![]() Pop the hand back on and his individual fingers fit perfectly into the knuckle guards. The stock is made of soft plastic and if you pop off Booker’s hand you can slide it right onto his arm. All the tiny gears are there and you can even make out the sculpted moon deco on the side. I love all the detail they crammed into this little accessory. Of course, this isn’t NECA’s first time sculpting this unique tool as they put out a 1:1 scale version of the contraption a little while back. The skyhook is also a great piece of work. His right hand is sculpted to hold it perfectly with the trigger finger fitting through the guard. It’s a good sculpt and it’s finished with black and brown paint with some nice bronze for the fixtures. The shotgun has a pistol stock and a lever action guard. Even the five-o-clock shadow on the face is pretty convincing.īooker’s two accessories are his shotgun and the skyhook. Not only does the wash make it look like worn leather, but tiny dots of brass paint on the buttons is impressive. Still, I’m most impressed by the paint on the shoulder rig. The pin striping on his pants is neat and clean as is the silver applied to the tiny buttons on his coat and the fine striping at the lapels. The paintwork on the figure is exceptionally good. It’s mildly annoying to me, but I’m happy to stick with action poses instead. ![]() Either way, it’s impossible to get Booker into a relaxed pose with his arms at his sides. It seems like the sculpted shoulder rig is preventing the arms from going down all the way, although I have some doubt over whether they would even if those pieces weren’t there. The biggest limitation on the articulation is found in the shoulders. There are ball joints in the hips, wrists, ankles, and neck, and there appears to be a ball joint in the waist as well. The points include rotating hinges in the shoulders, elbows, and knees. Although, a more action-orientated expression would have suited the figure better, which leads me to the articulation…īooker’s articulation is acceptable on paper, but the sculpt has other ideas. In hindsight, considering what goes on in this game, it’s probably appropriate. He also has a rather bewildered expression on his mug. I think the portrait is pretty good, although the plastic used for his flesh is a little shiny making him look sweaty under the studio lights. He even has Anna’s initials sculpted onto his right hand!Īs already mentioned, we don’t get to see a lot of Booker in the game, but he does feature prominantly in some of the artwork and we do see him from time to time on wanted posters throughout Columbia. Booker also features a shoulder rig with a holstered pistol (non-removable) under his left arm and some ammo pouches under his right. The flaps of his jacket can be pulled aside to reveal the detailed wrinkling and stitching on his button-down shirt and he has a sculpted neckerchief and pronounced collar. Booker sports a jacket with sculpted lapels, rolled up sleeves and tons of little details from the stitching and texturing to the double rows of buttons and the button slits down toward his waist. The sculpt here is absolutely fantastic, particularly in the outfit. Ah well, at least with these you still get that amazing rush of plastic smell when you slice into it. NECA has since adopted window boxes for some of their other lines and I sincerely hope that means we’re seeing an end to these sealed blisters. On the downside it’s not collector friendly and you’ll need a blade to get Booker out. You can scrutinize the figure from three sides and even get a great look at his accessories. The package certainly excells at showing you what you’re going to get. The back of the insert has a blurb about the character. Booker comes in a sealed plastic clamshell with an illustrated insert with the series title on the top and a bubble insert showing some character art and the name of the figure. NECA’s Bioshock Infinite releases have been spread out quite a bit, with the first two releasing way back in April of last year, but the packaging and presentation has still remained consistent. There was even some question for a while whether we would ever see an action figure of the game’s protagonist, but now that question has been resolved… behold, Booker DeWitt! It kind of makes sense, as the game is a first-person shooter and so secondary characters and enemies are more recognizable. Of course, they went with some enemies (Boys of Silence and Motorized Patriots) and Elizabeth first. Bioshock Infinite is one of my favorite games in recent memory, so when NECA offered the action figures, I was quick to buy.
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