Black Sequence Skeleton Crew Wim, Neel, Fern, and KB |

I’m trying ahead to the Skeleton Crew present, and I’m hoping for a little bit of light-hearted enjoyable within the Star Wars galaxy, so once I noticed Amazon had the entire wave at a slight low cost, I pre-ordered the bunch. The youngsters all have an identical really feel as figures, so I made a decision to do them in all one go. Let’s check out Neel, Wim, Fern, and KB from Skeleton Crew!

The novelty of the marginally modified field package deal has worn off for me. I do just like the interlinked aspect paintings and nothing there actually disagrees with the figures inside, so I’m fairly impartial on it.

All 4 children include a backpack and a flashlight whereas Neel and Wim additionally get walkie talkies and one additional accent every. The packs all have distinctive sculpts and paint particulars and match securely on the figures through straps and have slots for the flashlights. The flashlights all have distinctive sculpts and paint jobs as properly. It’s type of ironic that the packs for these 4 children work higher functionally than most G.I. Joe backpacks. Fern’s pack straps do make her arms stand out from her physique a bit greater than the others as a result of the straps weren’t designed to go flat on the determine’s sides just like the others are.

Wim has an additional spot for his space-wrench (hydro-spanner?) in his pack, although there doesn’t seem like a storage choice for the Walkie-talkie. The Walkie additionally has a pair paint hits, which appears actually good for the way in which this line has been going these days. There’s a bizarre trying orange factor in Wim’s pack that may be a separate piece, however not removeable. It type of appears like a shovel and trowel mixed and likewise will get a variety of paint for this line.

Neel has storage for all his stuff. I’m not fairly positive what the silver factor is meant to be, it type of appears like binoculars and that’s one thing a child with a walkie-talkie would possibly carry, so I’m going with that for now. No matter it’s, it’s silver and appears techy and matches on his belt. The walkie attaches to a strap on his belt, and the flashlight matches within the pack.

Sculpting appears fairly nice on this crew. I particularly like all of the completely different material textures utilized to the completely different textiles the children put on. Neel has these loopy osh-kosh-bygosh trying overalls with an nearly corduroy texture. The entire techno-gubbins on his belt and the truth that he’s a cute little elephant-person hold it firmly within the Star Wars design aesthetic.

Fern has a jacket that recollects Han Solo’s Hoth gear and there’s a ton of tiny element in all of the patches on the factor. I believe in addition they conveyed a little bit of sass in that portrait and I like that she and KB proceed the fingerless gloves design cue from Rebels’ Ezra and Kanan.

KB appears fairly stoic and possibly essentially the most Star Wars-y after Neel along with her jumpsuit and Lobot-like head gear. She does have one of many extra irregular sculpting points because the overhang of her thigh on the knees is basically unnatural trying when the legs are bent.

Wim’s in all probability essentially the most earth-like outfit with cargo pants, velcro sneakers, and a sweater, however that jacket is minimize in a really Star Wars type. I really feel like his likeness is a bit off, together with his hair seeming shorter and his options a little bit extra cherubic than I recall from trailers.

Articulation is just about Black Sequence customary, although I discover Wim and Fern’s waist ball joint is fairly restricted and KB’s neck is fairly stiff. Wim has exceptionally good trying up vary. At first I believed the sculpt of the crotch piece on Neel and KB’s jumpsuits didn’t permit for as a lot leg motion, however they do appear to be of a softer plastic, to allow them to transfer nearly 90, although Neel’s knees don’t fairly hit a 90 diploma bend both as a result of dishevelled pants. I do want all the children’ swivel/hinge elbows received higher than 90 diploma bend to higher seize their pack straps or carry the walkies nearer to their mouths, but it surely’s all principally simply 90 diploma movement there as properly. I additionally discovered myself wishing the up/down hinge within the wrists moved a little bit extra in order that they posed with the flashlights pointing ahead a bit higher. They’ve:

• Swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, hips, knees, and ankles
• Ball and socket head and waist
• Swivel thighs (besides Neel)
• Swivel below the pants leg (besides KB)

Paint is fairly stable on these as properly. There’s much more little paint element hits on these characters and their equipment than you would possibly suppose at first look and it’s all pretty clear. For as soon as, I don’t really feel like the dearth of washes or weathering is a detrimental right here since these are children from the area suburbs. Principally I’m glad for the brightness of a few of the design alternative colours. There’s nonetheless a variety of brown and gray, however Neel’s blue pores and skin and orange and pink outfit actually pop as do the yellow accents on KB’s outfit.

General, these are 4 very good figures, exterior of whether or not I find yourself liking the present or not. I’ve a variety of hope for the present, however I’m additionally moving into anticipating only a enjoyable journey that doesn’t want to maneuver the whole (nearly) 50 year-old saga ahead. For a franchise designed for teenagers, the grownup followers do are inclined to react poorly to precise children within the story, so I’m crossing my fingers that these characters land properly and the present is the enjoyable romp the previews make it out to be. Skeleton Crew premiers 12/2/2024 at 9PM EST and these figures are nonetheless obtainable at locations like BBTS and Amazon.