{"id":19433,"date":"2019-01-27T22:35:53","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T03:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=19433"},"modified":"2019-01-27T22:35:53","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T03:35:53","slug":"equipment-diamond-select-toys-winter-soldier-figure-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=19433","title":{"rendered":"Equipment: Diamond Select Toys Winter Soldier Figure Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes was\"\"<\/a> Steve Rogers\u2019 best friend growing up. When World War II broke out, Barnes enlisted leaving Steve behind. Eventually Steve was able to join the war effort himself when he was chosen for the Super Soldier program. The Super Soldier program was a success and Steve Rogers became Captain America. When Rogers formed his strike team, known as the Howling Commandos he recruited Barnes. Sadly it was on one of these missions that Bucky Barnes met his end, but that was only the beginning for Cap\u2019s best friend.<\/p>\n

Unbeknownst to his team Bucky had survived the fall from the train only to have his body recovered by Hydra. Hydra treated his wounds even replacing his damaged left arm with a cybernetic appendage. Then using advanced forms of hypnosis they were able to brainwash him turning him into a deadly assassin, The Winter Soldier. When Germany lost the war, and Hydra needed to go underground the Winter Soldier became an agent of the U.S.S.R.<\/p>\n

The Russians kept Barnes in suspended animation only using him for missions where his talents would shine. When Hydra tasked the Winter Soldier with assassinating Nick Fury, Barnes once again met up with his childhood friend, Steve Rogers. If none of this sounds familiar, stop right now and go watch Captain America: Winter Soldier. Done? Good, let\u2019s talk about the figure.<\/p>\n

Many of you know from reading previous reviews that I am a major fan of the Marvel Select figure line. I am continually amazed by both the poseable they usually have and how good they look. The figure that we are reviewing at this time (if you haven\u2019t figured it out from the first couple of paragraphs just look at the pictures because reading isn\u2019t for you) is the Winter Soldier.<\/p>\n

The Winter Soldier figure is based on the character\u2019s appearance in Captain America: Winter Soldier. This figure stands approximately 7 inches tall has a decent amount of poseability. The points of articulation on Winter Soldier are:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Head
\n\u2022 Neck
\n\u2022 Shoulders
\n\u2022 Elbows
\n\u2022 Wrists
\n\u2022 Chest
\n\u2022 Waist
\n\u2022 Hips
\n\u2022 Thighs
\n\u2022 Knees (double joint here)
\n\u2022 Ankles
\n\u2022 Feet<\/p>\n

The Winter Soldier figures comes with an extra set of hands, which are sculpted into fists (for his fights with Captain America), a rifle and a nifty display stand.<\/p>\n