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Stubby mariner

Mega Bloks Pyrates Murk Mariner

A photo of a Murk Mariner figure from Mega Bloks’ Pyrates Coffer Trap set.

The 5cm-tall figures from the Pyrates line are rather well-articulated for block figures. The head, shoulders and hips are ball-jointed, the elbows and knees are hinged and the wrists have swivel joints.

However, you shouldn’t expect superposability from such a stubby-limbed figure. The ball joints don’t have a great range of motion and the legs, in particular, are prone to popping off. To put it in another way, pirates don’t do kung-fu side kicks.

The lower-half of the figure is attached to the upper-half via a simple peg which can be removed. I suppose you could swap around figure halves.

The paint job is generally good but there might be a minor blemish or two. It’s forgivable considering how small these figures are.

Posted in Pix, Toys.