MGR Raiden
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Sup, /toy/. What's the best Raiden figure and what's the best Raiden figure as far as bang for your buck goes?
Revoltech
>>5323124
I have the white Revoltech one and I absolutely love him.
He's fun to pose and comes with plenty of accessories. It will take some time to get used to Revoltech joints if you're new to them, but it's well worth it.
And yes, it comes in regular colors if white isn't your thing.
Your other options are the PAK and Hot Toys which look nice but both have their fair share of problems and are pretty expensive at the same time.
Revoltech
>>5323124
Revoltech.
>>5323183
Revoltechs have no known knockoffs that I'm aware of, especially not Raiden.
>>5323183
HLJ? They have the white Revoltech Raiden for pretty cheap.
If that's the one you decided on.
>>5323183
HLJ and AmiAmi come to mind, or Mandarake if you don't mind buying used.
We really should have a sticky.
play arts Kai
The Revo is great, but you need to be patient and creative to get great poses.
I'm thinking of getting a second one to paint in the Desperado PMC style.
>>5319714
Play Arts Kai.
I got a raiden recently at a convention and when i opened it and started fiddling with it i noticed the head doesnt want to stay on the peg thats attatched to the neck. Not really sure if this is typical or not. Does this happen with revoltechs sometimes? Its a super solid figure otherwise, but the head falling off constantly is super aggravating.
>>5323124
Memes aside, Play Arts Kai raiden is great, comes with the visor thing to hide the shitty PaK face but besides that, great figure
OR
Hottoys is always good but fucken expensive
>>5325653
>white armour raiden
fellow EU limited edition bro?
but goddamn, that scaling. they're all PAK too, right?
![play_arts_kai_raiden_5_by_azhurath-d6ce8yk[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/QxO6oMu.jpg "play_arts_kai_raiden_5_by_azhurath-d6ce8yk[1].png")
>>5323124
Revo and PAK are both pretty good, so I would suggest to decide based on the scale you prefer
Revo's face is kinda stylized, but not as bad as Snake's was. PAK's face isn't nearly as bad as they're known for, but there's so little face for Raiden in the first place
I have Revo in white and PAK in original. Random PAK face pic stolen from GIS
>>5323252
You need more patience on your poses man. One leg forward, one leg back. Also, utilize the waist turn.
>>5326469
Hype!!!
>>5326489
>>5326469
not him, but that looks like shit and his one classes better.
>>5326539
Cool man
>>5325679
thats the hot toys snake
>Most accurate:
Hot Toys = Revoltech > PAK
>Most bang for your buck:
Revoltech Raiden > Hot Toys > PAK
>Best overall:
Hot Toys > Revoltech > PAK
>My favorite:
PAK
>>5326589
>PAK all last
>your favorite
???
>>5323124
>Sam never ever
>Monsoon never ever
>Sundowner never ever
>Mistral never ever
>Armstrong never ever
Goddamn it.
>>5323124
does anyone have a zandatsu kanji to print? or should i have to ask this in the paper accesory thread?
>>5323812
mine suffered of the same, i just change the joint position (peg that went to the head now goes to the neck, and the one that went to the neck now goes to the head), this gave him more friction on both parts, now his head doesn't fall off.
this also works with other revos, like with skelly. works better if you change the joints.
in case the neck is still loose, apply some nail polish or future floor polish if you have some
>>5327089
forget the request, i found an pic of the kanjis, i will try to fiddle with it a bit and then post results, as well as posting it in the paper accesory thread
>>5327062
A Monsoon figure would either be extremely lame because it lacks the magnetic gimmick, or extremely fucking complex and probably more than a little scary because it has the magnetic gimmick
>>5327041
The others are objectively better, I just like the stylized PAK Raiden the most and I'm a sucker for variants
>>5327134
A magnet gimmick might be cool, but I'd honestly be fine with detachable limbs and a display stand that can hold different limbs up.
>>5327089 and >>5327116 here, i did it >>5327324
here's a quick demostration with them.
to hold the pieces of paper in a stand, i used that clear plastic piece that comes with raiden that let him use the sword on his feet
>>5326578
>dat gap between sheath and back
>raidens fingers not doing anything
>dat gap between shoulder and torso
you're really not in the position to give any tips.
>>5327062
>5 fucking Raiden variants
>no Jetstream Sam
We have some geniuses over at PAK
>>5327791
man,its like its more profitable to recolor existing figures instead of sculpting new ones or something.
>>5328308
Pretty sure they would have made more money, off of a completely different figure as opposed to 5 variants with a different paintjob
>>5328371
pretty sure they wouldn't. seeing how changing the colors is basically no investment at all, but maximizing the profit due to collectors. pic semi related.
>>5328387
true, there is the neck beard exception
>>5327791
>Japs listening to westeners
yo usure are a fucking genius anon
>>5327370
I wish I could find the pics of the Blade Wolf that someone put together out of revo and Assemble Borg pieces.
>>5325679
snake is hot-toys, the others are all pak
Considering this is a Raiden thread, are anyone else's Revoltech shoulders strange looking? I have both black and white, and both of their left shoulder pads hang lower than the right. Also, the white one's watermelon is yellow instead of red?
![yellowflesh[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/oOX2jQ8.jpg "yellowflesh[1].jpg")
>>5328626
that's pretty much yamaguchi's stylisation, don't worry about it.
and for the watermelon that's also normal (for the figure at least)...
and now i learned that there exists yellow watermelons too, supposedly taste the same as the red ones.
the more you knoe
>>5325679
>>5326579
>>5328616
Guy that posted the white raiden here, the other blokes were right, snake is hot-toys the rest are PAK, the MGRR raiden is A LOT bigger then the other PAKs, about the same size if not taller than the hot-toys snake when its standing straight, cant get exact measurements at the moment because they are in storage from moving recently, but the PAK raiden is roughly 30cms tall
(pic related, HT snake)
>>5329390
Which PAK Raidens do you own? And which are your favorite? Having a tough time choosingon one
>>5327370
sweet
My Raiden can no londer sword-kick because the peg in his foot got bigger after using the clear effect piece as a stand. Anyone else have this same problem?
Hands down
Having trouble deciding between the white and black. I have a thing for white color figures, but I always kick myself for not having a more well known look. Anyone have both for a side by side?
>>5329580
that can be fixed with some floor or nail polish, either put that on the peg or on the "walls" of the peghole in the feet, after that wait so it dries
>>5329624
I will in a few days.
>>5331339
Neat. I'll watch this thread in hopes its still up when you get him.
>>5329390
Would pak raiden scale well with 1/6 or will I just have to shell out for the hottoys?
>>5328419
they sure as hell listen to the femnazis and SJWs
>>5331356
I have both. I'll try and get a picture later tonight after work. Just a side by side?
>>5331376
Yeah just to see h9w each looks. I'm really leaning towards white but I want to make sure. I'd appreciate it.
Best Raiden coming through
>>5331416
Not the greatest of pics as like most Revo figures, they look extremely awkward in a default pose, that and I had to use my phone due to the battery in the main camera needing charging.
Should give you a pretty rough idea on what each looks like though.
The White Raiden has an extremely nice white pearl effect as opposed to just pure white.
I'm not sure if I could even recommend which to buy as I love the look of both for different reasons, I personally love the look of mostly white figures so that would probably sway it for me.
Either way you won't be disappointed with them.
>>5332145
Thanks. I might just have to grab the white first maybe the black later on, because I also love white figures. Appreciate it.
>>5328419
If they didn't wait 7 years to release this thing it wouldn't have bombed as hard as it did. Shitty face selection didnt help as well. Not a bad figure though.
>>5332245
They didn't even include all of the stuff they originally showed off.
No one but themselves to blame. Knowing them they'll release the Char Aznable figure in 30 years when all the UC fans are dead and finally loses all relevance whatsoever.
>>5329530
All the MGRR raidens use the same sculpt, just different colours, the MGS2 one (in 1st pic) is a lot smaller then the MGRR one and overall less wellmade IMO, both suffer from PAK faces though,
>>5331358
the PAK raiden is about the same size as hottoys, and is a really good figure, but if you have the money for it definitely get the hot-toys
>>5332245
>>5332274
Plus most people who would actually want Master Asia would want Domon to go with it.
Domon is an old figure and shelf warmed pretty bad. The red plastic tray in the box tended to leech into the face, staining it if unopened, meaning anything leftover was questionable in quality.
Because Domon is so old, the articulation/sculpt is outdated compared to Master Asia. Plus Master Asia was done in his 'street clothes' while Domon was sculpted in the trace suit. So anyone who already had Domon had plenty of reasons to be pass, even if they wanted to pair them up.
Anyone who didn't have both and wanted to pair them up now couldn't even get Domon.
There was a prototype of street clothes Domon and a couple other figures, but I think the line bombed hard enough we didn't even get webshop exclusives...
>>5332330
Thanks.
Does anyone have pics of their hot toys raiden?
>>5332676
street clothes domon was spotted last year, after master asia's announcement. there was also a spiegel gundam RD and an effect part for master gudnam.
allenby and rain were showcased years ago, in a no photo allowed area.
better luck in the next 4 years, for the 25th anniversary i guess?
>>5332739
I need to take better pics sometime.
>>5332821
Face is just as spookily realistic as I've come to expect from Hot Toys.
>>5332822
thanks
How is the articulation on the elbows?
>>5323235
Ew, no.
Avoid PAKs at all costs.
>>5333450
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>>5333249
Decent. They're skinned in vinyl, but smartly designed. Elbows ratchet to 90 degrees, there's a ratcheting inwards-only bicep swivel too.
A lot of people have had issues with the elbow ratchets being too strong and breaking, thankfully mine hasn't had that happen (yet), but mine came from Asia and most of the reported issues have come from Sideshow's stock.
Unpopular opinion here, but honestly I like the PAK face better than both the revo and the hot toys
>>5334892
i'm a big fan of PAK and i really hate the revos overstyled animuh face for all their mgs figures, but Hot Toys? it cant get more acurate to the source material than hot toys.
though, i don't like their Big Boss. But Raiden is pretty much spot on.
>>5334892
No one praises the Revo for the face.
They praise the articulation.
>>5335040
But I really like the Revo's face.
>>5335216
As do I, but its not the thing that gets the Revo the praise.
custom body yellow is over hated
>>5335292
Ignore if this is too off topic but there's no general PAK thread... Is the Liquid Snake PAK to size with the others of the line? I know the Raidens tend to vary in comparison and especially next to the new MGSV line so I don't know what he'll look like. I really want to get him to pose with my new Mantis though. I know Mantis isn't to scale next to anyone because he's too small as a child but I don't want them them to look too stupid next to one another either. As long as Liquid isn't smaller than Mantis's PAK I think I can live with it though.
>>5335360
have this
>>5335360
also i'm too lazy to take an extra pic for the MGSV ones, but they're all pretty good in scale to each other and the MGSV ones aren't really significantly bigger. the biggest MGS PAK is still raiden and thats due to his highheels, which makes sense.
>>5335449
how's quiet's pussy
>>5335734
Hmmm.. Tasty!
>>5335525
np, and Thanks!
is there a good mgs4 raiden out there? it's my favorite version of him and I can't seem to find anything of good quality
>>5336481
I heard the Medicom one was good. I didn't get it because I got the old snake they made before it and it was trash.
>>5331339
>>5331356
>>5337339
>>5336491
It looks nice (face is showing its age though, very toyetic), but it's basically a stock Medicom body in a rubber-and-plastic suit unlike the Hot Toys one. It's about as articulated as a brick.
>>5337343
>>5335767
post quiet butts
>>5337346
The Raidens don't approve of each others choice in melon color.
>>5337368
>"Mine is bigger."
>"IT IS NOT."
>>5337390
>Our swords are used for justice, not vengeance. But goddamn, what is up with that guy's melons?
I hope these pictures have been enough to let that anon decide with color to get.
>>5337405
One last shot.
>>5337469
They looked like they were fishing in the thumbnail.
What are they catching.
>>5337491
Godzillas.
>>5337349
>>5337506
C-C-C-CUT IN ANY DIRECTION!
>>5338304
Glad I could help.
I've been kind of interested in getting some Metal Gear figures, are there any that are good but don't cost that much? I'm low on cash at the moment
>>5340127
Revolmini. They pop up on Mandarake for ¥1500-3000.
>>5340135
Thanks, those are pretty good!
I noticed that some of the McFarlane ones (the only ones I really care about from that line are Ocelot, Mantis, MGS2 Snake, and Solidus) are also pretty cheap, are they any good?
>>5340162
Solidus and MGS2 Ocelot are pretty good even today.
The others are of their time, but quite nicely painted.
