[Trivial Psychic]

Just for the record, on the Trump/Putin figure topic, sharing them here has nothing to do with politics....they're toys. Controversial, maybe, subjects of hot debate, definitely, but unless folks start sharing things about ideals, agendas and what not, there is nothing inherently political about them other than the figures they represent. They're just toys...and while not my thing, those are some pretty nifty headsculpts.

On to other things...

While I was initially against it as it was yet another re-release of a figure I already have, I also know that these things don't get made if we don't support them in the first place, and I went ahead and grabbed the new Final Chapter Ultimate Jason yesterday. I was pleasantly surprised, as NECA overall did a MUCH better job with this one over the previous one. No loose hips, no stuck joints, better blood effects on the clothes (the weapons on the other hand, are debatable) and while I have been really critical over the heavy-handed washes they have been putting on their figures as of late, it works really well on this particular Jason, who spends a majority of the time in the flim soaking wet from being out in the rain.

About the only gripes I have with mine is that on the figure, there are certain spots that have a pink shading, which looks like it was spots that were marked on the figure to be painted, but weren't quite done within the lines (or covered up for that matter.) A better set of hands would have been nice as well, as the additional hand he comes with is pretty much just for holding the hacksaw/corkscrew. Hopefully this will be the end of the re-releases for a while and we'll get proper, updated versions of some of their older releases soon. (A new Pamela and Sack-Head would be greatly appreciated...)