Comments on: Review > Kid Flash (DC Universe Classics)

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[...] POE Ghostal reviews the DCU Classics Kid Flash action figure. [...]

By: captainzero

captainzero — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:17:59 +0000

"I’d say….save your money and don’t bother with dcuc."

Oh, Jimmy, I disagree. Man, I think these DCUC figures are the best we've EVER had… and they are as good as many of us(like me, for example) could have ever dreamed of them being.!!

I DON'T have a problem with his size. He and Robin are comparable …. and he seems right.!! I remember him from his earliest adventures with The Flash(so I remember him as being very young)… and I want to see the earliest Teen Titan group represented, …so he "seems" just about right.

The problems I have with the figure is his hair..which doesn't seem quite right… and the lack of sculpting ..or something ..on the chest. Yea, he seems a bit too "plastic-y" or not well-defined enough on the chest or body area.

And, as has been mentioned,–the biceps problem. They don't look quite right.

I still like him but maybe not one of their strongest figures!

I think all Four Horsemen would have to come to my house and ask me to "please stop collecting the DCUC figures" …for ME to quit. (Thank goodness they are too busy to make the trip!! )

I wished that the Marvel figures would be as good as these. They aren't….by a long shot. (IMHO)

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:23:20 +0000

hmmmm….were the MOTU 2002 figures 8.99 or 9.99? Can't be sure. I guess what i meant was 8.99 for a MOTU 2002 figure and now we get mini figures for 8.99

I can't rememember how much those figures were.

but you are correct it was just last year. Pretty sad.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:00:22 +0000

2001? Just last year Marvel Legends and DCUC were $9.99! Not long before that, ML and 6 inch Spidey were $7.99.

To the stores this must be great though. They can fit A LOT more product out using less space than DCUC and ML and they make almost as much money.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:53:50 +0000

@poe: "@Jim: Unfortunately, I think Toy Guru would have to come to my house and personally spit in my face for me to stop collecting DCUC. And even then, if I was able to beat him up for it, I’d probably be OK."

LOL LOL LOL

However, I wonder how sales are doing? I know a few ppl like myself who recently quit the line.

I do think DCUC is the best line out there though. I wonder if all the shrinking marvel figures are due to the poor economy. I see these 3 inch figures all over the place…..figures are SHRINKING! lol and they cost almost 10 bucks a piece. I remember in 2001 when figures were 5-6 inches and were $10!

By: Chuck20

Chuck20 — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:28:37 +0000

i hope this is the las time they use this body. The sinestro body would have been perfect, but I think they were too far along to change it ( as they plan these things a year in advance). The paint apps on my Kid Flash's pelvis are also horribly uneven, like yours. But it doesnt bother me as much because I'm just not big on the figure anyways, tho I'm not as down on it now as I was a week ago.

By: Frowny McBeard

Frowny McBeard — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:43:55 +0000

The money I'm losing on DCUC is less than the money I'm saving by not buying any of the Marvel figures at 3 3/4" scale. I'm not bitter, nor do I think they're terrible figures, but I'm just not really interested in the same characters but smaller. (Outside of Minimates. I loves me the Marvel Minimates.)

By: Pete

Pete — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:59:56 +0000

I agree entirely with the review–if he were just a bit bigger, he'd be great. Sinestro-sized would be perfect.

That said, I do like him. And that last photo of him running is great!

By: Poe

Poe — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:52:30 +0000

@TAO: Well, I'm sure the flared part of the gauntlets should be out, based on the 2-up.

As for the biceps, I think only the Horsemen know for sure.

@Jim: Unfortunately, I think Toy Guru would have to come to my house and personally spit in my face for me to stop collecting DCUC. And even then, if I was able to beat him up for it, I'd probably be OK. The figures are just too good, and I love the Four Horsemen's work.

Actually, the only way I can see myself quitting DCUC is a.) losing interest in the property, which does happen with me from time to time, or b.) my wife asks me to. Which she'd probably never do unless there was a really good reason, like I was making us bankrupt.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:51:19 +0000

I'd say….save your money and don't bother with dcuc.

I used to collect but quit. It's just not worth the headaches. Holes in your collection, bad quality control, etc etc.

dcuc is not worth it's price tag. A friend of mine bought a case from csc as well and had the same problems with the arms on kid flash as well as other issues with the other characters.