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With a little paint, time, and imagination, it’s pretty awesome what you can add to your Friday the 13th collection. Recently, Mezco release their 3 3/4 Cinema of Fear series featuring Freddy Krueger, Leatherface, and of course, Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter.

Today, I ran across an extra figure on the store shelves. The leg was broken off in the package, and I inquired about a discount which I received. I decided to just glue the leg back in place, and have a little fun with it by transforming it into another incarnation of Jason to add to my Friday the 13th collection. If it didn’t work out the way I wanted, I wasn’t out much considering what I paid for it. I have done my fair share of custom action figures in the past, but I can’t say I’ve ever worked with a figure of this size. I have to admit, I’m happy with how it turned out.  I will take better pictures very soon and add them to the article.

Source pic: Jason in "Jason Takes Manhattan"

This is what the Mezco 3 3/4 inch Jason looks like normally.

After customizing

New pictures added 9/28

 UPDATE: I know some readers prefer video reviews. So here it is in video form as well! Enjoy 

It’s been a while since Cinema of Fear series 3 hit the market and brought Jason fans a great figure sized version of Jason from Jason Goes to Hell. It was shortly after that release, we were given early pics of series 4 Jason that left collectors drooling at the thought of owning Jason in his Friday the 13th 3D guise. To tide us over, we were presented with a Cinema of Fear figure in February that wasn’t part of a larger series. This was to coincide with the release of the Friday the 13th relaunch film.  As great as it was, fans were still eager to get their hands on Jason 3.

The wait ends this month as Cinema of Fear series 4 has hit store shelves and online dealers nationwide (Surprisingly this time at Toys R us!)

Mezco has done another amazing  job with Jason Voorhees.  The packaging this time around is a noticeably different.  It’s smaller and not as well protected as previous series (which came completely covered in plastic). Though the figure looks great MOC, it’s how it looks out of the package that really makes this entry into the Cinema of Fear a must have!

The details on the 7 inch figure are just amazing. The paint application is spot on. Jason stands with his back arched just like in the film. He comes packaged with his trademark machete, an axe, the severed arm of biker gang leader Ali, as well as an alternate head with the axe chop from the finale of the film.

The mask on the primary head is removable, revealing a super ugly Jason. The sculpt is just a tad off in the nose, but for a 7 inch figure, it contains a striking resemblance to the look in the film. The axe chopped mask on the alternate head does not come off, however, the axe packaged with Jason fits into the wound perfectly.

Jason is articulated in the usual places. The shoulders contain a little maneuverability, and the shoulders twist in order to obtain various poses. The legs are stationary and posed in a motion that allows the figure to stand without trouble. The neck is ball jointed and allows a full range of motion and the waist is also ball jointed. The hands bend and twist at the wrist.

This may very well be the best of the Cinema of Fear figures to date. Mezco continues to do a great job and bringing us versions of Jason that other companies have failed to even try. If you have yet to get your hands on series 4 Jason, be sure to grab one now at Mezco’s official site or even Toys R Us! Cinema of Fear series 4 also features Dr. Freddy and Debbie Stevens (Roach Girl) from “A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master

Be sure to check out our massive gallery of pics of Cinema of Fear series 4 Jason complete with detailed pics as well as comparison/display pics of other Jason figures in my collection.

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They’re popping up on stores nationwide and they are easily two of Mezco’s best efforts to bring Jason fans items to add to their shelves. I’m talking about the Cinema of Fear 12 inch Roto figure from “The New Blood” and the Cinema of Fear 7 inch line series 3 Jason based on his appearance in the 9th installment of the series “Jason Goes to Hell”

Picking up the ball where McFarlane dropped it some 10 years ago with their Movie Maniacs series 1 Jason Goes to Hell figure, Mezco has managed to do a much better and more accurate job on their incarnation of Jason’s alleged final venture into the woods of Crystal Lake. Though he could stand to be a bit thicker, and is noticeably missing the small strands of hair as featured in the film, they capture the overall look of his head as well as many of his wounds he garnered throughout the film. Naturally, the mask it non removeable considering it never came off during the duration of the film. His legs have no articulation which works very well for a figure of this type. His arms can be posed in various poses and his neck and waist are ball jointed to achieve a few different options when displaying this piece. Mezco continues to improve on their paint jobs on the Cinema of Fear 7 inch line and it shows through very well on the Jason Goes to Hell figure. Mezco continues it’s tradition of offering a much better selection of accessories that previous rights owners have failed to accomplish. With Jason this time we get the body jumping Demon Jason, The dagger that ultimately sends Jason to Hell, and the evil heart of Jason Voorhees.

The figure displays very well with other Jason figures. So he’ll feel right at home in your Jason display.

Next up is the most excellent Friday the 13th part VII Jason in 12 inch roto figure form. If Mezco keeps this up, they’ll give Sideshow’s Jason figures a run for their money. This is a great way to go to get a 12 inch version of Jason in this form considering the increase in value the Sideshow Jason figures have seen in recent years.

Mezco has done just as good of a job at capturing the likeness of New Blood Jason. Especially when displayed without mask. The likeness when unmasked is brillaintly done. The paint job is once again superb. And as always, Mezco hooks us up with some nice accessories to vary our displaying options. With this big chunk of plastic we get the mask of course, but we also get a variation of the mask that is split down the middle to commemorate Tina’s interesting strategy of fending off Jason by tightening his gear up a bit. We naturally get his machete, his axe and we get a sickle blade to boot.

Jason goes dressed in a cloth shirt which is removeable though I couldn’t imagine why you would want to. A plastic chain is wrapped around his throat. His pants are molded on and his legs are non articulated which works best for these type of display pieces. His upper body is articulated in many places. His arms can be posed in just about any way imaginable thanks to some creatively placed joints and twists. His waste is fully turnable and he has some roto articulation in his chest and kneck thanks to some ball joints.

So if you were never able to get the Sideshow figure from The New Blood, this is a much more affordable route to take these days, and in more ways than one, a better looking piece of New Blood Memorabilia.

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