After venturing into Original Series, the Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Discovery, EXO-6 is heading back to where the Star Trek adventure began as the company’s Star Trek: Enterprise lineup begins — with Captain Jonathan Archer.
The first EXO-6 entry from the Enterprise NX-01 crew, this 1:6-scale edition of Captain Archer is modeled after Scott Bakula’s Season 4 appearance with shorter, close-cropped hair. (This design is, as we understand it, the actor’s preferred character look, and a requirement for the Archer figure’s Bakula-approved design.)
This 1:6-scale figure of Captain Archer re-creates this iconic character in exquisite 1:6 detail. Standing approximately 12 inches tall, he wears the standard blue Starfleet jumpsuit with the NX-01 patch on the shoulder.
The original portrait sculpt of Scott Bakula as Archer was personally approved by the actor and has an authentic, hand-painted likeness.
Included with the Archer figure are the standard Earth Starfleet accessories you might expect: a 2150s-era phase pistol weapon (with hip-mounted holster), a flip-open communicator, and a hand scanner which has both ‘open’ and ‘closed’ attachments to portray the device in both positions.
Captain Archer’s loyal beagle, Porthos, is also included in this release as a fun touch, though EXO-6 is following Dr. Phlox’s recommendation and has not included any cheese for the dog to enjoy while on display.
We got a chance to see the figure prototype at the Mission Chicago convention back in April, which in better lighting does appear to be a pretty decent likeness of Scott Bakula — though as with all of EXO-6’s releases, we’re reserving final judgment until the finished product is in hand.
Other recent releases from EXO-6’s Star Trek lineup include Judge Q from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Commander Saru from Star Trek: Discovery — each of which are much more impressive in person then their preorder images suggested.
EXO-6’s forthcoming Star Trek: Enterprise Captain Archer figure is available for preorder now at $205 USD, and is expected to arrive to collectors near the end of this year.