[Trivial Psychic]

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Originally Posted by Tomax

wait a second, what figure is that? it looks killer. whats the size?

The figure in that photo is from Medicom and was a part of their RAH (Real Action Hero) line for Spider-Man 3. It's about 11.5", putting it close to 1/6th scale.



As you may or may not know, Hot Toys produced a bunch of figures for Spider-Man 3, but for whatever reason, Venom was not among them. I'm not sure why, but Medicom was the only one who attempted Venom in any capacity. The figure is really nice, with puffy paint outlining the web lines and logos, and has the matrix texture that was featured on all of the Spidey costumes for the movies. It's also pretty damn accurate to the movie, considering that it's not a Hot Toys figure, although the head itself is more based off of the concept art for that film's Venom, as opposed to the look we got for the actual movie.



My only gripes with it is that the shoulders are a bit wide as well as the hands, and the suit really restricts the amount of dynamic poses that the figure can strike, which sucks because the body is actually really well articulated. The figure does not have ankle rollers (as they were not a standard at that time,) so standing the figure is a bit tough as well, as he is top heavy due to the aforementioned wider upper body. The suit is also not removable, and is made of a pleather like material, which has held up surprisingly well over the years as I have taken good care of it, but if it holds up another ten years without the stitches tearing, I'll honestly be surprised. Still, the figure was a great one for it's time, and had Hot Toys not stepped up their game the way they did, I'm sure Medicom would still be around making these. I hope that Hot Toys might come around and go back and give it a shot, but after ten years, I'm not holding my breath, so this guy holds a special place on my shelf, wide shoulders, goofy boots and all.