The boxes for this line are quite nice. As you can see the bubbles are textured and they do have an inner part to keep the figure safe. With bright colors and attractive stickering, the figures are appealing on the shelves, while being very hard to bootleg, with the fancy bubble (much like ReSaurus was)
For these, the TRU sticker has changed to metallic silver, and the "New!" sticker boasts either SBK, or that the figures have over 12 points of articulation, despite the small size.
This figure looks almost like their larger line, which is impressive at such a small size. With the comparison shots you can tell that the SBK figure is identical to their 3 inch normal Sonic, except for the gauntlet & hand pose. (reg. has 2 closed fists)
The one thing they did not scale these figures to is eachother. Tails should be smaller than Sonic, but here, he actually appears taller! Sizing the figures among themselves may have brought on some kind of manufacturing problem as Tails might have gotten too small or something.
With this shot of the 2 Caliburns, one from the 3 inch the other from the standard, you can see that despite the size it has nearly all the same detail including the blade design at the tip. The red paint in the hilt-twist is missing from the smaller one, but the texture is still there, making it hard to notice
If you own this Sonic figure, you may notice that it can fall down frequently due to the heavy head. A solution for this can be the use of flat tacks driven into the shoe like 'heels'. For some reaon this really increases his stability, allowing for more poses that are free-standing. (he's unsupported in this picture) The tack will make a pin-hole in the shoe-bottom, so it is at own-risk. Another method for this can be never-harden clay. The clay has the added effect of sticking him to a surface, but watch out for staining.