Zadzooks: Halo Wars: ODST and Construct-A-Buzz reviews
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Thanks to the proliferation of film, comic-book and cartoon characters, companies are bombarding consumers with an incredible selection of action figures. with tongue in cheek, let's take a peek at some of the specimens worthy of building in Zad's Toy Vault.
Construct-A-Buzz
One of the most popular computer-animated films of all time has teamed with a block-building powerhouse to deliver Lego Toy story construction kits. Current sets include Army Men on Patrol ($10.99, 90 pieces), Woody's Round Up ($49.99, 502 pieces) and a Bionicle-size tribute to an interplanetary visitor traveling "to infinity and beyond."
Figure profile: from online Disney archives (disney.go.com) Buzz Lightyear is simply the coolest space action figure ever made. Complete with voice samples, laser beam, karate-chop action and pop-out wings, Buzz is a boy's dream come true as a toy but a pain in the neck to his fellow toy, Woody. Buzz suffers from the delusion that he is not a toy, but the actual intrepid defender of the galaxies, sent to save the universe from the evil Emperor Zurg.
Accessories: The 7.5-inch-tall space ranger is adorned in purple, green and white armor and includes 10 points of articulation, a retractable helmet visor, flickable laser missile, movable jet-pack wings, and a Little Green Man block figure (assembly required, of course). Don't forget to grab Construct-A-Zurg (118 pieces, $24.99) for maximum play potential.
From the 10-year-old builder's mouth, paraphrased: The set has 205 pieces and took around 15 minutes to build. I really liked how it looked like the older action figure.
Price: $24.99
Read all about it: Boom Studios' children's line includes plenty of Disney-licensed sequential art. Check out the trade paperback "Toy story: The Mysterious Stranger" ($9.99), which compiles a four-issue series from last year, and look for the ongoing monthly series ($2.99 each) filled with the film's characters.
What's it worth? Lego grabs a crucial license that fits right in the wheelhouse of its young-builder demographic. Look for the partnership to continue this may with more sets, such as Western Train Chase (584 pieces, $79.99) and Trash Compactor Escape (370 pieces, $49.99) inspired by the new movie "Toy story 3."
Halo Wars: ODST
Zadzooks: Halo Wars: ODST and Construct-A-Buzz reviews
Tags: space action, Western Train, disney archives, Woody, figure