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Lately, it seems like there have been a number of
figures that I was interested in seeing, and just never do.
I saw exactly one of the "Crispy" Anakins at a comic shop a few
months back. If he wasn't in the hands of a twelve year old,
I'd a had him. Endor Luke is a newer example.
Gragra was on that list until this week. I know a number of
people have used an version of her (yes, her) from a candy
dispenser in displays. For those of you
who don't remember, Gragra runs the stand in Mos Espa where Jar
Jar tries to snag a space frog with his tongue.
Appearance:
You know for a background character, I'm
impressed with figure. she looks pretty much like her 2
seconds of screen time.
I think the horns on her head are a little high
and should be closer to her forehead, but it's pretty close
likeness.
There are little metal rings on the arm bands
and so forth. The apron and shirt both has ties sculpted on
her back. A little paint wash would have been nice to bring
those out a bit.
There is some bloomers sculpted on the legs
behind the skirt, like a number of the female figures. (I'm
not sure what made me look.) Her legs are non articulated.
She can only pivot at the waist. However, Gragra is very
stable standing all by herself.
There is a little paint slop on mine on the
right arm. But, when there is only one to choose from...
The apron is sculpted on. This would have
made a nice separate piece, but only detracts a little bit. I'd
imagine in most displays she'll be standing behind something any
way.
The one part of this figure that is off to me is
the hump or back of her neck. It's got a specked pattern to
it and I'm not sure what it's suppose to represent.
Fun:
It amazes me some of the things rather minor
characters have had incorporated into them by Hasbro in recent
times. This figure has ball jointed shoulders, cut elbows
and wrists.
The accessories are perfect for this figure.
the bundle of frogs and an axe. She be selling amphibians in
the market place as soon as you get her out of the package.
Now for my favorite part. She has an
articulated head. Tilt her head back and her mouth opens and
closes. Now, I'll agree this feature detracts from the
overall sculpt. But, any figure that you can hold in your
hand and make talk to you, that's just cool
For a minor character, Gragra got a pretty
decent figure. I'm sure there are a lot of diorama builders
and customizers out there that will love to get their hands on
her. (That sounds bad, oh well.) If they can find her.
Engineernerd Score: 87/100
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