Hot Toys Jake Sully *and* Neytiri (new pix Nov. 17 -- welcome Neytiri!)

[Alliecat]

Finally sorted my photo backlog (at least of dolls) so here are some more pix of Jake.
This unplanned acquisition is actually Kanrabat's fault.  With the ongoing acclamation of the glories of Mandarake, I've had a peek a few times out of curiosity, and though I never saw any dolls that struck me as great bargains, having recently re-watched Avatar  for the (lost-count)th time, I did a search for this figure that I saw ages ago and never thought I would ever get.  Since the movie came out, I've occasionally had a look on eBay or Amazon, and the prices are just utterly stupid.  So, have a look, just for fun... and they had one... for a little over half what he usually sells for.     I got soaked on the shipping, but it's still way less than I've ever seen him for, except for a broken one.  And Revenue Canada financed him, with a tax refund
His arrival was quite the event for the PTFCo crew.

He comes with an extra pair of hands, his knife, belt of grenades and a great big gun that he & Daesani have already stalked that smug Flickr panda with.







Also a stand that lights up -- it's actually fairly dim; the long ex.posure makes it look a lot brighter.






Right out of the box, he had some Groove-worthy QC issues.  As skimpy as his outfit is, 2 things came apart right away.  I got the feathers back into the armband, but the waistband velcro (not "sewn on" per the leaflet) did not stick, so that's loose.
Making integrated velcro-teeth on the back of his knife sheath seemed like a great idea -- until it became apparent that they aren't big enough and don't stick.  I added more velcro -- no joy.  Photographing him is an exercise in extreme mindfulness: don't lose the knife ...which I already have once outside.

I couldn't wait to take some pix in my lovely mossy back woodlot.  It's not quite Pandoran-looking; it needs to be more tropical, and less... spiky. 
Anyway, here he is ex-ploring.





He stands pretty well on his own, but did need a branch here.



His range of motion is surprisingly limited -- much less than a T4 Pullip.  You have to be creative.
Also, his right hip wants to pop out of the softer pelvis All The Time.
He fell off this log.  I thought he was fairly sturdy -- his joints are very stiff -- but after this shoot I saw 3 different reviews mentioning that the arms broke, and a terrifying photo of a dissected one, in which the owner had to cut the body open to repair the little plastic piece holding the arms on, which he said was only 3mm thick.  
Now I'm kinda scared to do much with him!! 


Pity, cos he looks so good ...!



Surveying his new territory.
Not too many figures look as good from behind as the front






Climbing down into the mossy valley...






I rarely take 'sad' photos of my crew.  I prefer to make them look like they're having fun.  But this idea struck me fairly early in the shoot.  If you saw the movie, you'll get it.  Nobody here is like him.
Hot Toys really, REALLY needs to make a Neytiri.



Can't end on that note.  Have a flower.



Waiting for adventures.

Overall, the detail is fantastic -- they really nailed it, glass eyes, lettering on his RDA accessories, right down to little veins in his ears; although as other reviewers have noted, at certain angles his ex-pression can be a little too "...huh?"  Given his disappointing fragility I definitely wouldn't recommend paying the average price (although, like Pullips, I guess these figures are intended to be displayed and not toted all over the outdoors on strenuous location shoots).  But if you're an Avatar fan he's a great addition to a collection.

Thanks for looking