Customer Reviews

Avatar RDA Combat Amp Suit

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

When I first saw the Avatar movie, I couldn't help but think that it would be awesome to have an action figure of the mech from the movie. After I watched the movie for the second time, I had to go and get one. Boy was that a mistake. This thing was a disappointment and I wish I hadn't bought it. I mainly wanted it for display purposes, but it doesn't look very nice. It doesn't look the least bit metallic. In fact, it looks like a big hunk of cheap plastic.
Another gripe that I had was that the weapons don't fit in the hands properly. The gun was very loose, and the knife just completely falls out. I don't see the point in having a removable knife if it can't even fit in the hand. The AMP suit also does not stand up very well. You have to position it perfectly or else it will fall over, and when it falls over, rest assured that at least one of the legs will fall off.
Since I should try to say at least one positive thing, it was fairly easy to assemble. Even if you feel like you have to have one of these, I would recommend that you wait since another version of this is supposed to be released in the future. Hopefully, it will be a major improvement over this one.

I've outgrown toys, and I accept this...but this toy managed to lure me into purchasing it. It's a pretty big toy, too, standing at approximately 7-9 inches tall, it looks great and cooler than your classic movie toy.

I've heard about the problems with assembly and how the articulation is faulty and how the gun and knife don't stay in the hands, but these are minor problems if, like me, you want to use it as a display on your shelf. The gun DOES take some talent and patience to pose and the knife stays in play if you position it right, and the articulation is just fine.

I hope you enjoy this toy!

I ordered this toy for my almost 8 year old son. He is not a "wild" boy, and generally takes care of his toys very well. However, after just 3 weeks, the leg broke off from the main body. When this toy arrived, you had to assemble the legs & arms on to the main body. It is at this point where the leg broke off. I was pleased with the size and style of the toy. I thought it was worth the $. But if it cannot even last 6 months, then I'm not sure I would recomend it to anyone with a child under 10, or if their child plays "hard" with toys of this kind.

I bought this for my son after seeing the movie. I was afraid of the quality because the packaging did not have windows and I would have to put it together. Not to worry. The assembly was not hard and it looks just like the picture on the box. The only con is the legs keep coming off. My son got to where he was playing without the legs on because of that. I solved that by putting a thin, long piece of grey duct tape around the top of the legs (wrap it around the whole body and both legs at least 2 times). It still has movement when you do this. He was very happy I came up with this idea instead of super glue. The gun is loose in his hand and the knife falls out of the other, but doesn't seem to bother my son. This is why I only gave it 4 stars.

This is a good toy that my son loves! He plays with it all the time and finds many hours of enjoyment with it.

The toys are alright but it is very over priced and I don't like being dupped. It is available at discount stores for five bucks

These power suits were the things that I loved the most about Avatar. The design is inventive while not being far-fetched, and the intensely military look of the combat amp suit is a great appearance, in my opinion. While there are no metal or diecast parts, the toy's construction is still quite solid, and it has a fairly good amount of articulation - particularly in the arms. The weapons are nicely rendered, and with a little fidgeting, can rest securely in the hands of the amp suit. I can't really find too much wrong with this toy, although I would have liked to see some more decals and instrument panel details. Where these suits really shine is in a squad. I purchased four of them, and they look really cool in a squad arrangement. A cool toy, and a good buy.

Of the four avatar toys I got at the same time, this was the only real disappointment. The way they connect the legs to the body is just not well done. The legs have a male piece protruding, like a hexagonal shape, that mates into the same shaped female receptacle on the body, but that female receptacle is protruded, and is very thin, weak plastic. One of the legs went in alright, but I saw the other one, the female side of the connection on the body was cracked even before we could try to put it together, so while the part would slide in, it would not stay in, nor could you move the leg since it just pulled that crack apart and let the male piece spin rather than being held properly.

The detail was impressive on the rest of it, but even if it hadn't been broken before we got it, this way of joining the legs would surely have had them crack within a day or two of use anyway from the force of pivoting that leg with such a thin bit of plastic holding it there...

So it's back in the box and a return already set up with Amazon... Too bad, as this would've been a neat addition. If you're just looking for something for display though, this would work well, as if I were just going to display it, I could've just glued that piece and had no concerns, but I got it for my 6 year old and while the gunship and the fliers will stand up to him, this never would have lasted...ava

The AMP suit toy is very fun, especially the missile launcher and knife included, but it should've been assembled. The launcher wouldn't fit in the left hand of mine, and the "shoulder" parts kept coming loose. Worth the value, but it could use some tighter construction.

I loved this figure. I've read a few negative reviews, and I guess it depends on what you buy it for. It probably isn't the most durable thing in the world, so maybe a particularly hardy child may have a problem. however, for the collector, they look great and I can see that I'm going to get years of pleasure from this, not to mention make a mint in years to come as these objects become rare.
I'm super pleased with my purchase.

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