Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix Series 1 - 7' Action Figures, Set of 4

Customer reviews:

Harry Potter Series 1 Figurines, 2008-01-29
Its a bittersweet review I must write. Although the figurines are well sculpted, proportionately, they have outstanding flaws about them. I found Sirius Blacks legs to be misshapen to the point that he wouldnt stand properly (to speak of that, the toy stands are inadequate) Hermione looks somewhat odd in proportion and has uninteresting arm joints which limits the posing possibilities... Although each figurine looks like the character, they are very delicate. Each comes with a wand, which is only a teeny strip of plastic albeit molded like a wand with detail... Ive broken two. One snapped before I could take it out of the plastic, and the other broke when Sirius fell over, due to his oddly formed legs. The DeathEater dummy that comes with the set is remarkably fragile, the right arm broke off while I was removing the figure from the plastic, and its not repairable. I hate to complain, because the detail of the figures is great, and if you are a fan of the movies or the characters youll love them! However, be careful when handling these figures. Display only. (And I recommend placing them on a stable surface to avoid breakages).

My kids loves these figures, but the wands stink, 2008-01-03
I am leaving the same feedback for 4 of these products.

All in all my kids absolutely love these 7 inch Harry Potter figures. They play with them every day and it really has them using their imagination in their play. They were very excited opening this on Christmas too so the wow factor is very high. They are very realistic looking - not sure why someone in another review said they were not.

The absolute only negative I can give here are the wands. Of the 12 figures we have, 11 have wands (the 9 inch Hagrid does not). Of the 11 wands, 9 have broken so far and the kids have only had them 1 week. Most of the 9 broken wands broke in the first 2 days. All broke when the figure was standing on the floor and fell over. We're talking about a toy that weighs a little less than 1 pound fall 7 inches. Not exactly rough housing here. The wands are very thin plastic and you can tell they are not going to last long. A big disappointment as the wands really add to the magic. They should make these with a steel pin inside. However - we bought these having read from someone else that the wands broke so I am not surprised.

Anyway - over all I am happy with the figures. My kids love them and the loss of the wands has not bothered them *too* much. For now we are using toothpicks cut in half to mimic the wands.