{"id":14296,"date":"2011-09-01T11:57:55","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T16:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=14296"},"modified":"2012-04-16T03:58:23","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T08:58:23","slug":"motuclassics-com-vault-review-queen-marlenacaptain-glenn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=14296","title":{"rendered":"MOTUClassics.com Vault Review:
Queen Marlena\/Captain Glenn"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>I felt lucky about this year\u2019s SanDiego Comicon exclusives.\u00a0 Usually I\u2019m scrambling to get five or six, but this year I only wanted three: two of MOTU Classics Queen Marlena and a Monster High Deadfast Ghoulia.\u00a0 Not only were they both incredibly easy to get, but I spent a lot less.<\/p>\n

Marlena is a perfect example of what\u2019s so great about the MOTU Classics line.\u00a0 Even though her character\u2019s an integral part of the MOTU mythos, she\u2019s never received a figure in the previous lines.\u00a0 It\u2019s not really surprising.\u00a0 I mean, what kid wants to buy a figure of He-Man\u2019s mom?\u00a0 But now that we have a line that\u2019s not focused on retail criteria, fan favorites like Marlena are given as equal an opportunity as the many variations of her son.\u00a0 Man, I love this line.<\/p>\n

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Something else I really love about this Marlena is that she\u2019s actually two figures in one.\u00a0 Normally that just means she comes with a second head, and I\u2019m fine with that.\u00a0 I have a lot of doubles on my shelves just because the second head they come with does a good enough job of making them look different.\u00a0 With Marlena they took it a bit farther and not only gave her two heads, but also two costumes.<\/p>\n

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Queen Marlena is almost a perfect representation of the Filmation series.\u00a0 Her dress piece is a soft but firm plastic that wraps around her body and connects in the back.\u00a0 Most of the sculpted detail is in the flow of the dress itself, but there is also her belt and chest seam to break it up a bit.\u00a0 Her head is a fantastic likeness, and unlike Randor her crown isn\u2019t a separate piece.\u00a0 Something I never realized is just how strange Queen Marlena\u2019s hair style is.\u00a0 It\u2019s almost like a windswept pageboy look, and I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ve ever seen anyone wear their hair like this in real life.<\/p>\n

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Marlena\u2019s other look is as Captain Glenn from her astronaut days.\u00a0 The Horsemen were able to do a great job of actually making this head look younger than the other.\u00a0 They also pulled her hair back into a little ponytail.\u00a0 This gives her a bit of the 200X Teela look, which I like and would love to see as an alternate head someday.<\/p>\n

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Captain Glenn\u2019s astronaut tunic wraps around her body and connects in the back the same way as the dress piece.\u00a0 Its simple sculpt is really offset by the complexity of her helmet piece though.\u00a0 I\u2019m a huge fan of the retro-futuristic look, and seeing figures in bubble helmets is always a plus in my book.\u00a0 The 4H did a great job making this piece complex enough to actually be a space helmet while still keeping a simplified look, like it may have been designed in the original toy line.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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The biggest problem with these two figures is the paint jobs.\u00a0 The bodies are mostly molded in green and given an added depth with darker areas, which all look great.\u00a0 It\u2019s the small details like her gold belt and astronaut shoulder pads that look sloppy on inspection.\u00a0 But the biggest issue here is the paint job given to the eyes on both of her heads.\u00a0 The simplified design and lack of color give them an animated look, which really stands out among all the other figures with more realistic eyes.\u00a0 I also had an issue with metallic paint from her helmet piece getting stuck to her neck, which is something that can really throw off the look of the Queen figure.<\/p>\n

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Marlena\u2019s articulation is standard for a MOTU Classics female buck.\u00a0 But one problem that there\u2019s just no helping is the limitations of her dress.\u00a0 The plastic may be soft, but is still blocks almost all of her articulation from the waist down.\u00a0 The figure looks great, but this really limits her to just standing around and gesturing with her arms.\u00a0 I was also annoyed with the lack of articulation in her neck.\u00a0 It\u2019s still a ball joint, but it\u2019s very limited and can\u2019t even look up.\u00a0 Couple this with how her eyes were painted and both Marlena heads look as if she\u2019s hurt or angry.<\/p>\n

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Captain Glenn comes with her helmet, Adora\u2019s gun and holster, and a newly sculpted rifle (Which I\u2019m assuming is the Higuchi 1114 mentioned in her bio).\u00a0 The Queen comes with a new scepter to match Randor\u2019s and a repainted sword from Battleground Teela.<\/p>\n

Marlena also comes with a figure of Cringer.\u00a0 I really love the look of this figure, especially the face sculpt which looks perfectly nervous.\u00a0 The problem is that Cringer only has two points of articulation: a swivel joint on his tail and head.\u00a0 I realize they might not have had the allotted budget to do a fully articulated Cringer with this figure, but then they shouldn\u2019t have done him at all.\u00a0 As is, he has less articulation than Zoar.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m not even sure why Cringer couldn\u2019t have been his own release.\u00a0 Length-wise, he\u2019s almost the size of a regular figure.\u00a0 They could have even added in a couple more heads for added value.\u00a0 (I\u2019d love to see him with a sleeping head and another with his mouth open.)\u00a0 They could have even used the body a second time as Catra\u2019s cat form.\u00a0 Sure I\u2019m glad to finally get a Cringer toy, but I was really looking forward to posing him cowering with his arms over his head, or even sleeping with my Prince Adam leaning against him.\u00a0 This Cringer can\u2019t even look up at the people around him.<\/p>\n

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There are obviously things that could have been better with this figure.\u00a0 The painted eyes and Staction Cringer are my biggest complaints.\u00a0 But that didn\u2019t keep me from liking the figure enough to buy two.\u00a0 But with her awesome bubble helmet and the ability to pose dynamically, I\u2019m going to have to say Captain Glenn is the better of the two figures even though Queen Marlena is definitely a necessity.\u00a0 I\u2019d like to see one more figure of Marlena though.\u00a0 I\u2019d really love to get a Battleground Marlena decked out in her 200X battle armor look.\u00a0 Then He-Man\u2019s mom could really kick some ass.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I felt lucky about this year\u2019s SanDiego Comicon exclusives.\u00a0 Usually I\u2019m scrambling to get five or six, but this year I only wanted three: two of MOTU Classics Queen Marlena and a Monster High Deadfast Ghoulia.\u00a0 Not only were they both incredibly easy to get, but I spent a lot less.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[7,34],"tags":[1160,988,1063,20,16,706,1159,27],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/marlTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-3IA","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12858,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=12858","url_meta":{"origin":14296,"position":0},"title":"MOTUClassics.Com: First Look at Queen Marlena Bio & Package","date":"June 10, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"It's another Friday night and I find myself in front of the computer for an end-of-the week, Mattel news release! 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