Price: $15.99 (Target) - $20.99 (ToysRUs)
Scale: 6"
First Impressions:
Okay, before i begin time for a little history lesson for those who dont know or never followed the Steve Rogers: Super Soldier storyline. Essentially after Steve Rogers, better known as Captain America was "killed" his partner Bucky Barnes took up the mantle of Captain America. Now as everyone in comics who dies comes back to life within a year (except for poor old Uncle Ben) Steve returned but let Bucky keep the mantle of Captain America and Steve became the head of S.H.I.E.L.D and was known as Steve Rogers Super Soldier during Marvel's "Heroic Age" back in '10.
Okay now as for my first impression: it looks amazing in packaging and it literallt killed me having to wait to open him until i got home.
Sculpt:Mr. Rogers here has a re-used body of a S.H.I.E.L.D agent from back when Hasbro was getting death threats due to their terrible Marvel Legends. But thats not a bad thing here. The comic suit was never anything more than a jumpsuit with puckes, and belts added on anyway. The boots are sculpted on and the detail on them is fantastic. The shoulder straps are glued on and look great. The Sheild and guns are insanely awesome and the belt is fantastic, and removable!(more on that in accessories) The hands are amazing and the head is great, the detail put into the face sculpt is fantastic. People initially complained that he looked too much like Duke from G.I. Joe and honestly, OF COURSE HE DOES!!! Take away the shield and costume, stick him in the military and HE IS DUKE!!!!! But i digress, an amazing sculpt all around.
Paint:The paintwork has definitly improved EXCEPT (come on, its Hasbro, did you really expect a figure with no problems?) the shoulders are supposed to have stars on them..........there are no stars. Now me being the inquisitive little geek i am decided to look into this. According to the fine folks at Hasbro, they didnt paint the stars to avoid paint chipping......ok ill admit thats a fair decision, and it bothers me less knowing they did it out of consideration than laziness. Everything else is great but when picking yours off the shelf watch for the paint apps on the shield and where the neck meets the shirt.
Articulation:
Ball and hinge neck
Swivel-hinge shoulders
Swivel biceps
Double hinge elbows
Swivel forearms
Ab crunch
Swivel waist
Swivel-hinge hips
Swivel thighs
Double hinge knees
Swivel-hinge ankles
Accessories:
Steve comes with four accessories. His classic Shield which features a peg that is used to store it on his back, and a cilp to put it on his wrist. Two amazingly detailed silver pistols (one was a grappling hook in the comics i believe), and his belt which i did not know was removeable until i accidentally removed it thinking i broke it. Panic does not begin to describe my reaction. There is a little plug on the right pouch that clips into the belt that isnt noticeable at all. Nifty Hasbro....very nifty.
OVERALL:
This figure, despite minor flaws, is amazing. Hasbro continues to win me over and Marvel Legends is making quite the comeback. Out of the new ML's this figure is one of the rarest, and with good reason! If you see him, grab him! I cannot praise it enough!!
10 OUT OF 10!!!!!!
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