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Hey all, got another review up. This time I'm looking at the line of 3.75 scale Captain America figures Captain America (film), Red Skull, Deluxe Hydra Soldier, and Bucky Captain America (comics). If you've seen these and have been on the fence about picking any up, I hope I can help out.

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Captain America (film)

First of all ,the design itself is the highlight of the figure. It's very militaristic as opposed to the comic book tights and scale armor. The sculpt is pretty good as it conveys the design well. But the paint is half-assed and barely detailed all across the board on this figure. Can be posed in a number of ways, but because of the soft rubber legs it's difficult to stand him in any of those. The double knees are nicely done and the only two joints that really aren't stiff at all. With poor plastic and paint aps, I would think twice before getting this guy.

Red Skull

The sculpt on this figure is as nice as Cap's was. The actual "skull" part, however, is oddly lacking. It seems more rounded than how he was in the film. The painting on this figure is much better than that on the Captain. He has no ankle joints to speak of, and his thighs are near immobile because of his uniforms hard plastic "skirt" (I dunno what it's called). Otherwise he's got the standard arms and torso, able to raise his hands (or his gun) in anger. He can also hold the cosmic cube very well.

Hydra Soldier

I really liked this guy. The design is pretty cool for a WWII-era futurism look. Paint-wise, there's not too many colors to mess up, even if this guy had a little more mess in some tiny parts. Not too noticeable though. The figure comes with two arm cannons with missile-firing action. Included are two blue energy blasts, and two red/orange flame blasts. This is pretty cool for display purposes. No ankle joints, but this time, no wrist joints. But with no ankles ,and the heft of the torso and cannons, the balance is hard to find. It's a cool design and nice for any army builder collectors out there. If it was the same price as the regular figures it would be totally worth it.

Bucky Captain America (comics)

First off, can you say "balance issues"? With the oversized shield clamped on, it's really hard for him to stand worth a damn. This Cap has all of the articulation of the movie version, and none of the soft rubber plastic. That's a plus right there. Although the paint is much better than movie Cap, he's still got some slop around the mask. Oh well, because the paint itself makes up for it. The colors on the uniform are all metallic and they look fantastic. This figure is far and away my favorite of the bunch.

Overall this line probably won't get any more money from me unless they release something cool later. This line seems to be very hit-or-miss quality wise though, so just be on the lookout for the best paint job you can find.

Thanks for looking!