[Skoob]

I too found IM3 disappointing. The storytelling seemed plodding and piecemeal, lacking a plan and direction. What was the point of designing oodles of different suits if the viewing audience isn't to get more than a glimpse of them in action, and then only under cover of near-darkness in the moments immediately prior to end credits? The only suit we saw in daylight was Mark 42, a dull-painted, clumsy lemon that kept malfunctioning and falling apart, hardly the kind of thing that builds enthusiasm among collectors for an action figure.

I guess one point of IM3 was to show more of Stark's human side, like James Bond without gadgets, learning to cope with his panic attacks and get in touch with his inner child. Meh.

The movie did make one valuable point: figures in the media aren't always what they seem.

If somebody asked which model I would like most to add to my 1:12 scale collection from the House Party protocol, it would be the Mark 2 in bright shiny silver, or the Python, Mark 20, with bright shiny gold trim. I hope Play Imaginative produces more than the basic three (Mark 42, Iron Patriot and War Machine II).