{"id":17615,"date":"2012-03-19T02:26:03","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T07:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17615"},"modified":"2012-04-16T03:56:09","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T08:56:09","slug":"vault-review-motu-classics-com-fearless-photog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17615","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: MOTU
Classics.com Fearless Photog"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We\u2019re changing things up a little this week here at ItsAllTrue. I\u2019m kicking off this Monday morning with a review of the first 30th<\/sup> Anniversary Masters of the Universe figure: Fearless Photog. He\u2019s a pretty fitting start to celebrate the uniqueness that is 30 years of MOTU. <\/p>\n

Photog is another one of those MOTU characters that I never expected to get a figure.\u00a0 But Scott has surprised me once more, and I\u2019m actually really happy we\u2019re getting him.\u00a0 I\u2019m one of those fans that believe MOTU can be home to various genres.\u00a0 I\u2019m a fan of sword and sorcery, but I love how MOTU takes it a few steps further.\u00a0 Eternia is truly a world without boundaries, and I think it should maintain that freedom even if it means we pick up the odd character here or there.<\/p>\n

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Photog\u2019s overall body design is fairly simple.\u00a0 While the arms and legs are familiar pieces, his chest is a newly sculpted piece that has a shorter yet wider neck, and a rectangular indention to house his sticker.\u00a0 His belt\/crotch piece is also new and displays small film reels all the way around.\u00a0 I\u2019m guessing these are ammo cartridges for his gun, but in MOTU they could just as easily be a funky belt.<\/p>\n

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The sticker on Photog\u2019s chest is lenticular and displays an animation of a man running, which is supposed to be a recording of his foes as they are defeated.\u00a0 This brings two questions to mind.\u00a0 Does Photog ever fight women?\u00a0 Also, why\u2019s Photog have to be such a jerk?\u00a0 It\u2019s bad enough that Whiplash and Clawful don\u2019t really stand a chance against any competent adversary, but to photograph their failure and play it back to them is a plain dickish move.<\/p>\n

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Photog\u2019s most complex sculpt is his head.\u00a0 The 4 Horsemen did a fantastic job here.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure if they were going for this, but the first thing that pops into my head when I look at this piece is that it\u2019s a camera designed by Jack Kirby.\u00a0 With all its oddly shaped buttons and panel, and plenty of sculpted circuitry lines making angular trails, it\u2019s definitely easy to see Photog popping out of a Boom Tube from New Genesis.\u00a0 The camera doesn\u2019t just look cool either.\u00a0 It also has the ability to \u201czoom\u201d in or out by means of the fin on the back of his head.<\/p>\n

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I really love Photog\u2019s paint job.\u00a0 Nathan Bitner had a good eye for colors when he was a kid.\u00a0 The dark blue torso is nice, but I really like the black and yellow arms and legs.\u00a0 Those two colors look great together. \u00a0\u00a0Photog\u2019s head also catches the eye with its light metallic blue coloring, which definitely gives off a strong machine feeling.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Photog has mostly the same articulation as the average MOTU figure.\u00a0 The head has a really great range of movement on that ball joint.\u00a0 The shoulders and hips are swivel\/hinge joints.\u00a0 His biceps, wrists, and waist are all swivel joints, and his chest, elbows, knees, and ankles are hinges.\u00a0 One piece they didn\u2019t use was the swivel shin joint.\u00a0 I\u2019m assuming they did away with it to make the figure more aesthetically pleasing, and I don\u2019t really think it hurts the articulation.<\/p>\n

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Photog comes with two accessories.\u00a0 First is his shield, which was drawn on his original entry.\u00a0 The shield is made of hard plastic with a raised front piece.\u00a0 The ribbed surface and yellow coloring definitely gives off the impression that it\u2019s a spotlight.<\/p>\n

His second weapon is an original creation by the Horsemen.\u00a0 It\u2019s a gun that resembles an old movie camera.\u00a0 There\u2019s not really an indication about what this piece can do.\u00a0 Does it shoot bullets or film?\u00a0 Who knows, just don\u2019t stand in front of it.<\/p>\n

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Photog\u2019s definitely has a unique place in MOTU history, and I\u2019m glad it\u2019s finally being cemented with a figure and official bio.\u00a0 I really love the idea that fans can help design and contribute to the line.\u00a0 Hopefully we\u2019ll see a similar contest every year until the line officially ends.<\/p>\n

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

We\u2019re changing things up a little this week here at ItsAllTrue. I\u2019m kicking off this Monday morning with a review of the first 30th Anniversary Masters of the Universe figure: Fearless Photog. 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