Hi, guy's, great review Azog! I posted my own little review of this figure at another site, I cut and pasted it here and would like to know what you all think of it, it doesn't feature pics, though, I also modified it a little to fit in this thread.
Here's my modest review of NECA's 18" Endoskeleton, enjoy...
Never let it be said that NECA skimps on detail, every hydraulic (which actually work), cable, piston, joint, nook and cranny has been reproduced and results in a truly imposing figure. As soon as I unpacked the box from the other box that the ebay seller put it in, I couldn't get it out of it's box fast enough! I undid the twist ties that bound it to the cardboard backing faster than ever before!
Put simply, no
Terminator fan should be without this one!
I would even go so far as to compare it to the models that were used in the film itself, minus the ultra chrome finish, which is my only complaint about the figure...it isn't shiny or metallic looking enough. It boasts a pretty standard high gloss silver paint that resembles neither metal or plastic but something in between. But I suppose, if your truly a brave soul, you could fix that by applying chrome automotive paint to it. If you goof, though, that's an expensive goof that could ruin the figure if you aren't careful. I'm not willing to try that, so i'll leave it be. Although, I am amazed at the job you did on it, Bad Vermin! What did you use to paint it if I might ask? Despite what I said above I would be willing to give it a shot.
One of the most striking features about the figure are the red light up eyes, which are both bright red and are of equal brightness, in fact when you look at them directly straight on, they act almost like tiny flashlights that are super bright! When activated by a button on the side of the head, it suddenly comes alive and truly looks as if it's scanning the landscape, looking for it's next human victim in the war against man and machine. One minor complaint, the eyes don't stay on long, they only stay on for a few seconds before turning off, just long enough for you to quickly stand back and admire it.
The features of the phase plasma rifle have all been captured, just as you see in the opening of the film when he steps on the human skull and the camera pans up. The figure has no problem standing up on it's own, but beware if you decide to bend one leg into a "walking" position, the figure becomes unstable and could fall over. The construction is sturdy, to be sure, but one tumble from a shelf could be disastrous, resulting in many peices breaking off i'm sure. As Azog pointed out, the feet are tiny, but they are also not proportioned to the rest of the figure IMO, no doubt this is so the figure could stand up, NECA had no choice with that I suppose, that's a very minor obvervation, though.
Flexability is great with a large amount of articulation points, as I said almost all of the major hydraulics work on this figure, so when you pose it it really stays in proportion to how it actually moves in the film. It also comes with a second attachable right hand so that you may choose to pose it without the rifle, but let's face it, why would you want to do that?
Most amazingly, when you turn the head right or left, the hydraulics that attach the head to the inner chest cavity actually pull up on the mechanisms inside the chest which really gives you a sense of the anatomy of this killing machine. :tu:
Mouth opens up and down with small hydraulics that extend up into the cheek bone areas, a detail that could have easily been either left out or cheated, but once again NECA comes through.
Which brings me to the head, man, there are some eagle eyed folks over at NECA that did not miss a single solitary thing! Every line, every tiny hole is there, of course this includes the Endoskeleton's CPU port on top of the skull made famous by the SE of the film. I even tried examining the head with a magnifying glass and it holds up, almost frighteningly so.
I'd like to know what you all think because i'm thinking of starting my own site that features nothing but reviews of the figures I buy.
