Iron Man 2: 1/6th scale Mark IV Limited Edition Collectible Figurine (Secret Project)

[Doctor Who]

Where did you preorder yours from? local store?

Yep.
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[Lil Creps]

Hmmm... All I know is that the Toy Biz Marvel Legends figures had variants down to a science. Even simple repaints. Hot Toys could take a lesson from them.

I am not naive, nor am I a 'newb'. I am disappointed, sure, because Hot Toys works on such a sloooow schedule that when a new release is available, it irks when when it brings nothing to the table. What the Secret Project suit does is create demand on the 'collectible market' rather than be what it should be, which is a special treat for the collectors. And please, don't give me any business models or economic theories, I know that Hot Toys wants to make money. As they should. But they are the current kings of 1/6 scale, and this is a niche hobby. Hot Toys figures will never be sold in Wal-Mart or Target.

Because new releases by Hot Toys are so few and far between, are my standards too high for wanting new figures, ESPECIALLY recasts, to have some relevance to the line that they are part of?

We have a total of 5 grey/silver modern-style suits now (excluding the Mark I, of course). Enough already.

I hope everyone who buys this figure is happy with it. It's a great base model to build on. I'm just disappointed that of all the repaint possibilities, all we get is a grey one. Again.

Listen to da man! He tells the truth about hot toys's nature

 

[Agentofchaos]

Thx Agentofchaos. I was skimming through the thread and missed it. I appreciate the link man.

no problem

 

[WarMachine714]

SS sneak.

 

[KillKen]

Looks awesome to me thou I have not brought every singles Ironman like some here so I can understand why some poeple are annoyed about another IM. Myself = I love it!.

 

[mrjasontodd]

those high pre-sale prices mean that if this wasnt on the radar over every seller on the planet as well as the Hot Toys fans then it will be shortly. I hope I can get a regular SS pre-order next week but if I dont at least I already have a regular IV.

 

[The Josh]

I'm all over that like a fat kid on a doughnut.

 

[karamazov80]

Have you seen all the pics?

At first I thought it was a rather boring and unoriginal exclusive but have you seen how awesome it looks?

Yes. It is a great mold, so they leave it unpainted like an early production piece and it would still look pretty cool. But it just looks hum-drum in that gray, which is why, I think, most folks who are voicing displeasure here are. . .displeased. Stealth Iron Man, Iron Patriot, or any number of other options could have stood out more on the shelf and made it more desirable IMO.

Having said that, I think this is fine. Just not good enough for me to want one. Not that Hot Toys should care too much. It'll sell out quickly. Hell, they could release a bright pink and neon green paint scheme and it would sell out quickly.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

Yes. It is a great mold, so they leave it unpainted like an early production piece and it would still look pretty cool. But it just looks hum-drum in that gray, which is why, I think, most folks who are voicing displeasure here are. . .displeased. Stealth Iron Man, Iron Patriot, or any number of other options could have stood out more on the shelf and made it more desirable IMO.

Having said that, I think this is fine. Just not good enough for me to want one. Not that Hot Toys should care too much. It'll sell out quickly. Hell, they could release a bright pink and neon green paint scheme and it would sell out quickly.

This is a GREAT point and exactly why I'm passing on this figure.

 

[KillKen]

I must admit that Iron Patriot does looks awesome and would have been cool for a EX.

 

[The Josh]

Iron Patriot or Stealth really would have been great choices. I would love to have those but I'm happy about this too.

 

[The Boot]

Ya know what I think would have really helped this sucker out? A different color for the arc/eyes. Red, blue, purple, green, whatever.

Easy to do, cost-effective, yet it would help to give the whole thing a different look.

I like it as-is, but I do think that would have been kinda cool.

 

[moleman01]

i can't enough of hot toys' iron man series. i would've been on board with this even if they never showed a photo. next thursday can't come soon enough...

 

[jutty]

gotta admit this does looks pretty cool.not sure if ill be going for this though,,already have the other MK IV and the Mark II (Armor Unleashed Version) on PO...guess ill have to see how it goes

 

[JohnnyT]

I will get this guy for sure! I have every Iron Man figure already, except for the Gunmetal III. Do you think the fact that this exists will get the prices for Gunmetal III to go down (just like Mark II)?

 

[FelMar]

SOLD !
for $48 bucks

https://cgi.ebay.com/2011-sdcc-SIDE...924?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4840c6e13c

 

[The Mike]

Son of a _____!

Oh, and in case it needed to be said I'm all over this variant, happily but then again that was probably a given.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

SOLD !
for $48 bucks

https://cgi.ebay.com/2011-sdcc-SIDE...924?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4840c6e13c

And this same seller is selling the bust set for $300+

 

[LipSmack]

Shipping price is 400+ though still a rip off

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

Looks like a cross between MK IV and WM, kindof a bare bones WM. might go for it. They could've made parts of it black like the comic War Machine.