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

[JAWS]

Yep. +REP btw

I posted this list somewhere else (I forget) but I figured you should see it since you missed it initially. It covers all the Sideshow IM releases to date and to be released that we're aware of. Green good, red bad, orange I'm unsure about.

Pre 2009 releases:
- Classic IM (US flag)
- IM bronze
- IM Comiquette
- Stealth Comiquette
- Mk 1 Maquette
- Stealth LSB
- Invincible IM LSB
- Namor vs IM dio
- Mk 2 LSB
- Mk 3 LSB: paint peeling, dead LED's
- Mk 3 BD LSB

Post 2009 releases:
- Mk 6 Maquette: paint peeling off the chin, dead LED's, misaligned faceplates
- Hulkbuster Comiquette
- War Machine Maquette
- War Machine Bust
- Mk 6 LSB: Upside down arc reactor (really!? ), horrible paint app, mismatched red paint on head and torso, broken parts, LED shining through the entire helmet
- Mk 7 LSB: horrible paint app, dead LED's on arrival
- Mk 7 LSF: horrible paint app, dead LED's on arrival, foot pegs don't fit or sit flush, magnets too weak and parts fall to the floor and get damaged and/or break - and this is their top of the line $2000-$2500 Iron Man product mind you
- Iron Patriot Maquette: horrible paint app, horrible portrait
- Iron Patriot LSB - poor paint

Shipping Now (End May 2015)
- Mk 42 Maquette - First in hand pics okay
- Mk 42 LSB - First in hand pics okay

Upcoming releases TBD:
- War Machine Mk 2 Maquette (IP variant)
- Mk 2 Maquette
- Mk 3 Maquette
- Mk 5 Maquette
- Mk 7 Maquette

@ JAWS: you never responded to my post where I listed SSC IM releases, did you miss it?

I did not get a chance to respond or fully look it over because I was at work.

First off. IM fans need to collect more then IM then maybe SSC won't make so many and put more effort into just one a year

12 good - 7 bad - 3 unsure. That's not a bad record

Seriously though you can see how the issues started post 2009.

I can't imagine if SSC was crapping the Bed like that with pieces I cared about. I might be in the same boat when I get the Mark III. I hope the rectify things completely. This new one seems to be a positive step back in the right direction.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

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

Am I missing something?

Are they painted on holes instead of actual holes?

So off topic now

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

I did not get a chance to respond because I was at work.

First off. IM fans need to collect more then IM then maybe SSC won't make so many and put more effort into just one a year

12 good - 7 bad - 3 unsure. That's not a bad record

Seriously though you can see how the issues started post 2009.

I can't imagine if SSC was crapping the Bed like that with pieces I cared about. I might be in the same boat when I get the Mark III. I hope the rectify things completely. This new one seems to be a positive step back in the right direction.

Yep, post 2009 it's been a train wreck for the most part with 6 out 9 releases being shoddy at best, so I'm glad you're finally understanding where IM fans have been coming from over the last few months/years.

The two current Mk 42 releases are so far so good, so let's hope this trend continues!

 

[Raikirik]

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

Ohhhhhh yeahhhhhh.

 

[epitaph04]

Video shows good shots... Radd Titan was not impressed...





More pics... Robertobagg10 is happy with his.. Still don't think it looks like RDJ at all. But SSC looks no better. Neither are bad. Just not RDJ. IMO

I am starting to think that XM paint aps just do not photograph the best because I think they all give a very plastic feel and look. But owners LOVE them and with so much love I tend to believe them.

Yeah I tried re-photographing my XM XLII and it's tough to capture what I see IRL.

This is as close as I could get after some level adjustment and color correction.

And one with darker, natural lighting in my mess of a place.

As for the RDJ Stark sculpt...yeah Hot Toys is the only one that gets it.

 

[Collectorcol]

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

That looks good. When I saw the Mark II display pics before I thought they looked flat and similar to the bust. I think that was the general reaction as well IIRC.

Upon googling it again though I think I can see the effect on the display piece.

If it looks like that I'll be happy.

 

[BobaNerd]

I wouldn't 'green up' and call the paint on the new MK42 good at all. Especially when you compare it with the older Classic Iron Man Comi's paint app. The Classic should stay 'green' because the paint was actually great. The golds and reds on that look like real metal, and the lines are very, very clean. I own that one and the paint is awesome. Yeah I know, it's obvious the MK42 is a lot more complex to paint than the classic armor, but that shouldn't matter. GG's IP was just as complex as SS's IP and MK42, but GG got it right.

 

[Y4NK33 PL4N3T]

I wouldn't 'green up' and call the paint on the new MK42 good at all. Especially when you compare it with the older Classic Iron Man Comi's paint app. The Classic should stay 'green' because the paint was actually great. The golds and reds on that look like real metal, and the lines are very, very clean. I own that one and the paint is awesome. Yeah I know, it's obvious the MK42 is a lot more complex to paint than the classic armor, but that shouldn't matter. GG's IP was just as complex as SS's IP and MK42, but GG got it right.

That's fair. I marked it green atm mainly b/c it's not showing a tremendous amount of paint bleeds, the portrait looks okay, and there haven't been reports of dead LED or broken parts on arrival. I do agree there's no metallic look to this 42 though.

 

[KitFisto]

Well I'm off the fence. I just ordered this.

 

[BobaNerd]

That's fair. I marked it green atm mainly b/c it's not showing a tremendous amount of paint bleeds, the portrait looks okay, and there haven't been reports of dead LED or broken parts on arrival. I do agree there's no metallic look to this 42 though.

It's all good dude. I was just making conversation. Maybe you can create a 'fair' or 'mediocre' Sideshow category and file the MK42 in there. The Classic is definitely good, though.

 

[Raikirik]

That's fair. I marked it green atm mainly b/c it's not showing a tremendous amount of paint bleeds, the portrait looks okay, and there haven't been reports of dead LED or broken parts on arrival. I do agree there's no metallic look to this 42 though.

Just as JAWS said he thinks the XM paint makes it look PVC like when that isn't the case, I feel like the same can be said for this.

There are metallic flecks in the paint that don't exactly show up in pictures but they are visible. It's not as flat as it appears to be.

 

[KitFisto]

I can sum up the thread....insert anyone typing here to say "What i like is awesome. What you like sucks."

 

[epitaph04]

All this talk actually makes me wanna take a flyer on the SS mark XLII.

 

[Raikirik]

Looks great! I can see the reflective parts and how glossy it is. I know what you mean when some of the other details or just the way it 'looks' doesn't completely transfer to the picture.

 

[KitFisto]

All this talk actually makes me wanna take a flyer on the SS mark XLII.

I did just a couple of hours ago. Looking fwd to getting it.

 

[Spidey976]

Yep, post 2009 it's been a train wreck for the most part with 6 out 9 releases being shoddy at best, so I'm glad you're finally understanding where IM fans have been coming from over the last few months/years.

The two current Mk 42 releases are so far so good, so let's hope this trend continues!

Let's hope so. This me does look good to me, and that is good for all IM lovers... Unless they hate the armour... Or the movie...lol

 

[Phoenixblazes]

I just can't seem to get past how bad (imo) the eyebrows and beard are painted.

I think I've been spoiled by Hot Toys.

Will be getting the Hot Toys 1/4 Mark 43. I'll just pretend it's a statue standing on its base.

 

[epitaph04]

Yeah Hot Toys is why I went back to collecting more 1/6 scale again. I seriously hope they do way more 1/4 scale in the future, cause 1/4 = truth.

 

[Phoenixblazes]

Yeah can't wait for a Thor and Cap by Hot Toys in that scale.

But let's first hope they hit it out of the park with the Mark 43.

The other good thing is that they usually stay fairly close to their prototype pieces in quality. If only SS did.

 

[epitaph04]

Jesus...a 1/4 HT cap and thor?!?!

*droolgif*