Leatherneck is a kind of characters I do know just about solely from the cartoon. I truthfully can not recall a Hama story with him, although I’m certain he will need to have one. My foremost impression of him is his adversarial relationship with Moist-Swimsuit which I discovered humorous and endeared each characters to me. Let’s check out Leatherneck!
The great factor concerning the Categorized model of this newer standardized field is which you could inform who it’s on the pegs from the facet as a result of there may be figuring out data on each side. That’s good for ease of looking on a toy hunt. I just like the grimace Leatherneck sports activities on the facet artwork and really feel prefer it matches his character effectively.
Leatherneck comes with alternate fists, removeable hat and glasses, pistol, knife, pack, and rifle with removeable journal.
The pack appears like re-use from Recondo, however matches the look of the V1 pack fairly intently, truly a bit extra intently than it matches the unique Recondo pack. It’s obtained a distinct colour for the mattress roll, which is good, however I do want that they had used a tad extra paint on it for some straps or the canteen. It stays on his again fairly effectively for a Categorized determine, although it might be cool if it may maintain his additional palms.
The knife and pistol have a fairly normal look to them and don’t leap out to me as a selected re-use. I do just like the silver paint on the knife blade and it matches tightly into the sheathe on the chest and doesn’t fall out.
The fists swap out simply and are a very nice choice for a man like Leatherneck. Any Joe featured in that cartoon in all probability did extra punching than taking pictures, so I admire the inclusion. Simply watch out while you do swap as a result of each the bracelet and the watch are removeable and will simply be misplaced in that process.
The rifle appears just like what he had within the authentic determine and has a really acquainted really feel to it with the grenade launcher. The one factor I want he had was a sling for it.
The hat and glasses are removeable and each keep on fairly effectively and permit for slightly selection within the appears. The hat has the Marines emblem they gave Gung Ho since they can’t, for some cause, use the precise Marines emblem. I really feel just like the portrait has a little bit of a 1,000 yard stare, so the glasses assist change that expression a bit.
Sculpting total is unbelievable with a really basic and normal soldier really feel to him with plenty of gear, however not so cumbersome as to render articulation ineffective. I like what they’ve finished with the little twine hanging off the left facet of the belt and the walkie within the leg holster.
Articulation is Categorized normal, however the knees and elbows have been so tight that I made a decision to warmth them as much as get them going. The neck vary of movement isn’t nice, however it’s a little higher than what we obtained on current releases just like the Iron Grenadiers so he can search for a bit. The ab crunch is proscribed by the vest overlay, however you’ll be able to nonetheless arc him again virtually all the way in which and crunch a click on ahead. There are butterfly joints, however they don’t actually permit the arms to cross the physique as a lot as I’d like.
The paint is sweet with some good decals on the shoulders and a stunning face print. I particularly just like the 5 o’clock shadow that extends all the way down to his neck and the tiny little watch face decal.
Total Leatherneck is a stable determine that will get the job finished. Not too flashy, however actually good army determine.
