[En Sabah Nerd]

Got Raiders of the Lost Ark Indy from the Adventure Series. I'll start by noting a couple of QC issues, first and arguably lesser of the two issues is that the hat isn't quite on right so there's a sliver-gap on his head's left side of smoothness that the hat should be covering and second instead of a left fist mine came with a second right trigger hand. Thankfully neither of these are big problems, the hat itself hides the mentioned gap at most angles and I never planned on having Indy go fisticuffs. Not a QC issue but a design flaw is that the hole for the whip-loop isn't large enough for the corresponding pin to really fit through so I had to use a straightened paper clip to expand it a little which seems to have solved the matter. On to the good stuff. The likeness in hand seems much better than promotional images, it could be better but it's definitely within my acceptable standards for the scale. Overall the figure looks good, in particular the weathering wash on his jacket and hat help bring out the sculpt. Mine has a dot-blemish near his left eye but given Indy's proclivity for running through cob-webs and rolling through dirt this is pretty easily written off. Articulation is comparable to a modern Black Series figure except for the ball-joint wrists, aesthetics clearly took priority over function but he still features enough movement to achieve various dramatic poses. His accessories are sourced from the iconic opening temple sequence so he's got the idol, his pistol, his whip, a coiled whip, and the alternate hands. The box shows the satchel as an accessory too but he comes packed already wearing it under his jacket. The whip is a bit frustrating to work with, it's just plastic but it's not soft enough to easily manipulate nor is it sturdy enough to already have a preset shape. However one's whip may come warped in packaging could significantly alter one's options, it certainly seems damn near impossible to get one as dynamic as the box-render shows without heating and shaping it yourself. I love Raiders of the Lost Ark so I was eager for this figure and overall the positives outweigh the negatives, even with my encountered QC issues this is a satisfying 6" scale Indiana Jones.