So I was given this toy dragon since I love dragons. I have a large amount of items that Jeremy and I had accumulated throughout our years together. He liked collecting things and luckily…. for the most part, we liked the same stuff.
Today’s investigation will be the Rakor dragon by Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves made by Hasbro. In the past I have found Hasbro toys to be made pretty well and the D&D line of products to be fun and interesting. This item is considered a child’s toy and the age is rated for 4 years and up. I would be a part of that and up reference. When I was this age, grownups were not associated with toys that much…… perhaps the old guy who had a train set or some eccentric that had a collection of specialty soldiers displayed upon a historical diorama would come to mind. Otherwise, cartoons and toys were for children. That started to change with my generation, and yes, I am Generation X. Probably one of the most confusing and complex generations that have ever been since our parents were a mix of two generations that seemed absolutely opposed to each other. My siblings are Baby Boomers and my parents are of the World War 2 Generation.
The packing for the Rakor dragon has nice artwork, the toy is easily seen and touchable, and there is no plastic involved. For some collectors the packaging is really important. I was not planning to completely destroy the packaging, but if you want to get the dragon out for inspection or display purposes…..well, then you are gonna have to trash the cardboard. It was not easy.
The dragon was fairly easy to construct. You have to attach the tail and wings. His wings are adjustable along with the legs and the lower jaw, but they do not move much. This really is a toy for a child. It is built for a young child. Sturdy and not very flexible. This would have annoyed Jeremy greatly. He loved action figures that were poseable. And I agree with him. So……what’s the fun of a stiff action figure? Not sure. But Rakor does look fierce and could be added to a display for us grownups. Children would enjoy him as well since he is pretty sturdy.
Rakor is fairly large. Bigger than the statue dragons they sell at Michael’s and is probably out of scale from the traditional RPG miniatures. That’s just a guess. I’d consider him to be pretty rad, but not totally rad.
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