Greta pics, Evilface!
But what grappling hook?
It's the dart on the right gauntlet... right out of the box I saw a flash of silver shoot past my eye; it was the dart being jetisened as I pulled him out of the package. The dart is ridiculously tiny and it sits in the gauntlet pretty well, but any pressure and it will drop out.
I'm feeling a bit mixed on this figure... Sideshow got a lot right on him, but there are some really frustrating aspects as well.
Pros:
Great sculpt, weathering and paint. The Jango portrait is right up there with HT in terms of sculpting and paint work... the eyes are not quite as lifelike as HT, but pretty close. Skin tone and detail work is great and again it's great to see a current HT head w/o that stupid eyeball system.
The metallic finish on the armor is really nice as well... it looks like actual metal and has some very convincing weathering to the edges and a scratches.
Leather goods are nice as well, but the straps seem a bit thin/insubstantial which makes them look more like faux leather than I'd prefer.
Fit on the suit seems good and the body seems to be a good quality one; no clicky or rubber knees and the poses seem good. I also like the great range of motion on the ankles. And the color of the suit looks good in person.
Cons:
I hate, hate, hate the knee and shin armor. For some reason the knees pop into the body with pegs (and the shin pop onto the rubber boot and a plastic ring) but they are not a tight fit so every time you move the figure one of the shins or knee plates pops off, sometimes more than one. Similar to that, the way the jet packs hang off the body is a poor design and they come off very easily which is also frustrating.
The helmet is either a bit too big, or the neck post a bit too short... either way the proportions just seem a bit off.
The hands are too big, it wouldn't be a major issue, but with the forearms being extra thin (like the Boba body) it makes the difference between the opening of the gauntlet and hand that much more stark. Same with the boots... I think the size is fine, but they seem a bit thick which makes them look stumpy
The outift seems a bit bulky, I can't really get the arms to lay flat.. I haven't fully undressed and redressed him yet, but hopefully I can correct some of that frustration.
Overall I'd agree with EF's assessment on price... probably about a $175 figure, but at the very least it feels like Sideshow put a lot of work into the figure. But weird decisions like armor that's attached to the body instead of the clothing is a real head-scratcher and kind of par for the course with Sideshow
Here's a few quick pics next to the v2 Medicom... I do feel like the Medicom is a much less frustrating figure, but the Sideshow one is definitely the better looking of the two especially in terms of accuracy. And of course the head sculpts are like night and day... not even a reasonable comparison
