{"id":13631,"date":"2013-10-23T00:08:37","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T04:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=13631"},"modified":"2022-10-05T04:18:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T08:18:27","slug":"walking-dead-mystery-minis-rv-walker-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2013\/10\/walking-dead-mystery-minis-rv-walker-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Walking Dead Mystery Minis: RV Walker review"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was getting this Mystery Mini<\/i>, I let a guy at the comicshop pick out which specific box I'd take from the display. So if you don't like this week's Walking Dead Wednesday, blame Phil.<\/p>\n

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Like Bicycle Girl<\/a>, this character is one we've reviewed before<\/a>, but I've got some space to fill, so I'm going to talk about him again. The RV Walker is the one that trapped Andrea in the bathroom, and got a screwdriver to the eye for his trouble. All the Walking Dead Mystery Minis<\/i> have their big blank eyes painted onto their (generally) smooth, egg-shaped heads, and this one is no exception. It's just that his left eye is \"bloody red\" instead of white, and there's a three-dimensional screwdriver sticking out of it. The Mystery Minis<\/i> have no articulation (the idea behind them is that they're more like 3D trading cards than action figures), so he certainly doesn't have the neck-snapping action that McFarlane's did. And the screwdriver isn't removable, either. That's a bit sad, really, because that was a fun feature.<\/p>\n

The RV Zombie is posed in a walking\/shambling stance, making him fairly dynamic. The skin around his mouth is torn away and jagged, and his teeth are parted - he's ready to bite! The edges of his clothing are all raggedy, as well: you get the feeling he's been undead and exposed to the elements for a long time. His shirt isn't painted with the plaid pattern seen on the show (or on the control art for the figures), but there's a subtle checkerboard pattern sculpted into the surface, which is even better! There's a little bit of sculpted hair clinging to his scalp, and his blue jeans have stitches running up the outside of the legs and pockets on the butt. Wow! That's a nearly excessive level of detail for cartoony toys like this. He has a few splotches on his skin and pants, a few random blood splatters, and dark detailing to create his nasal cavity, eye sockets and fingernails.<\/p>\n

Even if you don't care about The Walking Dead<\/i>, a zombie with a screwdriver in his eye is cool enough to be a fun display piece on its own.<\/p>\n

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