The following is one of my favorite from the McFarlane Halo 4 series 2 wave of action figures.
It’s the Elite Ranger!
As with the other figures in this series, the Elite Ranger comes in a nice compact ‘sleeve’ package. This one however is a little bigger from to back as the Elite is bulkier than the Spartans and Jackal from this series.
Note the ‘Chill’ weapon skin for your storm rifle. This series seems to have a pattern of blues and purples for it’s weapons skins. I think this skin looks great on the storm rifle.
Here’s the elite in orthogonal views. Very sturdy figure. You do have to take a minute to position it right as the center of gravity for this figure is different from the spartan figures.
The Beam rifle (and flipped) is just awesome. Detailing is great, sculpt is spot on, color choice is fantastic.
Above shows the detail of the Elite Ranger’s arm and back. A ton of detail here. The space suit it wears has these intricate patterns on it that McFarlane captured nicely.
The dorsal ‘fins’ are perfect. Note the jump jets attached to the arms, shoulders, top middle back as well as one on the butt. Additional detail as in the greens and yellow graphics really add to this figure.
Here are some shots of the head and upper back. Again the detail is amazing. Squint and you may just be able to see the Elite’s eyes in the visor (near the bottom of it).
The leg details are just as good as the rest of the figure’s details. Once again jump jets are prominent on the figure, here on it’s knees.
The articulation of this figure is on par with the spartans.
The Beam Rifle is a bit heavy and my figure’s wrist joint on it’s holding hand is loose. So I can’t pose mine with the weapon in one hand without it drooping. Good thing though that this is a two-handed weapon anyway.
The color for the Elite’s suite is excellent.
It’s a great figure and one I HIGHLY recommend if you like campaign figures. Hopefully now we can get the regular Storm Elite.
I give this a 10 out of 10!
The figure runs between $13-16 depending on where you get it from. It’s worth every penny, IMO.
-Sal