Friday, June 22, 2012

Review of the Wal-Mart Exclusive Avengers 6" Captain America Figure

First and foremost I want to apologize for the lack of pictures in this review, Ive been having trouble with my Camera again so I focused on getting pictures of the sculpt and accessories, so there will be more of those than posed pictures.

The Basics:
Scale: 6"

Price: $15.99(in store) - $45.99(online)


Character Bio:
As a soldier in World War II, Captain America fought for the safety and honor of his nation. Now, as the leader of the Avengers, he fights to protect the entire world. Villains great and small wield earth-shattering power without hesitation. Only the original super-soldier and his team of awesome heroes stand between those ruthless individuals and the devastation of the planet.

Sculpt and Paint:





In terms of Sculpt, Cap has a really nice one. The suit has a Kevlar feel to it and the Star is (thankfully) a raised star and not just painted on. The boots and gloves have an awesome texture to them. The sculpt as a whole is great but my only problem, and this is small, is that he doesn't really resemble Chris Evans all that much, from the side, he does slightly but from the front, he barely looks like him. Other than that minor issue this is a great sculpt.
In terms of paint, there really isn't much as this figure is molded in his according colors leaving the blue and red to be very bright and vibrant as opposed to in the movie where they were muted. The only painted areas are all the silver accents, the face, eyes, torso (red, white section) and shoulders. Where there is paint, it is applied very well.

Accessories and Articulation:





In terms of accessories Cap comes with his shield that can be stored on his back or on his arm thanks to a new strap system that lets you choose the lenght, and  his Display stand which can connect and stack with the others (more on that in a later review). In terms of articulation Cap has a ball-hinge head, swivel-hinge shoulders, swivel biceps, double hinge elbows, swivel forearms, balljointed torso, swivel-hinge hips, swivel thighs, double hinge knees, and a swivel-hinge/pivot ankle.

OVERALL:
This Cap has gotten his fair share of hate as  a figure and I dont know why. He's great. Sure he could use more paint detail but as an action figure he is loads of fun!


9 out of 10!!!!!!

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