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#1 Redshirt#7

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Posted 21 November 2014 - 06:30 PM

Good evening everyone! At last, another exclusive review, that has become an accidental tradition! My plan, initially, was to seek out the strangest folk I could find and review them (as per the suggestion from jpatrik), essentially focusing on the strange and the bizarre rather than the regulars. So I experimented with doing something different, as well as doing something different, by reviewing some of the harder to come across figures, starting with Video Worf, then TNG Sisko, and now, Seven of Nine!

 

A brief introduction, for those who may be unacquainted with the figure. Toyfair magazine, during Playmates reign, had various promotions where, I believe, you mailed away to get a certain figure (have, you, noticed, that, I tend, to...talk, like a certain, famous, captain with all, these, comma's?). These figures would be reuses of old moulds, with some interesting results, much better than what it sounds like on paper (Piece Of The Action Kirk and this Seven being my personal favourites so far).

 

This particular Seven was the last Playmates Toyfair exclusive, offered with issue #29 in November 1999 (credit to Newforce for the info) and coming in the last style of exclusive packaging that exclusives would come in, mimicking the larger 12 inch packaging I believe. Even today, she remains popular and still commands a relatively high price on the second hand market.

 

So the question is, is the figure worth the hype?

 

To the pictures! 

 

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A front view. Sorry for the blurriness in advance, large amounts of Saurian brandy where consumed in the making of this review (and the Mugatu/Mugato review, for those eagle eyed viewers) so excuse the 1970's BBC special effects. 

In all seriousness, the packaging is fantastic, probably my favourite type Playmates made. It's completely different to your usual Playmates blister package, a nice image of a Voyager flyby, a nice view of Seven inside a window styled in a Starfleet delta, and other various assorted information (and if any of us had even the slightest temptation to swallow Seven, her base, or her accessory, a WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD symbol is present to sooth us in the knowledge that she is indeed dangerous due to "small parts" for under 3's...)

 

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A close up, less shaky and a bit more clearer. Seven is tied down to a blue tray inside, with three twist ties around her waist and her arms (those terrifyingly disturbed fiends at Playmates, they have her tied down!)

 

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A back view. Lot's of various logos, names, addresses, the information from the front and the artwork as well are present, along with some addition stuff about what's in her box and a nice planet graphic in the top right. Overall, very nicely done Playmates.

 

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Seven, post freeing from plastic tethers. Upon opening, along with Seven, we also receive a Voyager style combadge base and a "Borg scanner", more on that later. Seven is a resculpt of silver Seven and a repaint of Blue Seven, with the various lines on her biosuit, her metal clad hand, and a Voyager combage present, it's pretty damn accurate.

A few pictures from Trekcore:

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A close up of her left side of her face. I personally think it's one of Playmates best likeness's, with the detail on her eye piece rather impressive.

 

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A view of her right hand side of her face. The head is excellent as mentioned, with her other cybernetic implant done very well and the hair very nicely sculpted. However, I've got a few production problems with mine. There is something strange going on with her neck joint, and the paint on her arm seems to have burst in one area, resulting in a blemish.

 

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A back view. The detail continues on to the back, however, it seems something even more strange is going on with one side of her face. Also, some legal documentation is visible on the back of her leg. Nothing that bothers me personally, but you, of course, may have a different opinion. (Is this where DST got the idea for the legal stuff on the E's nacelles? I kid)

 

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Seven's accessory. It's identified as a "Borg scanner", however, the truth is a little different than that. I've never seen it used as a Borg device, instead, I've seen it used in Mott the Barbers hair dressers as a hair curler, as a device to repair a Pakled ship and I believe the Enterprise C, and, once, used to reattach Data's head. I'm also pretty sure I've seen it elsewhere too.

 

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Seven's range of articulation, one in each leg, one in each shoulder, one in each elbow (sideways), and the head. This became Playmates staple articulation during the last few years of their run, unfortunately. However, it does "aid" the sculpt in certain ways and, it's Seven! Unlike a S7 Nog, Weyoun, Damar, or the female Changeling, we got a figure of her, limited articulation or not, to more or less complete the bridge crew.

 

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Would I recommend her?

100% yes. More so than the blue Seven, she represent's Seven in the latter seasons of Voyager, making her a must have if your a Voyager fan to complete your crew. 

 

Price?

Despite being some 15 years old or so, she still commands a high price. I bought her for £15, the higher end at which I would've paid for her, but I've seen her go for much, much more.

 

Playability?

Lot's! She's Seven, put her with the Doc or Janeway, have her have fun with Harry, have her go crazy and smash the place up like she did from time to time, beat up Neelix, the possibilities are endless!

 

 

I hope you enjoyed the review, if you'd like anyone reviewed specifically, or have any feedback, it's always appreciated! 

 

 



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Posted 23 November 2014 - 03:20 AM

Great review! I have this figure myself and she still doesn't look purple to me,lol! More of a brown-ish or plum colour,and she looks kinda brown in your pics. I wish they'd do a proper purple one,and brown for that matter,lol! And one in Starfleet uniform,just to round it off. I know she only wore it in one or two episodes,but would've been cool to have one nonetheless.

 

Have you reviewed Flashback Janeway yet? I got that fig but don't rememeber who had it as an exclusive. Wasn't Neelix in Starfleet uniform an exclusive as well? I remember popping by Spencer Gifts on one of my US trips and they had him;Jadzia,and some other character and siad it was exclusive ones.

 

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Posted 23 November 2014 - 04:06 AM

Thanks, my eyes are pretty bad, but to me, she does look purple, however, as Scotty said, everybody's entitled to their own opinion! A brown Seven was going to be released, instead of this Seven. I think the pictures are still on Newforce's old site. Defiantly, she wore it in Relativity when she was undercover on Voyager in the past, working for the Time agency. Considering Playmates love for quick and easy head swaps, it's a damn shame they never considered her.

 

No I haven't, but I can! It was Newforce comics who had it as an exclusive. Yep, Neelix in an operations uniform (from Before and After and Year of Hell) and Jadzia in a DS9 S3 dress uniform where exclusives. Maybe the other was Sulu or Scotty from the second TOS pilot in turtle necks? I believe they were also Spencer gifts exclusives.



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Posted 23 November 2014 - 11:37 AM

Flashback Janeway was a New Force Exclusive and Security Neelix and Dress Uniform Dax were Spencers Gifts

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Posted 23 November 2014 - 11:38 AM

Ha beat me to the punch

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Posted 23 November 2014 - 12:31 PM

Can't seem to find a pic of her from the series in the purple one that I mean,which is a much lighter tone in colour. This must be a very dark purple,that's why I keep saying it doesn't look purple,lol. But maybe some people call the brown one plum,who knows. If I find the pics I'm looking for I'll post a link.

 

Yeah,Neelix as Security guard was an easy figure to do I bet,but I like it,and he's still going cheap online. So is the Jadzia one as well.

 

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Posted 23 November 2014 - 01:36 PM

Yeah,Neelix as Security guard was an easy figure to do I bet,but I like it,and he's still going cheap online. So is the Jadzia one as well.
 
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Only issue I had with the Neelix one was the yellow of his uniform being completely different to the standard Voyager figures they released. Almost tempted to customize mine by putting it on a Harry Kim body instead.

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Posted 28 November 2014 - 04:06 PM

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I think I linked to it before, but Trekcore has a gallery around some place of Seven pictures, if that helps.
 
I'd never seen it that way, a Redshirt Neelix, I'm surprised it wasn't more popular! I personally like it too, I'm a sucker for alternative universe stuff.
 
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That, too, was my main annoyance with the figure. It seems really odd, maybe they didn't have the colour available? Or weren't interested in bringing it out of retirement? I'm trying to recall whether any other yellow uniformed figures came after him, but I can't think of any. That isn't a bad idea...
 
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Posted 29 November 2014 - 10:08 AM

Yeah Red,had a look at their gallery ages ago,didn't have the one I was looking for but they had both the brown and purple and neither fits the colour of the fig,lol! Neelix had basically the same outfit as Harry and Tuvok,would've been funnier if he actually had a red one,lol! TOS style of course,lol. Did Voyager ever do a mirror universe episode? I know they did some alternate stuff but don't remember any actual mirror ones. J-R!

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 02:04 PM

Always the way, if I'm looking for something specific , I can never find it, until I don't need it! Oh, I know, but, being security Neelix, he's essentially a redshirt in occupation. Now there's an idea for a custom, Neelix head on a red TOS body, perfect target practise!

 

No, and yes. Voyager never had a Mirror episode, but Mirror Tuvok turned up in DS9. The alternative universe stuff wasn't essentially that to begin with, in all cases I can think of, it was the timeline till someone did something to undo an event. Personally, I think some of Voyager's finest hours lies among episodes such as these, specifically Year of Hell, Endgame, and Timeless.



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Posted 29 November 2014 - 02:45 PM

Loved Timeless and Endgame,and the one in the future where holodoc gets reactivated in a museum,don't remember the name of the episode,not watched Voyager for years.

 

I did some head swaps for my new movie crew......yes,I'm one of the very few who liked those figures as well.....and they turned out great. Still gotta do a redshirt Chekov from last movie,lol.

 

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 03:42 PM

Living witness, I'd forgot that one for some reason. It's one of my favourites, as a reader of history, I could see so much truth in the way history can be scewed and messed with in the way it's recorded.

 

Everybody's entitled to their own opinion! I think it was a damn shame they didn't make the figures in 4.5 inch, personally. It'll be years, if ever, before we'll get more 4.5 inchers, and that seemed like the only opportunity to do it again.



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Posted 29 November 2014 - 04:52 PM

Yeah,that's the one. Love that episode. Just goes to show how how wrong things can be and how twisted into what they want it be,just like the media in general,lol.

 

Oh they should've totally gone the 4.5 route,but I was ok with what they did,if only they'd hadn't f****d up not completing the bridge playset. Probably the most annoying thing EVER in my Trek collecting,STILL pisses me off no end. But it's just toys and time to move on. SW.....HERE I COME!!!!.....again. LOL!

 

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Posted 29 November 2014 - 05:35 PM

Oh so true about the episode and the media...

 

When I heard about the bridge, I was disappointed. Release the bridge or don't! Don't leave us hanging, like they did... Indeed, but it doesn't make it any better, or easier.






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