{"id":23512,"date":"2015-10-08T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T23:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=23512"},"modified":"2015-10-08T18:31:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T23:31:00","slug":"halo-toy-review-mcfarlane-halo-5-guardians-action-figure-spartan-athlon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=23512","title":{"rendered":"Halo Toy Review: McFarlane Halo 5 Guardians Action Figure- Spartan Athlon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Technical Specifications:<\/strong><\/span>
\nArticulation:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Ball Joint Head
\n\u2022 Ball Joint Shoulders
\n\u2022 Ball Joint Elbows
\n\u2022 Ball Joint Wrists
\n\u2022 Swivel Chest
\n\u2022 Limited Ball Joint hips
\n\u2022 Hinge Knees
\n\u2022 Limited Ball Joint Ankles
\nAccessories:\u00a0<\/strong>Assault Rifle, Magnum
\nAdditional Contents:<\/strong>\u00a0REQ Pack sheet (Requisition Pack) This sheet has a code on one side that you can redeem for Halo 5 Guardians in-game content. The content redeemed for varies from code to code.
\nCost:<\/strong>\u00a0$13-17 (US) depending on where you buy it at retail
\nAvailability:\u00a0<\/strong>Mass Retail (There is a Blue\/White variant that is exclusive<\/strong> to Walgreens)<\/p>\n

And on with the pics!\u00a0<\/strong>(Click pics to make\u00a0BIGGER<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

This multiplayer spartan looks phenomenal in the package! I might have to buy a second one of these to keep it this way, it’s that good.<\/p>\n

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In the package you get the figure, an Assault Rifle a Magnum and a REQ pack code.\"McF<\/a><\/p>\n

Orthogonal views of the Athlon.\"McF<\/a><\/p>\n

Close up of the thigh weapon placement.\"McF<\/a><\/p>\n

Some close-up views of different portions of the Athlon figure.\"McF<\/a>\"McF<\/a><\/p>\n

Now let’s get into the action poses for this figure!<\/p>\n

The Athlon stands at the ready nicely.
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Letting his other Spartans know where the enemy is at.\"McF<\/a><\/p>\n

Moving forward cautiously.\"McF<\/a><\/p>\n

Kicking down what? Maybe a door or a poor little Grunt…\"McF<\/a><\/p>\n

Look, he can do a one-handed push-up!!\"McF<\/a><\/p>\n

Out for a run.
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Another view of the figure in running position.\"McF<\/a><\/p>\n

Evaluation<\/strong><\/span>
\nSculpt:\u00a0<\/strong>There is no way I can fault any of the sculpt here. It’s fantastic! 10 of 10 medals!
\nArticulation:\u00a0<\/strong>The Athlon has slightly better articulation in the shoulder due to the smaller shoulder armor. The H5G s-1 figs have one drawback with articulation, that being \u00a0the hips. Posing, in some natural human poses, can be difficult. (This has remained consistent through the first of the Halo 5 Guardians figures) 8.5\u00a0out of 10 medals
\nPaint Application:\u00a0<\/strong>The paint here is vibrant! No weathering, which in this particular instance I’m happy about. 10 of 10 medals.
\nAccessories:\u00a0<\/strong>Looks like we’re getting a magnum with every figure. With a painted Assault Rifle as well, you’ve got a Spartan ready with a Primary and Secondary weapon. 10 out of 10 medals
\nPlayability:<\/strong>\u00a0I am really enjoying this figure. Easily the one I’ve posed in the most positions of the Halo 5 Guardians wave 1 figures. 10 of 10 medals.
\nOverall:\u00a0<\/strong>48.5 medals out of a total 50 medals.<\/p>\n

This figure really is that good. Oh but for the hip articulation, it would have received 50 of 50!!<\/p>\n

Do I recommend this product?\u00a0Oh My YESSSS!<\/span><\/span> <\/strong>I do have to admit that I’m partial to this color scheme as I’m from Pittsburgh and our Sports teams use this color scheme.<\/p>\n

If you have any questions about this set that I didn’t cover in the review, please feel free\u00a0to ask me. Either reply below or e-mail me at sal@halofanforlife.com<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading and let me know what you think of the review. If you get\u00a0this\u00a0yourself, please let\u00a0me know your thoughts on it too!<\/span><\/p>\n

If this review gives you an informed decision on whether to purchase the toy\u00a0or not, please consider a small donation (50 cents) to the blog. It’s much appreciated and helps ensure that HFFL stays active on the internet. Thank You.<\/span><\/p>\n

-Sal<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Technical Specifications: Articulation: \u2022 Ball Joint Head \u2022 Ball Joint Shoulders \u2022 Ball Joint Elbows \u2022 Ball Joint Wrists \u2022 Swivel Chest \u2022 Limited Ball Joint hips \u2022 Hinge Knees \u2022 Limited Ball Joint Ankles Accessories:\u00a0Assault Rifle, Magnum Additional Contents:\u00a0REQ … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mcfarlane"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23512"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23560,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23512\/revisions\/23560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}