You just can't fault action figures produced by Toybiz. I found this 2005 Stealth Wolverine during a shopping trip to Target with the wife today. Having had a bad day with Hasbro's Spidey 2099 figure, I seriously just had to get myself some good old Toybiz goodness. What's more, this figure was going for half its original price as it was the last Toybiz toy left standing in the aisle.
Packaging-wise... Stealth Wolverine left much to be desired in terms of design. I'd rate the design a 5.5/10. However, when it comes to the toy itself... I'm nothing but smiles.
Wolvie comes with a superb 35 points of articulation... much like, in fact it can be mistaken for, a toy from the Marvel Legends series. You can pose him almost anyway you like. The sculpting of this figure is just typical Toybiz... it is excellent. The facial sculpt captures a serious Logan (aka Wolverine) without his usual rage. It suits the figure well considering that this is a stealth Wolvie.
With this figure you'd get a set of night vision goggles (made of rubber) which fit snugly when not in use on Wolvie's forehead or when placed on his eyes... much like the real thing. His holster and ammo pouch attached to his thighs are made of similar rubber and they're glued down permanently. The gun is very realistic looking (made of hard plastic) and fits into the holster with ease. It's held down by 2 rubber straps connected to 2 individual grey plastic pegs. Wolvie comes with his usual claws which are made of flexible plastic for child-safety reasons.
Paint job for Stealth Wolverine could be improved upon a bit as mine came with a little missing paint on the joints. Thankfully, the plastic beneath wasn't much of a contrast to the surrounding paint.
Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with this purchase. I really miss Toybiz's Marvel Legends figures now that Hasbro has taken over the rights to produce the new Marvel Legends toys (saw Hasbro's Marvel Legends series 1 figures and I think they've taken a step backwards while pricing has gone forwards). Anyhow, I'd rate this figure a big fat A+!
Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with this purchase. I really miss Toybiz's Marvel Legends figures now that Hasbro has taken over the rights to produce the new Marvel Legends toys (saw Hasbro's Marvel Legends series 1 figures and I think they've taken a step backwards while pricing has gone forwards). Anyhow, I'd rate this figure a big fat A+!
