{"id":23705,"date":"2013-06-19T00:43:26","date_gmt":"2013-06-19T05:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=23705"},"modified":"2013-07-03T00:54:40","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T05:54:40","slug":"vault-review-s-h-figuarts-war-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=23705","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Iron Man 2
S.H. Figuarts War Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"fawm0\"<\/a>The problem with having a favorite character is that it\u2019s hard not to build an army of them on your toy shelves.\u00a0 Just when I thought I\u2019d bought my last movie War Machine figure, Bandai hooks me with a new SH Figuarts version that I just couldn’t ignore.<\/p>\n

Japanes figures are definitely more expensive, but my saving grace was that I had little to no connection to most of the properties.\u00a0 Those good old days seem to be ending though.\u00a0 Great articulated Godzilla characters, Sailor Moon, and Power Rangers have already taken up the majority of my pre-orders. \u00a0Now my superhero love isn\u2019t even safe with the upcoming Avengers Figmas and SH Figuarts kicking it off with their new Iron Man movie figures.\u00a0 My wallet is doomed.<\/p>\n

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Sculpt wise War Machine is pretty much what you\u2019d expect.\u00a0 There\u2019s not a lot of leeway when trying to be accurate to the specific movie design, but you can definitely see the sculpt has its own personality when compared to his Marvel Legends<\/a> sized counterpart.\u00a0 The Figuarts version is oddly not bulkier than the Hasbro, even though he\u2019s much squarer.<\/p>\n

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The biggest difference between the two figures is the articulation and how it was integrated into the design.\u00a0 Where the Hasbro version is limited by his sculpt, Bandai found ways around those issues.\u00a0 One of the biggest examples of this is the lower torso.\u00a0 The Hasbro figure\u2019s abs and crotch are a single piece, where as the Figuarts\u2019 abs are three double ball joints covered by layered armor pieces.\u00a0 This allows him to bend forward, back, and side to side further and more naturally.<\/p>\n

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Paint wise the Figuarts has a bit more detail as well.\u00a0 The majority of the body is made up of a dark metal gray with tiny sparkles to give it a metallic feel.\u00a0 Most of the paint apps and tampos have been done in silver with that same metallic effect.\u00a0 My favorite area is his eyes which are on a separate piece that sits behind his faceplate.\u00a0 They\u2019ve been painted yellow and outlined in red for a glowing effect.<\/p>\n

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Like I mentioned, he has the standard amazing articulation of most Figuarts, and we see the return of metal feet to allow for better posing.\u00a0 His head, neck and wrists are ball joints.\u00a0 His abs are three double ball joints, and his shoulders are double ball joints as well.\u00a0 The hips are also ball joints that are attached with hinges.\u00a0 His elbows and knees are double hinges, while the ankles and toe joints are single hinges.<\/p>\n

War Machine\u2019s shoulder weapons are also articulated.\u00a0 The missile launchers are on hinges, and the Gatling gun is on two swivel hinges.
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War Machine comes with a load of accessories.\u00a0 First off are his shoulder mounted weapons.\u00a0 There\u2019s the Gatling gun and its bandolier.\u00a0 He also has two missile batteries, one for each side, and the Hammer tech \u201cEx-wife\u201d missile launcher (for whatever good that is\u2026) that replace his shoulder pads.<\/p>\n

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War Machine\u2019s most surprising accessories are the machine guns on his forearms.\u00a0 I expected the figure to have them, but I didn\u2019t expect them to be detachable.\u00a0 Each is attached to his armor by two clamps on hinges and can be removed for when he\u2019s out of ammo.<\/p>\n

WM also has three sets of alternate hands: fists, open fingers spread, and open fingers closed.<\/p>\n

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Lastly, Rhodey also comes with a few effects parts.\u00a0 His two arm-mounted machine guns and Gatling gun are given firing effects that plug in.\u00a0 He also has rocket effects for his feet and calf thrusters.\u00a0 All these pieces look fantastic with the figure; I just wish they also included missile and \u201cEx-wife\u201d effects parts too.<\/p>\n

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This is my favorite movie War Machine figure to date.\u00a0 He\u2019s a little short for Marvel Legends scale, but he\u2019ll fit in perfectly with my other Japanese five inch figures and hopefully the upcoming Figma Avengers.\u00a0 And if I\u2019m really lucky, maybe this\u2019ll be the last War Machine I\u2019ll feel the need to buy for a long long time.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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