Hot Toys – MMS202D04 - 1/6th scale RoboCop Collectible Figure

[Chad Man]

Here is my robocop

 

[YankeesFanboy]

Well, I did it. This morning, I popped my RoboCop cherry. I ran my fingers across his shiny surface and it was good. All of my fluids have been drained and my baby food has been eaten, thoroughly. And he let me keep the shirt!

I originally had POed just the figure, but decided to get Robo with the chair. Here are some thoughts. Apologies in advance if I'm covering old ground, but perhaps Freaks who are still on the fence will find some of this useful.

The Good - The packaging and presentation look fantastic. The box is nice and sturdy and the plastic sleeve is a very nice, classy touch. The shipper even comes with a handle to help with carrying. HT was considerate enough to include a piece of cardboard to protect the box from the handle. It came in handy.

Inside, everything is packed very securely. There are plastic sleeves around Robo's head and limbs, so he arrives in pristine condition. It was a ***** to get the plastic off of his legs, because I didn't want to break the pistons, but I managed to get it done. The right arm arrived detached but it was a quick fix.

I was lucky in that, as far as I can tell, Robo's head, as well as his BD helmet, are free from scratches. I was not as lucky with his chest - there's a very small scratch on one **** and a few tiny black dots. I guess that's not too too bad.

The joints are tight...very tight. I almost pinched a loaf as I heard a "pop" as I moved the left arm forward for the first time. I almost evacuated my bowels again as I got his legs to move. As you all know by now, this is a very, very articulated figure, from his head to his toes. This is a very, very good thing.

The articulated fingers are delicate as ****, but they really are a marvel of toy engineering. I didn't want to put them through their paces for fear of breakage, but they're probably as poseable as real fingers.

The data spike hand is nicely-detailed, but it also feels very fragile, as if there's no give in the spike. Be careful whenever you're handling it, especially if you're going to be switching out hands.

Yeah, it's a gimmick and it's debatable whether or not it should be on a high-end collectible. But the sound feature turned out great. As soon as I flipped the switch and heard the Prime Directives, I grinned like a simpleton. The sound quality is also quite good, considering it has to travel through a chest plate.

The Bad - Yep, the armor's silver. There's no getting around it. I have a very low watt light bulb in my kitchen and the armor's still very bright. It's not a muted silver, either, he be silver. It goes without saying, but I would've preferred a gunmetal gray.

There's also very little purple paint on my figure, it's barely there. I don't like that. The mouth plates are at least a shade too dark as well. I really don't like that. It significantly detracts from the look of the head and the figure, at least to me.

The chair looks very nice - there's a good bit of weathering and there's a decent amount of articulation. But the wiring is very fragile and the right armrest is a little cockeyed on mine. I don't think it's worth asking Sideshow for a replacement, but I'm curious - does anybody else who bought the chair have this issue?

I bought the chair because I wanted to buy everything from this line. But unless you absolutely have to have it, it's a pretty easy pass. Especially for the additional $125.

The Ugly - I didn't bother opening the holster because I barely looked at the instructions and I didn't want to break it, or scratch the paint around the tab. I'll try next time, just to make sure it's working properly, but I already know it's laughably inaccurate. It's not a feature I'll ever use anyway.

Unless I now have the strength of a toddler, I also could not remove the cover from the back of the remote. I tried and strained until my fingers turned red, but it barely budged. WTF, Hot Toys? I hope Sideshow will replace it.

Well, there it is. I've waited 27 years for a high-end RoboCop and I finally have it. Considering problematic issues such as paint and the holster, it should probably get an 85. But because it's Robo, I'll give it a 90/100.

 

[YankeesFanboy]

Holy crap, sorry for the Wall of Text. I wanted to be thorough, but perhaps I was overly so.

Great pics, ChadMan.

 

[YankeesFanboy]

Them's be fighting words boy!!!

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I really like having the diecast bits on this figure, it makes it feel really nice in your hand and gives the whole figure the illusion of metal. As far as the DC gun goes, again it just feels really nice in your hand. Nice an weighty, premium. Considering HT advertised this as die cast and for some reason or another didn't put that much on it, they most likely just made a gun out of it because it was easy. And to avoid total false advertising.

Exactly. This is why we got a diecast gun.

 

[pjam]

Very nice, cm!

Here is my robocop

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[Mr. EcKo]

That's hilarious, my Robos right arm was detached also when I unboxed mine . I will have to check my docking station for you later and see if mine is cockeyed
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[Vortex]

Well, I did it. This morning, I popped my RoboCop cherry. I ran my fingers across his shiny surface and it was good. All of my fluids have been drained and my applesauce has been eaten, thoroughly. And he let me keep the shirt!

I originally had POed just the figure, but decided to get Robo with the chair. Here are some thoughts. Apologies in advance if I'm covering old ground, but perhaps Freaks who are still on the fence will find some of this useful.

The Good - The packaging and presentation look fantastic. The box is nice and sturdy and the plastic sleeve is a very nice, classy touch. The shipper even comes with a handle to help with carrying. HT was considerate enough to include a piece of cardboard to protect the box from the handle. It came in handy.

Inside, everything is packed very securely. There are plastic sleeves around Robo's head and limbs, so he arrives in pristine condition. It was a ***** to get the plastic off of his legs, because I didn't want to break the pistons, but I managed to get it done. The right arm arrived detached but it was a quick fix.

I was lucky in that, as far as I can tell, Robo's head, as well as his BD helmet, are free from scratches. I was not as lucky with his chest - there's a very small scratch on one **** and a few tiny black dots. I guess that's not too too bad.

The joints are tight...very tight. I almost pinched a loaf as I heard a "pop" as I moved the left arm forward for the first time. I almost evacuated my bowels again as I got his legs to move. As you all know by now, this is a very, very articulated figure, from his head to his toes. This is a very, very good thing.

The articulated fingers are delicate as ****, but they really are a marvel of toy engineering. I didn't want to put them through their paces for fear of breakage, but they're probably as poseable as real fingers.

The data spike hand is nicely-detailed, but it also feels very fragile, as if there's no give in the spike. Be careful whenever you're handling it, especially if you're going to be switching out hands.

Yeah, it's a gimmick and it's debatable whether or not it should be on a high-end collectible. But the sound feature turned out great. As soon as I flipped the switch and heard the Prime Directives, I grinned like a simpleton. The sound quality is also quite good, considering it has to travel through a chest plate.

The Bad - Yep, the armor's silver. There's no getting around it. I have a very low watt light bulb in my kitchen and the armor's still very bright. It's not a muted silver, either, he be silver. It goes without saying, but I would've preferred a gunmetal gray.

There's also very little purple paint on my figure, it's barely there. I don't like that. The mouth plates are at least a shade too dark as well. I really don't like that. It significantly detracts from the look of the head and the figure, at least to me.

The chair looks very nice - there's a good bit of weathering and there's a decent amount of articulation. But the wiring is very fragile and the right armrest is a little cockeyed on mine. I don't think it's worth asking Sideshow for a replacement, but I'm curious - does anybody else who bought the chair have this issue?

I bought the chair because I wanted to buy everything from this line. But unless you absolutely have to have it, it's a pretty easy pass. Especially for the additional $125.

The Ugly - I didn't bother opening the holster because I barely looked at the instructions and I didn't want to break it, or scratch the paint around the tab. I'll try next time, just to make sure it's working properly, but I already know it's laughably inaccurate. It's not a feature I'll ever use anyway.

Unless I now have the strength of a toddler, I also could not remove the cover from the back of the remote. I tried and strained until my fingers turned red, but it barely budged. WTF, Hot Toys? I hope Sideshow will replace it.

Well, there it is. I've waited 27 years for a high-end RoboCop and I finally have it. Considering problematic issues such as paint and the holster, it should probably get an 85. But because it's Robo, I'll give it a 90/100.

Nah i'm just ****in with ya.

 

[olbertfrog]

Congrat yankee

I think the die cast gun is to justify the figure being in the die cast series.
Seriously calves and biceps only, they call it die cast figure?
Its a ******* cyborg in armor and thats all they managed to do die cast.
The figure should have been priced around 250$.

Now i dont really care for the die cast as i think we might risk to Encountered problems like the cap shield... Well we ll see

 

[Bo Shrek]

thanks Yankee for the review. Crazy how HT has us all by the balls. The colour is so off yet we say it's the BEST Robocop to date. It is marketed as Diecast yet it is less that 30% of the figure. Would be equivalent to saying "sound features" and only having Robocop saying one line? This figure is a very hard call for me as it will be the most expensive HT I have purchased and it will be the most inaccurate? Obviously I'm interested that's why I'm hanging around here with you good folks but it's crazy.....so crazy!

 

[RiggsMcClane]

thanks Yankee for the review. Crazy how HT has us all by the balls. The colour is so off yet we say it's the BEST Robocop to date. It is marketed as Diecast yet it is less that 30% of the figure. Would be equivalent to saying "sound features" and only having Robocop saying one line? This figure is a very hard call for me as it will be the most expensive HT I have purchased and it will be the most inaccurate? Obviously I'm interested that's why I'm hanging around here with you good folks but it's crazy.....so crazy!

I've been on this same fence up until now. This . . .

Yep, the armor's silver. There's no getting around it. I have a very low watt light bulb in my kitchen and the armor's still very bright. It's not a muted silver, either, he be silver. It goes without saying, but I would've preferred a gunmetal gray.

. . . seals the deal however. Despite the pics, videos, opinions, I was really waiting around for someone honest enough to come right out and say it. I think more people should be pissed off about this but I get it. It's a Robodrought and you take what you can get. I'll cross my fingers concerning the BD release but if it turns out far to bright as well I have no issue with waiting around a few more years. I'm just not going to have him setting on my shelf and have to constantly remind myself he looks fine when he obviously doesn't.

 

[5x10]

Saw robocop this am and there's no reason they couldn't have used the robo version of "dead or alive, your coming with me" at the gas station
It was clear and without other sounds

 

[BuGz]

I think this picture shows how purple/blue the paint job was on the actual suit.
I'm still going to repaint my 2nd robo. Make it more movie accurate.

 

[Bo Shrek]

How many of you guys think that it is truly possible that there was infact misscommunication at the factory. Do you think the silver could have been a base that another layer of paint should have covered? I mean it is no big stretch misprints happen all the time.

 

[BuGz]

If that was true I think that HT would have done something? Mine does have quite a few purple parts but just feel that the sections sprayed could have been prayed a few more times to give it mire depth.

 

[YankeesFanboy]

Congrat yankee

I think the die cast gun is to justify the figure being in the die cast series.
Seriously calves and biceps only, they call it die cast figure?
Its a ******* cyborg in armor and thats all they managed to do die cast.
The figure should have been priced around 250$.

Now i dont really care for the die cast as i think we might risk to Encountered problems like the cap shield... Well we ll see

thanks Yankee for the review. Crazy how HT has us all by the balls. The colour is so off yet we say it's the BEST Robocop to date. It is marketed as Diecast yet it is less that 30% of the figure. Would be equivalent to saying "sound features" and only having Robocop saying one line? This figure is a very hard call for me as it will be the most expensive HT I have purchased and it will be the most inaccurate? Obviously I'm interested that's why I'm hanging around here with you good folks but it's crazy.....so crazy!

Thanks, guys.

You see you've got too high a post count to be called a troll, even though you're saying many of the same things us cave dwellers have dared say

Dude, please reflect back on your time here. Why do you only have six posts? I haven't reported any of your posts and I doubt anybody else has either. Maybe the mods have been deleting things they consider trollish?

I've been on this same fence up until now. This . . .





. . . seals the deal however. Despite the pics, videos, opinions, I was really waiting around for someone honest enough to come right out and say it. I think more people should be pissed off about this but I get it. It's a Robodrought and you take what you can get. I'll cross my fingers concerning the BD release but if it turns out far to bright as well I have no issue with waiting around a few more years. I'm just not going to have him setting on my shelf and have to constantly remind myself he looks fine when he obviously doesn't.

Thanks, Riggs. I get what you're saying, no one should have to settle, especially when HT crushed it on the prototype. It's like HT dangled out a Snickers and at the last second, replaced it with a you-know-what.

But I don't know how many more Robos HT will be doing, especially with Marvel and Star Wars movies and licensing opportunities coming out the ying yang the next several years. And maybe I'm being paranoid, but in the latest pics, the BD Robo is looking pretty silverish as well.

Saw robocop this am and there's no reason they couldn't have used the robo version of "dead or alive, your coming with me" at the gas station
It was clear and without other sounds

Yep, HT should've included this version.

I think this picture shows how purple/blue the paint job was on the actual suit.
I'm still going to repaint my 2nd robo. Make it more movie accurate.

Please do so and post lots of pics! I'd love to see this figure realize its full potential.

How many of you guys think that it is truly possible that there was infact misscommunication at the factory. Do you think the silver could have been a base that another layer of paint should have covered? I mean it is no big stretch misprints happen all the time.

I have no idea, man. Maybe Mr Walker is right, maybe HT just flubbed it during production.

 

[Bo Shrek]

I think I'm going to do it old school. I'm actually going to go to one of the collectable stores around town when this figure is displayed. See it in person first before making the decision to purchase it.

 

[YankeesFanboy]

I don't know if Tony Mei knows how to airbrush, but a savvy painter/customizer (RobbieThePainter, natch) could make a little bit o' scratch repainting dudes' Robos. Maybe it'll become another cottage industry, like the one associated with the DX12?

 

[YankeesFanboy]

I think I'm going to do it old school. I'm actually going to go to one of the collectable stores around town when this figure is displayed. See it in person first before making the decision to purchase it.

Out of everyone here, you and a few others have been able to maintain a very healthy degree of skepticism regarding this figure's paint apps. In other words, checking this out in person sounds like a brilliant idea.

 

[YankeesFanboy]

No, I delete my posts whem it's lost a few pages back as with threads this big there's no point in them staying forever. But, you know, thanks for thinking the worst and being nasty.

I've never known anyone who did this, but alrighty then. But if they're going to get lost in the shuffle anyway, why delete them in the first place? Hmmmmm? I mean, who cares?

 

[Bo Shrek]

Here's my mantra..."I have deep pockets, but short arms"!