When you buy Cable, and display him at the cable company
Mezco One:12 Cable
One of my favorite Marvel Universe figures was their version of Cable. I collected at least a few, because, apart from being a fan of the character, I work for a cable company. The double entendre is not lost on me. At some point over my career, I paid it forward, giving a cool Cable figure to a friend / departing employee. So, consider me down one or two...but...not anymore! Thanks to Mezco's take on this metal armed time traveler, my office once again has, the exact right amount of Cable, in one of his most awesome forms!
The Good | The Bad | The Rest | Availability | The Pictures
The Good
When Mezco pulls out the light up feature, they do it right! Cable's eye lights perfectly, as do features on his chest, and I love the way the head nub lights up (under the head)
His face sculpt is a thing of beauty. a ton of detail, and the additional included head too. Both look great, and are awesome display options enough to make it a hard decision as to which
Not just the face, but the hair! Layers, lines, perfect color
Those guns, those beautiful guns. Massive, and one has two removable / swap-able clips!
One of the most satisfying figure features for me, holsters. He's got one on his front belt for a snug fitting hand gun / laser, and one on his thigh for a knife that looks like it might be able to do some damage to a real human
Cable is no acrobat, he's big, he's mean, and he's imposing. Mezco looks to be using a chunkier than average base figure here, or at least it looks that way to me, and it definitely works here. With the articulation provided, you can get him into just about any pose you'd need or want
Tons of hand options, closed fist, weapon holding, grasping, open handed
The Bad
Cable's batteries are under a removable piece of his upper back. So real estate there is already tight...but Cable walks around quite frequently with a gigantic weapon slung over his shoulder / hung on his back. Thanks to those batteries (I think?) that isn't a pose you can achieve here. A little bit of a bummer on this otherwise brilliant piece
I could not get Cable's stand foot peg in either foot. Sound off if you had the same problem. He's big, and he's heavy, so he balances well by himself, but work cleaning crews are kind of rough and I really like to have the extra stability of a foot peg
The rest
If you have Deadpool, you need Cable. if you love Cable, you need Cable. If you are into sweet shelf candy, also need Cable! Solid value in the package, light up feature, nice, chunky weapons, and a figure that plays the part better than most who have made an attempt at the character. Cable is an easy recommendation to pick up this Holiday Season for you, or a loved one! But he's sold out on the Mezco site, and on pre-order everywhere else...so pre-order, print out a picture, and give the gift of a great promise with Cable!
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