[Excelsior07]

Hey everyone. I just wanted to share this brand new Rhino figure I got today. I had seen images of this figure back in December, so I was waiting to finally find a Rhino to add to my MU-scale collection of Spidey villains. This guy was hard to find though. Between Walmart, K-Mart, Target, and ToysRUs, I was only able to find one of these at ToysRUs.

If I'm not mistaken, this Rhino resembles the Ultimate Spider-Man version of the character. It belongs to the 2010 "Spider-Man" line of figures, wave 2, I believe. So far, the variety in quality for this new Spider-Man line has been...well, irritating to say the least. Ironically, the villains have been the best looking figures in this line (minus some articulation).

Rhino himself has some pretty nice articulation. No knee, foot, or wrist articulation, but everything else has some decent movement. I especially like that his head joint swivels all the way up, allowing him to curse the heavens for his misfortunes. What gets me the most tho is the level of detail in the sculpt. This thing is beautifully scultped and painted compared to the other figures in this line. He's also a great size in comparison with my MU Spidey figures. The figure comes with 6 pieces of "snap-on battle armor" (2 shoulder pads, 2 gauntlets, and 2 knee pads). Unfortunately, they're lacking some of that "snap" factor. The pieces more or less "hang off" the figure rather than snap on. This might be a good chance to experiment with magnets, hehe.

Overall, I'm very satisfied with this little guy. It fits right in with my MU characters, and its really a nicely detailed figure in its own rite.