My first time: RAH Rei Ayanami

My final “My first time” post is about one of Gainax moneyprinters: Rei Ayanami.Ive found her in HLJs Clearance Sale  for 70% off and ordered her along my other 2 figures last year.As you probably already noticed shes an Actiondoll of Medicoms Real Action Hero Line.Those feature a great detail on the figures clothes and a high price.Those Suckers will burn a hole of 90-100€ into your wallet if you buy them at their regular price.That are some big bucks for a big actiondoll but are they worth the money?

Find out after the Jump!

• Name: Rei Ayanami Banadged Version
• Scale: 1/6 -> about 28 cm tall
• Manufacturer: Medicom Toy Corporation
• Design: some Dude from Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Sculpt:Keisuke Sawada
• Castoff: Nope
• Price: 81€ at HLJ. Thank god ive got her for cheap

First off ive gotta say that you should also check out lu-ks RAH Goku review to get a look at a newer RAH model.Keep in mind that mine is an older model from early 2007 and it probably lacks alot of features of the newer actiondolls.It seems that Medicom tweaked the body of their dolls over the last year to allow more poseability.After all thats what we buy those things for!

Rei comes in her sewed trademark outfit:the white skintight plugsuit.Its made of a stretchy material thats pretty close to imitation leather and to make the overall appearance more realistic are the chest-and kneeplates made of hard plastic.Her chest is bandaged with real bandages and its a shame that its in such a hidden area.I was pretty impressed with Medicoms work here.They have put alot of work in the little details and finished it off with nearly no flaws.The Plugsuit is one of her strong point but also her biggest disadvantage.

The Plugsuit is too tight and allows nearly no poseability of the legs or body.Im pretty sure that this is NOT a problem with the articulated body and is all the plugsuits fault.This limits the poseability to Reis head and arms and even there is one little problem: her right arm is banadged and has therefore a very limited movement.I didnt expect this when i was buying an actiondoll.I can live with it since im able to put Rei in my favored pose and didnt pay too much for her.Im very sorry for the customers that paid alot of money for an actiondoll and got a figure with very limted poseability.Dear Medicom you absolutely failed in this department.

Where Medicom scored is the expression on Reis face that captures her personality really good.The RAH female body gives her the look of an grown female wich isnt a bad thing.Combine that body with her face + plugsuit and you get a nice looking figure with a big disadvantage that should normally be her advantage: the poseability.Thats absolutely not acceptable for this price but it seems that Rei is the only RAH figure that has this problem.I once again urge you to check out lu-ks blog for further RAH coverage.

This is my favorite shot of her

Notice that the gap on her left arm is my fault and not medicoms

I love the real bandages

Once again a look at the sweet bandages

Getting ready for the photoshooting

Shes able to stand on her own if you put some effort into it