Iron Man Is Now Ready for Deep Space

About a week ago, Hot Toys officially announced the release of Iron Man 3 - 1/6th Scale Mark XXXIX Starboost MMS. I've been waiting for this one since it was shown in various exhibits and toy convention. What's not to like about it? It is one cool Iron Man armor with an unusual color scheme. Not the usual red-gold-silver but a gold-white-grey/black color scheme. Really an eye catcher if you display it next to the rest of the Iron Man armors.

This armor is said to be incorporating a powerful booster pack that allows Iron Man to achieve orbit in a matter of minutes. From there, he can observe the entire world, enjoying the view - or descending on bad guys anywhere on the planet as a flaming blast from the sky! Rumours said that this armor ia supposed to appear in the the mid or end-credit scene of the Iron Man 3 movie being used by Tony Stark to meet-up with the Guardians of the Galaxy. I guess that idea was scrapped since they decided to blow-up all the armors and just put Bruce Banner in the end-credit scene.

Sadly, it doesn't come with too may accessories. Just a few pair of hands and an extra faceplate without the eye lights which I don't think will be useful. The base though, doesn't come with the usual clear rod but a flexible pillar, similar to the one that comes with Man Of Steel - Superman MMS and the Hot Toys own Dynamic Figure Stand. The one that looks like Dr. Octopus's Octo arm. A better stand for an aerial poses.

I believe that there's a lot of haters of  Hot Toys Iron Man already for releasing too many Iron Man and forgetting their other licenses. Well, can't do anything about it. Business is business. The higher the demand, the higher the production priority it will be. For me, I'm not bothered. I like Iron Man, but if they release something that I don't like. I'll just skip it and wait for another.

Below are the details:

The 1/6th scale Starboost (Mark XXXIX) Collectible Figure’s special features:

• Authentic likeness of Starboost (Mark XXXIX), the Sub-Orbital Suit, in Iron Man 3 
• Over 36 points of articulations
• Approximately 30 cm tall
• Special features on armor:
• Two (2) face masks
• One (1) full gold color mask
• One (1) gold color mask with transparent eye slots 
• LED-lighted eyes and triangle-shaped RT on chest (white light, battery operated) 
• White, gold and black colored painting on armor with embossed pattern
• Additional booster pack attached to back with LED light up function (white light, battery operated)
• Three (3) pairs of interchangeable palms including: 
• One (1) pair with improved articulations, movable fingers and light-up repulsors 
• (white light, battery operated) 
• One (1) pair of forceful fists 
• One (1) pair of repulsor palms 
• Improved articulations on waist armor which allow flexible movement 

Accessory:

• One (1) circular figure stage with flexible pillar

Release date: Q3-4, 2014

Hot Toys Hong Kong side tells that it will be released on the 3rd to 4th quarter of the year. Hot Toys Japan listed it as December 2014 release and retails for 29,000 yen, while Sideshow tells that it would be released of November 2014 for 269.99 USD.

I preordered mine from Figmation for 266.00 SGD (pay upon arrival). A lot less expensive right? You can also get it at a lesser cost if you choose full payment or partial payment. Go check it out here if you're interested on getting one.

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