1:18 Action Figure News, Reviews, and Checklists
I came across a set of RETROBOTS gumball machine robots that had pretty cool looking heads. They didn’t come with names but I took a minute and gave them all some names. Optix, Grilz, Diskz, Shadez, Shox, Stitchez, Toxic, and Wavez
The are marketed by a company called A&A on Amazon Marketplace
I got these from Amazon.
“A battered, decrepit old droid addled by outdated, glitching programming, Bucket has been Jarek Yeager’s loyal astromech for years. Despite the droid’s eccentric behavior, Bucket is a capable mechanic.” – Databank entry
Bucket shows how cool an astromech droid would look without it’s fancy shell.
This figure came in a 2 Pack with Jarek Yeager as part of the Star Wars Resistance line made by Hasbro in 2019.
Still available from Amazon and probably easily obtainable from stores like ROSS or 5Below.
Weird robot bat thing that Skeletor can wear.
This figure was an accessory pack as part of the Mattel Masters of the Universe 2000 mad in 2000
Twenty years old now only leaves trade shows and Ebay.
The name sums it up. Leader from the Incredible Hulk used these to wreck lots of havoc.
This figure was part of the Incredible Hulk Smash and Crash as part of a two pack that includes a Leader figure. This line is from Toy Biz made in 1997.
Being 20+ years old Ebay is where I found this figure. Amazon Marketplace does have one available at the moment as well.
Cats in Space… I’m not sure if this is a cyborg cat but I like to think it should be.
Sergent Tabbs was part of the Robolx Series 9 single carded figures made by Jazwares in 2020.
So far Sgt Tabbs only shows up in the Amazon Marketplace. I found it at retail in a Target.
Robot Chicken is the mascot from the show Robot Chicken.
This figure is from a two-pack that includes a 6″ figure of The Mad Scientist and this roughly 3.5″ figure of the Robot Chicken. The set was part of a very small 1:12 scale line made by Jazwares back in about 2010ish. I picked the set up at a Toys R Us.
This set occasionally shows up on Ebay so keep an eye out for that one. There is also a similar figure made by Kid Robot which will be in a later DotD. I also have the Mad Scientist in my box of stuff to sell.
Caption Action was created back in 1966 as a competitor to GI Joe for the Ideal Toy company. He is basically a character that has access to multiple super heroes outfits and their characteristics when he wears them.
This figure is the Headliner of the Comic Adventure Heroes line made by Zica as part of a Kickstarter campaign. Production took a few years and these were all released in 2020. They are available for sale at BBTS and on Zica’s webstore.
Sculpt:
Captain Action’s sculpt is a fairly generic muscular human wearing a body suit.
Paint:
Paint is all pretty crisp and well done.
Accessories:
Articulation:
Size & Scale :
All of the figures in the Comic Adventure Heroes line are a little on the smaller side of modern 1:18 figures.
The heads do fit pretty well on other figures like Marauders and Boss Fight Studio if you need a body for the extra head.
Final thoughts:
I am a huge advocate for supporting independent toy manufacturers. This campaign shows how difficult it can be to make these. Props to Zica Toys for following through and delivering. I hope that they continue to make toys into the future. As for the figure itself, I really enjoyed it even though the source material is way before my time. It is a little shorter that I was expecting because they had made a big deal about the figures being made too small at one pint during manufacturing and had to get everything re-tooled.
Galaxy Robot is a cheap wind-up toy I found at a K-Mart about 10 years ago.
There are all kinds of wind up robots on E-bay and check those stores as they come around every once in a while.
So, I did not go so I am left Arm-Chair reporting. I will group news about 1:18 and 1:18 compatible figure new by company and line with links back to the source.
ToyArk BossFight Studio (Facebook)
Imperial Shipyards Figures.com
Figures.com
