Dungeons & Dragons Elkhorn Review

I’m all caught up with the superb NECA D&D line with Elkhorn, simply in time for them to announce some new figures! Let’s check out the Dwarf fighter, Elkhorn!

The field sports activities some properly atmospheric paintings on the entrance and the acquainted velcro-secured opening flap that reveals a pleasant massive photograph and window displaying off the determine.

Elkhorn comes with a ton of equipment together with a pack, knife, defend, jug, crystal, two axes, two hammers, a sword with sheathe, a torch, two heads, seven palms, and a crystal coronary heart. The palms are two units of grips, one for smaller objects and one for bigger, a pair of fists, and a extra open grip hand.

The pack is (ahem) filled with texture and pouch particulars. It attaches through a skinny clip on the pack that loops onto a strap on the character’s again. It’s a fairly seamless technique to connect when it comes to sculpting, although a bit tough at first. I discovered that it was method simpler to slip the pack onto the again when the ponytail or total head was off. There are a few loops on one facet that I used to be capable of squeeze the smaller axe into. I assumed possibly the hammers might go on there, however I wasn’t actually capable of make that occur with out warmth because the pommels are fairly thick. The highest flap of the pack can open and there’s space for storing in there, however I wasn’t capable of get his stuff in there because it’s pretty thick and the flap is fairly stiff. I nonetheless admire the hassle. The sword sheathe plugs into the facet of the pack and holds the sword actually tightly. Just a little frighteningly tight, like I’m afraid it’d break. The sword has some attention-grabbing design prospers on the hilt which might be introduced out properly with a wash and metallic paints.

The weapons are all ornately detailed, complimented properly with metallic paint and washes. Even the easier, woodsman axe has nice wooden texture within the deal with and hammered metallic on the pinnacle. I feel the knife may need picked up some paint from the sheathe once I tried to place it in backward by mistake.

The defend has good hammered texture and a few wonderful battle injury. It’s obtained a strap and a deal with inside which is a bit of tough to get onto his grip hand. The main points all pop due to the wash on the items.

The crystal, Coronary heart Stone, torch, and jug are all enjoyable marketing campaign equipment that he can maintain along with his extra open grip hand with a bit of finagling. I want it was barely extra open to make that simpler.

Lastly, he has two wonderful portraits, another stoic and another offended and each function lovely sculpting on that epic beard and oh so basic horned helm.

The sculpting on this man is unbelievable, capturing the texture of the unique determine whereas including a lot in the way in which of costume element and textures. He’s obtained completely squat proportions too. He reuses the legs of Zarak, which look unbelievable, however don’t transfer in addition to I’d like with the knees not fairly hinging 90 levels.

The articulation is in any other case first rate with:

• Swivel/hinge shoulders, wrists, elbows, forearms, hips, knees, and ankles
• Ball and socket head, neck, and waist
• Swivel ponytail

He’s obtained an overlay on the torso that flows right into a skirt they usually do impede a whole lot of leg and mid-torso movement, however the arms are very nice and the pinnacle will get a shocking quantity of motion contemplating the huge beard.

The paint is beautiful right here with most items getting a wash or drybrushing. I particularly like how the wash on the horns will get darker as they get near the helmet.

I additionally love the stout thickness of the construct and provides a pleasant selection to the gathering and a pure enemy for the half orc murderer, to not point out backup for the poor, outnumbered, Strongheart.

Total, that is one other winner on this line and a strong, playable determine. Elkhorn is the proper basic depiction of a dwarf in determine kind and he’s one in all my favorites to this point this yr. He’s a stiffer poser than I’d like, however the lovely sculpt and paints compensate for that. I can not wait to see what’s subsequent on this line and I’m crossing my fingers for Melf, Mercion, and Kelek!