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I wish we’d get something like this in 1/6 scale. That Psycho Mantis scene was so trippy.
I wish we’d get something like this in 1/6 scale. That Psycho Mantis scene was so trippy.
Gold plastic was like that for many, many years, almost every figure with gold plastic which wasn't made in the past few years will experience Gold Plastic Syndrome, it absolutely sucks but there's nothing you can do about it, some figures will just crumble in the box by themselves and nobody really knows why, the best explanation I've seen is the plastic and coloring are so poorly bonded that the structure is compromised with air gaps, making the whole gold part of your figure fall apart when you apply even the slightest pressure to it.
Yeah, and the parts in question are either spring tension points or retain the ratcheted parts. SOL on this one... eventually I'll try and fix it someday, but I think it's a lost cause overall.
Yeah, they are ****** in quality. For example I was always very delicate with REX, but it's falling apart on it's own, so I never move it anymore. The same thing with RAY. 3A can go to hell. If you've them somewhere, you should never move them anymore.Maybe I'm extremely late on the discovery. Had this thing since release, maybe I got a ****** 3A Metal Gear Ray, or perhaps it's just due to cheap plastic and time... both inner mechanisms for its "Arms/Wings/Whatever" completely shattered. That's with pushing the button to collapse them. So be warned if you own this, it's like gluing porcelain back together.
Yeah, they are ****** in quality. For example I was always very delicate with REX, but it's falling apart on it's own, so I never move it anymore. The same thing with RAY. 3A can go to hell. If you've them somewhere, you should never move them anymore.
No, they are fine. I mean I had some crubling experienced with RAY in the past. REX is very unbalanced and top heavy, if you found a stable pose, you can never move it again.That sucks! Your REX and RAY looked fine a few pages back, did something happen when you tried to move them recently?
For me, I've had my figures boxed for years, so they're definitely not experiencing any problems right now. I'll tell you though, those ratchet joints on REX are scary. It feels too tight, or as if something is ready to give way whenever I move them.
ThreeA engineering is pretty sub-par. They look imposing, but neither figure feels high quality to say the least.
Sorry for the delay, just been utterly disappointed with this thing. If I'd only know years ago this would of been an issue, I'd never of bought this. Always hated the short tail anyways.
This is the left leg, cracked in two places. I glued one crack. Not gonna bother anymore. Inner parts of the legs are shattered, I can hear the rattle. Thing is doomed...
Thats a nice set, I've never owned any of these limited editions but i would of framed that poster for sure.
Wow, that takes me back a bit. I got one of those sets years ago when it was released, I don't think I have it anymore, if I do it's in storage in England (been in the US 16 years).
Unpainted. Even the small figs. Not really my cup of tea. But it's great for those who missed out and love tinker.Kotobukiya's REX modeling kit is back in stock at BBTS for $79.99.
Metal Gear Solid Rex 1/100 Scale Model Kit (3rd Production Run)
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