Robocop features standard articulation for this scale. I’m not totally in love with how much of a gap there is in the thighs, but it could be covered up with a good pose. The figure gets by with good ball-joints in the neck, shoulders, and hips with hinged elbows, knees, and ankles, a swivel waist & wrists, and the ball torso. He’s limited in some ways, but he’s also Robocop and he just doesn’t need t move all that much to get into iconic poses. The only area where I really want a little more articulation is the elbows. The sculpt just isn’t as friendly there as I’d like it to be.
Paintwise is probably the only area where I was a little unsatisfied with the figure. I remember having a heck of a time finding a good paint job back in the day. I finally picked this one with relatively clean armor even though he had a little bit of paint slop around the exposed skin of his jaw. I always meant to clean that up, but never have. The other oddity is that his torso features a deeper blue tint than his limbs and that throws him off just a tiny bit.
Robocop included two accessories, his trademark gun the Auto-9 and an alternate right hand with the data spike. I unfortunately misplaced the data spike in the move, so Robocop borrowed the GITD one from the Night Fighter release for effect here .The main appeal is the gun (cause, hey, I obviously can’t lose that) and it looks sharp. I kinda wish it was a little wider, but this narrow version could simply be film accurate. It fits great in his and looks awesome in just about any pose. Again, there’s just one little issue with it.
And really this is the only knock against this figure I have any more. I may have bought in too soon. I’ve talked before about my TRU being crummy. My TRU never carried the Battle Damaged version nor has it ever carried the figure I kinda want to trade this one in for: the Spring-Loaded Holster version. The ability for Robocop to store his trusty gun in his leg looms large in my toy dreams and while I love this figure, I may just have to swap him out in the near future should I run across the new version.
That said, this Robocop is still a solid figure. The heavy blue wash and the peek-a-boo nose are QC aberrations to be sure, but the solid sculpt and great articulation really make him into the Robocop figure I’ve always wanted. Heck, I even bought him again as a GITD figure (check back later this week for a small gallery of Night Fighter Robocop). Now, if only these figures fired caps…
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I’ll keep my Figma Robocop 😉
Haha. I wanted to like that one, but the chin just throws it off for me.
I am still disappointed in the Figma Robocop. The prototype looked fantastic and movie-like. The final product, a completely phoned in face sculpt that really ruined my enjoyment of the figure. NECA’s 4 Robocop releases have been great and I am really excited for ED-209.
I wasn’t aware that there was a GITD version. That’s gotta go on my the want list in the back of my head now.
Great pics and reviews as always, Noisy. Love the group size comparison shots ’cause they reminds us that even while scales might not match, each figure is awesome in its own ways.
i don’t know man, murphy’s a big boy once he gets roboed… he SHOULD be a good bit larger than batman, but still shorter than a pred. i certainly acknowledge that his scale isn’t universally perfect, but for the average collector in that 6 and 7 inch scales, he’s pretty much where he should be.
Okay, that didn’t make much sense… Way too many typos for my taste. It’s 4:15 AM and too early to type straight.
Let’s try it again:
“Gee, Noisy! I wasn’t aware that there was a GITD version. That’s gonna go on the want list in the back of my head for sure now!
Great pics and reviews as always. Love the group size comparison shots ’cause they remind us that even while scales might not match, each figure is awesome in its own ways.”
That’s much better, thank you. 🙂
Second time is the charm! Kinda the same with this figure where the spring-loaded holster & better paint QC look to warrant another purchase… lol
I didn’t think I needed a Robocop. Between your review and the looming specter of ED-209, I’m seriously reconsidering. Has to be spring-loaded, though.
I think the spacing of the shoulder and hip joints would annoy me more than whether the nose was covered properly or not.
as far as the character goes, it’s a “yeah, that’s nice, but…” No real strong feelings one way or another. Not sure if that’s because dad didn’t like our jokes about him becoming like the character or not?
otoh, GI Joe’s Sci-Fi pretty much covered my need to have a Robocop figure. I can only guess the GITD version is a nod to the lime green and silver Mr. Fine?
The GITD Robo is a reference to the old Kenner Robocop line, where there was, in fact, a GITD Robocop made called Nightfighter Robocop. Because I guess the best thing to do when you’re fighting at night is to light up your enemy’s target for them.
And I do have very strong feelings about the Robocop character. To me, the original Robocop is practically a perfect movie. It’s equal parts satire and horrific action film, with plenty of dark humor and relatable pathos. Aside from maybe smoothing out some of the visual effects, I can’t think of a single way they could improve on the original, so the upcoming remake has got its work cut out for it (and the shitty suit design isn’t helping its case any).
Robocop is up there with Predator and Die Hard as perfect films for me. I can watch those everyday and not be bored.
I think they needed to have some kind of rubber covering between the leg and the lower torso to make it not look so toy-like.
Huh…. Somebody out there can tell wich Optimus Prime is that one on the first picture on this page? it’s awesome and I want to hunt him down!
Nice review! Was excited to read this bc just last week I ordered my spring loaded holster version and I am pretty impressed. Nabbed him for $20 on Amazon. Somebody said Neca will only be making “just enough” ED-209 figures to meet demand(as in low production). This kind of worries me bc I am not big on pre-ordering anything(I enjoy the hunt), but I’m thinking about it now if this is true. Then again I don’t recall if this source was reliable. Any news or thoughts on this?
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Thanks Finn, I’m not one to comment much but I was hoping to find out more information on this. Fingers crossed