Enterbay HD: 1/4 scale Rambo III

[cap70]

Yeah i see your point,it could be more annoying in this size.But since people don't like visible joints,i would like to hear what they prefer instead if the joints is the excuse for not getting this,if they had any interest in the figure to begin with.

That's the problem here and in other forums. Some people have no interest, yet keep it up with the relentless nitpicking/bashing, trying to put down other collectors, or making everything an A x B company war, just for the argument sakes, like they are 12 year olds. And is always the same usual suspects. I just placed one in my ignore list after hearing way too much crap trow'd everywhere in this board..repeating the same thing over and over everywhere...enough is enough

 

[Desamo]

I like this figure but 400$ thats a lot of money.Still im maybe getting this Im not sure.

 

[a-dev]

I too would prefer a "realistic" statue over a articulated figure in 1/4 scale, just like their BL 1/4, but between rubber and the material used here..I will take the later any day of the week.

I'm not in that camp, I like poseable, I was just taking a crap on the subject of rubber. I'm sure some of it may be rubber but I mean rubber bodies in the sense of the old HT style where all joints are covered over.

It's true, unfortunately...

In a way I wish I shared his view and had the discipline to stick to 1:6.

 

[karamazov80]

Nice looking figure. Joints and all. The head looks a bit small for the body though.

Too bad it's the wrong scale.

Yeah, the 1/4 scalers are never gonna be the focus of my collection. Most I imagine picking up is a handful (like I do with PFs). Hopefully someone (I don't really care if it is EB or HT) revisits Rambo and Rocky in 1/6 scale format soon enough.

 

[Rock83]

No, I would rather they did this piece like the 1/4 Bruce Lee. I don't mind the articulation, as long as it's covered up like the first T-800. The next Batman and Joker pieces will be covered as well, so I will be getting those if I like the way they turn out. I think EB either needs to do characters like Rambo as a statue or choose characters that won't have obvious joints exposed. The exposed joints just make these expensive pieces look cheap to me.

I would not want rubber at all. Might aswell just make it a statue because I'd be too afraid to use the articulation. Plus rubber bending looks unnatural anyway, and its not like the 'muscles' behave any more realistically than plastic either - ie biceps will still be either relaxed or tight no matter what position the arm is in. Rubber would be pointless IMO.

Agreed. Hot Toys rubber figures looks terrible to me, with "breathing/molding holes" in parts of the bodies and the PJ can't even compare with the one here.
Not counting the problems many had with them, and the ones you mentioned.
Thanks, but no thanks. I too would prefer a "realistic" statue over a articulated figure in 1/4 scale, just like their BL 1/4, but between rubber and the material used here..I will take the later any day of the week.

I got the answer i wanted.None of you actually prefer Rubber or anything else over the excisting body with visible joints,just a damn shame you can't cover them up with a shirt or jacket of some sort.
Yeah i guess that's why people collect Statues.

That's the problem here and in other forums. Some people have no interest, yet keep it up with the relentless nitpicking/bashing, trying to put down other collectors, or making everything an A x B company war, just for the argument sakes, like they are 12 year olds. And is always the same usual suspects. I just placed one in my ignore list after hearing way too much crap trow'd everywhere in this board..repeating the same thing over and over everywhere...enough is enough

True,but i wasn't talking about them.Just curious to see what people would prefer over this body.It's pretty hard to believe for me that people would want Rubber over this,but again,some people like them and haven't had the same bad experiences with Rubber bodies as me so...

 

[Butters]

That's the problem here and in other forums. Some people have no interest, yet keep it up with the relentless nitpicking/bashing, trying to put down other collectors, or making everything an A x B company war, just for the argument sakes, like they are 12 year olds. And is always the same usual suspects. I just placed one in my ignore list after hearing way too much crap trow'd everywhere in this board..repeating the same thing over and over everywhere...enough is enough

Agree or disagree, but we are all entitled to our own opinions in the free world.

That's what discussion forums are for.

I'm not in that camp, I like poseable, I was just taking a crap on the subject of rubber. I'm sure some of it may be rubber but I mean rubber bodies in the sense of the old HT style where all joints are covered over.

Dutch is a good example of form over function; he has zero abdominal articulation but still looks great on the shelf despite the limitations.

 

[cap70]

I'm not in that camp, I like poseable, I was just taking a crap on the subject of rubber. I'm sure some of it may be rubber but I mean rubber bodies in the sense of the old HT style where all joints are covered over.

Gotcha. I love my EB T-800 1/4 cause the joints are covered, would have preferred a statue in Rambo's case since he is pretty much exposed, but that won't kept me from buying it, I still think it looks awesome and I will learn to live with the exposed joints and try to "mask" them the best I can.

 

[steven.giunta]

I would not want rubber at all. Might aswell just make it a statue because I'd be too afraid to use the articulation. Plus rubber bending looks unnatural anyway, and its not like the 'muscles' behave any more realistically than plastic either - ie biceps will still be either relaxed or tight no matter what position the arm is in. Rubber would be pointless IMO.

I disagree,the bts god bruce lee was an inovation,granted the rubber was bad and had only problems but as far as the look and movemeant it set a new bar.the muscles in the arm flexed like real arms when it was bent.if they could find a better rubber to use,it would be unreal to see muscles

 

[karamazov80]

I agree with the Dutch comment, assuming you don't try to use his long sleeve shirt. . .it is not well tailored on that figure. Also assuming you don't want to bend his arms very much.

 

[Butters]

I got the answer i wanted.None of you actually prefer Rubber or anything else over the excisting body with visible joints,just a damn shame you can't cover them up with a shirt or jacket of some sort.
Yeah i guess that's why people collect Statues.

Rambo may as well have rubber arms, because he looks as though he has about the same range of articulation as a figure you would safely pose with rubber arms.

 

[DFanatic]

Looks great aside the visible joints. I'm sorry but I just can't stand these joints... and please, spare me the "Then just buy a statue" or "action figures are supposed to have visible joints" BS. I think we are far enough in the game where these companies can come up with a better idea for the joints. Why HT and EB aren't using that seamless silicone body with a posable endo-eskeleton is beyond me. They should start innovating NOW otherwise 5 years from now we have to buy these things all over again.

Figure looks good overall but is far from being on the same level as the T-800. I was actually expecting it to cost a little less, around the $350 range just because it doesn't look as polished as the T-800 (I mean the leather clothing and attention to detail).

 

[cap70]

True,but i wasn't talking about them.Just curious to see what people would prefer over this body.It's pretty hard to believe for me that people would want Rubber over this,but again,some people like them and haven't had the same bad experiences with Rubber bodies as me so...

I know you weren't, but I wanted to talk.
I don't like rubber either for many reasons. But for each his/her own.

 

[Butters]

I agree with the Dutch comment, assuming you don't try to use his long sleeve shirt. . .it is not well tailored on that figure. Also assuming you don't want to bend his arms very much.

It looks like Rambo is going to have the same arm limitations as Dutch, but with visible joints. I honetly think Rambo would look better with Rubber arms at 1/4 scale.

 

[karamazov80]

To Butters' point, I don't agree. Having had several figures from HT with the older (Dutch/Redfield) and newer muscle bodies (TTM19), the latter gives you way more poseability than the former without feeling that you are gonna damage something. I never could get Dutch to hold his machine gun the way I wanted him to, because they wouldn't hold a 90 degree pose that you could rotate. Never had that issue with the TTM19.

 

[Butters]

Looks great aside the visible joints. I'm sorry but I just can't stand these joints... and please, spare me the "Then just buy a statue" or "action figures are supposed to have visible joints" BS. I think we are far enough in the game where these companies can come up with a better idea for the joints. Why HT and EB aren't using that seamless silicone body with a posable endo-eskeleton is beyond me. They should start innovating NOW otherwise 5 years from now we have to buy these things all over again.

Figure looks good overall but is far from being on the same level as the T-800. I was actually expecting it to cost a little less, around the $350 range just because it doesn't look as polished as the T-800 (I mean the leather clothing and attention to detail).

I was hoping for more "innovation" based on the way Enterbay were hyping things up. Besides the weapons and paint/sculpt, I'm just seeing a larger version of a 1/6 figure with a much bigger price tag attached to it.

 

[francsicoliger]

I do not know what happened to Enterbay, but those visible joints, damaging the the final result, much like Jake Sully 1/6 from Hot Toys. I expected better figure, but that unions arms, I took me all interest.

Enterbay please "innovation" no "degradation"

 

[a-dev]

Why HT and EB aren't using that seamless silicone body with a posable endo-eskeleton is beyond me. They should start innovating NOW otherwise 5 years from now we have to buy these things all over again.

Yeah but if these innovations come up with problems as sometimes happens with brand new techniques you'd end up having to buy them again anyway.

 

[Butters]

To Butters' point, I don't agree. Having had several figures from HT with the older (Dutch/Redfield) and newer muscle bodies (TTM19), the latter gives you way more poseability than the former without feeling that you are gonna damage something. I never could get Dutch to hold his machine gun the way I wanted him to, because they wouldn't hold a 90 degree pose. Never had that issue with the TTM19.

I was only speaking about Dutch from an an aesthetic point of view, the TTM19 is obviously a huge leap forward with regards to articulation and dynamic posing.

 

[Rock83]

Where is that White bag from though?I can't remember Rambo carrying THAT around.

The Price on this is not that bad either,400$ shipped is nothing to complain about imo.Check HT's Avatar figure which is 300$ before shipping because of the size and really lacks in accessories allthough it doesn't need much.Rambo comes with a bunch of cool accessories in real metal,you really get your money's worth.

Good figure for a very decent price.

 

[Butters]

I do not know what happened to Enterbay, but those visible joints, damaging the the final result, much like Jake Sully 1/6 from Hot Toys. I expected better figure, but that unions arms, I took me all interest.

Enterbay please "innovation" no "degradation"

I don't think I would have bought Jake if he had the same joints at 1/4 scale. I guess I expect more from 1/4 than 1/6. Isn't that the point of 1/4?