Super-DuperToyBox: Naut Kei Loi

Monday, August 15, 2011

DC Univ. Green Lantern Classics: Nite-Lik & Naut Kei Loi

Wal-Mart had these Mattel Green Lantern Classics on clearance at $9.00 this weekend! I had my eye on these for some time, though I'd bought none of the Green Lantern Classics waves until now. These two attracted my due to their interchangeable alien heads and unusual looks.

Naut Kei Loi is an aquatic being (hence the protective helmet), and one of the first Green Lanterns chosen by the Guardians. His domed head can be switched, making him Medphyll, another early recruit of the Guardians, and sentient plant being. While I wasn't buying this figure for the broccoli-head, Mattel did a nice job on the paint and sculpt, even if it is somewhat ridiculous looking. But with an alternate fishbowl head, who would point the finger of ridicule, right? :D

While the domed helmet and his two-toed feet on this guy caught my eye months ago, I'd be lying if I told you I wasn't thinking about BIG TOY/little toy :D Here's Mattel Naut Kei Loi with my DC Direct Green Lantern Corps Deluxe figure:

The Red Lantern Corps are a nasty lot, and Nite-Lik might be one of the more macabre, wearing the bones of his enemies like bloody badges of honor! They really went out on a limb producing an action figure like this, who is a really minor character. For everyone's bitching about Mattel, it cannot be denied they have given us some unusual & interesting figures in the DC Universe line, even if there is a lot of reuse of parts.

The hands with clipper-ended tentacles are really far out! And the tentacles coming out of the back of Nite-Lik's head curl under his arms, crossing over his chest, creating a gruesome "bone harness". I'm not a huge fan of the bright blue, but this is a unique action figure.

Nite-Lik's hands and head can be switched and shoulder/chest overlay removed to turn him into Skallox, who looks like Georgia O'Keeke's worst nightmare! The paint job on this head is supreme, and I was surprised how much I really like it...

I skipped over these at regular price, but at nine bucks each it was time to indulge in these two fun action figures. I saw some more of this wave marked down at Wal-Mart tonight, so if you were thinking about it before, now might be the time.

More Later- Keep It FUN!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

DC Direct Deluxe 1:6 Green Lantern Corps Figure

There has been a recent deluge of Green Lantern toys coming out in anticipation of this summer's highly anticipated motion picture, but none have interested me quite as much as DC Direct's Deluxe 1:6 Green Lantern Corps Figure from 2008. I'd seen him many times on eBay going for way more than I'd be willing to pay, but eventually I won him for around the same price he was initially sold for ($99.95). I'm rarely showing you anything unique here at the Super-DuperToyBox, and often it's a toy that might be old news to many of you, but this one & the recent DCD Sinestro I got are a serious purchase for me. These DC Direct figures aren't close to the level of artistry a Hot Toys or Medicom 1:6 figure features, but are definitely head & shoulders above most all the other action figures I have, and I really like 'em!

Like the other DC Direct Deluxe figures I bought, Green Lantern came packaged in this handsome 4-color window box with a fifth panel, and included an extra sets of hands, three alternate GL Corps heads (one with a helmet), a display stand, and working lantern. While I'm unsure these DC Direct 1:6 dolls are really worth a hundred bucks, the extra accessories made the price tag more acceptable in my book...

This was a hard-won victory in more than one way for me: I had initially won the first release of DC Direct's 1:6 Hal Jordan (without the extra heads), which arrived with a damaged arm, water damaged box, and defunct lantern (with a severely corroded battery cavity)! As luck would have it, upon returning the damaged goods, I stumbled onto this superior 2nd release version for the same price: $105.00, shipping included. I knew then, (laughs) I was truly meant to get him!

I have more than a couple friends who have an extreme distaste for Hal Jordan, a sentiment I do not share. Hal is my Green Lantern- who comes to mind when I think of the title. As Dan from The Fantasy Shop poignantly reminded me just this past weekend, as a GL Corpsman, Hal was chosen for duty because he is fearless- his cocksure attitude is part of the package, as with fellow Lanterns Guy Gardner & John Stewart. How else would he be?

But it doesn't stop with Hal Jordan, three additional heads are included with this figure:

Tomar-Re, pivotal Honor Guard Member and one of the first to guide Hal Jordan as a rookie Lantern...

NautKeLoi, an aquatic being (hence the protective helmet), and one of the first Green Lanterns chosen by the Guardians... my favorite of the extra heads :D

Abin Sur, predecessor of Green Lantern Hal Jordan, and mentor of Sinestro. My googly-eyed least favorite of the four heads in this package, Abin appears to be suffering from optical-poptitude here... ???

And now, my newest 1:6 additions to the Super-DuperToyBox, together- what a FUN pair! They are perhaps the best money can buy currently, and I am most grateful to have the pair for a total of about $150.00 combined- less than if I had bought them on their initial release dates. Not incredible, but not bad...