Phoenixblazes
Super Freak
I have all the SS 1/4 scales minus the War Machine Mark II repaint. I have the SS Mark 42 which turned out fine for me, but Iron Patriot is noticeably sloppy. The Mark III is spectacular in my eyes.
I agree on the HTs. I have all of the movie armors released, except for special edition versions (i.e concept art, gunmetal, neon tech etc).
I have the 1/4 43 and 45 and they're beautiful! So I guess I should also say, I hope HT does the main armors in 1/4 scale as well
How are the Iron Studios 43 and 46 in hand?
The Mark 43 was good. I wasn’t so hot on the gold that they chose, but I’ve long gotten used to it. Though honestly I’m been waiting for it to tip over for years, and I swear during that time it seems to have moved or tilted. But I’ve got so many backups for Iron Man, I personally haven’t been too concerned.
The Mark 46 is another story. With the lights off, the paint ‘appears’ to be great, but once I switch on the lights in a totally dark room, the light leakage is ridiculous. The armour is almost like a lamp shade where it’s allowing light to seep through wherever there are any panel lines etc. I pretty much put it in a bottom level Besta and haven’t touched it since. I just kept it to complete the line.
My favourite Iron Man pieces are the Hot Toys 1/4 Mark 43, and than the Sideshow Mark 3 Maquette (but that may have been influenced by it being based off of official production artwork which I loved).