For an old guy who doesn’t play Fortnite, there’s something about this line full of random archetypal heroes and villains that takes me back to my childhood and the varied toy lines I’d find at TRU. My parents didn’t take me often, so when I’d go I’d find tons of new toy lines I never heard of and in some cases would never see again. Crystal Knights, Dragon Riders, weird knock-off He-Men, Micronauts, and army men of infinite variety were there one trip and gone the next. Well, I managed to snag this guy before he disappeared from shelves, so today we’re going to take a look at Rust Lord!
Rust Lord comes in the typical packaging for the six-inch Legendary series that shows off the figure and all of the various accessories well. He comes with quite a few items including a mushroom, a potion bottle, a grenade, a pickaxe, a back pack, a revolver, and a shotgun.
Most of these look familiar to me from previous releases, so they aren’t particularly surprising or exciting. The mushroom and potion bottle have a hole that helps to hold the item and fairly simple paint work that gets the job done. They are power-ups in the game, so not really significant to me as a non-player, but I could see them coming in handy for a wizard’s chamber diorama.
The grenade is probably the coolest of the little accessories, though it has a tendency to fall out of the hinged hands.
The guns are fine, though I just got the shotgun with Peely and the figure isn’t really designed to hold it how I would like. I think an up/down hinge on the right wrist would help in this regard. The pistol works better for him, but that handle is a little thick, so it can fall pretty easily too. I kind of wish he came with a more sci-fi gun to lean into the sci-fi angle of the design.
The pickaxe has a neat decal symbol on the top and the handle is thinner, so the figure can hold it tightly with two hands. It tends to slip with a one-handed grip.
The backpack has some neat mechanical detail, some rudimentary paint work to highlight that, and it fits securely on the peg hole in the figure’s back. I like it less as a back pack, but more as a little diorama flavor.
The figure looks to be based mostly on the Jonesy body which makes sense for the license and Jazwares’ bottom line.
I’m not bored with this base body yet, though I really want to see more characters based on the Leviathan body. The helmet design is pretty cool.
The articulation is standard for this line with:
- Swivel/hinge shoulders, hips, wrists, and ankles
- Single hinged toes, pecs, and grip
- Ball and socket upper-torso
- Double hinged knees and elbows
- Swivel waist, boots, biceps, and thighs
The poseability is good on this figure but there are a couple of things I wish they would change in the future about their articulation. Number 1, the hip range of motion moving forward is a little limited by the design of the lower torso piece. The main thing I’d like to see changed in the future would be up/down hinges on the right wrists for better rifle holding poses.
Paint is decent for a mass market line with some solid line work and little slop, but not a lot of washes or drybrushing for details. It works for an animated look, but I notice the game models do have a bit more weathering to them.
Overall this is a fun figure that feels like good value at the 20$ price point. I do get a Star Lord vibe from him, but I can also see this figure as a post-apocalyptic hero or a good Star Wars background guy if you added a lot more weathering to him.
