How quickly some things become old new. All the cool new toy announcement at Toy Fair 2011 like, Wave 18's line up, the Batman Legacy toy line, the new Crime Syndicate 5 pack and DC Universe Classics Wave 16's release in stores, we've almost forgotten about the Green Lantern Classics line up. I'm sure there are still some of you out there hunting for this action figures so today I'm going to review, Manhunter Robot from the Green Lantern Classics Wave 1 set.
Ahhh the packaging.....No complaints on this front by me but it is irrelevant. It just gets tossed in the trash anyways but for all you collectors out there who insist on keeping their toys in the packaging, this is what it looks like (see below). If you look closely at Manhunter Robot's picture of the back of the packaging, you'll see a slight difference in that picture compared to the actual action figure. In the picture, Manhunter Robot is holding the lantern in his right hand and his left hand is a closed fist. The actual action figure is the opposite.
Manhunter Robots torso ,upper arms and upper leg pieces are standard pieces we see on a lot of DCUC action figures. The boots and forearms are more unique armor type pieces which look really cool and have nice detail in them. The head piece, of course, is also unique to the character and looks really good.
From the side, you can see more detail in the boots and forearms.
I love the metallic blue color used on Manhunter. The metallic paint is a nice touch and I think looks much better then if they had gone the non metallic route. The face is painted with just one shade of silver and red eyes which, is a little boring. Wish Mattel would have at least used a dark wash over the teeth to give them some texture.
Now for a closer look at the articulation which, for Manhunter Robot, is a plus and a minus. First, as we saw with the awesomeness of the Black Hand action figure from this wave, Manhunter Robot also has the double hinged joints which is super cool. You can bend the knees more so with these joints to get them into more bending positions. BUT unlike Black Hand, Manhunter Robot only has these joints on his knees. No double hinged elbow joints. An a little bit more bad news, the movement of the elbow joints are obstructed by his forearm piece limiting to about 80% of normal joint movement. All other joints are pretty standard compared to other DCUC action figures. Neck, shoulders, biceps, wrists, abs, waist, hips, thighs and ankles are all there and in fine working condition
Manhunter robot comes with this extra large sized green lantern which fits nicely into his right hand (left hand is closed). He also comes with the Collect and Connect upper torso piece of Arkillo.
Overall, Manhunter Robot is another great DC Universe Classics action figure. A great sculpt job that is painted with a cool color pallet (love the metallic blue). The new knee joints are awesome but i wonder if Manhunter Robot could have benefited by added the double hinged elbow joints too. Still, he is well worth the buy and a must have for Green Lantern fans.
Sculpt/Design - 8, Paint - 8.5, Articulation - 9, Accessories - 6, Fun - 8
Value - 8
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