Gears Of War Series 2 Action Figure - Marcus

Looks great on top of the monitor !Bigger than expected but with great detail and flexability (if a bit stiff, but that helps keep the pose).Only gripes are the handle on the rifle kept falling off whilest trying to get it positioned and there is no holster for the pistol so it's easliy lost.

The figure looks awsome, and the detailing is perfect, the only problem i had with it is when i removed it from its package the handle on the side of the gun snapped, the left foot and the the right arm fell off and the rest of the parts that are "able to move" are so stiff that they may also snap

I work in a cube farm, and the only way to save my sanity is to add little trinkets that distract me from the fact that I sit in a cube all day. I bought this figure because Gears is one of my all time favorite shooters, and figured he would make a great cube decoration. Upon opening the package I tried ot move his arms. I thought to myself "if i was a kid who wanted to play with this, I would be furious" because the articulation is garbage. They may as well ahve just posed him in one stance and left it at that. The movement is useless. There really is only one good stance to pose him with the rifle, but it's a sweet pose.The detail of the figure is excellent though, lots of nice little touches on it. Great for sitting on my desk and reminding me that when I leave my lousy cubicle, I can go play Gears of War!For a toy, this figure would suck, but as a collectible or a desk top knickknack it's perfect! Great level of detail!

At first I was a little apprehensive about this figure due to so many people complaining about problems with it but when it arrived I couldn't have been happier. I am a huge Gears of War fan and avid figure collector, this Marcus Fenix figure definitly improved on both of those hobbies.My Marcus Fenix had absolutely no integrity issues. None of the limbs fell off and none of the paint was damaged. At first the shoulder joints were a little stiff but that changed easily enough. A lot of people complained about not being able to pose it very well, I had no problem posing this figure at all. The added articulation was very handy, I was able to put him in many different poses common for Marcus in the games. None of the other joints game me any problems, nothing broke when I tried to move them. I had no difficulty whatsoever placing the gun in his hands, albiet he can't really hold the assault rifle one handed that well but he holds it with both hands very well and in different poses (he stands at ease easily and in a ready-fire position). Some have said that they have had problems with getting him to hold the pistol and someone even said that he can't hold it at all. This is completely untrue I've had absolutely no problem at all with him holding the pistol either at ease or in a firing position.The paint and detailing is amazing, no flaws whatsoever and the detail on Marcus's face and armor is incredible. The gritty look they gave his armor was a great idea. Both the assault rifle and pistol are greatly detailed and the blood spatter on the chainsaw bayonette is a very nice touch. All in all a very well put together figure, then again I've come to expect this from NECA since only two of the figures I've recieved from them had any flaws (my series 1 jack Sparrow had a damaged arm as did my Order of the Phoenix Ron) but out of the dozens of NECA figures I've purchased I expected many more of them to have flaws. I'm very greatful for the attention to detail that NECA puts into their video game and movie character based figures. I am very pleased with NECA.I understand that others who have bought this figure had issues with them (broken limbs, damaged paint, ect.) but I suffered none of thise problems. I would highly recommend this figure to any fan of Gears of War or action figures in general. You simply have to be prepared for whatever might happen, just because a few of these figures have issues don't mean that all of them will. So, if you're willing to make a decission for yourself and not let others influence you then I say buy this figure, buy all of the Gears if you can and have a blast all you gear heads out there!

If you're a fan of the Gears of War video game series, then you'll recognize Marcus Fenix and his distinctive "Lancer" chainsaw assault rifle. This figure is very detailed and well-made. Obviously, it's more of a mini-statue than an actual toy, so don't expect a child to get much play out of it even with the enhanced articulation brag.The only caution I would offer is that the Lancer accessory is a bit delicate. The iron sights on the rifle are very fragile.