{"id":32279,"date":"2015-11-22T23:54:57","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T05:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=32279"},"modified":"2015-11-22T23:54:57","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T05:54:57","slug":"motuclassics-com-saurod-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=32279","title":{"rendered":"MOTUClassics.Com
Saurod Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> “I am Saurod, evil reptile with the laser-shooting mouth!”<\/strong> \u2013 Saurod, MOTU: The Cosmic Key Mini-Comic (1987). <\/p>\n

This summer, I\u2019d been running a few MOTU Classics Catch-Up Weeks to take down the pile of unopened figures. Then I let things get away from me again and the pile got even more massive. (It could be worse, I\u2019m too broke to buy the Talon Fighter this month). So I\u2019m gonna put my MOTU Goggles back on and attack this stack. There are 14 figures total, pretty much every figure since July minus the pain-in-the-butt-to-get SDCC Tops 2pk and Light Hope, because I apparently skipped him last year. My plan is to get caught up on all those before the end of the year so I can do my Year-End Top 10 lists appropriately. <\/p>\n

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I thought about hitting them up in chronological order, but then I looked at the stack and wanted to start with Saurod. And, hey, there\u2019s no rules here. So Saurod it is. If I screw up and call him Sauron, will blame Marvel. Or Tolkien. <\/p>\n

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I never hard Saurod as a kid. I never had any of the movie figures. Heck, I never had any of the 1987 figures (I found Scareglow at a flea market years later). I did watch the movie though and knew about Saurod as a kid, but I can\u2019t say I cared a whole lot? He doesn\u2019t talk. He gets punked fairly easily & dies quickly \u2013 hey, if this were Star Wars, he\u2019d be Boba Fett! If only, Saurod, if only.
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The old figure was cool though. Somewhere along the line, not in the movie, Saurod picked up the ability to shoot frickin\u2019 laser beams from his mouth. And his toy? Well, his toy approximated that by shooting sparks. It\u2019s cool that it came about this way, because if not, Saurod would be called Dinosparks or Electro-Dile instead of a one-letter-off LOTR name. The after the fact action feature was pretty cool though and it makes me wish I\u2019d had a classic Saurod. I miss the days when toys could emit sparks. <\/p>\n

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Umpteen years later, we\u2019ve got Saurod in Classics. Unlike Blade & Gwildor, Saurod ended up not reverting back to his movie costume. He\u2019s definitely update with a great sculpt. Tons of detail from the movie costume has been layered back in, but he\u2019s not as screen accurate as we\u2019ve seen with the other two figures. In some ways, it could because of the \u201cClassicizor\u201d machine simplifying some of the more ornate details. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s certainly not a deal breaker, the sculpt is excellent, but it makes things a little confusing here and there \u2013 his chainmail kinda looks likes his skin, for example. The best part of the sculpt is still the head though. Again, it\u2019s not exactly screen-accurate, but it\u2019s well done and looks really nice atop the figure. We\u2019ve also got his spinal-esque ponytail and his real tail to balance the figure out. He just comes across as really well done, even from the back. <\/p>\n

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I suppose some of the confusion on skin versus chainmail could be the paint as well. The movie had a metallic gold\/copper color to the chainmail while the figure was green. The classics figure copies the vintage and it wasn\u2019t until I had the figure in hand that I realized it wasn\u2019t his exposed skins on the upper arms. My bad. The paintwork itself is impeccable though. I love the metallic copper mixed with the lizard-skin green. A really nice example is on the armored hands with their exposed palms. <\/p>\n

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Articulation is standard for the line: ball-joints at the neck, shoulders, & hips; swivels at the bicep, wrists, waist, & thighs; single-hinge knees & elbows; and the ab crunch & rocker ankles. I do miss the boot cuts as they cut-back on the leg posing, but it\u2019s not as much as issue in Saurod\u2019s case due to his tail. It prevents too deep of poses and keeps the missing boot-cut from being as noticeable. <\/p>\n

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Saurod included his classic laser pistol. It\u2019s a nice piece and fits well in his hand. I have some trouble getting it in the holster. It fits once it\u2019s in there, but it doesn\u2019t really like to go in or come out. Maybe I\u2019m doing it wrong. Saurod does have a ton of new parts, almost all of him, so I know where the money went, but I do wish there was a second accessory here. I\u2019d like to see a laser or sparks attachment to replicate his old action feature. <\/p>\n

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Overall, it seems like just yesterday we were collectively crazy about not getting any of the movie figures yet. Blade was filming subscribe videos and we were all worried about everything. Now, here we are, with the movie trio completed and a ton more of character depth on the way. What\u2019s even more exciting is how well done some of these figures are and Saurod is no exception. Here we have a figure with a great sculpt and some sharp paint applications that absolutely kills it. I would like a little more of the movie intricacies and but I still like the level they stopped at too. Saurod ends up as a great figure for our MOTU shelves. He\u2019s got a unique look and is going to really stand out on the shelves. Which is great this far into the line. <\/p>\n

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