Genius, Billionaire, Playboy, Philanthropist and Mechanic.... Wait, What?

Hot Toys added another collectible to their Iron Man 3 line-up. For the second time around, it's not about the armors, it's just Tony Stark as a Mechanic. This is Hot Toys Iron Man 3 - 1/6th Scale Tony Stark (The Mechanic) Movie Masterpiece. I don't know about you guys but the title "The Mechanic" doesn't really makes sense to me.

Initially, this was announced as "Mandarin Mansion Assault Version", but for some licensor's comment, it was renamed lamely to "The Mechanic". Why not give it some more appealing title, like "One Man Army", or "Against the Extremis", or "Rescue and Revenge", or "With Dora Limited Edition Watch", something that rings a bell whenever fans read it.

Ok, so much about the title. This is Tony Stark's appearance during the scene where he infiltrate the Mandarin's Mansion, well obviously that's why it was called Mandarin Mansion Assault Version. For me, the likeness to Robert Downey Jr. is much better than the Tony Stark Armor Testing Version, that's based from official promo images. But from the exhibits that I have attended to, the updated Armor Testing Version looks like this one. So this is probably the same headsculpt, just with some bruises and blood.

What I like about this release are the loads of accessories that comes with it, and the outfit. The sub-machine gun, back-pack, sunglasses, hoodie, some Mark XLII armor parts, etc. The outfit looks really nice, specially the shoes, it looks authentic. But the best thing that attracts me is the inclusion of the limited edition Dora watch! Just kidding :) It really comes with a watch though, but I don't know if its a limited edition 1/6th scale Dora watch.

The 1/6th scale Tony Stark (The Mechanic) Collectible Figurine special features:

• Authentic and detailed fully realized likeness of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in the Iron Man 3 movie 
• Battle damaged head sculpt with movie-accurate facial features with detailed beard, wrinkles and skin texture 
• Approximately 30 cm tall
• Advanced body with over 30 points of articulations specially for Tony Stark
• LED light on chest (battery operated) 
• Interchangeable metallic gold and red painting on Mark XLII armor parts including:
• One (1) right forearm armor 
• One (1) left leg armor 
• Eight (8) interchangeable palms including: 
• One (1) pair of palms for holding gun
• One (1) pair relaxed palms 
• One (1) left palm for holding weapons
• One (1) gloved right palm with wire 
• One (1) right armored palm with improved articulations, movable fingers and light-up repulsors (white light, battery operated)
• One (1) right armored repulsor palm 
• Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted 

Costume:

• One (1) white vest
• One (1) pair of dark blue jeans
• One (1) pair of white sneakers
• One (1) black zip hoodie

Weapons:

• One (1) submachine gun
• One (1) nail gun
• One (1) stun gun
• One (1) Christmas ball

Accessories:

• One (1) augmented-cognition headset with holographic effect 
• One (1) pair of sunglasses
• One (1) watch
• One (1) sling backpack
• One (1) newspaper
• One (1) clamp
• One (1) dart with wire
• One (1) container with syringe
• Figure stand with Tony Stark nameplate and the movie logo 

I missed the Tony Stark Armor Testing Version preorder and I don't know if I can still get it at a good deal upon it's release. So it's apparent that this version is really a must have for me. Tentatively set to be released on 1st or 2nd quarter of 2014 with a price of 224.99 USD at Sideshow. A few dollar cheaper than the Armor Testing Version.

For selected markets, it comes with a home made repulsor special accessory as a limited edition item. Again, this really doesn't make sense for Hot Toys to give priority on some markets. Just make it all a special edition release, for crying out loud!

Check out these official promo images by Hot Toys.