[Trivial Psychic]

A little late in posting this, as my figure arrived a week ago, but seeing as we just barely dodged a Friday the 13th this past week, I figured better late than never...



As for the figure itself, I have some mixed feelings about it, but outside getting a custom, this is definitely the definitive version of Jason, and the best one out there that one can pick up. As an owner of many of the Sideshow figures before it, I can be very unbiased and confident in saying it. Before I even start talking about it though, I should mention that the lighting in the photos gives his overshirt a brown appearance, but in fact, the shirt really is a lighter olive green with a brown tint to it in warmer lighting.



The body is well sculpted, and while the hump on his back is less pronounced than in previous figures and the films, it is there, and is fairly seamless with the rest of the body unlike previous versions where it was clearly a glued on piece seperate from the torso. The clothing was well stitched (except for the top button of his overshirt, which I had to re-inforce with my own needle and thread) and the painted details on them are nice, especially on the white undershirt that Jason is wearing, which has a sweaty and dirty fade to it. I'm tempted to display this figure with the overshirt unbuttoned, just so I can show it off...



The boots and body are well sculpted and painted, with a great dirty grit to the boots, and some nice details on the flesh tone. The only areas where it is lacking is in the bloody details. The initial production shots showed a fair amount of blood splatter on the figure's clothing, weapons, boots, and hands, but it has been scaled back quite a bit for the final release, and I honestly have no idea why. I have the exclusive version of the figure as well, so it's not like I received a lesser version of the widescale release either. I may end up adding that blood splatter on my own, once I can figure out how to properly do it without ruining the figure...



The articulation is about what one would expect from most 1/6 scale figures from Hot Toys or Sideshow, so there are no surprises there, and the figure is able to strike a fair amount of cool and iconic poses. My only gripe with the articulation is that the shirt fits a bit tighter on the figure than I would like, which hinders it a bit, but the leg, torso and head articulation are otherwise very well done. There's fun to be had fooling around with this guy.



And on a final note...the mask. It's smaller than the actual mask Jason wore for part three, but I've accepted this figure as a more modern, stylized version of the classic part three look and I've moved on from it. Also, THERE IS an actual, detailed face sculpt of Jason beneath the mask, but for some reason, Sideshow decided to glue the mask onto the head. If you're brave enough, and are willing to touch it up with a little paint, the mask can be removed to expose the face of the madman to the world for all to see. I'm fine with it being the way it is, so I won't be removing mine, but there are plenty of videos and pics now on YouTube and Google showing off the headsculpt, which I think is rather good, so if you're curious as to what it looks like, you can have a look there and decide for yourself.

All an all...if you're a hardcore fan of the figure, and can handle the updated look, I highly recommend the guy. Despite my gripes, he's pretty amazing, and was well worth the wait. Here's to hoping we get a few more Jason figures like this in the near future!