herbiehancock

Here is an old review that for some reason I never posted. I guess I was too lazy to format it and put in the photos. :) Company: Romandoh Packaging: Tear-off blister pack Where Can I Buy It?: eBay Price Range: $10-12 Sculpt //2.25 out of 5//: This is a pretty unique shape as far as figures like this go. He is rotocast, which is a negative, but has somewhat bendy legs which is kind of cool. The fact that it is rotocast helps somewhat however because it is already topheavy as it is with the spindly legs and falls over pretty easily. The feet on the bottom actually look like headphones with little black holes which is a nice touch. The faces included are all different and a cool addition as well. I think the mold could have been done a little better on the back shelf that holds his extra tapes... they fall out very easily. There should have been some sort of lip or something that the tapes could rest behind. Also, the tape compartment doesnt actually hold a tape... the door opens (b...

Buffaloman is a character from the Kinnikuman series who, like many villains in the series, started off quite evil and ended up being good. In America as part of the M.U.S.C.L.E. line, Buffaloman was one of only two named figures... Terribull. He was the leader of the Cosmic Crunchers I believe and a version of him came with the little joystick-style wrestling ring. In Japan, Buffaloman was first introduced as the leader of the Seven Devil Choujin. He had some pretty cool cohorts such as: -Atlantis, a fish man who was awesome fighting under water -Springman, literally a giant spring man who would coil himself around opponents to crush them to pieces -SteCasse King, a walking tape player who used sound waves to harm opponents -Black Hole, a man with a giant hole in for a face who could swallow others into an alternate dimension -Mr. Kamen, an Egyptian-themed fighter who would mummify his foes and drink their innards with a giant straw -The Mountain, literally a giant rock who would ...

Neptuneman is a character from the Kinnikuman series who was a masked Kenkaman. This character Kenkaman is based on Hulk Hogan who was actually very popular in Japan as well as the US. In the story, the England native Kenkaman was depressed that he was so powerful and no one could stand up to him in the wrestling world. He felt he had nothing left to accomplish and decided to end his life by jumping into the Thames River. Upon jumping in, however, he was discovered by the Neptune King, a former battler who had gone to live beneath the waters hundreds of years earlier because he didn't like how the wrestling world had moved away from life or death matches. Neptune King gave Kenkaman a mask with magnetic powers, changing Kenkaman to Neptuneman! This M.U.S.C.L.E. character was a favorite of mine when I was a kid. I knew nothing of the Kinnikuman toys back then, and, like most kids, named my little figures however I chose. This guy was named Harvey. Actually they were both called Harv...

I have held out on Secret Base toys for quite some time now. That is saying quite a lot for me seeing as I am one of the more impulsive people around when it comes to buying shit. The Skullman/Skullmerry figures were the first Secret Base toys to catch my eye, but the pricetag on it all kept me away. I just couldn't see the allure in 5-inch tall figures that cost an arm and a leg. It is annoying to me that there are dozens and dozens of 5 or so basic sculpts that fans gush over when they are offered a new color scheme. Nothing like having 600 of the same toy in all different colors!! That practice of collecting is lost on me to this day. There is so much out there that is different. I guess I am not enough of a completist. Months later comes the Artoyz Obake figure. I thought I would try my first SB figure because maybe my opinion would change once I got one in hand. I got a decent deal on it from a boardmember at sullbrain.org/bb, but when I got it in hand, I have to admit it was ...

Packaging: Not sure what it is called, but it is a package with a plastic blister front that slides off the cardboard back. I'm not a real fan of the Romandoh packaging in general... not much as far as ingenuity or artwork, but at least I can get the figure out this time without destroying the package Sculpt (4.5 out of 5): MASSIVE. This guy is solid and weighs a ton. Some cool detailing with his hair hanging in front of his armor (as opposed to just being part of the overall mold, and some nice work with the horns on his head, wing type things on his forearms and the plates on his knees. There are pieces of black armor hanging from his waist down the sides of his legs that are molded from a softer rubber as opposed to the firm vinyl making up everything else The figure looks menacing and hulking... not super detailed overall (probably due to the fact that he is wearing armor and isn't showing off all muscle, but I particularly like what his hands look like. Nice shape there ...

Company: Romandoh Packaging: same ol' slide the card off the back blister with the exact same card as all the other Romandoh Kinnikuman figures Where Can I Buy It?: picked up this monster on eBay Price Range: $5!!! Lucky find on eBay... You might expect to pay close to $50 for this guy through normal avenues unfortunately, but I am not sure. Sculpt (4.5 out of 5): This figure looks fantastic! He is big and menacing, great muscle definition, cool outfit, and nice scuplts on the heads. It is rotocast, which is a negative, but on the positive side it saves the figure from just weighing 800 pounds. He is taller than the Mountain by Romandoh, but not quite as bulky. The tallest figure I own so far from the Romandoh line There is a problem in the rotocasting with one of his feet where the bottom of the leg got somewhat dimpled in while the foot was being inserted, so that foot does not rest perfectly on the ground. I doubt this is a problem with every single figure, but I am anal and...

Company: Romandoh Packaging: same ol' tear off the blister with the exact same card as all the other Romandoh Kinnikuman figures Where Can I Buy It?: Bought this one on eBay Price Range: $4!!! This was a lucky find though... Sculpt (4 out of 5): At first glance online, I thought this figure was rotocast. I think it is the super gloss paint on it that made me think that. The solid figures in my experience have had a softer paint application overall. Anyway, it turns out that the figure is actually solid and has a sculpt that looks similar to the muscles on my Terryman figure. This figure looks great I think. His seams are not as visible as some of the other solid figures, and his overall appearance definitely looks Yudetamago. The two different faces are sculpted well and are unique from one another. The heads fit snugly but are still easy to switch out as the peg left on the shoulder is just the right size. His hands have 2 small holes in the palms so that he can hold his 2 to...