As with Lance and the Red Lion, both the figure and the lion come in the same white shipper box, but inside they are each packaged separately. You may remember there were some hiccups with the Red Lion concerning shipping notifications and whatnot. This time things went a little smoother. I got billing notifaction a few days before the sale and I think I got my shipping notification the Saturday before the sale. Sure, I didn’t actually receive anything until the last day of the month, but hey… baby steps, Matty… baby steps.

Once again, the figure comes in a very cool, attractive, and collector friendly box, rather than a card that you have to rip open. When I got the first figure, Lance, I presumed all the figure boxes would be red, but as you can see with Hunk, Matty is matching the figure’s boxes with the color of their lions. Very cool! The front of the package has a nice piece of character artwork with a window cut out to show the figure, the spare head with helmet, and part of the key stand. The back panel shows a full photo of the figure, the key operating as a figure stand, the figure being put into the Yellow Lion cockpit, and the various parts of the Blazing Sword. You also get a little blurb about the Yellow Lion. This packaging is just about perfect, as far as I’m concerned. The only thing I would change would be to add the Voltron logo and the figure’s name on the side of the box, so you can store them in a bookshelf. Then again, I guess the color coding allows you to recognize which figure is which.

Open the box and slide out the tray and you can see everything you’re getting, including the handguard for the Blazing Sword. I’ve got no gripes about the figure packaging. It looks fantastic, and most importantly, collectors can remove and replace the figures and accessories, without mussing anything up. When I can finally build Voltron, I’ll likely keep the figures boxed, so I’m a happy camper.

If you checked out my look at the Lance figure, then you pretty much know what to expect with Hunk here. The figure features the same simple, animated style of sculpt, that works very well. I really like Hunk’s head sculpt as it captures the look of the animated character, right down to the little upturned nose and his tustled hair. Appropriately, Hunk is also a slightly more heavy build than Lance. I think Mattel might even have helped Hunk to shed a few pounds, but the figure still looks pretty accurate. The paintwork is quite clean and the tiny tampo emblem on his chest looks great. Hunk’s laser pistol and holster are both sculpted in one piece, and by the time we’re done looking at all the Voltron figures, you’ll likely grow tired of me pointing out that at this price point, we should have got a removable gun and a functional holster. And yes, I’m going to say it every single time!

The spare head can be swapped out to display Hunk with his helmet on. The helmet and visor look great, but the rest of the face is a softer sculpt than the one that comes on the figure. His mouth isn’t nearly as clearly defined, and its certainly disappointing when compared to the extra head that came with Lance.

You get the same points of articulation here as with the Lance figure. There are ball joints in the neck, shoulders, elbows, and knees. The hip joints have something similar to the DCUC joint, giving the legs universal movement at the hips. At fifteen bucks, some ankle and wrist articulations should have been in order, but I guess Hunk is right in line with the cribbed articulation we’re going to be seeing from a lot of 3 3/4″ action figures this summer. Yep, I’m calling you out, Hasbro.

As for the other accessories, I don’t have much to say about the handguard for the Blazing Sword. Its certainly a nice looking piece, and like Lance’s handgrip, it gives you an idea of just how big this sword is going to be. But until the sword is complete, its tough to say anything else about it. The key is a welcome piece to use as a stand, and it is also used to unlock the cockpit of the Yellow Lion. As with Lance’s key, I don’t think its asking too much to have a sticker on each side, because the other side is just left blank. Once again, Matty, if you’re selling 3 3/4″ figures at this price point, you need to step it up just a notch.

So, all in all, not too many surprises with Hunk. The packaging is awesome and the figure itself is perfectly fine. Even my quibble about the soft sculpt on the alternate head isn’t a huge sticking point for me. On the one hand, I think Matty could have delivered a better figure for the money, but then these are rather limited collectibles and what we got isn’t bad at all. I guess when you come down to it, my issues aren’t with what we got, but rather what we should have gotten, such as slightly better articulation and a removable gun.

I’ll be back tomorrow to check out the Yellow Lion!