NEW PRODUCT: Storm Toys: 1/6 Mortal Kombat Series - Sub-Zero Action Figure

SUB-ZERO
An assassin of the Lin Kuei clan, Kuai Liang commands the power of ice and cold. Unlike other members of his clan, he and his older brother, Bi-Han, were abducted as children by the Lin Kuei and trained in the techniques of assassination throughout their lives. Though his codename is Tundra, he has now assumed the mantle of Sub-Zero to honour his brother after Bi-Han's mysterious death. With the help of his fellow Lin Kuei Smoke, Sub-Zero tirelessly hunts the one who killed his brother.
Sub-Zero 1/6 Scale Collectible Action Figure Features:
Fabric Material Outfit
4 x Pair of Hands
1 x Frost Axe
2 x Ice Blast
1 x Ice Skull
4 x Spear
Estimated Release Date: Q4 2022



























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The 1/12 predecessors of sub zero and scorpion are long sold out and way overpriced on ebay nowadays, still they were really well made figures.despite the visible ankles here they'd fit nicely into my mortal kombat collection. but when the 1/12 "originals" started at 69,- € back in the day, scorpion is already listed at some 300+ € at my usual store for preorder. Way to expensive for essentially a blue and yellow ninja with some special fx fluff.

Cool looking figure, but the elbow joints are very distracting. They really need to look at a seamless solution of some sort.

GubernatorFan wrote:Cool looking figure, but the elbow joints are very distracting. They really need to look at a seamless solution of some sort.

Totally right -- I couldn't look at any single picture without those elbows overwhelming anything else.  I was trying to figure out why they bother me even more than just any regular GI Joe style jointed arms.  Then it occurred to me that something odd is happening at a perceptual level, because unconsciously my brain must be going, "Why is there a letter H there, pulling my eyes?"

I own and love some Storm Collectibles in 1/12 scale and at that size their distinctive letter H elbow shape doesn't jump out so much. Seamless arms would make this figure excellent, but just "routine everybody else's jointed" arms would at least have spared it from, IMHO, flat out failure.  This is one case where an unadjusted "one-up" was not the way to go.  Was looking forward to these Storm Collectibles entering 1/6 so I am disappointed.

Letter H is right. Aren't Hasbro's high end figures seamless already?

At the very least they could have used a World Box body which isn’t half as distracting as this. When everything is done at a “realistic” level from the face to the details on the arms and hands, etc., but to then have these hideous elbow and shoulder joints — just screams laziness.

Stryker2011 wrote:At the very least they could have used a World Box body which isn’t half as distracting as this. When everything is done at a “realistic” level from the face to the details on the arms and hands, etc., but to then have these hideous elbow and shoulder joints — just screams laziness.

Well, in fairness, there is one reason:  they do increase the range of a double jointed elbow V bend much beyond a seamless figure or even a regular jointed one.  But the trade-off of looking so unrealistic isn't nearly worth it.  The visibility is different at 1/12 scale.  Also in 1/12 scale the H pattern boosts holding strength which isn't needed with the larger plastic bits of 1/6. Their laziness was coasting on their 1/12 praises and not doing any redesign for 1/6 scale.

GubernatorFan wrote:Letter H is right. Aren't Hasbro's high end figures seamless already?

Not sure what you mean by "Hasbro's high end figures" -- I wouldn't call anything Hasbro makes high-end, even their club exclusive stuff.  You may be thinking of the new line of GI Joe figures which do carry a Hasbro brand jointly with Three Zero, but those are Three Zero figures.  Hasbro is only there because they are the owner and licensor of GI Joe.  If that is what you were thinking of, yes, they've gone at least partly seamless.  Those arms on this figure would have earned it a higher rating than the rating I'd currently give it: Sub-Zero.

didnt storm already do a sub zero? or am i get mixed up with world box?
either way i agree those joints are butt ugly haha

He looks excellent!

Moonbase Alpha Male wrote:Not sure what you mean by "Hasbro's high end figures" -- I wouldn't call anything Hasbro makes high-end, even their club exclusive stuff.  You may be thinking of the new line of GI Joe figures which do carry a Hasbro brand jointly with Three Zero, but those are Three Zero figures.  Hasbro is only there because they are the owner and licensor of GI Joe.  If that is what you were thinking of, yes, they've gone at least partly seamless.  Those arms on this figure would have earned it a higher rating than the rating I'd currently give it: Sub-Zero.

That is exactly what I meant. Since I'm not really into these characters, I had a more than usually vague idea of the brand/production credit.