Made By:
Mattel
Scale:
1/24
MSRP:
US$9.99
Overview: | |
---|---|
Packaging (Design): | 9/10 |
Packaging (Durability): | 6/10 |
Casting (Body): | 9/10 |
Casting (Interior): | 8/10 |
Casting (Chassis): | 9/10 |
Casting (Engine): | 8/10 |
Paint (Exterior): | 9/10 |
Paint (Interior): | N/A |
Paint (Trim/Graphics): | 9/10 |
Overall Panel Fit: | 10/10 |
Total Score: | 8.6/10 |

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1989: Detective Comics #597
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NOTE: This is a modified reissue of an existing model, and this review will focus on the changes made between the cars. You can see the original review for more details.
Background
Monster Jam celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022, and marked the occasion with a return to international competition with a first-ever event in London.
Packaging
Several manufacturers have been experimenting with plastic-free packaging, and Spin Master has done the same here with a box roughly the same size and shape as the previous release, but without the clear bubble over everything. It's a much heftier cardboard now, printed on just one side and then folded to create the full-color package featuring an arena with two tracks, crowded stands, a blue sky in the background, and a muddy ground under the truck. It's really quite clever and looks good, though it does lose points for having the truck fully exposed to dust and shelf wear. There's a second smaller piece of cardboard taped between the wheels to hold them in place. The requisite legal info is split between the bottom and back panels, and the back panel has co-sells for Grave Digger, El Toro Loco, and Monster Mutt. If you're very careful you can cut the tape holding the package together to remove the truck.
Casting/Paint
Physically, this is identical to the previous release, but the colors have been updated. The wheels are now black with dark gray tires, the chassis is now a silvery-gray, and the engine is a bright (almost fluorescent) yellow. The paint on the body is essentially identical, though the contingency sponsor stickers have been changed to have a light silvery gray background and CRD and Simpson have been changed to BKT and Lucas, respectively.
Features/Accessories
This package contains only the 1/24 scale truck.
Accuracy
There's still no new Batman in Monster Jam, so this remains a wholly unique design from Spin Master. It looks very believable as a design we might see in an arena, with the exception of the bright yellow engine and headers.
Overall
I like the new chassis and wheel colors but it's a pass on the yellow engine. The quality is still very good, though, and if you like what you see it's well worth buying.
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