Toy Preview: Iron Man 2 Action Figures

3.75″ Iron Man 2 figures

I had a pretty good haul at the recent launch of the new Iron Man 2 toy lines. They had a ton of product there ranging from the first wave of 10 3.75″ figures, nice new micro playsets, role-play items like nerf blasters and Iron Man helmets, and some great looking 8″ and 12″ figures.

I was pretty much set on the 3.75″ line. Despite my misgivings about the scale, I can’t resist the temptation of having a tiny little armory of my own on my desktop:

Still the fun ain’t over folks. Sometime in the next week or so, we’ll be seeing a lot more Iron Man product as we get closer to the end of April and the premiere of the movie. And like any hobbyist with that Collector’s Completist Compulsion, I want to get as many unique molds as I can (as well as a few more repaints) to fill in my armory.

I’ve heard that the next few being brought in will be from the Comic Series, and since I already have the Stealth Armor from this series I’m pretty stoked to get the Classic version and the Comic War Machine. I’ve been surfing the net looking for what will be available and came up with a few more I really want:

I also came across a very nice sub-line from Hasbro that has me excited; the deluxe Armor Tech toys.

These are similar to the deluxe packs from the X-Men Origins: Wolverine line like the Deadpool missle launcher and that Logan with the bike, but instead they have armor upgrades with a gaggle of weapons. While they might look like the BFGs that come with every single toy nowadays, the fact that they are mounted sells them for me.

My wallet is going to hate me.

I also heard that there will be several new 6″ Iron Man to join my Marvel Legends squad. Too bad that they’ll be exclusives to various retail chains. This is going to suck for most of us who don’t happen to be next to a Walmart that carries them. Not to mention that Toys R Us Philippines seems to feel the need to jack up prices for any exclusives that come their way.

On the bright side, the new Mark VI and War Machine have some nice alternate hands and the 3-pack of re-paints looks to be using the nicest molds from the first movie’s Concept Series. There’s also been a test shot of a 6″ Mark V floating around.