I have been curious about Figma figures for a long time, but I have never been interested in the characters they make. The main reason being, I am unfamiliar with pretty much all Anime stuff and that's mostly what they do. The Metroid and Link they released look really really great but I wasn't ready to pull the trigger until they came out with The Avengers.
Captain America is one of my favorite characters so I started with him. I heard a lot of negative things about Figma Cap but I thought it looked good so I went for it. I see a lot of complaints about Figma joints and scale. As far as the joints are concerned they function well, although at times they look goofy, but with Cap it is hardly noticeable. The only place they look funny is behind the knees, but who really cares about that? As for scale, this guy will not really fit in with Marvel Legends, Universe or Select. He is just under 6 inches, so he will just have to hang out alone until I pick up Thor and Iron Man. Although, since he has an animated look to him, he does look pretty cool with Marvel Legends 2-Pack Hulk.
A thing that is really nice about Figma is all the accessories they include with the figure. Cap comes with multiple sets of hands and a nice stand that fits snug into his back which supports him in various poses.
He also has articulated eyes and a tool used to move his eye balls around. This is something that seems unnecessary, but is really fun and very appreciated.
Another stand out thing about this figure is how nice and clean he looks. The paint does not feel like it can be scratched or chipped off in any way. The paint application is perfect on the body, the only paint improvement that could have been made is giving more details to the eyes.
The only thing I absolutely hate about the figure is the shield, it is nicely painted and a great looking shield, but the way the straps work is ridiculous. They clip on around the arms but fit very loose, so when posing the figure, they have a hard time staying in place.
Overall, I think it is a really nice figure and I am happy to have it in my collection. I would like to see them take a stab at Deadpool, I think they would really kill it.
Thanks for reading.
Peace
Neca recently released Planet of the Apes figures based on the original films and they are fantastic . I was only able to pick up Dr.Zaius(series 2), General Ursus (series 2) and Cornelius (series 1). I picked up Ceaser from The Dawn Of The Apes series and I was very happy with it, but still I wasn't interested in the classic line until I saw them in person. Once I saw them with my own eyes I was obsessed.
Let's start with Ursus, my least favorite of the bunch, but that
doesn't mean he isn’t still an awesome figure. He comes with 1 extra
hand, a hand gun and a machine gun. The guns are really nice,they are
smooth and without much detail exactly like the films. The sculpting on
the armor is very well done. The chest piece is a plastic overlay on top
of the figure but you are still able to get a little torso movement.The
only thing I thought was kinda wack about Ursus is his face,the
sculpting is really good but it looks like he is smiling and looks a
little goofy.
Next is Dr.Zaius
the Minister Of Science. Although both of them looked good, I went with
the series 2 version instead of series 1 because I felt like the long
coat fit the character better then the short one.
Dr.Zaius only comes with a cane but really that is all he needs.
Finally, we have Cornelius one of the 2 apes that have a soft spot for those damn dirty humans. Cornelius is my favorite of the bunch.
I can't wait to pick up Zira to be able to put them together.
I
am not a huge fan of all the Planet of the Apes movies, but that
doesn't stop me from wanting to fill my shelves with these things. They
look awesome together and I can't wait until I can pick up more of
them.
Thanks.
Peace
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