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Write a Review link for that item. Disney (Super7) (Super7)“I’ve got no strings to hold me down…” While the tale of Pinocchio is probably as old as time itself, Disney’s take on the little wooden boy is the most well-known, for various (frightening) reasons. He’s also the third figure of Super7’s first wave of Disney Ultimates, rounding out the previous two I’ve reviewed. The packaging art is unique with each character, and Pinocchio’s box has a workshop look to it, as if it was made out of wood. The slipcover looks like a fancy window showcasing the starry night sky, and there’s a silhouette of Jiminy Cricket on it as well. Since Pinocchio is a small figure and he doesn’t have much big accessories, there’s only one plastic tray inside the box. Is it the first Ultimate with only one tray? I’m not too sure. Like with the other two figures, Pinocchio has three head options. The first one is a natural happy look, fitting the character well. It’s not perfect, however. The nose shouldn’t curve like that, and the eyes need a little more work, but it’s a nice improvement over the initial render (and that hideous prototype from the video that first showed him off). The second head display what happens when he’s not being honest: his nose grows. I can’t help but feel that this head looks more off than the regular one, as the eyes look weird and the head overall seems too narrow. The third head depicts him with a nose so big that birds have nested on it. It’s definitely the nicest looking of the three, thought those birds could have been sculpted with a little more detail. Considering the size of him, though, the simplistic appearance isn’t too surprising. The rest of the sculpt looks nice, with the articulation blending well into his appearance. They made his little vest (or whatever you call it) soft goods, a recurring theme for this wave, but I felt like they could’ve made it plastic, since it doesn’t interfere with the articulation. The paint is mostly nice and clean, though there is a maroon spot on the back of his left shoulder. Pinocchio stands around 3 ½” tall, making him smaller than Mickey and the smallest Ultimate S7 has done so far. Pinocchio’s articulation is pretty standard for the company, albeit with a couple differences. The ball-jointed head works well, with plenty of range and easy swapping between the extra heads. The shoulders and wrists are swivel/hinge joints, but the elbows are only hinge. It fits given his design and puppet nature, though, and there are swivels at the biceps. There’s no articulation on the torso, but there are swivel/hinge joints at the hips, knees, and ankles, as well as swivel thighs. The hips are unusual as the joint goes straight up into the bottom of the body, rather than at the sides of the pelvis, but the thigh swivels work well with it, allowing you to turn the joint to make the legs either kick in and out, or go side to side. There isn’t a lot of accessories here, but Super7 made sure to include what would fit best with the character. As I mentioned already, Pinocchio has three head options, as well as two different pairs of hands: gripping and open. The hands swap very easily, but still fit tightly. A pair of closed hands would’ve been nice, but I can live. His conscience, Jiminy Cricket, is included here, and he’s rather tiny at only ¾ of an inch. That said, the paint work is surprisingly impressive for such a small accessory. Joining him are Figaro and Cleo, the former having a ball-jointed head (but with very little tilt), and the latter being sculpted inside her fishbowl. Much like the birds, Cleo doesn’t look all that good, but that’s mainly because she’s so small. Rounding out the accessories are an apple and book for his first day of school, and an axe. The axe wasn’t in the initial renders, and since he only appears in the film with it for a brief scene, I would’ve liked something more recognizable. I assume Disney objected to including a mug of beer or a cigar with a figure of a little boy. While Pinocchio is the weakest figure in the first wave, it doesn’t mean he isn’t good. My only real gripes with him is that the heads and Cleo could have looked nicer, and there was room for one of two more accessories, but they still did a good job with him. Wave one is a good start, and while we probably won’t be seeing wave two arrive until the fall, we already waited over a year for this wave, so I’ve learned to be patient. -5/10/2022   by RMaster007 |
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