Second Review: Iron Man Movie Series War Machine

Hey guys! I hope you're here to read my next review of the Iron Man 2 Action Figure series of 3 3/4" figures. I just got the figure and I gotta say, I am VERY happy I found it! Otherwise I would've had to spend $14 for it online instead of just $7. A brief history of War Machine before the review: The War Machine armor is worn my James 'Rhoddy' Rhodes, and usually fills in when Tony Stark couldn't appear as Iron Man. Where Iron Man has more sophisticated and advanced weaponry, War Machine has immense firepower with multiple vulcan cannons and missiles.

Now about the figure itself, I'll cover colors and paint mishaps. First off, the War Machine I picked up was the only one they had in stock from the movie series, so I couldn't be too picky! The main color is a dark slightly metallic gunmetal silver, and the secondary color is a brighter metallic silver. And his ARC Reactor, Repulsors, and eyes are red instead of blue. The biggest problem with this figure is that on his left knee there are silver lines that run onto the kneecap (see top photo), the ARC Reactor has red paint that ran onto the gunmetal silver color (not too noticeable), and the silver plate on his right thigh seem like it wasn't painted thoroughly. But I think I could fix it with some custom paint work, so no biggie! XD

The articulation is almost the exact same as the Mark VI armor, with a few differences. If you missed the first review of articulation, here it is...

- neck (ball joint)

- shoulders (360 rotation/in-and-out)

- elbows (360 rotation/bend 90 degrees)

- wrist (360 rotation)

- upper torso (ball joint)

- hips (forwards-and-backwards/in-and-out)

- upper thigh (360 rotation)

- knee (double-jointed)

- ankle (forward-and-back/slight rotation)

the main difference is there are large shoulder-plates attached to the torso over the shoulders that are on a hinge joint. Other than that, the articulation is pretty much the same! I don't think I got a figure with bad articulation... but the only thing he can't do is move his legs forwards and backwards, but it doesn't bother me that much.

Just like every other Iron Man 2 figure, you get a base, 3 Armor Cards, a small gatling gun with a flexible belt feed, and a Missile Launcher (which takes shape of a giant gatling gun with 2 missiles). I like his missile launcher better because it actually looks good on War Machine, where with the other figures they look a bit awkward and out of place. The Armor Cards are once again, a nice little accessory to add to the collection, but I don't put my cards on the bases.

(3 Armor Cards)

(rear view)

(War Machine w/ Accessories in Action Pose)

Well, there is War Machine for you! I love this figure I think even more than the Mark VI, but that's just because War Machine kicks A**!!! I think one of the only reasons I want to see Iron Man 2 is because War Machine decides to take some of the lime light. But this figure is slowly starting to become rare so if you are interested in these 3 3/4" figures, I'd pick him up as quickly as possible if you find 'em!