Review: Hasbro Thor
Avengers Month continues with a review of Hasbro's rendition of Thor, in a costume he never brought to the Avengers... but he did fight Iron Man in it!
I really like Thor. It’s a great costume, probably preferable to the Walt Simonson Battle Armor Thor Something better than Simonson? Blashphemy, I know, but that armor suit looks too technical and superheroic… which is Kriby armor, I know. But I like this medieval look more.
OBQ (Out-of-the-Box Quality): 4 out of 5
I’m so giddy about that battle axe. It’s like this bell, signalling that the years of plastic hording from high oil prices are over. It’s not particularly detailed, but it’s kind of extraneous, and the figure would be just fine without it. So I’m really glad we got it. It’s like a gesture of good will cast in plastic.
Anyway, this is a great sculpt, great articulation, it’s well engineered… the ab crunch could have been screwed up royally, but it works fine. I also like the scale, which is easy to mess up on Thor. He’s not too big, like ML3 Thor was. Actually I was fine with that scale, but I admit he was too big to stand up. And Wal-Mart Thor was a bit too small, though he certainly fits some reference art.
The paint applications are careful but spartan. This figure is a careful set of paint washes away from being perfect. I’m okay with that.
CP (Customizing Potential): 2 out of 5
There’s not a lot of utility here, but it does exist. The legs, for instance, are perfect big superhero fodder… maybe useful for a Gladiator or something? Same thing with the arms. But that scalemale that covers the chest means that Thor will always be a source of parts, and not a real base. The parts don’t fit Balder, the Warriors Three, not even Odin unless I was essentially making up an Odin costume. They vaguely fit Ulik the Troll. Which is a good idea.
I’m going to lurk around and wait for someone else to come up with the perfect genius use of Thor as a custom base, especially as a base for a non-Asgardian character. But I don’t see anything right now.
I really like Thor. It’s a great costume, probably preferable to the Walt Simonson Battle Armor Thor Something better than Simonson? Blashphemy, I know, but that armor suit looks too technical and superheroic… which is Kriby armor, I know. But I like this medieval look more.
OBQ (Out-of-the-Box Quality): 4 out of 5
I’m so giddy about that battle axe. It’s like this bell, signalling that the years of plastic hording from high oil prices are over. It’s not particularly detailed, but it’s kind of extraneous, and the figure would be just fine without it. So I’m really glad we got it. It’s like a gesture of good will cast in plastic.Anyway, this is a great sculpt, great articulation, it’s well engineered… the ab crunch could have been screwed up royally, but it works fine. I also like the scale, which is easy to mess up on Thor. He’s not too big, like ML3 Thor was. Actually I was fine with that scale, but I admit he was too big to stand up. And Wal-Mart Thor was a bit too small, though he certainly fits some reference art.
The paint applications are careful but spartan. This figure is a careful set of paint washes away from being perfect. I’m okay with that.
CP (Customizing Potential): 2 out of 5
There’s not a lot of utility here, but it does exist. The legs, for instance, are perfect big superhero fodder… maybe useful for a Gladiator or something? Same thing with the arms. But that scalemale that covers the chest means that Thor will always be a source of parts, and not a real base. The parts don’t fit Balder, the Warriors Three, not even Odin unless I was essentially making up an Odin costume. They vaguely fit Ulik the Troll. Which is a good idea.
I’m going to lurk around and wait for someone else to come up with the perfect genius use of Thor as a custom base, especially as a base for a non-Asgardian character. But I don’t see anything right now.
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