Wednesday, April 16, 2014

481 Universe: Spectre Leyden & Hades Force Midur


Part II of my 481 Universe loot. First up is the Spectre Leyden. Dude's rad as hell, but there are two things that bug me a little. The first is that the head, unlike the Gendrone Rebellion Leyden, lacks the back and side secondary color highlights. Those seafoam green cranial accents would really push the Spectre Leyden over the top. The second issue is that the green accents are juuuuust slightly off the Onell Spectre Force stuff. You don't notice it till you see them side-by-side, but then you can see it

Next up is the Hades Force Midur, who's also pretty sweet, but has a thing or two that irks me. The ankle extenders are glow in the dark, which is random and looks kind of weird. The GITD head and Celetroop helmet are sweet, but why are his ankles glowing? There are also some color issues. The seafoam green highlights on the Midur are also slightly off from the other Hades Force stuff. The black primary color also differs a little, but in this instance it's a good thing.  My picks don't show it, but it's a matte metalic black swirl that actually looks way better than the rest of the Hades Force colorways, so I guess that cancels out the earlier color variance.


Despite my minor complaints, these two are fuckin' awesome. There's a reason they sold out the day after being posted. I was critical of 481 Universe after my first purchase, but they've won me back with this latest release. Their sculpts have some issues, but they are attempting to address them. The new hips and ankle extenders make a world of difference for the figures ability to stand. And, aside from the Ultra Corps Outlander, these are badass.

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