Iron Man Mark VI Maquette

[kinqcuonq]

Ouch! $1000? I can't believe I passed on this when it came out! Back then I thought $500 was too much money for a collectable

Lesson learned. Order everything you want now while you can, worry about it later. Once it's gone its really gone.

I remember telling myself I would never spend more than $500 on a collectible. At the time I already thought $350 was too much. Oh how times have changed, now I just hit the add to cart button without even looking at the price

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I've spent a year browsing Ebay daily looking for this. You can probably get a displayed one, with minor defects, for under $800 but if you want a mint one, or want to take a chance on an unopened one, you should expect to around $1000 I think.

Its pretty close

 

[quadcent]

Always annoying when the seller describes it as mint but forgets to declare any noticable smudges or defects With items that i've won in the past that had high value, i'd always ask the seller to send me clear pictures from various angles so that it gives me a better idea of what i'm buying. Sometimes certain sellers photograph their pieces from angles which hide possible defects so best to ask them to take some more pics from my angle of choice

i don't think you'll ever find a mint absolutely perfect IM piece. it's just not possible. that's why they made this one, all though it be very slight, but battle damaged version.

 

[TheRescueArmor]

Just want to share this with you guys

This is a Mark VI prototype with Mark III/IV finish. When this piece was being produced, Director John Favreau decided to go with a different paint app. He wanted Mark VI to be more radiant so this Mark VI color didn't make it.

By the way, this isn't my pic. This from a former sideshow employee.

 

[DarthChrisDK]

Looks pretty cool. Though, I like the version that they finally went with.

 

[RobertoBagg10]

Just want to share this with you guys

This is a Mark VI prototype with Mark III/IV finish. When this piece was being produced, Director John Favreau decided to go with a different paint app. He wanted Mark VI to be more radiant so this Mark VI color didn't make it.

By the way, this isn't my pic. This from a former sideshow employee.

I really like that paint app, maybe even more so that one SSC went with in the end. However, mine was sold last year - it was a difficult decision to make as im a massive IM fan but i never warmed to the actual sculpt and the base just cried out for a bit more colour and detail - it was just a little too bland for me, hence why i ended up customising mine before selling both this one and the War Machine Maquette. Still think SSC will announce a new 1/4 Iron Man in the coming months

 

[Eli26]

I own the exclusive on this. I love it, but yeah, wish the paint apps were better. Definitely getting mine repainted.

 

[tyhhh]

i don't think you'll ever find a mint absolutely perfect IM piece. it's just not possible. that's why they made this one, all though it be very slight, but battle damaged version.

Yes, to clarify my earlier post, I should say that by "mint" I meant no unintended weathering... mainly the bad chin and finger paint that afflicted many of the statues. They all have the weathered battle damage.

I don't mind the battle damage -- and this is one of my favorite PF's... but I wish the paint intensity was a little higher - the red and gold is a little dull compared to the movie.

 

[RobertoBagg10]

It looks great!

I own the exclusive on this. I love it, but yeah, wish the paint apps were better. Definitely getting mine repainted.

Here is a pic of mine before i sold it. I customised it along with my War machine Maquette to create a more battle damaged look as i got bored with the too clean look...the Sideshow MKVI was just too clean and needed to be more weathered imo

 

[Antman84]

I forget how awesome yours looked before you sold it

 

[RobertoBagg10]

I forget how awesome yours looked before you sold it

Thanks Ant...i spent a fair bit of time on them both tbh. I did enjoy that project though and the guy who purchased them from me was over the moon - at least i know they went to a good home.

 

[Antman84]

Would love to see you do a job like that on a hulkbuster

 

[RobertoBagg10]

Would love to see you do a job like that on a hulkbuster

That would take even longer!

 

[Antman84]

But would look crazy mines not perfect I would like to do it one day but think I'd mess it up

 

[T3xrr]

Does anybody know of a painter that can redo the chin on mine?

 

[Intruder04]

Hi guys, been a while since i last on here...been working on a few things, notably customising my Dutch Premium Format base which is almost complete...then i have the task of repainting my Iron Man Mark III 1:1 bust to give it a nice fresh clean look. Here is a quick update pic of my custom Battle Damaged Iron Man Maquette including some new fresh bullet hole wounds...

Damn! That is a fantastic repaint dude.

 

[Intruder04]

Double post. Why can't I delete it?

 

[RobertoBagg10]

Damn! That is a fantastic repaint dude.

Thanks very much Intruder much appreciated

 

[T3xrr]

Does anyone know a painter that has worked on this statue to repaint the chin for a clean look?

 

[DarthChrisDK]

Well, can't wait for Sideshow to bring me a new 1/4. So I got the the Mark VI here and now. Take that Sideshow!

Here's my unboxing from today.

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