Jack comes PACKAGED in the great low profile figure boxes similar to other SH Figuarts releases. I absolutely love that there is no wasted space and how neatly everything is organized. The front of the box has a nice image of the good Captain while the box itself if given a nice brown wood like feeling perfect for the subject matter. My only complaint packaging wise is the ship in the fog effect they put on the front bubble. For starters it's the wrong ship, I don't really know why they put the Flying Dutchman on there over the Black Pearl, and second it really obscures the figure. You can just barely see Jack's face peeking out above the fog. Other than that though everything is great: there are some nice images of the figure on the back of the box, the inside tray is laid out really nice and cleanly, and there's even an little pamphlet inside explaining all the features.
The SCULPTING and PAINT on Jack is absolutely top notch. The one thing I was worried about was some the the fabric on the coat and such to look and feel too plastic-y but it looks great. There's a nice texture throughout his coat with lots of fine details with all his different belts. The sculpt overall is nice a clean, without feeling overworked. The likeness also looks great, and the paint is pretty solid. It could have been very easy for the eyeliner to get out of hand. The paint is pretty clean through out, but there is some slop along cut lines. Around the bandanna and vest mostly. The pictures also give him a bit of a cross eyed look, but it doesn't look that bad in person. I do wish there was a bigger difference between the face sculpts, maybe a smiling or smirking Jack, but the second face is a welcome addition. The one other thing I will say is that there is a very clean paint job on this figure, a little dirt here or there wouldn't have gone amiss. He is a Pirate after all.
The one thing I try not to push too far with expensive Japanese figures like this is the ARTICULATION. I'm always over cautious because I don't want to break anything on this toy I invested so much in. But I have to say everything felt really solid and at no point did I feel like I was going to break something. There's a really nice tightness to all the joints but I never felt any resistance. I always marvel at the engineering on these things and I think they did a fantastic job hiding a lot of the joints. My favorite little addition is the articulated hair on the back of Jack's head. Such a great little touch otherwise it would have been really easy for the hair to become restrictive.
Jack Sparrow comes equipped with a great assortment of ACCESSORIES. He comes with two versions of his trusty compass, one open and one closed, both of which fit nicely in his hand. Jack's already wearing three belts but he also comes with a fourth. This one has his scabbard on it and you have to remove his head to drape it over his shoulder. The cutlass handle his also removable but it's only just the handle, the full size cutlass doesn't actually fit in the scabbard. I mentioned it previously but Jack has an alternate face sculpt; you need to remove his head, then remove his bandanna to swap it out. It all fits together nice and securely but I was expecting there to be magnets in there somewhere.
Now we come to the hands. Jack comes with 5 different pairs of hands, and they're all pretty essential for the character. They swap out pretty easily and stay in place nicely, but I am a little worried of the little pegs wearing out over time. He's got and standard pair of closed fists and a pair of open palms. Then my favorite pair which are semi-open "Jack Sparrow" fingers hands which really add a lot of character and personality. Then of course there is a pair to hold the cutlass and most importantly, a pair to hold the rum bottle with his pinkies up. A Jack Sparrow would feel incomplete without his good old bottle of rum, and we can't forget his trusty hat.
OVERALL, this is probably the best 6 inch representation of Jack Sparrow from any of the films. The only thing he's missing is a flintlock pistol but that's a fairly minor nit pick.The old NECA figures are still fantastic in my opinion, but come from an era of limited articulation. The 6/7 inch Zizzle figures are done is an almost cartoony style, but still a step up from the poor Jakks Pacific figures. However, the Revoltech Jack from a few years ago did come with an awesome base. Maybe I should look into that....
Be sure to check out my previous Pirates of the Caribbean figure review:
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