Got this one in the mail today.
Part of Wave 2, this is one of the more desired releases.
Flint comes with a sub machine gun, an assault rifle, a removable berret, a removable vest which was last seen on the TAC Sgt Stalker figure, and this crazy zip line contraption.
Colors are sharp as is the sculpt. I guess, as is no surprise, that no figure stand is included.
Articulation:
Ball jointed head
double jointed shoulders
double jointed elbows
single swivel jointed wrists
pivot ball jointed waist, just below the chest
pin ball jointed hips
single,"i repeat" single jointed knees. no swivel, no extra joint, single straight and boring
no ankle articulation what so ever
Guys, he does look cool and the weapons are pretty nice looking but seriously, I am missing the better articulation in the knee and ankle area from the TAC lines and before.
I was also missing the figure stand and some of the other multiple pack-ins from the past like, say, a backpack.
The zip line device has a launcher built in which is supposed to launch the big hook which travels on a 5 ft piece of string that has a plastic snap hook on either end. The launcher shot the big hook like about 5 inches. The zip line carrier has a couple of hand holds for the figure to hold onto as well as a back hole peg to mount onto your figures. There are a couple of channels mounted to the back of it that are to contain the string for rappelling action.
Now this wonky zip-line thing is supposed to represent something that he uses in the movie so I guess that is ok but if you look at it, imagine how much this thing would cost to produce vs better articulation or, a figure stand and a backpack or, dare I open this can of worms, a Build a Droid part, were this a figure from a different line with a similar price point.
He will look good next to the rest of my joes although I may have to have him sitting without a figure stand included.
