āHulk smash!ā Seriously, those were my first words upon opening the box containing my latest Hot Toys treasure. As those who have been following know, Iāve been collecting whatever Movie Masterpiece Avengers figures released from the Hong Kong collectible toy company that I can. While Iām missing a couple of side characters and my Iron Man is not the Mark VII (dammit), with this latest acquisition, Iāve managed to amass the main members of the Marvel superhero team.
Hulkās massive frame leads to added features that would be difficult to pull off on a smaller figure. First off, Hulkās hide is made of rubber with what seems to be a metal skeleton beneath. This allows for seamless bending of the arms and torso, leading to an overall more natural look. The eyes are moveable ā a feature usually reserved for figures of the Movie Masterpiece Deluxe line of figures ā which allows for a much wider variety of poses and setups than wouldnāt be possible if the eyes were fixed. (The eyes can be individually moved, so itās possible to do a crazy-eyes Hulk)
With only 1 pair of interchangeable hands, accessories are limited, to say the least. But thatās probably because all the real features are densely packed into the figure itself. In fact, the fingers can be individually posed (to a limited degree) which, in and of itself, is pretty damn awesome.
As for other drawbacks, Hulk only has the one head, so no matter where you put him and in what pose, he always has the same perpetually sour expression. Overall mobility is also somewhat limited. While these are things that would be points off for any other standard figure, to be honest, 2 minutes with the grumpy green giant and you really stop caring about such nitpicks because heās just that cool.
Hulkās sledgehammer hands managed to knock a huge chunk out of my wallet, so people with families to look after will want to take pause for a moment before attempting to purchase this big fella . If youāre willing to take the hit (US$300 roughly), the figure is currently being sold in the West through Sideshow Collectibles. (As of writing this article, there is a waiting list)
Now that my Avengers collection is pretty much complete, I wonder what I should assemble nextā¦
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