Not here.
No, here we have a powerfuly built individual who is a champion of chaos but isn't armored with thick plates. Instead, it's a smooth figure that runs for $13.99 over at Fantization. Now on the surface, that may seem expensive, but compared to some of Games Workshops individual Chaos Champions or their limited edition Valten on foot, which runs for $20, it seems fair to me.
The figure comes in five seperate pieces. We have the base, a 25 x 25 standard metal base that's hollow. We have the baseplate, and it's fully detailed, not just a clump of plastic. Bones and other bits are upon it.
Next up is the body. The foot are cloven but in the form of boots, so it's not noticible right away. The feet are easy to slot into the baseplate. Flash was minimal on the body and outside of some quick filing on the inside of the slot for the head, none was needed. One interesting note is the detail here. The forward stepping right leg had on it's knee a leering demon with it's tongue out. The folds aren't in the clothing aren't forced or exaggerated.
One piece has both the head, long hair flowing on the right side past his chest, and a metal plate on the other, and his left hand, armed with two long blades that go far past his clenched fist. Both were easy to remove but the head had to be filed a little after removal.
The next piece, the right arm and sword, has a large piece of metal on it that needs to be snipped but it's a quick job and some filing insures that the removal of said piece is almost invisible. On the sword, there are numerous little details that will pain me to paint. This is especially true of the little skeletal creature clinging to it. Even looking at the hand, you can see that the clenching fist ends in talons instead of mere fingers.
In terms of putting the figure together, the holes in the body are fairly well done. The right arm and sword, one piece, has a slot in the body for the sword and a pin hole in the leg to help secure the piece. This one left a little bit of space between arm and body, but if after painting it, it still bothers me, I'll hit it with some putty but it seems a faint gap.
The left arm and skull, in addition to the feet, were easy to put together and the whole thing was assembled in less then half an hour with standard super glue and left to settle overnight and then primed and it didn't fall apart!
For those who will be handling it often, I'd recommend pinning. My figure will see some use as a villain in my Forgotten Realms campaign, but I'm very strict with those who handle my figures so I'm confident that it'll hold up with no issues.
For those looking to escape from the bulky chaos champion, Freebooter comes through.
