Hot Toys – MMS 110 – IRON MAN

Most of the Hot Toys’ fans out there would have seen the magnificent Battle Damaged version of the Iron Man Mark III. How could I miss the chance to rave on this as well? Hot Toys Company is indeed sucking our money DRY. Firstly, they remake The Dark Knight series to DX The Dark Knight. However it is with extreme similarities and extra weapons, parts, etc… you named it. And now… The Iron Man series. This Battle Damaged figure is apparently the DX version of Iron Man. But as you know, the sequel of the Iron Man movie is coming up in May 2010. I guess Hot Toys wouldn’t mind collecting more money by remaking more figures from the first movie.

This figure is too good to be missed, so pack your current Mark III, sell it, dump it, and make space for this. The figure is turning out more awesome than I expected. More opening panels, a battle damaged flip-top that reveals a new face sculpts, interchangeable chest plate, crushed helmet, a new base… It’s truly a superior figure to the standard Mark III in every way. I think the light-up feature might have been sacrificed for the sake of adding more moveable parts, but I hardly ever turn the lights on anyway. I can’t wait to get my hands on this.

The Battle damaged IRON MAN MARK III features:

• Authentic and detailed fully realized IRON MAN
• Stands approximately 30 cm tall
• Over 36 points of articulation
• Special features on the armors:
• Metal-like painting with scratches finishing
• Light up glowing eyes and Micro ARC reactor on chest (battery operated)
• Expendable wrist gauntlet (as shield)
• Ejective shoulder mounted micro munitions pod
• Retractable countermeasure dispenser
• Fully deployed Air Flaps at back of the armor with built-in metal flaps
• Re-engineered AirBrake deployment system
• Working forearms rocket
• Two interchangeable chest armors

• Seven pieces of interchangeable hands, including light up repulsor palms
• Damaged helmet as accessory
• Alternate heads:
• Authentic likeness of Robert Downey Jr. as TONY STARK, in damaged helmet with removable mask
• Non-damaged Iron Man helmet with light-up eyes function
• Deluxe Iron Man figure base

Contributed by MegaSponge

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