Action Figure Reviews

I wouldn't recommend this particular Power Ranger toy for a few reasons. First it comes with many small pieces that are easily lost. Second these pieces don't always attach to the ranger as they are supposed to. I would recommend buying the basic action figure such as the ones with the light up shields instead. I also would recommend the Dragon Morphin series if your child wants to have something to transform. Those are of a much better quality.

This is a nice little case to keep the Jay Jay wooden characters in. It offers them some protection as it is slightly padded. And makes the characters portable as well. The only problem is that it only holds 9 characters which is what they originally came out with. But they now have several more characters (who my son has never heard of). So you either need to purchase a second case to hold them all or be sure not to show your child the newest videos so that they are unaware of the new charactes. My son likes the Jay Jay characters even more than he does his Thomas wooden trains.

My grandson was thrilled with this purchase and loves playing with it. all transactions went smooth and I had a speedy shippment.

I got this case for my 2 2/1 yr old son for Christmas. He loves it because the Jay Jay wooden figures can be put in one special place. It seems to be well made. It has dividers in it, but they are also velcroed, so you can lower dividers to make a larger holding spot. I needed that for Big Jake to fit into the carry case.

I purchased this for my son for Christmas because he really wanted it. On Christmas eve, I unpacked it so that it could charge fully before he got hold of it. Christmas morning, after charging for about 24 hours, it was a huge disapointment. It would NOT climb the walls. It would stand on its end and make lots of noise. Even when placed on the wall, it wouldn't stick. Fortunately, there were other gifts we bought for my son that took his attention away from this miserable toy, and he wasn't too disapointed. Save your time and money.

I purchased this toy early to be sure of getting one. Looked really cool in commercials and son immediately wanted it. Decided I had better check it out before Christmas morning, especially after reading some of the other reviews.

The car does stick to the wall well (even on slightly textured walls - I tried on both smooth wall and sand textured wall). However, you cannot steer it. No matter what I did with the controls, it would just sort of slide sideways and not go where you were directing it. It slowly made it's way down the wall with a side-tilt to the right (must be where the batter is inside it - FYI this is not a removable battery, you just plug the charger into the vehicle).

As I cannot see that this is going to be any fun for a child to attempt to drive and very frustrating, this toy is going back. I am very glad we didn't find this out Christmas morning.

I purchased this for my grandson's birthday. When his mom was telling me about it- I was skeptical as to how it could really work. To everyone's amazement it worked and EVERYONE wanted to play with it! It does use alot of battery power when climbing the walls however. I don't know how durable it is yet because he hasn't had it long enough. I do think it was pricey- especially if you consider a second battery might be needed (I am assuming they are available-but not sure). Overall it is a blast-great fun to play with and watch- the talk of my grandson's birthday party!

This zoid is one of the most durable! i dropped it on the kitchen floor and it got a small nick on the edge of its armor. other than that though its an amazing zoid. i had it carry my ligerx through the kitchen! but it did go a little off course. i really enjoyed putting it together except the hanger part of the trailer 'cause they kept falling off. the best part is the figurenes that come with it. i love zeke!

this toy is ausome! it comes with miny figures of the ariginle zoid show. it come with a moonbey pilot. it has like a miny repair system on the platforms that it halls around on its back as well as your zoids. this zoid has some of the best armore ive ever seen! u know how large it is in the show. in real life its only as big as a gunie pig. this zoids great for the defencive side of your zoid team. great for eather carrying zoids or blowing them up. hope u buy it! :)

This zoid is realy cool! I gave this zoid a 5 on durability because the only thing that will come off is the radar. But you have to work at it for it to come off. I gave it a 5 on educational value because you have to put it together. It goes kind of fast too. But my molga can go a little faster. And the pannels on it's back move just like in the movie! Over all the Gustav is a really cool.

There was a MLB Series 2 figure in 2002 of Nomar Garciaparra at the plate, but now that he has married Mia Hamm there is clearly a need for a second figure, showing the Red Sox shortstop in the field. Consequently McFarlane Toys has produced a MLB Series 9 figure in 2004 with Garciaparra about to throw the ball, which he has not done this season to date because he has been injured and not because he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers after Boston signed Alex Rodriguez to play shortstop (which is an entirely different story explaining why the MLB Series 8 figure of Rodriguez is wearing the wrong uniform). This 6" figure shows Garciaparra in the road gray Boston Red Sox uniform; there is also a home white uniform variation that looks a lot better, but for some reason McFarlane tends to favor the gray uniforms (maybe you can only find the white in New England area). McFarlane Toys has also out a MLB Two-Pack later in 2004 that has Garciaparra sliding into second base a split second after New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has fired off the ball to second base in a game played at Fenway Park.

The voting for the American League starting shortstop in the All-Star game this summer sure has been interesting so far. Jeter has just gotten his average up over .200, Garciaparra's Achilles tendon is now good enough for him to rehab in the minors,, and Rodriguez now plays third base. This action figure has some limited articulation with the arms and neck, but what you see is basically what you are going to want to go with. Garciaparra is slightly airborne, the figure being attached to the Fenway Park infield by virtue of a small metal pin. The key details of note on this figure are the distinctive facial hair and all those neat creases in on the front left of his jersey where it is tucked into his pants (I always like that sort of detail on the uniform more than the dirt on the pants leg). I like the posture on this one because it captures the shortstop as he is about to fire the ball to first while moving in that direction.

Garciaparra was the American League Rookie of the year in 1997 during which he also made the A.L. All-Star team for the first time, which he has done since in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003 (he was injured in 2001). He also won back-to-back American League batting crowns in 1999 and 2000 with .357 and .372 averages (he was injured in 2001). Currently his career batting average is .323, the same as his postseason batting average, while averaging 30 home runs and 117 RBIs over a complete 162 game season, which he has never quite reached. He might be married to Mia Hamm, but his first name is really Anthony (Nomar is his middle name), so life is a tradeoff even at that level.

this toy it just amazing i mean look at the detail of this thing just look at it LOOK AT IT! nomar is sweet even though he ripped the muscle by his groin this year he is sweet and he is on the cubs now but this is cool

I bought the pop-onz for my grandson who will be 2 years old
in July. He absolutely loves it. He loves to turn it on and
then stop it to hear the sound it makes while he holds the
turntable. While its on he puts the pieces on and watches how
they go around. I would recommend the toy without any hestatation. Thank you for making such a wonderful product.
Joan Levy

I bought this for my son and got another set for my nephew as a gift so the price was so good. My son, 1 year, absolutely loves it. In the morning I bring him down and that is the first toy he goes to. The colors, music and shapes keep him busy for a good hour. I would suggest this to my friends and family!

We got this for my daughter for Christmas and she was 15 months. She liked watching us play with it and she liked rocking the swing but she wasn't too interested in it then. At 18 months she would sit and play for at least 30 minutes at a time with it. Now at 19 months she still loves playing with it. She is strong enough to pop the pieces on now and she likes to push the button and play with the swing.

The MLB Series 9 action figures from McFarlane Toys has several players who have had to wait years to get their first shot at this elite series of baseball figures, such as Mariano Rivera and Todd Helton (Normar Garciaparra gets his second figure, third if you count the Big League Challenge one). But since Dontrelle Willis helps the Florida Marlins to the World Championship last year in his rookie season, he gets a figure for his sophomore season.

Willis started the 2003 season in Double-A ball where he had a 4-0 record was called up in May after the Marlins made fired their manager. The "D-Train" went 1-1 in his first three starts and then won eight decisions in a row, including seven consecutive starts, good enough to get named o the National League All-Star team. For the season Willis went 14-6 with a 3.30 E.R.A. and 142 strikeouts in 160.7 innings. With his big leg kick, reminiscent of Luis Tiant, Willis was a big draw for the Marlins and was named National League Rookie of the Year. However, Willis' success did not translate to the post season where he was pulled from the Florida starting rotation but included three World Series appearances in which he did not give me a run for a 8.53 E.R.A. in the post season.

This 6" figure shows Willis the left-hander at the top of his windup, where he looks skyward before peering at his catcher and then delivers the ball amidst flailing arms and legs. The option on those pitches are a mid-90s fastball, a slider, and change up. There is usually some great detail on these McFarlane figures and with Willis it is how he is holding the ball inside his glove. Willis was originally drafted by the Cubs in the 8th round of the 2000 draft (for a moment think of him pitching behind Wood and Pryor) before being traded to the Marlins in the spring of 2002 and ended up compiling a 27-5 record in a minor league career of only two years and four games. Now the question is whether he can have a good enough major league career to justify getting a second McFarlane figure.