Great looking figure with high levels of articulation and a stellar sculpt. My only criticism is the shoulders feel a little narrow, but that's a minor problem and likely a decision made for the sake of articulation.

Great job breaking news, Rider.

I just ordered one...PHEW! Thanks for the reminder Ramen!

The hellboy pre-orders lasted a long time, way longer than I expected, but you never know.

I can't wait for this! Lots of great Halo memories from college. Plus, its 1000toys, gotta get it.

Well it is a different design of sorts. I didn’t know that at the time because "RE:EDIT" wasn’t part of the initial announcement, but apparently that line does feature redesigns by Japanese mecha artists. So that’s why it's not 100% accurate to the source material, it is a stylized figure.

Much appreciated guys, I just want to share the things that excite me in hopes I can make others feel the same.

But it was Joe who updated the thread with the official pics and details, not me ;)

The head is small and its the color, that is the later halo armor color.
original was much lighter and extremely reflective
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...ormat=original
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/...ormat=original

I'd almost compare the original suit's reflective appearance to a holofoil collector card.

Thanks for that render Specter; I've been looking for something like that to make a comparison with the figure. You can definitely see where they redesigned it, but it looks like a good update to me. Hits all the most important design cues but makes things better in some areas. I think they did a great job with this one.

https://i.imgur.com/24fv4Zv.jpg

While they've slimmed down a lot of it, I like most of the tweaks, except for the helmet. It just looks too slimmed down compared to the original, makes it look off.

Yeah the helmet, specifically the jawline, looks too slim. It also bothers me that he comes with a plasma sword but those weren't usable until Halo 2.