{"id":28053,"date":"2014-05-30T01:19:10","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T06:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=28053"},"modified":"2014-07-01T00:44:01","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T05:44:01","slug":"four-horsemen-power-lords-adam-power-lord-power-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=28053","title":{"rendered":"Adam Power &
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<\/a> I\u2019m always excited when the Four Horsemen send a box of review samples along, but there is something a little more special when we get to the main events like the Infinity Editions of the Outer Space Men or today\u2019s review, the fully realized Power Lords characters of Adam Power and his powered-up self, Lord Power! <\/p>\n

Now both Vault & I have reviewed most of this figure before in the form of the Power Corps Soldiers. To get the skinny on Adam Power below the neck, check out my review of the first Power Soldiers<\/a>. And while Lord Power has a new upper half, you can also check out Vault\u2019s Soldier review<\/a> for anything… well, below the waistline<\/em>. I\u2019ll cover anything newly tooled here, but those reviews will catch you up to speed on the existing parts. <\/p>\n

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The first thing about these new Power Lords is the packaging. I\u2019m a big fan of the 4H\u2019s resealable packaging and they\u2019ve brought it back again here. The card itself is based on the classic and has a great retro feel. I love the file card and isn\u2019t it always great to have that big white canvas back there with all the various figures available or upcoming. I\u2019m not sure what the focus groups on toy packaging tell the big two, but nothing beats the classic layouts if you ask me. Oh, and not to mention, that artwork on the front is more great work from site friend and artist extraordinaire, Nate Baertsch<\/a>! <\/p>\n

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Once I popped these first two figures open, I was really struck by how well done they are. If that sounds par for the course for the praise I tend to give the 4H, it is. As a collector of multiple scales, I think we tend to allow for more mediocrity as we get smaller. A sixth scale toy is expected to be pretty flawless. Twelfth scale needs to be done well, but we\u2019ll let thing slide here and there. Eighteenth scale? I\u2019m sure there are enthusiasts who expect the very best, but it seems we\u2019re more okay with iffy paint and sculpting on the little guys. <\/p>\n

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The nice thing about the 4H working in this 4\u201d scale is that they don\u2019t lower the bar to the height of the figures. We already knew the sculpting was great on these from the previous releases and the new upper body for Lord Power and the two new heads are no exception. They\u2019re fantastic. The original Adam Power had this somewhat worried look on his face and the 4H have recaptured that here. Lord Power, meanwhile conveys\u2026 almost a godliness; there\u2019s just a stern power oozing from the sculpt. <\/p>\n

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In addition to the new bits, it\u2019s the paint that finally brings these sculpts to life. Just like the Infinity Edition OSM, I was already enjoyed the releases leading up to now, but I love these painted figures. Both of these guys are painted head-to-toe so that the colors are just right. And the paint is very well done. There are a few tiny things here and there, of course. They are mass produced pieces. I think the only paint that bugged me here was the blue paint on Adam\u2019s chest not quite reaching the red ribbing like it should, but the facial details and other line work throughout the figures leaves that a minor quibble. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Articulation is what we\u2019ve come to expect from the Power Soldiers and it\u2019s good, close to being great. I love the ball neck and the two-piece ball-joints at the shoulders, elbows, knees, and ankles. The wrist & waist swivels work well too, but I still cringe at the T-Crotch. I wouldn\u2019t mind some bicep & thigh swivels (I know I\u2019m basically asking for the moon on a boutique line here), but the t-crotch is the one articulation point keeping this buck from some truly great poses. <\/p>\n

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Both figures include the standard ion blaster & power staff as previous Soldiers, but each figure also comes with an extra piece too! Finally, thankfully, extra heads are included! Since Adam Power likes to let his hair breath (& we like seeing that well-sculpted visage), he may not need the Power Soldier helmets, but he does come with one and Adam Power comes with the other. I\u2019m ecstatic to finally get a figure with both helmets in the same color (albeit spread across two releases). I\u2019m still debating if I want Adam to keep his unique orange color and armybuild with other colorways, but I\u2019m tempted to head over to Store Horsemen and snag two more Adams to give him two uh, flank-troopers with the two unique heads. <\/p>\n

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That said, I do wish an unpainted neck piece were included. The painted piece kinda stands out down there, so if I do get flank-troopers, I\u2019ll be stripping the paint. That\u2019s probably my one criticism for the line so far: it doesn\u2019t quite fully embrace Glyosdom. The 4H were great about finding spots for new ports on the OSM \u2013 there are some truly inspired possibilities, but the PL line has not quite made the jump. I\u2019ll talk about the more in the Ggrapptikk review, because here it\u2019s just more about extras. We could use the extra necks, not to mention the extra helmets for the previous Power Soldiers. It seems like those are getting run off each time they go into production, they\u2019re not being used – to keep costs manageable, I\u2019d guess, but they\u2019re piling up somewhere, and we\u2019re just waiting to see how the 4H can get them into our grubby little hands. The only downside to waiting and not knowing is I\u2019m going to need some extra bodies for those heads and they may be sold out! <\/p>\n

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That\u2019s the thing though. Even with my wanting the extra heads \u2013 it\u2019s just about my wanting more. Overall, this has been a fun little line and now that the main event has started with this painted figures, it\u2019s that much more fun. To go back to my earlier point about the 4H not dumbing the quality down to match the scale, I can\u2019t stress that enough. In hand, these two figures are like little pieces of art. Museum quality is too strong a compliment, but they\u2019re done well. I\u2019m left wishing the 4H could tackle properties I\u2019m more familiar with in this scale just to see how nicely they\u2019d turn out. And never mind the part-swapping that would ensue… <\/p>\n

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Thank you again to the 4H for sending these Power Lords along!<\/em><\/center><\/p>\n

Adam Power & Power Lord are available for pre-order at STOREHORSEMEN<\/a> for $15 each along with Ggripptogg, but the last I heard was the shipment should arrive at 4H Studios today, so not only will pre-ordered folks soon have their figures on the way, but the orders should be live soon too! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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