If you’ve messed with an Amazing Yamaguchi figure you know what to expect. Crazy movement with some frustration involved. Bad vanilla poses but awesome action stances. Well, their Bleeding Edge Iron Man takes all the good and eliminates most of the bad. Notice I said “most.”
And that’s not to say the rage-inducing process of posing some Revoltechs is “bad”, just kind of necessary. Or so we thought. This Iron Man takes all that and streamlines it into a more user-friendly experience.
Surprisingly, the traditional Revo joints are only used in the neck, shoulders, elbows, and wrists, whereas more standard means of movement is used everywhere else. And honestly, it doesn’t affect posing at all. I don’t know if it was a conscience effort on Kaiyodo’s part or if it just worked better that way because it’s Iron Man, but I like it.
I really, really like it.
It makes snagging a vanilla pose sooooo much easier. When going action heavy, it’s more intuitive. This will appeal to people who don’t care for Revoltech, who may want to add this to their Legends shelf. It does fit by the way, but the head is a little small and it does have that Yamaguchi stylized look, so it’s not perfect. It works if you’re not a stickler for that though.
The paint is beautiful, the sculpt sharp. It’s an eye-catching piece. And that’s even before you stab the many, many accessories into the body. Each and every one of them work spectacularly. I did get some looseness to some of the little Revo joints when weighting them down with several blasts or missiles, but it’s not terrible.
If there is any one part I’d change, it would be the floating neck collar. It does it’s job and I appreciate that, but you make any movement above the chest and that thing is popping out from behind the torso armor and gapping up. It rides high and gets stuck on top, looking more like a restraint than an integrated part of the overall figure. It’s easy enough to shove back down but it’s a constant struggle.
Believe me, I see how wrong it is to use the terms “struggle” and “rage-inducing” when talking about action figures, but I’m leaving it for dramatic effect. I’m talking about toys, not trying to save the world here. Although this Iron Man will rock yours.
I’m stopping there. It’s spiraling into a rambling mess. Basically, this figure kicks ass. Completely kicks ass.
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