Palisade's Army of Darkness "Bloody" Ash and Deadite Scout Review

Today I have a review of my first Army of Darkness figures!  These figures are about 4 inches, so they fit in quite well with Marvel Universe, Star Wars, and GI Joes.  This is honestly the perfect size for this toy line, because a vast majority of the line is "army builders", and 1:18 scale works great for collecting.  Furthermore, who doesn't want Wolverine and Ash to team up against some deadites?

As you can tell, these figures are extraordinarily detailed.  Furthermore, for a skeleton body, it is very articulate.  Ball jointed shoulders and legs, with double joints for knees.  It can be posed quite well.

Ash is quite a bit more articulate.  Wrists and head move, great articulation on the shoulders and legs, with double joints on the knees and elbows.  He can be posed in about every way you would need him to.  Unfortunately, BOTH joints on his right as has broken on me and are now held on with glue.  One fell off right as  I took it out of the package, and the other just broke off as I was typing this.  Oh well, they are getting pretty old so it is understandable.

Both figures come with an abundance of accessories, which are all movie accurate.  Unfortunately, no chainsaw or "boomstick" for Ash, but he does have a few swords and a shield.

These figures have a hard time holding some of the weapons, but they can hold others fine, so it works out.  Honestly, most of this line are just army builders, who a wide selection of accessories is great.

Along with the weapons, both figures come with a stand.  Ash can stand without his stand, but the Deadite Scout requires it to be able to stand.  In my opinion, this isn't really anything too negative.  I have figures not even a year old that can't stand on their own, so considering the age and the fact that they are skeletons, I don't need them to stand on their own.

Both of these figures came together in a Palisade Toys Collector's Club package.  They are slight variants of Ash and a Deadite Scout.  They just have a little "battle damage" on them.

Obviously, these toys are great for any Army of Darkness fan, especially one that collects toy line that are similar in size.  These figures are old but aren't hard to find.  Amazon and ebay has the entire first series readily available.

Unfortunately, these figures did continue into a second series, but were all in blank packaging so you couldn't see what figure you were actually getting.  This has caused prices increase rapidly on ebay.  Some figures are well over $150.  So, series two is out of the question, but I will certainly continue finishing up series one, but I should probably stop there.

Overall, these are pretty decent figures for being a few years old.  I will certainly be buying more.

Bloody Ash

Articulation: Really great, besides the broken elbow.  Stands on his own, and is quite pose able.

Paint: Also really good.  The blood splatters seem plausible and shading on the figure is great.

Sculpt: Has Bruce Campbell likeness, and seems realistic and true to the movie.

Accessories: Removable cape, a few swords, and a shield.

Deadite Scout

Articulation: Surprisingly good for a skeleton.  Very pose able also, just requires a stand.

Paint: The armor is painted amazingly, and all the bones seem like they have rotted for years.  Looks great.

Sculpt: It is just like it needs to be, a skeleton is armor.

Accessories, a few swords, a shield, and a pike.

Marvel Universe Daredevil and Bullseye Review

Daredevil and Bullseye were some of the Marvel Universe figures, and it is about time we got an updated version.  The initial releases of these figures were relatively inarticulate.  These two figures are literally the most articulate Marvel Universe figures to date.

Both figures share a sculpt, but that works out fine.  They complement one another perfectly.  Furthermore, I believe this is a new sculpt.  I can't find a figure in my collection that shares the same sculpt.

Both figures also come with great accessories.

Bullseye is equipped with a silver pistol and throwing dagger.  They are both very soft plastic, and the dagger is slighty to small for Bullseye to hold.

Luckily, it comes with a great holster to hold the throwing dagger.

His pistol snugly fits right in the holster.

Daredevil comes with his signature baton.  It splits in half easily so he can attack with both arms.  Also, it does seem to fit in it's holster, but it is a little difficult to get in there.

As you can tell, the new sculpt has greatly improved on virtually every aspect of Daredevil.  I wish they would have used the same sculpt for Shadowland Daredevil, but oh well.  Fortunately, the new Daredevil can hold his weapon!

The original Bullseye figures is the same as the original Daredevil figure, so again, a great improvement.

Overall, I would highly recommend this pack to any action figure fan.  These figures are extremely articulate and detailed for any size figure, but especially at 1:18 scale.  I would say this figure might be worth scalper prices, because I have a feeling these will go fast in retail!

Daredevil

Articulation: Top class.  The best articulation I've ever seen.

Paint: His paint is very dark, with shadowed outlines throughout the body.  Looks great.

Sculpt: Seems to be new, and works great.

Accessories: Comes with Daredevil's signature weapon that splits in two.

Bullseye

Articulation: The same as Daredevil, amazing.

Paint: Bullseye is painted black with white stripes are his arms and legs.  The white stripes have a light "blue" tint to them.  It looks spectacular.

Sculpt: Same as Daredevil.

Accessories: Silver pistol and throwing dagger.  Both work great for Bullseye, but he can't hold his dagger.

Marvel Universe Quicksilver and Wonderman Two Pack Review

Overall, the Marvel Universe Quicksilver and Wonderman two pack is relatively plain.  Neither figure has a unique sculpt, and there are not any accessories or unique features.

Wonderman is obviously a "built" character so using a bigger body makes sense.  It is the same body used for  Thunderbird, Warpath, or Drax.

It's not a bad body, so it works, but they keep those damn hands!  The hands worked for Warpath because he had knives to hold, but for Wonderman, it makes little sense.

It looks terrible in my opinion, and greatly sets back the figure.  How can Wonderman punch somebody without a fist?!

Quicksilver, being nimble and quick, re-uses a much smaller body.  It is the basic "Marvel Universe" body.

I'm pretty sure it is the same body as the original Daredevil, Bullseye, Hydra soldier, etc.  It works though, because Quicksilver really doesn't have any need for a unique sculpt.

Neither figures come with any accessories or equipment, but I personally can't think of anything these guys would need for accessories.

For any completionist, this two pack is a no brainer.  Two exclusive figures that can't be bought anywhere else.  Furthermore, anyone who is a fan of creating famous teams probably needs both of them.

This isn't the original roster by any means, but a few characters that appear in the issues that revolve around the West Coast Avengers fighting Magneto.

I'm also well aware the Jim Hammond Human Torch doesn't appear in those issues, but there are so few times he is useful, so I had to use him!

I can't wait to see Magneto fight Iron Man in Avengers vs X-Men.  It better happen.

This turned more into a Secret Wars Magneto gallery than anything else...

Overall, I would recommend this pack to any West Coast Avengers fan, or and X-Men fan considering you get Quicksilver.  Wonderman certainly wasn't high on my want list, but I'm not opposed to his figure.  It is worth it if you can find it in retail, but not worth the scalpers prices on eBay.

Wonderman:

Articulation: Everything you have come to expect from Marvel Universe figures.  Compare to Warpath or Drax the Destroyer.

Paint: The paint is decent.  The eyes maybe painted a little "too" evil.  My specific figure has a random tan smudge on the shoulder, but I'm sure it is just mine specifically.

Sculpt: It works for his character except the hands.  He just looks like he is trying to hold something constantly.

Accessories: None, but that's okay.

Quicksilver:

Articulation: No hip swivel, but pretty much everything else.

Paint: Pretty much just white and blue, as his costume should be.  The hair is a neat blend of white and grey.

Sculpt: Classic first series Marvel Universe sculpt.

Accessories: None, but again, that's okay.