Hot Toys Iron Man 1/6th collectible is here! Go figure! And here's the review for it. (If you want more pictures of the figure, Google. I've posted limited pics here.....just because....my phone camera. NAY. Lighting is shit.)
I posed just like what's shown on the box-art cuz I can!
Seen in one of the coolest scene in the movie; the race track brawl, the Mark V suit pays homage to the classic and lovable Silver Centurion suit with its silver and red design. And like the Silver Centurion suit, which made a relatively brief appearance in Iron Man comics, the short scene in the movie, roughly three to four minutes showing the Mark V in action left a lasting impression, most notably due to the cool suit-up part.
This one.
Say you have some money to spend, and you wanna get yourself a 1/6th Iron Man figure from Hot Toys. Is Mark V a good figure to splash your cash on?
Firstly, you will, more often than not, will have to specify to your friends on which scene it was featured in, as unlike Mark IV and Mark VI suits, the only telling sign that this is an Iron Man is the helmet. And that is kinda off putting, think. It's meant to be recognizable right off the bat, even to non-fans.
Second, for say, something that costs betwen RM570 - RM 650 (depending on where you get yours from), the Hot Toys kinda skimped a bit in the extras department for the Mark V, especially with lesser bells and whistles under the hood (no air flaps/ brakes, no forearm rocket launchers, heck, this suit doesn't come with rocket thrusters! And worse, NO extra Tony Stark head!)
Like come on - if you're gonna spend that much for a collectible, it's gotta be worth it, don't you think so? Sadly to say, the Mark V is not at all, bang for the buck purchase.
But are these enough to deter you from getting one?
OK. To begin with, the suit is much slimmer and streamlined compared to Mark IV and Mark VI suits. Well, it is the portable version of the Iron Man suit after all, stored in a briefcase, ready to be used anytime while on the go meaning it's the sleekest, most lightweight version in Tony Stark's arsenal of power suits.
Like any other Hot Toys Iron Man action figures (from the second movie), the Mark V figure comes with light-up features for its eyes, palms and repulsor chest piece. Standard, really. All the switches for the light-up feature are hidden out of plain sight, and just for precautionary measure, I've taken out the batteries out of it. Dont want any leakage ei!
Non-battle damage suit!
The paint job is excellent, enhancing the metallic look, and the silvery bits shine just in right shade to make it look like a believable, miniature Iron Man suit made out of metal.
It comes with six interchangeable palms, including a pair of fully articulated fingers (YES. You can make the Iron Man figure flip the bird), one additional interchangeable battle damaged left arm and one additional interchangeable battle damaged chest armor (with a smaller, separate bit for the sternum section). You can see the blue race suit Tony Stark was wearing under the battle damaged arm and to add realism to it, it's got a rubbery, lifelike feel to it. It is not fully articulated though.
Swopping the battle damaged bits are easy and straight forward - just a matter of popping the arms out of its socket and replacing it with another. Carefully lifting the chest piece out of its hinge requires more finesse and extra care is needed when swopping the sternum section.
Battle-damaged arms and chest piece. Note the sternum bit wasn't switched. I was lazy. Note the blue race suit underneath the armor.
A sleeker suit means greater mobility and compared to my Mark IV figure, the Mark V has greater range in terms of articulations, yet, I still havent tried to pose him in that 'punching the ground' pose. Maybe later.
What irks me tho, is the lack of extra heads for the Mark V, in case one wants to replicate that scene where Tony Stark suited up. But it's easily solved if you have a Mark IV figure, as the heads are interchangeable.
I'm so smug, I could kiss myself.
The set comes with the standard Hot Toys stand with the name of the figure written at the base and the other standard for Iron Man 2 figures, the light-up stand complete with the hollow rod to hold the figure in place for more complex poses.
As seen in the movie, the briefcase which stores the suit is also included, along with the handcuffs but I think the inclusions are kinda pointless, really.
What do I think of the figure as a whole? For one, it's darn pretty. I love the complexity of the build and how detail it is. But the lack of accessories (compared to previous Iron Man suits) is indeed off putting.
Still, the figure alone warrants it as a must have for all Iron Man fans, and definitely not to miss if you're thinking of getting two out of the three Iron Man suits featured in Iron Man 2. (War Machine is NOT classified under Iron Man suits in my books). But if you're looking for a first Iron Man action figure under Hot Toys line, I'd strongly suggest getting the Mark IV or the Mark VI - more extra bits, accessories, and as the girlfriend pointed out - more plastic!
The Hot Toys Iron Man Mark V 1/6th action figure is on sale now from RM 550 and above.
More pictures of Mark V, with Tony Stark head (from Mark IV figure set) + Mark IV figure.
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