4-LOM - Action Figure Reviews - The Armchair Empire

Series: Power of the Jedi, 12" Bounty Hunters

Craftsmanship: 6.8 out of 10

- Good bug-eyes

- "Forest fighter" C-3PO with a different head

- Blaster rifle the same as IG-88’s

- Stands easily

- For collectors only

Playability: 8.5 out of 10

- Compatible with the other 12" figures

- Pretty tough

- Poor articulation for action stances

Number of accessories:

- One blaster rifle

Ages: 4 and up

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4-LOM from Hasbro

4-lom action figure

Poor, poor 4-LOM. (a.k.a. For Love or Money.) He gets about three or four seconds of screen time in The Empire Strikes Back. His 12" action figure likeness leaves something to be desired. The only thing that works in his favor is his vanity license plate name. Poor, poor 4-LOM!

4-LOM is only for collectors. Kids will look at him and say, "Who’s this guy?" Basically, 4-LOM is a repainted C-3PO with a different head. The head is very well

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done though – kind of a mechanized fly with built in gas mask. The overall paint job is very good. He’s got rust on all his seams and is accurate to his movie incarnation. But there is just something lacking. I’m not precisely sure what it is, but he definitely would have benefited from been given a metallic sheen. 4-LOM really craps out with the articulation. Forget about action stances – the closest

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you can get makes it look like he’s attempting a droid version of Morris Dancing.

His arms are articulated at the shoulders; the legs at the hips, knees, and ankles. Unfortunately, the leg articulation doesn’t go far enough and the hip seams are angled instead of balljointed. While this is accurate to the movie, it bites when it comes to the action figure. His head also turns and his right hand can be rotated. 4-LOM also gets short-changed in the weapons department. His blaster rifle is solid and looks nearly identical to the movie representation. But it’s also identical to IG-88’s. If you bought both IG-88 and 4-LOM, you can give both rifles to IG-88 for some two-fisted John Woo-style action.

Playability gets marks because it fits in with the other 12" figures of the Star Wars universe, but gets docked marks for the poor articulation. Toughness is good. After many falls, being slammed in a door, and kicked across a room, 4-LOM didn’t lose any limbs. His gun might be lost during rough or outside play. When not in use, he stands very easily.

Overall, as I’ve said before, 4-LOM will keep collectors happy with its accurate likeness but kids will probably give it a miss.

- Omni