The articulation is the usual deal. Ball-joints at the neck, shoulders, hips, and ankles; swivels at the biceps, wrists, waist, & thighs; hinges at the elbows & knees, and the ab crunch for good measure. Most everything works just fine. The tongue-head is a little more bobbley on mine, due to the softer plastic. The only nitpick here is also a years-old one. The plain lower leg features no boot swivel cause, hey, there’s no boot! I don’t know if it was a cost cutting measure or simply an aesthetic one, but I’ve never been a fan as it impacts the posing a little too much.
Other than the extra head, Tung came with a few different accessories depending on how you wish to affiliate him. He does come with a Horde armband, which was slipped on his arm in package. I just note that for the oddity since the packaged look is usually kept vintage and vintage had no armband. I just left it on (even accidentally for most of the shoot). Its presence combined with the sculpted on snake logo just serves to remind of his multi-affiliated origins.
As a member of the Snakemen, he should get a standard issue staff. As a member of the Horde, he should get a standard issue crossbow. And just like his vintage figure, he got both! While that was necessary, I’m immediately chucking the staff into the parts bin. One, because unlike the crossbows the 4H never gave the staffs any individual flare and, two, there’s virtually no paint on the thing. So, I’m good. Oh, and three, he can barely hold it with those salamander fingers!
His crossbow is another story though. It’s this really unique dragonfly crossbow. Honestly, it’s always kinda looked like it should’ve come with some cancelled POP girl, but it’s such a cool piece. I think I did have the staction now because I remember it being cool in that iteration too, albeit more creepy. The Classics version is nicely detailed and includes a clip for his arm. The real neat thing is the pearlescent blue color. It’s a fun accessory. Maybe not for Tung Lashor, but I’m sure someone on my POP shelf would look sharp with it.
Overall, Tung Lashor was a great figure to jump back in the review game on. He’s a solid addition to what I consider to be a really fun toy line. The newly sculpted bits give him a unique touch that is only matched by his fantastic color scheme! His accessories see to that you can put him almost anywhere in your display – with the Snakemen or the Horde – and, heck, you can take everything away from him and stick him with Skeletor’s crew cause that happened too. I’m happier to add him than I thought I’d be and that’s saying something.
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This guy’s a pretty darn good update of the Vintage. As you say, no vestigial thumb-wheel, which is nice, but I ain’t fond of the tongue-teeth. I cut those off mine and touched up the paint.
Awesome that you are back at reviewing :). Can’t wait to read the rest while you are catching up. Tung Lashor was always a totally cool figure for me. Although I never had the figure (however I do remember a situation when I was desperately begging my Mom to buy him at the local grocery store but she refused to) I loved the tongue-roll-out-feature.
He looks like one of those tropical frogs to me. Love the paint job, at least. not sure about the snake on his chest. is it supposed to be glued or branded on?
also, the tongue thing is just hilarious as well as an awesome head sculpt.
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coincidentally, I ran across an article on SW deleted scenes today and never realized Palpatine’s right hand um…Twilek? (4 horns dude, 2up, 2down) also flickers his tongue before he speaks. (the WhatCulture link I shared on FB yesterday)
welcome back! and I was very pleased with Tung Lashor
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Nice review of Tung Lashor. I too am drawn to the figures that have bright, vibrant color schemes and Tung Lashor is one of the brightest and most vibrant in the line.
I’m digging the pics with all of the Snakemen stuck with their mouths open. I imagine them all getting frustrated because they’re unintentionally capturing flies in their mouths left and right while Tung Lashor (I always thought he was more of a tropical frog) keeps trying to pretend he’s not interested so no one knows he’s a frog even though he really does want those tasty, tasty flies.
The return of the reviews! Very nice! Hope the baby is doing well.
I know you keep the pics PG, but not having all the female characters falling all over themselves trying to convince Tung Lashor to join their team after he revealed his prodigious oral appendage feels like a missed opportunity. (Sorry if I just drug your review into the gutter.)
Great Review. As mentioned by someone else, I too always thought of tongue lashor as one of those tropical frogs. I love the figure, he is great to finally have and I cant wait for squeezze
Overall very happy with Tung Lashor. Like yourself I am sticking with the tongue out head.
I love this frogman! One of my favorites, when I was a kid, and he’s one of my favorites of MotUC so far. They really knocked this one out of the park, in all his froggy glory.
…now we just need to find him a race of frog men to be a part of and he’ll no longer feel the heart wrenching loneliness of being the only frog among the snakes.
Owned the vintage. Never saw the static one. If had the $$$ at time know woulda ordered. (That or was getting Figuarts at time. Expensive habit) Can see I love the MOTUC take a lot and thats from pics alone. Gotta save great comics in this one, the finally openned one was my fav. I got to thinking if TL gave off an order and finally was openned and how that woulda played out.
Will keep watch on this one. If can get to a local toy show or the 2ndary market.
Awesome review! I missed out on buying this figure so I may need to track him down now. As a kid growing up, I got into MotU in 1985 so the majority of my small MotU collection was Evil Horde and Snake Men. Tongue Lashor I had as a kid and it’s so funny that after the last 30 years I never realized he was a frog and not a snake. Makes total sense when you think about it; the tongue, the shape of the head, the hands and feet, heck even the Dragonfly crossbow weapon makes sense as what do frogs eat?
I know when Sssqueeze comes out in June I HAVE to get him, I saw the 4H fiddling it’s it on Pixel Dan’s Toy Fair 2015 MotUC video and they nailed the arm bendiness of the vintage toy. He was always one I wanted to get growing up and I even remember a friend of mine having him and being wicked jealous.
Keep the new reviews coming sir, awesome to see them again. 😎