Re: Hot Toys - MMS353 D16 - CA: Civil War - Mark XLVI Collectible Figure
First off I need to make it clear how much I love IM figures, statues, busts, etc. The Mk. XLV was such an impressive armor that really streamlined suit design. The HT figure and IA statue are testaments to that. When the figure arrived from HK (1st batch) I was obviously blown away like most that it became my 2nd favorite HT IM.
So CA:CW has been out for some time now on digital and physical which I've watched several times. I'm just not loving the Mk. XLVI as much and honestly rank it close to the Mk. XLII (which are both great looking suits). The XLVI lines look too broken up and the red has too much pink especially being a successor to the XLV. I know, because I read it, that the XLVI was designed to both please fans of the Bleeding Edge armor and to "take it back a little bit more toward a mechanical design" that shows more of the Mk. XLIII functionality.
Personally I have no doubts this will be a fantastic figure with great articulation but I feel like it really looks like a step backwards. Maybe if they had swapped between 45 and 46 in AoU and CW respectively (would have been cool to see 46 as 45 in AoU as his Anti-Ultron suit) or at least had the airport battle in the 45 (I know, the helmet) but then swap to the 46 in the chopper.
Anyways, as far as released armors go, 45 kills all!