Finally!!!!
I finally managed to get my hands on the Flash Gordon figure from NECA’s Defenders of the Earth line! The figure eluded me for months. Sure, Flash was one of the first figures that I saw on the peg at Walmart, but I decided to wait on purchasing him after I picked up the Phantom and Ming The Merciless. I paid full price for Phantom, less than half for Ming (who was on clearance), and finally found Flash at my local comic shop, Paper Heroes, in Lake Charles, LA.
As you can see in the photos above, the box was pretty banged up. I still haven’t decided whether or not to keep the box or just stow the accessories away in a different container. I open almost all of my figures, so tossing the box isn’t that big of a deal for me. I may clip his information off of the back and keep it just because, but I’m probably going to chunk the box.
The figure itself looks pretty amazing. I only have two complaints but they are both major in my opinion. First, the joints on this particular figure are ridiculously stiff. Flash’s left arm in particular is almost locked into place. His right leg turns in for no apparent reason and no matter how much I twist it out, it slow ticks back in again. My other complaint is the same complaint that I’ve had for both of the other figures released in this line. NECA’s paint flakes right off whenever I remove hands to swap them out and you can clearly see where paint chipped off at the top of the foot. It’s really aggravating, especially considering the fact that these figures retail on average for thirty buck a pop.
Other than those complaints, this figure looks excellent. He comes with three hands to swap out with the pair that is attached to the figure in the box. He also comes with Flash’s sword, a blaster, and two blaster effects that are standard for all of the figures in this line. The sword is especially nice.
NECA recently announced the upcoming release of three new figures of the Phantom, Flash, and Ming based upon their King Features Syndicate comic strips. These are the figures that I’m most excited about at the moment. I’m also waiting to hear if and when the Mandrake The Magician and Lothar action figures will be released from NECA’s Defenders of the Earth line. You can see an image of the three King Features figures below.
I’ve included a few more looks at my Defenders Flash figure below as well. It’s a really nice figure and I’m glad to have it in hand, but the stiff joints and lackluster paint makes me a little doubtful that the upcoming figures will be much better. Oh, well, thanks for checking out this review. I know that I’ve been a tad quiet lately, but that’s about to change! See you soon!
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