One area that I wasn’t happy with was his articulation. I thought the Creature from the Black Lagoon had minimal movement, but the Mummy has even less. The torso and legs of both figures are one sculpted piece, so he’s basically stuck standing (or lying) in that one pose. The head of each figure is a swivel joint, and you can actually pop the heads off and switch them out if want. The arms of the sleeping Mummy are molded in place and don’t move. The awake Mummy has ball/hinge shoulders and swivel wrists. This allows him to look like he’s chasing someone or moving forward at least. But you’ll want to be very careful with his wrists. Both wrists on my awake Mummy were stuck in place, and when I went to turn them they began to tear.
The sleeping mummy comes with a large and very heavy sarcophagus. When I picked up the package for the first time I couldn’t believe how much weight it had. When I got home, I placed each package on the scale, and the sarcophagus weighed two pounds more than the basic TRU Mummy. So if you’re ordering this online, expect a higher shipping charge than normal. The sarcophagus itself consists of two pieces. The base, where the figure lays, is sculpted to look like stone on the outside and has etched cracks and a textured/worn look throughout. To help highlight these details, the coffin has been dry brushed with a darker brown. The lid of the sarcophagus has a classic look with the plastic being molded in a gold color and decorated with blues, blacks, reds, and silver. The sculpting on the lid is extremely detailed with hundreds of tiny hatch marks, lines, and scales. Even the inside of the lid has been given etched scratches and cracks to make it look aged.
The TRU awake Mummy comes with a small but highly detailed display base. The entire base is molded in a light brown and made to look like sand and rock. There are even some footprints molded into the ground for the Mummy to stand in. The right side of the base has the sculpted red pieces of shattered pottery. While on the left side sits the casket and the Scroll of Thoth. Although both casket and scroll are nicely detailed, neither has the hieroglyphs printed on them like in the movie. That’s a little disappointing considering all the other great details that are included with both figures.
The Diamond Retailer’s Mummy that comes with the sarcophagus will run you about $20, while the Toys R Us exclusive will cost about $14. If you just want a decent and poseable Mummy figure, I’d suggest going with the Toys R Us version. Just be careful with those wrists when turning them. But if you’re a hard core Universal Monsters fan, or you really want that sarcophagus, then you’ll probably want to pick up both versions. In the end, I’m actually glad I got both because there were parts I liked in each set. So now I can make a display by cobbling together both sets.
it has to be said: save for the sarcophagus, the Sideshow Mummy just can’t be topped…
That Sideshow Mummy was pretty good.
You guys ever buy the Toy Island monsters with the BAF gigantic Frankenstein?
You know, I was thinking about those toys the other day, regretting that I didn’t get them. When they came out they were a little more expensive than a Marvel Legends. And even though I liked them, I didn’t think they were worth the extra money. It’s too bad my past self didn’t know that my future self would be dropping $20 per Motu figure.
Four Hammer Mummy movies were on cable a couple weeks back, and it made me realize I didn’t have a single Mummy figure! May have to remedy that, and I do like that sarcophagus.
Mummys are cool. Everyone should have at least one.
Thanks for all the great pics of the sarcophagus. I’m glad I didn’t get that version now. I wouldn’t have been nearly as happy with it.
My wrist were stuck as well. However, they did finally come loose and they feel fine now.
Yeah, it’s a great display piece, but not so good if you want a toy.
Glad your wrists turned out ok. Sadly my Mummy took a dive recently and his wrists didn’t survive.
Shame about the practically non-existent articulation on this one, particularly since there are plenty of spots where POAs would have blended seamlessly, what with the sculpted bandages and all. The Karloff likeness is better than the Toy Island version, but not as good as on the 8″ sideshow figure. Still, that sarcophagus OWNS. I can’t wait to get this figure. The Mummy is one of my very favorite movies, so it’s always nice to get a figure of this quality. I do wish they would make an Ardeth Bey figure, though. (I honestly can’t remember if Sideshow produced one for their 8″ line or not; if they did, I never saw it.)