor™ joined The Evil Horde™ on his own accord, preferring the Empire to life in a mud hole on his home world. Looking like a normal insectoid, Mosquitor™ moves in on his prey, then stings them hard and sucks them dry. He is extremely vicious though not particularly brainy. You can’t get blood from a rock, but Mosquitor™ has tried in his day. Mosquitor™ drains his enemies of their energy while his bionic stinger and chest oozes red with power. Even Hordak® keeps his distance from The Evil Horde™ vampire!

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Toy Reviews From Around the Net – January 1st – 14th, 2013

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This list of reviews from around the net covers the first two weeks of 2013, January 1st-14th. Because it covers two weeks, the list includes one hundred and thriteen reviews from twenty-nine different sites!. The reviews are all categorized by major brands, independent releases such as Onell or Spy Monkey are listed under the “7th Market” heading, and smaller brands are grouped together under Miscellaneous. Huge thanks to NoisyDvL5 at itsalltrue.net for starting this and helping to make the toy community grow.

Continue after the jump for the full list, and remember: The offsite reviews do not necessarily reflect the views of me or Mint Condition Customs.
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