MGS 4 Raiden 12-inch Figure from Medicom

[Rock83]

That sucks man!

Whats up with the Raiden hand you hold there,trying to show something

 

[Bat Eater]

That sucks man!

Whats up with the Raiden hand you hold there,trying to show something

no wrist joint, it got stuck. So i had to pull that sucker off from his arm and put the joint back in his hand

 

[Rock83]

Dont need to,the joint peg is supposed to stick to the arm,all the other hands doesnt have a peg joint.

 

[Bat Eater]

Dont need to,the joint peg is supposed to stick to the arm,all the other hands doesnt have a peg joint.

all of my raiden's hands have pegs.......



my raiden is weird

 

[Rock83]

Sorry my bad,thought they came without pegs,just checked mine,and youre right.
Did yours break or just stuck?

 

[Bat Eater]

stuck..... his rubber suit was covering about half of the joint hole, but fixed it. His head is loose is there a way to put his visors on his eyes safely?

 

[Rock83]

i thought those were stuck by the ears at first,but i found out eventually,but yeah they can be moved in front of the eyes,but be careful as i believe they can break easily,i still havent moved them,dont dare to.

 

[Bat Eater]

yeah i might break the visors and i forgot to post this

 

[Rock83]

you know,i have the same problem here,same arm and all,what else is ruined on the suit?

 

[Bat Eater]

Snake's right thumb is coming off, remember i told you there's a split on his butt cheeks? its barely tearing apart, and i have no paint peeling problem, and his M4 front grip just fell off ......

 

[Rock83]

with me its the same thing on that elbow,and now starting on his left elbow,2 of his fingers on his left hand broke off,those 2 that holds the M4 Grip.

paint peeling off under his right arm.

Thats mine!

 

[Bat Eater]

AND your getting the olive drab snake i think we are going to have a competition..... which of our raiden's will break or have problems first

 

[Rock83]

i cant resist,im a hardcore MGS fan,no intention of selling these in the future so its cool with the suits.

havent you read my posts about my Raiden?My cracked under his right arm and right leg,and now starting under his left arm,the glue that holds the arms and legs attached to the black upper body.

 

[Bat Eater]

oh snap i just read it, and im not selling my MGS crap either. You know what, i want my raiden and snake to be articulated , im going to rip parts of their suit wheres glued so they can move. Just look at my snakes' right arm, he poses the gun better now,I think im going insane

 

[Rock83]

A guy at runboard cut open the crotch area where the glue is just to pose Raiden in extreme positions,it ^^^^ed up for him as well i assume so he just didnt care.

 

[noisetrigger]

Jesus, for the prices Medicom are charging these for, the sure are breaking up fast, I mean Raiden is not even out for a month yet.

I am a freaking hardcore MGS fan too. I bought a PS3 and lined up for 10 hours just to be some of the first in the world to play the game and actually had a Raiden ordered.

When I got to the store, they opened up Raiden for me to check cause some customer got one with broken leg. The first one they opened already has paint peeling at his butt, lots of glue residue under the arms, the eye paint job was off (slightly cocked eye), there is a paint mark on the visor, plastic stress mark on his heel and the left hand is loose and can't hold a pose.

I pointed out the problems and they opened a second Raiden for me, this time, this one looks really great visually, underarms clean, not plastic stress marks or paint peeling off, eyes paint job correct and not mark on the visor BUT the left arm is even more looser than the first.

The shop gave me the option of canceling my order due to the problems. I mean, it's a damn cool looking figure. Raiden looked so badass, Medicom captured the look perfectly, and I just played the game again a day earlier. I contemplated for almost an hour. I was telling myself how I could live with a defective figure cause I am such a fan but alas, in the end, for the price Medicom is charging these figures for, the figure should be defect free in the first place.

Medicom really got arrogant due to their skyrocketing popularity in recent years and it shows in their product. Fragile body issues that's still common today, higher than usual pricing and a total lack of accessories for most of their line,sub par human sculpt and paint disintegrating suits on their Kamen Rider figures and now MGS figures, a ^^^^^ off attitude to their dealers who asked for a replacement or spare parts, and worse, they do not listen to their customers.

Hot Toys will be getting my money from now on, does everything better and has more accessories than Medicom and at a cheaper pricepoint. Most importantly, Hot Toys bend over backwards to fulfill customers and dealers demands. They delay products so they could change sculpt that aren't accurate and they actually send out replacement boxes to dealers whose boxes got damaged during shipping.

Kamen Rider Black will be my last Medicom figure and now I really hope that one will turn out better than Raiden. I really hate to have to let than one go.

 

[Snake627]

A guy at runboard cut open the crotch area where the glue is just to pose Raiden in extreme positions,it ^^^^ed up for him as well i assume so he just didn’t care.

It's not like that... if you only knew...
Initially, I made this fllickr account right out of the box. I was so excited.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/29705548@N05/page2/

After a few days, I realized flickr won't allow any more upload...so I created a 2nd account dedicated to my new favorite after Solid Snake...
MGS4 Raiden.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/29783295@N06/?savedsettings=2783504872#photo2783504872

I pre-ordered it last year and got it WITHOUT all those defects, no cracks in the underarms or crotch areas. It was pristine out of the box.
Seeing it standing there, I am awed. This is the Holy Grail that I've been waiting for a long time...My First Ever Fully detailed Branded 1/6 figure. This is it...materialized right before my very eyes!

But after looking at it, I find that I cannot split this Raiden's legs,
I'm having a hard time lifting the arms. ..I was saddened.
I am exactly, what crowinghorse said, a fan of pose ability. And this is a ninja figure... They could have used a stretch material where the arms and legs connect to the body...
The only reason the armpits and crotch were cut/separated by me of course was to allow the figure to be more posable... I'm not satisfied with it "just standing there."
I'm deeply saddened with it just standing there.
I sooo wanted it to Kick Ass... NOT JUST STAND THERE...

So I TORTURED it...you can find the details in this forum (lots of young cool people there, just like me)...
https://www.runboard.com/bmedicom.f6.t11611%7Coffset=230

I said, the hell with this...Let's Get It Done...emboldened with desperation and frustration I cut/separated the areas around the armpits and crotch and created a new account, this time with photobucket...
https://s480.photobucket.com/albums/rr163/Snake627/?start=40

I'm still hoping that someone please post pics of this completely dismantled, with all the inside parts exposed so we can all know how to kitbash this or upgrade the inner frame with more durable parts.
How I wish the shoulder joints and the hips joints in the inner body frame are made of metal.
I've been writing Medicom over and over but I only get generic responses...and rarely.

I sent all these 3 gallery links to Kojima and asked him if he would be so kind enough to let Hottoys make a better version.

I even emailed Hottoys and I am begging them to please impose justice on this great character. Kojima loves this character and so do I.

I want Great Details, Durability (metal parts and swords), Reparability(easily accessible inner body), Playability, and Extreme Pose Ability...
I want justice...Everyone help...as my emails alone won't do as much by itself.
Remember: "The squeeky wheel...gets the grease."

Everyone, Email Hottoys, NOW...at their HongKong branch[email protected] and JAPAN branch [email protected] so that WE can ALL have a better revision.

It goes something like this:

Dear Hottoys President Howard Chan,

Please create your own Metal Gear 4 Raiden 1/6.
Create it with Great Details, Durability (metal parts and swords), Reparability(easily accessible inner body), Playability, and Extreme Pose Ability Able to bend the knees towards the chest, able to split and kick high, hands can reach over the head... Include the Jacket and metal sword and knives and SOCOM. Make the limbs Detachable, just like in the game. Make the Eye Cover connectors made of metal and the Visor durable and locks into place.
Please do your best justice on this character and take your time.

Thank You Very Much Mr. Howard Chan.

Calling Crowinghorse...please, email them too.

I'm so down with this.

 

[Rock83]

welcome to the Board man,so it was you that did this experiment,i assumed that someone would cut in this figure because it started to crack open in his crotch area,since its a TOO nice figure to cut in.

But like i mentioned on previous posts above,as long you will keep it over time and no plans on selling it i understand you.

I have emailed Hot Toys 2 times about a possibility of making MGS figures,i got same answer both times,you know:

"Thanks for your email,we will forward this your message to our supervisor"

Thats their answer every time if you ask about something they are not planning to make.

 

[Bardoon]

I got a Raiden on the way soon...I have to say I'm extremely disappointed with these figures but considering Medicom's reputation I am not surprised. They look GREAT...but are not functional AT ALL!!!!! You have to damage their suits if you want to pose them.

Bad form Medicom!

 

[Solidus]

Snake627:

Thanks for posting those really awesome pics!

I don't plan on selling my figure either, so I'll try to customize it. By the way, did you cut along the glue seams? Or, did you make new cuts/rips directly on the vinyl suit?