When I went into Tesco on Monday and got the Tomb Protector playset, it was the only one left. Couldn't get lucky twice in one week. Could I? Yep. Went in again this morning with the intention of buying the giant snake with another of the Bomani figures. Came out with the Sky Wing set instead. (Please don't hate me, Marcus! ):





Some thoughts on the set:

Skyboy Stratus:


Apart from sounding like a member of the Village People, this is a quite nice figure, lack of articulation aside. The sculpting is good, especially on the head, very interesting look to it with the weird goggles and flying helmet. The arm guards are also very nice and could be quite easily cut off for use on a ninja/samurai custom. The gun is a little oversized as you would expect from CM, but the jetpack is fantastic, with some great flames coming out. 7/10


Sky Wing:


Now this is one odd but fantastic looking plane. Looks like it was put together by Leonardo da Vinci with access to early 20th century technology. The undercarriage folds up and there is a button to make the wings flap. I was thinking about letting it go on Ebay, but now I have it in hand, I love it. My only crticism is that there is nowhere on top for the pilot to sit or stand. Going to have to add a seat. What would have made this perfect is if there had been some electronics to make the propellers spin. This really is my all-time favourite CM vehicle, the strangest and best looking. 9.5/10


Anubis:


Oh wow! The sculpting on this is top rate. The jackal head is superb, even with the cowl removed. Need to do some painting on it to bring out all of the details, but it still looks good. Great sword and scarab shield, and a couple of axes. If this had Joe or even SW style articulation, it be in my top ten favourites. The sarcophagus is exactly the same one that comes with the Tomb Protector set. 7/10


Scarab:



This is just a beautiful piece. Every bit as good, if not better than, as the scorpion. The paint work is superb. Has an action feature, a button on top that closes the pincers, but doesn;t detract from the overall look. The wings/carapace at the back fold open so that a figure can stand in a couyple of holes and grab the removable harness. 10/10

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That's an awesome looking playset, i want that Anubis figure in multiples and the Sarcophagus, excellent find and Thanks for sharing.

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Wow, that Anubis figure is awesome!
The Sky Wing is quirky, but cool as hell too.

I wish I could find some of this cool Adventure Heroes stuff locally.

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I wouldn't mind a couple more Anubis figures myself. The store has some two-pack figures. If they get any with that figure, I will let you know.

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It looks very steampunk to me. Maybe that's the direction that they are going with the explorer line?

- R

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Great find. I've yet to see this one in person.

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I hate you.

I'm gonna go Tesco again tomorrow. If they haven't got any by then, I think I'll just stand there and urinate. I won't even take my trousers down or anything.

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..Gah! Anubis is awesome.



I have a moratorium on vehicles now so.. no sky wing for me.

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I've been looking for that Anubis ever since I saw the first pics. All I can find are the small packs with the bugs and one figure or the single-pack figs.

Anyone here in the 'States find the larger sets yet? Big lots only has the small ones around here.

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Yeah, JBYRDD hooked me up with almost all the large sets. And he's in Pennsylvania.

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Ditto, Dito , Ditto!!!

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Yeah, I'm gonna need one of those Sky Wing vehicles. Definitely need one of those.

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Well, they didn't have any at my Tesco again, but the guy was putting out the tabs and making shelf space. By the looks of it, they are gonna be getting loads. There are sets for £3, £5, £10, £15 and £20. I'm guessing that will cover everything.

He says they will be on shelves any day now, hopefully tomorrow.

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We have three local Tesco Extras within a 12 mile radius. Two have had to restock the shelves for the large playsets in the last week, and still sold out. The other one was clearing shelf space for them. Looks like tehy are selling well. One thing I found interesting, there is a sticker on teh back of the box stating that Tesco is the importer. Looks like they have done a deal with CM. That would explain the Dino, Viking and Wild West sets.

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Yay! Got a few on saturday. I got there in the evening, so what they had was already picked through. I got the Skywing set and the two pack with the female explorer in. Can't believe no one has mentioned her before - she's a great figure. As her name isn't mentioned anywhere, I'm gonna go ahead and call her Tits Mcghee (Anchorman reference) - for the obvious reason.

I hope they get the scorpion crawler and the big playsets back in stock soon. Looks like they only had space for the two massive sets, and they had both gone when I got there.

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