I would like to see NECA do a line of the Judge Dredd universe, that would be interesting.

@AlphaProto

Ай бұрын

That' s would be a match made in heaven.

For me soft goods are really only useful for like capes or jackets, full costumes at this scale are extremely difficult to get to look right

@id0licious

Ай бұрын

💯

@dedxdx1100

20 күн бұрын

Yep you are right jeje

I have been watching you for years and years and you have always been honest. It’s saved me from buying so many things that I would have regretted.

@AnthonysCustoms

Ай бұрын

Happy to help

Judge Dredd's helmet has been depicted in so many different ways that there really is no definitive design. This looks like an early rendition of the suit, so it's probably fine for most people. Soft goods are not as good as they could be, though, and that's a bummer.

I mean, if they were going for the Stallone version then you'd think he'd be EXACTLY the same size as Rambo, so either way it's a little odd 🤔

@AnthonysCustoms

Ай бұрын

Mhm

Hiya Toys should use spandex or something similar for the bodysuit, with a fake zipper in the front and Velcro on the back. It’s sad that the beautiful body sculpt is covered by the pleather.

I collect many lines, including Mezco One:12. There are certainly some misses but there are far more hits. Yes, it impedes articulation, obviously, but they can still do more than a lot of, say, Marvel Legends. I was hoping for an all plastic Hiya Dredd as I already have the ThreeA and Mezco versions, and this doesn't seem to do anything better. I did order Death though. He looks great.

The base figure may very well be nice in terms of sculpt and articulation, but the soft goods is a glaring misstep. Great review, Anthony!

Why they didn't just upscale the 1/18 version is beyond me.

@faridrv3889

Ай бұрын

Tried to give it a premium look, i guess, but it sucks

as far as his helm..yeah it looks right. it can be both. if you go back to the old comics its all over the place. and still is depending on the artist. I was happy they were making a 1/12 figure..until i head soft goods...thought it was gonna be like the smaller one....not happy.

Your intro describes my experience to a tee. I'm a Dredd fan and I'd been very impressed with the sculpt and paint detail Hiya has been squeezing into their 1/18 figures, so I was very excited to hear them moving to a scale I actually like collecting! Finding out they were going the soft goods route immediately killed my excitement. The only thing I'd add is that seeing the actual figure, despite my low expectations, I was shocked at how terrible it looks! The sculpted parts do look great, but the suit that covers 80% of the figure looks absolutely terrible and there's no way I could possibly overlook that. The fact that it functions so poorly on top looking bad just adds insult to injury. I really hope Hiya transition to doing fully sculpted 1/12 figures or at the very least become more judicious about what characters they decide to tackle in this style.

I wish I could ignore the clothes, but I cannot. Pre-ordered the Major from Ghost in the Shell, so we'll see. Solid review as always, thanks! 👍

I recently preordered Hiya's Ghost in the Shell 1/12 figure. I think it comes with a pleather jacket. Im hoping it's not as bad as Dredd's S&M suit...

@AnthonysCustoms

Ай бұрын

It looks fine to me since it's just a jacket

And in some artwork his helmet is rounded like that yes.

Thanks for the review. I was on the fence about this figure as I'm a big Judge Dredd fan. Your review made me decide to pass. I already have the Mezco standard release of JD along with his Lawmaster motorcycle. Mez and company did a great job on their version so HiYa’s was going to have to surpass that one to get my coin. Sadly, it does not. I’d really love to see a 1:12 sculpted plastic Judge Dredd line again. I don't think we’ve seen one since the Marvel Toys/ToyBiz Legendary Comic Book Heroes Judge Dredd and Judge Death way back in 2006 or 07.

For me Mezco tips the win because of all the extra accessories like the nightstick and the grenades, and if you get the Cursed Earth version you get a shotgun and cloak too!

I AM THE LAWWW!! really badass figure man, I want it

This is why Anthony's the best reviewer out there

I wish there was an updated version of the toybiz Dredd

The soft goods definitely turn me off from buying this, and I don't even have the Mezco or 3A. One would think I should get this, but nah, I'll hold onto my toybiz one.

@jeremysoffler4582

Ай бұрын

I have both of those and the threea is the best. Hiya missed on this one unfortunately

@GamingMafia_id

Ай бұрын

​@@jeremysoffler4582 yeah, I'd choose the 3A too, not a fan of the mezco's modern style.

The old Mezco one:12 version has a better fitting pleathery suit. Actually quite similar looking in a lot of ways...especially the zipper size. And that fig is close to 10 yrs old.

Should I be worry about the material of the clothe they used?

@drewskiee9254

Ай бұрын

If it's true pleather then you gotta be careful if you live in a humid environment.

@bjrnhalfhand2258

Ай бұрын

Pleather will eventually deteriorate and flake. That will happen faster in humid environments.

I personally lean towards aesthetics vs articulation, and apart from capes, soft goods always looks out of scale. Hiya seems to follow the trend that Joytoy did when they started making 1/12 figures, giving them softgoods. For Joytoy, it seems like that was the decision so they can hide reused bodies.

This is the third clothed 1/12 Dredd, first was threeA then Mezco vers now Hiya, pretty big fan of Dredd but a third in collect not needed. Looks good tho! Helmet shape varies on artist I think.

I still have and love my Mezco Dredd. Wish i had gotten the Lawmaster. Soft goods on 1:12 dont bother me as long as theyre well executed. That ends up being a combination of good tailoring, durable, and consistency so things that are supposed to be the same material dont have to be different like a costume and mask. The Mezco Dredd checked all those boxes. The zipper doesnt bother me but the material and range does. Soft boots Im not crazy about. Otherwise everything looks solid. I'll pick up other figures if the line continues. Need a Judge Death. The one thing I'm divided on is the overall styling. Mezco adds a lot of extra texture and detailing that balances out some of macro scale problems of soft good texture. This is really smooth and simple which is more design appropriate but I dont know if it works as a figure.

Well I’m a Dredd fan and they should’ve went for all plastic and a better interpretation of Dredd . Either Bolland or Ezquerra for me . Opportunity missed sadly .

After getting The Figzero Green Ranger soft goods scare me😭 You might aswell buy a statue because you won't be playing with it

I was so hyped for a 1/12 mostly because hiya have been making such great figures at the smaller scale but the hype went down to 0 when i heard they were doing soft goods. When the figure got revealed my hype went below 0 lol.

@faridrv3889

Ай бұрын

Same 🥲

Thank you for your honesty, as always. I have the 1/18 Hiya Dredd and I really like it for what it is. This new one is a miss imo; I'm not too bothered by the "clothing" but it's more about the helmet looking wrong and the face lacking some kind of....stubble or gruffness. I'm also a firm believer that an ACTION figure without a complicated design should have more articulation. On a somewhat related note, I wonder how's the current market for this line/franchise since the comics aren't easy to get AT ALL unless you live either in the US or the UK and the last time we have some kind of cool media of Dredd was...2012?

@steventhomas2856

23 күн бұрын

Quite a few Commonwealth countries get UK publications, including 2000AD. Certainly Australia and New Zealand - Karl Urban didn't need bringing up to speed, he was familiar with Dredd and had read the comics when he was younger. I think some U.S. nationals think that "Not familiar in the U.S." = "Not familiar globally". The Commonwealth's a pretty big part of the world as a whole, and many countries probably have more access to British comics/TV shows than the U.S. does.

I was excited for the 1:12 hiya line partly because they have a few lines I am interested in but I do not collect 1:18th. I did not know it would be cloth goods until this and while I love some cloth goods stuff (like I love the mezco batmans and have converted them to be more classic) but this looks really bad as first impressions.

I'm not a big Dredd fan (newer film was pretty cool though) but I agree the soft goods in this case really hinder the figure. Plus the green color looks unfinished. I think Neca could do a far better job

I was interested even after the soft goods, but then I saw the pleather and the zipper. Material doesn't do the sculpt any favours, and the zipper is out of scale. Mezco can find smaller zippers. Thankfully, I like what they did with the 1:18 line, even if I prefer 1:12.

I’m not buying this figure as I’m not that big of a Dredd fan, but you gotta admit, he looks just like the drawings in the comics. He’s not muscular in the comics, just seems like a slim person, so this is pretty accurate. I do agree that cloth sucks because it restricts articulation, and it can risk deteriorating in a very short time. Very much prefer plastic over cloth in this case.

Awesome!

very good point. this is for movie collectors that just want to have a figure of their ip

I also hate soft goods but I am one of those people who really wanted a good 6” Dredd but I do have this guy pre ordered at BBTS. I figure, worst case scenario I can use all the good parts for a sweet custom

Anthony I appreciate your reviews they're always a deal maker or deal breaker when I make my purchases I just can't figure out why they can't simply make a Judge Dredd figure that is of this quality but just all plastic I don't know what is with the constant bodysuits. Being brutally honest when Hiya toys announce this 1/12 scale for year I thought it would just be a larger version of their 1/18 scale figure but when I found out that they were going to be using soft goods like every other dread figure out they're made after the early 2000s my heart sank as was a very hard pass for me.

You are way too critical for no reason at all. This is a perfectly good figure of Dredd in a baby onesie.

@AnthonysCustoms

Ай бұрын

That's a fair point

@faridrv3889

Ай бұрын

Lol

Finding out Hiya went soft goods let the wind out my sales. I ended up going and buying the Legendary Heroes figure off of eBay. Not perfect, but it will do the job until someone makes the Judge Dredd I want.

0:22 You are absolutely right 😢

I want him but I have the Mezco one already and he's a bit taller. I was excited about the soft goods but the height pushed me away.

"Court's Adjourned."

shoot, i really have been in need of a jedge dredd,. 80 plus, cant do it. maybe ill find it for cheap one day. AYE if you want to let this go let me know lol

I'm coming at this as a Judge Dredd fan, not an action figure collector, which is how I came across your video. I don't buy action figures, but I considered this one because I am really into Judge Dredd. However, after watching a couple of reviews of this figure, I'm going to pass on this one. Especially considering the money they're asking for it (I also wasn't aware that some figures are getting into the $100 range). So thanks for saving an action figure newbie some dough.

@AnthonysCustoms

Ай бұрын

Happy to help

Was really excited for the figure until I found out about the pleather. Killed it for me. I’ll stick with my toybiz legendary heroes one.

Thanks for saving me $100

Cool 😎

Could it be they scaled it smaller for an upcoming Lawmaster motorcycle? Only reason I can think of. Hasbro did the same thing with that scrawny looking Ghost Rider

Can't they see how much the suit fights the POA they put in, and yeah the one piece pliable boot, wtf is that lol

I’m all for soft goods as long as it’s not pleather/vinyl. Unless things have changed radically in the last 15 years, pleather/vinyl flakes and becomes gummy over time and sometimes it even stains the figure underneath. God help you if you live in a humid climate. I wish Jada would have made this Judge Dredd like they made their M. Bison with the giant shoulder pads and big boots.

I feel like hiya had something..but just failed at the last minute and went mezco because the accessories and plastic parts of this figure actually turned out decent. I was optimistic at first when i saw the promo picks, but the pleather suit just ruins everything. I'd rather just have the figure look like a revoltech rather than have it like this with the giant zipper. They obviously should have went sculpted.

Where's my ironman pentagon armor review?

This figure is so bizarre. The feet are the worst, what were they thinking! I don’t mind the bodysuit, sucks that it’s blocking articulation so much.

I would like to see Neca do the karl urban Dredd movie figs

The suit makes it look like a regular person cos playing Judge Dredd.

I don't really see the appeal of full soft goods at 1/12. The material is and looks way too thick. It doesn't fall into place where it should, reason why I don't really like Mezco’s cloth superhero suits that much. Patriot Studios did a good job with theirs so it can be done though.

Mafex should do it

Is this the first Judge Dredd 1/12 figure since the Toy Biz one?

@AnthonysCustoms

Ай бұрын

Mezco did one.

@GamingMafia_id

Ай бұрын

Mezco & threeA did. Mezco are modern style & threeA classic. ThreeA one looks the best imo. Both are soft goods figures, Toybiz is standard action figure.

These are basically the same as the old Mezco one12 Dredd

Exquisite.

Shape of the helmet is fine, length/coverage less so. The clear part of the visor nearly always covers his nose in the comics, and the sides on this figure's helmet look like they barely cover his ears. The "super gun" is actually the modern version he uses in the comics. The slimmer version of the Lawgiver (which IIRC was initially modelled on a Luger, and is the only version the 1:18 figures come with, which p!sses me off mightily) hasn't been used in the comics for almost 30 years). EVERY figure of Dredd made in this scale is better than this one, even the ReAction version released in the early 00's. It might have had limited articulation, but what it did have was more useful than on this fig.

Is just about taste.

There’s a nice helmet on your package… QotD: Severely deflated. I really, really don’t like soft goods.

The pleather suit looks okay, but the zipper really brings it down and the green parts look unfinished.

I want a Judge Dredd but not this waste of money. Great review

It's a shame about the soft goods. Wrong material and wrong scale for it. I was a Judge Dredd fan as a kid so this is interesting to me. I think Antony' right about the boots. That rubnery plastic is bound to degrade over time. Now if Jada got the license...

part of me wants to say you’re waaaaaay overly critical of the soft-goods, but i also thought all mezco stuff (especially the comic figures) looked like ridiculous dolls at first and now i’m a die-hard mezco fan so i don’t know. i personally love how this dredd looks compared to hiya’s mini versions and the bodysuit is a huge factor for that.

@craigcharlesworth1538

Ай бұрын

For me the big turn-off with soft goods is the risk of them falling apart over time. Depends on the material obviously (I've seen Mego figures that are almost 50 years old and the soft goods are still holding up) but you've got maybe a decade of enjoying your figure before anything like that pleather material or especially rubber is going to start to fall apart. And soft goods always come at such a premium, I'm not sure I want to spend that kind of money for a figure that I know is going to start to fall to bits on me eventually no matter how carefully I handle it.

@datdude158

Ай бұрын

I don’t critique mezco for the costumes but their proportions are down right shit

@judgeoftruth6058

Ай бұрын

​@@craigcharlesworth1538thats like saying ill never buy a dog since its going to die anyway in 15yrs.

@craigcharlesworth1538

Ай бұрын

@@judgeoftruth6058 true, but I don't really have the option of buying a dog that will never die. I have lots of options to buy action figures that won't disintegrate.

@judgeoftruth6058

Ай бұрын

@@craigcharlesworth1538 anamatronic dogs 😅 but my point is that just buy the things that makes you happy either way soft goods or not these figures will get replaced, either by a 2.0 fig or a new line from a different company or just gets broken as joints becomes brittle overtime.

i’ll take it off your hands

@AnthonysCustoms

Ай бұрын

You just might have the chance in my next sale

I cancelled the preorder I didn’t like the ankle and chest Abby crunch articulation. Plus the suit looks bad in the crutch area.

Yea way to let everyone down with the soft goods there 3.75 line wasnt soft goods but this is lol what a joke

I was out when I found out it was soft goods. So disappointed.

That zipper looks HUGE...

Anthony, I completely concur with you on your analysis regarding soft goods - they are a no, no! Especially at this scale, soft goods is non-functional (see articulation). On paper, sure, perhaps - but in execution, it is unserviceable and inoperable. (Again, see articulation). And to put it bluntly, it just does not look good. Hopefully, Hiya learns from this unconscious, overestimated oversight and thus, collectors get another, more improved version of their favourite Judge Dredd figure. An excellently honest, unbiased and neutral review, my friend! 👍 Giovanni Marino, M.D.🇬🇧🇮🇹

3A did a 1/12 judge dredd with a pleather suit and it's way more tailored and looks close to the comic source. And that figure it a bit on the older side now

I've never been a fan of soft goods on this scale. That pleather bodysuit is horrid.

I love mezco and a lot of third party company’s Gm toys, Lim toys pw toys , patriot studios they do amazing soft goods looks at the 1/12 Lim toys last of us figures. Hiya toys is just trash name one figure they’ve done that has ever been in a top 15 figure of the year for anyone.

It was terrible disappointment when they announced it, particularly because the smaller ones got me hyped. The soft goods look like a huge sack of garbage and even the paint style is too clean for 2000 AD.

I don't like it he is supposed tall and Intimidating

Thanks for the review. Not for me

I really do disagree with this one. I was able to get much more range with this figure, quite easily too. I won't deny that the material may deteriotate over time, but with my experience of posing figures using a similar material, if you are careful, nothing will happen. I also think the aesthetics of thing figure are alright, I don't mind it

@AnthonysCustoms

Ай бұрын

I showed that the material doesn't allow it. I didn't say i was worried about the material

@AerithxTifa

Ай бұрын

​@@AnthonysCustomsI worded that poorly. That was a concern other people have and I made it seem as a counter-argument against your criticisms, that was not the intention. I'm still surprised you got little range out of the arms and the legs, that isn't a problem in my copy.

@AnthonysCustoms

Ай бұрын

Well, you can see in the video exactly what i experienced. Not sure how it could be different from one figure to another side from possibly tighter joints

The boots are an absolute joke, and that's saying a lot because this figure has nothing but problems.

The suit is horrible it looks slapped on, there could be other figures (Dredd) that are better 10:33

🤮🤮🤮

I like soft goods BUT...a huge BUT. I stay away from anything with pleather now. I have had a few mezco figures pleather disintegrate in vanilla poses and have a few more that look like they're wearing down. Pleather shouldn't ever be used unless it's a type (if it exists) that will hold up

Soft goods was a stupid decision. Cancelled my pre order.