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Originally Posted by Trivial Psychic

If you're having trouble finding the spring holstered Robocop, might I suggest you picking up the Robocop that comes with the jetpack from part 3. If you don't mind the blue tinted decal of the sequels, it's hands down the best Robo that they have done thus far. It has the spring loaded holster, and the accessories are the best of the bunch as you get the gun arm attachment, the jetpack, and the cobra assault rifle...state of the art "bang bang"...

I'm an avid collector of both the Robocop series and the Predator series by NECA, and if it brings you any comfort, I've yet to have any QC issues with my Robo's, and that includes my ED-209. They have their share of fragile parts (such as the pistons on the ankles,) but in comparison to the Predator and Pacific Rim lines, seem to be better built overall.

Hey Trivial,

I've seen it a time or two when I've hit the out of town TRU I shop at occasionally. I'm not a fan of the jetpack accessory or the blue tint. I figured NECA would leave the spring holster mechanism in place on the more current Robocop 3 figure because it's an interesting gimmick, at least on paper.

There was a discussion about the spring holster on another forum just the other day. I read that the mechanism is quite brittle.

I've also heard those ankle pistons were troublesome. So taking that into account along with the potential problems with the spring holster, I decided to pass on buying it because if I bought the figure and it broke on me while reviewing it then I'd be screwed since I was told on my last visit TRU doesn't accept opened figure returns.

I'm happy for you that you haven't run into any issues with your Robocop figures. I did chuckle at your "state of the art bang bang" statement.