{"id":13587,"date":"2011-07-26T08:00:54","date_gmt":"2011-07-26T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=13587"},"modified":"2011-07-27T04:13:23","modified_gmt":"2011-07-27T09:13:23","slug":"vault-review-captain-america-international-patriots-k-mart-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=13587","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Captain America
International Patriots 3pk"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>This review was originally intended to wrap up our Flags & Spandex Week, but then Preview Night had to go and be all amazing, so we decided to hold off for a few days and start our Armchair Coverage early. The International Patriots 3pk includes Cap, Captain Britain, and Red Guardian. <\/p>\n

The idea behind this three-pack is perfect.\u00a0 Although it\u2019s being sold under the Captain America movie banner, these characters were designed for the Marvel Universe collector who only buys the comic book characters.\u00a0 Unfortunately Hasbro didn\u2019t make it easy.\u00a0 Not only is it a K-Mart exclusive, but the quality control issues makes it very challenging to find a pack where all three figures are in an acceptable condition.<\/p>\n

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You may have noticed I\u2019ve been using the Cap A from this three-pack in my review pictures all week.\u00a0 That\u2019s because I like this figure so much that I don\u2019t feel the need to buy another one.\u00a0 (And before you say it, Fortress Cap doesn\u2019t count.\u00a0 Remember, he\u2019s Kick-Ass Warden Guy to me.)\u00a0 I\u2019m not saying this Cap is perfect, but he\u2019s good enough to represent the character on my shelves.\u00a0 The sculpting on the figure is just as detailed as US Agent, with all the intricate detail work on the chainmail.\u00a0 Plus, the figure\u2019s proportions are on and don\u2019t have any of the chunkiness that can creep into the torso design.<\/p>\n

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Hey look, it\u2019s another Captain Britain!\u00a0 (Yes, he\u2019s one of the main reasons this pack was bought.)\u00a0 This time Captain B\u2019s in his modern costume, which I\u2019m not as big a fan of.\u00a0 I\u2019m a big fan of the helmet, and the fact that you can see this figure\u2019s ear bumps makes me think this is more of a cowl.\u00a0 Plus, they didn\u2019t go for that shiny armored look again which is disappointing.\u00a0 With the exception of their heads and gloves\/forearms, this Britain and the New Excalibur version share the same body.\u00a0 It took me a bit to realize this because the paint really does a good job of hiding the similarities.<\/p>\n

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Lastly we have the Red Guardian.\u00a0 If you\u2019re a casual Marvel fan like me, you probably have no idea who this guy is either.\u00a0 All you really need to know is he\u2019s the Soviet Union\u2019s answer to Captain America.\u00a0 I\u2019m pretty sure this is the most modern incarnation of the character.\u00a0 But strangely every picture I find of him has him with an entirely different shield.\u00a0 The comic book character seems to have a round black shield with a large red star.\u00a0 So I\u2019m not really sure where the design for the figure\u2019s classic red shield came from.\u00a0 This figure\u2019s sculpt is just as good as the other two\u2019s.\u00a0 For some reason I\u2019m particularly happy with his boots, which are baggier and have a pointed toe.\u00a0 They just look cool.<\/p>\n

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The articulation on these guys is pretty good, but not perfect.\u00a0 All three figures have ball jointed heads and torsos.\u00a0 Their shoulders, elbows, hips, and ankles are swivel hinges.\u00a0 And they all have thigh cuts and double hinged knees.\u00a0 But sadly neither Cap nor Guardian have wrist joints, which can really cut down on the dynamic posing in their arms.\u00a0 Surprisingly Captain Britain does have wrist joints even though his forearms are different from the figure he shares a body with.\u00a0 I\u2019m not sure why he was the special one in the pack.<\/p>\n

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Now the most frustrating part of the review, the paint jobs.\u00a0 Finding a decently painted movie toy can sometimes be a challenge.\u00a0 The worst thing about this set is you have to times that by three.\u00a0 This makes the odds of finding three well painted figures in the same box nearly impossible.\u00a0 I try to solve this problem by trying to find the best paint job on the figure I want most.<\/p>\n

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Captain B was the priority here for me, and he turned out acceptable.\u00a0 There\u2019s a bit of slop here and there on his lines, but nothing I can\u2019t ignore.\u00a0 Ironically each pack\u2019s Captain America was painted near perfectly, which leaves poor Guardian with the short end of the brush.\u00a0 This was the best one they had, and there are white marks all over him.\u00a0 The worst ones being on his head and torso.\u00a0 It\u2019s nothing that can\u2019t be fixed with a dab of black paint, but that doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m not disappointed.<\/p>\n

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Back to a happier topic, the accessories.\u00a0 Each figure comes with one accessory, and they\u2019re all pretty cool.\u00a0 Cap gets his shield of course, which I\u2019m pretty happy with because it\u2019s huge.\u00a0 It\u2019s also made of hard plastic, so it\u2019s very sturdy.\u00a0 And it has one of those swivel clip\/pegs, which I like much more than the straps.<\/p>\n

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Cap B comes with Excalibur again.\u00a0 It\u2019s the same accessory that came with his body double, the New Excalibur Cap.\u00a0 But this time instead of gold they painted it a shiny steel and silver color.\u00a0 They didn\u2019t have to recolor the sword, so it\u2019s a nice touch that I really appreciate.<\/p>\n

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Guardian comes with his shield also, but like I mentioned earlier it\u2019s not his round comic book version.\u00a0 I don\u2019t really mind though, because this shield has an ornately sculpted two-headed griffon-like creature adorning the front.\u00a0 It reminds me of something a knight would carry into battle, and is much nicer than the simple star on a circle.\u00a0 They also put a clip\/peg on it, which is cool.\u00a0 But unfortunately this shield is made from soft plastic and tends to bow in on itself a little.<\/p>\n

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I am actually pretty happy with this three-pack.\u00a0 The lack of a decent paint job is certainly frustrating though.\u00a0 Also, making this a K-Mart exclusive makes it a bit harder to track down than normal.\u00a0 Which is really a shame because this is the only modern Captain Britain so far and possibly the only time we\u2019ll ever get a figure of the Red Guardian.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This review was originally intended to wrap up our Flags & Spandex Week, but then Preview Night had to go and be all amazing, so we decided to hold off for a few days and start our Armchair Coverage early. The International Patriots 3pk includes Cap, Captain Britain, and Red Guardian. 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