Topic: Dollar Tree/Family Dollar Exclusive "Final Faction" 3.75" Line.

[The Spectre]

Dollar Tree has some pretty cool looking action figures and accessory sets!

Hopefully they look good in person.

https://www.dollartree.com/final-faction

[Tamer]

look like Joe knockoffs. Man, hopefully they have decent arty. I put this on the front page.

[The Spectre]

Swung by Dollar Tree on the way home. The "Final Faction" line is finally starting to hit. They only had 2 cases of the hero characters but are expecting cases of the villains and the accessory sets tomorrow or Sunday.

I only picked up 1 each of the figures minus the female character as that figure looks TERRIBLE (not even worth $1 to be honest). I haven't opened them up yet as I am cooking dinner, but my first impressions are not great.

They follow the standard Chap Mei design (5 POA, 2 screws in the torso/waist holding the figure together, bulky bodies and little peanut heads), but sport somewhat more sophisticated paint apps (like Chap Mei, the reverse of the torsos lack paint). The mech and the figures with the heavier armor sport empty ports for attaching accessories from the accessory sets which will allow for some fun customization potential. The tiny heads really ruin the overall presentation of the figures.

The accessories look really nice though and will probably be the stars of the line along with the alien villains.

[Tamer]

Wow, hope the villians are better. Thanks for giving us your thoughts on this new line. I guess for a dollar a figure we can't bee to critical, but man.

Off to the front pages with your review.

[The Spectre]

My final impression of the ones I bought:

Material: more like styrene plastic than the heavier plastic and vinyl used by better toy companies. I fear the separately sculpted trigger fingers breaking off with repeated play.

Movement: very poor. Swivel joints all over, but there are either misformed or misaligned joints on every figure making the movements hindered. The heads and shoulders are especially affected by this. The shoulder joints on the mech are very wobbly on my sample.

Compatibility: mixed. The port system is not uniform across all of the figures. The backpacks do not really fit on each figure if you try to swap them. The shoulder cannon on the figure in green should theoretically work in all of the ports, but it is hit or miss across the line.

Are they good figures? Not really.

Are they worth a dollar? Varies from figure to figure and your personal tastes. The lone rifle in this first assortment is really well sculpted but the handle is kind of fat for figures with smaller grips. The plastic of all of the accessories is nice and rigid so there are no wavy or bent accessories unlike most modern lines.

The sculpts (aside from the heads) are interesting with lots cool details.

The paint isn't great, but there are enough details in the sculpts that will really pop with better paint jobs.

[The Spectre]

I don't foresee buying any additional figures of the 4 I already bought. I do, however plan on squad building (6 of each) the 3 aliens and their gear if they are better than the human figures.

[Starchaser]

Found them all today. The plastic is not as flimsy as I expected, so that's a plus. The alien gear looks too beefy to me and the jury's still out on the figures. A lot rides on how the aliens look after different paint applications (except the "Synthoid" - it's a keeper). But for a dollar, I'm willing to experiment a bit. If I have time tomorrow I might post images of the aliens.

[Moronarama]

I finally found these yesterday.  I bought one of each and some more accessory packs.  I used a couple of the weapons in my last custom batch, and I think they worked pretty well.  I had to shave down the handle on one of the alien weapons to get it to fit properly.  Like the Starchaser said it quality of the plastic is surprisingly good and if you wanted to drill out and joint the limbs I think they would hold up.  I thing the Drone alien is the one that will fit the best with SW figures.  I think the Brute head has a lot of promise.  The female, Shift, head also looks pretty usable, she looks almost Native American the way she's been sculpted.  Overall for $10 for a bag of figures and weapons I'm pretty happy.

[Tamer]

https://www.dollartree.com/final-faction

I guess you could actually order these online now? I haven't set up an account to see, but it looks like you can.

I am thinking for a dollar these aren't gonna disappoint you too much. I am guessing most knew there would definitely be some bad spots with an action figure line this cheap, but sounds like folks can find some workarounds.

Off to the front pages with these reviews.

[The Spectre]

Some reveals of upcoming series 2 releases!

Improvements include metallic paint apps and working holsters.

[Moronarama]

Those look very exciting.  I've only used the weapon so far from the first run, but I have plans to start using the figs.   WHOOHOO!

[Tamer]

Wow, these seem to be a ton better than that first wave.

Off to share the info on the front pages.

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Whoa these look great. The red armored guy is going to be great fodder for Mando customs. I could see the one in the last picture used for royal guard types.

Just been waiting and hoping for more in this line. I really hope they get even more out and that Vehicle too. Honestly this is a line that should get dozens of repaints and random variations... That would make it insanely collectable especially for the price.

Speaking of these figures, months after launch... It seems 95% of all locations have them. Some only humans or aliens only. It seems the humans sell more than the aliens (strange to me). Some stores are soo overstocked (especially the one's with only aliens) that they have legit sealed cases in the isle... Which I'm not going to lie is super tempting to buy since its 30x per case aka $30 so that's army building in a flash!

[The Spectre]

Another series 2 character reveal (3d render)!

[Tamer]

Looks like whoever is doing them is getting their act together.

These sculpts look so much better than the first wave.