Here's Classic Sonic Collector's Figure & Accessories.
Taking a page right out of Good Smile Co's Nendoroid book, here's this pose n' change Sonic figure. He's similar to the Nendoroid Sonic (Seen on Japan Pages) & looks to be just as much fun. As you can see here, he comes with several accessories so you can change his expression. The eyes can be switched as can the lower face. If you look closely, you'll see he also has elbow and knee joints.
His hands can be made to hold a ring, or a chili dog as seen at the bottom. He is on a Green Hill Zone style plastic base, but the good idea here is that the base is actually a box! You can lift the grass lid to use it as a storage compartment for all of his extra parts and accessories. This is a great idea, as it means the small items won't get lost & everything stays tidy.
This looks like Tomy's best effort item yet!
The sculpt is great, he's very on-model, the accessories/expressions are all very fun/appropriate & that he has lots of joints for cool poses will certainly make him very fun. This looks like a real quality piece for collectors and everybody else too.
This is what the above figure will look like when you see it in the store MIB.
The box is windowed on 2 sides for a good clear view of what you'll get. Sonic is held securely by a 2 part clear insert. The box itself does a TERRIBLE job selling anyone on the figure though.
There is NO DESCRIPTION of what you're buying, so if you're unfamiliar with the item, you'll have no idea that the base is a box full of cool swappable accessories. This figure is 29.99 at retail, so it IS costly, but because it comes with so many (hidden) things and can do so much, and is also fairly large, it is actually worth while...but only if you know all that before you buy. So the bad box you see here is not doing the figure any favors.
Here's what you actually get when you buy!
Look at all this stuff. The box interior actually comes out, so you can keep it and have a Green Hill background ready for displaying your figure. (Handy!) It also has picture instructions there showing you how to switch out the hands, face & eyes, plus store the items in the base, & use the clear rods to hold up Sonic and also his ring for poses.
The box back doesn't describe the figure at all, it just tells you about how Sonic is cool & fast in 3 different languages. (Gee guys! At least put pictures of all this stuff on the box to sell it!)
The faces are easy and secure to swap.
The hands fit on a 'knob' under the glove-cuff & it can be difficult to put on or take off. The clear rods are easy to use & good-and-stiff too so they don't let your figure down. The base easily fits all the stuff & the instructions.
Take note of all the joints: He can turn AND nod the head, wrists twirl/tilt, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees & feet can all move. He also has a waist joint so the hip area can be tilted separate from the torso. This is one of the most articulated Sonic figures out there, only a super-poser had more joints. (But this one's nicer)
Here's the figure without any face part on so you can see how it works. The eyes all have pegs on the back to fit the holes. You install the eye plate first, then the mouth/nose. These are easy to place & stay in securely.
The hands (seen below) fit on the 'ball' on the end of the arm while the glove cuff is not removable. They can be tricky to put on because the elbow/shoulder joint tries to move while you press the hand on. There's a hole under the ring and also on his back (below) so you can fit the clear posing rods.
The figure has a 'velvety' kind of texture for all the blue parts. It's a little bit matte & not your typical 'action figure texture'.
Photo by Taaron
The Bottom Line:
BUY THIS FIGURE. It is, hands down (literally....see...) the BEST Classic Sonic figure yet made. No other classic figure has had more pose-ability & add-able accessories. The Nendoroid is the only real competition for it. Sonic's super-poser doesn't come close because while it could move the shoes better, the sculpt was really poor. This is good quality fun & is worth the price.