While I have picked up a newly released figure here and there, I mostly continue to play the cheapskate with Marvel Legends, and bottom feed the sales and clearance. Most of the times it pays off, and when it doesn’t, I’m not too worried about missing a figure or even an entire wave here and there. I have boxes and boxes of these figures and I’m happy to pull back on adding to them. Nonetheless, I definitely wanted this classic Hawkeye with Sky-Cycle when it was first released, but most of the figure and vehicle combos have lingered on the shelves, and this one was no different. It has since turned up at Ollie’s for really cheap, but that place is filthy and disgusting and I hate going there, so I was willing to pay $4 more online and have it shipped to me for free.

Hawkeye and his ride come in a fully enclosed box with a mostly white deco. Until now, the closest thing I have to a classic Hawkeye in this line is the one way back in 2015 in The Allfather Wave, and that was a modern look based loosely on his classic costume. We did get a retro-carded one back in 2018, which I feel was closer, but I never did pick that one up, so this one definitely fills a hole in my Avengers line up. There’s some nice shots of the figure and vehicle on the box and everything here is collector friendly.

Straightaway, I absolutely love the colors here. The purple and bright blue look smashing together, especially when you add the metallic finish to the shoulder piece. The sleeveless bodysuit is achieved mostly with colored plastic, but you do get cuts in the chest to allow the straps to lie almost flush in the channels, which is really cool. The buccaneer boots are cast in purple and are left smooth with just a bit of rumpling, as opposed to the textured finish of the previously mentioned releases. The bicep bands and wrist bracers appear to be recolored and lifted from the retro-carded figure, but the belt and chest harness are new, with the scale-mail shoulder piece reaching all the way up his neck. There’s a shoulder strap with painted buckle across his chest and his sash is made up of a printed cloth piece that hangs down below the belt, front and back. I feel as if this is the first time we’ve had softgoods on a Marvel Legends, so that’s certainly something. I don’t expect it to be the start of a trend, though, as it was likely just implemented here so he could ride the Sky-Cycle.

The head sculpt is good, and I’m pretty sure this is brand new. It has the pointy extensions to the eye mask, which the previous versions did not have. The raised “H” is still present on his forehead. The sculpted lines around the eye mask are well done, making it look like something actually worn by the figure. His ears are exposed and you get a strong jaw and a pretty pronounced chin and nose. The printing for the eyes and lip shading are on point.

Hawkeye is built on a pinless body with pretty standard articulation, and the slighter build definitely fits him well. There are lateral crunches in the shoulders and you get leg swivels in both the thighs and above the boots. Unfortunately, the jointing on my figure is a tad gummy, particularly in the elbows and knees. It’s not enough to ruin the figure for me, but it is disappointing. The figure includes both fists and accessory holding hands.

As for accessories, Hawkeye comes with his bow, quiver, and a single loose arrow. The quiver is the same one we got with the previous Hawkeyes I’ve mentioned, and I’m sure we’ve seen it at least one time before that. It’s a complex and modern design and I wish we got something more simple and traditional. The bow, on the other hand, is very simple, lending itself more to his classic look. It’s yellow with a black painted grip and a terrible, chonky plastic string. The arrow is mostly gray plastic with red painted fletching and a knob on the back to help the figure hold it. He can sort of pose as if he’s knocking the arrow, but with the string being plastic, he can’t draw it very well, so it doesn’t really work for an action pose. Let’s move over to the Sky-Cycle.

This vehicle requires just a slight bit of assembly, as you have to snap the bottom onto the body and the windshield onto the front. There’s also a semi-translucent stand that connects to the bottom with a ball joint and socket. This stand is the same design we’ve seen Hasbro using with Star Wars Speeder Bikes and whatnot. As far as Marvel Legends vehicles go, this is way simpler than any of the motorcycles or scooters we’ve seen, as there’s no moving parts. It does look really good and there’s some nice sculpted detail, even on the bottom where you can see the two VTOL engines. It’s mostly all cast in a gunmetal gray, but you do get some brown for the seat and black for the thruster cones on back. There is also some paint on the instrument panel between the handlebars.

I think this is a nice little set, until you factor in the original MSRP of $50, which is just nuts! Even if you grant that these figures are going for $25 these days, I can’t come up with $25 for the Sky-Cycle. It’s got no moving parts, virtually no paint, and it doesn’t come close to other vehicle-figure bundles that we’ve seen retail for less. It’s no wonder the price has been slashed everywhere, including Hasbro Pulse, where it’s down to half price. I picked it up for $25 with free shipping, and I’m pretty happy about that, because I’ve been watching it for a while now. I do wish Hawkeye got a new quiver and a bow with an actual string, but other than that I think he turned out really well.