Andre The Giant 16d figure review

Today's figure coverage is about the brand new 16d Andre The Giant soft

vinyl figure which was just released this week in Japan!

Pre-orders for the 16d Andre The Giant figure began in late 2017 through
various Japanese websites such as Good Smile Shop and Otaku Mode.

Originally, the Andre The Giant 16d figure was planned (see above
advertisement) to ship in September 2018, but was delayed until

October.

                         

The packaging uses the same layout and design as the first two figures
in the 16d series.

Andre's name is also written in Japanese Katakana and English.

                             

The left side of the packaging contains a brief bio on Andre
which reads:


"PROFILE
..........................................
Date Of Birth: 1946Year 5Month 19Day (May 19th 1946)
From: France, Grenoble
Height/Weight: 224cm (7'4")/236kg (520lbs)

Special moves: Sitdown Splash.
                          Double Underhook Suplex"

 

The right side of the packaging with a full body shot.

The back of the packaging with an intimidating close up of Andre.

The top of the packaging contains the "16d COLLECTION" logo
(for those curious: 16d stands for "sixteen directions") and the
numbers "003".

As the third figure in the 16d series (behind 001:Tetsuya Naito
and 002: Kenny Omega) Andre The Giant marks the first
throwback figure in the set not to be based on the current stars
of the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion.

The bottom of the packaging contains the standard toy handling and
recycle warnings in Japanese; along with a description of the figure
itself.

The bottom of the packaging also contains the WWE and INGRAM
(Japanese company that licenses merchandise in Japan) logos complete
with holographic INGRAM sticker.

A picture on INGRAM's official website under the company's client
section called "LEGEND PRO-WRESTLING" displays images of Tiger
Mask 1, Genichiro Tenryu, Stan Hansen, Riki Choshu and Abdullah The
Butcher.

Here's hoping we'll see these (and other) Japanese legends make their
way into the 16d collection in time to come!

 

The Andre The Giant 16d soft vinyl figure stands just under 15cm

(6 inches) in height.

This particular design is based on a younger Andre The Giant
from the 1970's with red and blue coloured ring attire.

Even Andre's time-accurate afro contains plenty of detail.

More than just painted on: Andre's beard also has a textured
feel to it.

 

Ready for a body slam: The 16d Andre The Giant figure features

articulation at the neck, arms and waist.

As an officially licensed WWE product, the WWE logo is printed
on Andre's left sole while CMG Brands LLC (Andre's licensing
company) on Andre's right sole.

Setting the stage for the 16d series.

 The 16d Andre The Giant figure was sculpted by HAO Arts
Office who also handled the Genichiro Tenryu retirement
soft vinyl figure that was released in 2015.

The Tenryu retirement figure stands 12cm (about 4.7
inches) in height compared to Andre who again stands
at 15cm (under 6 inches).

The 16d box is about the same scale (just slightly wider) compared
to the Tenryu figure's packaging.

It's been 10 years since HAO's last legends series (2008's Regards
For Superstars series). I only hope that Andre will be the first of
many legends added to the 16d series.

Hopefully, we'll see more WWE hall of famers such as Hulk Hogan,
Ric Flair and...even the Ultimate Warrior in the not too distant future
as part of the 16d legends lineup!