Marvel Universe Red Hulk Review

Move over World War Hulk.  I have a new favorite Hulk toy.  When I see the Red Hulk I think this is how the Hulk should look.  When people get angry they turn red, not a weird shade of green.  When a person gets angry they get heated, which is what the Red Hulk does.  The angrier Red Hulk gets the hotter he gets.  He's still super strong but not as strong as the Hulk. 

Yeah I don't know what that paragraph is about I just think the Red Hulk looks awesome. 

 Instead of sounding redundant here's my previous review on The Hulk.  These two guys share similar everything except their head and left hand sculpts. 

Marvel Universe The Hulk Review

I've already reviewed a Marvel Universe Hulk here.  As I mentioned earlier I was at the local mall one night and was surprised by the toy fair.   I saw tons of Marvel Universe figures and a lot of them were priced $12+ but one booth didn't have them labeled so I asked the guy how much they were and he said most of them were $10 so I didn't hesitate and picked up Red Hulk and Grey Hulk that day since other vendors were selling them for $15+.  I didn't the regular one here til the next day.  Anywho I'm a happy camper with my purchases. 

 Showing off my purchases!  Online each one costs around $20+ because of shipping. 

Marvel Legends She Hulk Review

I went on a Hulk bender of sorts.  I picked up She Hulk first for $15.99 then I got all the older Marvel Universe Hulks for only $10 each.  I've got to say I do not mind paying the money for these figures because they are nice and bulky for the price and they seem to dwarf the other figures in their line.  I really wasn't planning on opening She Hulk until they released the Marvel Universe version but the cardboard back and bubble took up so much space.  I justify opening this one by saying it'll save me room by having it open. 

Marvel Universe Mary Jane Review

Don't ask me why I wanted this figure so badly.  I don't even know why.  All I know is now I got her because of the toy fair.  Mary Jane was priced at $12 and I bought her like a sucker and boy howdy is she my favorite Marvel Universe figure by far.  I can see why she commands a hefty price tag of $20+ now.

Mary Jane does not have any super powers, she doesn't have armor, she can't use magic.  So why was this figure made in the first place?  She's Spider-Man's girlfriend/wife and that's about it.  When Marvel had a contest on which Marvel Universe figure to release next Mary Jane got the top spot which is how she got released in the first place.  I'm really enjoying her though and she stands right in the middle of my collection in between Iron Spider and Scarlet Spider. 

Monster Hunter Motion Revive Dragon Armor Review

I know I've been going on about these Monster Hunter Toys and since this one is very similar to my Rathalos Armor Review I will keep this one short and just show you the pictures. 

Marvel Universe Scarlet Spider Review

Woo at that toy fair I picked up a bunch of Marvel Universes for around $10-12 dollars.  I don't normally like paying that much for them but they are pretty awesome and they had ones I wanted.  First up the Scarlet Spider variant!

Hunt for the Decepticons: Human Alliance Sideswipe Review

I'm gonna do two toy posts today.  Only because after work I was asked to pick up milk and forks from Target but ran into a Toy Fair at the mall attached to the Target I decided to stop at.  After working a long and hard shift I feel lucky because I got to see an awesome Toy Fair.  Needless to say this thing is cash only so I have to get money for these Marvel Legends I want to buy.  Instead of getting six for $10 each I look up and see Sideswipe for $15.   I've always wanted a cheap Human Alliance figure and with no tax I didn't hesitate to add this to my purchase.

Long story short I got this guy for cheap.

Marvel Legends Psylocke Review

Unlike her fellow X-Men Psylocke is only $11 bucks on Amazon with Prime.  I really enjoy the the Marvel Universe line so I thought this might be a good deal to see if I like the larger figures.  Each of the other X-Men cost around $30 so I thought if I liked this figure I might want to invest in a future X-Men.

My verdict is I'll wait to see what future Marvel Legends come with.  Psylocke really didn't come with anything, not even her Psychic knife.  On the plus side she's can be put into a bunch of poses.  However they look really lame because she of the missing accessories or figure stands.  Curse you impulse buys from Amazon.   Well not really since I'm on a toy kick instead of going out every weekend and blowing all my money on food and drink. 

ThunderCats 4 inch Wilykit Review

I picked this Thunderkitten up on Amazon for $8.14.  I didn't hesitate because with Amazon Prime this is even cheaper than it is in stores.  Ultimately I do regret buying her because the toy itself has little to no posing value.  For a similar price you can get another one of the ThunderCats that comes with cooler accessories.  I'll write more with each picture. 

Transformers Dark of the Moon Roadbuster Review

I got Roadbuster with targets $9.99 sale.  He looks really cool on the package but in actuality he's just a "shellformer"  His articulation is awesome but his backpack left over from shellforming really makes him unawesome.  I say pass unless you really liked the Wreckers from the movie and have to collect all three. 

Monster Hunter Motion Revive Rathlos Armor Review

In the first Monster Hunter game it meant something when you got full Rathalos armor.  It took me two+ years to achieve this goal because I didn't have internet access on my PS2 for a long time.  No internet and combined with PS2 Rathalos' tendency to fly around all the time made this battle take forever.  Fast forward several years and it sometimes only takes me five minutes to hunt the regular Rathalos.  With each release of Monster Hunter they made the game easier to play.   

I've already talked quite a lot about the Monster Hunter Motion Revive series and I have nothing new to say other than this is my favorite armor because I use it with each game I buy.  I really wish this was the mascot armor instead of the Kirin set because when I think of armor made from a monster I think these guys, not a bikini that protects nothing. 

I forgot to mention this is the blademaster set if it wasn't too obvious from the swords and shields.  

Dead Island Review

I just beat Dead Island today and I figure I'll give my opinions on it. 


My friends and I pre-ordered Dead Island for the PC though Steam and while the game is fun it has some major flaws.   My main gripe with the game is they obviously didn't test this game for computer consumption.  Within an hour of playing the game 3/4 of my friends became motion sick.  I looked online and this problem was not uncommon.  Supposedly Dead Island was made for consoles and ported to PC's.  This meant they didn't account for PC gamers to be sitting 3-5 times closer to their monitors than console gamers.  There are mods for the game to help people fix screen tearing, lagging, FOV, and motion sickness but cmon they hyped this game up so much and the day it's released we get the developer version. 

Homestar Runner Figureines Series #1 Review

I got these as a gift years ago.  I cannot remember how long ago, maybe six or seven or even eight years ago.  Man how time flies.  Anywho I never really feel right reviewing presents and I more want to show off what these figures look like up close.  My current lighting does the figures no justice however.  

I cannot remember if I got these guys as a birthday present or a Christmas present but I really enjoy them.  Up until recently they sitting under my monitor.  My only gripe with these awesome little guys is they fall over really easily.  For some reason my keyboard, mouse, or speaker wires are attracted to these guys and they would always get knocked over. 

I forgot to post a size comparison.  But the average space these figures take up is about as much as a Zippo lighter.  

If you want to pick this set up they $15.00(at the time of this post) not including shipping from here.   They normally cost $30.00 and as a fan of the website I think it's a really good price to get those figures for half off.  I'm tempted to go pick up some patches right now for my bag.  I really wish I had ordered a hoodie when I had the chance because the only thing they are selling right now is the tee shirts. 

 

Transformers Dark of the Moon: Mech Tech Laserbeak Review

 I can't believe I only have on other Transformer review on here.  Oh well here's Laserbeak from Dark of the Moon.  He's really hard to find in stores and when one of my local Targets had this on sale for $9.99 I picked him up to go with my Soundwave collection.  He looks really good in plane mode but suffers in bird mode because of his doofy looking head.  Another thing I'm not getting is because he's bird already, why does Laserbeak turn into a hoverplane drone thing?  If he's already a robot bird what's the point of turning into something else that can fly?

Monster Hunter Motion Revive Giaprey and Ioprey Gunner Review

Monster Hunter fans please forgive me if I get any of the names wrong.

This is another part of the Monster Hunter Motion Revive reviews.  This part will cover the gunner sets.   The blue armor is the Giaprey armor and the red is the Ioprey armor.  In Monster Hunter Freedom 2 and Monster Hunter Freedom United these two armor sets are really easy to make.   There isn't a lot of difference between the armors other than one can resist poison and the other resists cold,  I think.

The Kirin Armors were a female sculpt so they had a different body sculpt.  The rest of the armors appear to have the same base body but have different armors attached.  I really like these toys. 

There was not a whole lot of weapons in this set that works with the gunners therefore there are less amazing pictures. 


You can get the whole set here for a reasonable price. 

GI-Joe Rise of Cobra: Paris Pursuit Storm Shadow Review

 I haven't had a new GI-Joe figure in a long time.  So long in face I don't remember how they properly spelled it.  Anywho I snagged this guy off of Amazon for only $4.65 and for the price I really like it.  However it does have it's faults.   Storm Shadow has those weird elbow joints I really don't like and when I move his shoulders it feels like I may or may not break them off because they're so stiff.  (that's what she said).    I mainly got this guy for the weapons for my Marvel Universe figures which sadly do not fit well into their hands.  The sais are too small, and the swords and gun stretch out the hands of other figures. 

Monster Hunter Motion Revive Female Kirin Armor Review

Alrighty, this review is part one of my earlier reviews of the Monster Hunter Motion Revive Here.  This review is going to be focusing on the Female Kirin Armor set. 

As I mentioned earlier I love the Monster Hunter Franchise.  These little Motion Revive toys are as big as GI Joes but in my opinion way more awesome because they involve Monster hunter.  The only glaring weakness in my opinion is instead of packaging eight different armors the company decided to make four different ones and include paint swaps for just three of the armor sets. 

The same genius at the Motion Revive company decided to pack three Female Kirin Armor sets with the only difference being light, medium, and dark skin tones.  Not too bad but I would have liked if they used the Dragon armor and painted it an exclusive Motion Revive color or something.

To make things a little easier to understand each blind box came with:
-3 Female Kirin Armor sets(can be blademaster or gunner)
-2 Male (gunner) sets
-2 Male (blademaster) Rathalos sets
-1 Male (blademaster) Dragon set

While the Kirin armor is the most common in the set it was probably packed this way because besides the monsters on the games boxarts the female Kirin Armor has become an unofficial mascot.  She's barely wearing any armor and from what she is wearing it doesn't look protective at all.  Point in case, sex sells. 


The best thing about the Kirin Armor is it is able to pose with all the weapons and accessories included because there is no visual difference between blademaster and gunner. 

 These are a pain to pose and stand up.  Please bear with me as I know my posing skills suck, I just wanted them to be upright when I took these photos. 

Lego Star Wars Darth Vader Transformation Review

WHY ARE LEGOS SO DARNED EXPENSIVE?!?!?!  This was going to be a short review turning to me recommending anyone who eventually reads this blog to purchase this cheap set if possible.  But a search for this set new will run a person $80+.  WTF.   Opened it commands a price of $20+ on Ebay and that's without the shipping.  It's ridiculous what Lego figures and play sets go for now.  Looking at those mini figure mystery bag I cannot understand why anyone would pay $4+ dollars for one bag.  The person who designed Legos must be a freaking genius because those appear to be selling like hot cakes. 

So my story with this set goes something like this.  One Christmas my mom bought some cheap stocking stuffers for her friend's children.   My mom picked up a few of these and two of them got handed out.  I took this one off her hands because there wasn't a third recipient.  At the time she got this set for $6-7.  Needless to say I built this set, it was sitting on my desk.  I packed it up to go to my new house and it's been sitting in my closet since.  Yesterday I cleaned out and condensed my chests full of treasures and I found this set all dusty.  I was about to give to my friend who is a Star Wars fan for free but I wanted to see how much it was worth.  Just a quick glance at Amazon and they have the set for over a hundred dollars.  I cannot believe it.  On Ebay people are paying close to a hundred for it new and close to thirty for it opened.  Needless to say I will probably sell this Lego set for more toys.  Oh the circle of life.  

 Yeah I know I messed up the shot.  Didn't look at the set up til after I uploaded the pictures.   

Marvel Universe World War Hulk Review

Alright another Marvel Universe review!!!  This time I'll be talking about World War Hulk.  I picked this guy up from Amazon for a little over $10 and I am really like this toy.  It has enough rubbery plastic to make two of the smaller figures but costs the same as the other toys.   The detail on this guy is great and he looks like a Hulk that isn't all rage crazy.  I wonder if Marvel likes having figures with one metal arm because they did this with Winter Soldier and Cable before this.  

ThunderCats Panthro Review

Alright another ThunderCats review!  I think the new ThunderCats is the only TV show I follow right now and I think it's awesome.  I think a lot of American cartoons are getting really, really stupid.  Shows like Adventuretime and Chowder get on my nerves because  the main characters never seem to learn anything and the when they talk it's a bunch of nonsense.  But ThunderCats is a show where the animation is good, it teaches kids good morals, has sexual innuendos (I've never been more attracted to a cheetah in my life), violence for the older crowd (people die!), and a good storyline based off the original. 

In the old cartoons the ThunderCat adult males looked the same except with different heads and color schemes.  This modern version makes each ThunderCat look unique.  From the main cast Panthro is the largest ThunderCat.  He's heads and shoulders over Lion-O and able to lift boulders.  Panthro is big and beefy and so far on the TV show viewers were able to see him change the most. 


I paid $14.99 for this guy and I really enjoy him.  I think maybe even more than Lion-O because in my head I'm getting more bang for my buck with this larger figure.  If anything I cannot wait for them to release the rest of the ThunderCats in this size.  I'm debating whether or not I want to shell out the cash for a Mumm-Ra figure for these guys to pose with.