March 1, 2004
The Roman Empire was created by means of
conquest and assimilation. This was accomplished by having the first
professional army. This Army was responsible for the spread the empire and its culture
through out Europe and parts of Africa forever shaping the modern world. At the heart of this great army was the
Legionnaire (the common soldier) and his commander the Centurion.
Centurions demanded extreme loyalty
and discipline from their men and enforced it with a stick made from vine.
Ignite's latest action figure
the Roman II Centurion provides us with a unique glimpse of this ancient
soldier. This is the
second in Ignites Roman Centurion series. Like the first
Roman Centurion it is rich in detail and value. The Roman II
Centurion comes in the standard ignite box which is a book type package
that can be used to display the figure. The front of the box has a
depiction of the Centurion in the heat of battle, the inside cover has
brief history army.
Simply stated the head sculpt is great, the face has a lot of
character and has a familiar
look to it (a young Al Pachino). The painting is done cleanly
with no overspray. The only down side to the head sculpt is the less than
believable highlights used in the hair, they look very smudgy and take away
from the overall look. As with other Ignite figures the body is very
articulate and has a great weight and is of average design and quality
As we have seen with other Ignite figure
they excel in this area of costumes and this figure is no exception. The
figure is sporting a red tunic, padded chest protector, chain mail suite,
leather harness, and chrome shin protectors. There is also a red cape that
really adds to the figures WOW factor.
The accessories are fantastic there are
two spears, full shield, large and small swords, and an absolutely awsome
helmet with feathers. It should also be noted that all the accessories are
die cast and plastic.
Our test figure did have a problem with the
sheath to
the large sword it was not properly glued together. I sent a email
to Ignites customer support and to Ignites credit they responded to my email
in 15 minutes and notified me a replacement was on its way.
Summary:
The Roman 2 is a great figure and I
am definitely going to add it to my personal collection, however I have to admit
the quality on our test figure is not what I have come to expect from
Ignite.
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