Shelob (Super Poseable)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Return of the King - Series 3
Rated 4.80 stars by Deaditor
What a treat that this was made. It’s highly detailed and fairly poseable and despite some small issues it’s really good. I’d have liked a stinger, aomething retractable like the witch kings morgul blade would have been a good idea and the legs on mine were all backward facing meaning she couldn’t stand well, so using heat I popped out her front four legs and swapped them to the other sides so she’d stand more like a spider with forward and backward facing legs. Maybe this is just an issue with mine, if so then its not s massively problem the overall thing to take away from this is she’s an awesome figure and so worth getting no collection is complete without the iconic arachnid....[See More]

Gimli (Coronation Attire)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Return of the King - Series 3
Rated 4.50 stars by Deaditor
Ah now here’s some familiar territory. Those who follow me know hat I know this figure literally inside and out as I’ve owned several to make some of the 13 Dwarves meaning alongside Eowyn in armour he’s the most reused figure in my Customs, but does that mean it’s any good? Well the best aspect of this Gimli is the articulation, which Gimli never has much of. I don’t have an issue with the original 2 Gimli figures but they don’t allow anything beyond the swivel arms and stuck in standing position legs. This figure has double hinged arms and legs which I of course added to the classic Gimli to make him super articulated. This figure is also highly detailed looking very close to the onsceeen design, however it’s not great entirely. I think the head is far too small and often the paint job...[See More]

Legolas (Super Poseable, Dagger Throwing)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Return of the King - Series 1
Rated 1.00 stars by Deaditor
I absolutely despise this figure. It’s one of the least articulated Legolas figures for one that boasts its articulation on the box as there is no poseability at all he’s basically a statue with swivelling legs, head and some awful upper body movement. He’s bulky also. The only good thing I can take away from this figure is that the handles on the throwing daggers are thicker than the regular daggers Legolas comes with and the blades are slightly longer but more rounded so for playability or posing a Legolas with daggers in hand becomes easier. The figure itself isn’t great. The action feature involves putting a dagger into the open slot on his quiver and pressing a button and he reaches back grabs the dagger and throws it. Legolas has never grown a dagger in the entire 6 films so this...[See More]

Kings of Middle Earth
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Gift Packs
Rated 5.00 stars by Deaditor
Brilliant value as a gift pack so I don’t have too many complaints. Each figure is different and obviously I’ve reviewed them or intend to go over them as individual ones but as a gift pack this is one of my favourite ones as it saves you having to buy Theoden, king Aragorn, Isildur, king of the dead and Elendil figures individually. The reason I did not include the witch king in that line up is because this is the only incomplete figure in this set as he does not come with a flaming sword. This isn’t a problem but if you want that fire effect it means buying he morgul witch king by himself....[See More]

There and Back Again
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Gift Packs
Rated 5.00 stars by Deaditor
A really nice set with 5 unique figures all articulated well and detailed nicely. I always wondered if the attention to detail included Frodo missing a finger and yes he does indeed have a missing finger meaning they didn’t miss a thing. I think it would be appropriate to have the book also in scale with the figures in this set, but you can get that from the traveling Bilbo and use it as a prop still. The boom you do get contains maps and the there and back again quote in the front. Another accessory needed is bilobs cane as he is old and I feel the head on this one is a cheesy big grin Bilbo and not a much older Bilbo as we see in the film. Overall though it’s a really nice set that didn’t need to be made but that’s what I love about Toybiz they always pushed the bar for making almost...[See More]

Peter Jackson (Hobbit)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Fellowship of the Ring - Series 5
Rated 5.00 stars by Deaditor
Nothing to complain about it’s a gem of a figure. Having Peter Jackson in Hobbit form is great and hilarious as often he gets teased for being an actual hobbit being not particularly tall, loving food and never wearing shoes and having calloused feet! It’s a nice little addition, though there is a more obvious figure as they could have gone with one of his cameos, but nevertheless it’s cool and unique....[See More]

Strider (Super Poseable)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Fellowship of the Ring - Series 4
Rated 4.00 stars by Deaditor
A super articulated strider with some issues. First of all the head is terrible, I can see the attempt to get it to look like the character but he looks more like a much younger strider with sad eyes, a much better head is the two towers Helms deep head so swap it with that. Secondly the accessories or lack of them as you get a poncho that is vinyl so it’s bulky and doesn’t allow much posing together than standing, I’d prefer a soft goods one that could cover his face so you could reinsct the Bree scene and maybe a pipe would be cool. His sword is fine, perhaps a bit too big when comparing it to a Anduril sword, but THIS is the figure that needed the little utility cutting knife. It’s a shame he didn’t come with a bow, quiver, arrows and sleeping roll as travelling gear like the original...[See More]

Legolas (Mirkwood)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Fellowship of the Ring - Series 4
Rated 3.90 stars by Deaditor
Super articulated with a reasonable bow, but he is way too tall has hands down the worst headsculpt/ paint job on the head of all the Legolas figures and his daggers are softer plastic making them bend more and his arrows are terrible and should be replaced with the basic Legolas figures. I’d recommend this figure definitely but I’d use heat to pop off the boots then slice off the swivel and some of the upper leg then re-attach to get the right height, then headswap with a Helms deep Rohan armour Legolas head but take the rubber hair off the back and swap it with this Mirkwood one and then voila a perfect pre Lothlorien Fellowship Legolas figure. So it’s decent in some aspects but can be massively improved....[See More]

Gandalf the Grey (Blue Sword Sheath)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Fellowship of the Ring - Series 4
Rated 4.00 stars by Deaditor
You might be surprised to hear that this is not my personal favourite Gandalf figure. Arguably it is the best of the bunch don’t get me wrong but with a lot of the Toybiz figures you can combine elements of multiple variant figures of the same character to get a perfect custom version. The positive elements of this figure are obviously the arm articulation, the head, the staff, cloak and the best hat. Unfortunately this figures base body is just your basic light up staff Gandalf figure meaning the same leg articulation and the same torso and lower tone bent at an angle. Also this might be the only Glamdring with a blue sheath but it’s also one of the most oversized ridiculous looking renditions of it. So the upper arms are good as you have shoulders movement 360 and outwards, a swivel...[See More]

Boromir (Super Poseable)
Lord of the Rings - Trilogy (Toy Biz) - Fellowship of the Ring - Series 4
Rated 4.90 stars by Deaditor
Finally we’re getting to the really good stuff, the stuff that makes some of these older figures better than figures made today. Here we have a nigh on perfect Boromir. He is super poseable, has great detail with a really good likeness to Sean bean and has all the accessories you’d want (sword, shield and horn) however I do have teeny tiny issues with this figure. The issues I have are the hands, paintjob and the sword. Basically knitpick issues but worth mentioning: Boromir does not need the ability to articulate his hands, as this prevents him holding anything, so I glued my figures hands sonthey could actually hold his sword. Borromirs hair has been given a black with red highlights look but he needs to be strawberry blonde/ ginger so a repaint is required. Lastly his sword and sheath...[See More]