Editor’s Note:  This review has been updated with our second look at TVC…

Original Review:  Chris - 06/24/2011 05:20 PM

I like Ewoks, so if you were hoping to read some Ewok hate, stuff your haterism in a sack, mister.  Ewoks have become a lesson in how much articulation Hasbro can cram into a tiny figure.  The only standard point of articulation Logray is missing is at the knee, but I can’t imagine how that joint could be added without being an eyesore. I believe this is the first ever Ewok figure with elbow articulation. 

All of the accessories are nicely detailed and because Hasbro didn’t take a shortcut by building them into the sculpt, they add depth and realism.  As with Wicket from wave 3, the head sculpt on Logray looks like a dead ringer to its on screen counterpart both in terms of likeness and expression.  I don’t like giving out so many perfect grades, but Hasbro is forcing me to.  I’m not going to deduct a point just for the sake of not having two 10 out ot 10 figures in one wave, so I won’t.  10 out of 10.

Updated Review:  Bret - 7/25/2018 07:05 AM

When I was a kid, I used to make sure that there was a recent figure cardback or a booklet catalog from a boxed toy somewhere within easy reach so I could see the newest toys that were coming down the pike whenever I wanted.  I usually had a couple in the house, and one in each of my parents’ cars.  Sometimes my mom would carry one in her pocketbook.  This was because there was no way to Google the latest images, no social media to discuss the newest toys, and no YouTube to constantly rewatch the latest WAMPA WAMPA commercials.  The only real source for new toys that I had at my disposal was the figure cardbacks and catalogs.  I would go to Toys R Us, or Child World, or Caldor to find Star Wars toys, and every once in a while would stumble on a new one.  I would then cherish the cardback that listed the new figures, and carry it around with me.  My dad used to call it my “stare card” or “stare book”, because, well, that’s what I would do with them.  While I was always looking forward to the next group of figures teased on the latest cardbacks, for whatever reason that I can’t recall, I was obsessed with Logray.  When I first saw him on a cardback, he was the figure I most wanted, in ever.  I don’t even think I thought of a Logray figure before it was made, I just knew I wanted it when it became a reality.  That particular figure was the one that would probably be considered the subject of my first real figure hunt.  After searching for weeks, pestering friends and family to look on my behalf, and generally being a pain in the butt to my parents, I finally found him at a Toys R Us.  I remember flipping through the wall of figures on the pegs, and suddenly seeing him.  It was thrilling.  So much so, that I actually remember that the figure itself seemed to be a letdown in comparison to the search itself.  What I didn’t realize at the time, was that this was my first experience with what would I would later come to know as “the thrill of the hunt.”

With the precipitous drop in collector-driven Star Wars product availability after the Golden Age of Collecting, the thing I lamented more than the dearth of product itself was the decline and fall of the thrill of the hunt.  I used to enjoy waking up early and driving to Targets and Walmarts, and traveling far and wide to find Toys R Us, Kay Bee, and KMart stores in order to find the newest figures.  I think the most fun I had was searching for the gold foil Galactic Hunt figures from TAC.  Between the awesome figures themselves, the different coins, and the foil packaging, it was a great time to collect.  It all started with that Kenner Logray, and I had no idea at the time.

Logray seemed like he was the ewok leader, because Chief Chirpa basically sat there mute, while Logray did his best to annihilate the entire tribe by ignoring the explicit commands of the golden deity.  I mean, they just found this incredible god-like being, and everyone immediately dropped to their knees in worship, built him a throne, and held a grand feast (with zero notice or planning) in which they were going to cook some folks for dinner in his honor.  The Golden One simply asked Logray not to cook his friends, and Logray ignored him.  Then he threatened to blow up the tribe, and Logray basically flipped him off and told the ewoks to turn up the flames on the stoves.  I mean, the incompetence and outright negligence towards his own people was shocking.  Medicine men.  What good are they?  He should have been banished from the tribe, forced to wander the forest, and practice his “medicine” on some Endor squirrels or somesuch.  What a schmuck!

As for this figure, Chris nailed the review succinctly.  There’s nothing to complain about with this little guy.  He’s got a great sculpt, nice interactive accessories, a fine paint job, an expressive face, and excellent articulation.  And he can perform a THWG, something that even medicine men need to be able to do on occasion.  As stated above, only the knees are missing, but they’re probably useless on a figure of this size and sculpt type.  He’s got the satchel, headdress, spear, and staff.  What more could you want?

Verdict: No Action 

Logray was a jerk.  As such, his secondary market value is relatively low for a TVC figure, even though it’s an excellent one.  There’s no need for a resculpt, and a re-issue would seem pointless.  As was “Disqussed” recently here, Hasbro gave us a huge Endor push within the past few years, with several TVC figures, vehicles, and ewok battle packs.  There’s no real impetus for ewok related merch any time soon.  If you like ewoks, get Logray on eBay.

Verdict Guide:
Re-sculpt = The figure is not definitive, and a new version should be developed.
Re-issue = This version is definitive (or close enough), and shows sufficient secondary market demand to warrant a straight repack.
No Action = This release does not require new attention.