'05 | #07  Myo - Cantina Encounter (Reviewed 03-01-2005)

Includes:
• Bar Glass
• Blaster
• Base

Click thumbnail for large image Spice: It is all starting to come full circle. If we could have only dream where our Mos Eisley playsets would be in the year 2005? I remember playing with the Sears cardboard Creature Cantina, always dreaming the characters on the cardboard would come to life. I'm happy to see my children won't suffer the same fate of having a Cantina with an alien population of four. The busy Post-OTC package reminds us of one of the greatest scenes ever and while he had no dialogue, Myo helped introduce us to one of the greatest heroes of the Rebellion, Han Solo.

Click thumbnail for large image I wonder if the creator of Myo just watched an episode of Sanford and Son. He really seems to have the beard of Fred G. going pretty good. Another interesting aspect is they did go into the detail of having the face appear "dirty". You'd think the rough and tough character described on the cardback wouldn't have much to do with daily hygiene, while he'd be too busy looking for trouble to stir up. You can see where they did a great job of making the head sculpt very much resemble the actual character, something they really missed a couple figures back.

Click thumbnail for large image It's pretty easy to see the violent Abyssin isn't too much of a heavy weight. Barely missing a fraction of his drink, or he has some pretty nasty breath to turn the glass that color. I admire the drab green outfit, although boring and dull, this is the way you could envision the dress code at Mos Eisley to be like. Another nice touch was the concealment feature for the blaster. Something they forgot or neglected with Feltipern Trevagg. It's the little things that matter. Even though we probably couldn't tell if this character had a holster or not. This series is great, and I'll say it again, if you have to revisit the Trilogy this is the best way to go about doing so.

Spice - Even though there is less than a month until we are graced with many new figures, I'm glad we got a treat in these last seven and didn't have extra stuff that was lying around packaged up again and crammed down our throats. Thumbs up once again!

(Figure '05 | #07, Asst. No. 85324, Item No. 85172, Backing Card P/N 6385280700, Window Insert P/N 6385290700, ) 

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