Pink Mark VI Review

Well, today is yet another Halo figure day, the second in likely a series of Halo 3 reviews. Up today is the D&R Lineups Exclusive Pink Mark VI Spartan Soldier. I just got done bowing to the majesty of Private Donut himself and now onto the mini-review.



The Pink Spartan (Mark V or VI) is one of them most well known armors permutations in the Haloverse thanks to it being featured in the machinima Red vs. Blue and being the armor featured by one of the most beloved characters in the series, Private Donut. Now whether you agree on its color (is it pink or lightish red?) or not, this particular figure is sure to add some definite color to your Spartan brigade.

This figure sports the cleanest paint job I've seen yet. The pink is very smooth and the striping and VI stamp are the crispest application of the bunch, so far. Rather than go with a blackwash on this light colored scheme, they chose a mid-level graywash that I think compliments the detail without providing too stark of a contrast or making it looks dirty or sloppy.

The Pink VI also sports some very solid articulation. Yesterday I said that the Steel ODST had some very smooth joints, today that's the case as well except in two areas. The right hand that was so troublesome with Series 1 Spartans was a bit stuck on my figure and I was worried about breaking or ripping it. It looks like McFarlane heard about our troubles because neither happened thanks to a smidge of force, some nimble fingers but most importantly a plastic that is neither too brittle or to gummy. The other area I had a bit of difficulty with is the right hip. It tends to pop out a bit at the connection to the hip swivel because of high tight the quad swivel connection is. I've seen this problem before so I'll see what I can do to fix that.

When it comes to accessories this figure has the same frag grenade that all the rest have sported. It's too bad there was no plasma grenade. That leaves us with the new addition to my Spartan arsenal, the M-90 Shotgun. This time around I think that the paint is a bit bland and I've got a lot more nitpicks with it than with the BR-55 Battle Rifle. To me it seems a bit undersized, it's definitely missing the the side-mounted flashlight and this time the lack of a punched trigger hole hurts a lot more than with the Battle Rifle. The grip does not slide far enough down into the hand to be able to pull off some of the cooler poses without it sliding or popping out because of how high it sits and how thin the grip is.

Those problems aside, the figure is still pretty fantastic. I know pink's not for everyone and that there's a fairly large stereotype that girls wear the pink armor and there's honestly nothing more brutal and humiliating than being beat down by someone wearing this armor. But get over that, think about Donut and take a look at the exceptional paint job and loads of articulation.

This figure is a must have. And since you can only get it from D&R Lineups, I'd order it while you still can, otherwise you're sure to pay around $40 or more for it once it goes out of stock. We've got a banner here to the left that will lead the way. Now go out and get me some headlight fluid and elbow grease, soldier.