I start to get a little antsy if there’s not a new Hot Toys Marvel Movie Masterpiece Series 1/6 figure for me to preemptively drop a couple hundred dollars on every month. It’s been just over a month since the awesome Whiplash Mark II went up for sale, and I haven’t been entirely sure what was next–but now we know! The Captain America: The Winter Soldier Hot Toys Black Widow 1/6 figure is now available for order! They say the third time is the charm, and perhaps that’s the case with this new Black Widow…

Being the most prominent woman in the Marvel movies universe has its perks, and one of them is getting a different Hot Toys MMS figure based off of your appearance every movie that you’re featured in!

The original Hot Toys Iron Man 2 Black Widow is a bit of a train wreck compared to modern Hot Toys figures, in my opinion–I look at her these days and see Merida from Pixar’s “Brave” instead of Scarlett Johansson.

The Hot Toys Avengers Black Widow 12″ figure is a vast improvement, although her outfit had its QC issues that make it hard to get dynamic poses out of the figure. Luckily, this just-revealed Captain America The Winter Soldier Hot Toys Black Widow 12″ figure looks like it just may end up being the definitive Hot Toys Black Widow figure!

The high point of this new Black Widow MMS 239 figure is definitely her fabric outfit–this time out, the outfit itself looks light-years better than that of the Iron Man 2 Hot Toys Black Widow 12″ figure, and a bit better than the Avengers Hot Toys Black Widow 1/6 figure. The early photos make it look like this outfit will be a smidgen more durable than the previous Black Widow’s costume as well, although these are “glamor shots”, so that may not be the case when we get to the final product.

The likeness to Scarlett Johansson is also Hot Toys’ best yet, in my opinion. I’m not thrilled with her expression (more on that in a moment), but this is definitely the most authentic-looking Hot Toys Scarlett Johansson that we’ve ever seen.

The one major thing that bugs me about this new Captain America 2 Hot Toys Black Widow figure is the face. Poor Scarlett Johansson has a major case of “zombie stare” going on, with a completely vacant look in her eyes. I know Natasha isn’t the most expressive person and this figure obviously wasn’t going to have a wacky smile going on, but I would have liked a modicum of emotion built into this head sculpt. Here’s hoping Hot Toys tweaks the face for the production Black Widow Hot Toys MMS239 figure.

As far as accessories go–there’s not a lot. And that may actually work in our favor. While I’d have loved for this Hot Toys Winter Soldier Black Widow sixth scale figure to come with a giant friggin’ sniper rifle (like the upcoming Gentle Giant Black Widow statue), I’d also like to see Hot Toys keep the price down on this figure.

Given the simplicity of the MMS239 Black Widow doll (I mean, uh… action figure) and the fact that she only comes with two pistols, some alternate hands,  a couple of Widow’s bite bracelets and a cell phone, Hot Toys may finally give us another Hot Toys Marvel 1/6 figure for under $200. Man, it’s been a while since we’ve seen that!

The Hot Toys Captain America: The Winter Soldier Black Widow MMS239 figure should be available for pre-order on the Sideshow Collectibles website later on today. I’ll post an update with direct pre-order links as soon as she goes up for sale (and yes, I’ll be ordering her myself despite any complaints I have about her–I’m that weak).

What do you think of Hot Toys’ third go at a Hot Toys Black Widow Movie Masterpiece Series figure, Marvel collectors? Is this an improvement or a downgrade from the previous Black Widow Hot Toys 1/6 figures?