Thursday, March 26, 2009

The Name is...

James Bond may be lucky at cards, with the ladies, and against evil organizations, but he's never had much luck with merchandising. Just google James Bond figures, and you're not going find as much as you'd think there would be. So, if you're needing a 3-3/4" figure of Daniel Craig, here's what you could do:




Take the body of the recent movie version of Wolverine from Hasbro, pop his head off and replace it with the head of Craig's figure from Golden Compass. It fits pretty well, a little large but still works with the body. Then, arm your new 007 with any armament from a GI Joe figure. If you're really good with painting, you probably redo the shirt and pants to look more like something Craig wore in Casino Royale.

Sadly, this wasn't originally my idea. I read it off of a post on Cool Toy Review's forum. (I think) The poster didn't give any pictures so hopefully mine will give you an idea of what the final figure should look like.



Overall, it makes for a nice figure. Unfortunately, there's no 3-3/4" figure that I can think of that has a tuxedo body or a Sean Connery (or Roger Moore or Pierce Brosnan) head. Pictured with the faux Bond is the most current mold of the Baroness from GI Joe. I would have poised him with the animated version of Lady Jaye, but I was too lazy to take off her awkward backpack.

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