Union Creative Vulcanlog 004: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain: Venom Snake Figure (Sneaking Suit Version)

Metal Gear Solid V - Venom Snake Sneaking Suit Action Figure Really neat figure with plenty of detail and since it's Revoltech it's crazy posable.

Great present well received. Good price point as well.

Note: will update this review once I have had contact with the seller about this particular figure, but for now this is my review:1. The face looks like it has been made by a five year old and bears no resemblance to the pictures what so ever. Mine does not have the flattened 'broken nose' look, the nose scar is on the right as you look at it not the left! There is no washing/painting in the facial scars. The un patched eye is wide open, like he has sat on a rather sharp object, not half closed as per the images on Amazon or the box! Let's just say it doesn't look 'original' if you see what I mean.2. Joints so loose they may as well be made of wet spaghetti. Upon taking it out of the box the chest-abdomen joint gave up the ghost and fell apart, although it did re join.3. The head fell off. Then fell apart. You are supposed to be able to open the head, by taking the face and upper hair portion off, to facilitate moving the boggle eye from behind the face (should be the menacing, half closed eye......but see point 1). The joints resemble a hollow plastic ball (2mm in diameter) sliced in half and compelled to stay together by the hopes and dreams of unicorns.Edit: I just saw a review for this figure on YouTube where they just unplugged the face. Certainly NOT what I have.4. I got two red fist hands rather than one Red fist hand and one open red hand for holding a gun barrel etc.5. The stand pincer part, for gripping the figure, was absent from the box.6. If future events necessitate then I will identify the seller as it looked to me as if the box was a previously returned figure: sellotape at the bottom of the box was broken, the stand bag was ripped, the sellotape that normally secures the interior plastic clam shells was missing and the black plastic parrot the figure was in seemed rather dusty and messy.EDIT: no plastic wrapping around the figure or between the joints, as is often the case witg revoltech.

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain has been out for about a year now and opinions have been mixed. Many say the gameplay is great but the story was rushed and a mess. I'm personally in that camp. I also felt the game was way too long for what it was but I'm not here to review the game, I'm here to review Union Creative and Kaiyodo's new Venom Snake figure. Now what is Vulcanlog some of you might ask? I'm still not entirely sure but for those well versed in toylines it's pretty much just a newer version of Kaiyodo's Revoltech line as it mostly uses those kinds of joints. Revoltech is a love it or hate it line and I love the other one I own so I took the plunge on the Venom Snake figure. How does he hold up, though? Let's begin withThe Sculpt:The sculpt is really good. Looking at prototype pictures I was unsure how to feel about his face sculpt but in person? I think it looks perfectly fine. The eye is less squinty than the prototype which I think looks much better for a smaller scale figure such as this. There is a fix online out there for those who are unhappy with the wider eye if you look. But everything you expect to be sculpted is there such as the scars, the horn, and the eyepatch. All of it looks like it should. I won't go on much about the body sculpt since it's just about what you'd expect. The clothing wrinkles, the robot arm, all of it seems accurate if a bit stylized. The stylization is expected since just like Raiden, this guy was sculpted by Katsuhisa Yamaguchi who is well known for his slick and stylized sculpts. I wouldn't say he's as stylized as his previous figure of Naked Snake which I currently don't own yet. Something worth noting is his height. Compared to other import lines Venom Snake is massive. He's taller and wider than both the Figma Snake and Revoltech Raiden which makes him near standard Marvel Legends height. This is fine since I'm pretty sure Venom in-game is comparatively bigger than most characters. I'm also glad they went with the sneaking suit for this figure. I love how much it looks like Solid Snake's MGS1 suit and while some might've preferred his desert fatigues I'm glad we got this instead.The Paint:I don't know if there's much I can say here either, everything on him looks pretty clean. I can't say I can find any paint mistakes anywhere on this figure. Now I'm sure if you looked close enough you might find something but to the naked eye I can't see much. He doesn't have much paint variation but that's fine, he doesn't need it. Only thing that looks like it has a paint wash are the hands on his robot arms which looks nice. Again I can't complain about the paint. He even has a Diamond Dogs symbol on his left a shoulder which is nice.The Articulation:This is where the aforementioned Revoltech joints come in handy. This figure can move. If you have Raiden then you just about know what you're getting into. Even the shoulder joints have that same double Revoltech joint Raiden had that allows for plenty of movement, even if it's somewhat awkward to move. His ponytail is on a balljoint too, which isn't necessary but it does help. Only differences from him is that Venom here has tiny Revoltech for wrist joints which allow for more movement than the simple wrist hinges. Also odd is the fact that his hips are on balljoints rather than the typical Revoltech joints. I had no problem with the Revoltech hip joints of Raiden but I know the more standard hips will please many people. Alas he can't fully push his legs together, leaving him with a slightly bowlegged stance. What you see in the preview pictures is as close as his legs get. This isn't too much of a problem since I think that looks fine, not to mention that once you get this guy in-hand you'll want to pose him a lot. He is just pure hand candy especially when combined with his accessories. Speaking of which...The Accessories:This figure is loaded with accessories. First off, he comes with four weapons at his disposal. He comes with a pistol, a sniper rifle, an assault rifle, and finally a knife for CQC action. The best part of these weapons is that just like in the game he can carry them all at once. The sniper rifle has a peg on it that simply pegs into a hole on his back. The pistol is a bit weird as it doesn't slide into his holster but instead it pops into it. What I mean by this is that the holster is hollow on the inside which allows the pistol to be placed inside. I would have preferred a standard fully working holster but this is serviceable. I do find the pistol doesn't lock too securely. His knife can be stored in a working holster on his back so that's nice. Finally to get the assault rifle pegged in on the side of the canteen you have to slide a peg out of the canteen, then you have to plug a little tool on the top of the rifle, and finally you just peg the tool onto the canteen. Were it not for the instructions on the back of the box, I would not have figured this out. His sniper rifle also comes with an interchangeable set of stands for his sniper rifle. One folded in and one folded out for when he's getting ready to snipe out some Russian soldiers. He doesn't just come with guns though as he comes with four sets of hands. Two fists, two trigger finger hands, a cigar holding hand, an open hand for his robot arm, another trigger finger hand for his organic arm but this time the grip is wider, and finally a "v for victory" hand which can be used to replicate promotional artwork from the game. An iDroid and phantom cigar are included too. Try not to lose them, they're small. He also comes with a tool for moving his eye, but I'd be careful with it. It's awfully thin. I think my personal favorite accessory is the silver ROCKETTO PAUNCH hand. While not quite an accessory he also comes with a papercraft cardboard box that you can glue together and fit him inside. He won't fit all the way due to his sheer size but it still looks good in the right pose. Finally he has a standard display stand that you can either peg into his back or use a clip that you wrap around the figure. The stand Raiden came with was garbage so I'm glad Venom comes with a stand more akin to the Figuarts or Figma kind of stands. Oh I almost forgot another stand is included that's the standard Revoltech effects stand that came with Raiden and so many others that you easily peg into his feet. Like I said, he is loaded with accessories.Overall Thoughts:Venom Snake didn't make for a great protagonist in my opinion but he makes for an excellent figure. All of his accessories along with articulation give you lots of pose options. He can be found for around $60 which is about the price I paid for him. This is a bit much but for all you get it's worth it. He can also be found for cheaper depending where you look. I simply cannot recommend this figure enough to you if you're a fan of Metal Gear. Even if you're not a fan of MGSV or the dumb twist don't let that get in the way. This is a finely made figure and I wish we'd get more from this line even if the current state of Konami probably won't allow that which is such a shame.

Muy bien embalaje, buen tamaño, buena calidad, coherentemente rápido... fue para regalo y lo ha expositado en vitrina de cristal... Precio un pelín alto pero merece la pena

Très bonne qualité, beaucoup de détails comme dans le jeu, les articulations permettent beaucoup de poses réalistes et le corps est solide. Avec ddog ca fait un chouette ensemble, quant aux jolies photos sur l'emballage cartonné, j'en ai fait un fond diorama ;)

遂に、映画原作以外でリボルテックが復活してくれました。リボルテックの打ち切りと同時にスタートしたリボルミニは「小さいのに高い」という迷走状態になってましたし、やはりこのスケールでこその楽しみ方がありますからね。リボルテックだからこそ立体化してくれるキャラクターも多いですし、このシリーズが長く続くことを願います。今後モンスターハンターシリーズからのリリースもあるようですし、期待が高まります。　さて、肝心の商品の出来はと言うと、かなり良いです。以前のリボルテックと言うと、広い「可動域」が売りだけど、関節が目立ってしまい、造形では他社に後れを取るイメージでした。しかし最近のリボルテックは、造形やディテールもどんどん向上しており、今作もその例に漏れません。このヴェノムスネークも、関節が目立たないことに関しては、figmaと同等レベルと言って良いと思います。スーツの皺など、質感の再現性もかなりのもの。（個体差があるのであくまで「私の購入した物は」ですが）塗装のはみ出し等もほとんど無かったです。　可動域も十二分に広いです。関節を隠す造形と、これだけの可動エリアを両立しているのはさすがの一言ですね。　ただし、こと「首周り」に関しては、動きが制限されます。デザイン上どうしてもエリが干渉してしまうため、アゴを引くのがほとんどできません。とは言え、、エリのパーツ自体が胴体と独立して前後に動くようになっているため、仰け反ったり、頭を下げる・前に突き出すような動きには優れています。これにより、ゲームで見せていた前傾姿勢での移動ポーズや、狙撃時などの伏射姿勢の再現も可能です。これができると、一気に雰囲気が「それっぽく」なりますので、こういった原作ファンへの配慮は嬉しいところです。（この可動システムは、ちょっと前の製品になりますが「レウス装備ハンター」と同じ物になっているので、持っている方はそちらを参考にすると良いでしょう。）（ちなみに左右を向かせたいときは、アゴをエリの上に乗せるようにすると良いです。）※仰け反るポーズがうまく取れず、伏射姿勢が再現できないという方は、後ろ髪がきちんとエリの内側に入っているか確認してみてください。　次に「顔」についてですが、サンプル写真とはだいぶ印象が変わっています。簡単に言えば、サンプル写真よりも「スネークっぽい」感じになっています。特徴的な角はやや目立たない感じですね。特に下側の角はほとんど出っ張りがありません。その他、無数の傷跡や、右耳のイヤホンもきちんと再現されており、努力と気合がうかがえます。　もっとも、さすがにゲーム本編とそっくりとまでは言えません。特に左側から見た顔は、あまり恰好良くないです。画像検索で調べて比べてみた感じでは、眉毛と口髭の形状が若干違っており、その辺が違和感の元かな、と思います。逆に正面と右側から見た顔は、かなり元の雰囲気が出ています。ゲームのスネークの眉毛はかなり薄かったので、試しに塗料の薄め液（除光液でも可）で眉毛を落としてみたところ、かなりムービーの顔に近くなった気がします。後はうっすら眉を描けば再現度は相当上がると思います。（落とし方を加減すれば描かなくてもいいかも。）　それ以外で少し気になるのは、どうも無表情に見える事と、肌の色が似ていないあたりでしょうか。　まず表情に関しては、figmaの様な替えのパーツはないので、口を閉じた一種類だけです。できればもう一種類くらいは欲しかったところですが、元々寡黙なキャラクターですし、スニーキングスーツverな事を考えれば、叫ぶような顔は逆に似合わないし、そこまで不足でもないのかもしれません。目線が動かせるので、それが表情付けの代わりになる面もありますしね。　肌色に関しては、ゲームだと典型的な白人の肌色（白い中にやや赤みがさしている感じ）ですが、製品ではむしろ黄色人種っぽい、オレンジがかった色合いです。肌が出ているところは顔だけですので、気になる方はリペイントしても良いでしょう。　次に付属品に関してですが、サンプル画像の通り「ビックリするくらい充実」してます。最近はフィギュアが軒並み高価格化し、付属品も減る一方ですが、他のフィギュアと同程度の価格で、これだけのオプションが付いているのは、大変ありがたいです。さすがに銃火器の細かなディテールの再現まではありませんが、実用十分なレベルです。その辺はLittlearmoryでも買えば良い話ですしね。更に良い点として、全ての武器が差し替え無しで装備できるという点があります。ナイフは腰のシースに。ハンドガンもホルスターに直接しまえます。アサルトライフルの装備方法は工夫したなあと感心してしまいました。方法は箱の開け口付近に描いてありますが、まさか「アレ」に取り付けるとは・・・。　他にも、スナイパーライフルのモノポッドまで付いてたり、ファントムシガーにiDroid、きちんとウォークマンも持ってますし、ペーパークラフトで支援物資のダンボールまで付いています。おまけに交換用の義手に、ブイサインのハンドパーツまで。正直凄すぎます。カズの言葉を借りて言えば、「あんた最高だ！あんた何なんだ！」状態です。　付属品で唯一欠点があるとすれば、銃を持つ手に今一フィット感がない事くらいです。と言うのも、アサルトライフル、ハンドガン、スナイパーライフル全てを同じ手で持つので、どうしても形が合わない部分が出てしまいます。（ナイフ用の持ち手は別にありますが、銃にはフィットしない感じでした）特にアサルトライフルは、無理やり持たせたら手の方が緩くなってしまいそうだったので、グリップをやすりで削りました。ちなみに、figmaと違い左手用の銃持ち手もあります。　最後に、スケールについて。今までのリボルテックと比べると、このスネークはやや大柄です。素立ちの状態（少し足を開いた状態）で16cmありますから、単純に1/12スケールと考えると192cmはある事になります。もっとも、厳密に1/12でないのは他のフィギュアでもそうですし、身長的にはリボルテック雷電より数ミリ高いくらいなのですが。　ただし今回はそれ以上に、体のパーツがガッシリしているのが特徴です。多少着ぶくれしているとしても、腕も太もももかなり太いです。正直ここまでゲームでも筋骨隆々だったかなぁと思わなくもないですね。これでバトルドレスとか装備したらどうなるんだろう？と思うくらい重量感があります。ムービーリボのウルトロンも大きかったですが、あれは元々デカいキャラクターですから気にならなかったんですが。今後もこのサイズで行くのかどうなのか・・・。　さて、大変長くなりましたが、総評としては素晴らしい出来映えと言えるでしょう。確かに細かな欠点はいくつかありますが、それらを補って余りある満足感がありました。今後の商品展開にも期待したいと思わせてくれる、極めて充実した商品です。

Details are nice but the joints keeps coming out when i move them. Good figure though