Hot Toys: Man Of Steel - 1/6th Scale Superman Movie Masterpiece

Hot Toys has presented us with another one of their movie masterpieces. This time it's from the movie Man Of Steel with none other than.. well you guessed it, the man of steel himself - Superman. It's under their 1/6th scale Movie Masterpiece product line, and yes not Diecast. It's clear that those Diecast treatment are meant for armored figures like Iron Man and Robocop.

The face closely resembles Henry Cavill, it isn't 100% accurate like but close enough. For me this is one of the best Hot Toys headsculpt so far. The face maybe Henry Cavill-ish but not his body built. It seems that Hot Toys recycled the body of their Avengers - Thor and dressed it as Superman. His body is so bulky. It's more of a muscleman's body like Arnold Schwarzenegger's which make Superman look short. Biceps and thighs are too huge as compared to the actual movie character. No abs details and the chest is overly huge as well.

The cape is also not working well for me. Looks like a cheap cloth. The overall outfit and the S logo is looking good though. It's almost perfect if not for the fatty/bulky body. But the good news is that this is just a prototype. Hot Toys are known to alter their final releases to match the likeness of their figure to the movie. Having said that, I'm still hopefull that this Superman will change for the better. Well anyway, regardless of those imperfections, this is gong to be a hot merchandise and just as those other famous Hot Toys products, it's going to be sold-out. Specially that it comes with a 1:1 scale Kryptonian Command Key collectible item as a special gift.

To be released on 1st quarter of 2014. Preorders are now up at Figmation and Animarket at their respective discounted prices. I preordered at mine Figmation (great price by the way!) hoping that the final release will improve. That's what the S stand for right? It means hope.

Below are the complete details.

The 1/6th scale Superman Collectible Figure’s special features:

• Authentic and detailed fully realized likeness of Superman in the movie
• Head sculpt featuring authentic likeness of Henry Cavill
• Real-like facial expression with detailed wrinkles and gesture 
• Detailed hair sculpture 
• Approximately 31 cm tall
• Newly sculpted muscular body with over 30 points of articulation 
• Four (4) pairs of interchangeable palms including:
• One (1) pair of relaxed palms 
• One (1) pair of fists
• One (1) pair of open palms
• One (1) pair of holding palms
• Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted

Costume :

• One (1) set of costume in Superman style including one-piece of blue costume with embossed pattern, Superman logo in chest and a red cape
• One (1) pair of red boots 

Accessories:

• One (1) Kryptonian Command Key
• Diamond shaped figure stand with Superman nameplate and movie logo

MMS200 Special Celebration Gift:

• One (1) 1:1 scale Kryptonian Command Key (approximately 6cm long)

Below are the official promo images (by http://www.hottoys.com.hk).