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Star Wars Toybox: Rey by Disney
In case you missed it, Disney has introduced a new line of articulated action figures based on the character designs from the now defunct Disney Infinity video game. I loved Infinity, and holy crap, did I blow a lot of time and money on it! Even with the online features shut off, I'm still afraid to fire it up again, or I'll lose myself in that damn Toybox creating levels or just wandering around as any one of those dozens of damn figures I bought. Well, last week I looked at Thor from the Marvel Toybox and today I'm checking out Rey from Star Wars.
As you can no doubt tell, the packaging goes for utility over flash. The only real artwork is the character portrait on the side panel insert. Otherwise, it's just a big bubble on a boring card that lets you see the figure you're buying. Rey is #2. in the Star Wars Toybox series, I think #1 is Kylo Ren, but don't worry, even though I'm doing them out of order, I'll get to them all eventually. The packaging is not at all collector friendly, but there's really no reason I'd want to keep it anyway, so let me shred this thing to pieces and we'll have a look at Rey.
Like her Infinity counterpart, this figure features Rey in her Jakku outfit from The Force Awakens. I think they did a wonderful job capturing the Infinity style, while also embellishing it a bit for the larger scale and incorporating the articulation. To keep with the animated style, the sculpted detail is kept to a minimum, while still producing a great looking figure. The belt and outer layer of the robes are cast in a separate piece of softer plastic and worn over the figure, which gives her outfit some extra depth. Other sculpted detail includes the arm wraps, the pouch worn on the back of her hip and some simple boots. The coloring is mostly found in the plastic, although there is some paintwork as well. For the most part the paint application is neatly done, although there's a little bit of slop between the flesh tones of her legs and the brown of her boots.
The head sculpt is also pretty damn close to her Infinity counterpart, a lot closer in this case than Thor was to his. Her hair includes the sculpted triple-buns and the paint applications for her eyes, eyebrows, and lips are all sharp and precise. She looks both adorable and fierce at the same time.
The articulation includes rotating hinges in the shoulders, elbows, wrists, and knees. She has ball jointed hips and hinges in the ankles. There's a swivel in the waist and a ball joint in the neck. While the points are all the same, the range of motion feels a little bit better here than on Thor, because the sculpt here isn't as much of a hindrance. Although, the loop that her robes make under the belt on her left hip does get in the way of that leg a bit. Even with some restrictions, she's a hell of a lot of fun to play with.
Rey comes with Luke's lightsaber with the blade permanently ignited. Her right hand is designed to hold it, while her left hand is sculpted for Force casting. I like the lightsaber a lot, but I'll confess to being a bit disappointed that she didn't come with her staff as well. It doesn't seem like it would have been that big a deal to sculpt one for her, and since she uses a lot less plastic than Thor, it probably should have costed out at this price point. But then what the hell do i know?
As with Thor, Rey sells for $12.99 and appears to be exclusive to the Disney Store and their website. Thor sold me on the Marvel Toybox line instantly, and now Rey has done the same for this Star Wars Toybox series. I just wish they had more figures to show. The only other figures for the Star Wars Toybox right now are Kylo Ren and a First Order Stormtrooper. It feels like we needed Finn in there to even things out. Nonetheless, I'll be grabbing more of these, so they'll all be turning up here eventually.
By figurefanzero • Tagged disney, exclusives, infinity, star wars, the force awakens, toybox
2 comments on "Star Wars Toybox: Rey by Disney"
Is it too girly for me to want to see Elsa and Anna and Moana in this line? I love the stylish designs, but I don't think I need to see another full line of Star Wars characters…. I definitely don't need one of Marvel heroes!
Is it too girly for me to admit I own Elsa and Anna's Infinity figures? LOL.
I can't believe they won't do Elsa and Anna. Moana would be a good choice too. I'd like to see some Tron as well.