Boss Fight Studios 1/12 and EPIC HACKS

TheSameIdiot said:
The MeToo era was instructive. I try to keep my parasocial relationships with celebrities at arm's length now.
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Sorry to pull this back up, but hoo boy the #1 specific drum I beat is that parasocial relationships of any kind with actual humans are inherently unhealthy and that ultimately we should avoid them entirely.
“Never, ever ‘follow’” is my mantra.

Sigh, Conan is cool.
 
So, in anticipation of Conan and Belit, I wanted to see what I thought of Boss Fights 1/12 offerings. And after some favorable reviews by you guys on here, I purchased Red Sonja and the Barbarian Skeleton Warrior.

I have to say, I really enjoy both of them. But Sonja is fantastic. I was worried about how her swappable joints might be, and how well or poorly things would port in like her armors and scabbards. I have 1/18th Boss Fight figures, and some of them are a pain when it comes to those areas.

But Sonja was very easy when it came to swapping parts and armors or tabbing in scabbards or armor. At first it seemed like everything was a mess on her with all the armors and weapons. But after just a bit of messing around with the figure, it all fits and lays so well.

The figure is durable, well made, and so much fun to play with due to all the options of display and how poseable she is.

I really enjoy the Skeleton Warrior as well. The Barbarian looks great with Sonja, and I'm sure it will look great with Conan and Belit.

The Skeleton may not be as sturdy as Sonja but articulates very easy which surprised me. I was afraid to move it. But it moves, articulates, and poses well.

Red Sonja is far more substantial and way more fun. But I am really happy to have both figures and eagerly await these Conan figures.
 
Yea the skeletons will probably weaken faster over time unfortunately or I'd buy some for my figures to fight. I don't wanna pay that much for something that may not last a couple years. I have other monsters and men for that, but skeletons would've been cool.

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Well, damn! My Popeye set was in CT yesterday and is already sitting on my porch (MI). Did not expect to get those so soon. Excited for a new toy line--gonna be a long day at work 🍲
 
Well, believe it or not Olive wasn't the problem child, it was Bluto of all people, er, I mean figures. His foot was frozen and snapped when I tried to work it loose. I still can't move what's left of the peg in his leg (no pun intended, though, fitting for multiple reasons). Wouldn't have expected that since you could kill someone with this heavy sucker. Didn't damper my spirit for the line very much, though. I'll see about contacting BFS.

In order I opened them:
Castor is fun. I didn't realize he had 3 hats, so that's cool. He is really cute. Speaking of which, I love finally owning a Eugene! One of my favorite non-speaking animals in all cartoondom. I'm going to constantly want to to put him on my dashboard in my Jeep until they come out with another variation. Nice bonus that his head and arms move. The wiffle hen is a nice pack-in which brings back memories of not just him, but the other hilarious bird gags from the Fleischer cartoons.

Olive is great, but I don't think I'll do too much posing with her other than head and hand swaps to be safe. Her open hands (I really wanted to use at least one) do not snap into the wrists at all making them useless. The other 4 are fine. The fabric skirt was another surprise and is adequate. I feel it's a little loose around her waist, so to keep it from looking slightly off give it a pinch in the rear (the skirt, not Olive) to make it look perfect. The right amount of stiffness in the fabric for more comical poses. Swee' Pea's wrist articulation was unexpected (and appreciated) as was the magnet in his head (I thought he was the only one like this until I started writing this review). His cap really only sits at one position because the pull is so strong, but at least you can turn it around to give him attitude.

I still really love this Bluto and if it weren't for his foot I'd be satisfied. That said, he has a few issues. Maybe I got a dud. Besides the foot, I'm guessing his waist is supposed to turn as well (?), but it doesn't. And his head has the weakest pull of all the magnets--probably because of his plentiful hair the other figures are all missing unless this figure was exposed to heat for an extended time. Hands all swap nicely.

This Popeye is damn near perfect. Not much to say other than it's awesome they gave us 2 pipes in case you lost one. Ok, if I had to find one negative his lapels, or whatever, hinder his movement to the upper position in the most slightest way.

I will be moving forward with this line, slowly, looking for any deals along the way.
 
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