Marvel Universe Storm Review

I hope I don't sound like a broken record but over here where I live we don't see the newer Marvel Universe waves for months. It doesn't make sense because other cities around a thirty or so mile radius around me see new waves but I never see the newer figures unless it's in a collector's *coughscalpercough* store.  

Marvel Universe Kitty Pryde

I've actually had this toy for a while, but I was saving her for a time when I haven't purchased any toys for a while.   With my interests moving to Marvel Legends I decided to open her up after being sad about not finding any of the more popular ones in any stores around me.  The only new Marvel Legends I have seen near me are Drax, sometimes Captain Bucky, Ironman, and Claw.   Never anything else, so if I have some extra cash I may purchase some of the ones I want though Amazon.  

Marvel Universe X-23 Review

I actually have a bunch of toys I haven't opened yet and I'm kind of lagging on this blog.  I don't think I'm going to buy anymore humanoid American toys for a while.  I've become spoiled by Japanese toys!   I think I will only collect more X-Men to build up a team similar to what I'm doing for my DC figures and my Justice Lanterns.  

Ignore the price tag.  My friend actually picked this up for me for about $4.00 though a deal this scalper had.   With the possibility of the newer female Marvel Universe bodies I say pick up X-23 even if she is missing her feet claws. 

Marvel Universe X-Force 3 Pack Review

I've done quite a few Marvel Universe reviews and this one isn't much different except I do not like the way two of these figures are made.  I picked these guys up online for $19.99 at Hastroboyshop and when they arrived I was disappointed at the elbow and hip joints on Deadpool and Wolverine.  The elbow joints are like G.I. Joe elbows and they work on Deadpool.  Putting Wolverine in cool poses makes him look weird because of his bulky upper arms.  The hip joints are like Ironman 2 toys.  I'm not sure what they were thinking when they did this because it's really difficult to get these two to do cool poses.  Wolverine also has small feet and is top heavy so he falls over a lot.  Overall I'm not too happy about this 3 pack. 

G.I. Joe Dusty Review

I got this guy for $5.99 at Hasbrotoyshop.com when I picked up the Marvel Universe X-Force set.  I needed to have over $25 dollars to get free shipping but I actually spent close to $35 since they G.I. Joes were pretty cheap.  I actually got this guy to play with when sitting at my desk.  So far he's been really fun and the only flaw he had was his left hand.  The ring finger and pinky came with the tips sliced off.  The weird G.I. Joe elbow joints didn't bug me here. 

Marvel Universe Dark Spider-Man and Wolverine 2 Pack Review

Dark Spiderman = Dark Avenger's Spider-Man = Venom III =  The Scorpion
Dark Wolverine  = Dark Avenger's Wolverine = Wolverine's son = Daken 

I recently bought Masterpiece Rodimus Prime from Toys R Us and only had to spend like $15 bucks to get free shipping.  I figured why not get this two pack for $16.99 when shipping was going to cost me $8 for just Rodimus so I added this 2 pack to my cart.  I do not regret almost paying $20 for these guys.  I only wish these guys came with figure stands like most of the Marvel Universe today. 

I've always liked it when a super hero/hero team has to fight an evil version of themselves. Something along the lines of "A person's greatest foe is themselves."  When I was a child my favorite was when the Power Rangers had to fight evil Doppelgangers of themselves but Dark Spider-Man and Dark Wolverine are a little more awesome because they have much larger back stories.  

Marvel Universe Jean Grey Review

I got Jean Grey from the Toy Fair a couple of weeks ago. I'm slowly opening them all up in failed attempts at me buying more toys.  This was the first time I felt the Marvel Universe figure was ok.   Jean isn't anything special compared to the other figures I've gotten.  If' you've read my other reviews on Mystique or Mary Jane then there isn't much to add.  The biggest thing I can see wrong with this toy is her inability to stand up straight because of her hair sculpt. 

Marvel Universe Cable Review

This is the Cable variant meaning he doesn't come with baby Hope.  I picked him up at the Toy Fair for $12 dollars.  I figured it was a good price because online Cable with baby version goes for $30+ while this one goes for $18+.  From Youtube reviews I's seen the baby Hope and X symbol do not attach to Cable very well.  I recommend getting this one unless you really want the baby because cable has enough loose parts already.

When I opened up Cable and went to move him limbs he broke at his left wrist.  I was angry because Cable is an awesome Marvel Universe figure.  He is in my top three figures to get from Marvel Universe. 

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 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. 

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!

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. 

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.  

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. 

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.  

Motion Revive Series Monster Hunter Kado Karyudo G Review

*Warning very picture heavy.   I couldn't find any other reviews on these figures as a group on the internet, in English.  The most I could find was reviews on the Kirin armor figures because those are the cheapest ones in the set.*

***Monster hunter fans please forgive me if I type the wrong name for the armor sets.   I'm going based on Memory here and I'll be using the American names for the armor sets. ***

This Review will cover the whole box set from packaging to my overall thoughts on these Motion Revive Monster Hunter figures.

I am a big fan of the Monster Hunter games.  My interest first sparked when I first saw the ads for the Ps2 game in a PSM magazine.   After looking at only ads in magazines and researching a little online I didn't hesitate to pick this game up when it first released.  Yadda, yadda, yadda seven years later I still play the games as they are released in America.  Capcom when are you going to release Monster Hunter Portable 3rd in America?!?!?!

Anywho I got these guys back in December, 2010 when my friend Barry noticed they were on sale at HobbyLink Japan for about twenty dollars a box.  Doing some quick math we each would have to pay $30 a box which included shipping.  A really nice deal since at the time I would see the most common figure, the Kirin Armor, go for at least $10 dollars without shipping on Ebay.  A quick check right now and it seems that each figure goes for at least $24.50 on Ebay before shipping almost double for the Dragon Armor. 

What you get in this set is: (I'm not sure what weapons came with what.  I store them all in the same spot and it kind of all got jumbled.   But just like the game your character can equip all the different weapons, of course depending on the armor type. )  They also come with two sets of hands to allow them to hold various weapons and tools. 

-3 Kirin Armors with different skin tones.   Dark, medium, and light.  These are the most common set to find on Ebay.  They also work well since KirinGunner and Blademaster armor look the same.  
-2 "prey" gunners armor.  I believe Giaprey(blue) and Ioprey(red) set.
-2 Rathalos blademasters .  One regular (red) and one variant (silver).
-1 Dragon blademaster set.

So where we go all eight figures in this set.  At first we thought since it was blind boxed it was somehow going to be all luck on what we got in the cases.  But as it turns out it's all the same thing. 

***I'm going to do individual reviews for each of these in the future. ***

I'll try to let the pictures do most of the explaining but if you want to pick up this set right now they still have some at HobbyLink Japan here. 

Marvel Universe Iron Patriot Review.

I always see a couple of Iron Patriots peg warming at all the Targets near my house and the reason I've never picked him up was the $9.59 price tag.   So what do I do, I go and buy him for seven dollars off of Amazon.  Not a huge savings but for that price I'm willing to pay seven dollars versus almost ten dollars for one of these little guys.  I always thought this armor would be cooler if it was a Ironman wearing a Captain America version rather than a bad guy posing as a good guy.   I recommend picking him up if you can.