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Play Imaginative Reveals Super Alloy 1/12 Scale Iron Man Mark 42

This is the first of Play Imaginative’s reveals for its 1/12 scale Super Alloy Iron Man figures. The Iron Man Mark 42 armor was Tony Stark’s armor for most of Iron Man 3. We’ve got the War Machine Mark 42 reveal coming up in a bit, and know that the Iron Patriot will get revealed soon.

The Mark 42 is available for pre-order on the YesAnime website for $109.99. It’s a steep price for a 6-inch figure, but it’s 70% diecast, has LED lights and some pretty good articulation. The Iron Patriot will also go for this price, and the War Machine Mk 2 will come in at $5 cheaper.

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Play Imaginative Super Alloy 1/12 Iron Man Articulation Video

I got my first look at the 1/12 scale diecast Iron Man figures from Play Imaginative’s Super Alloy line at San Diego Comic-Con – but as they were all under plexiglass displays, there was no knowing how these bad boys will be articulated. With these pictures and video of a test shot (the blue pieces are diecast), it looks like they’ll move pretty well.

I’m not that big a fan of the huge knee joints, but it’s something I’ve become accustomed to with Square Enix figures. And they didn’t really show the head moving that much – if Iron Man can’t look up all that much, then a lot of the standard flying poses will look a little odd. Other than that, I am impressed with the articulation setup on these figures.

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Site Maintenance this Weekend – 7/26 to 7/28

We’ve got some long overdue upgrades to take care of, but they’ll require some intermittent downtime while I install them. It’s nothing spectacular – just some back-end stuff – so the site will come back looking just as pretty (or ugly, that’s really subject to your opinion) as ever. I plan to start sometime tonight. If all goes well, we’ll be back up tomorrow morning.

Any suggestions on improving the site? Let us know. AFP will still be available on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, so in case something earth-shattering comes up, hit us up there. Have a great weekend!

MattyCollector Subscriptions and Pre-Order Push – So it Begins, So it Ends?

It’s just been a week since the Mattypalooza panel at San Diego Comic-Con, but Mattel has already alerted fans that the 2014 subscriptions and the Ecto-1 pre-order are “quite below” expectations, despite them opening up the subscriptions several weeks early. Call it scare tactics, sales and marketing, or just the plain unvarnished truth – Toy Guru is once again warning fans that pre-orders for the Club Eternia and Club Infinite Earths subscriptions and the Ghostbusters Ecto-1 pre-order have to hit their minimums or they’re not happening.

And while, thank Grodd, they’ve replaced the thermometer graphics this year with product silhouettes, the picture they paint right now is pretty daunting. There’s under three weeks to go to the August 19 deadline. Continue reading “MattyCollector Subscriptions and Pre-Order Push – So it Begins, So it Ends?”

Hot Toys Reveals Iron Man Mark XXXIII Silver Centurion

The design team for Iron Man 2 had given the nod to the Silver Centurion armor with the Mark V Suitcase Armor, with its red and silver color scheme. But Iron Man 3 went all the way, modeling the Mark XXXIII directly off of the Silver Centurion armor from the comics. It’s still got the distinctive look of the movie armors, but with the coloring, the triangular arc reactor, and flared shoulders, it’s the one that most closely resembles the comic look. I don’t remember Stark in the armor, but I’ll take Hot Toys’ word for it and watch that fight sequence more closely when I see Iron Man 3 again. I’m not sure if the blades are from the comics, took inspiration from Wolverine (are you seeing that movie this weekend?) or just invented for the purposes of hacking limbs off of enemies for the movie.

Look to the usual suspects for pre-orders, but I would bet that Sideshow will have an exclusive version that includes that extra battle-damaged helmet.

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