Clipperking! Man, another great entertaining review - yer so GD thorough it's kinda spooky! Imperfect paint aps on one of the helmets?? I'm gonna go fookin' mental!
Seriously, I had been a bit lukewarm to this figure prior to some of the pics on this thread an your review - figured I'd pass on it and wait for a slightly retooled/repainted version of it as a new Mark III, but now I'm really excited to get one! The main problem is I have absolutely no idea how I'm gonna display it, there's almost too many options: spread out on the autopsy table, Hall of Armor, Afghanistan battle, Cheadle thieving the suit (likely not this option), or with a Stark head...hmmm
Oh, to answer a question you had, the mech test boots seem to be identical to the ones from the mech test release; they do have those latches on the side that allow them to open up, the idea being that you could take them off Stark's legs, take the rest of the mech gear off his arms, chest and waist, slip on the extra pair of shoes that came with the figure, and you could have Tony in his "futzing around the lab" look, which would work really well with the Mark II exclusive pack-in of the holographic repulsor unit that can fit on Tony's forearm. That mech-test figure really is fantastic, would recommend that anyone pick one up if it can be had at a decent price!
So, a great, informative review, man - keep up the good work!