Ironman Mark VII Legendary Scale???
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RobertoBagg10
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Okay guys, so I'm pleased to announce that I have successfully recieved box 1 of my Iron Man MKVII LSF 
Enclosed are the 2 arms, the torso and the ammo shoulder guards and thankfully after close inspection, I have no breaks or damages on these pieces so it's a clean bill of health so far for the MKVII...phew!
Okay, so there's not much I can review without having the entire piece I front of me but I can make some judgements on the colour.
The colour in my opinion is....pretty good!
Yep, you heard right!
in person, it's definately not the same colour as what we saw from the proto pics at Comic Con last year...if anything, the production LSF is a heck of alot darker in regards to the red tones of the armour (my pics at the end of the post dont really show how dark the red tones are but believe me, it's a lot darker than what my pics show). So if your expecting the red to look like the proto when you take it out the box....
...then your going to be disappointed However, from what I've been hearing from here, aswell as the Statue Forum and Facebook, this darker shade of red is actually more movie accurate than the actual proto 
as you can see from these pics taken from The Avengers movie:
so I guess it's whether your preference is the more vibrant red colour shown on the proto at Comic Con (in which case this piece is not for you) or you want it more movie accurate in which case you'll definately prefer the paint apps on this LSF. Both look very nice in their own right and in all honesty, I would've been happy with either shades of red so it's all good from my end
What I was really impressed with is the actual gold colour. After recieving the MKVII LIFESIZE bust a week or so ago, I was very disappointed with the gold colour of the armour...it was almost a yellowy-mustard colour and looked nothing like a metallic gold, BUT....on this LSF the gold looks 100x better! Now I'm not getting carried away here guys and I'm certainly not saying it looks perfectly metallic but the fact it looks as good if not better as what the gold on the MKIII LSF looked like, is a massive sigh of relief.
Again, I still haven't recieved the other parts including the faceplate (which has looked very orangy in some of the other inhand pics we've recieved already) so I'm not counting my chickens just yet! At least, the gold actually looks like gold on this LSF...which is a great start!
The finish of the paint apps, like the MKVII LIFESIZE bust is extremely well applied in my opinion...it looks like armour and not overly like plastic (which a few of us were concerned abt)...the armour gives off a nice sheen to it when picked up by the reflections of the lighting in the room as you walk around it and this is what creates a spectacular metallic effect...again, I compare with the MKIII LSF which also had the same effects.
As I look at the Arc Reactor, it's basically a miniature version of the MKVII LIFESIZE bust and looks okay - not crazy about it but like I've already explained in the MKVII bust thread, it's an easy fix to change the Arc Reactor to a new design or to remove the outer blue tinge which isn't that nice looking in my opinion for those who haven't seen, here are a few alternative designs I made for my bust which I'll be eventually implementing on my LSF
Not much else to say really guys...so gutted I can't assemble this guy completely but in the meantime I'll get to work on making a new Arc Reactor design...oh, and I also have to have some fun and smash my MKVII LIFESIZE bust up this weekend before my replacement ships next week
If there's anything you need to know that I haven't covered so far then feel free to tell me guys and I'll do my best to help you out...but from what I've seen so far, I have to say that I am very happy indeed. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but I'm purposely being really strict in my opinions towards this piece. I want to be blown away just like I was when I first saw the MKIII LSF in my collection...signs so far are very good
Here are some pics I took of what was in the box
Enclosed are the 2 arms, the torso and the ammo shoulder guards and thankfully after close inspection, I have no breaks or damages on these pieces so it's a clean bill of health so far for the MKVII...phew!
Okay, so there's not much I can review without having the entire piece I front of me but I can make some judgements on the colour.
The colour in my opinion is....pretty good!
Yep, you heard right!
in person, it's definately not the same colour as what we saw from the proto pics at Comic Con last year...if anything, the production LSF is a heck of alot darker in regards to the red tones of the armour (my pics at the end of the post dont really show how dark the red tones are but believe me, it's a lot darker than what my pics show). So if your expecting the red to look like the proto when you take it out the box....
...then your going to be disappointed
However, from what I've been hearing from here, aswell as the Statue Forum and Facebook, this darker shade of red is actually more movie accurate than the actual proto as you can see from these pics taken from The Avengers movie:
so I guess it's whether your preference is the more vibrant red colour shown on the proto at Comic Con (in which case this piece is not for you) or you want it more movie accurate in which case you'll definately prefer the paint apps on this LSF. Both look very nice in their own right and in all honesty, I would've been happy with either shades of red so it's all good from my end
What I was really impressed with is the actual gold colour. After recieving the MKVII LIFESIZE bust a week or so ago, I was very disappointed with the gold colour of the armour...it was almost a yellowy-mustard colour and looked nothing like a metallic gold, BUT....on this LSF the gold looks 100x better! Now I'm not getting carried away here guys and I'm certainly not saying it looks perfectly metallic but the fact it looks as good if not better as what the gold on the MKIII LSF looked like, is a massive sigh of relief.
Again, I still haven't recieved the other parts including the faceplate (which has looked very orangy in some of the other inhand pics we've recieved already) so I'm not counting my chickens just yet!
At least, the gold actually looks like gold on this LSF...which is a great start! The finish of the paint apps, like the MKVII LIFESIZE bust is extremely well applied in my opinion...it looks like armour and not overly like plastic (which a few of us were concerned abt)...the armour gives off a nice sheen to it when picked up by the reflections of the lighting in the room as you walk around it and this is what creates a spectacular metallic effect...again, I compare with the MKIII LSF which also had the same effects.
As I look at the Arc Reactor, it's basically a miniature version of the MKVII LIFESIZE bust and looks okay - not crazy about it but like I've already explained in the MKVII bust thread, it's an easy fix to change the Arc Reactor to a new design or to remove the outer blue tinge which isn't that nice looking in my opinion
for those who haven't seen, here are a few alternative designs I made for my bust which I'll be eventually implementing on my LSF
Not much else to say really guys...so gutted I can't assemble this guy completely but in the meantime I'll get to work on making a new Arc Reactor design...oh, and I also have to have some fun and smash my MKVII LIFESIZE bust up this weekend before my replacement ships next week
If there's anything you need to know that I haven't covered so far then feel free to tell me guys and I'll do my best to help you out...but from what I've seen so far, I have to say that I am very happy indeed. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but I'm purposely being really strict in my opinions towards this piece. I want to be blown away just like I was when I first saw the MKIII LSF in my collection...signs so far are very good
Here are some pics I took of what was in the box
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It looks awesome to me. Looking at the stills, I also prefer the red of the production piece. The proto has an almost fire engine red to it. Looks good, but pretty bright. Glad to hear that you're liking it so far. Must be torture to have an incomplete piece right now.
RobertoBagg10
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Thanks bro
yea, it's looking real good so far....but the more crucial parts of this statue are yet to arrive. The headsculpt, the base and whether the lights work lots to be excited about but lots to be weary about also 
electroshock
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Congrats Andy,dosn't look bad
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Thanks for the prompt review Andy . It does look more metallic in your foto as compared to earlier fotos. Maybe the yellow lighting has a factor to it? I don't mind darker red, as long as it's metallic and pops out nicely.
. It does look more metallic in your foto as compared to earlier fotos. Maybe the yellow lighting has a factor to it? I don't mind darker red, as long as it's metallic and pops out nicely.
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That's too bad..the rest of it looks awesome. You're missing out.
Here are some pics I took of what was in the box
The color in your photos definitely looks better than the first couple of examples that were posted in this thread.
There's a thread here:
https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/...916-Imaginarium-Art-1-2-Iron-Man-HeartBreaker
But yeah... it's out-dated with no current pictures.
I posted some for you from STGCC 2014
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that Imaginarium statue is def worth 2k. just for the base alone.
RobertoBagg10
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Looks AMAZING!!
Thanks guys
Sorry I couldn't bring you the full Iron Man piece but after Sideshow decided to split this LSF into two separate boxes, it looks like they both headed in different directions en route to the delivery van worse still is that I've just received notice from FedEx that there is now a 24 hour delay on all outgoing UK deliveries 
so the rest of Iron Man will arrive tomorrow! Oh well, when your on a roll.... Anyway, its looking good so far...difficult to make an overall judgement on a piece that is still incomplete as the vital pieces such as the headsculpt and the base are yet to arrive and those are the parts that really stuck out for me as the weakest parts of the figure
RobertoBagg10
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Thanks guys
Anyway, its looking good so far...difficult to make an overall judgement on a piece that is still incomplete as the vital pieces such as the headsculpt and the base are yet to arrive and those are the parts that really stuck out for me as the weakest parts of the figure
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Forget that
what the hell are you waiting for put that beast together ! I still have 7 days before they even start processing mine thanks to the delay by sideshow.
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Excellent! Looking forward to hearing how it goes. Good luck!
RobertoBagg10
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I wish I could Dom but I'm stuck at work for another 4 hours allow my pics later tonight to ease your pain bro!
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