Robokillah posted about 2 veeery interesting action figures coming from Bandai S.H. Figuarts and Max Factory Figma, one of these new and exciting, the other a known release. Let’s start with the known figure, Figma Captain America from their Avengers Movie line. This looks to be a fantastic compliment to Thor and Iron Man coming out this summer. I haven’t seen any pre-order listings but with yesterday’s picture being released I expect one any day. I’m happy to see that Cap is going back to the WW2 inspired look for his costume Avengers 2, the first movie “spandex” version really didn’t grab me, but I’ll still buy this figure, it looks sharp. C’mon Figma! Give us a WW2 version of Cap’s costume.
The other big piece of news is the self leaked pick by Bandai of their upcoming Mk 42 Iron Man armor from Iron Man 3. Now this has me intrigued! I reviewed the previous S.H. Figuarts Iron Man and War Machine figures from Iron Man 2 earlier. And as you might remember I did love the figures with reservations, I felt the final proportions were off, the legs were long enough but the torso was short, making the scale a bit on the small side. And the Iron Man figure was “flat” from the profile, most noticeable at the head. It’s difficult to see right now if any of that was fixed, we’ll have to wait and see, but I’ll be certain to order one as I love a good Iron Man figure. Yeah I’m a sucker.
As soon as these go on pre-order I’ll be certain to set you up with links to foreign and domestic locations. Have a good one!