Hey guys, this is my first review of a 3 3/4" Iron Man 2 Action Figure. This figure in particular is the Movie Series Mark VI Armor that is the basis of the Iron Man 2 movie being released on May 7th.
To start this review, I'll first cover color and detail... First off, the details on this figure are AMAZING! The lines on the armor are fantastic and really give off a sense of realism and detail. I'm a big fan of the sculpt of the armor. The ARC Reactor on the torso, however, I think I like the circular look rather than the triangular look. And I also gotta say that the Repulsors in the palm of the hands are very nice because of the two-tone colors instead of just a regular blue color. Now, the colors I am a definite fan of. The deep red and metallic gold are awesome; but I think what makes this look so awesome is the gloss sheen on the red armor. A little bad sign with these figures is watch for paint mishaps. Two other figures I own have a few bad spots on paint app, which I'll review on a later date.
Another thing I'll cover is articulation. (WHEW!), articulation can be a doozy on these figures. Not one Mark VI has the same articulation as another Mark VI, and because of this, it kind of sucks if you get a figure with bad articulation. The figure I picked luckily has very good articulation, so BOOYAH! (ahem..), but there is articulation is what follows:
- neck (ball joint)
- shoulders (360 rotation/in-and-out)
- elbows (360 rotation/bend 90 degrees)
- wrist (360 rotation)
- upper torso (ball joint)
- hips (forwards-and-backwards/in-and-out)
- upper thigh (360 rotation)
- knee (double-jointed)
- ankle (forward-and-back)
Pretty decent articulation for a 3 3/4" figure if you ask me! But as I said, some of the joints on these figures can be EXTREMELY tight and fear of breaking is a given when you buy one of these. My only complaint with my Mark VI is that the double-jointed knees seem a bit weaker than my other figures and he tends to lean right or left (depending on weight distribution).
Now for accessories, you get a base, 3 armor cards (featured above), and a point-and-shoot missile launcher that attaches to his arm. The base has a single peg and on the bottom of each foot is a hole that you can pose your figure in a basic stance or in an awesome action pose. There is also a slot on the base to place the 3 armor cards or, you can leave them off entirely and just put them in card sleeves like I did.
The armor cards serve a purpose, but I'm not sure which. I went the the website written on the side of the cards but it redirected me to the Marvel website instead. If anyone knows, please let me know?
I'll post some other pictures of the figure to give you guys another look of the figure...
(rear view)
(Mark VI on Base, Missile Launcher, & Armor Cards)
(Mark VI w/ Accessories in Action Pose)
A nice pose, personally...
Well I hope you guys enjoyed my first review, I'm always welcome to constructive criticism and comments, so leave comments or you can send me a message. Thank you for reading my blog and I hope you guys will read my blog on a later date!
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