“Now, SM-33 show me how to fly my ship”
As Skeleton Crew debuted on Disney+ in December 2024, Hasbro put a full wave of Skeleton Crew figures into immediate stock. The six-figure wave consisted of Jude Law’s mysterious character Jod Na Nawood, Captain Brutus, and the four main characters including Fern.
Like Neel and Wim before her, Fern’s packaging uses the subtitle of ‘At Attin’ which does indicate other versions of Fern might follow when in reality the figure represents the sole outfit we see her wear in the show aside from the disguises on Lanupa. The Skeleton Crew Galaxy Collection has been given a rich Yellow accent colour which is used on the character name and the side artwork. Fern is number 4 in the Skeleton Crew collection with her artwork sitting between Wim and KB in the larger connective montage. The rear of the box carries a repeat of this artwork and a short synopsis of the series rather than the character - avoiding any specific spoilers. The backing cards of each of the newer boxes are also now aligned to the same accent colour scheme and feature a background. For Fern, this artwork shows us a very plain section of planetscape and nothing specifically aligned to At Attin and more like the Observatory Moon.
Fern wears her primary costume from the season with a cream shirt, overlaid with a ribbed brown jacket with cream trim and added badges. There are five badges on the front of her jacket and two more on the left sleeve, all sculpted and then painted or with a more detailed decal applied. Fern’s trousers are a light brown with sculpted and painted knee pads in further brown tones and with a simple pair of brown tan boots. Fern is proportioned as we see on the show, standing taller than both Wim and Neel and at a similar height to her friend KB.
Fern’s head sculpt a fantastic likeness to actor Ryan Kiera Armstrong enhanced further using the standard face printing technology. Her hair, tied back into a ponytail is cast in brown and is attached to the head creating a clean line between skin and hair. The ponytail is plaited and curls around her neck and over the front of her shoulders as seen in the show.
Like her fellow crew, Fern features a backpack that utilises a hard sculpted pack in cream and softer plastic straps to allow it to be worn over the shoulders. The base colour is a bit off vs the place green tone we see on screen, which is a shame considering the wider attention to detail. On the backpack itself, this detail continues to include a central silver emblem on the flap and a black patch further down. There is a socket to the top which incorporates Fern’s sole accessory - a torch.
While Neel and Wim have multiple accessories, Fern only comes with her torch - a possible trade-off due to the broader range of decor she features on the jacket alone. The torch is another variation than those included with Neel and Wim, Fern’s torch is yellow with silver detailing and green and pink buttons on the central shaft. It fits in either of Fern’s gripping hands or slots into the socket in the backpack when not in use.
Fern has 17 points of pinless articulation which gives her a relatively wide range of posing options although the elbow joint is restricted to 90 degrees, and with no butterfly shoulders the arms are not quite as extensive as we might see on a more action orientated Jedi or Mandalorian figure. Fern is simple enough to pose and is stable once stood or positioned.
Fern is a strong recreation of her onscreen look in the Black Series 6-inch format. Her decor is impressive with the various badges of the jacket recreated to a good standard. She does lack accessories, and while the articulation is good the lack of context to pose her with apart from a torch does limit display options and while I can see Fern has a more complex decor application, it would have been nice to include her shovel from episode 1, the blaster she wields on Port Borgo, or even the weapons from At Achrann. The beauty of the wider Skeleton Crew wave is in combining the crew and displaying Fern with the other kids from the Onyx Cinder makes her and the other figures more than the sum of their individual parts.
Keep Track of all the Star Wars Black Series figures from Hasbro at our comprehensive
If you are reading this via a 3rd party website that is importing our newsfeed, please come and visit us directly and give us a follow on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Check out our direct news feed for more action figure news, reviews, and store reports
About Me : As a child of the 70's and 80's I grew up in a golden age for action figures and in my youth bought and sold myself through collections of Star Wars, G.I. Joe (Action Force) and M.A.S.K. while also dabbling in He-Man, Transformers and Ghostbusters. Roll forward and I am now reliving that Youth with the action figures of today and am a collector and fan of the larger 6-8 inch figures from my favourite movie and TV licences - including the ones mentioned above, but also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Who and the Aliens. I launched The Mephitsu Archives in 2015 with a view of creating a UK focused site or these figures where fans can pick up the latest action figure news, read reviews and get information on where to buy their figures and what is currently on store shelves. I hope I am delivering that to you guys...
Comments