MGS 4 Raiden 12-inch Figure from Medicom

[drunk_leprechaun]

ewwwww Medicom smells like puke,now Hot Toys,thats another story,their rubber products smells so nice,i can sit down smelling them all day!!!

You must have whiffed some pretty good smelling puke.. I've thrown up a lot worse on weekends at the pub.

 

[Rock83]

Just got Raiden,its a very cool figure,BUT my advice to fans are,DONT GET IT!!!

The rubber is the same as snake,cracks easily,the part between where the black chest part and the white parts of the arms begin it cracked open on mine.

if you get it dont pose it,another waste of my cash,seriously.

^^^^ you Medicom,i wont buy any more toys from them EVER again!

Ill post a few pics in a bit.

 

[Rock83]

here are the pics:

 

[kain4521]

Thats what I was worried about and the sole reason I didnt pick him up at retail.

 

[Rock83]

its strange that im the first person that have something negative to say about the quality,because the quality is the same as Snake,its the area that separates the Arm and and body(black area) that cracks,like Medicom used cheap glue to attach the arms to the body,not sure about the legs,they seem to be fine so far.

 

[kain4521]

You would think that they would have took care of this with all the complaints they had about Snake. Don't get me wrong I like Old Snake I just don't like the fact that every time I pose him I am afraid his suit will rip some more.

 

[JonnyReedie]

its strange that im the first person that have something negative to say about the quality,because the quality is the same as Snake,its the area that separates the Arm and and body(black area) that cracks,like Medicom used cheap glue to attach the arms to the body,not sure about the legs,they seem to be fine so far.

you seem to be negative about everything though!

thats abit ^^^^ty about raiden having the same issues, but i guess theres no other way, because using a stronger glue would corrode the rubber, i guess it's something we will have to get used to it, it's a shame they couldnt mould the suits on like hot toys do with their rubber bodies,

im still gonna get him though, and he's gonna rock,

 

[Rock83]

Raidens suit isnt as puffy as Snakes,a great feel to it,but the lack of quality ruins everything.

 

[Rock83]

you seem to be negative about everything though!

Everything?

 

[JonnyReedie]

only reading through this thread, i wasnt being aggressive, dont take it the wrong way, was just a jestful observation,

 

[Rock83]

only reading through this thread, i wasnt being aggressive, dont take it the wrong way, was just a jestful observation,

its ok,i never make such things a big deal,the smell thing was a Joke thing,but im only speaking the truth about Medicoms problems,which is in this case,the Weak suit.

 

[crowinghorse]

You are dead wrong about medicom being new to the rubber suit. In fact, medicom is one of the pioneers of the rubber suit 1/6 figures. They've been doing full rubber suits back in early 2000. Even their ultraman figures are from 2003.

Here's a few examples

They have been doing these for years.

Actually, you are wrong on this...but only slightly...

The figures you picture above and what you're calling "rubber body suits" are not actually the same material as the "rubber body suits" surrounding the MGS4 Medicom figures.

Almost all of the Ultraman RAH, Kamen Rider RAH, Marvel RAH, and Spawn RAH body suits aren't "rubber" at all but a stretch fabric of sorts with sown seams. (Obviously the larger monsters body suits are made of a thicker, more durable rubber/plastic, but these can't be compared to either the MGS4 skin-tight rubber body suits nor the stretch fabric body suits I mention above). Unlike the MGS4 figures which feature a true rubber body suit with glue-sealed seams, a majority of Medicom figures utilize this stretch fabric and sown seams to avoid issues like those seen in the photos above.

You are correct that Medicom is a pioneer in giving 1:6 scale figures full body suits as I believe they've been making figures like this for 9+ years, but these all rubber, multi-part, glue-sealed seamed body suits used on the two new MGS4 figures are new to Medicom and Hot Toys has much more experience with this sort of work than Medicom...

 

[Pineapple]

lol, pwnt by technicality

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Damn! Bad luck rock83!

Glad I skipped him as well as Snake then! No matter how nig an MGS fan I am, I just cannot justify buying this crap.

More money for HT TDK figs I guess!

 

[crowinghorse]

not trying to get into an argument by any means, just stating a case for why Rock83 and other collectors may be disappointed with the quality of Old Snake and Raiden's rubber body suit issues. Medicom is at the beginning of the learning curve on these full rubber body suits and once they get more under their belt, hopefully they'll be just as good as Hot Toys...

 

[Bat Eater]

hot dayum! but the evil monkey is telling me theres something fishy about this figure

i told you i preo him for $208, im canceling this ^^^^^!!!

 

[crowinghorse]

Damn...$208 IS too much IMHO...

www.CornerStoreComics.com had him for $149 plus $12 shipping a few months back - worth the $160 IMO, but that's still high...

 

[Spliff]

Raidens suit isnt as puffy as Snakes,a great feel to it,but the lack of quality ruins everything.

what are you talking about? there is no lack of quality, when these things are all seperate pieces not even the strongest glue in the world can't keep them together. sucks you had problems with the arms, cos I didn't.

this is also why I wish HT would do them. their rubber suits can hold as much detail as the vinyl and are A LOT more flexible.

the big mistake was using vinyl for these, and not rubber.

 

[crowinghorse]

Spliff,

So the "rubber body suits" on the MGS4 figures are vinyl? Are you sure about this? I thought someone at Sideshow mentioned they were rubber...

 

[Bat Eater]

it says its made of soft vinyl, that what it says on the back of the box