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For a baby or any JoJo fan!
I got this as a gift for my 1 year old daughter. It is absolutley adorable! I love how you can place the hands over the eyes to play peek-a-boo, place them together or even stick her up on a magnetic surface. We also received the Posing Goliath that can "pose" with JoJo. It's cute for any JoJo fan and also for little babies because of it's softness. Much better than the plain plush (which are REALLY small when seen in person!). ... Read more

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Bela Lugosi as the Count from Universal's 1931 "Dracula"
The great cultural benefits of the attempt to update the great movie monsters of Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolf Man for this year's blockbuster monster romp "Van Helsing" is that we are seeing a revival of the original Universal Monsters as well. You can pick up "Dracula: The Legacy Collection" on DVD, which has the Universal films "Dracula," the even better 1931 Spanish version of "Dracula," "Dracula's Daughter," "Son of Dracula," and "House of Dracula." Then there is this "Classic Monsters Figure: Dracula," that offers Bela Lugosi in his famous role as the vampire count from Transylvania.

Now, for those of you who are thrown by the sight of Lugosi's Dracula in full color, be aware that Jakks Pacific is putting out a Series 2 collection of the Dracula, Frankenstein and Wolf Man figures where the characters are preserved in their original glorious black and white (although the inside of Dracula's cape is still blood red). Jakks Pacific is also the same company handling the "Van Helsing" figures, so they are covering both the old and the new. I think there is also an attempt here to provide for the new generation what us old timers remember with the Aurora models of the Universal Monsters. Dracula comes with his box of earth, which is the functional equivalent of a vampire packing his suitcase. There is also a bit of stone arch way from which you can hang his friendly bat. You also get a rat and a candlestick in terms of accessories. The figure is articulated at the neck, shoulders, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees, and ankles so there are lots of possibilities, although keeping the figure upright is a concern, so watch it.

How is this an educational monster figure? Because it should inspire a new generation of viewers to go check out the original film and perhaps even Bram Stoker's classic novel. Even at the start of the 21st-century everyone should know their movie monster heritage along with its literary antecedents. The Dracula figure is actually the least impressive of the trio, with the figure of the Frankenstein monster clearly the best of the bunch. ... Read more

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Its pretty great
I have ordered this online and when I received it,I thought it was excellent,it seems to stand up to a beating somewhat as I have accidently dropped it on the floor a few times and it stayed together,however the smack to the tail with the remote took the tail off. The detail on it is pretty good compared to some I have seen,its pretty cheap as well compared to what you can get these days,this and the franklin mint have the most detailed helicopters that I have seen but its a price difference from 200 to 32 all in all I think its great for AH-64 fans.

AH-64A model review
1) I do not know where the customer saw his real Apache at, but he seems to be incorrect on several points. I work on AH-64A and D models here at Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, GA.
A) The main rotor blades are in the correct location in the picture and also are the tail rotor blades. You have a set of inboard and a set of outboard tail blades.
B) The blades are a different color from the airframe,
they are black.
C) As for the Main Landing Gear, they appear to be in the correct scale and location.
D) As for the weathering effect, well he needs to see our birds that have just came back from the Desert. They look like the one in your picture.
E) The angle of the Gunners/Co-Pilot and Pilot's stations dose look correct.
Well this all that I have to say. We are looking at a toy not a true to scale model and it sure dose look real close to scale and worth the price. Thank you for your time.

GOOD BUT NOT GREAT
Considering its price and the rarity of finding ANY 1:48 scale diecast military helicopter, this Apache is somewhat of a small miracle. However, it DOES have several flaws that no serious collector will be able to overlook: (1)COLOR-it's too light. It should be a dark olive or drab instead of the medium green that it currently is.The rotors on the bird should also be the same color as the fuselage. (2)WEATHERING/WASH-completely wrong. The color of an actual Apache is simply too dark for such an intense degree of weathering to show. (3) CHIN GUNMOUNT-incorrectly angled. It should angle back and close to the ships hull instead of projecting straight down from the its underside. (4) LANDING STRUTS- too thick as are the wheel mounts-they bring the wheels waaaay to close to the weapons pods on the winglets when you configure the ship with the missle racks on the inboard pylons. (5) FORWARD COCKPIT FRAME-incorrectly angled inferior leading edge. It should angle forward, not backward. In addition, the cockpit opens on the wrong side!! CRAZY.(6)MAIN ROTORS-ARE NOT ON THE SAME PLANE!!! Two above and two below the rotor hub!!! This is the worst of all its faux pas's and is not even seen in far more inferior Apache replicas. (7) FLIMSY MAIN ROTOR ASSEMBLY-ALSO A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I actually snapped the two small and wholly inadequate connecting rods when rotating the blades and had to slightly separate and epoxy them back together. (8)POORLY EXECUTED TAIL ROTOR-lacks detail and the one on my bird doesn't even freely rotate. One might think that I hate this copter-but here is the irony- I LIKE IT-inspite of its flaws and for the two reasons I mentioned in the opening of this review. Taken on its own, its good, but when comparing it against the MODEL POWER and FRANKLIN MINT offerings, it comes up short-unless you again consider price. In summary: great for the price, but a letdown for the detail concious collector. It's somewhere between a well done 'toy' and a so-so collectible. ... Read more

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A smashing rising dragon for Shiryu 8'!
This is the best toy for anyone. I own it. It looks best when its cloth is on Shiryu. Also when you put the cloth on the dragon it also is cool. I bought mine at KB toys. Any fan of Saint Seiya or Caballeros Del Zodiaco or Knights Of The Zodiac will love this toy! ... Read more

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Neat little action figure
- Good mold and paint work. Would have been better if skin color was painted with a matte finish rather than gloss.
- Has slightly more articulation than the average action figure- especially needed for the wide feet.
- Pressing a button on his chest makes him say Boo-Yah!
- Arms are detachable so you can insert his sonic canon- does not make any additional sound effect.
- Includes a tiny yellow walkie talkie that he can hold in his hand. This tiny object is likely to be a choking hazard for small children. ... Read more