Lobo figure review

[Michael Crawford]

Let's keep the all sixth scale review week rolling with a look at the main man, Lobo! Sideshow has just released their take on the classic 80's character, and I have to say I'm very, very pleased:

https://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW-080917a.htm

I also have a guest review up of the latest Universal Soldiers figures from Dam Toys and Blitzway:

https://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW-080917b.htm

You can find them both with the rest of the reviews at the usual:

https://www.mwctoys.com

Thanks for reading!

Michael

 

[EVILFACE]

Overpriced like everything else we are a slave to, but a very stellar figure from Sideshow. The expression, sculpt and paint are awesome.

 

[robbiethepainter]

It's really odd that they didn't make his boots two parts. There is a seam right there they could have utilized

 

[Michael Crawford]

Yea, I was surprised by that too, although it's more of a Hot Toys thing these days to do the two piece boots. It would be a smart move though, and at this price point...

 

[Lee in MI]

It was a good idea to not do a 2 part boot?

 

[karamazov80]

SSC, who isn't the most efficient figure manufacturer, might have jacked up the cost another $10-15 if they added that joint, so maybe it was the best move for them.

Looks really good, though. Sideshow is on a bit of a roll! I'm particularly impressed with the vest and jeans. I hope they can keep it up with Jack Burton.

 

[Michael Crawford]

It was a good idea to not do a 2 part boot?

Sorry that wasn't clear - although it's not Sideshow's usual thing (two piece boots), it would have been a smart move here.

 

[Michael Crawford]

SSC, who isn't the most efficient figure manufacturer, might have jacked up the cost another $10-15 if they added that joint, so maybe it was the best move for them.

Looks really good, though. Sideshow is on a bit of a roll! I'm particularly impressed with the vest and jeans. I hope they can keep it up with Jack Burton.

The outfit looks fantastic on the Burton prototype, so I'm glad to see this one - especially the jeans - look so good on this production figure. I have high hopes for Burton, although I wasn't as impressed with the head sculpt.

 

[robbiethepainter]

I was looking over the pics again and really all the costume parts look really good. The belt has a really nice patina and the jacket looks terrific. And of course the jeans.

 

[karamazov80]

yeah, I'm comparing that stuff to what we got with some of the GI Joes, and it's night and day. Zartan seems a natural point of comparison here, and if he were handled with this level of care it would have been really nice.