Premium Format Iron Man Mark 42 1/4 Maquette by Sideshow Collectibles & Legacy Effects

[RobertoBagg10]

Re: Iron Man Mark 42 Quarter Scale Maquette by Sideshow Collectibles

Anymore pics guys? so far the MK42 looks pretty good but i'm sure we'll get a better idea once more pics come through in better light Mine should arrive today so wont be able to get pics up until this evening

Having owned the Iron Studios and XM versions of the MK42, i still think that Sideshows maquette is the more movie accurate out of all three...whilst the XM MK42's paint apps were visually incredible and executed perfectly, i still believe the red colours were far too vibrant and the same pretty much went for the Iron Studios version...although the less said about those paint apps the better! Sideshow in my opinion, have pretty much nailed the correct colours of the movie suit (which really isnt a surprise considering their so called collaboration with Legacy Effects). With that said, i also think that Sideshow's RDJ portrait, whilst not perfect, is far more convincing compared to the XM version...which i think works perfectly as a Tony Stark reference but not as RDJ.

What would make the ideal MK42 statue? Personally, i'd like the pose of the Iron Studios version, colours of Sideshows version and finally the paint apps and overally quality of XM to make it a winner

 

[-jay-]

I agree that SSC got the colour spot on. I saw some outside pics of the XM one and the reds didn't look as bright as in your pics. I also think the portrait is painted better on the XM one. It does look like SSC have done a good job on this one though.

Get your pics up fast Andy.

 

[RobertoBagg10]

I agree that SSC got the colour spot on. I saw some pics out of the XM one and the reds didn't look as bright as in your pics though. I also think the portrait is painted better on the XM one. It does look like SSC have done a good job on this one though.

Yea, nothing can take away the exceptional paint application of XM's version. I was visually blown away by the paint apps alone as you know mate, the deciding factor to let mine go in the end was of course the lack of a light feature but i did find the red parts slightly brighter than what they should be...infact, here's a review of my actual MK42 statue reviewed by Radd Titan

https://youtu.be/VqQsGd4Y5iM

Get your pics up fast Andy.

will do buddy!

 

[-jay-]

That was the picture i was talking about. The red looks better here.

 

[-jay-]

the deciding factor was of course the lack of lights

I know mate. I saw the review and enjoyed the watch.

 

[El Mule]

In the close up pics it seems to have the same issues of the Patriot tbh.

 

[laudel7]

In the close up pics it seems to have the same issues of the Patriot tbh.

Not listening

 

[RobertoBagg10]

In the close up pics it seems to have the same issues of the Patriot tbh.

Yea, to be honest, i wasn't expecting the MK42 to come out perfect anyway. Its probably one of the more complex of all Stark's armours to paint. So any improvement over IP (which should'nt be too difficult) will be a positive

 

[El Mule]

Sounds like a weak argument to me, honestly. It's not just the fact they couldn't paint (again) along the lines, the face sculpt is completely wrong in likenesses and paint app, plus the whole armor is painted dull, there's no metallic finish.
So exactly, what warrants the 440$+shipping price tag on this one?

Let's wait for more pics but judging from these ones it really really looks like it's being made by the same factory of the Patriot.

 

[RobertoBagg10]

Yea, i think as more pics come through then a better analysis can be made on the overall paint application. Those earlier pics were very nice looking but also quite dark...so it was difficult to make out the true colours or whether the armour looked flat or if it had a hint of metallic to it. I'm pretty sure the colours were matte as shown on the prototype at last years Comic Con

https://youtu.be/xpXJ9WgUaSk

 

[laudel7]

I dont think any of us can really comment until we see it in hand to be honest

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I dont think any of us can really comment until we see it in hand to be honest

Like that's stopped anyone before

 

[El Mule]

I dont think any of us can really comment until we see it in hand to be honest

If you mean until we see more in hand pics, I agree.
If you mean that everyone should wait to see a piece in person before commenting, I strongly disagree. Pictures are there for a reason and modern cameras (even the crappy ones) take excellent pics. There would be no point in making reviews and videoreviews, otherwise.
Also, the whole "it looks bad in the pics, in person it's better" argument is weak. Sure, different lighting and different cameras will take different quality pics, but you can get a good idea of how a statue looks like even by mediocre quality pics. There is some margin in a sense or the other, but the pictures thing is usually the scapegoat for people in denial who absolutely need to justify their purchase and/or tastes (like if they needed to).

 

[laudel7]

lets just leave it there

 

[RobertoBagg10]

Iron Man Mark 42 1/4 Maquette by Sideshow Collectibles & Legacy Effects

Also, the whole "it looks bad in the pics, in person it's better" argument is weak. Sure, different lighting and different cameras will take different quality pics, but you can get a good idea of how a statue looks like even by mediocre quality pics.

my Iron Patriot lifesize bust suffered the reverse of that theory...in pictures the bust looked pretty good...in person it was atrociously bad!

 

[gorocketcat]

More pictures less squabbling.

 

[-jay-]

Re: Iron Man Mark 42 1/4 Maquette by Sideshow Collectibles & Legacy Effects

my Iron Patriot lifesize bust suffered the reverse of that theory...in pictures the bust looked pretty good...in person it was atrociously bad!

It does look good.

 

[RobertoBagg10]

Re: Iron Man Mark 42 1/4 Maquette by Sideshow Collectibles & Legacy Effects

It does look good.

told you!

 

[El Mule]

Yeah oddly, great pieces like my Fury of the Beast, Big Chap Maquette, PCS Goro, Diablo Overthrown, Chronicle Cain and many others come out great even if I take crappy phone pictures, you can tell by looking at them that they're quality statues.
Then, oddly again, it's all "if you look at it from that angle, under that lighting and only consider that portion of statue, it looks good" for pieces like the Superman Reeve or MOS PF or the Iron Patriot and many others.
Seems too much of a coincidence - but what do I know

 

[laudel7]

More pictures less squabbling.

Yip