PLAYMATES TOYS KONG 11" | Figure Review

So it's come to this, I'm reviewing a Playmates Toys figure.



I'm sure you've seen the new figures released from Playmates. Most range from 'meh' looking repaints of older Bandai figures.While others are a flaming train wreck where even the survivors with minor injuries are begging for death.


You should have been in that Walmart with me when I saw that Shin figure, I said "Oh my god" out loud, I said it loud enough to where I'm pretty sure someone would have heard me. Needless to say along with the lazy sculpt and paint, Playmates was not making a good first impression.

I soon excepted that these figures just weren't for me and put them out of my mind. A few weeks pass and I just so happen to be looking in the toy aisle at my local Walmart and I saw they had 3 Kong figures and a Final Wars Godzilla. The more I looked at the Kong, the more I started to kinda like it.

I don't think I can look at this figure the way I usually look at figures I review as this figure wasn't primarily meant for adult collectors such as myself. I feel like I shouldn't be too overly critical about it, but I will highlight a few things about it that I find interesting. 

This Kong figure is obviously based on his appearance in 2017's 'Kong: Skull Island' and the sculpt is pretty accurate to that design. The fur doesn't have the deepest amount of detail but it does the job well enough.
Kong has a closed fist and an open hand, so if you wanna try jamming a small girl figure or even a tree branch in there, you could.

Kong's face is nicely sculpted with a very nice roaring expressing with some gnarly looking teeth. I would question why the gums are painted the same color as the teeth, but at this point, I'm just happy that the eyes look good unlike that other abomination...ugh...

I should mention that Kong can feel very wobbly when standing since the feet are not flat. You may have to fiddle with the legs a bit till you can get him to a point where you feel confident that he can stand on your shelf without falling over easily. 

The paint on Kong is good. He's mostly a light brown color while the face and chest are grey and his hands and feet are black . All the colors compliment each other nicely, they even painted a big scratch on the chest. Nice touch.

Kong's articulation is as follows:
Head can rotate at the neck. Arms rotate at the shoulder. Hands rotate at the wrist. Legs rotate at the hips and the feet rotate.

This Kong figure stands at just 11 inches and if you've got the Jakks Pacific 12 inch Godzilla 2019 figure, they look very nice together!

Despite my initial views on the Playmates figures, I ended up being quite pleased with this Kong figure. If you're serious about picking up any of the playmates figures, I feel confident recommending this Kong, he is most definitely the pick of the litter!
Of course this is just the first wave of Godzilla/Kong figures from Playmates, I hope there are more surprises coming soon. And a lot less mismatched eyes...

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