#Eddie iron maiden action figure series#

Either way, not much playing going on with this guy.ġ2.99 is pretty fair. You give this to a kid and he probably won’t do much. I’m really glad NECA went with painted metal instead of sculpted plastic.

The chains actually have some paint-ops on them, which look great. I don’t see how it’s a custom diorama, though. The plates are identical and snap together easily, creating a nice base. I’m not asking for Marvel Legends, here, but a V-cut waist and cut ankles would probably earn Eddie another star.Įddie’s accessories consist of his chains and shackles, which are more or less permanently attached to his neck, and the three identical padded walls that form the “Custom Diorama Base.” The three chains are actual little metal chains, and each one ends in a ring that plugs into a small hole in the center of the wall/floor plates. I know the pose of the figure – and the straight-jacket – limits the options for articulation a bit, but I can’t help but feel a tad disappointed. In addition to the advertised joints, Eddie’s got a cut waist, which works fine. I can sort of tell that it’s intended to be ball-jointed, but it would have a better range of motion as a cut joint. The ball-jointed torso, however, I really don’t see. It’s got a good range of movement, and is tight without feeling fragile. The label on the bubble claims Eddie has a ball-jointed neck and torso. I’ve always been vehemently pro-poseability, which is one reason that I’ve avoided NECA before this figure. Overall, such minor nitpicks are really pretty excusable since this is such a chaotic subject to make an action figure of.Īlas, here’s where Eddie’s score slumps. Upon close inspection, I realize that it’s supposed to be dead flesh.

Grayish paint on his leg that’s such a close tone to the color of his jeans that it looks like a mistake. Eddie somehow managed to tear his jeans a good deal, and his leg is half-exposed, all of which looks great sculpt-wise, but there’s some Another spot that drew my attention was the right shin. Most noticeably on the shoulders, where the flesh-colored paint overflows onto the torn seams of the straight-jacket. Sorry.įor the most part, this figure exhibits very clean and accurate paint-ops, but as with any mass-market figure with this level of detail, there are a few sloppy spots. They’d give a podiatrist nightmares – Hah, feet dreams. I also noticed how entirely disgusting Eddie’s feet look. For instance, if you look really closely at the lock on his shackles, you’ll see that in place of a keyhole there’s a small seal that reads “NECA.” I thought that was rather ingenious, as the source material doesn’t go as far as to show the lock in that detail. It’s a solid sculpt overall, but there are a few spots that absolutely shine. The face is a bit more elongated than the album art, but I didn’t really notice it before I did a side-by-side comparison. The sculpting is pretty dead-on to the original album art, and it works well with the articulation - then again, with three points of articulation, I’d be concerned if it didn’t. Here’s one of the areas in which this figure really impresses. It’s probably the most ideal all-around packaging since it looks alright, but not so alright that you’ll feel bad ripping it to shreds. It is adorned with two stickers that identify the figure. The size of the package seems a bit large to me, but it displays the figure well. NECA stuck with their current trend of clamshell packaging, which is great and sturdy if you keep figures carded, but is something of a hassle if you just want the action figure. I apologize for the lack of pictures of a MISB Eddie, but you’re not missing much. I couldn’t resist, so I shelled out 12.99 for Piece Of Mind Eddie, which I am extremely satisfied with. I had the pleasure of seeing Iron Maiden live last month, and stumbled across the action figures a few weeks after that in Spencer Gifts. The latter is produced in both scales, while Piece Of Mind Eddie is only available in seven-inch form.

#Eddie iron maiden action figure series#

The first series consists of two seven inch figures and one eighteen inch figure, based on the album art from Piece Of Mind (1984) and Somewhere In Time (1986). Eddie is pretty much a zombie who sees a different outfit/incarnation on each cover, and NECA recently got the right to produce action figures based on him. If you’ve seen one of their album covers, you’ve seen the band’s mascot, Eddie. If you’ve been even remotely aware of music in the past 25 years, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Let's welcome another new guest reviewer tonight - Max Scoville! Maxīrings us a review of the Eddie figure from NECA's Iron Maiden line.