Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Iron Man Mark III
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No details are available for this product Do the Iron Man - Mark III |
| Review Date: December 29, 2009 |
| Reviewer: D Strick, Birmingham, AL |
| Iron Man, Iron Man, he can do anything an iron can. Tony Stark, rich genius, builds an electronic "arc reactor" heart and some really cool suits and zips around as Iron Man. You may have heard of a small movie about him. This is the Hot Toys version of the Mark III. Since this is not an item for kids all comments are for adult collectors.
Sculpt and Material - You won't really be able to get any closer accuracy in plastic than this. The Mark III is a sleeker ride than the Mark II so does not have the rivets showing like that version does, however, (and I didn't mention this in my Mark II review [Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece 12 Inch Deluxe Figure Iron Man Mark II] because it is not as noticeable there) you can see the little silver under parts beneath the chest plate and neck and those tiny details work well. Under the flaps there is lots of additional detail as well with divots, wires, pistons and switches all showing. The work on the Robert Downey, Jr. as Stark head looks great. He's primarily high quality plastic but moving hinges have metal pins and his mid section is a rubber material, although without touching it you can't really tell. Paint - The paint application looks good. The gold color is spot on but the red may be darker than you expect. I've read several times that this is the correct color of the actual suit but on screen it looked lighter. I have mixed feelings about that since what we see on the screen is what we expect. His tiny arm missiles are gold and the wires in his legs are red and green. The Stark head looks realistically human. Articulation - The number of poses possible are pretty amazing with this guy. He's got a ball neck, post ball shoulders with separately hinged shoulder pads that don't impede the articulation at all; single pin elbows, ball wrists and his waist will turn side to side and bend a bit. Because the waist/stomach area is rubber it may stick a bit at first but it will move. The hips are post ball joints allowing front, back and out bending. His knees approximate double joint knees so allow for bending all the way back. His ankles have a full range of movement that makes them seem like ball joints, the panels around the feet are on hinges so as not to impede this movement and there is a mid foot joint on each foot. All the joints are stiff feeling but for a reason, once you pose this guy he stays in the pose until you move him - no loose or slipping joints here. Features - It can depend on how you look at it but here are what I consider features of the body itself. The eyes and chest light up with a bluish white glow turned on via a hidden switch on his back. Each palm brightly lights up as well via a switch on each arm. These three sections of lights all work independently of one another so you can have just his eyes and chest on or one hand, etc., which adds to his versatility. Just note that each of these sections requires 3 small watch type batteries (included) of their own and a small screwdriver will be needed to replace. His four back flaps all lift up with the lower, larger set able to split off into two more flaps, these can be positioned differently and there is detail sculpted both under the flaps and on their back side. Both forearms have the tiny missiles that can be pulled up and flipped forward - the sections underneath split apart. This looks really good and dynamic but does take some care as they are very small and detailed. The calves of the legs open up in three sections so you can see the pistons, hydraulics and wires underneath - again a great layer of detail. Accessories - First the extra Tony Stark head. This looks really good and in likeness to the actor it is very close. The bare head on the Iron Man body looks good and many folks are using the extra head to create a separate Tony Stark Figure. He has three sets of hands, fisted (no lights), relaxed (palm lights) and splayed (palm lights). Lastly he has a stand with Iron Man on the base and Mark III on the face plate. You don't really need it as he stands up fine in many poses without it but for flying poses it works really well. The hooks go between his *ahem* legs by the way (I did not know that at first so wasn't sure how to use it). Box - Now this box is a keeper. It has a very thick front flap held down with hidden magnets. The front is a shiny red Mark III chest plate with arc reactor showing through a die cut circle. Open the flap and the inner chest plate is revealed. Then keep opening because this cover/sleeve wraps around the entire box opening up to reveal pictures, text and credits and finally the window showing your figure and accessories. Slip the tray out, take the clear upper part off and he pops right out (and right back in later if you want). At MSRP he's still fairly expensive. There are reasons, the box design (although I'd give up the box maybe for a better price), detail of the sculpt (it can be easily overlooked how intricate it is and what the cost actually is for this level of detail and the talent to create it), engineering, electronics, extras, paint applications, quality of materials used - in short, even if you don't notice it, there is quality built into this on every level and thus the price. It still nips at you though and even though it doesn't matter you kind of want him to feel heavier than he does just to make you feel better. You see, he's easily a 4 ½ to 5 star figure in and of himself but to acknowledge the average Joe Sixpack's (like me) wallet I'll put 4. However, if you find a deal he easily goes back up to 4 ½ to 5 stars. On a side note I marked the Mark II just a tiny bit higher (like a maybe ½ star - although it worked out to 4 on the Amazon scale) because it includes an extra accessory and helmeted Stark head with removable mask. I also just like the silver look and texture of the Mark II a tiny bit more but that's personal taste. |
| Good figure, but don't overpay |
| Review Date: May 8, 2010 |
| Reviewer: THE MASTER, here |
| I have this figure and it's super cool. However I have to sit back and laugh at how sellers try to overprice these figures. Normally they come out and hover around [...]+, but I have seen the sellers here try and go 4x what it's worth. Keep looking, there are tons of places to get this at a sane price.
That being said, this is a cool figure. It is not a toy. There are tons of tiny parts and a kid could just destroy this figure if he played hard with it. |
| Looks fragile and IS fragile. For Display YES but not to use as a toy |
| Review Date: September 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Raymond_u_k, London, England |
| PROS
1. A nicely detailed model painted in the identical maroon/gold colours as seen in the Iron Man movie (2008) 2. Tony Stark face is a superb likeness, so much so that many may prefer the Stark face displayed rather than Iron Man's. 3. Model able to move in many different poses and the interchangeable hands help to enhance the appearance of such poses. 4. Light up function from chest and repulsor hands further enhances the beauty of this figure. CONS 1. Model requires watch-type batteries and a watchmaker's screwdriver to install and replace batteries. Hot toys very kindly omitted to mention this small detail to customers in their product description and means you have no choice but to visit a watch maker if you want to install the batteries and be able to use the light function. EXTREMELY INCONVENIENT. 2. Great as a display model ONLY, but not as a toy. Flimsy parts that open and close can and will break rather too easily. Even Hot Toys admit the danger to small children choking on these flimsy parts that can break off far too easily. 3. Item looks "plasticy" and is lighter in weight compared to the Kotobukiya non- articulated model, which is far more substantial and solid. 4.Display stand is next to useless. Some patience required trying to stand model up as mine fell over 3 times in the first hour. 5. Display only states the words 'Iron Man" obscured below his feet and thus difficult to see especially at some distance. The only words that can be read on the base at a distance are the words "Mark III" which in my opinion, is a bad visual error by Hot Toys. I personally would want to see the words "Iron Man" worded, rather than "Mark III", wouldn't you? 6. Expensive for what you actually get. Summary :- So do I recommend this item to you? Well let me just say that if you are a superhero fan like myself, this Iron Man figure won't disappoint you. The detailing is fine and apart from the niggles of installing/replacing the batteries the actual look is impressive. Personally I own this version as well as the solid based, non-articulated, "Kotobukiya" version and side by side they match each other's height and paint colour perfectly. Furthermore, if I received either as a present I would be delighted. In fact after purchasing this particular item I have to admit that I did not return it to the seller but kept it, so that illustrates to some extent my satisfaction with this Iron Man Mark III by Hot Toys. I hope this review was helpful to you all. |
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