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In case some of you guys and gals were wondering how this line was and haven’t had the chance to see it yet I will post a review of the figures I have picked up so far. First off we have the star of the film, Hal Jordan. I’m not here to tell you what to like or not to like, so I am going to let you know the facts and tell you what I like or don’t like and let you make up your own mind. Here’s the break down for Hal:
Articulation:
Hal has a mere six points of articulation, which by today’s standards is poppy ****, but I actually find it kind of charming. Jim Henson was quoted as saying “Simple is good” and that rings very true for me with these figures. Does part of me wish that Hal had a load of awesome articulation? Yes, but remember this line is made to be a kid’s toy line. I remember playing with figures that had one less point of articulation and never questioning it. Anyhow the break down of the articulation is as follows: Standard articulation at head waist and hips and ball joint articulation at the shoulders. He also has what I called, when I was young, a butt plate. This is an area on the rear of the figure to simulate the look of the posterior of the figure; it also sadly limits the articulation so they can only stand straight up and can not move backwards any more then that. I will say I do sorely miss knee and elbow articulation on this fella but I think the nostalgia makes up for it.
Sculpt:
In my option here is where this line shines. The detailed look of the suit is rendered very well while still making it streamlined and fun for kids to look at. They captured the likeness of Ryan Reynolds pretty well especially for a 3 3/4-inch figure. They even went into enough detail to sculpt the ring on his right hand.
Paint:
Hal is sadly lacking in the paint department. He has 4 colors on him. Brown for the hair light green for the mask, boots and some parts of his suit, and white for the eyes and symbol. The paint application is a bit sloppy but it is simple enough that it works all right.
Accessories:
Each of these little guys includes a pretty well made movie accurate Green Lantern ring. Now remember when I said this was a kid’s line? Well if the ring fits… wear it. At it’s best it fits on the very tip of my pinky. Now I am a big guy with big hands so I gave one to my wife and she can only slide it about half way down her pinky so again, this line is surely made for kids, which isn’t a bad thing by any means. One of my other favorite parts about this line is that each Lantern comes with a character specific ring construct. Hal comes with his signature-flying fist. Now again this is a kid’s line so this feature is really meant to be played with and not so much meant for being displayed. The fist is long and heavy so holding a freestanding pose is difficult. On the other hand it is a lot of fun to snap that sucker on and pretend to fly him about the room until he punches Sinestro in the face.
Playability:
Over all what we have here is a pocket hero. This is a small but durable figure so a kid (or you) can toss him in your pocket for hours of fun on the go. It’s a pretty decent looking figure with loads of playability that I recommend for kids and kids at heart.
Above is a quick size comparison as shown next to the SDCC Infinite Heroes Starro pack Green Lantern figure.
Thanks for reading and I hope I was helpful.
Patrick
Articulation:
Hal has a mere six points of articulation, which by today’s standards is poppy ****, but I actually find it kind of charming. Jim Henson was quoted as saying “Simple is good” and that rings very true for me with these figures. Does part of me wish that Hal had a load of awesome articulation? Yes, but remember this line is made to be a kid’s toy line. I remember playing with figures that had one less point of articulation and never questioning it. Anyhow the break down of the articulation is as follows: Standard articulation at head waist and hips and ball joint articulation at the shoulders. He also has what I called, when I was young, a butt plate. This is an area on the rear of the figure to simulate the look of the posterior of the figure; it also sadly limits the articulation so they can only stand straight up and can not move backwards any more then that. I will say I do sorely miss knee and elbow articulation on this fella but I think the nostalgia makes up for it.
Sculpt:
In my option here is where this line shines. The detailed look of the suit is rendered very well while still making it streamlined and fun for kids to look at. They captured the likeness of Ryan Reynolds pretty well especially for a 3 3/4-inch figure. They even went into enough detail to sculpt the ring on his right hand.
Paint:
Hal is sadly lacking in the paint department. He has 4 colors on him. Brown for the hair light green for the mask, boots and some parts of his suit, and white for the eyes and symbol. The paint application is a bit sloppy but it is simple enough that it works all right.
Accessories:
Each of these little guys includes a pretty well made movie accurate Green Lantern ring. Now remember when I said this was a kid’s line? Well if the ring fits… wear it. At it’s best it fits on the very tip of my pinky. Now I am a big guy with big hands so I gave one to my wife and she can only slide it about half way down her pinky so again, this line is surely made for kids, which isn’t a bad thing by any means. One of my other favorite parts about this line is that each Lantern comes with a character specific ring construct. Hal comes with his signature-flying fist. Now again this is a kid’s line so this feature is really meant to be played with and not so much meant for being displayed. The fist is long and heavy so holding a freestanding pose is difficult. On the other hand it is a lot of fun to snap that sucker on and pretend to fly him about the room until he punches Sinestro in the face.
Playability:
Over all what we have here is a pocket hero. This is a small but durable figure so a kid (or you) can toss him in your pocket for hours of fun on the go. It’s a pretty decent looking figure with loads of playability that I recommend for kids and kids at heart.
Above is a quick size comparison as shown next to the SDCC Infinite Heroes Starro pack Green Lantern figure.
Thanks for reading and I hope I was helpful.
Patrick
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