Bengal Sniper / Counter Intelligence Operation: Recall Wave 2 Action Figure Item No.: Asst. F015 No. Y1W2F4 Manufacturer: Locomotion Media Group Includes: Flat Rock Magnum .338 Sniper Rifle, Hard Shell Rifle Case, Mask, Silk Saree, Figure Display Stand, Art Poster Action Feature: n/a Retail: $30.00 Kickstarter, $25.00 on web store Availability: July 2026 Other: Ex-Hasbro guys and superfans made what amounts to Year #44 of A Real American Hero
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From a concept by fan Terrence Mollendor, Operation Recall Bengal may or may not be telling you something about the design team. Personally I would not put a bare midriff on any military figure, but I guess I probably wouldn't have gone with a dominatrix in glasses either. The design holds together incredibly well, with bright colors on her outfit that make her really stand out in an era where most figures are pretty drab. She feels like she would be right at home in 1993 when Battle Corps brought back animal prints a few years after we got Tiger Force.

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As you no doubt have realized, I'm no expert on military anything. As a kid I was mostly interested in animal sidekicks and sci-fi vehicles, and this new line has just enough of that to make me interested. This particular figure goes above and beyond with two purple accessories, a rifle case, and a dab of paint on a sniper rifle. It's $25, and you'll probably mutter "this had better be worth the $25" and I think it pretty much is.

The figure is pretty nicely done, with one glaring, problematic problem that I haven't seen outside of Hasbro. So let's get that out of the way. The first wave managed to tuck the copyright information out of the way, usually around the screw hole on the inner thigh. I had to poke around to find it. Sadly on Bengal, she has tons of sculpted detail on her tiger-stripes pants and boots. One of those detail are some visible copyright letters from the front, which I would say is some amateur thing but Hasbro hasn't been able to completely stop doing it over the past 17 years. The professional photography used to sell the figures do a great job obfuscating it, and for all I know it's easy to remove - but I'm not going to mess with it. But everything else? Pretty fantastic.

Her head takes a cue from modern figures with a glued-on wig. (The Midnight Ops redeco next year will have a long hair wig.) She has a red bindi, painted lips, plus eyes and brows that seem absolutely on-model for an old-style figure. Aside from the clearcoat on the skin, no notes. The factory did an exquisite job.

The torso is also great. I love the blue color for the shirt, plus the sculpted buttons are great. The fabric has little folds that seem way better on the final figure than on the prototyype, and it seems particularly tight in the back. I assume this is an intentional espionage choice, because if anyone in the field of battle should find her they'll be distracted by her abs in that split-second while they think "Man, maybe I should have skipped that fourth slice of pizza" before she gets them between the eyes. Or so is what I assume would happen. Body shame, dead. She also has a visible belly button, which is an uncommon detail on any 3 3/4-inch figure. She also keeps four bullets in her shirt, and I am sure Barney Fife would have something to say about that. Her elbows bend well, and I love the swivel blue gloves with the black bits on back. Her left arm has a a gold device with a bunch of painted black buttons that is a level of detail we don't see much, and there's a wrist cuff with ammo on her right hand that was absent from the prototype. I would say Retelo lost a bit of what made the prototype great along the way, while Bengal seems to have improved.

And how are the pants? Great. Retelo also had tiger stripes, but hers are grrrreat - because they're orange pants with black stripes, you see. There are painted knee pads with a subtle gold trim, a fancy dagger, pockets, painted straps, and a high level of sculpted detail. I don't know what you call the not-courdoroy grooves on her pants, but the sculpt is anything but subtle and it gives you a real sense of texture and feel on a plastic leg. Her belt has painted gold accents, and I think it's great. Honestly I just think it's superb that Tiger Force-ish details were included on a default deco on a figure, mostly because I always wanted more Tiger Force guys.

All the joints work well, and she stands with no problems. It was easy to get her balanced holding her rifle case, or just the rifle.

She has a lot of gear, but not too much gear. The saree hangs over the body and doesn't get in the way of any of the joints - that's really handy. The clip-on mask is made of the same material, and also fits pretty nicely. The rifle fits in the case like a glove, and the rifle itself has a dab of paint on the scope so it just looks a tiny bit better. She has no problems aiming the rifle, and of course the stand works just fine. I'm sure anyone who has education on those parts can tell you more about what makes them interesting, but I'm just seeing them and going "wow, everything actually works and fits!" It may sound like a low bar to cross, but I buy a lot of figures that don't meet those minimal standards of adequatulence.

Articulation meets expectations plus has added wrist swivels. If you've ever played with G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toys, the's almost precisely like them except her wrists. The range of movement is right where it needs to be.

I was rolling my eyes during the creator videos where they were going on about how this is a really great figure. But they were right. She's solid, with boots that look like she could take on the world and a sniper rifle that could cause serious damage. The wig is glued perfectly and the optional costume parts are a real plus. The tiniest of wrist details seem to be painted nearly perfectly... except for the copyright info on the boot. I just hate that. But that's my only complaint. She's only the second figure in this wave that I've opened, and I look forward to checking out the rest soon.

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