Iron Man Mark 46 is the latest armor to be released in 6-inch scale, coming as part of Hasbro’s Marvel Legends Giant-Man series. The Mark 46 is featured in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War movie and, to date, is the favored Hasbro Iron Man action figure.
Getting a good Iron Man action figure from Hasbro is a challenge; they are either too small or the proportions are off or they just don’t quite look right. Starting with the Mark 42 from Iron Man 3 collectors started to see an Iron Man with larger proportions as mentioned in the Fwoosh review. The Mark 34 from Avengers: Age of Ultron was a repaint of the Mark 42 that the Fwoosh covered, and both figures are close to being decently proportioned figures. Where those failed to meet that perfect fit of size and proportions, the Mark 45 nails it.
This figure looks great, it captures the “movie” aesthetic that collectors want, while also delivering realistic proportions, like bigger feet and hands. The legs also lose the gangly scarecrow look and are more uniform in their bulk all the way down. In fact, this armor is so well done it will finally unseat Figma’s Mark 7 from my comic-turning-movie shelf. It’s that good, in my opinion.
The articulation is sharp as well; it’s got all your standard Marvel Legends joints and you can pretty much pose the crap out of it. The chest joint may have more range of motion than the Mark 42/43 and it really pops. Both sets of hands move forward and backward with little forearm infringement, and the head has a great range of motion. The only real issue that collectors will have is the the hips. I’ve found that the barbell joint is either loose or too tight as the legs kind snap back into the vanilla position. Actually, the right leg crosses the middle plane of the body. Additionally, either the thigh armor or the crotch armor is too high or too low, prohibiting Iron Man from sitting down. For the most part, this is a trivial issue, but for those of you wanting to put him on the couch for an evening of pizza and football, well, you are out of luck.
Paint is rarely mentioned in these reviews as the Fwoosh accepts that Habro will never go all-out on paint. And while there is some gold, silver, white, and touches of blue, the overall look of the figure is solid. However, customizers should see this figure as a golden opportunity as it could benefit from a solid, professional, paint job. The molded red is my favorite to date, but it would be great to see a customizer paint a metallic candy apple red scheme.
The accessories are on the thin side; this figure comes with a large part of the Giant-Man Build-A-Figure, but it also comes with extra hands and some blue blasts. Iron Man has both fists and open-palm hands. The open-palm hands and the boots have holes in them so the blue blasts can attach to them. There is a lot of fun to be had with these parts for both action-posers and the collector who likes to play with their toys in the bath tub.
This figure is a great addition to the Marvel Legends shelf and it is great to see Hasbro get it right. Now, go back an make a Iron Man 1 movie Mark 3 and a classic comic Model 4.
This figure is not yet available for order.
