And… packaged shot. Damn, this is one packed bubble of goodness. Between the figure, the shield, the guns, and Terrax’s pelvis, you’re getting a fair load of stuff. I’m still a bit iffy with the character art, but its starting to grow on me.

Out of the package… is it me or does Steve’s head look just a little bit too big? Well, that was my initial thought, but after fiddling with him a bit, the possibility stopped bothering me because this is one amazing figure. Let the gushing begin! First off, possibly a tad oversized or not, Steve’s head is a great sculpt. First Hope Summers, now Steve Rogers, Hasbro has a cracker of a team working on these head sculpts and they are amazing.

The rest of the figure is a great mix of a standard painted costume buck with some bits of unique sculpting here and there. He has sculpted leather straps on his shoulders and right thigh, his belt is a separate piece that hangs around his waist. He lower leg bracers are also sculpted in separate pieces. And finally, he has sculpted fingerless gloves and amazingly detailed treads on his boots. Combine all this with the nice painted deco on his chest and the striping down his legs and you get one great looking, and unique figure. Once again, its just a great blend of standard figure buck, paintwork, and sculpted bits that make this figure shine.

Accessories! Steve comes with a pair of pistols and his trademark shield. The shield clips on to his arm and features a peg so that it can be stored on his back. I tend to like this shield design better than the one that came with my 6-inch movie Cap solely because it can be stored on his back. The pistols are cool sculpts and he can hold them in each of his hands. Some working holsters would have been nice, especially since most of the time, I’m going to have him posed with his shield and one pistol drawn.

Steve Rogers features some excellent articulation. His neck is not only ball jointed, but it also has an added hinge to help him look up and down even more. Hasbro, make this the standard, I love it! His arms feature ball jointed shoulders, double-hinged elbows, hinged wrists, and swivels in the biceps and wrists. His legs feature ball joints at the hips, double-hinged knees, swivels and hinges at the ankles, and swivels in the upper thighs. He swivels at his waist and he also has a hinged ab crunch in the torso. Nice!

I was pretty smitten with this figure when Hasbro first showed it off, and now that I have it in hand, I’ve got to say he lived up to all my expectations. He looks fantastic and he is so much fun to pose and play around with. Not to take anything away from Hope, Ghost Rider, or Constrictor, but Steve Rogers is definitely my favorite figure in the wave that we’ve looked at thus far. He was a great choice for the initial wave and a great example of what this new Marvel Legends line can offer when its going with both barrels blazing. And for those of you keeping score, this makes Marvel Legend, Wave One four for six.

At this point, we’ve looked at all the figures in the assortment that include the BAF pieces for Terrax. In the interest of finishing up by the end of the weekend, I’m going to look at the last packaged figure, Thor, and the BAF figure, Terrax, both tomorrow. That will allow me to do a fresh start for the new week on Monday.