{"id":19014,"date":"2012-06-07T01:55:13","date_gmt":"2012-06-07T06:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=19014"},"modified":"2012-06-07T02:09:03","modified_gmt":"2012-06-07T07:09:03","slug":"vault-review-motu-classics-slush-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=19014","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: MOTU Classics
Slush Head"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Even though I’d never seen the space He-Man cartoon, I do remember looking through the toys at Kaybee.\u00a0 \u00a0The two that intrigued me the most were Optikk and Slush Head.\u00a0 Guess I wasn\u2019t alone since those were the first two villains Matty chose.<\/p>\n

From the few episodes I\u2019ve seen, Slush Head doesn\u2019t seem to be the common dimwitted villain like most of Skeletor\u2019s henchmen.\u00a0 I wouldn\u2019t call him a genius, but he does seem to have a bit of a sarcastic personality.\u00a0 I really got the impression that he\u2019d rather be somewhere else instead of serving Flogg and Skeletor.<\/p>\n

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This figure is pretty cool for a lot of reasons, but what I love most about Slushy is that he\u2019s another perfect example of the Four Horsemen\u2019s amazing talent to cobble together a unique looking figure out of a handful of new pieces.\u00a0 His torso, arms, and legs are all Whiplash pieces, while his hands and feet are Merman\u2019s.\u00a0 Lastly, his underwear\/shorts and shin armor are from Icarius.<\/p>\n

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Slush Head comes with one major new body part.\u00a0 His armor, bubble helmet, and head are all new and connected to each other. \u00a0The head itself isn\u2019t even the kind of head we\u2019re used to getting on a MOTUC figure.\u00a0 The outside part is sculpted to look normal, but the inside is hollow and made out of the same translucent plastic as his helmet.\u00a0 This is to keep the water from leaking out of his helmet, and it does a really good job.<\/p>\n

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Slush Head\u2019s paint job is pretty detailed, but most of it is subtle.\u00a0 There\u2019s a lot of darker gradiant shading on his skin, and even the blue armor pieces have been given a faint black spray to make them look a bit worn.\u00a0 The armor also has intricately sculpted details that are either highlighted with silver or a darker metallic blue.<\/p>\n

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Slushy\u2019s articulation is mostly what you\u2019d expect from a MOTU Classics figure.\u00a0 He\u2019s got all the same old joints we\u2019ve become very familiar with, all except one.\u00a0 Slushy\u2019s head can\u2019t move since it is part of his helmet\/armor.\u00a0 There\u2019s not even a peg to put a head on.\u00a0 His armor just sits over his shoulders without issue.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Personally, I don\u2019t really care much about Slush\u2019s ability to hold water in his helmet.\u00a0 I would much more prefer to be able to move his head.\u00a0 It\u2019s not just for the subtle emotions you can invoke with the slightest twist, but the fact that he can\u2019t eve turn his head from side to side.\u00a0 This figure will always have to face straight ahead, and I don\u2019t think I like that.<\/p>\n

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Slushy comes with a few accessories, two of which are mechanical tentacles with claws on the end.\u00a0 These two pieces plug into his backpack and can swivel at both ends.\u00a0 At first I was a bit disappointed that these tentacles weren\u2019t bendy, but now I think it was the right decision to make them out of a sturdy plastic.\u00a0 I don\u2019t need them to be drooping to the ground in a couple of months.<\/p>\n

Slush\u2019s second accessory is a laser gun that can double as a techno ax.\u00a0 I really love the design of this weapon, and his backpack.\u00a0 They definitely give off a Kirby-esque vibe to me, and I can\u2019t help thinking that\u2019s what the original designers and 4 Horsemen had in mind.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019d be hard for most figures to follow a spectacular specimen like Draego-Man, but I think that Slush Head did a fantastic job of holding his own.\u00a0 The mix of various body parts from previous characters turned out well again, and adding the new pieces always seems to push the figure into their own unique look and feel.\u00a0 I\u2019m always happy to see New Adventures of He-Man in the Classics line, I just wish these characters would pop up a bit more often.\u00a0 I definitely can\u2019t wait to see who is next.<\/p>\n

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

Even though I’d never seen the space He-Man cartoon, I do remember looking through the toys at Kaybee.\u00a0 \u00a0The two that intrigued me the most were Optikk and Slush Head.\u00a0 Guess I wasn\u2019t alone since those were the first two villains Matty chose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19015,"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":[7,34,10],"tags":[78,16,2558,706,1550,1450],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/sluhTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-4WG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17708,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17708","url_meta":{"origin":19014,"position":0},"title":"First Look at Slush Head& Mighty Spector in Package","date":"March 27, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Mattel gave us another double dose of Masters of the Universe Classics Bio goodness today with packaging reveals for the Mighty Spector and the scaly NA goon Slush Head. 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It\u2019s a big day for Club Infinite Earths as things finally kick off with Golden Age Flash being offered today (think he\u2019ll sell fast?). For MOTUC, we\u2019ve got Stinkor, Slush Head, Mighty Spector, & Snake Mountain Stands! 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