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.  

The Amazing Spider-Man: Ultra Posable Spider-Man

Here's a much more recent figure I bought.  I originally wasn't going to get this guy because I don't really like his leg joints.    But the more I play with him the more I enjoy the figure.     It reminds me a lot of an old Spider-Man toy I still have somewhere that was really fun to play with.  It was "Ultra Poseable" at the time and this figure brought back memories.    I picked it up on sale at a Target for under eight bucks so I highly recommend him if you want a Spidey and fits in with the Marvel movie toys. 

Marvel Universe Age of Thunder Thor

Ok I know I've been griping about how expensive these little guys are how I'm not going to buy anymore of them and well...  I got one more.  The only reason I bought this guy was to complete my 3.75 inch Avengers movie team.  Well not the actual movie figures but what figures I think fits nicely into the team.  I got Thor for a whooping $12.23 with tax!   Hardly justifiable to buy these little guys for so much when they're coming with less and less.   The new Marvel Universe figures don't even come with stands anymore!   Just small cardboard cutout artwork.        

Marvel Universe Black Widow

This review totally slipped past me somehow.  I thought I had posted this review a while ago. Browsing though my photos, and then my blog, I noticed that I had not reviewed this figure even though I had the photos for over six months now.  

I see Black Widow going for over $20 now on websites and I do not think that is worth it for such a small toy.  She sports the old standard Marvel Universe female body and comes with minimal accessories so try not to pay too much for her unless you have a super fan.  I think I got her via Amazon for around $11 because I joined the Marvel Universe game late.    

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 Commander Steve Rogers Review

Just uploading the pictures before I go to Japan to hold the space. 


...and after almost a month after uploading these photos I am going to talk about this toy.   This is my most pose able Marvel Universe to date and I really like him.  I kind of wish I brought him to Japan to take photos/have a cheaper toy to play with since I don't really want to play with my more expensive toys over here.

I've also become super lazy about typing over here so here's some pretty pictures of Commander Steve Rogers.

Oh yeah other than not having a shield for himself this guy is awesome!

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. 

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. 

Marvel Universe Mystique Review

For my first review I'll be looking at Marvel Universe Mystique.   I have a lot of toys mainly consisting of Transformers but I decided do my first post on a new toy I received in the mail today.  I paid eleven dollars for this toy though Amazon.com.  My friend Barry was the one who got me to start buying these little 3.75 inch figures and they're pretty nifty because they boast many points of articulation and don't take up a whole lot of space.  Displaying five of these little guys takes up about as much room as three deluxe Transformers.  Alright enough of my jibber jabber and let's get on with looking at the toy.