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"I've got red on my ledger"
The chronicles of the OG MCU Avengers effectively comes to an end in Endgame. If you've seen the movie, you'll know that really none of the original crew come out of the movie unscathed, and Black Widow is no exception. I know many people prefer other characters, but Widow has always been my favourite.
Slinky suit aside, Widow, to me, has always been about being the ultimate professional. She just seems extremely competent at whatever she does - infiltration, assault, putting a green guy to sleep. She's just gets the job done, no questions asked. Probably because she feels the need to "balance her ledger", which ultimately she does in the Endgame movie.
But enough about that, lets look at the actual figure.
This Figuarts release comes with the figure, two expressions (neutral, eyes right), pair of holstered and unholstered guns, pair of sticks and handles (with separate handles for attachment to the back), and some hands. As always, there is no stand. It appears that the extra guns came at the cost of a third face plate that was present on the Infinity War release, which is fine by me because I'd rather have the guns.
The Black Widow Endgame suit takes the icon black suit that is probably everyone's favourite look, and adds some steriods to it. It appears that the suit is closer to armour this time around, with a very similar look and feel to something I'd expect from Captain America, which may also be indicative of things to come, articulation wise, from the Hot Toys release. The surface is textured, with the occasional glossy black line and spot of red to break it up. Other standard uniform equipment includes her now under utilized belt and gauntlets (lets be honest.. she hasn't really shocked anyone since Avenger 2), thigh holsters, knee pads, boots, and that backpack from Infinity War.
Speaking of Infinity War, it appears that the faces have been recycled, with addition of sculpted hair.
Articulation is what you'd expect from a female Figuarts release - all but the most extreme poses can be generally replicated, including those that require chest crunch. Unfortunately, on the list of extreme poses includes that 3 point landing of hers, which she hasn't really done since Avengers the original movie.
Paint work is as expected, very high quality for the most part. There are some minor paint blemishes, but nothing I'd dwell upon. Even minute details are quite well done, including the Temporal Location device on her right hand. Paint is a bit crude on the fingers, and appears to be a bit of an overspray situation, as with her hair.
Painting of her face is identical to all of the recent photo quality face paints - generally pretty good from far away, but shows up dithered when up close. Naturally, the resemblance is further helped by the sculpting of the face itself. One thing I've noticed is that she's not in possession of a healthy complexion. It's like they ran out of pink paint in the budget or something.
I guess if I were to single out the weak spot in this figure, it would have to be the hair. It's servicable, but isn't detailed enough to make it work. As mentioned above, the heavy handedness of the paint doesn't help matters. The not very subtle change from red to blonde I can forgive due to the size of the figure.
That, friends, was Endgame Black Widow. I don't anticipate any other Endgame items coming across my desk until the Hot Toys releases, but hey, you never know.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have Anime North to get ready for.
DSC_2572
"I've got red on my ledger"
The chronicles of the OG MCU Avengers effectively comes to an end in Endgame. If you've seen the movie, you'll know that really none of the original crew come out of the movie unscathed, and Black Widow is no exception. I know many people prefer other characters, but Widow has always been my favourite.
Slinky suit aside, Widow, to me, has always been about being the ultimate professional. She just seems extremely competent at whatever she does - infiltration, assault, putting a green guy to sleep. She's just gets the job done, no questions asked. Probably because she feels the need to "balance her ledger", which ultimately she does in the Endgame movie.
But enough about that, lets look at the actual figure.
This Figuarts release comes with the figure, two expressions (neutral, eyes right), pair of holstered and unholstered guns, pair of sticks and handles (with separate handles for attachment to the back), and some hands. As always, there is no stand. It appears that the extra guns came at the cost of a third face plate that was present on the Infinity War release, which is fine by me because I'd rather have the guns.
The Black Widow Endgame suit takes the icon black suit that is probably everyone's favourite look, and adds some steriods to it. It appears that the suit is closer to armour this time around, with a very similar look and feel to something I'd expect from Captain America, which may also be indicative of things to come, articulation wise, from the Hot Toys release. The surface is textured, with the occasional glossy black line and spot of red to break it up. Other standard uniform equipment includes her now under utilized belt and gauntlets (lets be honest.. she hasn't really shocked anyone since Avenger 2), thigh holsters, knee pads, boots, and that backpack from Infinity War.
Speaking of Infinity War, it appears that the faces have been recycled, with addition of sculpted hair.
Articulation is what you'd expect from a female Figuarts release - all but the most extreme poses can be generally replicated, including those that require chest crunch. Unfortunately, on the list of extreme poses includes that 3 point landing of hers, which she hasn't really done since Avengers the original movie.
Paint work is as expected, very high quality for the most part. There are some minor paint blemishes, but nothing I'd dwell upon. Even minute details are quite well done, including the Temporal Location device on her right hand. Paint is a bit crude on the fingers, and appears to be a bit of an overspray situation, as with her hair.
Painting of her face is identical to all of the recent photo quality face paints - generally pretty good from far away, but shows up dithered when up close. Naturally, the resemblance is further helped by the sculpting of the face itself. One thing I've noticed is that she's not in possession of a healthy complexion. It's like they ran out of pink paint in the budget or something.
I guess if I were to single out the weak spot in this figure, it would have to be the hair. It's servicable, but isn't detailed enough to make it work. As mentioned above, the heavy handedness of the paint doesn't help matters. The not very subtle change from red to blonde I can forgive due to the size of the figure.
That, friends, was Endgame Black Widow. I don't anticipate any other Endgame items coming across my desk until the Hot Toys releases, but hey, you never know.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have Anime North to get ready for.