{"id":17687,"date":"2012-03-27T03:27:44","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T08:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17687"},"modified":"2012-03-27T05:05:41","modified_gmt":"2012-03-27T10:05:41","slug":"vault-review-sci-fi-revoltech-36-movie-iron-man-mark-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=17687","title":{"rendered":"Vault Review: Sci-Fi Revoltech
#36, Movie Iron Man (Mark III)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I know, It\u2019s been a long while since I\u2019ve ordered and reviewed a Sci-Fi Revoltech action figure. That\u2019s mostly due to them not producing any more Godzilla kaiju.\u00a0But I did decide to pull the trigger and order their latest movie Iron Man release, the Mark III Armor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I was tempted to buy Revoltech Iron Man mark VI when the pre-order went up, but eventually decided against it because I just didn\u2019t like the color scheme.\u00a0 (Those silver biceps and knees just clash too much with the gold.)\u00a0 So I waited.\u00a0 Then they released pictures of a repainted Mark VI where the silver was colored gold.\u00a0 That version was very tempting, but ultimately I decided against it because it was an exclusive and cost more than I was willing to pay.<\/p>\n

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My stubbornness eventually paid off and Kaiyodo finally produced my favorite movie armor, the mark III.\u00a0\u00a0 But this figure had other selling points as well.\u00a0 He came with an alternate Robert Downey Jr. head, and the power source in his chest could light up.\u00a0 Unfortunately there are some definite drawbacks that keep me from really liking this figure as much as I wanted to.<\/p>\n

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The sculpt on this figure is excellent.\u00a0 His armor\u2019s panel lines and the detailed circuitry between the armor are all nicely sculpted.\u00a0 One thing that surprised me was that the armor over his abs and his wrist and ankle guards were all made out of a very soft material that could easily bend or be pushed in.\u00a0 I was a bit put off by his shoulder pads though.\u00a0 They\u2019re attached to the arms and often take awkward looking poses.<\/p>\n

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The paint job on the Mark III has a really fantastic metallic red and gold with very few silver highlights.\u00a0 Even the Revolver joints are molded in a metallic looking plastic to match.\u00a0 Unfortunately little bits of paint started to chip and scratch just while I was posing him for the review.\u00a0 The paint has that thick gummy feel to it and I don\u2019t have much confidence that it\u2019ll last for years if it can\u2019t even make it through a photo shoot.\u00a0 Continue to page 2…<\/a><\/p>\n

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Iron Man\u2019s articulation is definitely good.\u00a0 He\u2019s got revolver joints in his head, neck, shoulders, shoulder pads, elbows, wrists, chest, ankle guards, and ankles.\u00a0 His wrist guards are just soft plastic that bend out of the way.\u00a0 His knees are double revolver joints, while his hips are a swivel\/hinge.\u00a0 Lastly, the armor around his forearms and thighs can swivel. \u00a0\u00a0Some of these joints do leave large gaps though, which can look ugly.<\/p>\n

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Mark III comes with only a few accessories.\u00a0 Aside from his name plate, they\u2019re all alternate body parts.\u00a0 He comes with three sets of hands: fists, open with fingers spread, and open with fingers together.<\/p>\n

The one accessory I was really looking forward to was the Robert Downey Jr. head.\u00a0 In the preorder pictures it looked a bit anime styled, and I guess it still kind of does.\u00a0 But I don\u2019t think it looks very much like RDJ anymore.\u00a0 The sculpt makes his cheeks look chubby, and his head to look too large overall.\u00a0 What really bothers me is goatee that looks like it was scribbled onto his face with a marker.<\/p>\n

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One of the cooler things about this figure is that the battery in the center of his chest lights up.\u00a0 The battery is turned on by a tiny switch inside chest.\u00a0 This allows you to leave it on for as long as you\u2019d like, which was really a bonus while taking pictures.\u00a0 The light is also super bright and is a bit hard to look directly at.\u00a0 This is a nice feature that they\u2019ve added, and I wouldn\u2019t mind seeing a War Machine with a light up chest in the future.<\/p>\n

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I have very mixed feelings about this figure.\u00a0 On one hand I love his articulation and light.\u00a0 Plus, he\u2019s pretty much in scale with Marvel Legends.\u00a0 But on the other hand his alternate head turned out pretty awful, and mine\u2019s already beginning to chip paint.\u00a0 If you really want this figure, I\u2019d suggest shopping around for a sale or clearance because full price is way too much to pay for all these issues.<\/p>\n

-Vault<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I know, It\u2019s been a long while since I\u2019ve ordered and reviewed a Sci-Fi Revoltech action figure. That\u2019s mostly due to them not producing any more Godzilla kaiju.\u00a0But I did decide to pull the trigger and order their latest movie Iron Man release, the Mark III Armor.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[169,34,10],"tags":[1447,473,892,1445,2579,1444,1446,559],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.itsalltrue.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/rmimTN.jpg?fit=50%2C50","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pObc6-4Bh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11731,"url":"http:\/\/www.itsalltrue.net\/?p=11731","url_meta":{"origin":17687,"position":0},"title":"Vault Review: Gigan (Sci-Fi Revoltech #023)","date":"February 16, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"I was really looking forward to the twenty-third figure in the Sci-Fi Revoltech line. 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