ENTER THE DRAGON
BRUCE LEE
1/6TH SCALE COLLECTIBLE FIGURE W/ EXTRA BODY
Celebrating his 70th anniversary and paying tribute to the 20th century most influential and one-of-his-kind martial artist in the world, Hot Toys is proud to present the 1/6th scale Bruce Lee Collectible Figure for the first time, specially crafted based on his image in the movie Enter the Dragon in 1973.
He has been immortalized by Hot Toys in this incredible figure in never before seen detail and quality with this release from 2011.
This is the Movie Master Deluxe series complete with PERS eye system. There are two full costumes, tons of accessories, and even two dioramas - I have even included a brand new, extra body to complete two full figures.
PACKAGING
Hot Toys does some of the finest packaging on the market with their DX Movie Masters figures, and Bruce is a fine example.The large outer box is very thick and very heavy. Inside are several layers of foam, each holding various accessories along with the figure. Until you see one of the DX boxes in person, it's tough to fully appreciate them.
Of course, it's all collector friendly, and there's no tape or twisties or rubber bands or any other sort of annoying impedance.
The exclusive comes with the second body and small display stand, and these come packed in another small box. The box is color coordinated to go with the larger box though, which is a nice touch.
Please note, the bottom of my box the sides have torn. The bottom tucks into the box decently well still, but note that cosmetic damage. I have included photos to reference. Also, there are some scuff marks and a slight indent in front left corner since I've unfortunately had this stored for quite sometime without the original brown shipping box. Lastly, there are two smudges of discoloration on the interior flap of the box. I have also included photos for you to note if that's acceptable to you.
SCULPT
As with every recent Hot Toys portrait, the appearance is extremely realistic. The subtle skin texture, the finely detailed strands of hair, the separate inset eyes - the overall look is like a real person standing right there in front of you.
The PERS eyes work great on both portraits. Yep, there's two head sculpts here, one with the slash marks given to him by Han, and one without. Both have the PERS (movable) eye system developed by Hot Toys and present on all their DX figures.
This time, the entire hair piece comes off, not just a section in back. The hair fits over the head pretty tightly, but is also held in place with a magnet. With the wig in place, there's a tiny gap between it and the face, but it's quite minor, and I think this approach looks better than those were only one section of hair was removable.
They went with slightly pursed lips, one of the many trademark Lee expressions. It works pretty well, but is a bit specific to some scenes.
This is truly one of the finest Bruce Lee sculpts.
The skin tone is even and slightly dark, with the hands and body matching the face perfectly.
The eyes, eyebrows and lips are very clean and realistic, and the slash marks on the face and torso (don't forget he has a set on his back as well) match the screen version perfectly.
Paint work is one area where Hot Toys excels beyond every other company right now, and how they manage to get such realistic, clean and consistent paint work out of their production facilities is the puzzle everyone else is trying to solve.
ARTICULATION
The figure comes on the TrueType with the slightly soft rubber skin over the torso, giving him a more realistic appearance than a standard body. But the joints in the arms are not covered or restricted, allowing you to put him in just about any fighting pose.
The standard figure comes with the slashed torso, while the exclusive comes with an additional undamaged body. That's right - two complete bodies, two head sculpts, two outfits - that means you have two complete figures with this listing because I am including a second body!
Both bodies are the shorter TrueTypes, putting him properly in scale with most other standard sixth scale figures.
The joints are very tight on the body, and some of the joints - like the double ball jointed ankles - all for a tremendous range of movement. The tight joints also hold deep and extreme poses without any trouble.
He's outfitted to the nines for both costumes.
He comes with the rope and small bag that he used when he went snooping around the compound, and both look great and are properly in scale. There's also the coiled snake, nicely sculpted but with a bit of a plain paint job.
There are three weapons - a long bo staff, two short sticks, and his trademark chucks. There's a real metal chain on the chucks of course, and all the weapons fit nicely in certain hands.
Speaking of hands, there's a metric ton of them here. He comes wearing fists (as does the extra body), and there are 12 more in various poses. That means if you have the exclusive, you got 16 hands to go with the two figures! Some of these are very specific to particular poses, but they all look great and have a consistent skin tone and size.
The extra body also comes with a small extra stand with Lee's name on the front - in Chinese.
That's a lot of extras, but that's not all you get with this guy. He comes with the parts to create two different dioramas, although you can't have both together at the same time.
Diorama backdrops:
- Two (2) movie-accurate diorama backdrops with Bruce Lee’s Chinese nameplate, Chinese movie logo and MMS DX series title including:
One (1) imitating the scenario of dungeon in the movie
One (1) imitating the scenario of mirror room in the movie, with middle part of the mirror which can be rotated with its back showing scene of Chinese cultural implement of punishment
- Two (2) sets of costume including:
Style 1:
One (1) piece of Chinese style white shirt
One (1) pair of dark blue trousers with black waist band
One (1) pair of white socks
Style 2:
A (1) one-piece dark blue stealth suit
One (1) pair of black socks
Two (2) pairs of black cotton shoes
Weapons:
- One (1) pair of nunchucks
- Two (2) short rods
- One (1) long rod
Accessories:
- One (1) dark blue bag
- One (1) ball of strings
- One (1) snake