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Series: N/A
Craftsmanship: 8.8
/ 10
- Huge, striking figure
- Still has stability issues, even when plugged
into the base
- Great display piece with minimal useful
articulation
Playability: 7.5
/ 10
- Wings mean “flying toy” which could result in
serious, serious injury
- Solidly constructed
- Lots of diorama possibilities with other 12”
figures
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Wings of Redemption Spawn 12"
by McFarlane
Toys
Whenever I get hold of a truly massive figure like
Wings of Redemption Spawn 12”, I always have a hard time conjuring up the words
to describe it. In this case it’s a
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seem
all the bigger because the wings are gigantic.
Made of solid rubber, the wings make him a very heavy figure (around 5lbs). In
fact, the wings are so heavy that I noticed a stress tear where the wings are
joined to his back. They could have been made a lot lighter, which would not
have taken away from the aesthetics and saved a few headaches in the stability
department.
Like it’s smaller brother, WoR Spawn has extreme balance issues. They aren’t the
exact same balance issues, but issues still exist. When the 6” figure fell over
(which it was bound to do) it would take three or four figures with it. The 12”
version here has the potential to take out an entire shelf of figures! McFarlane
had the good sense to include a peg board base and metal pegs for each foot so
that WoR would remain standing… for the most part.
Depending on how his legs are positioned, you can actually encounter problems
keeping him solidly in place. Because his wings are so heavy there’s a constant
pull back and down. This can actually start to “lever” his feet and pull the
pegs out! I gave up trying to get his stance perfect – instead I did the best I
could then positioned him so that his wings touch the wall. WoR Spawn 12” is a
mega cool looking figure but he suffers the same problems as his 6” brother.
The sculpt and color are terrific, particularly the wings, which do a good job
looking like feathers. Articulation is pretty much on par with the original:
seam joints at the neck, shoulders, hips, waist and calves. There aren’t a lot
of poses that look better than the default pose.
Playability is an interesting issue. While his size makes WoR Spawn an
attractive figure to play with, particularly because of the wings, I still
wouldn’t recommend playing with him. He’s just too heavy! Figures with wings
will get thrown by small children to see if they can fly. (My own son egged me
on, “Throw him, Dad!”) Would you give your kid a brick to play with? No? Then
don’t let him play with this figure. It’s fun to create dioramas with other 12”
figures, even if WoR Spawn doesn’t have anywhere near the poseability of most
12” figures. Even just facing him off with a taller figure like Kimarhi (FFX)
can add to display (and accommodate WoR’s slightly inclined gaze.
With an MSRP of $30US casual collectors may think twice about getting this
figure – no matter how damn cool it looks. For serious Spawn fans and action
figure collectors, Wings of Redemption Spawn 12” is truly a work of art and
worthy of being displayed on a mantel (if your wife will let you).
- Omni
(October 16, 2004)
(Note: For another truly massive, winged work of art, hunt down
Bahatmut
from Final Fantasy X.) |
