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Shin Densetsu · 03-04-2010, 05:45 PM

The Mark VI Power Glow Armor is centered around the power glow gimmick. Articulation on the shoulders and torso was compromised for this one gimmick. Was it worth it? To be honest....no.

The gimmick is neat, it's the main reason I picked this figure up. An orange LED is housed within the torso and the torso is lightly painted with red, except for the arc reactor area. The arc reactor area is clear, so that the orange light shows through brighter. The light shows brighter from the front than the back.

It's fun to light this Iron Man up in the dark. This gimmick is meant to replicate SPOILERS DON'T READ THE NEXT SENTENCE IF YOU WANT TO AVOID SPOILING THE MOVIE(highlight to read):the sheer power of the Mark VI, apparently it's prone to overheating or something so energy dissipates out..or something...I don't remember I threw away the packaging.

I took some shots in the dark to show how bright it can get. For me, gimmicks are cool so long as they don't compromise articulation too badly. Unfortunately, as cool as the power glow gimmick is, it compromised too much articulation for me. I can deal with the loss of abdominal articulation, but minimal range of motion for the shoulders? That disappoints me. This could have been my favorite Mark VI figure had the shoulders not been shafted like that.

03-04-2010, 05:45 PM	#4
Shin Densetsu OPTIMUS GUINNESS Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,542	The Mark VI Power Glow Armor is centered around the power glow gimmick. Articulation on the shoulders and torso was compromised for this one gimmick. Was it worth it? To be honest....no. The gimmick is neat, it's the main reason I picked this figure up. An orange LED is housed within the torso and the torso is lightly painted with red, except for the arc reactor area. The arc reactor area is clear, so that the orange light shows through brighter. The light shows brighter from the front than the back. It's fun to light this Iron Man up in the dark. This gimmick is meant to replicate SPOILERS DON'T READ THE NEXT SENTENCE IF YOU WANT TO AVOID SPOILING THE MOVIE(highlight to read):the sheer power of the Mark VI, apparently it's prone to overheating or something so energy dissipates out..or something...I don't remember I threw away the packaging. I took some shots in the dark to show how bright it can get. For me, gimmicks are cool so long as they don't compromise articulation too badly. Unfortunately, as cool as the power glow gimmick is, it compromised too much articulation for me. I can deal with the loss of abdominal articulation, but minimal range of motion for the shoulders? That disappoints me. This could have been my favorite Mark VI figure had the shoulders not been shafted like that. Attached Thumbnails __________________ The Transformers! Knowing Is Half The Battle! Thunder, Thunder, Hoooooooo!!!!! Tokusatsu all day everyday! CHECK OUT OUR RESOURCES SECTIONS HERE!: Transformers Database GI Joe Database Last edited by Shin Densetsu; 03-04-2010 at 05:51 PM..