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Speaking of Hot Toys and Iron Man, Can I Borrow a Couple Grand?

If you wanted to own all the Hot Toys Iron Man 3 armors in this shot from the Hot Toys Facebook page, it would set you back a cool $1,659.94 (if I did the math right). And that’s not counting the Mark 38 Igor and the Mark 39 sub-orbital Gemini armors, because while those two Iron Man armors were shown at San Diego Comic-Con, they haven’t been officially made available for pre-order.

On top of that, there’s an exclusive Mark 21 Midas that was just announced. And then of course, we’ve yet to see Hot Toys versions of the Mark 40 Shotgun or the Mark 16 Sneaky. (Yes, I’ve been Googling Iron Man armors.)

So I think I’m going to need a little more than that.

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Hot Toys Reveals Iron Man Mark XXI Midas

The Iron Man franchise is the Arc Reactor powering Hot Toys. For some reason I thought that the Silver Centurion was the last of the armors from Iron Man 3 to make it to figure form – but there’s more. The Mark XXI Midas may just look like a repainted Mark VII, but folks claim that it’s a legit armor from the “Why didn’t Tony Stark do this against the Chitauri in the Avengers?” scene from Iron Man 3. I honestly couldn’t tell you – between the 3D and my old eyes, that fight was just a big metal blur.

According to Hot Toys, Midas will first be available in Asia, with other geographies TBD. Since it bears the “Summer Exclusive” tag, I think if it does get offered in the States, Sideshow is the likely outlet for this limited Hot Toys Midas release.

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Marvel Avengers Assemble (Successor to Marvel Universe) In Stock at Amazon

The first wave of the new Marvel Avengers Assemble line is in stock now at Amazon. Avengers Assemble is the result of Hasbro’s brand refresh for the Marvel Universe line. It’s intended to match Marvel Universe in terms of sculpt, articulation, and paint, while making it more accessible for both retailers and kids – the line leverages the success of the Avengers movie, and includes accessories with action features.

I’d say the first wave is a fair example of what to expect. With the collector-oriented figures we see the sculpt and articulation we have grown to love in MU – for example, Falcon comes with rocker ankles, hip swivels, and double knees. The more heavily packed big hitters of Captain America, Iron Man, and Hulk are not as compelling. I think Hasbro knows it needs only appeal to the lowest common denominator with them, and aren’t trying as hard.

Marvel Avengers Assemble Cosmic Strike Red Skull Figure – $10.99
Marvel Avengers Assemble Inferno Cannon Black Widow Figure – $10.99
Marvel Avengers Assemble Sky Attack Falcon Figure – $10.99

ThreeA Toys Adventure Kartel Dead Astronaut Gangsta Pre-Order Opens Today

The AK Golden Dolphin set was the first of the Adventure Kartel sets needed to get a promotional AK Shadow. I was still decompressing from SDCC when that pre-order went up, so I missed posting about it.

The Dead Astronaut Gangsta set is the second of the four sets for that Shadow. The white and black Gangstas will also be available as singles (with no Shadow promo later, of course). It all goes up for pre-order on Bambaland today in a couple of hours, at 6PM EST. The window for pre-ordering is 24 hours.

Adventure Kartel Dead Astronaut Gangsta goes up for pre-order on August 7th 9:00AM Hong Kong time at www.bambalandstore.com

As part of standard pre-order, we will offer two singles and AKLUB set.

Singles price is 160USD and set costs 310USD.

Set of Black and White Dead Astronaut Gangstas comes with sweet EETU accessory exclusive to the set. This set will be the second set (GOLDEN DOLPHIN NO SHIT ON THESE FLIPPERS SET – was first) purchase within AKLUB (Adventure Kartel club) which goes towards 1/6th scale MS SHADOW figure. To remind you: MS SHADOW will not be available anywhere else and to receive it you have to make four AKLUB sets purchases; MS SHADOW comes free, however you will have to cover the shipping charges. AKLUB isn’t limited to 3AA members only.

via AK Dead Astronaut Gangsta pre-order.

CustomCon 35 Wraps Up – Day Two

It’s time for Summer CustomCon again! CustomCon 35 is hosted by our good friend Joe Acevedo, and wraps up with Day Two.

CustomCon is a fictional toy show, showcasing the work of action figure customizers. You won’t find these toys in your local toy store – at least not right away. I’ve heard from several toy makers that they often get inspiration from customs. So you never know! (Check out previous CustomCons and see for yourself.)

Day 2 features four entries: Superman The Animated Series 2014, a set of 3 3/4-inch Gotham’s Most Wanted figures, busts showing The Evolution of Magneto and Mystique, and another group of Game of Thrones busts. Enjoy!