In this review, I shall be reviewing the Silurian General Restac and Warrior Alya figures from the Series 5 Wave 1G figures by Character Options. Both Silurians featured in the two parter 'The Hungry Earth' and 'Cold Blood.'
Starting off with Restac. Restac was the General of the Silurians and also Commander in the Silurian Military. The articulation on this figure is just below the usual standard. Head turns 360 degrees, bicep articulation, bends at the elbow, hands to a swivel. Also, knees bend and the boots turn 360 degrees. Everything bar the articulation at the thigh. Detail on this figure is superb as are most of Character's products. The face is detailed down to the last scale, Restac has brownish marks on her face unlike Alaya and these have been done well. One thing missing is the scar down her left eye. It's not the end of the world, but would have been nice with it.
The clothes on Restac are different to Alaya's and normal Warriors. Restac has a red coat on top of normal Silurian armour. Character have done a new sculpt for this rather than putting a red coat on top of an Alaya figure. The armour is sculpted onto the coat rather than being in separate pieces. Restac, like the warriors wore gloves, which help for the figure when holding a gun.
As said above, Restac comes with a gun, the one that she shoots Rory with at the end of Cold Blood, if memory serves correctly. The detail on the gun is great, done to replicate what is shown in the episode. CO could have easily just made the sculpt and paint it silver and not add all of the markings, but Character have gone that extra mike as usual and added the markings. It proves that Character Options stand out from the crowd. You'll rarely fond this sort of thing with Hasbro, who's detail to figures is appalling compared to CO.
There is a few paint marks on this figure, but barely noticeable unless inspected closely. I'd give this figure a well earned 8/10. I wasn't a particular fan of these Silurians and much preferred the ones from 'Warriors of the Deep' but it's a great figure nontheless. One thing lacking is the scar. Although not shown in the episode, it would have been nice if Restac came with the mask, as she looks great with it on.
Moving onto Alaya now. Alaya is a Silurian Warrior and is twin sisters with Restac. As both Silurians are twin sisters, both were played by the same actress, Neve McIntosh, so both figures are similar.
Alaya has the same articulation as Restac, which is slightly under Character Options normal standard. The head sculpt is similar, but without the brownish markings that Restac has. Also, both of my figures have a slightly different face colour.'I think this is due to production as my other Alaya has the same face colour as Restac.
The armour detailing on the figure is great, one of mine is slightly sloppy paintwork on the back, bit good otherwise. Pretty much everything has been covered on this figure due to the Restac figure Because they are so alike.
Alaya has 3 accessories, one is the gun, but the other two are the shackles and mask. I think the mask is great, the detail that has gone into it is superb and it looks fantastic when on the fire. The shackle is OK, not my favourite, but it's nice enough. The shackle fits around the Amy figure, so it might be useful in dioramas or figure stories.
Overall, I'd give the figure a 7/10, in my opinion, it's not as good as Restac and the hands are poor for holding the gun.
I hope you enjoyed this review, feel free to comment and give feedback!
