Recently, new brands of knockoff bricks have been making waves in the Asian market, flaunting pretty and unreleased characters of the superhero world. Two of which are Pogo and Xinh; both, Chinese brands.
Powered by my collector's thirst and economist's instincts, I scoured Divisoria (Manila's famed flea market) for these brands. It is difficult to hop from one mall to the other, with the throng of shoppers in pre-Christmas month. Luckily, I was able to spot one shop (yes, just one shop!) selling these babies.
Here goes my first post and first minifigure review - Victor Creed aka Sabretooth.
Product
Brand/Model: Xinh 290
Condition: Bought without box, but sealed in a clear plastic bag
Price: Php 35 (0.78 USD)
Character
Name: Victor Creed
AKA: Sabretooth
Comics: Marvel
Affiliations: Marauders, Magneto's X-men, etc.
Superpowers: adamantium skeleton, superhuman strength, regenerative healing factor, psionic resistance, canine fangs and 20 retractable talons
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| Savage Sabretooth attacks in mid-air amidst thunderstorm |
From the no-box bag, there are 15 parts - 1 head, 1 hairpiece, 2 arms, 1 torso, 4 hands, 1 leg connector, 2 legs, 2 claws, and 1 baseplate. The baseplate has 4 studs.
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| Dissected Sabretooth |
The Sabretooth head has tan-colored bushy eyebrows and facial hair on both cheeks, open mouth that reveals fangs, white eyes, and reddish brown cover. The Sabretooth torso has tan-colored printed furs in the shoulders, reddish brown chest and abdomen, bordered by yellow, which make up the color scheme of the minifigure.
The second image has a more accurate representation of the product colors.
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| Armless, legless beast |
The back of the Sabretooth head has no printing, while the torso has the extension of the tan-colored fur and reddish brown scheme.
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| A claypot over a stove? |
The legs have the extension of the reddish brown scheme ending in the middle; small triangles are weirdly printed in the feet (but in my research, these details are actually from the comics version), which add personality to Sabretooth's rather pointy and sharp character. Otherwise, the legs are but yellow plain bricks.
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| Walking dead? |
Sabretooth's side arms have reddish brown printing which look like thorns.The hands are brown, which complement the yellow and reddish brown scheme. The hair is of the spiky blonde type.
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| Got tattoo!? |
The completed form with the same Wolverine minifigure claws, is the classic version of Sabretooth in the comics.
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| Sabretooth - all fangs and claws |
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| Classic Sabertooth in Marvel comics |
Overall, the fit of the parts are good, the printing is good, and the details are faithful to the original comics. As a bonus, I didn't think Lego has ever made a Sabretooth minifigure, which saves us from building our own from scratch. The closest thing we have for an official Sabretooth is the one found in Lego Marvel video game.
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| Lego Marvel game |
The Lego Sabretooth claws are far more appropriate than the long, straight ones that are Wolverine's trademark. It would be cool to have these short, talon-like (or bear paws to my imagination) claws. Also, the detachable plastic shoulder fur is better than the printed one. The Lego Sabretooth version has the Wolverine V-hair, which in comics, Sabretooth is adorned with as well.
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| Sabretooth attacks straight out of the wall, as the set rains fire |
Well, it's too much to wish for a perfect Sabretooth minifigure for such a cheap price.
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| Jubilee sparks distracting Sabretooth (at least that's how I imagined it when I shoot this) |
Until the next post. ;)
