Iron Man 3 Hall Of Armor 2013
Update: This item was originally advertised to be an Amazon exclusive, and while we were aware that the item was showing up on Disney Store shelves, it has recently been confirmed to also be available at Walmart…for less than the Amazon price.
At San Diego Comic Con 2013, much to the delight of Iron Man fans, Hasbro announced the Iron Man 3 Hall of Armor Box Set. Originally, this was branded to be an Amazon exclusive. Interestingly though, it was turning up early at Disney stores over seas. Distribution oddities aside, I was able to get my hands on one a little bit early to take a look for you good folks. Let’s dive in, shall we? (Scroll to the end for the full gallery if that is all you want).
Mark I
- This is a direct re-paint of the Iron Man 2 Mark I.
- While details were enhanced in some places (specifically the glow around the arc reactor), detail was reduced elsewhere.
- Shading and military part details found on the original Mark I were removed in favor of a more flat paint application.
- As with the original, the molding here is impressive with attention to detail for the many machined parts of the suit.
Mark II
- With the Mark II we have another straight repaint.
- With the Mark II we have another repaint that doesn’t really hold up as well to the original detail wise.
- Again we have enhanced detail around the Arc Reactor.
- Again we have a significant amount of detail removed from the original. All of the fine line black fill ins are gone and I feel that these points really made the original a great figure.
- That said, and …again, this is a solid figure.
Mark III
- Ok…assume it’s a repaint unless I say otherwise.
- Assume the Arc Reactor is highlighted and more pronounced with a neat glow unless I say otherwise.
- The paint here lacks the gloss and metallic look of the Iron Man 2 line release.
- The figure is otherwise pretty nifty.
Mark VI
- Yep…it is.
- Yes, it’s a little bit less detailed than the Iron Man 2 release.
- Yes it’s still pretty cool.
Mark 42
- YES!!!! Reason 1 of 2 for this purchase!
- A fully articulated…mostly, Mark 42!
- Colors and mold are movie accurate.
- Paint application is solid, if a little wishy washy on the back.
- While we have elbows that bend here, as opposed to the Assemblers line release, we still have some shoulder joint limitation in that he can’t really ‘flap’ his arms.
- We get some fantastic ankle articulation that is going to allow for a ton of great poses.
Tony Stark
- If this box set didn’t have Mark 42, I’d of still bought it for Tony Stark. This could mark the first reasonably easy to obtain 3.75 inch Tony Stark since the Iron Man movie toy lines began.
- Tony features some good articulation on what appears to be a G.I. Joe mold.
- While the hair line seems like it’s maybe a little bit farther back than is reasonable for Robert Downey Jr. the beard is pretty dead on.
- An interesting paint decision. The Arc Reactor is glowing on all of the Mordred figures in this set…but it’s not glowing through Tony’s T-Shirt.
Final Thoughts
This set is a must have for Iron man fans and it has almost nothing to do with the Iron Man armors included (except for maybe the 42). The truth is, if you are paying attention to this toy line, you’ve probably already got all of what’s in the box except for Mark 42 and Tony Stark. For 39.99 though…I call those two, totally worth it! Stepping back though, it’s easy to see that this is a great holiday gift set for Iron Man fans, and obviously / especially kids that are just coming on board to the franchise as a quick way to ‘catch em all’ at once. That said, go buy it now at Amazon! Ooof!! I’m sorry…it appears to once again be currently unavailable at that link. Keep an eye on it I guess, hopefully it comes back in stock.
The Pictures
I want an articulated War Machine mk2 in both classic gunmetal and patriotic colors. So what if the Mk2 wasn’t in the movie, it was supposed to be so it needs a figure. And I was pissed it wasn’t in IM3 because the pics of the Hot Toys version made me think it was going to be onscreen. Damn you, Shane Black.
Agreed on all points. I’d love to have a proper Iron Patriot, and I don’t see what other hole they’d fill with it, just saying, I get why they didn’t. I’d love to have seen it.
I see your point there but this was their way to finally get a civvie clothed Stark on the market and to give collectors an articulated Mk42. Also including a bonus Rhodey in stars and stripes would have been nice because it’s a big gap in the IM3 line to be filled… I don’t see where else an articulated Iron Patriot could possibly come from. I expect it won’t happen any other way.
Stark and Mark 42 make this almost worth the price. I can’t wait to get it if life ever gets to the point I can afford it.
Iron Patriot should have been included here. Accurate WM Mk II armor sculpt in IP colors or a lazy-way-out repaint of Mk I WM from the IM2 line in the IP, either way I would have been happy with it.
Appreciate the comment, though I disagree about Iron Patriot. Do I want it, f yes. But I can see why it wasn’t included any why potentially it ‘shouldn’t have been. It was the Iron Man hall, with tony Stark and his buddies. War Machine is property of the US Airforce…
I’ll have to check tonight.
…The Mark 42 has Ankle Rockers? Pretty cool, too bad the shoulder articulation wasn’t better.
I dunno why I thought the figure was just a modded Iron-man-2, it clearly looks different enough.
I’m still baffled why Hasbro went the 5 POA route with the main line, if they had somewhere something like this buried away.
The Robert Downey Jr. figure is beyond overdue though. Crazy.
Awesome review Brother, keep it up.
Thanks as always for the feedback! IMHO Hasbro should release a crazy 30-40 figure Iron Man box set, charge $299. They can pack in all of the previous armors and fill in where necessary to make the box reflect the end scenes of Iron Man 3.
yeah, a set for the die-hards lol,
Can you imagine that set at Comic-con? crazy
they left so many Iron-man 3 suits go to waste with 5 POA, would of loved to see a good articulated Iron-patriot from this line that wasn’t a custom (as awesome as the custom was)
Question? can the Robert Downey Head pop off easy and fit on any of the figures? (don’t break it to find out.)