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December 15, 2004
| Gearbox - U.S. Army Air Forces Fighter
Pilot - XIX Tactical Air Command Europe 1944
This figure is the second figure from Gearbox that I
have reviewed, the last figure reviewed was the
German
U-Boat Engineering Officer and that figure did so bad in the
review I thought I would give Gearbox a second chance. This figure was
designed by Cotswold and built by Gearbox but like the U-Boat Engineer
something must have gone wrong at the factory, |
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Review
The art work on the box is good very crisp and
clean. On the front there is a depiction of a pilot climbing into his
airplane. When you open up the box you get your first view of the figure
and the inside jacket has a brief blurb about the P-47and the pilots
that flew them. The back of the box shows the figure and list the
contents of the box. One note the numbered box is listed as an
accessory.
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| The head sculpt on this figure really did nothing for me
it lacked charter and was of average design. However, it was painted well
with no defects.
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| The body is similar to the classic GIjOE figures but it
is lacking in the quality area. Like the last Gearbox figure we reviewed
this one fell a part while putting on his jacket. The joints in the
shoulders and forearms are weak and loose.
The figure has bendy type hands that have some nice detail to them
but they have very flimsy wrist.
The body also had a serous case of paint flaking, Needless to say I
am
still trying to figure out why they painted the body when the molded
color is flesh tone. |
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| The costume consist of coveralls and a leather
jacket; both of which are of average design. The costume does have a
really cool cloth 50 Mission Crush cap with leather trim and a
pair of Army service boots.
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| The figure comes with the following accessories; US M7
Shoulder Holster, Die-Cat .45 Caliber Pistol, B4 Life Vest, metal stand
and a numbered box. I will admit the accessories are very nice. |
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Summary:
The head sculpt is of average design and just
acceptable, the body (base figure) is of poor quality and my test figure
fell apart. The costume and accessories are nice and the only saving grace
of this figure. A curios note the bottom flap of the box has the following
on it "Gearbox Collectables - Quality isn't Something we Toy around
with." am I missing something, my figure fell apart before I could
display it. The design and concept for the
figure is very nice but the quality and craftsmanship are lacking.
| Category |
Score (Scale 1 - 5) |
| Originality |
3.0 |
| Detail |
3.0 |
| Quality |
1 |
| Accessories |
3.0 |
| Overall |
2.5 |
The scores are on a scale of 1 to 5. 1 is the lowest
and five is the highest.
Scale
| Score |
Comment |
| 1 to 1.9 |
Poor |
| 2.0 to 2.9 |
Fair |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
Average |
| 3.6 to 3.9 |
Above average |
| 4.0 to 4.5 |
Very Nice |
| 4.6 to 5 |
Outstanding |
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