yeah my wally world and tru got like the rhino wave box and like a wave box from 2 or 3 yrs ago i got a black widow

maybe they are clearing the warehouses out since the line is technically discontinued at the end of this year who knows

Stopped by target yesterday and once again they had restocked the pegs with Series 5 (Revision wave) and once again they had every single figure....except Nova...ARRGH!!!

Just got my A-bomb, cloak, dagger and Abomination in the post, courtesyof US and chinese sellers. Cloak and Dagger are good, nothing spectacular but the Hulk dudes are amazing. Something about those larger figures in the 3.75 scale that just works so well.

My Leader came today from China. Now I must get abomination soon.

got Elektra today

Isn't nova on hts? Maybe worth a look.

Congrats! She is my favorite of series 5 so far. The iron man is second.

The Iron Man 3 Hall of Armour set is a Disney store exclusive in the UK, so I thought I'd share some quick pictures since there isn't much on the internet about it yet.

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First, the Mark I. This is the Iron Man 2 mold without the paintwash. The plastic still makes it look dirty, but it is not as good an effect as on the old version. HOWEVER, this does mean that the joints aren't at risk of being paint locked and he's much more fun to play with than my old movable but stiff and slightly scary one. The Arc Reactor glow is quite well done on this one, very subtly effective in hand.

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Unlike some other figures in the set, the Mark. II is still covered in silver paint rather than molded in colour. However, it seems to have been left to dry before assembly as everything moves smoothly and easily. The Arc Reactor glow is again well done here, and on this, the III and the VI, there is also a glow in the palm of his open hand, which is a nice touch.
This version does lack the rivet detailing of the IM2 version, but I don't mind. Both are somewhat inaccurate, and it makes it easier to get a good set if you're OCD about all the paint apps lining up perfectly. I did have to go through a few sets before I found a set with decent eyes and general paint apps, be warned.

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The Mk.III is one I was excited about. With the Iron Man 2 version, I kept getting either well painted ones with paint locked joints, or sloppy ones which could actually be played with. The red is unpainted plastic here, so I finally have a decently painted III which I can play with. The red plastic is a little drab, but the nice shiny gold does enough to balance it out IMO. The Arc reactor glow is good on the open hand, but it's a bit overdone on the chest. The app is the same size as on the Mk. II, but against the red base, it's less subtle.

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The Mark. VI is yet another well made version of this suit. The red isn't painted, but it's a livlier shade than the III has so I'm happy. The Arc Reactor glow is a bit overdone on both the chest and open palm as well here. It almost looks like he's had a run in with a cold themed villain.
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The gold paint is a very copper-gold shade though, and it contrasts with the caramel gold plastic used on the upper arms.

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Ah, one of the big draws of the set. The G.I Joe parts are good, dating from when the G3 construction style started to mature and lose some of the weird flaws it had for the 25th anniversary line.The body works together well, and is well painted. The Arc Reactor app on his shirt is weirdly designed though. It's a blue circle with a triangle cut out, so it looks a bit weird with that black void in the middle. Probably a bit too bright for something which is supposed to be glowing through the shirt TBH.

And the head. The long demanded Tony Stark head. Well, you know the tattoo of Stark which Gary had in the film? The one he said that he had the tattooist base on a doll he made? This is that doll. Owning the Actors 3-pack from the Iron Man 2 line, the Stark sculpt there is 10x better than this easily, which is a shame since that leaked out to UK retail for like 2 minutes and has no other release apparently.

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This is the star of the set. The Mark. 42 is made out of what feels like a different plastic than the other 5 figures. Slightly stiffer stuff I think, with a very different feel. It's tempting to call it cheap initially, but I'm not so sure. I think it's just different, like the stuff they're using on a lot of new transformers which feels weird but doesn't seem to be weaker. No Arc Reactor glow here, thankfully (especially given how the other two red figures didn't make it work).

A couple of things to note though.
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The Iron Man 2 figures either had clip on shoulder pads or glued on soft plastic pieces. The shoulders for the 42 are moulded as part of the upper arms and are a stiff plastic, so outwards motion is limited and they can get caught on the torso during forwards/backwards movement. Not the end of the world, but disappointing when they've generally been wiser than this.

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Articulation wise, he has a ball jointed head and torso, swivel hinge shoulders and elbows, swivel wrists, Avengers style hips, double knee hinges and hinge-rocker ankles. The head can't look up but otherwise has decent range, the torso is stiff and doesn't have massive ammounts of tilt but it's there at least. The hips can almost reach 90 degrees forwards before the thigh sculpt gets in the way, and the stiffer plastic precludes any attempt to massage this.

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You can see the limits on the shoulders here, since in a lot of poses they can't really move outwards significantly.

On the whole then? If you just want the new figures, this isn't worth it. But personally, I'm glad to have the 42, as well as functional versions of the Marks I and III. Another II is good to have as well since my old one is flaking paint like mad now. The VI is nice but let down by the Arc glow effect. And it's nice to have an accurate Stark, even if the head isn't that good. So 4/6 I like, one is nice but very redundant which amplifies it's flaws, and the last figure is flawed but unique enough to earn forgiveness.

The whole set is probably about a 7/10 for me, but it all hinges on how you feel about getting 4 redone figures.If you're in the US or get it from online, you're taking a risk on the paint.

^ thanks for the awesome review and great pics 1BLD! I'm gonna have to get one of these sets, I'm glad the mark 42 has rocker ankles. I've heard this will be an Amazon exclusive in the U.S. Welcome to the Ark!

Found the abomination wave at toys r us today! Does this count at the first retail sighting in the US?
http://imageshack.us/a/img202/2952/o8fi.jpg

Damn I'm going to have to track down the MK42. Great review man.

Did you see another abomination? Could you hook me up if you do?

i will man.

Thanks brother

Which toys r us?

North Attleboro, Mass. There was, i think, two of each fig. The case was probably put out that morning. Strange though, they reorganized like 5 different aisles. They also had a few Soundwaves on the shelf. But now I cant wait for those new three packs, but damn are they gonna be expensive.

Nice find.

mods its another bot

Damn bots!

I just called tru Attleboro. They have ironman, CLOACK, Zemo and the rhino mysterio wave. No more abominations, but at least we know they are coming.

since im bored enough, ill type up my thoghts on the two new figs(Zemo and Iron man are nothing really new so ill skip on them for now) Abomination isnt anything really surprising since its technically a Rhino variant, same articulation with a new head and ninja turtle feet. My gripe is that his hands have a tendency to pop off which gives me some mini heart attacks, thinking that the male end has snapped off. The head is practically tailor made for a Super Skrull custom. It also saddens my that even after all this time they still couldnt figure out how to get one of these big guys to have better neck articulation so they can actually look up. Cloak QC wise fares better. Even though he doesnt use the new body, hes still holds together without legs and arms falling off. His cape also balances nice, allowing you to pose him well. I also like the gator skin like fabric/mesh detail. If enough of these guys are found in the wild its perfect for a moon knight or shroud custom. Not much else to say about him. I should note that they made a distinction between SDCC and single carded Zemo. The legs are very different. If you want a better Zemo go with the exclusive one. Iron Man, or what I like to call him, Tron Man, is pretty cool, although the costume hasn't been relevant for some time. Straight repaint, not a single new part to be found.

As I understand it that Iron Man was actually worn by James Rhodes so it's kind of a War Machine figure.

Why do you exclusive Zemo is better than in store Zemo? I thought about getting new Zemo because the legs are changed and he has the spots on fur. However, that's only after get characters I don't have and his price drops.

the boots on the three pack are better and match his shoulder fur. i forgot that Rhodes wore that armor. Is he using it currently? I got out of comics so im out of the loop.

Demon in a bottle Tony Stark...


.....JARVIS! BRING ME A BOTTLE OF GRANDE MARNIER AND MIND YOUR OWN DAMN BUSINESS!