I hated this figure so much that I actually considered paying more to get just the C&C part off of Ebay so I wouldn’t have to admit to having purchased the figure. This situation, my friends, is customer appreciation at its finest.ĭC Universe Classics: Orange Lantern Lex Luthor… What is it with Mattel making me buy shitty figures to complete Collect & Connect constructs? They’re evil marketing geniuses that’s what. Because it wasn’t bad enough Mattel made us buy these, they also made it impossible to find the last figure in the wave. I’ve honestly bitched about this sorry situation enough in the individual features, culminating in my need to go onto Ebay to get Stealth Kid Flash. Sportsmaster was in Wave 3 and he was a solid figure, so what I’m really talking about here are those three shitty stealth repaints that I had to buy to finish my Hall of Justice. Young Justice 4-inch Series, Wave 3… Ok, let me clarify. This line certainly had its ups and downs, and it’s a shame that Miranda had to be one of the downs. As shitty a figure as Thane was, at least he didn’t break while being removed from the package. Miranda, on the other hand was a major disappointment. True, but I wasn’t looking forward to Thane, hence he wasn’t really a disappointment. Mass Effect 3: Miranda by Big Fish… I know what you’re thinking… Thane was way worse than Miranda. While some figures in the line have escaped these cutbacks, Jazz personifies the struggle that Hasbro and other toy companies are having producing quality product against the rising costs of plastic and production. Compare him with the Deluxe toys from War for Cybertron and he just comes up wanting in every possible way. He’s too small, too simple, has too few paint apps, and he’s too expensive. Transformers Generations: Fall of Cybertron Jazz by Hasbro… Poor Jazz represents everything that is wrong with Transformers these days. This Lion-O figure represented the beginning of the end for the revival of Classic Thundercats and while I still bought it to support the line, just looking at it makes me sad. I’m not saying Ban Dai didn’t mishandle a few things with the Thundercats license (that Tower of Omens was a piece of shit!) but overall I like what they delivered and I was sorry to see the line not work out. Nonetheless, Ban Dai got hammered by fans for making the figure in the oddball 8-inch scale and then when they relented and re-released the figure in a more standard 6-inch scale, collectors railed against them for starting over. ![]() The 8-inch Lion-O was probably my favorite figure of 2011, and there was no reason for Ban Dai to backpedal on it. So why does it appear here? Because it was completely unnecessary. It certainly has issues, like unpainted joints and an unfortunate head sculpt, but it’s still a solid figure. Thundercats: 6-inch Classic Lion-O by Ban Dai… Make no mistake, I don’t think this is a bad figure.
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