My 3A Toys: Dark Cowboy + Dead Equine Superset

*Warning. Image heavy post*

One of the biggest sets in terms of size ever released by 3A was the original Blind Cowboy + Ghost Horse superset. The horse itself was a gorgeous work of art cast out of polystone, but remained out of reach due to size, weight and cost on the aftermarket.

Fortunately for us newcomers, 3A re-released the superset in April this year in the form of a Dark Cowboy + Dead Equine superset. Basically a monotone colour variation of the original set. There are two versions of the set - the Bambaland exclusive which includes a shotgun rifle, posters and the red devil puppet, and the retailer set which doesn't include the extras.

Without further adieu, here are the unboxing pics!

Oroshi box and regular 3A 1/6 box for size comparison. This thing is huge, clocking in a weight of 9+kg.

Cover art.

Bottom label indicating that it's a Bamba exclusive.

Inside of the top-lid.

Poster + comic first.

Top layer of protective foam. Removed to reveal...

Top left is a cloth to drape over the horse.

Taking off the cowboy foam layer reveals another protective layer which reveals...

The dead equine! One heavy undead horse this is, carefully protected by layers of foam on either side.

The feeling of unboxing this huge set is nothing short of exhilarating. Words cannot describe, so I suggest you get your own set and experience it firsthand. Haha!

Anyway, a closer look at the cowboy. The hat is removable, and has a wired rim to shape the hat in any way you like. He has a blindfold tied over his eyes, which is removable to reveal stitched up eyes, but I'm not too keen to remove it. He also has a poncho/cloth thrown over his shoulders. Both hands are moulded to hold guns, and a spare left open palm is included.

Beyond the six (yes, SIX) six shooters attached to his belt, there is one more on his leg, as well as the Bamba exclusive rifle. The barrel of the rifle can spin like a revolvers, but oddly the seven revolvers on cowboy have fixed barrels. Given the drab monotone of the entire set, the red devil looks strikingly out of place. They should have darkened the red somewhat and weathered him up a little more.

Another look without the cloth. Fine looking shirt and bell-bottomed jeans he's wearing! Not to mention lovely cowboy shoes which have the texture of faux leather instead of plastic. Check out the weathering on the faux leather beltand holsters.

Now that we're done with cowboy, let's move on to horse. I broke out the light tent for this occasion, but even then he was slightly oversized for my tent! I'll let the pictures do the talking from here.

A quick group shot of the cowboy, horse and devil.

The additional cloth drapes over the head of the horse, with two holes to insert the ears through. The X on the cloth covers the eyes of the horse on either side.