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.