AMP in Action!

Having reviewed the Mattel MK-6 Amplified Mobility Platform HERE and the 3 3/4-inch AVATAR Colonel Miles Quaritch Action Figure HERE, it's time to put the two of them together. I wanted the pair (i.e. man and machine) as a set because one would be not complete without the other and I was most pleased to find the pair at Simply Toys :)

Here we see Colonel Miles Quaritch in the cockpit of the MK-6 Amplified Mobility Platform or AMP suit with the canopy raised. In the 2009 "Avatar" movie, Quaritch demonstrated superior piloting skills in his AMP suit. Quaritch had nicknamed his suit "Beyond Glory" and had painted a dragon on the gun, consistent with his callsign, "Papa Dragon".


Man and machine as one. A fellow blogger has pointed out the similarity with the APUs (Armored Personal Unit) first seen in "The Matrix Reloaded", but mostly in "The Matrix Revolutions". In the picture below, you can see how the arms are able to move all the way to the back.

Here the arms of the AMP are placed at the sides

A side view of the Mattel 3 3/4-inch AVATAR Colonel Miles Quaritch Action Figure inside the MK-6 Amplified Mobility Platform with canopy raised.

Here we see the canopy lowered.

Here's just me toying with the lighting. I'm quite pleased with the paint job as it doesn't make the AMP suit look "plasticky" or cheap.

Here's the AMP suit in the patrolling pose. The left arm of the AMP suit cannot grasp the huge hip-fired GAU-90 30mm auto-cannon without first making a cut to separate the thumb from the fingers. The left hand was molded as one piece to grasp the combat knife.

You can see how the left grasping hand looks in the picture below

The AMP is also able to rotate at the hips for more movement and poses.

And here's the AMP suit holding the combat knife with over three feet long blade, ready for some serious close quarter fighting


In most shots, the AMP looks stout but the picture below gives an idea of its imposing height. After all, it is supposed to be 4 meters high and 1.83 meters wide [in toy terms, it's approximately 9" (23cm) tall, 6" (15cm) wide and 4" (10cm) at the side].

Close-up of the combat knife of self-sharpening diamond-hard ceramic.

And now for some hand-to-hand combat action. Note how the legs and "feet" can bend for better support and stability.

This is what I would call the "Gorilla" pose because from the back, that's what it reminds me of

And here's a view of the AMP suit from the right hand side, armed with the huge hip-fired GAU-90 30mm auto cannon.



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