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Yeah, you'll be alright without the humidifier. I used to live in the s***tty Hamilton area when I was a little kid, and I remember how most days were dry and cold :rotfl.

The problem with your Tiger Stripe figure originated from the seller's location, and how she stored it. You can't really do anything about that.
 
Still the best MGS (character)figures made. It's ashame medicom never made MGS1 or 2 figures, I would have liked to see their interpretation.

I'm still gutted I paid like 300$ for each figure before a release was announced :-O
 
Yeah, the Medi Snakes are still the best 1/6 figures made for MGS. It's a shame that they didn't expand the line beyond MGS 3, because the figures really stayed true to Shinkawa's artwork.

I paid $300 each for mine, too :/.

Okay thanks :)

Yeah it came from Malaysia so that explains it lol

I have a friend here from Malaysia, and he posted photos in this same thread, about how his Croc Cap Snake fell apart.
 
I'd take the HT figures over the medis in a heartbeat, inaccuracies and all.

Medis look cheap nowadays, not even the likeness is a saving grace for them. I can appreciate people buy them as MGS collectibles but to say they are the best 1/6 made is lulz. The head sculpt is more accurate & that's about it.

Ryan's repaint does look great and brings it up a level, but that's the head only.
 
I'd take the HT figures over the medis in a heartbeat, inaccuracies and all.

Medis look cheap nowadays, not even the likeness is a saving grace for them. I can appreciate people buy them as MGS collectibles but to say they are the best 1/6 made is lulz. The head sculpt is more accurate & that's about it.

Ryan's repaint does look great and brings it up a level, but that's the head only.

They are the most accurate, no question about that but I agree with you that the quality is no where near HT.
 
Congrats anyways dude, not to piss on your parade!

Hit up Ryan for a repaint and you'll be on your way ;)
 
I'd take the HT figures over the medis in a heartbeat, inaccuracies and all.

Medis look cheap nowadays, not even the likeness is a saving grace for them. I can appreciate people buy them as MGS collectibles but to say they are the best 1/6 made is lulz. The head sculpt is more accurate & that's about it.

Ryan's repaint does look great and brings it up a level, but that's the head only.

I prefer the Medis to the Hot Toys releases any day. I remember when the Medi figures achieved a grail status amongst collectors for several years, because of how limited they were. The Hot Toys figs, on the other hand, struggled to even sell, and they were marked down so much in a matter of months (especially The Boss, where you could have bought her on Amiami for $69 :lol).

I can understand people clamoring about the Hot Toys figures being more "realistic" and all. But, even that's a moot argument, considering all of the inaccuracies, and the awful tailoring that the figures were treated to. Plus, I don't have to tell you how much the Hot Toys figures were at the butt end of jokes around the forums and elsewhere. People frequently likened The Boss figure to a tranny, and I've read comments about how Big Boss looks like he's wearing a "space suit". These were far from being respectable figures of any sort.
 
What's that got to do with anything?

Medis were grails because the only 1/6 figures before that were the Yamato ones. They were good for their time I don't think anybody is disputing that. Heck they can hold up now if upgraded and a repaint but that ain't a stock medi is it

As for the figure itself, as I said nowadays it looks cheap and plenty have got rid as have kept. It's fine if people think the boss is whack, she is pretty whack overall but I'd still have the pair over a medi any day any place

Again I said they were the better figures, not the most accurate. Who cares if a bunch of dudes jacked off into a sock over the medis at some point. Nobody even said they were **** :dunno
 
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What's that got to do with anything?

Medis were grails because the only 1/6 figures before that were the Yamato ones. They were good for their time I don't think anybody is disputing that. Heck they can hold up now if upgraded and a repaint but that ain't a stock medi is it

As for the figure itself, as I said nowadays it looks cheap and plenty have got rid as have kept. It's fine if people think the boss is whack, she is pretty whack overall but I'd still have the pair over a medi any day any place,

And considering the lack of 1/6 MGS collectibles, the same should have been true for the Hot Toys figures, but that was hardly the case. I just have no respect for the Hot Toys releases. All of us expected them to blow Medi and whatever else out of the water, but instead, we got poorly tailored, "realistic looking" figures with inaccurate headsculpts. I mean, it's okay if you prefer them over the Medis, I just don't share the sentiment :lol.

Personally, I still appreciate the Medis for what they are, and even to this day, I think they hold up well as being art figures that you can compare to Shinkawa's work.
 
If medicom made an updated 2015 head sculpt on a hot toys BDU then you would have a winner

I don't think either are grails to be honest, that's not to say either don't have their own charm and positives but they are both underwhelming

I think the bdu bashes people have done with a proper MGS3 head sculpt would make the medicom look even more dated
 
Yeah, no argument about the BDU bashes, bud. I like the Medis, but customs can certainly bring out the best in the figures. Do you remember the old customs from Golgo-013 on OSW? I don't think his photos are around anymore on the net, but his MGS 3 and 4 repaints were pretty awesome.

I still wish if Hot Toys gave us a proper MGS 3 BDU. But, I'm not sure if it'll ever happen with MGS V being released.
 
I paid $100 a piece for mine. Theyre not the best but they look great together in their own cabinet.

Pete said hes sending out my heads on thursday, finally ill get to finish my customs. Its been so very long.
 
Yeah old bb and old snake from the last scene in mgs 4. I also got mgs1 snake to finish, its not going to be as all awesome as the sean dabbs project but itll be great nonetheless. Im finally getting all my heads back. I also got the pak mgs1 amnur sculpt to put on my pak.
 
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