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Thia is the 4th of the 5 Tiger Generals. Unfortunately, the fifth one is sold out so I may be screwed on getting them all.
Brand: JMBricklayer
Name: Swordsman Assassin (irony since there is no sword) (Zhang Fei)
Pieces: 920 per Amazon (booklet says 956)
Price: $39.94 On Amazon. Got for $33.94 with coupon
Stickers: None
Stand/Base: No
Missing pieces: None
So, two things made me jump on this one - first, I have 3 of the others from this series and wanted to try and get them all, and second there were only 12 left and I missed out on one of the others.
I've liked the other ones from this series to varying degrees - loved Huang Zhong (the archer), thought Zhao Yun (white/silver with spear) was only good. One super cool thing about the instruction booklets are the little stories they have in them letting you know who these guys are in history/mythology. Might be complete BS, but I'm going to trust the translations.
I really like that this guy has a mace/club for his weapon. Nice to get some variety rather than the usual Spear/Sword you see for most of these types of mechs. The mace has a metallic dark grey tint to it and a graphite shaft. Just a cool looking weapon in my opinion.
The gold plating has a bigtime yellowish tint to it. That does make it stand out from a lot of the gold you see. I really don't like the red they used though. I think a darker red would have looked much better, or even a metallic plating to it.
The head is really two separate assemblies, and I had to glue them to help keep them from spinning. I had to do this with at least one of the others like this.
Love that there were zero stickers, that's always a big plus. No stand is annoying since two of the other ones had one, and this one could really use it. The joints at the hips, knees, and especially ankles are pretty loose, so he wants to fall over. The good part is the lower half is really easy to pose and position so you can get some cool looks.
JMBricklayer is good for making sure the bodies/torsos are solid and well-constructed. Dude has Popeye forearms which does want to drag his arms down some, but not too bad. The pauldrons are actually pretty light and don't get in the way when posing the arms. The body itself is one solid piece so there is no twisting or bending on it.
Honestly, outside of the red color I'm really happy with how this guy looks.
Overall 8/10. Add a stand and it would be around a 9.
PIctures:
Head shot: That tan is a bit off and could have been the same gold as everything else.
Front view #1: Good look at the mace. The cherry red is just too much.
Back view: Nothing much going on here. Good look at on of the few translucent pieces on the pauldron.
Right Side: Another good look at the mace. You can also see the skirting. I liked how those came together and they are super easy to reposition.
Front View #2: You're about to get a mace in the face! Kind of surprised I was able to get him in a kneeling pose and he didn't fall over.
Brand: JMBricklayer
Name: Swordsman Assassin (irony since there is no sword) (Zhang Fei)
Pieces: 920 per Amazon (booklet says 956)
Price: $39.94 On Amazon. Got for $33.94 with coupon
Stickers: None
Stand/Base: No
Missing pieces: None
So, two things made me jump on this one - first, I have 3 of the others from this series and wanted to try and get them all, and second there were only 12 left and I missed out on one of the others.
I've liked the other ones from this series to varying degrees - loved Huang Zhong (the archer), thought Zhao Yun (white/silver with spear) was only good. One super cool thing about the instruction booklets are the little stories they have in them letting you know who these guys are in history/mythology. Might be complete BS, but I'm going to trust the translations.
I really like that this guy has a mace/club for his weapon. Nice to get some variety rather than the usual Spear/Sword you see for most of these types of mechs. The mace has a metallic dark grey tint to it and a graphite shaft. Just a cool looking weapon in my opinion.
The gold plating has a bigtime yellowish tint to it. That does make it stand out from a lot of the gold you see. I really don't like the red they used though. I think a darker red would have looked much better, or even a metallic plating to it.
The head is really two separate assemblies, and I had to glue them to help keep them from spinning. I had to do this with at least one of the others like this.
Love that there were zero stickers, that's always a big plus. No stand is annoying since two of the other ones had one, and this one could really use it. The joints at the hips, knees, and especially ankles are pretty loose, so he wants to fall over. The good part is the lower half is really easy to pose and position so you can get some cool looks.
JMBricklayer is good for making sure the bodies/torsos are solid and well-constructed. Dude has Popeye forearms which does want to drag his arms down some, but not too bad. The pauldrons are actually pretty light and don't get in the way when posing the arms. The body itself is one solid piece so there is no twisting or bending on it.
Honestly, outside of the red color I'm really happy with how this guy looks.
Overall 8/10. Add a stand and it would be around a 9.
PIctures:
Head shot: That tan is a bit off and could have been the same gold as everything else.
Front view #1: Good look at the mace. The cherry red is just too much.
Back view: Nothing much going on here. Good look at on of the few translucent pieces on the pauldron.
Right Side: Another good look at the mace. You can also see the skirting. I liked how those came together and they are super easy to reposition.
Front View #2: You're about to get a mace in the face! Kind of surprised I was able to get him in a kneeling pose and he didn't fall over.
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Will need to try to pre-order ML Secret Wars Daredevil after I paid a lot for shipping for VHS two pack with Hydro Man (unwanted) and made a custom using classic Black Panther and ordered the live action DD. Might need Illyana to join Sunspot even though the yellow doesn't match. Might want Absorbing Man.
Checked out the store and saw a GIJ CS Jinx then later saw an old guy maybe slightly older than me holding that last copy of Jinx. What's this old guy doing buying GI Joe action figures? Pfft. They had quite a bit of the two pack of divers, Budo, Policeman, another two pack I forget what it was.
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My buddy found a MOTU Dino for 90 cents thrifting this week
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