Stone Cold Steve Austin and his deadly suitcase. Woohoo!
Written: Oct 26 '07
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Pros: Lots of joints to allow some decent play or display.
Cons: Doesn't look like the character and has a choking hazard.
The Bottom Line: Mostly lame figure with very few saving graces. At least it has plenty of joints!
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| ltrain's Full Review: Jakks WWF R-3 Tech Wrestling Figures Series 1: Sto... |
There was a time when Stone Cold Steve Austin was one of the hottest characters in professional wrestling. T-shirts, knee braces, cups, hats, and toys were EVERYWHERE with his name and image on them. In terms of popularity and fan demographic he was much like Dale Earnhardt...everywhere all at once whether the item matched his sport or not.
What in the world in this?
This is a toy that is roughly 6-1/4 inches tall that is meant to "wrestle" other figures produced by the WWE, WWF, ECW, and other wrestling organizations several times a year. It's a fairly standard size: there have been literally hundreds of figures and accesssories made over the last ten years that this toy would be compatible with.
Super cool accessories of danger!
Every wrestling toy comes with some sort of weapon to make your matches more hardcore. Steve Austin comes with some of the most dangerous: two elbow pads (that the actor never wears on TV) and a SUITCASE! Wow, I guess if he loses he's leavin'...or something like that. Good grief! I can just hear his voice in my head shouting "Mess with me and I'll open this up and have you sniffin' dirty drawers!"
Are you kidding me? This is the worst set of accessories ever sold with a wrestling figure.
Does it look like Austin?
Sure, is Austin has become a victim of anorexia. Dear Steve: seek help now before you hurt yourself!
Seriously, the first question about nearly any action figure is it's appearance in regard to the character it represents. Jakks Pacific made this one with the highly touted R3 Real Scan technology. It was supposed to be the most accurate line of figures going.
I don't know what happened at the factory on scan day but this toy looks nothing like Austin! His head looks too long and thin, the arms too frail and undersized, the abs too tight and well sculpted. This is not the bulky but short actor from TV, this is a taller thinner toy more apt to represent a Kevin Nash type of character.
Costume accuracy?
Again, a big flop by Jakks. The figure comes with two knee braces...I've never seen Austin on TV in more than one. The figures braces are red...the actor wears black ones. The 'Bionic Redneck' vest was worn in a very limited number of appearances but it's the most accurate part of the costume.
Maybe instead of Stone Cold Steve Austin he could change his name to Santa's Helper Steve Austin and make all the red on this costume work!
Choking hazard
Remember those elbow pads I mentioned? They can come off the figure easily and are the perfect size to suck down a child's windpipe. This ain't a grape up a nose hole, this is a genuine choking threat. Save yourself some grief by throwing the elbow pads away when you open the package.
Who's joint is this?
There are plenty of joints on the figure to allow you to pose it. Knees, elbows, shoulders, waist, neck, and ankles all have some degree of motion. Give it a try, he'll stand on your shelf well or perform a few real looking wrestling moves.
Overall:
Are you kidding me? Of all the Austin figures ever made this is probably my least favorite. Keep shopping, there are hundreds of variations of Austin and your sure to find one that better suits your collection.
Other toys:
If you want to give a wrestling toy as a gift try some of these instead:
Can it contain the Attitude?
Stunning the competition.
So, you want to be a champion?
Recommended:
No
Amount Paid (US$): 8.00
Type of Toy: Action Figure
Age Range of Child: 9 Years or Older
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