These are the early shots on the 3 inch scale Werehog, Shadow and Silver. From these photos, they're looking good so far! They'll be released with bases to help them stand. Not a bad addition, as the bases are subtle and don't force you to use them, either. The box backs are the same, with Sonic Tails & Knuckles. Amy Rose should also be on this release, but as a "comic pak tie in" like Knuckles was on the first set. There should be plans to release both of them in the future on an individual card.
As expected, Shadow turned out just fine. He's accurate, with all the details including the small red stripe on legs/arms, glove flaps/rings and they even carved out and made 3D the undersides of his shoes with glide-emitting holes. (It's not just flat/painted on) which is a great touch. Here, his expression is neutral, which is a matter of opinion whether that's better or not. (sometimes, as you know his figures/items can be scowl-ey) he does have a mouth, but it's just a straight line. Again, like the Sonic he has 2 fists/no open hand. He has all the same articulation as the last set of figures. If this one is going to have a paint flaw, it's going to be on his shoe, so do inspect him when you see him in stores.
Shadow too is not always free of errors, though some may be natural (as in, he was based off of art that had them in it) Such as the red glove-cuff tongues that don't go all the way to the back of the cuff (as they should) and the glove cuffs being gray instead of black like the shoe cuffs are. These built-in ones are small and only noticeable if you hold him up to actual art and don't really affect much.
However, red paint from the shoe sole can frequently be found on some of the white parts of his shoes, likewise the yellow dots underneath spilling onto the the red there. Inspection=prevention.
When ordering this set online, you'll likely notice that the silver "R" sticker has not been applied to any of the boxes. This set is from BigBadToyStore, and while the area for the sticker is present, the sticker itself is not. Online retail may be buying direct from Jazwares, or TRU may be losing the exclusive.
UPC #s Provided by: Taaron
Shadow: 6 81326 65023 2
As you can see here, the Werehog isn't their only small line figure to be afflicted with the wrong leg syndrome...however, he is still the most common. Getting a Shadow like this is a disappointment to be sure (as there's no known fix) but it's much rare-er. Whether he'll stand or not is another issue, but his knee is definitely backwards, as evidenced by the red stripe that's on the outside of his leg still. (if it were just twisted, it wouldn't be there) Hopefully future figures will be free of this problem, even ones on this same line. How are you supposed to play with him like that?
Here is a shot of the fixed paint for Shadow's glove cuffs. It was fixed on figures released some time after/at All-Stars Racing figures and the Sonic & Metal Sonic comic book pack was released. Now that it has been fixed, all future versions/releases of him should also reflect it.
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