This is going to be a long & fun review of the new ThunderCats Classic series showcasing the leader of the ThunderCats, Lion-O. As a kid, I'm sure many of us wanted a ThunderCats toy. I could only remember having two items; Lion-O & Panthro.
The new Lion-O mold follows the old paint scheme from the 1980's figure. Even the hair is done in a very identical way with the wing blowing it to the right. If you ever owned a piece of the vintage figure, you'll know that many improvements have been made. One prominent thing that I realized was that it no longer has any electronic accessories built into it.
Those days there was an accessory ring with a single AAA battery that you could use, to make contact with at the back of the figure to make Lion-O's eyes light up.
The new Lion-O mold follows the old paint scheme from the 1980's figure. Even the hair is done in a very identical way with the wing blowing it to the right. If you ever owned a piece of the vintage figure, you'll know that many improvements have been made. One prominent thing that I realized was that it no longer has any electronic accessories built into it.
Those days there was an accessory ring with a single AAA battery that you could use, to make contact with at the back of the figure to make Lion-O's eyes light up.
To those of you who grew up in the 1980's, ThunderCats was one of those retro cartoons amongst many others that you would watch on a Saturday morning.
In terms of articulation, this figure has improved tremendously as compared to its vintage counterpart. There are at least 23 points of articulation in this figure.
In terms of articulation, this figure has improved tremendously as compared to its vintage counterpart. There are at least 23 points of articulation in this figure.
Let's take a look at the accessories that come with it. You'll get two versions of the Sword of Omens (long & inactive dagger), the claw shield & an extra hand. Unlike the vintage Lion-O, this claw comes in metallic gold, as compared to red previously.
There are a couple of cool things now that you can do with the accessories. If you noticed earlier, this new improved figure comes with a short belt dangling from the left waist. This is for you to clip on the claw shield.
Also, the inactive dagger can be placed inside the claw. It's a tight fit, hence I won't leave it in there for long periods of display.
You can swap the left hand with the claw shield.
Several poses wielding only the dagger.
Here's Lion-O, with both the dagger & claw chield.
The infamous quote: Thunder, Thunder, ThunderCats, HOOOOOO!
Full view of Lion-O & the Sword of Omens.
Several other poses.
The only flaw that I have to say about this figure is the plastic quality of the long Sword of Omens. It's not that solid & if you pose the blade in a certain way for too long, it would start to bend & stretch in a couple of days time.
One point to really highlight here is the amount of flexibility & display poses that this figure can do.
Just for laughs, this blade actually belongs to the 14 inch Mega scale action figure by Mezco. I bought the blade at a flea market, to be used as a letter opener. The plastic material for this blade is very solid as compared to the original sword.
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