EXO-6’s fifth Star Trek figure is the company’s first trip back to the Original Series, and their first venture into the dark world of the Mirror Universe!
The new 1:6-scale Commander Spock figure is making its way to preorder collectors now, crossing over from the legendary 1967 Star Trek episode “Mirror, Mirror” and onto the EXO-6 lineup. The 12″ figure carries a striking recreation of Leonard Nimoy’s visage, from his goatee and dark eyes to the pointed Vulcan ears under the iconic bowl cut.
An officer in the Imperial Starfleet, this version of Spock wears a shiny wraparound duty uniform, adorned with gold piping, medallions, and the distinctive golden sash worn by members of the ISS Enterprise crew — and he’s balanced on a pair of knee-high pebbled imitation-leather boots.
Under the uniform jacket collar is a cravat tied under Spock’s neck; when positioned just right it creates a raised navy-blue collar, though it has a tendency to come out of place and ride up the back of the neck as the figure is repositioned — a minor annoyance, but tolerable.
The iconic gold sash also had a little bit of difficulty staying tied in a matter to allow it to fall properly down the left leg; the delicate nature of that metallic fabric had a thin stitch to hold it in place which came free when the Velcro-closed jacket had to be adjusted.
(This very well may have simply been user error on my part, as the Sideshow unboxing didn’t have this issue.)
Along with the usual variety of different interchangeable hands, this edition of Commander Spock figure has two special hand options: a flat-palmed right hand to offer a hearty Terran salute, and a wide-fingered right hand to forcefully mind-meld with an unsuspecting victim.
Appropriate for this era in Imperial Starfleet history, Commander Spock’s accessories include a standard-issue hand phaser (in both Type I and Type II configurations), a steel dagger worn in a hip-mounted sheath… and an agonizer unit, ready to apply punishment to any officer who deserves it.
The right hip magnet holds the Terran blade white well on Spock’s hip, but the left magnet for his phaser was a little less reliable — because there are two magnets in the tiny phaser (one used to hold the Type I in place), the counteracting magnetic force cancels out some of the ‘stick’ on that hip-mounted holster magnet.
Of all the figures EXO-6 has released in its two-year run, Commander Spock is far and away its most successful face sculpt to date (with last winter’s Captain Janeway in second place).
While the accessories are a little underwhelming compared to some of the other options — no tricorder or phaser rifle, etc. — that’s something we can’t really complain about as it’s accurate to the character as portrayed in “Mirror, Mirror.” (Perhaps an agony booth accessory could join the figure sometime down the road!)
As the first entry into the Original Series era for EXO-6, Commander Spock is a clear winner, and it seems only natural that one or more of the other ISS Enterprise crew will join this release in the future — a mirror-uniform Uhura or scarred security officer Sulu would be a nice match, assuming Captain Kirk isn’t the frontrunner.
“Mirror, Mirror” isn’t EXO-6’s only planned trip to the Terran Empire of course; the company has already hinted towards plans for an Emperor Phillipa Georgiou figure, from Star Trek: Discovery’s visit to that alternate universe back in 2018.
As with their previous releases, EXO-6 has already sold out of this figure for direct purchase, but you can still find it through resellers like Sideshow where you can preorder through their store for a May 2022 projected delivery.
Next to arrive to preorder buyers will be the “Encounter at Farpoint” Judge Q figure which went up for presale a few months ago; the company is currently taking preorders for its 1:6-scale Enterprise-E captains chair replica from Star Trek: First Contact.
EXO-6 will also be presenting at the upcoming Star Trek: Mission Chicago convention in early April, where the TrekCore team will be in attendance — and we’ll bring you any news that breaks at the event right here, so stay tuned.!