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.

The Wait For The 38th Is Over

"Jarvis, get Igor to steady this thing!" "...then take the money of those Hot Toys collectors". Yeah, just a mere few seconds of screentime and wasn't even seen fighting against the extremists. It just did some heavy lifting, but it became one of the most anticipated Hot Toys MMS.

The 1/6th scale Mark XXXVIII Igor is now officially being announced as a part of Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece. It had been in a number of convention and exhibits this year so this announcement wasn't really a big surprise. What's surprising now is that we're seeing it in lots of different poses. I have seen a prototype of Igor myself during the STGCC and it's looks amazingly detailed and it's totally huge, even bigger that the Iron Monger MMS.

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.

A Classic Suit Design to Touch a Fanboy's Heart

Iron Man 3 maybe a slap to the face of fanboys by messing up with the Mandarin's character (spoiler?... duh!). But there is one suit in the film that pays tribute to a classic Iron Man armor - The Silver Centurion. I'm not your usual follower of Iron Man comics, but I do know that the Silver Centurion has a place on every Iron Man fanboy's heart. So giving the Hot Toys treatment to this armor just makes sense. Presenting, the Hot Toys Iron Man 3 - 1/6th Scale Mark XXXIII Silver Centurion MMS.

This was one of the armor that Tony actually used during the final battle against the extremists in the film, probably why it includes a Tony Stark headsculpt unlike the Heartbreaker and Red Snapper. The design is based on the classic Silver Centurion on the comics which is a departure from the traditional red and gold color scheme. It has a triangular chest beam and a pointed shoulder pads which pays homage to the original design. Another thing that makes this suit unique is that it has hidden blades on both arms, making it a close combat armor. It is also commonly referred to as an enhanced energy suit, though it's abilities wasn't made obvious in the film.

Heartbreaker? Or Walletbreaker?

Hot Toys finally announced the famous Iron Man Mark XVII armor under their 1/6th Scale Movie Masterpiece product line - the Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - 1/6th Scale Mark XVII Heartbreaker MMS. It looks pretty awesome but as usual, haters gonna hate.

So it's just another Iron Man armor they say... They're sick of seeing more of these armors they say... It only have a few seconds of screen time they say. Well there are a lot of haters for every Hot Toys release, but I can assure you, Hot Toys won't release something they didn't find bankable. And for Iron Man armors, there's whole lot of fans waiting for this, and that includes me.

Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - 1/6th Scale War Machine Mark II Movie Masterpiece

I guess everyone have seen this coming. Iron Man 3 - 1/6th Scale War Machine Mark II Movie Masterpiece "Diecast" has been announced by Hot Toys via their official website and Facebook Page. While it is launched as a completely new product, it is actually a recolored Iron Man 3 - 1/6th Scale Iron Patriot Movie Masterpiece "Diecast", or perhaps the other way around as it is in the movie.

Iron Man 3 Hot Toys Collectible Figurines Exhibit by Action City

It's almost time for Iron Man 3 and there's a total craze of Iron Man 3 everywhere. Adding to the hype are these Iron Man Hot Toys merchandise. From 29th of April until 5th of May, Hot Toys and Action City are bringing every Iron Man 1/6th scaled figures released to date (and some upcoming releases) to Singapore, in an exhibit at Action City Bugis Junction.

Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - Mark XXXV "Red Snapper" Power Pose

Adding up to the Hot Toys version of Tony Stark's armors arsenal is this Iron Man 3 - Mark XXXV a.k.a. Disaster Rescue suit "Red Snapper" under Power Pose series. This is the second addition to the Power Pose line-up, Mark XLII Power Pose being the first.

Though the Power Pose series is basically a non-fully articulated version of Hot Toys 1/6th Scaled Movie Masterpiece, this particular figure is kind of semi-articulated with 20 points of articulations. The armor itself is quite impressive and it looks huge. I've seen a display of the Mark XLII Power Pose myself and I say it's totally impressive. I can't really tell the difference between Movie Masterpiece and Power Pose armors aside from the number of articulation points and its price difference.

You Want To Be A War Machine? Take Your Shot!

"You want to be a War Machine? Take your shot!" - that's Stark taunting Rhodes during the fight in the Mark II. And the War Machine was born in Iron Man 2 which continues to live-on in the upcoming movie - Iron Man 3. Perhaps most of you already knows that the Iron Patriot in Iron Man 3 is indeed a redesigned War Machine. And this is Kotobukiya's take on the pre-Iron Patriot Armor - the ArtFX Iron Man 3 War Machine.

As a follow up to Kotobukiya's ArtFX Iron Man 3 Mark XLII, War Machine is also scaled 1/6th and with a nice diorama-like styled base. Totally stylish and attractive. Being a non-articulated 1/6th scale figure, it's actually on par with the Hot Toys Power Pose series. I say this color scheme is way a lot better than that of the Iron Patriot. I just don't see why the blaster cannon is over his left shoulder when it's usually on the right. Can War Machine mount it on either side? We may find it out on the movie as I believe War Machine will appear on some earlier parts before it will be redesigned into Iron Patriot. Can't wait to see it next week :)

Kotobukiya's ArtFX Iron Man 3 War Machine is slated to be released on September 2013 (JP)/October 2013 (US). No pricing and preorder schedule announced yet so keep locked on this blogsite or on my Facebook page for future updates.

Update (2013-05-16): Preorders starts today, 16th of May and is now available at Amiami, and Hobby Search.

Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - 1/6th Scale Mark XLII Movie Masterpiece

The armor that I've been waiting for. The Iron Man 3 - 1/6th Scale Mark XLII Movie Masterpiece from Hot Toys has been announced via their official Facebook page and website. This is a follow up to their 1/6th Scale Iron Patriot of the same product line.

Yeah, they've introduced the Iron Man 3 - 1/6th Scale Mark XLII Poser Pose earlier but that one is a fixed posed collectible which isn't what I like about Hot Toys. This new one is under the Movie Master Piece Diecast series and is fully articulated. But just as the Power Pose version, it totally resembles the how the armor looks like in the Iron Man 3 promo pictures, posters and trailers. It even comes with battle damaged swap-able parts and bruised Robert Downey Jr. face. Just thinking how it'll look next to the Iron Patriot gets me really excited.

Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - 1/6th Scale Iron Patriot Movie Masterpiece

Less than two months to go and we'll be seeing Iron Man 3 in theaters. As expected, product merchandise based on the film has been flooding the internet already. And what's better to see those Iron Man Armors than in Hot Toys 1/6th scale Movie Masterpiece format. The first Iron Man 3 armor to get that treatment is the Iron Patriot, an upgraded version of the War Machine.

Earlier announced is the Iron Man 3 Mark XLII 1/6th Scale under Power Pose series which isn't too exciting since it is just a semi-fixed pose figure. It's still good though, but Hot Toys are known to produce great articulated movie-accurate action figures, so why not get it in it's full glory. There's also a non-armored Robert Downey Jr. announced earlier, but I ain't interested in that. What I want are armors.

ArtFX Iron Man 3 Mark XLII

Iron man 3 will hit the theaters three months from now. As usual, product merchandise based on the film will flow non-stop on store shelves. Hot Toys already revealed some product lines based in Iron Man 3. Now Kotobukiya answers with their ArtFX Iron Man 3.

If you're into Iron Man 3 but find Hot Toys pricing too steep, you might wanna take a look at this figure. It isn't a huge and shiny as the Hot Toys Iron Man 3 Mark XLII 1/6th Scale Power Pose series, but this one is a lot cheaper, considering that both are non-articulated figures. In my opinion, the pose of this figures looks a lot better than the Hot Toys one. The base is also unique making the Mark XLII seems like hovering over the water. The proportion and the details looks accurate to the actual armor. If my budget allows me, I might consider getting this one.

Slated for July (US)/June (Japan) 2013 release. No pricing announced yet but I will update this post as soon as this information becomes available.

Update (2013-04-18): Priced at 13,440 yen (tax included). Preorders are now available at Amiami, Hobby Search and HLJ.

Hot Toys: Iron Man 3 - 1/6th Scale Mark XLII Power Pose

Hot Toys just announced Iron Man Mark XLII for it's 1/6th scale collectible under "Power Pose" series. Yeah, you might say "there's a lot of Hot Toys Iron Man already, what's so special about this one?" Well, its the Mark XLII (42) from the latest Iron Man movie and its the first one under the series called "Power Pose".

It looks incredibly detailed and looks very close to the design of the original armor from the movie. The only problem is that being under Power Pose series, it has zero articulation. Not so bad though, since I'm actually not a huge fan of articulated figurines (except for Gundam models of course). But If they are going to release an articulated Mark XLII (just like the previously released Iron Man Mark VII), and it will look as awesome as this, I might as well consider waiting for it.

According to the official site, it will be a second quarter of 2013 release. No pricing details announced yet but If you're a Hot Toys follower, I think you have a good idea on how much it will cost. Preorders may start anytime soon so get ready for this.

Hot Toys Iron Man 3 1/4 Scale Bust - Mark XLII and War Machine

I'm a very huge fan of Iron Man (who isn't?) and I always love those Iron Man collectibles from Hot Toys. But my problem is that my monthly budget can't handle those 1/6th scale Hot Toys collectibles. But I might just consider this two 1/4th scaled bust based from the upcoming Iron Man 3.

These two are Iron Man Mark XLII (Mark 42) and War Machine. We already know about the Mark 42 from the upcoming third Iron Man movie, but we haven't seen the War Machine yet. Well not at least before it was upgraded into Iron Patriot as seen from the trailer and promotional pictures. Hot Toys gives us a peek on War Machine from Iron Man 3 and its design is unlike the one from Iron Man 2.