When Hot Toys releases their Mark 45, they have seen a dead end in their money generating powerhouse Iron Man action figures line. In the interim while awaiting Avengers 3 release, there won’t be any more interesting Iron Man suits available. There are several more suits which Hot Toys has yet to reveal based on the House Party Protocol as shown in the Iron Man 3 film but there are not of high demand as these suits were hardly visible in the film. It would be a hard time to sell them in high demand as these non popular figures seems to be dropping in price erratically.
In order to reinvent the Iron Man action figures line, Hot Toys is now rolling out some of the best Iron Man suits in diecast form replacing the already obsolete plastic version. Frankly, plastic action figures will eventually deteriorate and hopefully do not disintegrate into the thin air. The problem with these so called diecast figures, it seems Hot Toys are short changing us with little or barely any identifiable diecast used throughout the figure.(E.g. Hot Toys Iron Man Mark III).
The worst part about Iron Man Mark III diecast were the lack of articulation and poseability. We sincerely hope that the upcoming Iron Man Mark VI diecast MMS version will not replicate all these shortcomings. We do know that Hot Toys often go for the quick buck and opt for the same defective material and short comings in their new updated figures based on old mold. (E.g. the new and old ED-209 inferior rubber material used above the mech’s top section)
All we want to say as collectors is if Hot Toys is going to re-release an updated version of any figures, please improve upon it and don’t just give us nice surface detailing and paint work only as we know diecast prices are no freakin cheap stuff to purchase..Think about us the collectors and not your margin.
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