Mods for Iron Man (Neo-Classic Armor)

Ah, the armor variant a lot of people forgot about. 

It's already been 5 years since Iron Man 2, and I can still see remnants of the toyline in malls.
this one in particular really clogged hard.

Well it's one of my personal favorites, and after reading Doomquest and Legacy of Doom last new year's I went out and bought this dude again (I have 2 more).

One thing I could never accept though were the stupid shoulder joints they gave the figure. So I went and did a mod, which I think works out way better than my last 2 attempts.

It works on the same principle as the marvel legends version of this armor variant: the joint for the shoulder armor is placed on the shoulder itself, instead of the torso,

It's practical and it's remarkably simple too. 

The first step I did was to cut off the shoulder armor from its original joint, I glued down the remainder of that joint to the torso so it won't move around. Then I  drilled a 2mm hole into the middle of the shoulder joint and widened it with a ball-tipped grinder to accommodate the ball joint. 

Next was to install the actual ball joint (which I stole from another figure that didn't need them anymore) and bonded it to the shoulder armor with superglue and faith in a higher power.

It works wonders since the joint itself is a double ball-joint, and essentially there's a socket on the shoulder and on the underside of the armor so it's quite mobile. The result is that the arm can now move freely without the shoulder armor moving in an unnatural way, instead it follows the movement of the arm itself.

I guess the only thing left to do now is to clean the mod up a bit and repaint the figure better. If in any case you want to try this out but lack the joints, you can go find a 2mm diameter metal spring instead.

EDIT: Finished the repaint lol

Jellybeans

I have a fondness for clear toys, and I just had to do this. 

Once the Iron Man figures went on sale I really had little I wanted to get from the line but this particular figure intrigued me. Once I got all of the paint apps on Inferno Armor Iron Man off (albeit getting some nasty chemical burns on my hands... dohohoho puns. (I think))  he looked pretty cool.

Even made a makeshift light stand for him, just so I could stare at his translucency all day.

A friend of mine suggested painting the head chrome for a sort of Henshin Cyborg/ Microman sort of look. 

I liked that idea but settled on just painting the faceplate, which isn't too bad as well.




In hindsight though I should have masked over the eyes. 

MONGLE MONGLE MONGLE

another two-fer for you folks tonight,  here's a review of the Iron Man 2 Comic Series Silver Centurion and Iron Monger figures.

first off let's look at the big bad of this wave, the Comic Series Iron Monger:

let me say this could be the heaviest piece of 3-inch plastic i've held yet, absolutely heavy piece and freaky huge too.

despite being a retool of the Hulkbuster in the earlier waves he outdoes the original mold in so many ways.

aside from the aforementioned size of this thing he also makes better use of the mold in terms of articulation. the joints are more exposed to wider movement and not tightened.

 he can pull off some mean body-flexing

and his mold is convincingly comic accurate in look, as well as feel. he's just one metal hulking behemoth.
paintwise he's already molded in his final colors and the splattered inkwash really gives him a good amount of "evil" as well as brings out his fantastic mold details.

 

next up is the Silver Centurion:

while not having many eye-catching details as the Monger, this one sports a classic, sleek look. recent exposure as an unlockable armor in most new iron Man games made this figure instantly recognizable offhand. 

immediately noticeable is his use of 80% of the Neo-Classic armor from an earlier wave, though in this case it's very fitting. what takes that realization away is how sharp the new parts on him are. from the shoulder and collar armor,

to his backpack, the remold use is excusable and very effective in my opinion.  and like the monger, he can pull some good poses better than the original mold as well

what i definitely like about him is his face. while minimal details are common in the early armors( eye and mouth slits) this one has raised brows and a scowl which gives this figure more of a dramatic personality.

(as it should be, seeing as his debut was the culmination of a tragic story-arc in the life of tony stark, this armor had more human quality)

paintwise, i think he's one of the more well-done figures, as many of his make have little to no sloppy detailing at all, and the silver is simply so very shiny and clean.

he comes with his blast effect,

and both figures have stands and armor cards.

overall, in regards to the Iron Monger:

big bulk with a decent range of movement and an intimidating aesthetic, definitely a figure to get for your armory. and the plastic is well worth the money. a 9 out of 10.

and the Silver Centurion:

a bit underrated as a retail figure, though a hidden Gem once you get to play with him he's a fun figure to pose with as well as the perfect partner to your Iron Monger, and probably the cleanest, sleekest figure to be done yet in the line, he's a good 8 out of 10.

till next time, fans!

-Eisen 2010

Mark VI

a Commission i did for my friend the13tharcana over at 4chan /toy/, he wanted a Mark VI repaint

Thanks for lookin'

DAMN.

that is one brutal asskicking...

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Iron Man 2 Hits Theaters next week, April 30