Got this one from EE and have been jonesing to open him up.
One of the more anticipated figures for me from this year's Vintage Collection line, the Rebel Fleet trooper includes a fine list of accessories and great detail that make this one nicely revamped figure that had needed an update.
Articulation wise, the fleet trooper has a ball jointed head, ball jointed shoulders, elbows, knees, and ankles. He has swivel jointed wrists, waist, and thighs.
He includes a removable helmet, an optional ball-cap, a removable leg accessory, a Yavin-used hand held rangefinder/speed tracking device, and a rebel pistol.
That vest is not removable and is part of the upper torso sculpt. The sculpting is nice and coloring is pretty much spot-on.
I would have preferred him to have some of the better articulation points that the VC54 arc trooper commander has, namely, the added hand articulation and especially, the ball jointed thighs. After all, I want to be able to pose this guy as if he is in a corridor of the Tantive V, kneeling and drawing a bead on a door that the Imperials are about to bust through. Though I could get him to kneel, his swivel jointed thighs prevented me from making it a realistic pose that he could hold on his own without the aid of a CW figure stand.
Still, the figure does look great and is a convincing representation of his on-screen counterpart. The addition of the Yavin accessories make this one a must for the OTC collectors as does the Star Wars vintage card.
