The stoic, potentially grumpy Beefeater works on many levels. He can be a royal soldier protecting the princess in the Eagle Talon Castle. He can be a visitor to feudal Japan and mingle with your Samurai figures. He can be a formally-dressed spaceman hanging out in your alien planet cantina. Or he can be a properly-scaled toy soldier hanging out under your Christmas tree.
The uniform is fully sculpted with plenty of raised details and fabric bunched at the joints. He has eight points of articulation, the same as many of the modern figures: head, wrists, ball-hinge shoulders, and a hip hinge. He is sturdy and well-balanced.
While his sculpted hair prevents him from wearing some of the armor that the smooth-headed basic figures can fit on, it adds to the personality of the painted face. The eyebrows can alter his expression with an angle change, going from angrier on the left to more curious on the right. The tall helmet covers his eyebrows completely, giving him a blank, neutral expression.
He also comes with a ceremonial halberd with silver paint. My only complaint is that the MADE IN CHINA text faces outward in my preferred display pose.
Two Beefeaters are a great start, and at about $3 each they’re an affordable army builder. Just be sure to find #14 printed on the back of the bag, in the upper left side. It’s a shame you can’t see the work that went into this figure before buying it, but once you get one out, you’ll probably want more, and agree that other color schemes would look great on him, too. I’d like a royal blue and white combination released in the future; the new tooling just demands to be reused.
Imaginext Collectible blind bag figures are available at most major retailers. Look for the box displays and don’t feel too bad about digging through for the figures you want.
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