#405 of Year 2 Wolverine & the X-Men Avalanche

It's day four of the X-men week here on Toy a Day.  Now X-men week forms part of Figures February and it's the first sub-themed week of the first themed month of this year.  Despite the fact that it's day 4, this is only the third X-men figure of the week.  Confused?  Well, read back over the last three days and things will hopefully be clearer.

The packaging is similar to what we've already seen on Colossus and Magneto in the last two days.  The image on the front could have been better, but a mug shot is still a mug shot and it does help separate these figures on the pegs, although in this case, not by a lot.  The figure is packaged to one side in the bubble to allow the transparent yellow cones to be displayed alongside the figure.  Hmm...

There isn't much in the bubble besides what's shown.  Now the figure is bulky and looks boring in his grey and black, despite the fact that the paintwork is excellent.  The sculpt is great for the upper body with the angular look and the muscular Robocop design.  I do have issues with the knees though, which are bent at an odd angle, and thanks (or no thanks) to the fact that there's no knee articulation, the figure is in a state of constant half-squat.

The transparent yellow cones seems odd at first, like something madonna would wear on her torso, but they do have some sculpted texture, and despite the lack of paint, they still have some character.  They can be plugged into the holes on Avalanche's palms and gives him a very nice effect.  They transform a figure from a boring black and grey brick to something a lot more interesting.

Half-squat aside, this figure is actually a lot fun and he can be displayed and played with in a variety of scenario.  So far it's three for 3 thumbs up for me for the figures in this line.