For those of you out there bored of trying to get your Sheridan to hold hands with your Delenn figure, or even your G’Kar and your Londo to do the same (you know who you are), rejoice, for wave two of Exclusive Premiere’s fine range of Babylon 5 toys have landed. This time, we have Vir, Kosh, Susan Ivanova and Marcus Cole to join the shelf. And on the whole, they’re pretty damn good.

Taking Marcus first, this is a nicely detailed figure with the outfit being spot on. And as with the other figures, the face isn’t a bad likeness either, though in a certain light, he does look like Greg Evigan from My Two Dads. Unfortunately, he’s not fully articulated, and like the Vir toy, can only move arms, head and wiggle hips from side to side. Susan fares better in the articulation stakes, but has seemingly been going to the same gym that Princess Leia went to between the re-release of the Star Wars toys, and I don’t remember the B5 rebel uniform ever being that tight-fitting. Vir is by far the best in likeness, and as with all the figures, a great deal of effort has been spent on getting these just right. These are good solid toys of a very high quality, and it’s easy to see why they’ve become such a fan favourite.

The ultimate novelty that the range provides is finally being able to get a Vorlon on your desk, though this unfortunately proves to be the least impressive of the figures, simply because there’s not much you can do with a superior being that wraps itself in a glittery shower curtain. A nicely detailed lump of plastic with a moveable head is the result, but in fairness, it’s the best that you can do if you’re doing it in this style. All the detail is there, including mysterious air holes and sacs, and the effect of the patterning is quite nice.

Top figures, that even come with miniature versions of their respective ships (Marcus’s WhiteStar is quite lovely) and a fab stocking filler for the B5 fan of the family..

Rated 7/10 reviewed by Dan Ranger