Late in the game, but finally got my MGS4 Raiden. It sure is a mix of greatness and disappointment all at the same time. The condition of the suit on mine is decent. Only some minor paint crack/tear on one butt seam, and some minor paint flaws. But nothing bad or tearing rubber. However, the body inside is quite disappointing. All the joints are much looser than my Old Snake's. And since they are all consistently loose on all joints, its not so much a QC issue of one or two problematic joints, but the body as a whole, including the feet and makes him not very easy to stand. Its by no means floppy, but they are not strong enough to hold almost any poses under the rebound of the rubber suit. And with the possible tearing on armpit & hip seams, guess I have to treat Raiden as a slightly poseable statue instead...
But gripes aside, man...he look so awesome. A bit funky on the eyes, so I repainted it really quickly. Also got Sideshow Vampire Spike's jacket for him. After checking on the videos, turn out this jacket is pretty much exactly the same jacket as the one Raiden is wearing! Fits him well enough, but arms a bit baggy. With some minor tayloring, this jacket would fit him perfectly. So for guys that still want to get Raiden a jacket, this would be the one to get, without costing too much. So overall, an awesome looking figure, with disappointing articulation. It wouldn't be bad at all if it has the same quality body as my Old Snake (joints very tight). But not sure why Medicom used bodies that have much looser joints, even looser than many recent Medicom releases I bought.
