JonWes
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Okay, all - pics and reviews coming at you! I'll have to do this in chunks.
First, a group shot -
Overall impressions are that the figures look great. There are a few paint issues there and there but overall they are gorgeously sculpted and have a decent range of movement (except poor Thane, but more on that later.) I've been waiting for ME figures since the first game and it's really bittersweet that we get some great looking figures... only to have the line pulled out from under us before it even began.
I guess I understand Bioware's thinking on this but I REALLY hope they can use the same size and sculpts from Series 2 and make them with some other company.
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First up is Grunt. They have done a great job of capturing the character of Grunt. He's got a decent range of movement for such a large figure and he's really thickly built.
His head can only move from side to side, but combined with his waist movement and his articulated wrists you can get a good amount of expresiveness out of him.
Here's his back. I think it shows off the cool detail of the figure. There are a ton of nice paint apps as well.
And the last shot. His gun is awesome, as are all the weapons.
Next up, we might as well get the big disappointment of the line out of the way. Thane is one of my favorite characters, and it's kind of sad what happened to him in figure form.
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Looks pretty good, huh? Captures his personality well, and it's a cool pose. But you'd better like this pose because it's the only one he can do! Seriously, everything else just looks odd.
Here we see another problem. He's perpetually looking down. This is as far forward as he can look. The only way to show him looking at you is by bending his body back as though he's doing the limbo.
Also, unattractive hunchback.
Incredibly weird shoulders.
To end on a positive note, the detailing on his jacket is good. And never fear, he's the only real dud of the bunch in my book. And even with that, he's not a bad looking statue. It's just a shame such a cool character can't be a bit more posed.
First, a group shot -
Overall impressions are that the figures look great. There are a few paint issues there and there but overall they are gorgeously sculpted and have a decent range of movement (except poor Thane, but more on that later.) I've been waiting for ME figures since the first game and it's really bittersweet that we get some great looking figures... only to have the line pulled out from under us before it even began.
I guess I understand Bioware's thinking on this but I REALLY hope they can use the same size and sculpts from Series 2 and make them with some other company.
CLICK FOR LARGER
First up is Grunt. They have done a great job of capturing the character of Grunt. He's got a decent range of movement for such a large figure and he's really thickly built.
His head can only move from side to side, but combined with his waist movement and his articulated wrists you can get a good amount of expresiveness out of him.
Here's his back. I think it shows off the cool detail of the figure. There are a ton of nice paint apps as well.
And the last shot. His gun is awesome, as are all the weapons.
Next up, we might as well get the big disappointment of the line out of the way. Thane is one of my favorite characters, and it's kind of sad what happened to him in figure form.
CLICK FOR LARGER
Looks pretty good, huh? Captures his personality well, and it's a cool pose. But you'd better like this pose because it's the only one he can do! Seriously, everything else just looks odd.
Here we see another problem. He's perpetually looking down. This is as far forward as he can look. The only way to show him looking at you is by bending his body back as though he's doing the limbo.
Also, unattractive hunchback.
Incredibly weird shoulders.
To end on a positive note, the detailing on his jacket is good. And never fear, he's the only real dud of the bunch in my book. And even with that, he's not a bad looking statue. It's just a shame such a cool character can't be a bit more posed.