GIJoe Retaliation Cobra Commander

Here's a look at GI Joe Retaliation Cobra Commander.







This black costumed Cobra Commander was originally only available in the Amazon sneak peak set. Its now showing up single carded. I prefer this over the blue version. He's not as brightly coloured and I think its more realistic. While the uniform is not movie accurate, the helmet is. Its designed to look like a snakes head, with the eyes and fangs. If that's not fiercesome enough, there's a cobra head at the top of his helmet. The face plate is segmented. I think it gives him a more battle ready look. His attire looks like a generic Viper's to me. He's wearing a bullet proof vest underneath his pouch strap. Hes got some nice detail. I especially love the Cobra logos on his knee pads. The paint is good overall, though would have liked if he was fully matte. The Cobra logo on his chest is nice and sharp.





























The pouch strap and belt piece can be removed. Here's how he looks without it. His uniform reminds me of the RAH Shockwave.







This figure looks way better than the one from the first movie. Glad they decided to give him a more classic look.








He comes with a machine gun, a pistol, a cobra staff comprising of the head piece and staff and a red projectile.







The pistol fits better in his right hand. You can squeeze the pistol in his left but then his fingers will be stretched due to the trigger. The holster is too big, the pistol sinks deep into it. And I would have preferred if it was on his right side. You can click on the images to enlarge.











I like the Cobra head piece. Its well sculpted with nice scaly detail. Unfortunately, its oversized. The staff is too heavy for him to hold. And with the projectile inserted, its almost impossible for him to stand. He'll need the ground for support. A base would of course make things easier but I wanted to see if it can stand on its own. To fire the projectile, just squeeze the hood portion.






























The staff can be used as a spear.







Articulation. He's got a ball joint head, ball hinge shoulders, swivel hinge elbows, wrist swivel, torso pivot, ball hips and single hinge knees. You can get some decent poses out of him.
























































Just having some fun mixing various lines.







Introducing the "Coil Vipers".







This is a nice figure. He'll be a good stand in until a more movie accurate version comes along. Thanks for viewing!

GIJoe Retaliation Red Ninja

Yo Joe! GIJoe Retaliation figures have hit Toys R Us. Would have liked to have picked up certain characters but due to the lack of and odd coloured accessories, I decided to pass on them. Here's one which I got, Cobra's Red Ninja.





The front of the packaging is rather dull. I feel Roadblock and Snake Eyes shouldn't be featured on the front of every card. They are distracting from the actual figure in the package.







This is a great figure. Its similar to the Renegades Storm Shadow (ReSS) and has got great articulation. I don't like the sash. I think it spoils the look, and its a little too big for my liking. It is removeable. But if its removed, he wouldn't have a belt. Unless you happen to have an extra ReSS for him to borrow one from. He's got good paint. I would prefer his protective gear to be in red as well though.





























The sculpt differences between the Red Ninja and ReSS are that the Red Ninja has plated vambraces, knee pads and greaves, and has straps across his tabi shoes.







There's another difference and that is that the Red Ninja has ankle pivot!






For accessories, he comes with two swords, a zip line launcher and 7 feet of string with claw and clips attachments. Disappointed with the lack of normal sized accessories. Would have liked to have gotten at least the sheaths for the swords. I guess we were spoilt with the Renegades Storm Shadow. Fortunately this is a good figure or I'll be regretting purchasing it.






The launcher fits tightly on his arm.






The setup for the line takes some doing. There's an instructions sheet included which shows some ways of how you can set it up. Once done, the Red Ninja can zip down very quicky and carry out his missions.







The claw of the zip line can be used as a weapon.







Articulation. He's got a ball joint neck, ball and hinge shoulders, swivel and hinge elbows, swivel and hinge wrists, ball joint torso, ball hips, double joined knees and ankle hinge and pivot. The right wrist hinge functions laterally while the hinge on his left wrist function vertically































Here's how he compares with a couple of the previous GIJoe movie figures.







I know some of us are planning to use this figure as a Hand Ninja.







Despite the lack of accessories, the Red Ninja is one to look out for. Thanks for viewing!

KFC Avengers Hulk

It's the day to dine at KFC again. The collectable on offer this week is the Hulk!




The Hulk is a better figure than Thor. His headsculpt is fairly accurate and he's got a pretty good body. I don't like the half squat pose though. There's nice bits of detail on his pants. I particularly like the stretched threads across the torn areas. I've no complaints on the paint this time round.




























His headsculpt reminds me a little of the Marvel Universe sculpt.






His gimmick is to raise his arms up and down when you push the lever on his back. His arms move together. They do not stay in the air as pictured below. I stuck a piece of paper in his back to take the shot. The only other articulation point is his waist.






The Hulk is undersized compared to Captain America and Thor.






I didn't get the Hasbro Avengers 3.75" Hulk. So here he is with the 5" figure from the Incredible Hulk movie.

Marvel Legends Extremis Iron Man

I originally got the variant figure with my set. The light and dark blue colours were cool, but I prefer Iron Man in standard red and gold. Fortunately I was able to trade for one.









This is a great figure. The sculpt is suberb. Very comic accurate. Cool and sleek too. He's rather small and thin though. I would prefer him to be bigger sized. But then again, the Extremis armour is supposed to be less bulky, so I guess the smaller size works here. Paint wise, I've no complaints. I think its the best Iron Man figure with glossy paint I've gotten. Its well applied, uniform and even.





























Would have loved if an extra pair of hands or a Tony Stark head was included.






Articulation. There's a ball hinge neck. He can look up and down really well. Shoulders have ball and hinge. The shoulder pads can be moved aside to they won't get in the way of him raising his arms. The ball joint torso has a very good range of movement. It can bend, lean back and turn significantly better than the Mark VI in the Iron Man line. The hips are peg and hinge. If there's any part of this figure that could be improved its this area. He can barely raise his legs. The smaller straighter limbs maximises the double jointed elbows and knees. Sometimes when a figure is too muscular the articulation may not be as useful. The rest of the articulation points are bicep swivel, swivel and hinge wrists, thigh swivel and swivel and hinge ankles. He can get do some really great poses.






The discs on his sides can be rotated upwards. They allow the legs a little more room to move.






























































Some comparison shots. He's one of the best looking Iron Man figures. You can click the images to enlarge.










Some group shots.










This is one of the best Iron Man figures released and it needs to be opened and played with. You'll appreciate him more. Thanks for viewing!