Thread:86.170.32.139/@comment-39328214-20190511194451

We know that his latest armor was the mk 7 for a couple of reasons. Unlike Tony, Rhodes has a mentality of just weapons and more weapons. After the original War Machine, Tony built him the mk 2 and the iron patriot Armor, which following you rlogic, his next suit would be slim and maneuverable. Except it wasn't. His following suit was almost as bulky as his original suit, and the Infinity War suit was even bulkier, with weapons everywhere. it's been stated that Rhodes doesn't follow the generalist and versatility approach. he subcribes to the idea of "shoot at the enemy, things go boom". In Endgame, his suit was even bulkier, with it being larger than his original one yet looking smoother because of how advanced it was. Secondly, with Thanos being the big bad, there would be no reason to keep his old suits in storage. We know Tony has a habit of building better and better things, only to use them at the final battle. I.E: Mk 45, Mk 44, Iron Spider outfit, etc. Of course he wouldn't just let Rhodes use it right off the bat. WHy would he? there's no point, with most missions not requiring a ton of weaponry after the decimation.  