Update: After taking yet another fall during taking these pictures, one of the claws on Atlas’s Portal gun snapped off. The garbage arm articulation makes it difficult for him to hold the gun in any way that looks natural, though. It’s a bit difficult to cram into his hand, but it stays well enough, just at an odd angle. The light on mine is a little touchy and doesn’t like to stay on, but it looks good enough. It’s the same as Chell’s portal gun, but with blue stripes and a purple light rather than blue. Speaking of LEDs, Atlas comes with his own Handheld Portal Device as his sole accessory. I didn’t even realize this was a feature until I opened these guys, and it really does sell the figures. The button is well-hidden on the side of his central sphere (which can move left, right, and down with ease, but the flap above his eye prevents him from looking up), and when activated looks amazing. His hands are nice, with a good ball jointed wrist and ball jointed thumb.Ītlas does win back some points for having a fantastic blue LED for his eye. The simply hinged ankles don’t help much, either, especially with the bent shins on mine. His elbows and knees are simple hinge joints and work well enough, though without hips his knees are effectively useless (and incredibly loose on mine). The best you can do is wiggle his arms and legs, which is a huge bummer. When I first tried to pose him, I expected much more articulation from the shoulders because it looks like it should move fairly well with all the ball joints involved, but I ended up snapping one of the pistons. It’s a neat concept, but it utterly fails in practice. Instead of giving the figure normal joints for the shoulders and hips and leaving the hydraulic design simply cosmetic, NECA opted to make the hydraulics functional with five ball jointed pistons on each shoulder and three on the hips. This could be remedied by adjusting the leg joints, but this exposes the figure’s downfall: articulation. Unfortunately, my Atlas’s legs were bent awkwardly in package, and he has issues standing. I love the mechanical designs of Portal, with smooth, round white panels covering mechanical detail everywhere, and Atlas reflects that fairly well in the figure’s sculpt. So, when I saw NECA’s Atlas and P-Body on TRU shelves and bought them, in a way, the trend continues.Ītlas’s design is basically a Core with arms and leg armatures bolted on, and seems to be the function of “Player 1” in multiplayer. However, I did not get a chance to play the game’s co-op multiplayer. While Half-Life and TF2 I have yet to get around to, I did eventually find Portal 2 for a decent price and got to play it. I did this with Gordon Freeman from Half-Life, the Heavy from Team Fortress 2, and Chell from Portal 2. We will review this photo and contact you at our earliest convenience to discuss you options in relation to the product issue.I have a strange habit of seeing NECA toys from various franchises, usually video games, and buying them just because the toy looks cool without having played the video game. Upon us receiving the notification of damage or a manufacturing issue, we may request photographic evidence of the parcel and/or the particular product that has the issue. Popcultcha will only accept returns, process refunds, or exchange goods if we are contacted or notified within 7 days of you receiving the goods at your nominated delivery address. If this is the case with your item, please contact Popcultcha immediately via email to or via telephone on 1300 586 291 (Aussie Hotline) or +61 3 5240 7979 (International Customers). However, sometimes items do become damaged in transit or there is some sort of manufacturing issue thereby making the goods unfit for their intended purpose. We recognise the importance of buying mint condition collectables and do the best we possibly can to ensure they remain that way from door to door. Here at Popcultcha, we take pride in ensuring that your goods are packed carefully and arrive safely to your nominated delivery address. We don't like to brag at Popcultcha, but having been in the collectables industry for over 27 years now, we know all about mint condition collectables and the fastidious nature of collecting stuff! What's more is that most of us Popcultcha Peeps are collectors ourselves! What this means for you is that we pack your orders the way we like to receive our own orders, so we take the utmost care in ensuring your goodies get from our HQ to your home safely and securely.
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