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Originally Posted by Skoob

Hey All,

I see that BBTS recently posted the Comicave 1/12 scale Iron Man armors Can anyone here comment on them, particularly as to how they compare with Figuarts / Figma / Mafex counterparts?

I have a few of them. They generally look gorgeous. But tend to have QC flaws in the engineering. For example I just got the Silver Centaurian figure. It's stunning. The paintwork is dead on. But most of the joints are plastic on plastic ball and socket. The right shoulder is just about seized. It makes a screeching noise when I try to move it. Plus the knee and foot joints are very soft and move too easily so they cannot support the weight of the figure without a stand (not included). The Igor is a nice massive display piece. But articulation is limited and he is incredibly top heavy So you need to worry about him shelf diving.

Comicave's paint work is A+. They use a lot of metal. The light up gimmicks are hit or miss and often more of a pain to turn on then they are worth. (you need to pry Igors head off, then open to turn on one of the two switches. You will do this exactly once before never bothering with it again.) The engineering on their joints are in a word... NOT BANDAI.

As an owner of several of these, and the awful predecessor companies "Play Imaginative" War Machine and Iron Patriot, I am going to say for the Mark VII, Bandai just announced theirs. It's the same price as the Comicave, and it comes with the Hall of Armor at that price. That's the one to get. Midas might be worth thinking about as a "display only" piece. So long as you keep your expectations minimal and watch for a deal.