Avi's Picks From Toy Fair (Part II)

Jason 12" Figure from Friday the 13th Part VII, by Mezco
For a look at the figure and more Mezco stuff at ToyTraderz.com, click HERE

Now I'm not a 1/6th scale collector, but this is the kind of figure that could suck me into this scale. I like the look a lot more than previous attempts in this scale. I've got my nitpicks of course, however the overall look has more than made up fo it so far.

I'm really looking forward to seeing how this figure turns out and what the face under the mask looks like. Between this and the 6" Jason from Part VI in the Cinema of Fear line I think I'm going to get a pretty good Jason fix for 2008. The sculpt looks good so if the price is right I think this can be a hit. Hopefully that means $50 or so.




Lord Zedd, by Bandai
To see the full photo go to Figures.com, click HERE.

This is where nostalgia kicks in. I think that reintroducing some of the classic Power Rangers is a good way to get some of the collector's who have dropped this line over the years back into the game. For me, Lord Zedd could be that figure.

The downside is that he's going to be a chase.

The upside is that he look good and that headsculpt really does capture the sinister look from the show. Bandai's relatively consistent with thier product so I have faith that the figures are going to turn out pretty close to the prototypes. If that's the case, Zedd's going to be a badass and since he should clock in at 5" tall I've got ideas brewing about a Master Chief / Lord Zedd buddy cop stop motion film.

Or not.


Sephiroth, Final Fantasy VII PlayArts
To see this and the rest of the Final Fantasy merchandise check out the Action-Figure.com gallery HERE.

One of my favorite villains for a bit over a decade has been Sephiroth. While I loved Advent Children and I think they did an excellent job on the Advent Children PlayArts figures I've always had a soft spot for the game. The recently released Tifa, Cloud and Aerith wave was only the beginning and at Toy Fair I got what I was looking for, a new version of Sephiroth that's accurate to the game art and the in-game model.

Don't get me wrong, I've got nothing against that semi-effeminate look that Cloud and Seph have going in Advent Children. If they want to dance around and hold hands, there's nothing wrong with that. This figure however has a vastly more intimidating look to it and it come down to that head sculpt. The new sculpt has a menacing, confident look to it rather than the quirky arrogance on the Advent Children version. I couldn't be happier with this prototype and I can't wait to see the final product.