She's So Beautiful, But Somehow She Doesn't Look Like Violet

It's just a couple of weeks ago since we got a news that a Figuarts ZERO - Violet is expected to be released. Now we are looking at the official promo photos and before I say anything else, I'll just tell you first that she looks so gorgeously beautiful.

Who Says Mondays are Boring? (Look What I Got 2014-06-16)

Who Says Mondays are Boring? It has been a week already but I can never forget what a great Monday I had last week. What happened? Well, I just happened to have a bunch of good stuff in front of me. A figure from Hobby-Frontier and some items from HLJ. Let's check em out.

A Beautiful Assassin Will Dance On October

We got a great news that beautiful assassin Viola (or Violet) will have a Figuarts ZERO treatment. The figure is set to be released on October of 2014 with a price tag of 3,780 yen. No photos of the prototype figure available yet, so let's hope that we're getting a lovable Viola in Figuarts ZERO format. I'll be posting the photo on this blog or on my Facebook page as soon as it becomes available. Till then, let's just dream of her gorgeousness.

Make Way for the Power Forward of Tōō High

There aren't any new POP preorder for this month aside from a re-release for POP Neo-DX - Dracule Mihawk. But MegaHouse isn't slacking off with their releases as they're giving us another one from the Kuroko No Basuke Figure Series - Daiki Aomine.

My 1st ArtFX Statue is Super (Look What I Got 2014-06-09)

Just got my first Kotobukiya ArtFX statue and it's none other that the man of steel himself - the ArtFX - 1/6th Scale Superman: For Tomorrow. Got it from a local hobby shop. It's a bit more costly than it's preorder price, but hey, it's Superman!

Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - War Machine Mark II MMS Diecast Review (Part 7)

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 7: Photo Gallery

No words, just photos. Enjoy!

Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - War Machine Mark II MMS Diecast Review (Part 6)

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 6: Poseability & Final Words

Now it's time to see how kick-ass War Machine Mark II looks in various poses. Be it on it's display stand or off it. I'm not very creative in posing action figures and I tend to copy poses that I have seen before. So please don't get mad at me when you saw a familiar looking pose.

Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - War Machine Mark II MMS Diecast Review (Part 5)

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 5: Articulation & Option Parts

War Machine Mark II MMS is said to have over 36 points of articulations. I never count the number of articulations myself, so I couldn't confirm this number. Owner of other previously released Iron Man MMS might say, "what so special about this? It has the same number of articulation as before." No, it's not just about the count, but also the flexibility of each joint. You'll understand what I'm saying?

Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - War Machine Mark II MMS Diecast Review (Part 4)

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 4: Armor Details

Hot Toys War Machine Mark II, unlike War Machine Mark I and some other Iron Man MMS, has a fresh from the factory look. It doesn't have any scratches, worn-out parts or semi-battle damaged look. They made it to look like as if it's the first time Stark handed this suit to Rhodey. It has a highly accurate overall proportion. Each part has been given a lot of attention. 

Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - War Machine Mark II MMS Diecast Review (Part 3)

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 3: Accessories & Lighting-up

Before anything else, let's talk about the included accessories an option parts.

Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - War Machine Mark II MMS Diecast Review (Part 2)

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. 

Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - War Machine Mark II MMS Diecast Review (Part 1)

Hey guys! Here's another Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece review. This time I'll be featuring my 1st Diecast MMS, The Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - War Machine Mark II MMS Diecast. This is just my 5th Hot Toys Sixth Scale collectible and I still consider myself as a beginner in sixth scale figure collecting. In fact this is my first Iron Man armor figure. So please forgive me if I talk about things that you probably knew already like the back of your hands, and please forgive my ignorance on other Iron Man MMS that was previously released.

Completing The Trinity

Kotobukiya has already presented us their highly anticipated ArtFX release, the completion of DC's Trinity - the ArtFX Wonder Woman 1/6th Scale Statue. As with ArtFX Batman Black Costume and ArtFX Superman: For Tomorrow, Wonder Woman is also based on the illustration of Jim Lee.