{"id":23435,"date":"2013-05-14T11:18:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T16:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=23435"},"modified":"2013-05-17T00:06:09","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T05:06:09","slug":"vault-review-revoltech-metal-gear-solid-naked-snake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=23435","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Revoltech Metal
Gear Solid, Naked Snake"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Metal Gear is one of those brands that never get the right kind of toy love.\u00a0 There were statuesque McFarlanes back in the day, expensive Hot Toys & Play Arts Kai figs that don\u2019t fit in with my other figures.\u00a0 But Kaiyodo has finally made one that fits in with my collection!<\/p>\n

First things first, this isn\u2019t Solid Snake.\u00a0 This figure is Naked Snake from the MGS Peace Walker video game.\u00a0 I\u2019m pretty happy with this because I actually like Naked Snake more than Solid (gasp!<\/em>).\u00a0 My favorite game so far has been MGS3: Snake Eater, and I really enjoy seeing the exploits that turned Naked Snake into Big Boss.<\/p>\n

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I think the sculpt on this figure is pretty good, but you definitely have to take a few things into consideration.\u00a0 The art for the Metal Gear games, done by Yoji Shinkawa has always been very stylized.\u00a0 While I love it, and actually think it fits the series quite well, it\u2019s definitely hard to translate it into a realistic 3D model, like a toy.<\/p>\n

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The second thing you have to keep in mind is that this figure was sculpted by Katsuhisa Yamaguchi, who also brings a very stylistic look to the figures he sculpts.\u00a0 Sometimes this style can look fantastic, like on the Vash the Stampede<\/a> figure.\u00a0 Other times it just looks like a mess of wrinkles and strange proportions, like on Wolfwood<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Snake definitely suffers from a few of these strange proportions, but all around he\u2019s definitely still recognizable.\u00a0 Of course the sneaking suit helps a lot also.\u00a0 All the small details like straps, seams, and even armor bulges make the figure look like he just stepped out of the game.\u00a0 I also love the added canteen and pouches around his waist and upper legs.<\/p>\n

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Like the body, Snake\u2019s head sculpt is also a bit stylized.\u00a0 But again, with features like the bandana, eye patch, scraggly beard and mullet, he\u2019s definitely recognizable as Snake.\u00a0 One thing about the headsculpt that really blew my mind was that his eye is articulated.\u00a0 You have to take his face plate off to get to the tiny little knob to move it around or even take it out.\u00a0 This adds a ton more personality to a figure that only has one expression and one eye.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Like most Revoltech figures, Snake has wide range of motion.\u00a0 His head, neck, shoulders, ebows, mid chest, waist, hips, knees, and ankles are all revolver joints.\u00a0 His wrists are the only parts that aren\u2019t revolvers, but they\u2019re still swivel hinges because of the pin joint.\u00a0 Even his clothing is a bit articulated.\u00a0 His knee pads function with a pin joint, like the wrists, and his bandanna is a swivel.\u00a0 This pretty much gives you any pose you want, including laying flat on the ground.<\/p>\n

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Snake comes with a ton of accessories.\u00a0 First are the extra hands, eleven total.\u00a0 Most of them are in a gripping pose and ready to pull the trigger, but you also get fists, flat palm karate type, and fingers splayed like they\u2019re grabbing or reaching for something.<\/p>\n

He also comes with the classic boomerang shaped translucent stand, or the effects stand in white.\u00a0 There are also plenty of translucent arms to choose from.\u00a0 And surprisingly, the ever present orange Revoltech box was painted gray for Snake.\u00a0 That\u2019s a nice touch, because I definitely have enough of those orange ones.<\/p>\n

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As for accessories, Snake has his classic pistol with silencer, a rifle, a stun rod, and two brackets that allow him to hang from this bars.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think I really needed those last two, but I\u2019m not going to say no to extra accessories.<\/p>\n

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Lastly, are my favorite pieces: a red exclamation point, a sleeping \u201cZZZZ\u201d sign, and a papercraft cardboard box.\u00a0 These are two classic gags from the MGS franchise and I can\u2019t wait to use them with all my other figures.\u00a0 I especially love the box, which has been decorated to celebrate Metal Gear\u2019s 25th<\/sup> anniversary.<\/p>\n

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All around I\u2019m pretty happy with this figure.\u00a0 Sure he has a few issues, but I can easily overlook them because of the abundance of accessories and articulation.\u00a0 Hell, even his eye moves.\u00a0 This is the first figure I\u2019ve ever owned that does that.\u00a0 I\u2019d love to seem more Metal Gear Revoltechs in the future.\u00a0 They don\u2019t have to get too extensive, but Solid Snake would be nice and Liquid would definitely kick ass.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/span><\/p>\n

–BROTHER!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Metal Gear is one of those brands that never get the right kind of toy love.\u00a0 There were statuesque McFarlanes back in the day, expensive Hot Toys & Play Arts Kai figs that don\u2019t fit in with my other figures.\u00a0 But Kaiyodo has finally made one that fits in with my collection!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[34,10],"tags":[1934,1935,892,1930,1932,1931,485,1933,1120],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/rnsTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-65Z","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23624,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=23624","url_meta":{"origin":23435,"position":0},"title":"Top Reviews for May & Updated Review Indexes!","date":"June 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"IAT got a little back in the groove, or at least Vault did, in May with some great MOTUC & DC Universe reviews. 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