I’m a giant fan of the Colonel Hawk from the comics, however even I can acknowledge the look he sported as Normal within the cartoon and his 1986 determine might be his most iconic look and would seemingly be the inspiration for his Categorized determine. Let’s check out Normal Clayton “Hawk” Abernathy!
The field artwork options Hawk in the course of a battle in entrance of the G.I. Joe Headquarters, little doubt a reference to the Come up, Serpentor, Come up episode of the cartoon. It makes me wish to construct a headquarters backdrop.
Hawk comes with a helmet, two pairs of goggles, two pistols, a shotgun, and a grenade launcher. The pistols are shut in measurement, however a barely completely different design. The larger gun matches in each holsters, however the smaller one matches within the chest holster solely. They each match effectively within the hand and are solid in strong black plastic.
The grenade launcher seems just like the one which got here with the retro Gung Ho and can also be solid in a reasonably strong black plastic. He can maintain it fairly effectively, although the inventory does bump up in opposition to the beefy biceps a bit. The strap does permit him to hold all his weapons directly.
The shotgun seems just like the one which got here with Covergirl, however solid within the strong black plastic. All of the weapons can use blast results from the varied weapons packs.
The small goggles are designed to be worn on the top underneath the helmet and are solid in a delicate black plastic and have a extremely vibrant silver paint for the lenses.
The large goggles are designed to suit on the helmet as seen on the classic determine and the cardback artwork.
The helmet is solid in a reasonably delicate plastic and wobbles a bit on Hawk’s head, just like the best way Dusty’s helmet didn’t fairly match. like Dusty, it will probably match tighter if you happen to put the goggles on. Should you don’t need him to appear to be he’s carrying the goggles, you may put them on backwards and it holds the helmet on higher. In my opinion it’s additionally a bit of too broad the place the spherical half meets the slight brim with the intention to accommodate the goggles, however I just like the dented and scratched element. I don’t suppose his ears ought to present a lot from the entrance, however I’ve seen the extra I squished it onto his head the higher it regarded.
Sculpting right here is very nice with an amazing, heroic portrait and the leather-based jacket has some nice textures. The one factor I don’t love is that the bicep reduce is extra of a straight line and is a bit of unattractive.
The articulation is generally normal for Categorized, nonetheless his mid-torso articulation is a ball joint. At the least I feel it’s a ball joint, however there’s not lots motion there. It additionally looks as if the butterfly joint for the pectorals are literally ball jointed as a substitute of hinged as a result of they will transfer up and down. Hawk has:
- Ball and socket head, decrease neck, mid-torso, pectorals, and waist
- Swivel/hinge shoulders, wrists, hips, and ankles
- Swivel boots, biceps, and thighs
- Double hinged knees and elbows
- Hinged drop-down hips
Paint is actually good with a strong faceprint and good element on the shoulder patches, nametag, and pins. I like how a lot paint is on the left chest pins despite the fact that they’re lined by the chest holster and the jacket has a delicate drybrush that conveys put on and tear effectively.
Total Hawk is excellent. I do want he got here with an alternate pointing hand moderately than the bigger weapons, however he’s obtained nice presence. I feel the helmet in all probability might match a bit of higher in the event that they didn’t need to account for the goggles, however I additionally actually like the choice of shifting them.
I’d nonetheless purchase a Colonel Hawk within the OG 13 model and I hope he comes with a Categorized MMS since that appears extra seemingly now that the VAMP and SMS are on the best way.
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