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Masters of the Universe Classics Tri-Klops Review (Club Grayskull)
Where to begin with this one? I honestly was expecting Teela to be my least favourite Club Grayskull with the issues she had. That figure didn’t prepare me for the letdown Tri-Klops ended up being.
Tri-Klops actually ended up stealing some of the hatred Teela was getting from various Facebook groups and forums because the armor Tri-Klops ended up coming with was a totally different colour than what was advertised. I wasn’t happy about it, but I wasn’t going on a witch hunt about it. I have other things to really worry about. I expressed my disdain once or twice in a mature and logical manner and left it at that.
Look, I get it. Buyers were shown one thing, paid for it, waited over a year, and got something a bit different. I’m not impressed by it and I know Brian Flynn has heard the community. It was mentioned that hopefully they’d see what they could do to fix the situation. I’m not banking on anything one way or the other and I’ll just leave it in the hands of the company to do what they’re going to do. I wish the armour was the only thing that bothers me about this figure, though.
Before I go through what is bothering me about this figure, I’ll state a positive. The figure comes in the awesome looking Club Grayskull packaging to keep in check with the other figures. On the back, though, there’s Tri-Klops with armor in the colour we were supposed to get. Sigh…
At first glace, the figure doesn’t seem too bad. I mean, he seems like a pretty basic figure so you would think it would be hard to mess up, right? Wrong. The figure’s articulation is very loose in places and you can see through the sides of the loose abdomen area. I’m not even sure if mine is assembled properly as there have been reports of the abdomen pieces being put on backwards. Maybe mine was assembled that why and that’s what is causing the issues.
The head articulation has the usual right and left motion but there’s nothing that allows the figure to look up or down. I have no idea if this is just my figure or if it’s how they were all assembled. This limits trying to get certain poses.
The armor is a really soft plastic in the middle to try and accommodate the abdominal articulation. I think it was a good idea but it makes the plastic strip look crooked and affects the symmetry of the figure. This is probably one of the those damned if you do, damned if you don’t things.
This figure also has that issue Lodar did where the top of the left leg won’t stay under the extra short loin piece. It looks awful and takes away from the aesthetics. This has to be fixed going forward. See how things are quickly adding up?
Now let’s get to the sculpt of the face. The actual mouth area/lower half is done well. He has this look of disdain and that kind of expression is needed to match the three eyes on his visor to give the sense that this character is aggressive. That brings me to the visor itself: It WILL NOT MOVE! Yeah, I yelled. It’s frustrating for a figure at this price point.
What is the point of having a Tri-Klops figure whose visor can’t rotate? I tried submerging it in hot and boiling water for prolonged periods of time but this thing will not budge. I had to take pictures of Tri-Klop’s other eyes from different points on his body because it’s the only way I can showcase them.
Tri-Klops comes with two weapons: a sword and a small blaster. These two weapons demonstrate again what is frustrating about this Club Grayskull line: seeing some weapons getting paint while others have none.
I have no idea why Tri-Klops’ sword gets some paint on the handle and the guard area but then Teela’s sword got nothing? Same with the blaster…nothing!
I think including the blaster with Tri-Klops was a good idea. He’s used it in the cartoon and it’s a new piece we haven’t gotten with any other figure before. It’s a great decision. Not putting any deco on it is a bad decision. I just looks like a clump of plastic with no personality. Just like Teela’s sword, it looks lazy and unfinished.
The sword looks great except it’s bent and so is the one that is with the figure I kept in the packaging. It is the way it was packed. I hope they rectify this for the next wave of figures.
Playing around with the figure and trying to keep the sword being bent and the visor being permanently stuck out of my mind, I did have some fun posing the figure, especially giving a homage to Conan the Barbarian.
I know one of the explanations given as to why Tri-Klops’ armor colour was changed was because it was to differentiate the Classics figure from this one. As you can see below with both figures side by side, even if the armor on the CG figure was the colour we were supposed to get, there’s more than enough difference between these two figures.
I’m not flinging dirt or calling names in this review. I’m just saying I just don’t understand the decisions made, how all these errors happened, or the explanations given. I really do appreciate the time and effort that goes into making these, though and I just want Super7 to succeed and fans to get well made figures.
I pay for these things myself and they are damn expensive. I have to be honest with myself, and those reading my features, and I have to call out a fail when I get one. $35 US with the Canadian dollar conversion plus shipping and all the customs I pay is hefty for a figure and this is simply not worth my money and I’m really disappointed. Multiply that by two because I got two of them as I’m also a mint in box collector. Maybe the boxed figure has a working visor and/or a better abdominal region. I don’t know.
This figure looks decent, if you get past the armor colour, but it’s not a functional Tri-Klops figure. I have sent an email to Super7 to see if I can get a replacement and I’ll edit this if I hear anything back.
If you wanna hear me bitch a bit more, enjoy the video.
Great review! FYI, it’s Tri-Klops, with a K
Son of a bitch! How in the hell did I screw that up? Thanks!!
While I don’t agree with everything you said I must say nice review. You really took your time with the photos as well. Having the figure in front of me, I have to add that the colors look different in person, but that is with all of these figures. Great job
Thanks for taking the time to comment and for the compliment. I’d like to know what you disagree with. It’ll give readers more insight to this figure. Perhaps yours ended up better than mine or you weren’t bothered as much as me with the issues with the fig? Just curious. Cheers!
Maybe I should have said I don’t agree with some of the things haha. From the figure itself and the general aesthetic I just like Tri-Klops the most. I am in between the color alteration, Super 7 should not have done it without notifying.
What I can say I encountered some issues myself with the figures I received yesterday (finally). For example on MAA his leg right leg was backwards. Luckily I could turn it back. My Hordak figure also had a thumb pressed against the plastic case he is in. His thumb was sticking out as if his finger was broken. I had to heat the thumb a little and bend it back. It took only 10 seconds work. There are also some paint issues here and there on some of the figures. Most of these are minor, but all of these issues combined with the issue of the visor I really hope they up their game in the next round. QC is really lacking at the moment. Have you seen the upcoming Power-Con filmation figures?
Thanks for sharing, Charger! I have seen the PC figs and I’m sure I’ll get them as I have an almost complete loose and MOC MOTUC collection minus Green Granamyr, Battle Armor Faker, and Bronze King Grayskull. It’s the shipping that is insane for these. Val said he’s going to be looking more into it and I hope there are cheaper options for us Canucks.
I feel like being honest in my reviews about pros and cons for each fig helps the community and, in turn, Super7, focus on what needs improving. Not pointing fingers or being mean about it, but hopefully lessons were learned so wave 2 of both series are home runs. I want Super7 to succeed and continue on with MOTUC.
Tri-Klops visor CAN spin, but there is some issue (not sure if it’s paint, glue, reactions between the plastic not cooling properly at assembly or something, but the visor is bonding to the head.)
I fixed mine with a hair dryer and a flat tool for ingrown toenails.(I didn’t have a small screwdriver available.) Heat up the visor and use the tool to pop it out of the head. Had to go all around the visor and reheating as necessary. Once it popped, I reheated the visor and popped it back in. Now it spins.
Hi! I’d rephrase that as “it’s supposed” spin. As mentioned in the feature, I’ve done it. Mine just simply won’t budge. I tried doing the same method as you as a last resort can get under the back of the head. Once I get to the sides, it’s sealed. Nonetheless, this should even be an issue people who bought this figure should even be dealing with. Thanks for trying to help, though.
It’s supposed to and unfortunately, it requires some scary surgery. (I admit I was afraid as I was attempting to fix him.) When I popped the visor out there was some green gunk fused to his left side. (Not sure if it was just paint, or paint and plastic. I posted a pic on Super7’s Facebook page to let them know about the issue.)
Cool. I’ll go looking for it.
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