I'm especially curious on why it would feel cheaper than the 43. The leg gaps are definitely bad, a bit more so than most of the other ones, but I feel like the rest of the figure is pretty good.
Well, starting point is that he is definitely lighter than all the rest of the diecast figures.
I would say they dropped the overall diecast content by 10-20%.
But besides that... the articulation is really a weak point, things feel very fraglie when moving
them around. None of my other armors feel that way in hand. Legs don't pull down like they should,
the "shifting" armor pieces for the arms feel like they could break right off.
The feet are awful. Almost ZERO ankle pivot, unless you get you fingernail under the foot cover plate
and force it to move left to right.
The leg gap seems worse to me in-hand than in photos. I absolutely hate how that part looks, just being honest.
I am seriously considering just keeping the Tony head sculpt and selling off the figure and accessories.
Just ate the NRD to cancel the Accessory Pack, as I don't think I will be able to re-sell it and break even.
All-in-all, I purchased most of the IW line, and this is the dud for me. I even broke down and bought an
Iron Spider when I said I wouldn't, and I am happier with him that this figure.
Got me scared for my Mark 50 to come in. I am very weary of those leg gaps. The gaps look really really bad in photos. Hoping it isn't that bad in person. Curious on what you feel is cheaper on the 50 than previous armors. I'm 50/50 on cancelling it at this point. Not to mention I think they made a boatload of the Mark 50
Sorry, just giving my two cents on it. It is 100% the first diecast Iron Man that I regret buying.
Brought the cost down some with my reward points, but even with that, not really happy with him.
And with the almost immediate re-issue, they absolutely made a bunch of these compared to previous armors.
I really hope that the Mark 7 turns out better than this. As long as the quality is like the Mark 4 and 6, I will be happy.