{"id":26561,"date":"2016-05-02T13:22:39","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T18:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=26561"},"modified":"2016-05-02T17:44:54","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T22:44:54","slug":"halo-toy-review-mcfarlane-halo-5-guardians-action-figure-spartan-red-athlon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/?p=26561","title":{"rendered":"Halo Toy Review: McFarlane Halo 5 Guardians Action Figure Spartan Red Athlon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"McF<\/a><\/p>\n

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: <\/strong>Hydra,\u00a0Boutshot
\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$15-18 (US) depending on where you buy it at retail
\nAvailability:\u00a0Mass Retail\u00a0<\/strong>(I got mine from Toys R Us)<\/p>\n

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

\"McF
\nAs always, the figure is display well, along with it’s contents.\"McF
\nThis is exactly what you get in the package. Very happy to have a Hydra to add to the collection!\"McF
\nThe lighting wasn’t so good in the previous pic, so I made sure to get better lighting for the shots above. Great detail and deco for the accessories.\"McF
\nThe Athlon Spartan can hold the Hydra very well. Very natural looking pose.\"McF
\nA close up of top side of the body.\u00a0\"McF
\nThe back has some really good detail to it.\"McF
\nHolding the Boutshot is pretty decent.\"McF
\nAs with all McFarlane Halo figures, there is a hole in the back to store a weapon. The hydra fits well here.\"McF
\nAnd of course the hole on the thigh for the smaller weapon. Of which, the Boutshot looks good here.\"McF
\nGround pounding or assassination? This was an easy pose to put the figure in.\"McF
\nAnother angle of the same pose.\"McFAnd finally, the Athlon is looking to kick some butt! This pose did take awhile to get to balance.<\/p>\n

Evaluation<\/strong><\/span>
\nSculpt:\u00a0<\/strong>Excellent\u00a010 of 10 medals!
\nArticulation:\u00a0<\/strong>This figure has articulation that has become\u00a0pretty standard with McFarlane Halo figures. Hip articulation is limited. 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 is good here. Not too much beyond the red and dark red though. Red is my favorite color, so it works for me, however, it may be a little bland for others. 8.5\u00a0of 10 medals.
\nAccessories:\u00a0<\/strong>The addition of the Hydra is an excellent choice! As for the Suppressor, I do wish we would have had a different weapon. We already have the Boutshot with other figures. 8.5 out of 10 medals
\nPlayability:<\/strong>\u00a0Standard playability. It can be pose in many\u00a0positions. 9\u00a0of 10 medals.
\nOverall:\u00a0<\/strong>44.5 medals out of a total 50 medals.<\/p>\n

While I REALLY like the Athlon armor, I’d have liked to have seen a different armor set made. This figure is one of the last 4 to be made by McFarlane. I do understand it was easier for them to reuse the molds. However, I would have rather had them go out with a bang and give us something completely new.<\/p>\n

Do I recommend this product?\u00a0YES, though I am very partial to this armor. It’s one of the best in Halo 5 Guardians, in my opinion.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/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

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-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: Hydra,\u00a0Boutshot Additional Contents:\u00a0REQ Pack … 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-26561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mcfarlane"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26561","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=26561"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26690,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26561\/revisions\/26690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halofanforlife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}