Jazwares Sonic figures

Look what I got today!

This figure is absolutely perfect in every way, shape, and form. It actually has more detail than we can see in the games. They added the vents on the sides, the jets on the bottom of his shoes, and every bolt has been meticulously sculpted.


The paint is even metallic, similar to car paint. He really looks like he's made of metal! He's big, too. At 10 inches, he makes a fantastic display piece.


Since most of his joints are articulated, he can be put into tons of different poses. And at only $17 USD, he's a steal! He's only available at Toys R Us, but if you don't have one near you and want to avoid huge markups, order him on their official website here. Every Sonic fan needs this. Words can't describe how awesome it is. It's by far the most accurate Sonic figure ever produced.

 

"Shoe issue"? I personally thought the silver "sole" area on his shoe was supposed to be the white stripe. By the way, he's packaged in such a way that the back of the box can be removed and used as a poster.

 

His elbows do bend, but they tend to be really stiff at first because the paint from the manufacturing process gets in there and makes it sticky. You just have to bend it really hard. Once you get past that, it should be fine. I was worried that I might break mine at first, but they wisely decided to use a more pliable plastic around the joints, so he's more likely to bend than break.

 

His head, ankles and waist twist, and he has joints in his elbows and knees. They're similar to ball joints, but they have a pin in the middle so they don't have a full range of motion. He has true ball joints in his wrists. The middle of his foot looks like it bends, but it doesn't. His thumb can be twisted around, and his other 4 fingers hinge up and down. They're attached together though, so no hand gestures! Overall, there are about 18 moveable joints.

 

TRU's in Canada and Australia should have it eventually. If you don't live in any of those countries, <a href="http://shop.ebay.com/I.html?_nkw=metal+sonic+figure+10%22&_sacat=0&_trksid=p4999.m270.l1313&_odkw=metal+sonic+figure&_osacat=0" target="_blank">there's always Ebay.</a> You'll end up paying twice as much, but it's well worth it. Also, I couldn't get the waist on mine to twist. I think it's supposed to move, but it's stuck and the only way to move it would be to press on the hip joint. I really don't want to risk breaking him, so I won't push my luck trying to get him to move too much (I once broke a Shadow figure that way).