Sen-ti-nel Armorize Iron Man

Sen-ti-nel's second Iron Man offering. While it has a striking look, it's not as well planned as their Re-Edit line. I think it's because Sen-ti-nel has different groups working on projects. Some better than others. Re-Edit is done by Chemical Attack who are their best team in my opinion. Armorize was done by T-Rex.

I want to like this figure more than it deserves because of its aesthetics, but unfortunately it has poor paint quality that chips, and hindered articulation when Armorized. It's this very gimmick, placing the armor on the figure that's the main selling point. Posing is not it. If you're not into posing, fine, but I like dynamic posing and it can't be done here, and that's a shame. Main parts hindered by the armor are the ankles and shoulders (armor pieces can pop off and even cause paint chipping).

On the plus side, Takayuki Higashi did a killer job with the sculpt. I especially like Tony Stark's head sculpt. Nicely detailed and appropriately expressive with articulated eyes.

Review: Mastermind Creations R-08 Azalea The Avenger

Azalea is Mastermind Creations' homage to Transformers G2 Arcee. The aesthetic is reminiscent of IDW Comic's take on the character which depicts her as a fierce combatant and assassin. In short, total badass. And so is this action figure.

Articulation:

This figure has tons of articulation for dynamic posing. The joints on my figure were either tight or just right (not loose, not tight).

Head - Ball joint. A little restricted from back kibble if you want the head facing up.

Arms - Shoulders on ball joints. Double jointed elbows. Wrist swivel

Upper torso - Chest on ball joint. Waist on ball joint which can only swivel unless you pull that portion up. Then you can rotate a bit and have some ab crunch.

Legs - Ball joint thighs. Double jointed knees. Front of feet can swivel down. And there's ankle tilt.  

Aesthetics:
Really like the look of this figure. Avoids the kibble issues most Arcee toy iterations have had. I'm glad they didn't try to make her cute. You can pose her as such if you're inclined, but I prefer her being a badass bot. Her weapons include 2 foldable blades that can be stored on her thighs and back, and two foldable blasters that can be stored on her back skirt/guard. Both sets are nicely molded and colored giving her more pose and display options.

Transformation:

A little tricky for me at first. I just had to come to the conclusion that I was not going to be able to have certain parts tabbed in perfectly (wrist to legs). At least you can change her look in alt mode.

Alternate mode:

Really cool looking hover vehicle that can be changed around to suit your preference. I like that it's not so restrictive. There's also a small stand that can be tabbed in at the bottom to make it look as if it's hovering. This piece can also be used to help balance the figure in bot mode when place on either foot. 

Here are a few more shots:

Behind the scene set up shot: