It's truly one of the most evasive interviews I've ever read. And I follow politics pretty extensively, so that's saying something. :lol

Guys, are the figures really that good? I know that I should not expect a Figuarts quality, but the promotional pictures for the figures looked a bit off, like the figure was melting. Yet I watch MMPRToys' and D-Amazing's videos and they are very solid.

I'm asking because Lightning Collection (or Hasbro era toys) have yet to arrive in my country. The only available way was through middlemen and they'd usually sold out. And when it comes to toys like these, buying them on the spot is more satisfying.

Which images look bad to you?

I am tempted to get the Magna Defender but I might wait for a sale or something.

I love D-Amazing's videos, the guy gives off so much positive energy. I'd say Lightning Collection is a an 8/10 line. The sculpts are fantastic. I know some people have complaints about the MMPR helmets, but they look totally fine to me. The articulation is also fantastic. They can do just about anything you want. The accessories are mixed. The civilian heads are fantastic, look super realistic and accurate, no complaints there, but the alt hands can sometimes be lacking. Characters with two weapons sometime only come with one holding things hand, which is frustrating. There's also been some complaints about figures not coming with every single weapon they use and in every single configuration, but that's just a limit of the $20 price point, and the SDCC exclusives prove Hasbro has no issue with giving you absolutely everything if it's possible. Another mixed thing is the paint QC. First wave was rough. Had to return my first Tommy because he had some bad paint splotches. DC Red also had some somewhat sloppy paint on his chest, but it was tolerable. My wave 2 figures all looked great though, and I've heard much less complaints about paint QC from other people with wave 2. On the topic of paint, DC Gold is getting a bit of criticism for having less paint than Red did, lacking the white neck and the silver on the hands. Last problem only some people seem to feel exists. I think the joints can be a bit gummy feeling. While it's better than breaking from being too stiff, it's still a bit weird feeling. Some people aren't bothered by it through. Overall, I'm really enjoying the line, and hope it keeps going for a long time

The recent ones, I think Lost Galaxy Red and Zeo Blue comes to mind. I'd get that Zeo Blue could be a prototype so that can be forgiven. It's also because the figures were sculpted to look like the suits so they'd have those 'wrinkles' and I think it those wrinkles are making the figure looked like it's melting.

Thanks! I am going to get them regardless (for the boxart alone), although I really wanna make sure the quality is worth it since in my country these figures costs 120 bucks each.

I love D-Amazing, and was pleasantly surprised that he started reviewing the Lightning Collection.

No IMO. Compared to other Hasbro stuff like the Star Wars Black Series or even Transformers the Lightning Collection is not very good. I only have one from the first wave so I don’t know if it got better or if I got a real lemon of a figure but the plastic feels very cheap and the paint applications are terrible. I definitely won’t be getting any more of them.

For retail price I’d say check them out yourself but if you're paying import prices I would advise you to be cautions. Maybe try one first but don't order a full wave or something.

I have a substantial Legends collection and I dont think the plastic feels any cheaper than Legends. The exception may be Goldar's gold armor. The paint apps on the ones I have gotten are on par with legends too. I did get one set of the SDCC figures that had splotches so maybe paint QC is a bit lacking.

To me the sculpts are mostly good. I like the suit detail with the wrinkles. The suits on the show had the same look. The proportions are a little off though. It seems the legs are a bit short for the body, but only when in a vanilla pose. The helmet sculpts have been mostly off though. MMPR red, black, green, and pink are all off. White seems correct as do the other seasons. Zeo gold had an off helmet too, but not as noticeable.

Over all, for the price, these are good figures. Everything from Bandai before them was pretty bad. The Legacy collection never looked like adult collectibles to me and looked weird with other lines. If Figuarts were the same price I would choose them, but since they are way more expensive I choose the Lighting collection.

Holy...

Yeah, they're great for $20. But $120? Yeesh. I wouldn't pay it.

His videos are excellent! On a couple of occasions, I'd opted out of buying a Lightning Collection figure early on because it looked like crap in the promo images... but then saw D-Amazing's review of it and was like... oh, it's just that Hasbro takes terrible promo photos, I'm gonna buy that after all. :lol

I'd say that the figures look MUCH better in person than they do in Hasbro's photos. They desperately need to higher someone with the patience to pose them in ways that don't look boring and awkward.

hasbro taking terrible stock photos isn't a new phenomenon, it's something we'll have to get used to lol