MMS Diecast - Iron Man: 1/6th scale Mark III Collectible Figure

[Phoenixblazes]

Though the twisted piece does certainly look weird for some standing poses. Almost like a zombie walk.

 

[dw316]

Thanks for the discussion guys. I don't do this too often but i want to give some insights: It's not easy...international collecting is so different than being in the US and enjoiying retail prices of Sideshow. I mean: I can't even order from SSC anymore, it always says "its restricted to ship..."...so they artificially limit this.

550 with EMS for the IM3 is crazy, thats for sure (its like turning the brain off when you pay that invoice....). But the upprice if I'd buy it from sideshow (if I could...) would me a mere 100 usds. And that alone is fine for me to get it early. My youtube channel is still (and will be) only a side hobby, i got some adword money back but its like nothing compared to the uprice. So i concentrate on specific pieces I want to show (mainly Iron Man, Predatpr and Terminator). I'd love to present you the other lines like Metal Gear solid, but it does just not fit the budget.

You know i'm very neutral and won't get into harming positions, so these are just my 2 cents on my background. Thanks for every positive comment and feedback on my video production.

So here's the video review on the Mark III. I never owned the earlier ones, so for anybody seeking a comparison...not here and i'm sure other

Thanks for the review, xenomorph

 

[e30ernest]

Thanks for the review Xeno. Are those shoulder gaps just due to the position of the arms? I don't remember my MkVII having such gaps even if it didn't come with the 42/43's extendible arm socket.

Thanks!

 

[Breadstickman]

Nice video xeno! love the landing pose esp the head can finally tilt back more. I'm sure there will be more pose you can do with the twisted abs. Just need to be more creative. Hehe

 

[Free]

Awesome review Xenomorph! Really enjoy all your Iron Man reviews. Love the mini comparison to the Mark VII too. The VII is the Iron Man figure that I keep telling myself I don't need but continues to haunt me, so it's nice to see how it stacks up to the more recent releases. Just wish I was into this hobby when it released. The III looks awesome and I'm really a suckered for nice packaging, but ultimately it's not my favorite of marks I-VII. Awesome review and figure though!

 

[Chr0n0]

When I first started this hobby the Aussie dollar was worth more then the USD. Now it's in the 0.70s. And it's just going lower, and all future preorders are significantly higher the before. Much more noticable when purchasing PFs and other statues.

Ah yes, I remember those days. Good times for us Aussie collectors. Ne'er shall we see their like again.

 

[dw316]

I really like that 3-pt pose in your video than in some of the pics I've seen. I will be very torn if they decide to make a Mk7 die cast since I sold mine to pay for this one. Mk7 was my favorite armor, so hopefully they decide to go that route, I would then have to try to flip this one

 

[CollectorGuy]

i thought in the film he just had the 1 missile in the forearm that he blew the tank up with.

 

[e30ernest]

i thought in the film he just had the 1 missile in the forearm that he blew the tank up with.

It certainly seems so unless the second one was retracted in the scene below.

 

[Brainiac]

I love the beefy look of this

 

[Unclechopchop]

Is everybody missin those HUGE arm gaps??? Why didn't they just re-use the mk. II mould is beyond me....

 

[YankeesFanboy]

I love the beefy look of this

It oughta look great in museum poses. It certainly can't do much else.

 

[Phoenixblazes]

It oughta look great in museum poses. It certainly can't do much else.

It can do at least two poses!

Museum and landing/ground punch.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

Thanks for the discussion guys. I don't do this too often but i want to give some insights: It's not easy...international collecting is so different than being in the US and enjoiying retail prices of Sideshow. I mean: I can't even order from SSC anymore, it always says "its restricted to ship..."...so they artificially limit this.

550 with EMS for the IM3 is crazy, thats for sure (its like turning the brain off when you pay that invoice....). But the upprice if I'd buy it from sideshow (if I could...) would me a mere 100 usds. And that alone is fine for me to get it early. My youtube channel is still (and will be) only a side hobby, i got some adword money back but its like nothing compared to the uprice. So i concentrate on specific pieces I want to show (mainly Iron Man, Predatpr and Terminator). I'd love to present you the other lines like Metal Gear solid, but it does just not fit the budget.

You know i'm very neutral and won't get into harming positions, so these are just my 2 cents on my background. Thanks for every positive comment and feedback on my video production.

So here's the video review on the Mark III. I never owned the earlier ones, so for anybody seeking a comparison...not here and i'm sure other

I was really warming up to this figure throughout your review, then I got to the very end and you mentioned it didn't have ankle tilts

Good neck articulation, torso/waist articulation and ankle tilts are the most important joints on a figure for me, without them it's almost impossible to achieve a good range of naturalistic poses. As much as I love the Mk III, I don't think I could live with a version this gimped. Just put the money towards the Toy Fair 2015 Raiden instead, hopefully he'll fulfil my Ferrari cyborg needs...

Great review nevertheless, really shows how well-finished the figure is.

 

[guy66657]

It can do at least two poses!

Museum and landing/ground punch.

Good enough for me.

 

[Flintty]

He's so close to being my perfect Iron Man figure but he just falls short. HTs should be commended for trying new things to get the ground punch but ultimately for me it falls short of my expectations when put alongside the strange shoulder gaps and weird arse. Fingers crossed for a MK VII...

 

[Number Six]

This figure is surely not perfect, but I think that I will buy it anyway, because I prefer museum poses and the detachable parts gave my some ideas to create good (at least for me) display options with my armor testing Tony and construction version Mk3.


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[Motuxmen]

Thanks for the discussion guys. I don't do this too often but i want to give some insights: It's not easy...international collecting is so different than being in the US and enjoiying retail prices of Sideshow. I mean: I can't even order from SSC anymore, it always says "its restricted to ship..."...so they artificially limit this.

550 with EMS for the IM3 is crazy, thats for sure (its like turning the brain off when you pay that invoice....). But the upprice if I'd buy it from sideshow (if I could...) would me a mere 100 usds. And that alone is fine for me to get it early. My youtube channel is still (and will be) only a side hobby, i got some adword money back but its like nothing compared to the uprice. So i concentrate on specific pieces I want to show (mainly Iron Man, Predatpr and Terminator). I'd love to present you the other lines like Metal Gear solid, but it does just not fit the budget.

You know i'm very neutral and won't get into harming positions, so these are just my 2 cents on my background. Thanks for every positive comment and feedback on my video production.

So here's the video review on the Mark III. I never owned the earlier ones, so for anybody seeking a comparison...not here and i'm sure other

Hey bud. Just to clear up something in case people are wondering..

The delivery restrictions are not artificial limiting. They are part of the distrubution and licensing deal. Hot toys has one with Marvel. And sideshow with hot toys. A licensing agreement isn't a right to sell a figure world wide. It's for a specific region or regions. And each retailer or distrubution point in that sales network has a limit on where they can sell, and how many. For each figure. It's based on many factors including what other retailers offer the same figure in an area and how many they have allotted. When the need out paces all local availble sources them other authorized (this only counts for authorized dealers, not joe flipper or eBay guy) dealers are then allotted a set amount to sell to those areas.

Sideshow has NO control over this. Zero. It may suck for some looking to buy, but this is all international trade and it's government regulated, like it or not. On top of that each dealer or disturbutor has a contract that allows them priority in the region, as I explained.

Smaller dealers don't often honor this agreement and in the past hot toys has been pretty forgiving. But they have been made aware of dealers doing export sales that shouldn't and have begun warning them. If they keep it up hot toys will pull their deals and they won't be authorized sellers. And that type of news travels. It could put a company out (example of one doing this is Big in Japan)

So the restrictions are not artificial supply controls or some game as I see it often described. I've said it a hundred times...licensing is a complicated thing. Add in international sales and hot production is much much more complex then people seem to know.

 

[Plastic Bateman]

Hey bud. Just to clear up something in case people are wondering..

The delivery restrictions are not artificial limiting. They are part of the distrubution and licensing deal. Hot toys has one with Marvel. And sideshow with hot toys. A licensing agreement isn't a right to sell a figure world wide. It's for a specific region or regions. And each retailer or distrubution point in that sales network has a limit on where they can sell, and how many. For each figure. It's based on many factors including what other retailers offer the same figure in an area and how many they have allotted. When the need out paces all local availble sources them other authorized (this only counts for authorized dealers, not joe flipper or eBay guy) dealers are then allotted a set amount to sell to those areas.

Sideshow has NO control over this. Zero. It may suck for some looking to buy, but this is all international trade and it's government regulated, like it or not. On top of that each dealer or disturbutor has a contract that allows them priority in the region, as I explained.

Smaller dealers don't often honor this agreement and in the past hot toys has been pretty forgiving. But they have been made aware of dealers doing export sales that shouldn't and have begun warning them. If they keep it up hot toys will pull their deals and they won't be authorized sellers. And that type of news travels. It could put a company out (example of one doing this is Big in Japan)

So the restrictions are not artificial supply controls or some game as I see it often described. I've said it a hundred times...licensing is a complicated thing. Add in international sales and hot production is much much more complex then people seem to know.

This is an 'if I had and absurd amount of money' pipedream, but I would love to take over from Amerang as the Hot Toys distributor in the UK and make a real business out of selling high-end collectibles here.

 

[CollectorGuy]

I think i'm getting cold feet here