REVIEW – MATTEL ULTIMATE EDITION LEGENDS – HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN

Posted by Mighty Mike on November 11, 2026
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“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan became one of the WWF’s most recognisable fan favourites. Known for his patriotic personality, trademark 2×4, American flag and enthusiastic “Hooo!” battle cry, Duggan quickly won over audiences with his hard-hitting style and larger-than-life character. His career reached a major milestone when he won the first-ever Royal Rumble match, eliminating One Man Gang to claim victory. Although he never won the WWF’s major singles championships, his charisma and connection with the fans made him a beloved figure of the late 1980s and early 1990s wrestling era.

Name: Hacksaw Jim Duggan 
Line: Ultimate Edition – Legends
Manufacturer: Mattel
Released: 2026
Price: $35.99 USD
Scale: 6 Inch
Accessories: Various accessories included

Mattel have been making a lot of great WWE Ultimate Edition figures lately and finally filling in a lot of gaps in the 80s and 90s wrestlers. Sometimes we really do have to wait to get some of those figures that are missing from our collections. 

Especially if you are going all-in on Ultimate Edition wrestling figures like I am. I’m focusing on the Monday Night Wars and Golden Eras, so when Mattel announced an Ultimate Edition version of Hacksaw Jim Duggan, the wait felt like forever, but now he’s finally here, and I think he lives up to the hype.

SCULPTING

Mattel have done an excellent job with the sculpting! The likeness to Hacksaw is great across all the included head sculpts. Also, the torso appears to be new as well. 

PAINT

Paint is kept to a minimum, but still up to a high standard. The main paint applications on each head sculpt are very well done, and the rest of the paint applications are used for small details like on Duggan’s boots.

ARTICULATION

 Hacksaw has your standard Ultimate Edition articulation. Double-jointed elbows and knees, ankle rockers, ball-jointed torso/neck, drop-down hips, etc., etc. You get a really good range of motion and natural poses. I don’t think you will have any complaints with posing this figure; he’s quite fun to pose, and you can get him into pretty much any wrestling-type pose without too much trouble.

ACCESSORIES

This figure comes absolutely stacked with accessories – four head sculpts, multiple hands, a cloth T-shirt, crown, American flag and 2X4s. Everything included is figure-appropriate to Hacksaw and well made. My only complaint would be that he needs pointing hands, so it’s a bit of a shame that those aren’t included. 

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Nothing to worry about as far as I can tell.

PRICE

I paid the retail price for Hacksaw off eBay Australia. Seeing he’s just been released, he’s pretty plentiful right now and not too pricey either.

OVERALL

This is definitely the best Hacksaw Jim Duggan that Mattel have made to date. It’s pretty much close to perfect. Worth picking up if you are a Hacksaw Jim Duggan fan or filling out an 80s WWF toy shelf. 

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REVIEW – HASBRO THE VINTAGE COLLECTION – GAMORREAN GUARD

Posted by Mighty Mike on November 10, 2026
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The Gamorrean Guards are the hulking, pig-like warriors who serve as palace guards for Jabba the Hutt. Known for their immense strength and intimidating appearance, they are armed with axes and other primitive weapons. Although not particularly intelligent, Gamorreans are fierce and loyal fighters, making them effective guards for Jabba’s palace on Tatooine.


Name: Gamorrean Guard (VC21)
Line: The Vintage Collection 
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Released: 2010
Price: $7.99 USD
Scale: 3.75 inch
Accessories: Vibrolance, long-handled axe, short-handled axe, removable helmet

I definitely bought a lot of this figure after my initial purchase. He’s definitely a figure you want to army build, in my opinion. The cloth skirt is a nice touch and removable helmet is cool, if not slightly annoying feature. 

I currently have about eight of these bad boys loose and about five MOC because well, I’m kinda addicted to buying these guys and I’m trying really hard to not buy more. They are really fun to play with and pose and having a bunch of them together on a display shelf is really neat. They really add to any ROTJ The Vintage Collection display.

SCULPTING

The sculpting on this figure has become one of my favourite sculpts out of Star Wars figures that I own! Although, I will say it’s not 100% accurate to what is seen on screen (Black Series matches this aspect better) However, I still love this sculpt. There’s just something about it that makes it almost perfect in my eyes and I wish Hasbro had given us an upscaled version for the Black Series on this one. 

PAINT

The paint applications on the Gamorrean Guard are very well done. But, be aware sometimes the horns on his head can be slightly sloppy. Otherwise the rest of the figure will be clean and up to expected standards from Hasbro.

ARTICULATION

 Articulation for this figure is great and fairly standard for The Vintage Collection figures released around this time. Mainly single hindge/swivel joints and ball joints and or standard swivel joints too. It’s all enough to make posing this figure quite fun and not too much of a chore. 

ACCESSORIES

The Gamorrean Guard comes with a good number of weapons – you get two axes of different size and a lance. The removable helmet is technically an accessory too. The best part about having so many weapons is that it allows you to add plenty of variation to each individual Gamorrean Guard on your display shelf and you can make each one slightly different. The Removable helmet is good, but if you are moving the figure it will most likely fall off, so be aware of that.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Nothing to worry about with this figure. Besides that damn removable helmet!

PRICE

I paid after market prices for this one as I was late to the party. Honestly, those prices aren’t too bad all things considered and have remained fairly stable over the years for MOC samples, due to reissues of the figure. Loose, obviously you will pay less.

OVERALL

This is a great 3.75 inch figure! And easily one of my favourites of all time when it comes to The Vintage collection! It’s sculpting and articulation still hold up well and it’s army building potential make it a fun  figure to have in your ROTJ collection. Definitely a must have figure!

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REVIEW – HASBRO GI JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES – ACTION MAN

Posted by Mighty Mike on November 6, 2026
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Action Man is an elite adventurer and action hero known for his courage, resourcefulness and ability to tackle dangerous missions around the world. The 1990s version presented him as a highly trained operative equipped for military operations, survival, climbing and exploration. Armed with specialised equipment and a strong sense of duty, Action Man takes on enemy forces and dangerous environments, relying on his skills, determination and quick thinking to get the job done.

Name: Action Man
Line: GI Joe Classified Series
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Released: 2026
Price: $89.89
Scale: 6 Inch
Accessories: Various accessories

I knew of the 90s version of Action Man; however, I never owned this one as a kid – mainly because I was not into the large 12-inch size of the toy. They did look pretty cool though. 

Flash forward to when Hasbro announced they were making an Action Man figure for their GI Joe Classified line – I could not wait. This was everything I ever wanted from an Action Man figure, and the prototype photos looked great too!

I think I’m definitely the target market atm, as we are getting a lot of 90s toys being remade and released right now. But I’m definitely not going to complain either.

I was able to get one from Robot Kingdom just before heading off to Japan in September, and I’m still trying to get through the backlog of toy releases since my trip.

There’s definitely been a lot of toys and figures released recently; it’s very hard to keep up right now!

SCULPTING

As far as sculpting goes, this figure is excellent! The body is a reuse of Outback – but that’s not a bad thing, as it’s a very good base body. The head sculpts are absolutely amazing! They are definitely very much Action Man, but also suggest to me the description of the novel version of James Bond too – which I think is an added bonus! The rest of the body has plenty of fine detail work on the clothes and arms.

PAINT

Paint is up to the expected standard from Hasbro. The Action man logos are nice and clean. The paint on both head sculpts is almost flawless and the rest of the paint details are nice and neat. I definitely don’t worry about paint apps too much either Hasbro products, but you can still get the occasional bad one if you are unlucky though.

ARTICULATION

 I’d say this is fairly typical articulation for Action Man and the Classified Series figures in general. The joints provide a good range of movement, allowing for plenty of different poses. The elbows and knees can be a little stiff straight out of the box, but once they loosen up, the figure becomes much easier to pose.

ACCESSORIES

Action Man comes with a number of accessories he’s definitely stocked up. You get a number of climbing tools and some weapons too and a backpack as well. I’m not sure how much reuse is happening here, but it wouldn’t surprise me much at all, if that was the case. All his accessories are still great and fit in his hands without any problems. You definitely get a lot of choice on how you want to display this figure.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Nothing to worry about as far as I can tell. 

PRICE

I paid the current retail price for Action Man. I got mine from Robot Kingdom because I wanted it ASAP and I wasn’t sure if Australian stores would stock the figure. Thankfully, some stores do have it in stock, like Big W or Gamesmen, etc., so you do have options locally if you live in Australia.

OVERALL

This is a really good update for an Action Man figure! In my opinion, he definitely fits right in the GI Joe Classified Series. The little bits of bright orange plastic throughout his outfit are a nice callback to the brighter colours toys were back in the 90s not the mention the absolutely excellent head sculpts! This is definitely a worthy Action Man figure to pick up if you are a fan and want something more modern. Hopefully we get more variations on Action Man in the near future!

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REVIEW – MATTEL ULTIMATE EDITION COLISEUM COLLECTION SERIES 6 – BIG BOSS MAN

Posted by Mighty Mike on November 4, 2026
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Big Boss Man was a tough, no-nonsense enforcer who became one of the WWF’s most recognisable characters during the late 1980s. Originally a prison guard before entering professional wrestling, he wore his distinctive police-style uniform and used his nightstick and handcuffs to intimidate opponents. During this period, he was known for his hard-hitting style and his association with the Heenan Family before eventually becoming a fan favourite.

Name: Big Boss Man (Ultimate Edition)
Line: Coliseum Collection – Series 6
Manufacturer: Mattel
Released: 2025
Price: $74.99 USD (with Bam Bam Bigelow)
Scale: 6 Inch
Accessories: Various accessories included

Mattel have been producing quite a number of Ultimate Edition figures based on the style of the classic LJN rubber toys, originally released in the 80s.

I personally like to just buy my favourites as I’m slowly building an 80s WWF shelf to go with my 90s WCW shelf. When Big Boss Man was announced, I was definitely interested, but didn’t necessarily want the Bam Bam figure that came with him.

Thankfully, playing the long game has worked out, as there are always sellers listing them separately if you wait long enough. Such was the case as I was able to purchase this Boss Man figure all by himself.

And thankfully, didn’t take too long to arrive at my PO Box and to get him into my hands!

SCULPTING

Mattel have done an absolutely excellent job with the three head sculpts included and the body of Big Boss Man too! This isn’t their first Boss Man figure, but it’s definitely the first Ultimate Edition Boss Man. All three head sculpts are expressive enough that it’s hard to choose a favourite; I really do like them all, and they even got Boss Man’s large torso very accurate to how he looked at this point in his wrestling career! A lot of wrestlers have unique body types, and it’s great when Mattel goes that extra mile to make them look more like themselves. I think this could only happen with the Ultimate Edition style of torso articulation.

PAINT

Paint is kept to a minimum, but still up to a high standard. The main paint applications on each head sculpt are very well done, and the rest of the paint applications are just for costume details. 

ARTICULATION

 Big Boss Man has your standard Ultimate Edition articulation. Double-jointed elbows and knees, ankle rockers, ball-jointed torso/neck etc, etc. You get a really good range of motion and natural poses. I feel just like the name implies that Ultimate Edition is just that – especially with articulation. I don’t think you will have any complaints with posing this figure.

ACCESSORIES

This figure comes absolutely stacked with accessories – three head sculpts, multiple hands and hand cuffs/ball and chain accessories and his nightstick too.

Everything included is figure-appropriate and well made. My only complaint would be I’d prefer some more hands, but I do have spares from other figures if I really wanted to change it up a bit.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

The only thing to worry about is the ongoing problem for those who take their figures out of the box: warped and deformed legs. The worst being Hulk Hogan. The left leg on this figure was bent the wrong way, but I was able to heat it up and work it back into better shape than it was right out of the box. This could have been avoided if Mattel had just turned the leg at the thigh swivel when putting it in the packaging. I can understand the want to emulate the original LJN poses, but not if it’s going to deform the figure’s limbs. That’s not acceptable to me.

PRICE

I paid a pretty reasonable price for mine off Australian eBay, from Go Figure Collectibles. I’ve bought from them on and off in the past and they have never let me down. We really have quite a lot of good wrestling figure sellers here in Australia these days, so it’s good to know there are plenty of options available.

OVERALL

This is easily the best 80s WWF Big Boss Man figure we are ever going to get. I don’t think this one can be topped. There’s definitely a lot of love gone into making this figure the best it can be, and it shows. Definitely worth picking up if you are after the definitive Boss Man figure for your wrestling figure collection.

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RETRO REVIEW – TYCO DINO RIDERS KENTROSAURUS WITH KROK

Posted by Mighty Mike on November 2, 2026
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Dino Riders was a short-lived toy line by Tyco started in the late 1980s; it also had an accompanying cartoon series and combined very detailed dinosaur models with futuristic weaponry. Each dinosaur came with its own unique armour,which, depending on the size of the dinosaur, included 1-3 small humanoid figures, in scale with the original dinosaur.

The Kentrosaurus’ role for its Rulon masters was to be used as a heavily armoured attack vehicle, equipped with multiple weapons and protective shields, while its smaller size allowed it to manoeuvre effectively in battle.

Name: Kentrosaurus with Krok
Line: Dino Riders
Manufacturer: Tyco
Released: 1989
Price: Then – $20.00 USD. Now – $250USD
Scale: 1:24
Accessories: One Rulon mini figure, One mini figure weapon set

I was very lucky to receive a Kentrosaurus with Krok for Christmas, I’m pretty sure my brother also received one. I tired my best to take care of this one and I definitely played a lot with my Dino Riders toys when I was young. They were easily some of my favourite toys I had when I was a kid, but trying to not lose any parts was always a struggle.

They are still some of my favourite toys to own as an adult too. Dino Riders and Transformers are easily some of my favourites and I am trying to fill in more gaps on my website by reviewing more of each series as I don’t think their is enough proper documentation out there of these toys.

LIST OF PARTS

Inside the box you get the following items:

One Kentrosaurus 
One Rulon Krok figure
Two seats
Four seat guns 
One Brain box
Four large gun tips
One right harness
One left harness
Two shield links
One tail tip
One tail arm
One tail connecting link
Two shield guns
Two small gun tips
One right upper shield 
One left upper shield 
One right lower shield
One left lower shield
One weapon accessory set
One Instruction Book
One Comic Book

 PACKAGING

The packaging of Dino Riders toys have always been some of my favourite of all time. And I think the Kentrosaurus is easily one of my most favourite, probably only second to the T-Rex and Monoclonius box art. You have really nice art on the front of the box and get a good look at what’s inside after lifting the window flap and some nice product shots on the side and back.

SCULPTING

I’ve always felt a lot of effort was put into making the dinosaurs look as good as they could possibly be. However, when you compare the Kentrosaurus to the other dinosaurs in series one and two, it does look a little bit out of place in terms of size and sculpt. Something about it is a little off. It’s still an excellent sculpt and the Krok figure is sculpted very well too I’ve always liked the crocodile head. The body would also be used for all the series two Rulon mini figures.

PAINT

Not a lot of paint besides shading on the dinosaur to give it some details and a little bit of paint for detail work on Krok. Otherwise everything else is cast in the colour it’s meant to be. What paint that is on these toys is nice and neat.

ARTICULATION

Articulation for this toy is very basic each leg can be moved a little bit and same goes for the mini figure. Some limbs will be restricted by the sculpt. There is no walking feature for this toy, I kinda wish it did have one though.

ACCESSORIES

There is one weapon accessory set included with the Kentrosaurus: One rifle, one blade mace, one boomerang, one whip and one AMP detector. They are quite detailed and cast in red plastic and they fit onto Krok’s arms without too much trouble.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Definitely losing the brain box is the biggest potential problem you are going to have. It’s very tiny and can be easily lost. Otherwise I think everything else is quite sturdy and durable.

PRICE

Here’s the worst part about wanting to buy this figure with the box – it tends to get pretty expensive, unfortunately! Especially if they are 100% complete. This is just how it is with some Dino Riders toys they just cost more than some of the others.

OVERALL 

This is definitely one of the better toys from series two. However, to get one complete is going to be an expensive task. I’d say it’s not necessary required in a Dino Riders collection. But if you are able to get one, you will be satisfied with the toy. On its own it’s a great toy, even if it’s not as fun as some of the other toys released in the series.

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REVIEW – HASBRO GI JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES – LT FALCON

Posted by Mighty Mike on October 30, 2026
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Lt. Falcon is a highly trained Green Beret and Special Forces operative who serves as a member of the G.I. Joe Team. The son of a veteran Green Beret, Falcon followed in his father’s footsteps and became an expert in special operations, demolitions and small arms. First introduced in G.I. Joe: The Movie as the younger half-brother of Duke, Falcon is talented and confident but often reckless and irresponsible. Sometimes too outspoken for his own good, his attitude frequently gets him into trouble and rubs his commanding officers the wrong way. Despite his flaws, Falcon is a skilled soldier who must learn to overcome his immaturity and arrogance and prove himself as a member of the G.I. Joe Team.

Name: Lt. Falcon
Line: GI Joe Classified Series
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Released: 2026
Price: $49.00 AUD
Scale: 6 inch
Accessories: Various accessories

I bought the original Lt. Falcon toy before I had watched the original G.I. Joe movie, I was mainly attracted to the character design. Before familiarising myself with the character.

After watching the movie, I was a bit more familiar with his characterisation, even if he’s not the most likeable at first. I definitely won’t get that hour and a half back after watching the G.I. Joe movie, (it’s just not up to par with Transformers in my opinion) but, I do feel Falcon’s character development over the course of the movie wasn’t too bad and smoothed some of the sharp edges a little bit and made him more likeable in my eyes.

When it was announced we would be getting a retro card back version of the classified series Lt. Falcon in cartoon colours, I didn’t hesitate to snap one up from Robot Kingdom as soon as it was released. I just couldn’t wait and was looking forward to receiving it, sooner rather than later.

SCULPTING

I don’t own the original Falcon release in hand yet – it’s been ordered, but I haven’t shipped it from BBTS yet. I can see why people don’t like it – ouch, that original head sculpt is bad. Thankfully, this Falcon release comes with the newer head sculpt that was released with the Night Force version. It’s definitely an improvement. I haven’t been a fan of most of these head sculpts for the male characters; something is definitely off about them. The female ones have been fine, though. Still, in this case I feel the head sculpt for Falcon is quite good and better than most from the Classified line. The rest of the figure is great and has a lot of fine detail, like clothing folds, etc to make the figure look realistic.

PAINT

Paint is quite good on Falcon; even the face paint looks great. The green camo pattern is a standout for me. Otherwise, pretty much everything else is cast in the colour it’s meant to be. I don’t think you’ll get a Falcon with a bad paint app; I think Hasbro’s quality control will be fine.

ARTICULATION

 Falcon comes with all the standard G.I. Joe Classified Series articulation that’s expected by now. However, his webbing does get in the way of his ab crunch. Besides that, he’s pretty much unhindered and poses well. He’s definitely fun to pose and play around with.

ACCESSORIES

No extra hands! That’s definitely my first major gripe. Not even fist hands. That’s definitely a bit disappointing! However, his backpack, shotgun and knife are all pretty good! A little bit of minor warping in the package that can be sorted with a little bit of heat from either boiling water or a hair dryer, depending on your preference.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Besides bent weapons, I don’t think there are too many things to worry about with this figure.

PRICE

I paid the retail price from Robot Kingdom, which wasn’t too bad as I also ordered a few other G.I. Joe Classified figures at the same time to maximise shipping costs. Definitely worked out better that way.

OVERALL

I think this is a pretty solid Falcon release. The cartoon colour version is fun. It’s definitely a good mix of colours that pop. The lack of extra hands is disappointing, but at least the head sculpt is good and he has a reasonable amount of accessories. It’s not a perfect figure, but I’m still happy overall with this figure. It’s a good Lt. Falcon figure and definitely worth considering a purchase if you don’t have any other Falcon Classified figures in your collection already.

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REVIEW – REAL X HEAD GENTLEMAN CHAOS MAN

Posted by Mighty Mike on October 27, 2026
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Real X Head is a small Japanese company run by Mori Katsura, who makes vinyl toys. Over the years, there have been a number of figures and variations released, as well as collaborations with other people or stores. One such collaboration is with the store Hinomaru-Ya.


Name: Gentleman Chaosman
Line: N/A
Manufacturer: Hinomaru-Ya & RxH
Released: 2013
Price: ¥4,000
Scale: 5.5 Inches in height.
Accessories: None

I was able to order this particular Real Head Chaosman collaboration with Hinomaru-Ya back in 2014 as they were still in stock on their website. At one stage I had both green and blue versions. But I favoured blue and ended up keeping that version. 

Any information on 怪紳士カオスマン (Kaishinshi Chaosman) or roughly translated into Gentleman Chaosman has almost been lost to time and dead websites, it seems. I’m sure there are collectors out there with some of these figures in their collections, but, it’s certainly a pretty rare and unique figure, limited in number most likely.

SCULPTING

Excellent sculpting details on the Chaosman head. The rest of the figure is simple, but nicely sculpted.

PAINT

Plenty of metallic paint applications on this figure. Apparently, Hinomaru-Ya’s calling card. They look excellent and really add a premium touch to this figure! 

ARTICULATION

Just the head rotates and it’s pretty stiff too. 

ACCESSORIES

None.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

I can’t see too many issues with this sofubi figure. It’s pure quality.

PRICE

I paid ¥4,000 for this figure way back in 2014. I can’t imagine how much it goes for now, if it even shows up for sale at all.

OVERALL

I think as far as unique Chaosmen go, this one is pretty original and unique and quite easily the only version like this to be released. Just a shame they didn’t make a few more colour-ways. If you can find one for sale and the price isn’t too bad, he’s a neat addition to any sofubi collection.

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REVIEW – HASBRO GI JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES – COBRA COMMANDER

Posted by Mighty Mike on October 23, 2026
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Cobra Commander is the ruthless and fanatical leader of the Cobra organisation and the archenemy of the G.I. Joe Team. A charismatic but paranoid revolutionary, he seeks total world domination through terrorism, manipulation and military force. Cobra Commander demands absolute loyalty from his followers, but his grand plans are often undermined by his own troops, rivalries within Cobra and his own tendency toward paranoia.

Name: Cobra Commander 
Line: GI Joe Classified Series
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Released: 2024
Price: $49.00 AUD
Scale: 6 inch
Accessories: Various accessories

Cobra Commander is one of the most iconic cartoon villains of all time. When Hasbro announced their retro carded classified series version of Cobra Commander back in 2024, I knew I had to pre-order it from Big Bad Toy Store as it was pretty close to ideal size to go with a bunch of other similar-sized 80s hero and villain characters in my collection.

And he stayed mint-on-card and almost forgotten about since I received him. Until I remembered I owned him and freed him from his plastic prison for this review. But that came after purchasing a bunch of other G.I. Classified Series figures first.

SCULPTING

An excellent sculpt for this figure! Hasbro definitely hit this one out of the park sculpt-wise. It’s highly detailed and looks great! There’s no mistaking this figure for anyone else but Cobra Commander in one of his most iconic outfits.

PAINT

Paint is pretty good overall. It does look like the paint on top of the helmet is a little lopsided. Otherwise, it tends to be pretty limited paint applications, and the chrome faceplate looks amazing.

ARTICULATION

 I’d like to think this is pretty standard articulation for Cobra Commander and for Classified Series figures in general. It gives you a good range of motion and poseability with the Classified figures. The elbow and knee joints can be a bit stiff straight out of the box, but once loosened up, they are easy to pose.

ACCESSORIES

Cobra Commander comes with a small knife and pistol, as well as a few extra hands. The pistol fits in Cobra Commander’s hand easily and the knife does fit a little bit loose, but can be held without too much trouble. The extra hands is definitely a surprise because normally you don’t get a lot of different hands with Hasbro figures. The pointing and splayed hand really makes it a lot more fun to pose and play around with Cobra Commander.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Pretty solid figure from Hasbro. I can’t see too many problems with it.

PRICE

I paid the original retail price for Cobra Commander and I don’t think the price has increased by much as far as I can tell.

OVERALL

This is an excellent 6-inch Cobra Commander figure! It’s also my favourite Cobra Commander costume design too. Nothing beats the chrome faceplate! Besides only minor nitpicks, this figure is definitely worth picking up if you are a GI Joe fan!

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REVIEW – SUPER7 REACTION FIGURES SESAME STREET – BIG BIRD

Posted by Mighty Mike on October 19, 2026
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Big Bird is a large, eight foot tall, friendly yellow bird, most well known for appearing on Sesame Street. He is kind-hearted, curious, and often sees the world with a childlike sense of wonder. He is one of Sesame Streets most recognisable and beloved characters.

Name: Big Bird
Line: Reaction Sesame Street Series 3
Manufacturer: Super7
Released: 2025
Price: $35.00
Scale: 3.75 Inches
Accessories: Milkshake cup

Super7 originally announced their Sesame Street Reaction figure line back in June of 2023, it wasn’t until 2024 that Big Bird was announced to be included in the line, specifically series 3, being released around June 2025. 

I picked up my Reaction figure of Big Bird in September 2025 while on holiday in Japan at a store in Ueno, it ended up being a last minute purchase, as I still had a bit of space in my suitcase and a little bit of spending money left. Also it helped having the luxury of browsing a few of these in person to try and get one with reasonable paint apps. 

Big Bird is such an iconic character from most peoples childhood and to have a good representation of that character that isn’t a plush toy and that doesn’t take up too much in your collection is definitely neat and desirable too.

SCULPTING

Super7 have done a good job with the sculpting of this Big Bird figure. Even at this smaller scale, it’s a very detailed sculpt even the feathers are very well done. It’s not always easy to take a character and make it an action figure. But in this case Super7 have succeeded well.

PAINT

Paint on the other hand, could have been better. There’s a bit of slop on my figure. Even though I did eye it over pretty carefully before buying it in person. I really think that paint application is where Super7 needs to improve in general for their products.

ARTICULATION

 The classic five POA for this figure. You can’t do too much with him. But there’s just something fun about being able to move the head, arms and legs even if you can’t really pose this figure much. 

ACCESSORIES

Big Bird comes with a sliver Milkshake cup which in some places has been referred to as a “birdseed milkshake” it’s a nice little accessory and fits in Big Bird’s hand without and trouble.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Nothing really to worry about here. Just inspect the toy in person if you can for quality control issues.

PRICE

I paid 3,500 JPY when I bought this figure back in September of 2025 when on holiday in Japan. I was happy with the price and being able to inspect the figures available in person is always a plus.

OVERALL

In my eyes this is a pretty great representation of Big Bird and I also like that it’s very small too, so doesn’t take up a lot of space. I think in general this is the charm of Reaction figures when they are done well. It definitely reminds me of Medicom’s Kubricks figures and it’s nice to have a small sized representation of such an iconic character on my display shelf.

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REVIEW – HASBRO GI JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES – COVER GIRL

Posted by Mighty Mike on October 16, 2026
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Cover Girl is a skilled G.I. Joe mechanic, vehicle specialist and driver, best known for operating the team’s powerful armoured vehicles. Originally a fashion model before joining the military, she combines her mechanical expertise with strong combat skills and is a dependable member of the G.I. Joe team.

Name: Courtney “Cover Girl” Krieger
Line: GI Joe Classified Series
Manufacturer: Hasbro
Released: 2025
Price: $49.00
Scale: 6 inch
Accessories: various accessories included 

I’m trying to stay away from collecting GI Joe Classified and just stick to vintage GI Joe figures. However, once Hasbro started releasing Ninja Force figures the dam finally broke and I’m slowly buying the figures I like one by one.

Cover Girl retro card-back version, being the first of possibly many to come. I had held off buying her, but at least in the box the figure really looked good. I’m not a fan of the older classified head sculpts but everything newer that Hasbro is putting out just looks so much better and that makes it very hard to say “no” to them.

SCULPTING

The sculpting of this figure is pretty good! In my opinion it’s definitely an improvement from the previous version and lately Hasbro have been doing a lot better with their female head sculpts. This is supposed to be Cover Girl from the animated series of GI Joe, so she’ll look a lot different. The clothes have plenty of fine detail and creases and the hair is nicely done too.

PAINT

The paint application is what we would expect from Hasbro. It’s nice and neat and used only when needed. 

ARTICULATION

 Cover Girl has great articulation, double jointed elbows and knees, butterfly shoulder joints and ankle rockers etc, means you shouldn’t have too much trouble posing her. Her long hair can get in the way of her head articulation though. But, everything else work just as expected and is good.

ACCESSORIES

She comes with a few accessories, a rifle, hand gun, wrench, sledgehammer and display stand, as well as alternative hands and head sculpt.

The extra head sculpt is the obvious stand out here. You can choose whether you want her smiling or serious and change your hair preference too. It’s great and gives you more options with how to display her.

All the other accessories are great and fit in her hands without too much trouble as well.

POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

Nothing to worry about with this figure.

PRICE

I paid what would be considered retail price in Australia. I had a friend of mine pick her up from Kings Comics for me as I didn’t buy her last time I was there, and changed my mind. Even though the box had a light layer of dust on it when I was there, she was worth picking up. Definitely a good deal for retail price or less.

OVERALL

Technically I would say Cover Girl is my first GI Joe Classified series figure purchase. I’ve been on the fence for a long time about buying any classified figures. But, perhaps I might buy more now. They are very enjoyable figures – fun to play with and photograph and come with plenty of accessories. I’m really liking this figure of Cover Girl and enjoyed taking photos of her, I guess she lived up to her model backstory, as I felt she was very photogenic. I would definitely recommend picking her up as she has a lot of fun play value and improves upon the previous release greatly.

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