For all intents and purposes, when originally announced it sounded like The Loyal Subject San Diego Comic Convention exclusives would be a giant pain in the ass to get. They were scheduled to be released and sold at specific times of the day. Which before I found out that they would all be sold online, was a horrifying task to ask anyone attending the con to try and buy them for me. In the end it really wasn’t as bad as it seemed. I don’t believe any items really sold out online or at the show, so by the end of the convention it was easy enough to just order everything I needed. Even if everything I needed was just one single giant sized Action Vinyl figure.
Truth be told I actually wanted the standard colored Leonardo. By accident I ordered the metallic one, and didn’t even realize it until it got here.  I consider it fate though because while it wasn’t what I originally wanted, I’m quite fond of the paint scheme now that I own it.
The big draw with this figure is the size, obviously. Â I’m in love with the three-inch Action Vinyl body, and especially when used with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property. Â I figured having one that is more than twice the standard size would make a great display piece. Â It does! Â It stands toe to toe with most of my Marvel Legends figures, and then dwarfs them in head size.
Leonardo comes in a large window box that includes the figure, a sword sheath with two swords, and two throwing stars. Â The sheath is nice and does function to hold his swords if you want to go that route, however its execution is slightly annoying. Â The hole in the back of his shell that you plug the sheath into is not as large as the actual peg, so it sticks out a little bit making it slightly loose. Â Then whenever you turn his head it comes popping off because the back of Leo’s bandanna gets caught on it. Â I also made the mistake of trying to push the sheath in further only to poke an actual hole into the shell. Â It’s not really noticeable since it’s on the inside of the peg-hole, but I know it’s there and it triggers my obsessive compulsive brain.
The other accessories work out just fine. Â He can hold both the swords and throwing stars with ease, so you have a few options as to how you’d like to display your giant Leonardo.
The articulation scheme is the same as the smaller Action Vinyl figures: neck, shoulders, wrists, hips, and ankles. Â He may have a slightly better range of motion on most of those joints since the pegs are large and protrude a bit more than his smaller counterparts. Â The paintwork is clean and gorgeous. Â I no longer regret getting the metallic paint job because it really pops. Â I hope at future conventions they do the other three turtles in this same scheme. Â I’d love to get an entire set.
A normal three-inch sized Action Vinyl figure goes for around $12 in a blind box.  This SDCC exclusive cost $56 plus shipping direct from The Loyal Subjects (although it looks as though any current orders will be shipped in October).  It feels a little high, but I consider it a fair price to pay for a SDCC item.  If you are impatient, Amazon also has a ton of Loyal Subject TMNT for sale as well … there are all kinds of colors and sized out there.  I really enjoy this Leonardo.  It was something I had my eye on purchasing at SDCC and he did not disappoint.  He makes a really great display piece and he’s fun to mess around with.
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