[scarrviper]

Thankfully my Zartan shipped out over the weekend from amazon after being delayed, and I received him today. I'll try to do some shots of him when I can. Thankfully I got one with good eyes. It was weird opening a Hasbro figure after not buying anything of theirs in years.

I've not had him out of the box for long, but here's my initial thoughts-

- I really love the sculpt. The detailing is exceptional. They did a great job with his face in particular. A lot of love went into the design. Everything about this figure screams Zartan.

- The articulation is really good, the joints have plenty of range.

- The overall quality feels like an average Neca figure to be honest. Some of the joints are very stiff and I will be using the hairdryer. The hips are just bizarre. I've never owned a figure with hip joints like this before. The hands are also surprisingly stiff, I need to heat them so his pistol will fit properly.

- Speaking of which, his accessories are all very good. I'm very happy he came with his vintage pistol, backpack, and mask. The knife is alright. I would like to know what the story is though about the monkey's paw and snake head charms. They are such an odd addition, I wonder why the designer wanted to include them.

- I do have to fix a qc issue with mine unfortunately. Both his thigh armor and shin guard on his left leg were not properly glued on and started to peel right off shortly after I got him out of the box. Hopefully it won't be big deal to re-glue them in place. Instead of putting the glue on the peg, they put the glue around the edges instead. So now I have to clean that up. There always has to be an issue with something. I also need to touch up his paint in a few small areas.


Overall I'm happy so far with my first classified figure. He's good, but I would never want to overpay for these. The quality is just not at as high of a level as I anticipated. I think the scarcity has led to overhyping and overvaluing. I'm glad I only paid retail for him. My curiosity is satisfied, but I still want Flint and Lady Jaye. I may pick up a few more figure if I ever see them in stores. I really don't like ordering these online.