{"id":25934,"date":"2013-11-27T01:37:30","date_gmt":"2013-11-27T07:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=25934"},"modified":"2013-11-27T01:37:30","modified_gmt":"2013-11-27T07:37:30","slug":"power-lords-elite-soldier-power-soldier-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=25934","title":{"rendered":"Power Lords Elite Soldier
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<\/a> I\u2019m rushing tonight to get out one more review before we break for Thanksgiving and I\u2019m looking across my table of unreviewed (& largely unopened) toys, trying to find something fun enough that it could sit at the top of the site for the long weekend. There are too many toys on that table right now \u2013 it\u2019s been a fantastic year both for me personally and for toy collectors in general, I think. I felt the usual pressure to stay ahead of Mattel\u2019s constant barrage of releases and the nagging stack of unopened subscription Joes, but I knew I wanted something fun & engaging. It was already a late night, spent mostly at work prepping for a huge weekend. <\/p>\n

Standing there, I\u2019ll admit it; I was tempted to start our break early. And then I saw these guys. I\u2019ve been waiting to review them, waiting for news of the second batch arriving, but I can\u2019t wait any longer. These guys were all but jumping out of their little baggies tonight. And I was happy to get them in front of the camera (I could\u2019ve taken tons more pics, but more on that a little later). <\/p>\n

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As I\u2019ve previously mentioned<\/a>, I\u2019m not the world\u2019s biggest Power Lords fan. I learned more about them while helping the 4H put their website<\/a> together than I ever had before. I remember the ad on the back of the comic with Adam Power transforming and\u2026 that\u2019s about it. The good news is, having these first two Power Lords figures in hands, you don\u2019t have to know anything about Power Lords to fall in love with these figures. This, by the way, is exactly how you get the rest of us as interested as the handful of loyal collectors that have been salivating at this for nearly thirty years. <\/p>\n

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The Power Soldier (black\/red) and the Elite Power Soldier (white\/black) aren\u2019t from the original incarnation, but are rather smart reuse of the pieces needed in this day and age. These army-building troopers are built from the Adam Power buck with two new helmet sculpts to give the figures their unique look. The possibilities feel much more endless than the clear colorways used for the OSM line \u2013 we\u2019ve already seen the Soldier in navy blue and red and there are gray & brown versions coming too. All of them look great \u2013 I\u2019m almost positive the 4H are trying to kill me. <\/p>\n

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One of the reasons they all look great is because the sculpt is killer at this scale. We\u2019ve seen the 4H\u2019s great work on the OSM, but the detail on the Power Lords figures takes things to a whole new level. When I grabbed other 4H figures for the \u201cUsual Suspects\u201d shot, I was reminded about how the 4H can bring a whole new level to the 6\u201d scale \u2013 so I shouldn\u2019t be surprised about what they\u2019ve done in 4\u201d either.<\/p>\n

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The classic design brings with it a great \u201cretro\u201d feel and the new helmets are right at home with the rest of the suit to bring it home. It may just be that I wasn\u2019t familiar with Power Lords as a kid, but these feel like something that could\u2019ve walked out of my childhood. I get it, in a way they did, but I\u2019m still impressed they can convey a sense of nostalgia despite my lack of familiarity. Make sense? <\/p>\n

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The other thing that makes the figures awesome is the articulation. The figures feature fifteen points of articulation. Mostly ball-joints \u2013 the head, shoulders, elbows, knees, and ankles with swivel cuts at the base of the neck, the waist, wrists, and hips. This gives the figure some incredible range when posing despite the scale. I think the only area where the figure feels like it\u2019s missing something is the cut hips, but the classic t-crotch is aided somewhat by the two ball-joints down the leg. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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The articulation gets a little more impressive: other than the ball-joint at the top of the neck, all of the articulation points feature Glyos pegs! The wrists and ankles utilize that smaller peg size first used on the OSM, but the rest of the figure is Glyos compatible. This is where my comment about a ton more pictures comes in. These are fully-articulated, traditional 4\u201d scale figures combined with the Glyos system. If the aesthetics of the figure are a wet dream for kids of the 70s and 80s and the articulation is on par with what collectors have come to expect, the Glyos joints could be what takes things to the next level. <\/p>\n

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Not everything is rosy \u2013 the Power Lords legs feature pegs that point upwards while Glyos guys tend to point downward, and the neck ports are recessed making straight head-swapping with Glyos guys difficult. There are pieces to work around these issues, but I\u2019m hopeful the alien compatibility will be better. There are some fun features though \u2013 notably the Glyos port on the back. Wings anyone? For now, I\u2019ll direct you to the Power Lords Blog<\/a> for some great pictures featuring Glyos parts.<\/p>\n

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For the most part, we can expect these “pre-paint” figures to mostly be molded in the appropriate colors. That’s not a problem, particularly on these two, as the white & black look classic, but there is some paint to help give the figures a more finished look: the belt, power symbol, and the faceplate. The simple paint apps are sharp on my two figures. Hilariously, a mold line in the plastic of my Power Soldier makes his red faceplate appear cracked, but that’s not a paint issue and it’s kinda look, like a scar. While I’m talking about the faceplates, check out this Sneak Peek<\/a> at SourceHorsemen.com. It shows the black & white helmets, but in reverse colors. I need<\/em> those! <\/p>\n

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The Power Soldier & Elite Power Soldier both include two accessories: a staff and a laser rifle. I prefer the rifle to the staff, but the great thing is the figures appear to be largely compatible with weapons from my Joes and Star Wars figures. I haven\u2019t unpacked my Star Wars figures yet (oops!), but I can\u2019t wait to hook these guys up with some of their gear. <\/p>\n

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Overall, these guys are just one more example of the Four Horsemen converting me into a believer. I won\u2019t lie. If I had to pick a property for the 4H to revive it wouldn\u2019t be Power Lords. I\u2019ve got a list of 80s toys I really want brought back (sounds like a good Top Ten list) and that weird orange guy that turns to a blue guy on the back of those old comics wouldn\u2019t have been on the list. After getting these two guys in hand though? I need more. I\u2019m excited just to have these two in their additional colors. And then there\u2019s that whole little matter of the regular cast the 4H need to attend to. I’ve already missed the NYCC Ggrapptikk Grunts, but if the whole line is going to be this good, then I\u2019m going to be on the hook for a lot more figures. This will be the OSM all over again!<\/p>\n

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