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

[dedguy]

Yup. It's being misused in that case, but it's also fallen into fairly common usage, at least in the US.

Back on the subject of these figures. I like the MK VI more but I really like it in the way it compliments and contrasts with the IV. The reason I love these Iron Man figures so much is that they're such good design work. They're not just designed to look pretty. Each design is done with story and character in mind as well.

As I have harped on plenty, you can see the crudeness of the War Machine design and it's basis in the MK II armor just from looking at it. Both those design choices are based on story, not just looking good. They could have easily just gone with a totally new design.

Likewise I really like that the IV's color scheme evokes the III in it's placement of the gold and red despite the actual design being both far more angular and much more organic in it's forms. The VI, through use of the new chest plate and a new color scheme shows how different the armor is from the III.

 

[Balsquat]

like beer??

how about buff? or beefier? lol

Buff and Beefie are meat head terms. Makes me think of somebody who works out to much....

Stout is is more fitting. Check it out:

adjective
2.
bold, brave, or dauntless: a stout heart; stout fellows.
3.
firm; stubborn; resolute: stout resistance.
4.
forceful; vigorous: a stout argument; a stout wind.
5.
strong of body; hearty; sturdy: stout seamen.
6.
having endurance or staying power, as a horse.
7.
strong in substance or body, as a beverage.
8.
strong and thick or heavy: a stout cudgel.

As men, we aspire to be stout. The Mark VI is Stout

 

[dedguy]

Stout though doesn't refer to physical appearance. It refers to strength.

 

[need2nobasis]

iron man mark vi posted yesterday by goodshipped from hong kong , should be in my sweaty hands from monday next week. it's like being a kid again at christmas time.

 

[Balsquat]

Stout though doesn't refer to physical appearance. It refers to strength.

I would think stoutness refers to all things stout.

Stout Man = Long, grizzly bearded man who cares not for Iron man play things. He lives in the wilderness, and survives relying on nobody but himself. He takes a wife and lives on a diet of steak and potatoes. He comes and goes as he pleases. He has massive strength and bulk as necessary to live a stout life.

 

[The Josh]

I actually like the look of the Mark VI more than the Mark IV. They are basically the same but the mix of the steel color and the triangle-chestplate just look really cool.

 

[dedguy]

I have really warmed up to the silver on the knees, but still don't love it on the biceps but I'm also unsure of how I would fix it while keeping the silver on the knees.

 

[Maglor]

I guess I was thinking of the chest piece that was in some of the comics:

^^^That's totally a pentagon.

But I admit this is just a triangle.

Still prefer the circle.

 

[The Josh]

The Mark VI is modeled after the Extremis Armor with the triangle-chest plate.

 

[Maglor]

Pentagon.

 

[Balsquat]

I would buy this in a second

 

[The Josh]

Pentagon.

Yeah, but the set up of the Mark VI is modeled after that. Pretty sure its in my art of Iron Man 2 book and seen it on the net a couple times.

 

[dedguy]

Pentagon.

That's not the actual Extremis armor, it's the "Tinman" armor. The Extremis armor likewise has the pentagon, even if it's a bit more triangular. I like the change to a simple triangle though.

 

[plasmid303]

The Extremis armor is what I hoped the Mark VI would be (before we got any glimpses of the actual Mark VI and in the film). I love the helmet design.

 

[IXI Nick IXI]

the extremis is quite sleek, most likely will be similar to the upgraded VI in the next IM movie or Avengers

 

[dedguy]

There's a lot of deign similarities between the VI and the Extremis. The VI is kind of like a more angular version. I'd like to see in Avengers a suit with round forms like the Extremis.

 

[Shintaru]

If Extremis influenced the Mark VI design then...Bleeding Edge for the Iron Man 3 movie!

 

[plasmid303]

^ Ugh I hate hate hate the current armor.

 

[dedguy]

Yeah totally not a fan of that design.

 

[The Josh]

Man, I love this new design. Just looks great when reading the comics. I would love to own a figure of that or a maquette.