Halo 2009 Wave 3 - Series 6 ODST Soldier The Rookie

Let me start by saying I'm 26 and a collector of stuff I like. I buy figures, open them, pose them, and set them on display. I do not play with them or handle them much. That said, this is easily the cheapest figure I have ever owned. I read reviews before I purchased it, but figured the bad reviews came mostly from parents who bought it for their children. I was wrong. As I removed the figure from the plastic package, the shoulderpads fell off. Poorly fit. I cut off some flashing that had been left on and they fit better but would still fall off if the figure was held upside down. The joints were all stuck except for the head and elbows, all of which are extremely loose. Using a set of pliers I was carefully able to break the seals holding the stuck joints in place, however one of the legs still will not move and if I twist it any more I'm sure it will break off the ball joint. When I twisted the upper torso slightly, it came off. The ball joint holding it on also had some excess...Read more

As others have commented, leave it in the box! Upon removing from the box, the arm fell off, the armor fell off, and the legs can't move. I worked with it for a while and was able to get most of this moving and back together without to much work. You cannot pose the arms very well. The right hand has to be opened and stretched to hold the weapon. And do not for any reason think that a child can actually play with this. Like others, mine is on display only. It's very frustrating as this is my first purchase of the line of figures and I am extremely reluctant to consider making a second purchase.
All that said, the paint and detail on the figure is truly great. Still, it just seems like a half ass job.

I bought this for my 10 year old son, who has many Halo figures. The minute we took it out of the package, the arms tore apart, and would not hold back together. It is poorly made. Pieces were just falling apart and we couldn't put them back because they wouldn't stay in place. My son's reaction was, "Wow,this is cheap." I would not recommend it to anyone who plays with action figures, or collectables. The other Halo action figures, and collector's items that my son has were not 'cheap' like this one.