Packaging - ***
The Packaging is up to standard McFarlane snuff. The graphics are well designed and clean, there's a nice picture of the figure incorporated into the design and all the text work is great. There's nothing special here but what is, is solid design work. I personally lean more towards minimalism in design and it seems increasingly Mcfarlane is as well.

Sculpting - ***1/2
This is about as perfect as you get sculpt wise folks. I don't hold sculpt as high as most do but there's no denying that McFarlane toys has mastered realistic human sculpting. It's rare to see this kind of attention to detail, proportion and natural pose in the realm of statues let alone action figures. 

That is not to say there's not things to complain about. The most noticeable of these defects isn't exactly a failure of the proficiency of the sculpting but rather the choice of what to sculpt. Whoever decided on the face sculpt chosen for the Army Infantryman should at the very least have his knuckles cracked with a big nasty ruler (preferably one of those steel drafting rulers). When looking through my pictures I was actually surprised by how much the silliness of his expression is lost in the photos. He actually looks sillier in person. 

My favorite of the sculpts, particularly the face sculpt, is that of the Navy Seal sniper. He has plenty of expression without looking ridiculous and has a gruff haggard appearance of a man who has been though a lot. 

Surprisingly the least interesting of the bunch for me was the Arctic ops Army Ranger. I say surprised as he seemed the most interesting, perhaps due to his not-camo gear. Out of package his pose and weapon just seem a bit bland compared to the rest. With all this praise about sculpting it should also be said that these suffer from what anything cast in plastic at this scale will suffer from. The details aren't as sharp as they could be, there's a few mold lines here and there, and the joins between pieces are a little detrimental. For this scale and market though these are about as good as it gets.

Paint - ***
The paint I wouldn't rank as highly as the sculpting. I have seen better, granted it was on much more expensive products, but the paint isn't "perfect". The sheer number of paint operations is impressive but at times the application of these operations falls short. I would think you may see better or worse if you have your pick but mine where shipped to me so I have no idea if these are the worst of the bunch or the best. The paint application isn't sub-par by any stretch and I'm very satisfied with the quality. Part of my problem is the style of the figures. They are meant to appear messy and dirty. Sometimes though this extends past realistic dirt and into the realm of messy painting. There's also some minor slop here and there, particularly on areas where small painted objects attached to the body come in contact with the body. The sniper's watch is a good example of this. Overall, especially for the price point and number of operations the issues with paint are easily over looked in my opinion.

Articulation - Bupkis
Do you even need to ask? What minimal articulation that exists is there to ease the assembly of the figures with their weapons and base. Without the arm articulation I seriously doubt I cold have gotten the sniper or infantryman's rifle into position. 

Accessories - Bupkis
Accessories are normally anything that comes in addition to the figures. Things that aren't attached to the figure itself permanently. I also tend to view accessories as items that add to the basic function of the figure and that the figure while successful without the accessories is more "fun" with them. In my mind this means none of these figures came with any accessories. Some of them just came needing some assembly. All needed to be placed on their bases. additionally the sniper and infantryman needed their weapons to be put in their hands and the engineer needed his mine sweeper placed in his hands. The Arctic ops guy only need to be attached to his base. 

Fun Factor - **
I guess it depends on what you consider fun. These could hardly be used for any sort of play fighting. If you where so inclined and where either a very rich bored adult or an equally spoiled child you could use these as sort of giant super detailed army men and stage mock battles with them. I'm not sure anyone would actually do that though. They're nice to look at and make a great display! How's that?

Value - ***
At about $12-15 a piece (Michael feel free to correct me here if I'm wrong), these are a fair value. If you compare to other figures in the same market you may even say their a bit more than a fair value. 

Things to Watch Out For - 
I received mine via the post so I'm not entirely sure if there are anythings to watch for. Based on prior experience with McFarlane product though I can guess. I'd keep an eye out for variation in paint work as you run across some that are significantly cleaner in their paint work than others. 

Overall - ***
These are nice figures. Outside of the very expensive 1/6 scale military market you won't find much else of this quality and diversity when it comes to American military figures.

SCORE RECAP:
Packaging - ***
Sculpt - ***1/2
Paint - ***
Articulation - Bupkis
Accessories - Bupkis
Fun Factor - **
Value - ***
Overall - ***

Where to Buy - 
These are showing up at stores like Toys R Us, and online options include:

- Killer Toys has the set of six for $65.

- Amazing Toyz has the singles for $12 or the full set for $65.

- Likewise, CornerStoreComics has the set of six for $65, or the individuals for $12.

- Clark Toys has the full set for $70, or the singles for $12 to $20, depending on the figure.