The cool comic artwork on Thailog’s box cover feels worth preserving.Īs figure prices go up and up, the likelihood of collectors wanting every single minor variant of the main characters goes down. Which is weird, because they put so much effort into nice packaging, they ought to go the extra mile with either sandwiching plastic trays like Diamond Select and many Japanese toys, or super figure-hugging trays like Star Wars Black Series. They’re what keep NECA packaging from being truly collector-friendly. Who would have ever thought we would miss twisty-tie wires on these figures, especially when NECA used to be notorious for them? Well, the plastic “shirt ties” are even more of a pain, harder to clip with nailclippers or scissors and stressful to break by hand. Aside from the standard open-claw and fist hands, Thailog has a trigger-finger hand for the gun. Just…be sure to hang it gently over one of his claws, and don’t try to force it in hand. Was it meant to? Probably not, but a little glue fixed it easily. And on this sample, the moment we tried putting the briefcase in his hand, the handle popped off. He also includes a briefcase with sculpted money and keys inside. RELATED: Toy Review: The Princess Bride Series 1 by McFarlane Toys It balances fairly well for being such a big effect, though it may not stay in position forever in a display. Stick it on the barrel, and the flare at the other end. Hold it in the special bonus hand with trigger finger, and pull off the flare to insert the firing effect. (Superhero Hype is part of the Entertainment Earth affiliate network, and may earn fees for purchase made through links.) And his new headsculpt most definitely expresses more evil intent. He’s darker colored for a more gothic look. But casuals who just want a cool gargoyle figure may go for Thailog more. Fans of Gargoyles who just want one should go for Goliath. That’s going to be standard Gargoyles price moving forward, and probably true for other Ultimates figures as well. But so far, they have not.Īcross-the-board price raises in the action figure realm over the past two years make Thailog cost $5 more than Goliath, at $37.99. Slightly stiff shoulder balls and the torso sculpt make it tough to raise his arms too high above his head, the hair restricts neck movement somewhat, and the joints that attach the wings to the body sound scarily like they might break when adjusted. The TL DR of it all is that he features an excellent new muscle body sculpt, and a wingspan that at maximum width reaches around 19 inches.
So if you missed our review of that one, go check it out for the basics. NECA‘s second figure in their Gargoyles line, Thailog, is mostly a repaint of the first, Goliath.
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