Sunday 31 March 2019

Earth-2 Flash TV Version (DC Multiverse)

Spoilers ahead for season 2 of the Flash. Since the series is in its fifth season now I don't really feel bad.

The Earth-2 Flash is modelled after the original Golden Age Flash, Jay Garrick. He's got a ridiculous helmet and the standard lightning bolt on his chest. This being the TV version all the colours are toned down and muted something I was glad to see change as the series went on. Not every superhero show should strive to be Batman.

Sunday 24 March 2019

Captain Bucky O'Hare (Boss Fight Studios)

Bucky O'Hare is the Captain of the "Righteous Indignation" and the animated series was a favourite of mine as a kid. I later discovered the original comics by Larry Hama and Michael Golden. This giant green space rabbit was the figurehead for the fight against the encroaching Toad Empire.



Boss Fight Studios has done a pretty good job on these figures and I hope they get to produce the entire cast. I've got a few more so keep an eye out for those in the near-ish future.

As good a bio as I'd write.


Sunday 17 March 2019

Predaking Titan Class Figure (Power of the Primes)

The grand finale. Titan Class Predaking is enormous. Far too large for my photobox so the lighting of these photos is not super great but I think the combined form of the Predacons still looks pretty impressive.





The box was equally gigantic.

Sunday 10 March 2019

Kamen Rider Specter GC 03 (Ghost Change)

Kamen Rider Specter is the secondary rider from Kamen Rider Ghost.

Makoto Fukami is an antagonist to Kamen Rider Ghost at first but then they team up to rescue his sister Kanon who's been turned into an Eyecon. Makoto is a fairly typical secondary rider in that he's more hot-headed and gruff than the main hero. 


Specter has more a demon/devil vibe going on with the two horns and the bright blue of his base form looks just as good as Ghost's neon orange.  Not sure who decided that "Tron" and "historical ghosts" should go together in the show's aesthetics but I'm totally on board. 


The Ghost Change series was a pretty affordable way to get all the wonderful Kamen Rider Ghost designs and even though the figures are not in the deluxe/collector bracket they're pretty fun and the articulation is still miles ahead of what figures were like when I was a kid. I think the Ghost Change series is the only Kamen Rider toyline that I managed (or even wanted) to collect completely so stay tuned for many more entries over the coming months.

Sunday 3 March 2019

Razorclaw Predaking Titan Class Figure (Power of the Primes)

Razorclaw is the leader of the Predacons. He transforms into a robotic lion with little blasters on his shoulders and a big honkin' cannon on his back.
The black visor gives him a bit of haunting look that contrasts well with the bright yellow helmet and orange faceplate. The golden mane really pops too. Razorclaw also forms the central torso of Predaking and houses Predaking's head in his back. Razorclaw's articulation in robot mode is pretty decent. Better than the leg 'bots and Divebomb because of the lack of backpack and probably about the same as Rampage.

(Robot Mode)(Beast Mode)