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Sub Commander T'Pol Star Trek Enterprise Figure

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The romance between the human race and the Vulcan race is one of the most compelling themes of the new Star Trek series, "Enterprise." I use the term "romance" because the relationship between these two cultures is stormy to begin with, and only through the evolving teamwork of T'Pol (a Vulcan) and Archer (the human captain of the Enterprise) is something more meaningful slowly being cultivated. As T'Pol is half of the embodiment of this main dramatic theme, her action figure is an essential part of any fans collection.

Art Asylum, the sculptors of the figure, have done an outstanding job (their decication to perfection included scanning in the actor's head to render it exactly). They used a modern soft-plastic so that her hips have no seams; this is aesthetically pleasing but because it is fragile, this figure is best kept under glass in a display box, rather than being played with. Frankly, it and all of Art Asylum's Enterprise figures are works of art and should be displayed as such; you can buy window boxes at most picture frame stores.

Includes extra hands (including one giving the Vulcan peace sign) and silver phaser weapon, and Vulcan tricorder. You could not ask for more. Though some feel the use of the soft plastic at the hips was a mistake, as such materials may disintegrate in time.

Art Asylum's initial releases under the Star Trek license are excellent pieces, be they for the collector or for play.

The laser-etched figures in this line are top-notch. There are subtle things that the company has done right that some might not notice. For instance, Jolene Blalock (the actress who plays T'Pol), has a slightly crooked jawline. Sure enough, the T'Pol figure has that same slightly crooked jawline. The Archer figure shows Scott Bakula's features extremely well. Even the secondary characters, such as the Suliban Silik, and the Klingon retain many of the features of the actors who portray them.

All in all, a quality start for the new series of collectibles.

I'm told by toy and game industry insiders that it's next to impossible to get the marketing types to understand that there's a HUGE demand for sexy figures of popular fictional female characters. (Maybe they're like the auto industry execs at Ford and GM who keep trying to kill the Mustang, Camaro and Firebird because they don't want to admit how popular muscle cars are, even when they're selling well ... something about selling a type of product they aren't sure is in line with their "O so conservative image ... anyway ...) The fact that such figures sell out in record time seems inadequate evidence to make the case and so it can be hard to find such figures in stores even short days after they hit the street. I purchased this one as a gift for someone who is one of a growing army of adult collectors of such fun figures and he loved it. If you can find it (currently unavailable) ... it's a keeper.

I am a fan of the star treck series and couldnot resist getting the prodect when I saw it . It arrived in good condition and very promptly so I was very pleased.