You may have noticed that I love the Mythic Legions line from Four Horsemen Studios, but, like any collector, I do have a nit to pick with the line. With the Kickstarter programs there are just so many awesome figures released at the same time that I’m not comfortable dropping all of that money in one go. Fortunately for me, the Four Horsemen do re-release figures in all-star waves. This time around I picked up Skapular the Cryptbreaker. Let’s take a look!
I love Skeletons, but for the first Mythic Legions campaign I tried to spread my pledge out among several different factions to try and sample a lot of different body types. As an army builder, I decided to spend my Skeleton Warrior money on a 6-pack of the army builder figures, and Skapular just missed the cut.
Skapular has a great unique, but classic look with his hood/helmet combo and cloth tabbard. It’s straight out of D&D and looks sharp, detailed, and has a really solid silhouette.
Skapular comes with a shield, two shoulder pads, a spear, a knife and a chest strap. The shield has a really slick paint job with a neat design and a bit of weathering. The spear and knife and strap are super familiar for anyone collecting the line, but they fit in the hand nicely and are cleanly sculpted with a classic look.
I think Skapular looks best with both shoulder pads on. Something about the way the skeleton arms merge with the tabard torso looks a little too slim without them.
The articulation is Mythic Legions standard with:
- Swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, hips, knees, ankles, and wrists
- Ball-jointed waist and head
- Swivel neck and forearms
The head articulation is not as mobile as most Mythic Legions figures due to the hood design, but it still moves nicely.
The paint is really nice on this guy. The metallics are nice and the armor has some gold that brings out all that nice detail in the sculpt. The tabard also has a dark airbrush that highlights the folds in the cloth. It’s a sharp-looking paint job.
Overall, this guy is pretty great. He goes really well with the rest of my Skeleton Army and I’m glad I had another chance at this figure at non-scalper prices.
