Is it... picture look a bit dark... must be lighting issue...

I dun like the screws though.... still like Gold and Red - smexy

you dont like this ???

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It's good but not as good as



this

Mk. @ AU is certainly more chrome like than Mk. 2 V1..... opposite of your statement

Mk. 3 (v1): Mk. 2 AU: Mk. 2 (v1)


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This post has been edited by BeastX: Aug 23 2012, 05:03 PM

Sorry... no picture by picture comparison mah... tot MkII AU is darker...

but I still think Mk II v1 more silvery... brighter ... or is it because of lighting?

Ok, I see Mark II AU has chrome but the silver seems a bit toned down, probably so that it looks like real armor. The Mark II v1 armor is silvery white, but less chrome..., still prefer v1 though cos' it's brighter...

Maybe if the lighting on Mark II AU is right, can bring out the bling x2 better.

This post has been edited by agewisdom: Aug 23 2012, 05:16 PM

MK. 2 AU has an almost mirror finish....

Pleather .. Or called PU (Polyurethane)
Those used in low end ladies handbags

PU is one but not the only plastic used.

damn. need to wait and see first

but Hot Toys wait and see most likely sold out/goreng already

depend what character...there are some still left out stock...

Hey, anyone knows a bit of history of Hot Toys? When did their product line suddenly took off and became so popular? Quite surprising a small HK outfit could take on giants like Hasbro etc. and become the market leader in 1/6 scale figures.

HT "took off" with the talents of Yulli and JC Hong... with the MMS series. Realistic face sculpts that hardly anyone now can match (except maybe EB), they found a niche with realistic figures... eclipse the big players like Medicom/Takara... etc that fell behind... Sideshow/EB are the other big license players now.

Then they expanded with computer aided design from weapons/guns... then to full figures... robocop/ed209/power loader.... then they start to increase complexicity of CAD design figures with IM Mk. 3, and ever more complex vehicles and robots/armors since... /////Bandai ... and Takara/Hasbro still have the better designs at the moment with the PG series... and Master Piece series respectively./// not entirely related/// In license robotic/armor action figures a possible emerging player is 3A.

There also the emerging market 1/4 scale action figures by EB & HT... and Bandai getting into 1/6 action figure as well...

HT's major advantages:
1. Korean Head sculpt talents
2. Excellent paints (JC Hong) and paint QC
3. Great/improving CAD designers
4. Great tailoring
5. An ok body and alien/monster sculptor.

HT's weaknesses:
1. Bad in material science, incompatible materials, poor materials that degrade with time.
2. Lacking customer service response.
3. Rather short guarantee
4. Lacking body design mechanics (joints & articulation).. (related to Advantage no. 3)

This post has been edited by BeastX: Aug 23 2012, 09:32 PM

Wow... thanks for the interesting history pointers, BeastX. Definitely good starting point for me to do some research to satisfy my curiosity.

Mark III is really a bit dark bloody color compare to Mark IV.
No wonder Mark IV still high price in market nowadays~

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Added on August 23, 2012, 9:31 pmNice sharing Bro, I think what you say about material is right, the price getting higher, but material getting worse.

This post has been edited by jason_tan1980: Aug 23 2012, 09:31 PM

yes nice pre-order 1 today

Bro, where to pre-order? Also scared to ask, but what price?

Mk. VII or Mk. IV..... if its Mk. IV, "ordered" 1 is a more proper term than pre-ordered.

sorry the one that i pre-order is MKVII my mistake

But when i compared MK 6 Battle Damage more realistic than Mk 7 , what do u guys think?

or should i buy MK6 as well

BeastX sifu,

You remarked that one of HT's weakness:
4. Lacking body design mechanics (joints & articulation).. (related to Advantage no. 3)

Just want to ask, what's the articulation like? Can it match Bandai's MG kit level of articulation?

From all the Youtube videos I've seen, it seems there's minimal articulation. For instance, can the Iron Man really do the iconic landing pose, kneeling with one hand on the ground.

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Added on August 23, 2012, 9:46 pmIf got vitamin $, can follow Pokemon motto "Gotta catch em' all!"

This post has been edited by agewisdom: Aug 23 2012, 09:46 PM

Well I only built PGs... never a MG before.

Articulation I'm refering to overall all the action figures ... from Human truetype based to IM armors... it varies from figure types to figures (clothing restriction, design..etc). Each IM figure also has variable articulation levels because it's essentially a totally new exo-skeleton with every new armor, and not like Bandai where a few kits can share one common endo-skeleton.

Generally IM armors are limited in articulation .... the articulation points design tries to imitate the Male true type body as best they can, but lacks the full range at the elbows,hips and abdomen-torso. Neck and wrist are limited dues to the light up feature (almost no improvements after 8 armor [5 actual design variants] releases so far).

Knees/ankles/thighs/upper arm/shoulder joints are adequate.

This post has been edited by BeastX: Aug 23 2012, 10:09 PM