as everyone's buzzing about the con, no-one's probably gonna even catch this post, but here it goes.
just got this guy (used)... wednesday I think? have to say at first I wasn't all that impressed? somehow it just didn't feel as sturdy as the warmachine (v.1), I remember being far more impressed with that release back in the day. but after this one took a couple of dives to the floor (by itself) and didn't brake, it had won me over
ha ha. but joking aside, it kinda grew on me and I have to say that now it's somehow my favourite at the moment... weird?
one question though, how the **** do you pose these things? there's all these tiny little edges on the armour that are seriously in the way of any posing. had forgotten about this, as it's basicly the same issue I initially had w/ warmachine. just seems really hard to find a good pose. how on earth do people do it?
any opinions here, is the articulation/posing better in the DIE-CAST versions?
couple of things bothering me with the overall design is the seemingly slim waist, especially from the side. for accurasy's sake I feel it should be a little chunkier and the HT helmets seem a tad small too IMO.
but the one thing I'm really pissed-off is that the previous owner decided it was cool to remove the magnets from the faceplates? I mean what the ****, man? I know there's been some rust-issues with some figures in the past, but where the **** would I get replacement magnets to these things? these magnets are of a very specific size? any ideas you guys???
thinking about getting a partial refund or something as this was not mentioned in the auction. there's also issues with the arms... the rubber joint? or whatever you would call it... there's a significant dent on it and I think it's even puctured beneath the dent. + the rubber feels all gooey and stuff. no mention of this in the auction either.
is there a cood replacement for these rubber parts? or has anyone even tried to take the arms apart??? can it be done the same as a TTM? just wondering what my options are here...
anyhow... after all this whining in this post... overall I think it's a pretty (in lack of a better word) remarkable figure.
glad I eventually decided to get it. just kinda bummed-out there's bound to be a DIE-CAST update at somepoint. I hope I can resist it, but iron man kinda should be made of iron
shouldn't it?