KAIYODO x MEDICOM News: FIST of the North Star, Kenshiro!!!

[mpchi]

Just did a bit more touch up on mine. After the minor eyes touch up, I went ahead and add some foam padding under the shoulder armor, so it won't droop as much and sits straighter like it should in the manga and anime, instead of the very round shoulders that the figure originally looks. Also repainted the boots to a darker brown that matches the belt, as the pair of boots I got was a bit too light on the weathering compare to the darker ones I see people get online. Stands out too much. So makes it darker and blends more. All it takes is a real touch gundam marker, some light smudging for the weathered leather look, and sealing it with a clear coat. Quite happy with how it turned out.

[bubbahotep7]

Is the head in scale with other 1/6 figures, or is the head small and the body in scale? Anyone know? Man, Medicom's anime stuff looks like it is right off the screen.

[mpchi]

The Medicom Hokuto (Fist of the North Star) line figures' head are a bit smaller than normal. So rather than looking like a 14" tall figure, Kenshiro is just 12". However, when compared to most previous Medicoms (mostly round about 11+"), Kenshiro is significantly taller, and taller than the Medicom Old Snake, which already has a taller body than others. Kenshiro stands about the height of a regular Hot Toys, if not just a hair taller.

[mpchi]

Medicom RAH Kenshiro fitment improvement:







Even though I am overall happy with how this Kenshiro figure turned out, some areas of his still look a bit off when compared to his manga or anime counterpart, especially on the shoulder armor drooping too much, and the collar sitting too high and a bit thick. So I tried adding sticky foamie shoulder pad under the shoulder armor to give it some support, and used some Super Tape (thin strong double sided tape) on both side of his chest under the jacket to hold the pulled down jacket, giving the jacket a tighter fit and lowering the collar. The result is pretty impressive with such simple (and reversible) mod. Kenshiro looks a lot closer to the manga & anime design, and this is how this RAH should have looked like in the first place. Really like how he looks now!

[haohmaru84]

Does anyone know where can I buy the kenshiro 25 th anniversary and rei figures with the cheapest price?

[z3101172]

mpchi the mod is great, big improvement, nice work

[sanitaria]

Great Looking muscle body! Can the Clothes be removed?

[Spierre]

mpchi, you should work for medicom. great improvemnts and thanks for sharing!