Preview Hot Toys 1/6th scale Captain America (Golden Age Version) 12-inch Collectible Figure

Marvel Studios’ upcoming superhero blockbuster – "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" will launch worldwide very soon! Steve Rogers will be donning his new “Golden Age” suit to fight the powerful Winter Soldier. Hot Toys is thrilled to present the new 1/6th scale Captain America (Golden Age Version) Collectible Figure. This movie promo edition collectible figure will be available exclusively during upcoming promotion events period in different countries. Please stay tuned for updates!

The movie-accurate collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Chris Evans as Captain America in his “Golden Age” suit in the film. It features a brand new helmeted head sculpt, newly developed body, newly tailored costume made with new materials, and a specially-made metal circular Captain America shield with distressed effect.

Scroll down to see the rest of the pictures of this Hot Toys movie promo Captain America (Golden Age version) from "Captain America: The Winter Soldier"

Hot Toys seems to get better with each new release. Just when you think they have done it right, they show you that they can do it even better :) This newer version looks to be a much improved version from the much earlier released 2011 version of Hot Toys Captain America: The First Avenger 12-inch Collectible Figure (reviewed HERE, HERE and HERE)

Related posts:
December 26, 2011 – Reviews of Hot Toys 1/6 scale Captain America: The First Avenger 12-inch Figure HERE, HERE and HERE
January 22, 2013 – Review of Hot Toys The Avengers: 1/6 Captain America 12-inch Limited Edition Collectible Figure (posted HERE, HERE and HERE)
March 3, 2013 – 1/6 scale Chris Evans as Steve Rogers in Classic Captain America costume by Captain Action (pictures HERE)

NECA 10-inch ED-209 and McFarlane 7-inch Robocop action figure: two peas in a pod

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Having reviewed the pretty awesome NECA Robocop 10-inch tall ED-209 Robot Action Figure (with Sound Effects & Dialogue) in the previous post, here are pictures of NECA 10-inch ED-209 and McFarlane 7-inch Robocop action figure standing together for a comparison of size. 7-inch RoboCop and 10-inch ED-209 seems to be of the right scale and height.

RoboCop and ED-209 seems to be made for each other. I don't think you can have one without the other. RoboCop was made possible because of the disastrous malfunctioning of ED-209 during it's first introduction. And RoboCop got to meet ED-209 in the office of OCP Senior President Richard "Dick" Jones when RoboCop goes to arrest Dick. All these happened in the 1987 science fiction action film "RoboCop" directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Peter Weller as Officer Alex Murphy / RoboCop, not the 2014 remake of RoboCop, directed by José Padilha, with Joel Kinnaman playing the title role of Alex Murphy and Gary Oldman as a new character named Norton, the scientist who creates RoboCop and finds himself torn between the ideals of the machine trying to rediscover its humanity and the callous needs of a corporation.

The McFarlane Robocop action figure is a surprisingly good figure. Along with having a fantastic sculpt, it also features some nice articulation. It can move its head forward and back and side to side; the shoulders had swivel-hinges, allowing for some ball joint-like range of motion; it had ball jointed hips; a swivel at the waists and swivels at the wrists; and hinges at the elbows, knees and ankles.

The McFarlane 7-inch Robocop action figure has a smooth, glossy shine applied to its armor body, with a blueish gleam. We all know that Robocop was technically silver in the first film and blueish-silver in Robocop 2, but the touch of blue gives it a nice look and feel and I'm not particularly picky about it.

Scroll down to see the rest of the pictures of NECA 10-inch ED-209 and McFarlane 7-inch Robocop action figure, including side profile comparisons. These two certainly make quite the pairing.

Click on the picture for a bigger and better view :)

Click on the picture for a bigger and better view :)

And here's NECA 10-inch ED-209 robot action figure from the 1987 RoboCop film standing with its other counterparts. To see all the figures in the display behind it, you can check out my toy blog post HERE titled "Just some RoboCop and RoboCop movie-related figures on display, including ED-209 & RoboCain"

Related posts:
March 23, 2009 – 1988 Kenner RoboCop Ultra Police ED-260 (ED-209) Cap Firing Robot figure (pictures HERE)
March 24, 2009 – Kotobukiya ED-209 mini-figure posted HERE
March 31, 2009 – Hot Toys 2006 released 1/6 scale ED-209 Full Review HERE
April 2, 2009 – Mez-Itz RoboCop Figures posted in my toy blog HERE
June 12, 2013 – Just some RoboCop and RoboCop movie-related figures on display, including ED-209 & RoboCain (pictures HERE)

Review NECA Robocop 10-inch tall ED-209 Robot Action Figure (Sound Effects & Dialogue)

"Please put down your weapon. You have twenty seconds to comply."

The Enforcement Droid, Series 209, or ED-209, are a fully-automated series of peacekeeping machines created by Omni Consumer Products. During its first demonstration, ED-209 malfunctioned disastrously, blasting junior executive Mr. Kinney to death over a sustained period of time. Dr. McNamara and his fellow technicians struggled to gain control over the 209, having to pull some sort of plug to finally shut it down. Because of the Kinney tragedy, the RoboCop program was given the green-light.

This is the NECA Robocop 10-inch tall ED-209 Boxed Action Figure with Sound Effects and Dialogue that I got recently (check out my mid-March haul HERE). I usually get mainly 1/6 scale figures and accessories but once in a while, I find something that I cannot resist and this NECA ED-209 robot action figure is one of them. Sure I've seen the latest version from the recently released RoboCop reboot / remake of the 1987 film of the same name but I still prefer this classic version. ED-209 was designed to look impressive and flashy but it really isn't very reliable "under the hood". It got me at "Impressive and Flashy" ;p Scroll down to see the pictures

NECA Robocop 10-inch tall ED-209 Robot Action Figure comes in a nicely designed and illustrated box with its features printed on the back: Push button to activate authentic sound effects and dialogue, extending legs and fully articulated. To my surprise, I discovered that there are no instructions included with this boxed figure.

ED-209 is securely fastened inside the box with lots of twisty ties. Haven't had to deal with these for a while now since switching over to 1/6 scale figures.

Presenting the NECA Robocop 10-inch tall ED-209 Boxed Action Figure with Sound Effects and Dialogue. Scroll down to check out the turnaround views. This figure looks really good with nice details and seems quite movie-accurate. It is armed with three auto-cannons on two rotating gun platforms, with two guns on the left platform, one on the right platform with an auto-shotgun and a rocket launcher capable of firing three rockets. Hot Toys 1/6 scale ED-209 released in 2006 had four 20 mm machine guns, two on each side which was incorrect. You can check out the pictures HERE.

From the back, ED-209 looks like a frog ;p The battery compartment is located just at the bottom of the back. You can see the plastic transparent tab used to prevent the batteries from being activated. Once you pull off the tab and press the button on the right-hand side (see the next picture below), you will activate the authentic sound effects and dialogue.

Some of the design features on ED-209 are supposed to accentuate the "style over substance" comparison to corporate-designed low-bid automobiles, such as how it has metal grating around the front of the head like some modern SUV's - which apparently is only there to look "cool", and has no real function.

From a purely physical standpoint the ED-209 is ill-suited to urban pacification and police work: it has difficulty simply climbing stairs. But it does look pretty impressive!

NECA Robocop 10-inch tall ED-209 Robot Action Figure with legs extended

The authentic sound effects and dialogue are activated by pressing the button on the right-hand side of the robot / machine. A timely reminder to remove all batteries if you have no intention to play with the sound effects. Batteries left in the compartment for too long WILL leak and damage the electronic components and you will end up with a malfunctioning ED-209. Hot toy collecting tip #1: Remove ALL batteries! Check out my post HERE.

Close-up views / shots of the auto-cannons (20mm machine guns) on the left arm.

Close-up picture of the three-round rocket launcher on the right arm

The dome-shaped head of ED-209 is designed without eyes as eyes humanize the robot / machine

Related posts:
March 23, 2009 – 1988 Kenner RoboCop Ultra Police ED-260 (ED-209) Cap Firing Robot figure (pictures HERE)
March 24, 2009 – Kotobukiya ED-209 mini-figure posted HERE
March 31, 2009 – Hot Toys 2006 released 1/6 scale ED-209 Full Review HERE
April 2, 2009 – Mez-Itz RoboCop Figures posted in my toy blog HERE
June 12, 2013 – Just some RoboCop and RoboCop movie-related figures on display, including ED-209 & RoboCain (pictures HERE)

NEXT: RoboCop meets ED-209

It's only mid-March but I already have some haul: Reborn body, ED-209, Hit Girl, CIA, HK416 etc

Here's a quick look at my early March haul :) It includes a NECA 10-inch ED-209 robot action figure from the RoboCop movie, Original Effect 1/6 scale OE Reborn body (female standard), Play Toy 1/6 scale Purple Girl, Very Hot CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) outfit and accessories set, E&S (Easy & Simple) Assault Rifle 416 Special Forces set E (Frostbite) and Belet 003 1/6 scale head sculpt that bears a very strong resemblance to Morgan Freeman.

Most of the stuff are 1/6 scale (my cup of tea) except for the NECA 10-inch tall Enforcement Droid ED-209 from the RoboCop movie which is obviously not 1/6 scale but I always did have a thing for RoboCop, more so the classic and original version rather than the newer reboot version. You can check out my earlier post HERE of some of my RoboCop and RoboCop movie-releated figures on display. Guess I'm an old school kind of guy ;p Scroll down to see more of the pictures. 

NECA 10-inch ED-209 Figure With Sound from the 1987 "Robocop" movie. When the Enforcement Droid ED-209 kills a board member during a demonstration, the OCP chairman, "The Old Man" decides to go with the experimental cyborg design titled "RoboCop". And that was the reason RoboCop was created. So it stands to reason that ED-209 played a big part in RoboCop's birth. Plus it's a pretty cool robot and a classic, still loved to this day. Why else would NECA release the robot figure in 2014, 27 years after the movie's release?

OE (Original Effect) 1/6th scale Reborn body (female standard) is about 13 inches tall and comes with eight pieces (four pairs) of interchangeable hands. Many people ask, "Why buy this figure when she's obviously taller and towers over all 12-inch figures?" Guess you'll have to stay tuned to find out ;p 

Play Toy Purple Girl Sixth Scale Figure is none other than Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy Macready / Hit Girl from Kick Ass 2 . Being much cheaper than the Medicom Toys version (pictures HERE) at more than half the price, I just had to take a chance and see how she looks. You can check out the preview pictures HERE

I have plans for this Very Hot CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) outfit and accessories set which looks GREAT for some kitbashing I have in mind. I certainly don't need another 1/6 scale CIA figure since I have quite a few 12-inch spooks in my collection already. Check out my posts HERE and HERE

This E&S (Easy & Simple) Assault Rifle 416 Special Forces set E (Frostbite) is intended for someone special ;p I realized after assembling him that he's missing a weapon. So I decided to get him one and this looks right up his alley. Who am I talking about? You can check him out HERE and be sure to check back later for an updated look.

Last but not least, Belet 003 1/6 scale head sculpt with Morgan Freeman likeness. How can I not have a 12-inch figure of a guy who has been GOD in "Bruce Almighty", Sergeant Major John Rawlins in the American Civil War film "Glory", United States President in "Deep Impact" (back then, there was no black president so people could know that the movie wasn't real), Speaker Allan Trumbull in "Olympus has Fallen", South African President in "Invictus", Joe in "RED", Lucius Fox in Christopher Nolan's Batman: The Dark Knight trilogy, Malcolm Beech in "Oblivion", Detective Lt. William Somerset in "Se7en", Vitruvius (voice) in "The Lego Movie" and so many more. Excited to have him.

So these are all for now. Watch this space for updates and reviews :)