Hot Toys – MMS132 - Iron Man 2: Mark VI full spec and pics

[rego]

its repairable with a heavy dose of caution taken getting the leg apart. its not the easiest or the most fun thing to do. you just have to super glue the pegs back in place and reset the screws....its getting the leg apart that is the bulk of the job.

the knees are kinda special on these guys since they have a limiter bar on them that is suppose to catch and allow the knees to bend half on the upper articulation point and then catch and allow the lower point to bend. its to simulate how the knee works on the actual armor in the movie.

the drawback to this is all the stress of the upper knee is places on one single tiny plastic screw peg. if you put too much pressure on it or accidentally over extend the knee it will eventually weaken the plastic peg enough to snap it off and leave you with a rag doll legged ironman.

somewhere on this board i remember someone who posted the fix to this, its probably buried in this very thread somewhere.

 

[Viking Spawn]

I too, have the Avengers version and the knees are somewhat loose. Luckily, I could still stand it up on it own with the doll stand support.

Be forewarned, this toy is very FRAGILE if you decide to tinker and/or customize it.

 

[omegaglory1]

I've only had mine for a few days and already had damage to the figure.

One of the hand armour flaps broke, I had to apply a little super glue. It means I won't be able to move the armour about. In terms of articulation, it's not the worst thing and I can live with it. Don't plan on selling this figure anyway.

However I was devastated when I noticed scratches on the upper arm, sort of around the armpit. Either my own carelessness or rough handling by my dad left marks on the gold paint. Now I'm having to experiment with tamiya paints for the right shade of gold.

Wonderful figure, but so easy to damage.

 

[TotalDominAsian]

Lmao! The scratches are normal and are purposely done to all of them for a "wear and tear" look.

 

[EdmondDantès]

Lmao! The scratches are normal and are purposely done to all of them for a "wear and tear" look.

Depends on the kind of scratch he is referring to.

 

[Centurion]

Depends on the kind of scratch he is referring to.

True.
I'd like to give the guy more credit and say, he can tell the difference. However, last time a gave someone more credit, it turned out he really was clueless.

 

[Optimatron]

Sorry to hear about the problems you're having Omega. This figure can certainly be finnicky. I got a really good deal on one...I only paid about $60 considering what I traded the guy for him, but it had some minor problems I had to repair. He's still really awesome though.

On a brighter note...here's pictures a 2-Demensional study I did inspired by my Iron Man 2 MKVI.



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[SimpleCRIPPLE]

Still love this guy. The battle damage look was so well done.


IMG_4413.jpg by SteveDupuy, on Flickr

 

[omegaglory1]

True.
I'd like to give the guy more credit and say, he can tell the difference. However, last time a gave someone more credit, it turned out he really was clueless.

Lol, I know which guy you're referring to, read those posts. As for me, these don't look like the chips deliberately added. You can see red where the scratches are, presumably the gold was apllied over a red surface. I'll maybe post pics later.

 

[Centurion]

Still love this guy. The battle damage look was so well done.


IMG_4413.jpg by SteveDupuy, on Flickr

Agreed. The battle damage rules!
As a matter of fact, I believe I've had the Mk.VI in non-BD for pics only. After that, he's been in BD mode for display.

 

[Centurion]

Lol, I know which guy you're referring to, read those posts. As for me, these don't look like the chips deliberately added. You can see red where the scratches are, presumably the gold was apllied over a red surface. I'll maybe post pics later.

Cool. Would love to see it and I'm sure many of us here will be able to help out.

 

[omegaglory1]

Lol, I know which guy you're referring to, read those posts. As for me, these don't look like the chips deliberately added. You can see red where the scratches are, presumably the gold was applied over a red surface. I'll maybe post pics later.

Here's what the arm looks like. Right now I'm searching out some tamiya metallics and hope to get a mix that matches the gold on this figure.

 

[CTO15]

is that from rotating the arm to close to the body?

 

[TotalDominAsian]

is that from rotating the arm to close to the body?

Yup. Sure looks like it. Luckily for him it's on the inside of his arm so it should rarely be visible.

 

[Viking Spawn]

Yup. Sure looks like it. Luckily for him it's on the inside of his arm so it should rarely be visible.

Agreed. These things sure aren't meant to be handled much. I was afraid to even take photography of mine in fear or breakage. Which happened anyway while trying to inter-change the forearm armor.

 

[DFanatic]

Here's what the arm looks like. Right now I'm searching out some tamiya metallics and hope to get a mix that matches the gold on this figure.

Are you painting your own figure? Any chance you could paint the faded panties on my Mark IV? I know the color supposed to be used. Let me know.

 

[rego]

i decided to take an extra set of back flaps and glue the metal framing to the flap itself so i still had the detail of them but not the hassle of them causing the flaps to sick out and go nuts and otherwise make the back feel flimsy and annoying to handle.

what a difference it makes.

 

[Centurion]

omegaglory1,
Indeed, those are scratches that are not suppose to be there.
Hope you can find the right goldish tone to correct that. If not, the cheapest alternative is to pose him in a way that hides the scratches from view, but then, you'll know that they're there... that would bug the hell out of me.

 

[omegaglory1]

omegaglory1,
Indeed, those are scratches that are not suppose to be there.
Hope you can find the right goldish tone to correct that. If not, the cheapest alternative is to pose him in a way that hides the scratches from view, but then, you'll know that they're there... that would bug the hell out of me.

I've tried mixing a number of different tamiya metallics but can't get the right colour or produce a result that didn't look amateurish (wiped it off with thinner before it dried). So I caved in and bought a second hand arm on eBay, minus the armour plates. An expensive solution, but cheaper than mailing it away to a model maker/artist for a repaint which would have entailed P & P, disassembly and airbrushing with car paint. The moral of this story: don't let your dad play with your expensive collectibles! At least my other figures e.g. Joker, Boba Fett; won't scratch so easily.

 

[Centurion]

I've tried mixing a number of different tamiya metallics but can't get the right colour or produce a result that didn't look amateurish (wiped it off with thinner before it dried). So I caved in and bought a second hand arm on eBay, minus the armour plates. An expensive solution, but cheaper than mailing it away to a model maker/artist for a repaint which would have entailed P & P, disassembly and airbrushing with car paint. The moral of this story: don't let your dad play with your expensive collectibles! At least my other figures e.g. Joker, Boba Fett; won't scratch so easily.

At least you gave it a go.

My suggestion to you now, since you've got a new arm on the way, is to use the scratched up arm and experiment. Try adding more damage to it (heated probe to melt it and add scorch marks, blast marks, etc.) You may even end up with a better battle damaged arm than what came with it.