I'm one of the ones who would be happy if they dropped the lights altogether and lowered the price a bit. I can't even remember the last IM/WM figure i put batteries in.
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blinguskahn
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Yeah that’s actually the first thing I noticed when the Art of IW book was released. It’s a total bummer In my opinion since I wire up my armors so they light up with my display lights and that much red on an armored figure would have really looked great.
What is this ‘knee gap issue’?
^ Basically the armor on the knee bends at 2 points and fully locks/closes in place when not bent. Well some people's knee armor do not close all the way at one point or another and a gap is seen. Fortunately mine had neither this issue or the loose arm problem, as my ocd would not accept it!
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Yeah, unless they can engineer a scheme to power them wirelessly and/or turn them all on and off at once (ala soap reactor) out of the box, its too limited and obnoxious to use the lights with a dozen leaky batteries and a variety of tiny switches hidden under screw covers. I put them in once to verify everything works (plenty of times there have been problems), take some photos, and then remove them forever
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Woah looks even moar fantastic!!
blinguskahn
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Thank you for the explanation; I do appreciate it! Fortunately, mine looks pretty solid and aside from the back flaps/wings/mini bomb dispensers, all the joints are very tight. Thinking of buying a duplicate because the more I look at this version, the more it becomes my favorite WM armor even though I honestly never thought any version would beat out the diecast Mk. I. Hopefully, the Punisher Machine is released soon because it has the possibility to beat out the Mk. I diecast for me as well.
Me too..I could never understand how anyone have the time and patience to take each individual figure out of their cabinet. Tedious installation of several batteries for each of them. Turn each light on. Put them all back in the cabinet to look at the lights for a few minutes.
Come on, I bet you at least install them initially to make sure all the lights are functional. Even if we're not going to use them, most of us still want to make sure we haven't purchased a defective $300+ figure. And if HT were to delete them, the majority of us would be complaining about not having something the $20 IM figures provide.
This. I'd removed all the batteries from my early figures to prevent damage from leakage, but I've been lax as of late. I went on quite the HPP binge a while back, so I need to take the time and do that again. Ugh.
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I haven't put batteries in any of probably the last 40 or so Iron Man figures I've purchased. I used to put them in, but the batteries corroded in one of the figures. Decided to remove batteries from all figures and have never put them in one again.
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I don't put the batteries in either...
zalesk37
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I always put the batteries in to make sure the LEDs are working properly, then remove them. I do it because I want to see in hand how it looks lit up and if some don't I can get a replacement from sideshow. But also just in case I ever decide to sell them so I know they are fully operational. That being said I never ever intend to sell any of the ones I have though you never know.
I put the batteries in too, as a test. Then eventually, I wire them up.
It paid off with this one as the light in the MK IV helmet was DOA. Currently waiting to hear back from the SS returns department.
It paid off with this one as the light in the MK IV helmet was DOA. Currently waiting to hear back from the SS returns department.
^ Good luck with that, they couldn't even send me a new box.
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Not sure if this has been shared before. Put let me post this here before I go change my underwear...
Video:
https://www.reddit.com/r/hottoys/comments/d9clry/video_of_the_modded_war_machine/
Video:
https://www.reddit.com/r/hottoys/comments/d9clry/video_of_the_modded_war_machine/
Could you share the source of the picture?
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https://www.reddit.com/r/hottoys/comments/d95qwx/this_madlad_actually_handcrafted_the_missing/
Not sure who the original owner / modifier is...
Not sure who the original owner / modifier is...
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I also dont put batteries in most of the time. When I do i just dont screw the covers back down. So far they have been so tight I havent even needed to screw them down at all.
On the original Mark III I had taken the screw out so often it stripped the plastic cover and i had a difficult time getting it out, thats when I decided to just not screw them down unless they fell out on their own.
On the original Mark III I had taken the screw out so often it stripped the plastic cover and i had a difficult time getting it out, thats when I decided to just not screw them down unless they fell out on their own.
That guy would have had to cut into the figure somehow to install those lights, like a dremel or something. I can't see myself ever doing that on something so expensive. Also wth powers them, i see no wires.
Kaldas
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not in English but cool review and what's more important really detailed comparison with the movie
I didn't know the missle pods can be turned this way! (10:27 in the movie) now the mini gun can be put lower = betwen the head and one of the missle pods.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4G1bH1mjRs
I didn't know the missle pods can be turned this way! (10:27 in the movie) now the mini gun can be put lower = betwen the head and one of the missle pods.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4G1bH1mjRs
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