Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - War Machine Mark II MMS Diecast Review (cont'd)
- Part 1: Introduction
- Part 2: Box Art and Contents
- Part 3: Accessories & Lighting-up
- Part 4: Armor Details
- Part 5: Articulation & Option Parts
- Part 6: Poseability & Final Words
- Part 7: Photo Gallery
Part 2: Box Art and Contents
The box is unlike any other Hot Toys packaging we've seen before, or at least not like what I've seen before. It was handed over to me in a brown outer carton that is used for shipping, protecting the actual box which is quite prone to scratches due to its material and design.
The box measures 143 mm x 241 mm x 407 mm which is relatively bigger than your average Hot Toys box and it weighs 2.38 Kg. Quite heavy for a 12-inch figure. You can really feel the weight of a diecast collectible inside the box.
The box separates into two pieces to open up. The upper part of the box consists of two layers of material, a clear plastic over a dark gray cardboard.
As you can see, the main box art is a sketch of the War Machine Mark II. It's hard to see on these photos but the dark gray board underneath has all the black part of the sketch, while the outer plastic layer has all the white accents of the sketch. This gives depth to the overall design which looks really nice and interesting in some angles. The figure name is written on the upper, right & left side of the box. And on the back side are all the credits and etc. The plastic is so shiny that you can actually see my reflection taking the photos :)
The lower part of the box doesn't have a plastic layer and silver in color. Front has the main figure title, the Hot Toys logo, product line series markings, etc. The title says MMS198-D03 War Machine Mark II 1/6th Scale Collectible Figure. MMS198 of course stands for the 198th MMS figure, while the D03 stands for the third Diecast metal. Though this is the third diecast MMS announced, this is the first one that gets released. On the back side are the usual Hot Toys warnings.
As I have mentioned, the box opens up by separating the upper and the lower part, this reveals the inner protective container of the figure which is made of a polystyrene material aka styrofoam instead of the usual clamshell plastic protection.
The figure and the accessories are fully enclosed You won't see any part of the figure until you open up. Notice that nicely etched War Machine name on the front cover. There is a cut on the top part for easy lifting of the front cover. There's a danger of breaking the cover, so be careful as you pull it out, you don't wanna break such a nice packaging.
And here's what we paid for, the product itself. Some of you must have noticed already that this isn't the Special Edition that comes with that small Holographic War Machine Mark I Collectible. I don't wanna bother hunting for that, or paying more just for the small item that I don't really dig. That collectible is supposed to be there at the top left corner, just where the hole is. So if you ordered a Special Edition, you know where to find it.
The whole figure was covered in small bits of cellophane sheets. There is also a small bit of foam underneath both shoulder armors to protect it from rubbing to the paints of the adjacent parts. As you can see, there's a shortage of accessories here. They should have included the Don Cheadle headsculpt or some battle damage parts. But given that this one costs lesser than the Diecast Iron Patriot and Mark XLII, I think the lack of accessories is justified.
Turning it over at the back, you would see the black clamshell. It contains the base assembly, the batteries and under the main base is the instruction manual. Let's check out the accessories, put on those batteries and see how awesome it looks like lit up. (Click the link below for the next page).
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