Strange oversight that they didn't design the shield handle to actually fit over his hand. I had to heat up then squish the hand to get it to just about hold the shield. The handle loop needed to be bigger or one hand needed to be sculpted in a way to fit in the shield loop.
So far I have Mumm Ra the Ancient, Liono, Jackalman and Panthro. I've just ordered Monkian and Im super excited for it to come in. Monkian was always my favorite bad guy, I love his design and the voice actor really sold it (as did all the other voice actors) . I would love to see the Thunder Cats reboot figures in the same class as these figures ( if not a little more accurate to the show would be nice) I love the original but the reboot was good too. This was a great review.
Almost perfect. The reviewer didn't show how hard it is to get Monkian to hold the shield as the loop/handle of the shield is too small to fit the hand in without heating and squishing the fingers.
Excellent review!! Super figure! I hope Super 7 will re-release Lion-o with pinless joints. Monkeyion looks high quality, I agree, and very clean and seamless. Can't wait to receive mine 👏👏👏
Vultureman is my favorite one. He's basically Skektek. I really wish S7 kept the matte prototype finish. I'm starting to doubt collecting more of their lines.
I only got into the Super7 ThunderCats line last year, with the first wave. I'm happy I'll have the main trio of mutants complete, and after that I'll be a bit more selective. I've got some army builders I think will fit into the line well. Now if only they released Cheetara and Tygra...
I have a simple fix for posing Monkian’s mourning-star mace’s free hanging chain! Take an average twist-tie, remove the paper from the wire and thread it through a few links of chain. Voila! You can now pose the chain! (Stripping the plastic from the wire-ties used in many figures like transformers will give a slightly thicker, stronger wire, but it will be more visible). If you don’t want the mace head to hang, start by looping the the end of the wire through the plastic where the chain connects, then thread (or wrap, your call) the wire through or around the chain. Same can obviously be done for the handle. That said, I love the 4-Horsemen’s sculpts and wish you’d have given them more credit instead of giving even one word of credit to Super7 for the design (slip of the tongue). I absolutely, utterly and completely loathe Super7 and how they run their business. They’ll gladly take people’s money with a no cancel preorder policy, then make fans that paid in full wait 8-12, even 18+ months before actually shipping products that arrive damaged (not just the packaging, which alone can easily cut the collector value in *half*. They do not care about their customers and hide behind one word repeatedly: “Estimated”. But when “estimated” becomes a full year (anything beyond 1 month is unacceptable), they issue NO real apology, refuse cancellation requests and keep your money. They’ve done this LONG YEARS before Covid or supply chain issues were even a problem. They’ll never see a penny from me no matter what they offer. That’s just to warn potential buyers: expect months or years of delays. That’s simply the facts of supporting these weak Hot-Topic wannabe’s and Lyin’ Brian Flynn.
What's the story with Wily Kit & Kat? you have them briefly displayed yet I don't recall you making mention of them. Were they released and I missed it or something?
I can't help but feel super7 starts to skimp on paint as lines progress with time, almost like they're baiting customers in with the opening waves and then start skimping on costs once they've locked people in. something I've noticed on some other ultimate lines - particularly tmnt. I'm glad this one feels better but there's no denying a lack of paint.
You could have mentioned that the shield handle is to small to fit in his hand properly... And that's a big problem I think and nobody speak about it... Is that really your prefered accessory?
Any chance you might get tygra early? I have him on preorder but really nervous of how he might turn out.. really need to see a finished product before spending the cash on him.
The figure looks really good but in The cartoons he wasn't so big like that , I think he was almost smaller than Lion-o but he stills fit with the Mattel ones at the other hand Vultureman looks out of scale.
I don't get all the praise this one got. The snout is too wide, the torso too narrow, the chest should be hairless, the beard shape is wrong and the flail should have a knotted segment attached to the chain.
Awesome review for a really solid figure. Super 7 is making my favorite stuff and I am happy with almost all of their design choices. I really hate how double jointed elbows and knees look on modern figures, it's unsightly even in the hands of excellent toy photographers, so yes these figures look so much cleaner without it. Thanks!
I think they work on slim figures like Marvel Legends but for bulky MOTU/Thundercats type figures, double joints look awful like on old toybiz Marvel Legends where the double joint was so big and totally ruined the proportions.
