DC Direct Series 5 Green Lantern Sinestro

Apologies for the packaging photo! I ordered Sinestro online and this is how he arrived, his card all over the place.

So continuing with a look at my budding Green Lantern collection, next up is Sinestro! Sinestro comes with a base

This base is really nice! I love that it's done in a green translucent plastic and includes the GL symbol.

And Sinestro also comes with a shiny metallic green power battery. There's a translucent piece of plastic through the middle of the battery which brings some light through, this is a really nice touch which makes the battery an excellent accessory.

Sinestro himself looks fantastic. But the lack of articulation is a real pain. I think that's a fair compromise for such a nice looking figure though, and let's be honest, these figures are aimed at the more adult collector.

A quick run down of the articulation then. Sinestro's head looks down, not up, and left and right. The shoulders are on a ball and hinge, there's a bicep swivel, a single jointed elbow and wrist swivel. The hips kick forward a little and there's a single joint at the knee. That's it. No waist or ab articulation, no ankle pivot, limited hip movement. It's a shame, but like I mentioned, Sinestro looks amazing.

Sinestro's suit is a vibrant metallic green and mat black with gorgeously sculpted musculature and line work.

The face is sculpted perfectly. Sinestro looks extremely satisfied with himself which is a strong look for the character. He has his signature larger head and pointy ears. His moustache is neatly painted and he has sharp metallic green eyes.

I love Sinestro as a character and this figure is such a fantastic representation of him as a Green Lantern. Now to find him in his Yellow Lantern suit...

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DC Universe Classics Green Lantern 75 Years of Super Power

I'm amazed it's taken me this long to pick up a Green Lantern figure. GL is one of my favourite DC characters so picking up one.. or two... or five GL figures was a no brainer. So what better way to start than with the Greatest Green Lantern of them all, Hal Jordan.

Hal comes with a couple of accessories so let's look at those. Firstly, you get a badge just as a little "collectors piece".

A base which is welcome, but is a little meh.

And of course, no Lantern would be complete without their power battery.

The battery is a nice sculpt but I really wish it was a darker green, like that of the suit.

There's a lot to like about this figure. Let's start with the paintwork.

The paint, for me, is most excellent on his hair. The hair has great light and dark brown paint on it giving it some nice realism. The mask is nicely painted and the whited out eyes really pop. The shading around Hal's muscles is good for bringing out the sculpted detail there.

And let's not forget the Lantern symbol. This seems to be a decal but it's very well applied.

The articulation is pretty top notch on Hal.

The head swivels and looks up and down, the shoulders are on a ball and hinge joint, there's a bicep swivel, single jointed elbow and wrist rotation. There's also an ab crunch and waist swivel.

The hips kick out all the forward, quite far back and all the way out to the side. This does mean he has a pretty unpleasing crotch area... There's hip swivel, single jointed knee and an ankle joint.

I'm a big fan of this figure, but he doesn't really work with my new DC Direct Sinestro...

I like the height difference, but it's the differences in the suits that I'm no sold on. By the way, Sinestro review is coming very soon!

Go Figure!