A somewhat unexpected figure, it is a welcome
addition to my collection.
Here are my subjective and objective reviews for the
figure:
Head Sculpt:
A fantastic job on this Head sculpt. It looks just
like the character. But for the lighter color material
on the neck this would be perfect. But that’s such a
small nitpick that it doesn't really bother me.
Rating 5 out of 5 Holocrons
Articulation:
Excellent. I would have preferred ball joint elbows,
and ankles, but again for what this character is, the articulation it has is not only acceptable, it’s down right awesome. POA (Points of Articulation) are:
Ball Joints:
Head, shoulders, knees
Swivel:
Elbows, wrists, waist, hips
Not much more can be expected, and of a background
character!
Rating 4.5 out of 5 Holocrons
Paint Application:
Not much paint here with exception to the head and
backpack. Hasbro could have dirtied up the outfit
more, but no real reason to. For what it has for
paint, it fits nicely.
Rating 4 out of 5 Holocrons
Overall sculpt:
This has to be one of the best sculpts coming fro
ROTS characters. My only real complaint is the back of
the knee. Due to the joint, Hasbro decided to make the
back of the knee a bit more cut-out than usual. Still,
if that’s all I have to nitpick at, well then you can
say this is a great sculpt.
Rating 5 out of 5 Holocrons
Accessories:
Not too much for accessories. He comes with the "Flame suppression" back pack and hose gun. Along with the standard flat stand. Nice touch with the backpack and hose, but if these weren't included, I don't think we'd have made a fuss. So nice addition there Hasbro.
Rating 4 out of 5 Holocrons
Customization possibilities:
Okay, has ANYONE else noticed how, with exception to
the head, these guys look like Ghostbusters? Man, swap
out a head and there you go. Sure it’s not SW, but
dang that’s a cool custom. This figure is generic
enough that he can be painted a different color and
placed in any number of crowd type dioramas. Head
swaps will greatly increase the customs for this
figure.
Rating 3.5 out of 5 Holocrons
Playability:
With the great articulation, this figure has every
opportunity to be played with for hours. Only one
problem, it’s a no name nondescript character that
was mostly seen in a 2 second role in the movie. It’s
great for play, just not too recognizable.
Rating 3.5 out of 5 Holocrons
Overall Score:
Hasbro went above and beyond with this one. One of the
best sculpts to date. The articulation is great. A
nice minor character to have been made. Not much else
to ask for with this one, other than "where the heck
is he?" As of this writing he’s been hard to find.
Maybe that will change with future releases. In the
meantime, if you're on the fence about this one, I'd
highly suggest getting at least one.The card picture
sports a nice view of Grievous’s flagship crash
landing on Coruscant. This character is actually seen
a little more than just that seen. He’s also seen as
MANY of this character aboard a Republic Destroyer,
during the scene when Obi is talking with Cody about
going to Utapau. There are at least 10 that I've seen,
so I'm going to slightly army build this figure for
that purpose.
I'm am greatly satisfied with how this figure came
out. Hasbro will never have to remake this one again,
other than a possible reissue, but nothing new is
needed.
It’s great to get such a good figure the first time
around. Great Job Hasbro!
Rating 4.5 out of 5 Holocrons
Respectfully submitted
-Sal
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