Having first appeared in Season 1 of The Mandalorian, Migs Mayfeld’s first figure in the Black Series was actually based on his Season 2 appearance when he helped Mando gain access to an Imperial facility. The Season 1 costume from The Prisoner would go on to be released in 2022 as part of Wave 9 of the Galaxy Collection. Migs is number 27 in The Mandalorian series.
Wave 9 is the last wave to include window packaging for The Black Series (until the decision to move to Plastic Free is reversed later this year) and uses the black base colour and the burnt umber accent colour assigned to releases from The Mandalorian.
Migs re-uses the head sculpt from the Imperial Disguise on Morak, and there is nothing wrong with that considering the sculpt is a good likeness to Bill Burr and this likeness is further enhanced by the photo-real print technology that brings a realism to Mig’s eyes as well as a more natural beard effect.
The figure itself is all new and features the basic combat suit that Migs wears for the republic prison transport heist. This includes a burgundy textured torso piece with dark blue sleeved arms, brown gloves, dark blue trousers and a pair of brown boots. Each piece is predominantly cast in the base colour, with the only obvious paint addition to the base body being the lower leg pieces with blue used to colour in the part above the boot to match the rest of the trousers.
The use of rubberised plastic parts to overlay the main body is used to great effect with Mayfeld with a relatively complex combat vest that includes two over the shoulder straps, a belt and four holsters - two on the chest and two on the waist that then also strap around the thigh. This piece is cast in a dark brown colour, but has further paint added to give a two tone effect to some straps with a lighter brown colour, and some metallic finishes to the clasps.
While many Black Series figures nowadays are lucky to get a single accessory, Mayfeld has a raft of additional parts as is determined by his costume and gear on screen. There are four identical blaster pistols included which are cast in a dark grey finish with a painted brown stock. These can fit into either of Mayfeld’s hands as both right and left hands include a trigger finger. When not in use - and obviously you can only use two at a time - they slot into any of the four provided working holsters. A fifth weapon is mounted on a backpack section that slots into a socket on Mayfeld’s back. The backpack features an articulated arm piece with two articulation points that then ends with a further blaster. This piece is also cast in a base dark grey plastic with a brown painted stock on the integrated blaster to match the other four. I have heard some feedback that getting this backpack into position is hard work as you have to line up the bracket through a hole in the strapping and into the back. I can honestly say this was not an issue on my figure and the installation was a breeze and the piece stays in place without incident.
This back piece allows Mayfeld to be posed with an additional group of articulation so the rear mounted gun can be extended and in a firing position over the shoulder, or folded away out of use. The figure then boasts 19 points of articulation including a pair of well hidden butterfly joints at the shoulders underneath the torso piece. The figure is entirely pinless with the joints worked into the sculpt rather than being very obvious, and while the joints are single at the knees and elbows, there is sufficient motion to allow Mayfeld to kneel, sit, shoot and do all manner of extensive action poses. Each joint is tight and secure and the figure stands well enough in most positions.
As a collector who has always appreciated the Scum & Villainy characters within Star Wars, Migs Mayfeld is a welcome addition to the line and outside of the more common Imperial and Clone Trooper variants we have seen more recently. The figure looks great, has a good level of decor, and a generous level of accessories for the Black Series including the articulated backpack and gun arm. Whether we will ever be able to expand on Mayfeld’s team beyond the already released Q9-0 is unknown, for now enjoy this one as it is a lot of fun posing for your display.
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