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'06 | #64 Commander Appo - Episode III RotS (Reviewed 12-24-2006) 

Includes:
• Blaster Pistol
• Base 

Click thumbnail for large image Spice: The fearsome Commander Appo is no doubt a highlight from Wave 9 and most likely will be a rough  find for many. We've all been in great anticipation of the engineer who most likely ordered the smack down on Zett Jukasa right in front of Senator Bail Organa. While his screen time was very short, there is still quite a buzz about Appo and if there could be an extended scene in Revenge of the Sith, I'm sure for many of fans it'd have to be Darth Vader's assault on the Jedi temple. This action figure is a must have for your Kmart battlepack. For those of you who are into packaging, the cardback artwork leaves nothing to be desired.

Click thumbnail for large image The action figure itself is nearly flawless. However the main flaw that I will repeatedly whine about would have to be the ball and socket head. First of all I'm very much against a named Clone Commander not being able to remove his helmet. The fact you can still see the ball right under his chin is almost flat our embarrassing for Hasbro. This is a high profile character. If the ball was dropped anywhere it'd have to be the lack of a head. The articulation is flat our perfect and I really don't see where they missed anything in that department. The wrists, shoulders, torso, knees, ankles and waist all complement any pose you could try to create. They didn't cheat us anywhere with the mold.

Click thumbnail for large image If they did anything to appease me and make my viewpoint change it would have to be in the paintjob where they really went all out. There is various dirt and battle ware throughout the armor, in fact they even managed to get some on the feet! If we could have only seen this kind of detail in another figure that had a pauldron. However I can't say enough about the paintjob which really does say something about what they could be doing on every release. Commander Appo is no doubt worth picking up, and I'm sure custom makers will be picking up one or two if given the chance.

Spice - It was just about disgusting to learn the Combat Engineer Clone Trooper has the removable helmet feature. I'm wondering why Bacara, Appo and many others do not have a helmet when they were bright enough to name themselves. However this figure is still going to be a smash hit and in high demand.

(Figure '06 | #064, Asst. No. 87342, Item No. 85770, Backing Card P/N 6495806000, Window Insert P/N 6616310000) 

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