LimToys' Aehab: Tiger Stripe A++ Version

Nobody tell Konami shit.

Hey, we're back with another toy rundown/review/whatever the hell this is, and it's actually something brand new again. What you're looking at here is totally not a figure based on a character from an iconic video game franchise that is dead due to a certain infamous company deciding to focus almost entirely on gambling machines after fucking over their most beloved developer who broke off to form his own company. What is it though?

Well, for starters, it's apparently a chocking hazard. Whatever the fuck that is.

But seriously, this right here is a third party figure based on a fairly obvious source material and it is loaded to the gills, despite it not being the best version of this release. Why not the S++ release? I am not rich nor am I being gifted this product by the company, that's why. Anyway, this is part of new trend over these last several years towards making high-end 1/12 scale figures with tons of accessories and realistic clothing. This is also the first figure of this sort I have ever laid hands upon.

I am going to lose so many pieces, holy shit.

First impressions after popping this thing open are that it's really nice looking. Yep, that's the kind of critical analysis you all come to me for, clearly. But yeah, there's our boy, all nestled comfortably in his plastic bedding, waiting to be poked and prodded much like an awkward teenage boy at prom. Let's get to it then before I run out of terrible analogies.

Like that'll ever happen.

Focusing on the obvious right out of the gate, these accessories are going to be a problem. Like, it's great to have options, truly, but I have big stupid hands and there's some truly itty bitty pieces here that I guaranfuckingtee are disappearing into the ether after I dare to lay hands upon them. He literally has three different sized pieces of shrapnel for his head to recreate the shrapnel horn.

No joke, that middle shrapnel horn? It's gone now. It flew into the air and disappeared forever.

To say that it's a problem is an understatement. Moving on though, the articulation on this figure is stellar. He can pose in most any pose I want, although getting him to crouch under a box is a problem for me, personally. He really just does not want to stay balanced under there. Oh, did I not mention that this set does indeed come with a box that you can fold up for him to hide in? Because it does.

Taking this one picture of him inside of it took an embarrassingly long time.

He has double elbows and knees, at least as best I can tell through the clothing that I am absolutely never removing. The sculpting on his face, hands, arms, and boots is marvelous. The hands and boots are made of fairly flexible yet durable material that comes off easily yet doesn't simply fall off, so that's good. The boots he comes attached with are one solid piece, which is troublesome for posing, but there's a separated variant pair in the package as well that can replace them. He also has extra bits to scale him slightly taller so he can better stand next to some of your bigger 1/12 scale figures.

Which doesn't help all that much next to things of that Marvel Legends scale, honestly.

Ultimately, he's gonna scale best next to things like Figma or SH Figuarts rather than the larger scale western 1/12 figures, which may be quite disappointing to everyone who was looking to have him posed with their G.I. Joe Classified Series figures. The clothing on him is both technically and visually impressive, looking fairly natural even at such a small scale. I especially am impressed with the various straps. As far as weapons go, he has a decent amount, despite this not being the S++ version. Three different guns (a rifle, a sub-machine gun, and a pistol), two of which can be stashed on his person via a holster for the pistol and a magnet for the rifle. I generally prefer the rifle, as far as posing goes.

Here he is doing his best impression of a Trump supporter. Just kidding, they have terrible trigger discipline.

As you can see in the image above, there are hands that are essentially made for things like holding the rifle. There's even a hand that is supposed to hold the lit cigar that comes with this set but damned if I can manage to make that work in any sort of natural way. But it certainly exists, so there's that. Sadly, there is no hand to point the pistol straight, which means posing him with his pistol out is always gonna look more awkward than a guy who graduated from high school 3 years ago who still comes to school to hang out with students.

Alright, alright, I'll stop. Please don't tranq me and send me back to Mother Base.

As far as other stuff goes, he also come with his little computer thing that totally doesn't have a name Konami can sue anyone over the use of, a pair of goggles for use during sandstorms, night vision goggles for when he's looking to forcibly abduct new recruits at night, and a nice little gas mask. They're fairly simple to get on but I can't help feeling like I may break them. The regular goggles are a bit loose too, so that's a bit on the disappointing side.

At least he looks good in all three though.

So, getting down to it, should you buy this figure? Well, that ultimately depends on how big of a fan you are of this totally original character Aehab here. It's a good representation of the character with a lot of options for posing, holding items, and just generally look cool. Odds are, if that sounds good to you, then you've already decided whether it's for you or not. Overall, I do not regret adding it to my own collection and I think it'd make a cool addition to anyone's personal collection. Just remember the scale issues.

Peace out, bleeders.