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Write a Review link for that item. Simpsons (Jakks Pacific) (Jakks Pacific)I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Jakks Pacific is doing a great job with The Simpsons. Although their 5" figures are my favorite, the smaller-scale 2.5" line has been very fun as well, already having plenty of characters and even dioramas. I've almost completed wave two, having gotten Itchy recently thanks to Five Below, but I also just got all of the third wave, featuring a solid line-up of Springfield's key citizens. Of course, they needed a main family member to be the hook of the wave, and Bart fills that role again. It's the same sculpt as the first-wave Bart, but the deco is slightly different. His shirt is white, and there's Krusty's head on it as well. Krusty's likeness is printed on, with a clean result, and the paint on the sleeves and shoes is clean as well. Other than that, it's essentially the Bart we got before, so expect the same sculpt and articulation. The accessory is unique, as he has a Krusty hat with the clown's hair on it. It's big enough to cover his spiky hair and fits over his scalp firmly. It also reminds me of a plush by Nanco, except the hat on that resembled Krusty's head rather than a plain cap with his name on it. Bart isn't the only Simpson in the wave, as we get Abraham "Grampa" Simpson. At about 3" tall, I consider him a standout as he doesn't have a blank stare and smile like most figures do. He's in a grouchy mood again, complaining about today's youth or something like that. The portrait is great, and there's clean paint for the mouth and shirt, though there's a pretty obvious seam line between the jaws. His right hand is in a gripping pose while his left is a clenched fist, and it's not hard to tell Jakks wanted to recreate the "Old Man Yells at Cloud" scene. The torso looks a little slim from the side, but nevertheless, they did a good job with the body and outfit. He has a swivel neck, swivel/hinge shoulders, and hinged waist like usual for these palm-sized figures, but the legs don't go forward enough to sit down properly. Speaking of which, his butt is a slightly different color from the rest of the pants, much like Krusty from the previous wave. Why not just fully paint over the pants? Next up is Milhouse, simultaneously being in the third wave of both scales. Standing a little bit below 2 1/4", Milhouse doesn't look too much different from his larger counterpart, save for the fact that he can actually rest his arms at the sides, thanks to little indents in the armpits for the sleeves. Shrunken down a bit, he looks just as good, including the paint, with good work on the eyebrows. The seat of the pants matches the color of the rest of them, giving him a small visual plus over Bart and Grampa. Milhouse's accessory is a Squishee cup, which looks pretty good, but it has a little tab so it can be held. The Playmates line had tons of Squishee cups that nobody could hold, so kudos to Jakks for finding a solution to that. The third kid of this wave is Ralph Wiggum, who goes great with the other kids as well as his old man in the first wave. Standing a bit over 2 1/8", Ralph looks pretty good, but I can't help but feel the head shape is a little off. My other nit with the sculpt is the hair, as they did it as one piece glued to the scalp, which is what Super7 did with their Ralph, and it's not how his hair's supposed to look. It would've been better to sculpt the strands onto the head and paint them, and hopefully they'll do that with the 5" version. The body looks great, though there's a bit of a gap between the articulated lower half and the butt, and the shirt is a bit too bold in color. The paint on the collar and belt are fine, save for some bleed and slop. The iconic "I choo-choo-choose you" card Lisa gave him is included, using a sticker for the graphic, and it's very clear despite the small size. Rounding out the wave is Jeff Albertson, the Comic Book Guy and most likely to buy up all the Itchy and Scratchy figures to mark up the value on them. At 3 1/4" he's a big guy, more so than Chief Wiggum, but the torso is hollow. He's the best sculpt of the wave, and it's helped by how he bears his usual unamused expression rather than the neutral smile almost everyone else has. The sit-down waist joint works surprisingly well, being able to kick forward a great deal thanks to the hollow shirt, but I haven't tried seating him in the booth at Krusty Burger yet (I already know he's too fat for it). The few paint apps on him are clean, though he too suffers from the mismatched shades of color on the pants. I kinda wish Jakks would include accessories with the adults, because I could see this guy coming with a Radioactive Man comic. The third wave of the smaller figures is pretty nice, with great work on the sculpts and accessories, though paint could be a little better. The line-up is great as well, as it's nice to get some more kids, and who wouldn't want a figure of Comic Book Guy, the fat nerd nobody wants to be? Wave four is hitting stores now (I got Dancin' Homer yesterday), and I learned through a Facebook group that we should be getting up to wave six this year. Hopefully during that time we get more dioramas in addition to the recently revealed vehicles, because I would love to have the Kwik-E-Mart and Android's Dungeon with these figures. - 4/24/25   by RMaster007 |
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