Iron Man Mark XLIII (Age if Ultron) Maquette

[IcedDog]

Originally Posted by Lestat Phoenix

I was looking at putting an Iron man in my collection, this one, and the other Maquette https://www.sideshow.com/collectible...ctibles-300281

what are you fine people's thoughts on the better one? I can't decide..

Definitely the Mark VII Maquette...I'm actually tempted to make that my first Iron Man piece, but I'm not quite comfortable crossing the $800 "mark", pun intended.

[Lestat Phoenix]

Originally Posted by IcedDog

Definitely the Mark VII Maquette...I'm actually tempted to make that my first Iron Man piece, but I'm not quite comfortable crossing the $800 "mark", pun intended.

LOL me too, it is in my cart right now and I'm just watching tv and looking at it every 3 min hahah

[IcedDog]

[Venzhe]

I mean... if Hot Toys can just keep repainting armor variants, why can’t statue companies? Who needs a new pose?

[Phoenixblazes]

Originally Posted by Venzhe

I mean... if Hot Toys can just keep repainting armor variants, why can’t statue companies? Who needs a new pose?

In all honestly there’s a kind of stink attached to this statue, at least for me. I know the new one will probably be fine, but the Mark 42 original was just so badly painted by the factory at the time.

And while Hot Toys does variants all the time, at least their paint jobs are pretty much pristine each and every time. I still remember for me how jarring it was moving from figures to statues, as I had to lower my quality concerns quite a bit when it came to the paint.

[Peedi]

Originally Posted by Vpuik

Well not really. That was the last year Iron Man could be considered a comic book characters.

Lol yes! 2008 I didn’t even think about that. He literally sold out and went mainstream that year

[Vracula]

Originally Posted by Venzhe

I mean... if Hot Toys can just keep repainting armor variants, why can’t statue companies? Who needs a new pose?

Because posing is a big part of the hobby? By that logic why bother with new Batman poses , just lets pose them all the same lol.

[Vracula]

Originally Posted by Peedi

Classic Iron Man Comiquette came out in 2008. TWELVE WHOLE YEARS AGO.

Isn’t it CRAZY that is the last time sideshow made a 1/4 comic book Iron Man? I guess they see no sales potential in a comic version because all they do is movie versions.



Still waiting for another comic (“inspired”, because it’ll definitely be sideshow’s own version) Iron Man. If that Adi Granov Extremis II statue was 1/4 I would’ve auto-bought it with no thought. Hopefully when they do comic IM again it won’t be over $1000 and it will be done well (no awkward pose, great details, etc)

I reckon the big mouse tells them to push out movie versions first. I am willing to bet good money that the majority of statue collectors or a significant portion at the very least don’t read comics .

[Phoenixblazes]

Originally Posted by Vracula

I reckon the big mouse tells them to push out movie versions first. I am willing to bet good money that the majority of statue collectors or a significant portion at the very least don’t read comics .

Probably true.

And there’s still a large portion of comic statue collectors who haven’t read a comic in literally decades.


I myself love the MCU. But I also read comics via their Marvel Unlimited app and DC via Omnibus releases. But if I’m being honest, while I love RDJ’s Iron Man, I’ve never really felt much love for the Iron Man comics themselves. I’ll read literally dozens of other titles, but that isn’t one of them.

[Vracula]

Originally Posted by Phoenixblazes

Probably true.

And there’s still a large portion of comic statue collectors who haven’t read a comic in literally decades.


I myself love the MCU. But I also read comics via their Marvel Unlimited app and DC via Omnibus releases. But if I’m being honest, while I love RDJ’s Iron Man, I’ve never really felt much love for the Iron Man comics themselves. I’ll read literally dozens of other titles, but that isn’t one of them.

I read only Batman TPB’s and keep an eye out on some Marvel stuff. But I still am waiting for a kickass Iron Man statue.