{"id":32328,"date":"2015-12-09T00:34:57","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T06:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=32328"},"modified":"2015-12-09T00:34:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T06:34:57","slug":"motuclassics-com-evil-hordes-dragstor-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=32328","title":{"rendered":"MOTUClassics.Com
Evil Horde’s Dragstor
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\"\"<\/a> “He’s more than a warrior – He’s a monstrous speed machine too!.”<\/strong> \u2013 Hordak, about Dragstor, Masters of the Universe Mini-Comic “The Warrior Machine” (1986) <\/p>\n

When I was trying to get caught up on MOTU Classics reviews last week, another one showed up! That\u2019s what happens with these damn subscriptions. Truth is, I wasn\u2019t really caught up \u2013 I\u2019ve got a big ol\u2019 MO2K Week coming up, but I figure I\u2019d pop out a review on Dragstor here before December\u2019s stuff shows up.<\/p>\n

I never had Dragstor as a kid and I\u2019m still not the biggest fan of the Evil Horde (I know, I\u2019m like the only one), so this release isn\u2019t as heralded for me as it by some others. It does pique my curiosity about the old figure and how well the action feature worked. I might have to snag a vintage one if I run across it. <\/p>\n

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I was looking forward to him as part of the \u201cBotched Research Experiments\u201d group for sure. Dragstor is yet another poor sap that fell prey to either Man-At-Arms\u2019, Tri-Klops\u2019, or Hordak\u2019s machinations. Dragstor is a little more tragic than the rest, having been a close friend of other botched research experiment Extendar. Extendar was able to break free of Hordak; Dragstor was not. <\/p>\n

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The reason I find it his back story so interesting and his vintage figure intriguing is probably because I\u2019m strangely underwhelmed by his Classics figure. On its merits, everything should be fine. The sculpt is fine. I like the chunky boots the new thighs get some vintage details in there, and the head sculpt is good. The breathing apparatus is a little soft, but it\u2019s a good sculpt overall. The main get up though is where things get kinda lackluster. The individual parts are great \u2013 the motor backpack looks fantastic, the tire is well-done as is the vestigial slot for the ripcord, and the hoses and ribbing all look good too. It just doesn\u2019t ever really come together. <\/p>\n

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And it\u2019s not about not getting the action feature. That ship sailed years ago. As cool as just being able to spin that tire in his gut would be, I don\u2019t hold not being able to do it against the figure. And I do like the smart layering. Part of the engine block is on the undies while the tire is part of the add-on armor. This preserves the waist articulation and reduces some of the bulk (as does the armor being cut out on the sides). It\u2019s not about the action feature and the sculpt is more or less infallible except for some soft spots. But there\u2019s just something I can\u2019t put my finger on that I\u2019m not feeling. I\u2019ll likely get over it if I can\u2019t explain it. <\/p>\n

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One huge upside of how this figure was constructed is that most of the articulation is retained and un-obstructed (the old figure can\u2019t say that). The arms and legs work as you\u2019d expect (thank you, boot swivel), the neck has decent range (hold that thought!) and as I mentioned the waist is unfettered. There\u2019s no bulk under the arms so that\u2019s another plus while the ab crunch is more or less locked away. On the head, the range is good, but it\u2019s a shame that no consideration was given to Dragstor being able to look forward in \u201cvehicle mode\u201d, i.e. when he lays down on his tum-tum. Continue to Page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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The colors are probably my favorite thing here and it\u2019s due to straight 80s garishness carried full-on over. The dark blue costume matched with dull Horde red trim and boots is a great match-up. And then we throw in bright orange gloves cause, why not? That palette combined with the blacks & silvers just really pops. It\u2019s easily the coolest thing about the figure for me. <\/p>\n

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And then there\u2019s the time that we just forgot vintage and trudged on forward. I\u2019m always wanting the line to do this and I love it here. You get what many of us probably expected, the old vintage ripcord to be turned into some type of groovy melee weapon, and it turned out to be a pretty deadly whip. <\/p>\n

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The cooler thing though was that the 4H just wholesale dropped the vintage crossbow. They\u2019ve been tinkering and personalizing the crossbows so far, but they\u2019ve kept to a theme. In this case, Dragstor doesn\u2019t have his variant black version \u2013 he\u2019s outright got an engine crossbow and it rocks. It also plugs into his back for his \u201ccar\u201d mode and looks great up there too. It\u2019s probably my favorite piece in the box and really gives Dragstor a unique flare, even more than the tire in his belly. <\/p>\n

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Overall, talking it out has already warmed me up to this figure a bit. I like the colors and the sculpt choices, so the looks is a cohesive win. I would like it if a couple of the silver areas like the tubes and mask were sculpted in a little sharper, but he looks good. The articulation was saved despite the 80s design choices. The only flaw is that the head can\u2019t be made to look up while he\u2019s trucking around my toy shelves. Accessories are fun too and that leaves him a fine sendoff for the vintage toy Horde. <\/p>\n

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