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Write a Review link for that item. Star Trek - Next Generation (Super7) (Super7)Since its inception, Star Trek has been nothing short of a cultural phenomenon, ranging from TV series to feature films. While the original series is the most famous, its successor, appropriately titled "The Next Generation" is just as iconic. Super7 took a shot at the license and produced plenty of ReAction figures, but also a couple Ultimates, the first wave of which I was able to get for a great deal not too long ago. Bearing the usual packaging for Ultimates, the slipcover has a starry look with the Enterprise symbol on the front, while the box underneath is pretty simplistic in appearance. The window shows off everything clearly, while the back contains a bio and photo of the character in question. The boxes are pretty much the same across the figures, but they did well with them, and they're very collector-friendly as well. Sure, you'll need to remove some tape and snip some ties, but it's easy to get the contents out, and there's no reason not to open them up. First in the wave is Commander William Riker, played by Jonathan Frakes. The likeness here is good, but I feel it's more like a caricature of the actor than a realistic likeness. I mainly say this due to the look of the hair, but I guess in this scale, it would be hard to make it look extremely lifelike. Still, it's accurate, and there's an alternate smirking head that bears cleaner paint for the hair. Both have pretty good paint, though, and the eyes are very clean on them. Standing about 7 1/2" tall, Riker is dressed in the usual Enterprise uniform, bearing simple colors. The outfit is accurate to the show, but like the heads, it looks more like a toy resembling the character than a plastic recreation of the real deal. The broad shoulders match the actor, but the arms have a bit of a tube-like shape, and are too simplistic in sculpt. Basically, if you want a more realistic look, you'll have to track down the Diamond Select version. The paint work is mostly clean on the body, aside from a bit of black smudging on the arms. The other Enterprise crew member here is Data, and at first, I thought Super7 made his skin too pale and yellowish, but no, it's accurate to the show (being an android, it makes sense), though it could be less yellow. The likeness to Brent Spiner is great, and he's more realistic-looking than Riker, with clean paint as well. Two extra heads are included, one with a poker visor and another with some… thing plugged into his head, and all three portraits have the same stoic expression. His uniform is the same as Riker's albeit yellow, and at first, it looks like the same sculpt. Actually, Data's body has smaller proportions and is a little shorter as well, standing 7" tall. Completely different from Riker and Data is Picard, or I should say, Locutus of Borg. He's the only one I could find info about his sculptor on, being done by Amos Hemsley. The likeness to Patrick Stewart is just as good as Data's likeness, with as much detail in the tech on his face as can be made possible in this scale. Three different heads are included, with different amounts of cyborg tech on each, along with subtle hair on the back. The paint is clean, but his skin is too white, and should be more of a pale flesh tone. At 7" tall, Locutus' body is more complex than the others, but they managed to make it both accurate to the show and very detailed. The colors are rather dull, but are also accurate, in addition to having clean paint work and a good finish overall. The wires and shoulder pads are made of a pliable material, both reducing fears of breakage and preventing them from hindering articulation too much. This is most important for the claw hand, as the two wires connecting it to the forearm can pop out easily, so don't worry if a wire comes out. Said claw has a metallic silver finish, making it stand out from the rest of the figure. All three figures move pretty much the same, each having a barbell head, swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, and ankles, swivel biceps and thighs, and ball-jointed waist. Locutus is slightly different, as his claw hand merely swivels, while his knee joints are on the upper legs instead of the lower legs. The joints move very well, aside from some tightness on Riker's wrists and the biceps for the Enterprise crew in general. There is some limitations to posing as well, with Riker's head and waist not having as much tilt as the others, and all three have elbows that can't quite reach 90 degrees. Aside from those issues, there's enough articulation here to achieve plenty of poses. For accessories, Locutus gets the short end of the stick with only two extra heads and an extra left hand, but Riker and Data come with so much more. Riker gets my favorite accessory here, the trombone, and it's a shiny, vac-metalized piece. You will want to be careful fitting it into the appropriate hands, as it can break at the bell lock (I speak from experience). Riker also gets a muter for the trombone, the traditional Star Trek phaser, a deck of cards, a little Picard doll, and eight interchangeable hands: two relaxed, two gripping, two for holding the trombone (don't expect him to be able to hold it up to his mouth easily), a right for holding the phaser, and another right with a hand of cards. Data also gets an instrument, in this case, a violin with bow. Even with the limited elbow bend, the arm articulation is enough to allow for plenty of good poses with it. The more iconic accessory here would be his pet cat Spot. It looks like a cat, but here it's too simplistic and smooth in design, not being the least bit realistic, and they could've done better even in this scale. Data also gets the same phaser as Riker, a flip-open tricorder, a small pile of poker chips and an even smaller chip stack, and six interchangeable hands: two relaxed, two for playing the violin, a right for holding the phaser, and a left with a hand of cards. The heads and hands swapped with no issues on all figures, and the number of accessories overall allow for some good displays. Now you just need a 1:10 poker table for use with some of those accessories. I'll admit, I haven't gotten to The Next Generation yet (still working through the original series), but these figures looked so good I couldn't resist picking them up, especially on discount. Although there could've been more realism to the sculpts, they still look good enough, and the useful articulation along with plenty of accessories make them fun for any fan. I plan on getting wave two, but there hasn't been any wave three pre-orders yet, which has me worried the line could be cut short before getting the whole main crew (at least there's the Diamond line). - 3/9/24   by RMaster007 |
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