In one of the faster turnaround times in recent Hot Toys collecting memory, the Hot Toys 2013 Toy Fairs Exclusive Captain America Star Spangled Man Movie Masterpiece Series figure is almost ready to fly into collectors’ homes and sell some war bonds! Though he only went on sale two weeks ago, Sideshow began sending out notifications today that their exclusive Hot Toys Star-Spangled Man Captain America MMS figure will begin shipping at the end of August!
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It’s not precisely the armor that everyone was clamoring for from Iron Man 3, but in a surprise move, Hot Toys has announced that the first of the Iron Man 3 Hot Toys Movie Masterpiece Series armors will be shipping out later in 2013!
No, it’s not the Iron Patriot or even the Mark 42. Going up for order very soon, it’s the limited Summer 2013 Exclusive Hot Toys Iron Man Midas Mark 31 figure!
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Amidst the landslide of Marvel toy news coming out of San Diego Comic Con 2013, there were bound to be millions of little tidbits of information that got lost in the shuffle and not given the attention they deserve. One such nugget is a new addition to the high-end Gentle Giant Mini Bust line: a previously unannounced Iron Man 3 bust! Up for pre-order now, it’s the Amazon exclusive Iron Man 3 Iron Patriot Bust!
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In an Online Comic Con already full of surprises, Sideshow Collectibles has managed to surprise me again with this newly-announced White Storm Premium Format Figure statue. This is a repaint of a prior statue, but it’s kind of big deal because: A) It’s in-stock now and ready to ship!; and B) It’s a limited edition of just 150, making is among the most limited Premium Format Figures ever released by Sideshow!
UPDATE: You can get on the Wait List for the Sideshow Exclusive White Storm Premium Format Figure from the Sideshow website right now, as the figure was marked as “sold out” within an hour of going up for sale!
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“Every bond you buy is a bullet in the barrel of your best guy’s gun!” In honor of Independence Day in the United States–the fourth of July–Hot Toys has announced their first 2013 Toy Fair Exclusive Movie Masterpiece Series figure. I’ve heard fans wishing for all kinds of things from Chitauri to Bruce Banner, but this first reveal is going to be a bit more niche. From “Captain America The First Avenger”, it’s the Hot Toys Captain America Star Spangled Man Sixth-Scale figure!
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If you read my blogs regularly, you know I’m majorly obsessive compulsive–especially when it comes to toys. It’s for that reason that I don’t buy a lot of Marvel Funko POP! Vinyls, even though I love vinyl figures and the designs that Funko comes up with. The paint apps quality control on Funko POP! Vinyls can be very hit or miss, so rather than make myself nuts, I’ll often stay away from characters I can pass on. This Inverse Deadpool Exclusive, however, was not a figure I could easily skip. Does the Funko Deadpool Inverse Variant POP! vinyl pass the QC test?
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