I used to be anticipating a little bit of a lull in G.I. Joe Categorized transport after the 12 months finish deluge of figures, however Shadow Tracker confirmed up this week, so I made a decision to squeeze another photograph assessment in for the 12 months. Let’s check out Shadow Tracker!
Shadow Tracker is a Walmart Unique and is available in Plastic-Free packaging. The rendered scene on the entrance has a cool temple backdrop and the portrait has an attention-grabbing tackle the character. Within the art work, the translucent nature of the masks isn’t there and the there are eye holes not current within the determine. It’s form of a cool variation I wouldn’t thoughts having in determine kind. The determine has no bio info, however there’s a little bit of file card knowledge on the gross sales web page on Hasbropulse.com:
Shadow Tracker works for Cobra as a wilderness hunter and information. He tracks his prey utilizing primal intuition: he hears the darkish whispers of the jungle, senses distant footfalls within the earth, and tastes his sufferer’s concern within the wind. When his quarry units foot within the jungle, Shadow Tracker immediately is aware of and begins the hunt.
Shadow Tracker comes with a bow, some type of add-on for the bow, a backpack quiver with removeable arrow, two masks, an axe, and a depraved wanting knife.
The bow is one strong piece of pretty stiff black plastic. There’s a small cylinder which you can plug into the entrance of the bow. It form of seems like a silencer for a gun, however I do know that doesn’t make sense. Somewhat googling makes me assume it may be meant as a stabilizer. It will probably slot into one of many two sections on the again of the quiver.
For the reason that bow has a static string, it’s utility for firing poses is restricted. Actually the one satisfying bow pose is the one he has on the field, holding the arrow onto the bow. I want in the event that they had been going to do bows with plastic strings that they might additionally embody one with a nocked arrow with the string pulled again.
The arrow can slot into the highest of the quiver and the bow can clip onto the again. The knife and bow stabilizer can slot into both loop on the facet or again of the quiver. It’s a fairly robust plastic, so that you kinda should shove the entrance of the bow deal with in the place it’s most slim and flip it down.
The axe can also be a stiff black plastic and could be held on a loop on the thigh. It’s obtained some sharp element for this kind of accent.
The masks are held on principally by friction, however there are some skinny pegs that connect to indents on the skull-face jaw. The Panther cranium masks matches the one on his shoulder pad and has some sharp bony particulars which might be introduced out by a refined wash. It’s a enjoyable possibility.
The yellow translucent masks might be my favourite as a result of it’s obtained some refined tech particulars on the entrance and you’ll barely make out the cranium face beneath. It’s a creepy impact and a reasonably distinctive look. I do want they’d the attention holes open like the unique determine to emphasise the depth of the masks and ups the creep issue.
The physique is usually re-use of Zartan with a brand new chest overlay, forearms gauntlets, necklace, skirt, and head. The brand new elements work nice with the Zartan stuff, although he actually takes a success within the articulation division with the strong one-piece vest, lengthy hair, and skirt.
The ab crunch is pretty restricted by the vest, the skirt impedes leg motion on the left leg a bit, and the hair limits head motion when he’s carrying the quiver. The lengthy hair is sculpted to go across the quiver, however it does get in the best way probably the most while you wish to transfer his head to look within the route the bow could be pointing. The necklace is a separate piece that may form of intrude with the pinnacle motion, however it’s extra fiddly than something. The skirt may also be simply repositioned to maneuver it out of the best way.
Paint is strong and clear and there are some good washes on the cougar masks and cranium face, a pleasant leopard print on the skirt, and an overspray on his dreads. I do want the bones on the necklace and gauntlet had the identical wash because the skulls. The one difficulty is that the knee pads are black and the pants are inexperienced so the discs on the knee joint stand out when bent which supplies the determine a little bit of an unfinished really feel.
Total Shadow Tracker is a cool determine and whereas I’ve a number of articulation nitpicks, his novel design principally overrides these issues for me. I additionally actually like that whereas the Categorized staff has principally drawn from earlier within the ARAH run, Shadow Tracker reveals that they’re prepared to attract inspiration from extra eras of G.I. Joe.
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