The success of a statue always comes from the combination of heterogeneous factors: sculptural quality, pose, the character's charisma, attention paid to detail, limited run. Among these, however, a constant key-element is no doubt the coloring. The prime examples are just the Bowen Faux Bronze statues, where the use of a polychromatic bronze tone (even applied on pieces already available in the catalogue of the American Company) allowed to create an entire line of products, very appreciated and sought after by all collectors. In this context, the Metallic version of Captain America can be considered a (very successful) experiment of Bowen Design. In fact, despite the substantially renovated sculpt over previous versions, the name of the statue itself is inspired by the color adopted for the costume, and in particular for the blue patches, characterized by a glossy and very original metallic tone. The statue, sculpted by Randy Bowen and released in 2009 with an edition size of 1165 pieces, depicts the character in a classic static pose, with more youthful facial features, looking lost on the horizon. For the first time the shield is placed on the back of the character (an idea which will be reproposed later on the Ultimate version), through two large and showy black buckles; this simple choice, together with the frontal position, allows to highlight the entire suit and the original coloring of the piece. The metallic blue stands out perfectly on the vertical white and red lines and points out at best both the contours of the peculiar "A" on the forehead and the large white star centered on the chest. The mighty pectorals, the details of the golden buckle on the black belt and the darker shades defining the muscles on the legs are also very well done. The base is the usual one, adopted by Bowen for all variants of the super-soldier in a static pose: cylindrical, with the American emblem in a bronze color, beautifully carved in relief. A very original statue, exhibiting a great figurative appeal, and a good opportunity to enrich the collection of all fans of the American super-soldier with a top-quality collectible.