In anticipation of Civil War

Let the war begin!!

Hot Toys Falcon - Winter Soldier

When the first pictures of Falcon came out, it did not feature the wings.
It was an easy pass for me as without the wings, Falcon is basically a dude in an army outfit.
I was not going to pay good money for that.
However, Hot Toys later added in the wings and that totally changed my decision.

The design of the packaging is similar to Stealth S.T.R.I.K.E Suit Captain America.
From my past review of the Captain, I found the packaging attractive hence Falcon is no difference.
There are 3 layers of plastic trays where the figure and all the accessories fit nicely and securely.

For the accessories you get 4 pairs of hands, a pair of goggles, 2 sub-machine guns and wrist guard where the guns can attach to.
It also comes with a diamond-shaped dynamic figure stand with Falcon nameplate, the movie logo, and flexible pillar. I have forgotten to take the photo for the stand.

However what I am most excited about is the flight backpack with LEDs light up function and the attachable wings.
The switch for the LEDs are at the top of the flight backpack.
It is very difficult to attach the flight backpack onto the the back of Falcon and at first I thought I had a defect in my figure. However after consulting the forums, I was advised to use more force and the backpack finally click into place.
Attaching the wings looks pretty awesome.
The wings are also articulated and can be articulated at around 60 degrees.

There is no doubting Hot Toys sculpting. It is just how perfect it can be.
This is the detailed likeness of Anthony Mackie as Falcon.
The painting is also first class with the detailed wrinkles and skin texture.
The outfit is also well made and fit the body well.

The ironic thing about this figure is that I bought it for the attachable wings. However I have no space to display it with the wings...LOL.
So yeah...I have another dude in an army outfit on my display shelf.
Anyway, this is a nice figure to have as part of the series from The Winter Soldier.
If you have space to display it with its wings fully extended, it really looks awesome.
However, if you don't...hmmm maybe the price point is not worth it.

Falcon ready for full flight.

Time to fly...

Hot Toys Captain America (Stealth S.T.R.I.K.E Suit) - Winter Soldier

1,2,3,4,5...
That was how many Hot Toys Captain America I passed before I finally succumbed to this one.
I was pretty close in getting the Avengers Captain America but this figure (Stealth S.T.R.I.K.E Suit) was the one I knew would be the first Hot Toys Captain America.
This suit's design is different from the other suits and this could be one of the reason why I am attracted to it.

There are 2 different sets for the Stealth S.T.R.I.K.E Suit Captain America.
One set comes with another Steve Rogers figure in his civilian clothes.
The other set is just the Stealth S.T.R.I.K.E Suit Captain America.
I decided to go with the solo figure set mainly because the civilian Steve Rogers did not speak to me (come on...I could pass on 5 different Captain Americas in full suits...hence a civilian Steve Rogers is not going to pull my heart strings let alone my wallet!)

The packaging must be really attractive because when I was taking photos of the box, my wife walked past and made this remark: "Wow, that is really a beautiful box!"
Yes, I tend to agree with her that the front design of the box is rather eye catching.
There is 1 plastic tray which fit the figures and all the accessories.
Everything fits nicely and securely.

The accessories are pretty limited for this figure.
This is mainly due to the movie as Captain America did not appear to have much accessories.
You get the the standard interchangeable hands- 4 pairs plus one with the "pointing figure" pose.

Of course, you get the shield. It would be unforgivable if they missed out the shield.
There were huge issues with the Captain America First Avenger shield.
I do not have that shield for comparison but looking at the current shield, I am quite sure I would not be seeing that problem here.
They also included a clip so that the shield can be attached to the back of Captain America.
We also get the handcuff which is well made and detailed. You can easily open and close the handcuff so it is easy to put on and remove. I am not sure anyone is going to display the Captain all handcuffed....

For this figure, the display stand is pretty standard and simple.

Hot toys is well known for its realistic sculpting and painting.
This figure is no different.
There is great skin texturing and the painting makes it so much more realistic.
The helmet also looks great.
Ok...this does not happen too often to Hot Toys but this time round the QC slipped.
I had what looked like paint smudge on his front and back of his helmet.
I paid good money for this figure and I expect a good level of QC.
Tsk...Tsk.

BTW, the metal buckle at the back is not brownish (as seen on the picture).
It is metal.
Caused by the lighting.

Everybody is talking about the fat suit that is limiting the upper body articulation.
I understand the reason why Hot Toys put it there so as to bulk up the upper body of the Captain.
This is what I call "you win some you lose some".
You can get very little movement out of the shoulders, elbows, and torso articulation.
He still holds the shield just fine but not very high.
Articulation at anywhere below the waist is just fine.
There are videos online to teach you how to remove the fat suit and it looks easy enough.
I like a bulkier Captain America. So I chose it over articulation...at least for now.

Shield attached on the back of Captain America.

Aside from the QC issues on the helmet and the limited upper body articulation, I am pleased with my first Captain America. I am also looking forward to the Captain America from the Avengers Age of Ultron.

Captain America The All American Good Guy