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I finally got the Toys R Us/Comic Con exclusive Zecora toy, and I was so excited I decided to do a full photo shoot of her and review her in full!
The full review and photo gallery is on my blog, but here's my general thoughts on Zecora...
PROS:
+It's Zecora! Considering how stingy Hasbro has been with supporting characters from the cartoon, getting Zecora at all is a huge, major victory.
+The braid in Zecora's tail is really lovely. I think Hasbro did a great job engineering Zecora's tail in order to get the braid to look so good.
+I think Hasbro did an excellent job translating Zecora's eyes and cutie mark onto the toy mold. They give this a real feel of being Zecora and not just a pony painted like her.
+Great packaging for Zecora! It makes her feel really special and not "just another release".
CONS:
-For some insane reason, Hasbro decided Zecora should GLOW IN THE DARK. As a result, the plastic used for Zecora is transparent-esque, and also completely the wrong color for Zecora. It looks terrible, and I can't imagine what Hasbro was thinking with this.
-Zecora's only jewelry is painted on. Her necklace looks alright, but her bracelet only goes partially around her leg. She has no earrings of any kind, which is a huge downer since they're so integral to her design.
-The hair is too long and not quite right on Zecora.
-My Zecora has spots that are missing black paint, which looks really weird since the glow-in-the-dark plastic shows through where it shouldn't.
-Zecora's head glows in the dark a lot dimmer than her body. Looks pretty strange.
Overall, I'm very pleased to get a toy of this character, but I think Hasbro did a pretty mediocre job on the actual design of the Zecora toy. It's average, but just barely.
GRADE: C
You can check out the full review and a ton more pics over on my blog by clicking right here.