Star Wars Black Series No 3 Kylo Ren The Force Awakens Hasbro 6" Figure

I meant to get this review before now, I really did. But I'll be honest, I was catching up with Game of Thrones. And after all this time I'm fully up to speed! Hurrah!

Anyway onto the figure! Firstly, Kylo Ren's read up

Kylo Ren comes with one accessory which is the new lightsaber that got a lot of people talking.

Like we've seen with previous lightsabers, the hilt and blade can be separated. The hilt is a cross shape and painted with silver and black dry brushing with a small red dot on the bottom - maybe a button?

The blade isn't quite as translucent as the previous lightsabers we've got, and I'm not sure I like it. I do like the shape though and how Hasbro have made the blade look fiery.

Once the blade and hilt are combined though, I think this is a great looking lightsaber!

As for the figure itself... I love it.

A lot of people have problems with mixing soft goods and soft rubber materials but I think it works here. The rubber cloak piece around Ren's neck helps hold down the cloak, and the rubber belt helps define his shape and again, holds the cloak in place.

And his mask is bad ass.

As for articulation, the head looks left and right, and the hood does not hinder this movement at all. The shoulders move the arms right around but the rubber neck piece keeps the arms for moving up. There are single jointed elbows, wrist pivot and rotation.

There's an ab crunch which also acts as a waist swivel. The crunch doesn't really work due to the cloak however. The hips are on a ball joint and there's a thigh cut. The knees are double jointed and the ankles have a rocker pivot, rotate and swivel.

I've also heard complaints that the cloak is too long. Honestly, I think it looks great. The way it drapes and lies on a surface just makes this guy looks even more foreboding.

I'm very impressed with this figure, easily my favourite so far. But will he be topped by the First Order Stormtrooper? Stay tuned!

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Star Wars Black Series #12 Anakin Skywalker

I don't like Anakin in the prequels. I don't think many people do to be honest. But he's a much better and more likeable character in The Clone Wars cartoons and that's one of the reasons why I bought Anakin to add to my collection. The other reason is because it didn't seem right having Obi-Wan from the prequels and not Anakin.

Skywalker senior comes with 2 accessories: his lightsaber and an alternate head with red eyes, to show when he fell to the Dark Side.

Personally I prefer Jedi Anakin's head over the Sith one. The hair sculpt just doesn't work for me on the Sith head.

The rest of the sculpt is good though, with the same sculpted robes as we've seen on Obi-Wan. Anakin has darker robes, all blacks and dark browns, with some silver and gold highlights. He also has his cyborg right hand which is nicely sculpted.

Anakin has the same articulation as the other 6" Black Series figures. His head moves back and forth (but not too far back due to his hair), and left and right. His shoulders move up and down, back and forward, there's an elbow bend and wrist swivel. There's an ab swivel and crunch, hips move out a little, and back and forth and there's a thigh cut. there's a double knee bend and ankle pivot, swivel and bend.

Just like Obi-Wan I was able to pick up a robe for Anakin in a dark brown which looks great and really adds some character to this figure.

I'm glad to have Anakin beside Obi-Wan in my collection - especially now that we're getting more Clone Troopers to back up the Jedi generals!

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Star Wars Black Series #10 Obi-Wan Kenobi

I'm not a big fan of the Star Wars prequels but Obi-Wan is my favourite Jedi in the series so I was happy to pick this guy up from Amazon when it was VERY cheap. I'm talking sub £8 cheap.

Obi-Wan only comes with one accessory, which is his blue bladed lightsaber. It's a nicely sculpted piece with neat paint apps. The blade can also be removed from the hilt so that the hilt can be attached to Obi-Wan's belt.

Obi-Wan is a nice looking figure, with nicely sculpted robes - the robes have a nice wool looking texture to them and a nice light brown dry brush that brings out that detail. The skirt part of the robe is a soft rubbery plastic over a soft goods skirt - like we've seen with Darth Maul before.

The paint apps are nice and near over this figure, the eyes are neat and the beard and hair have a nice dark wash to bring out the details, but he also has the distinct white flashes of hair at the side of his head.

There are browns for his boots, belt and under shirt (that you can see under his chin).

There are darker browns and silvers on his belt, that also has sculpted pouches which look really nice.

Overall I think this is a really nice sculpt and quite a good likeness of Obi-Wan.

The articulation is what we've come to expect from the 6" black series figures. The head is on hinge and ball joint so it can look up and down and left and right, his shoulders move up, down, back and forward. Hi elbows bend and his wrists swivel.

Obi-Wan has an ab swivel and crunch, his legs move forward and back and outward a little, a thigh cut, a double jointed knee, and ankle articulation.

I did think something was missing though, and that thing, was a Jedi robe. Thankfully, this is where eBay comes into play.

I really like the robe on this figure. I think it adds a lot to this figure and really, for the price of these figures normally, a robe is something that should have been included originally.

Stay tuned for more toy reviews coming up, including more Black Series figures, Batman, Turtles, and more!

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Star Wars The Black Series Starkiller (Galen Marek)

Picked up my first 3.75" Black Series figure - I don't think we'll ever see a 6" Black Series Starkiller from The Force Unleashed videogames, so I grabbed this guy when I saw him. I like this figure but I doubt I'll be buying any more 3.75" Black Series figures.

Starkiller (or Galen Marek if you want to give him his real name) comes with a fair few accessories:

2 lightsabers, 2 un-ignited lightsaber hilts, armour, 2 wrist bracers, a back piece (which is removable to place the armour on the figure), and a removable belt with flight straps. These are all nicely sculpted and give Starkiller 2 different looks which is cool.

The detailing on figure itself is very nice, but the skin looks almost waxy and has a real shine to it.

As far as articulation goes, the head is on a ball joint which you can pop right off, and that's also how you place the armour over the torso.

This ball joint means that Starkiller's head turns right round and can move up and down a little. His shoulders move up and down and outwards, there are elbow joints and swivels and the wrist swivel. Starkiller has a torso crunch and swivel, his hips move his legs back and forth but not outwards, his knees bend and his ankles turn. Quite a good amount of articulation for a 3.75" figure, but what you'd expect from a Black Series toy.

The different outfit that Starkiller comes with is my preferred way of displaying him, I think he just looks better in it.

The paint is neat on this figure, and is detailed nicely - I especially like the Empire insignia on his shoulder.

I'm glad I have a Starkiller figure to add to my collection, but as far as Black Series figures go, I'll be sticking to the 6" scale.

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Star Wars Black Series 6" Greedo

Back into looking at Hasbro's 6" Star Wars Black Series and I'm kicking off with Greedo! The universe's most ineffectual bounty hunter!

First thing that you notice about this figure is the lack of accessories. Greedo comes with a removable waistcoat (though why you'd take it off I don't know!), a removable belt, and his pistol. What else would he have though?!

Greedo however is one of the nicest looking early figures in the series simply because of this simplicity. He has everything we see him with in Star Wars and he looks great.

Greedo's face and head sculpt are particular high points on this figure. Great big blue silver eyes, on that green head with the antenna, elongated mouth and ridges and bumps make Greedo look very screen accurate.

His jump suit is great too, nicely painted with wrinkles, dirt and creases running through and over it.

Greedo can hold his blaster really nicely, fitting in his hand with one of his long figures holding the trigger. It also sits nicely in his leather look holster. The blaster itself is a lovely small piece painted in silver with a nice black wash making it look used.

Greedo's articulation is what we've come to expect from the Black Series. His head turns side to side and tilts down a little. His shoulders move up and down, his elbows bend, and his wrists turn. Greedo has a torso swivel, his hips move forward and back and he has a thigh cut. He has a double joint at the knee and his ankles bend and pivot.

The jumpsuit is a nice light green with yellow stripes down the side. His waistcoat is a darker mustard yellow but sadly doesn't quite have the same dirty aesthetic as the jumpsuit. It's still a great looking toy though, and I'm glad I was able to add the original bounty hunter to my collection!

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