WAR MACHINE MARVEL LEGENDS (HASBRO) “With a new modular Gatling Cannon and enough firepower to take on a legion of enemies, the War Machine — AKA Colonel James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes — is a true one-man army.” Hey, do you...
WAR MACHINE
MARVEL LEGENDS (HASBRO)
“With a new modular Gatling Cannon and enough firepower to take on a legion of enemies, the War Machine — AKA Colonel James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes — is a true one-man army.”
Hey, do you guys wanna talk about the implications of Secret War‘s big Skrull identity reveal on the events of everything post-Civil War as it pertains to Rhodey? No? Yeah, me neither. Wanna pretend its not a thing until we have no other choice? I certainly do. Let’s do that. But, hey, while we’re on that, can we address that the Civil War era armor design for War Machine is, like, peak War Machine design? It’s pretty solid, and it’s got a figure, and I’m looking at that now!
THE FIGURE ITSELF
War Machine is part of the 2023 assortment of the Infinity Saga sub-line of Marvel Legends. He’s one of the three Captain America: Civil War-based figures, which, rather amusing, doesn’t include a Captain America, but *does* does have both Iron Man and War Machine; way to upstage a guy in his own movie, guys. The figure stands 6 1/2 inches tall and he has 31 points of articulation. War Machine is a total mold re-use of the original Civil War release, which I looked at when it was repainted as Punisher War Machine. The only times it was released in standard colors were as a Target-exclusive in a two-pack, and as a Disney Store-exclusive in a four pack, so a single release does make a lot of sense. It helps that its also a pretty solid sculpt, and it still holds up pretty nicely, apart from a few spots where the 
articulation is a little bit stiff. That said, it’s a really good looking sculpt, and very accurate to the source material. I also found that the guns and baton stayed in place better on this release than my Punisher War Machine, which is a definite plus. The only area with notable change from the original release is the paint work. Admittedly, even that’s minor, but this time around the application is a lot sharper and cleaner, and the reds on the eyes and arc reactor now have a fade to white, giving them a bit more depth and realism. In general, it’s just a much better look, all around. This release gets the same accessories set-up as all the prior releases of the mold, meaning he includes two sets of hands (in fists and gripping), deployed and stowed versions of the baton and cannon, and the two removable forearm guns. Its a shame we couldn’t get an unmasked Rhodey head, since there’s not new parts on this one, but it’s not like he’s a light feeling figure.
THE ME HALF OF THE EQUATION
My saga of owning this version of War Machine is…well, it’s frustrating, and it’s entirely my own fault. I passed up on the figure in the two-pack a couple of times, even when I saw it on clearance, which felt silly once they were gone. Shortly after getting the Punisher version of the mold, I finally managed to track down a loose one…and then I opted to get rid of it when streamlining my collection, since I had the Punisher version and the Endgame armor. Then I decided to downsize my Punisher figures, and I realized that I wouldn’t have this armor at all, which…well, it was annoying. But, then they announced this release, and that made things better, especially since this one is just the two-pack figure, but improved. Definitely my go-to MCU War Machine.
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