ssjgoku22: Had some really high hopes for this figure, but after owning it now, just really disappointed. Here are my pros and cons:
Pros:
- the sculpt is nice
- the torso and arm articulation is good
- that's it
Cons:
-Really cheap feeling plastic. The figure is made of this powdery, brittle-feeling plastic. The quality of this plastic is a significant step down from what ZD Toys have used on all of their previous Iron Man figures.
-Poor articulation in the head, shoulder cannon, and legs. The knees are decent but they decided to make the feet a solid rubber piece, so there's zero ankle articulation. The shoulder cannon has no articulation at all.
-For the accessories, the arm cannons fall out easily and the fire effects do not fit into the feet (the peg on the effects are too large to fit into the peg holes on the feet).
-The torso articulation, while good, scratches the paint on the abdomen if you move it around (so don't use it unless you don't mind seeing the paint chip off).
-Finally, the pictures of this figure are quite deceiving. The pictures make War Machine look like a very dark, gun metal color, but in-person, it's a much lighter powdery gray color. That's really disappointing as the figure looks lackluster next to any of the ZD Iron Man figures.
All in all, this is a very disappointing release. This figure is a major step backwards compared to any of the previous ZD Toys Iron Man figures in terms of build quality and paint. Not recommended.