Hot Toys Chitauri Foot Soldiers 1/6th Scale Preview

Looks like Hot Toys is still milking the Avengers franchise while it still can as they will be releasing a collectible set featuring a Chitauri footsoldier and a Chitauri Commander!

"Led by Loki in The Avengers, the Chitauri soldiers invaded New York and brought destruction to the city. It had been a tough battle for The Avengers to take on the overwhelming number of these extraterrestrial invaders!

The movie-accurate collectible set includes the Chitauri Footsoldier and Chitauri Commander in the film, featuring finely crafted head sculpts and bodies, highly-detailed weapons, and diorama stages with movable rubble pieces, which are presented together in a twin pack. Fans can collect this set to revisit the battle scene in the movie."

I'm not sure if this will be available by the end of the month or it'll take a while longer. It does spell cool and will ultimately complete your entire "The Avengers" 1/6th Scale collection.

Real Action Heroes "The Dark Knight Returns" Batman Preview

Medicom's Real Action Heroes 1/6th scale toyline just got bigger with the announcement of their "The Dark Knight Returns" Batman figure. Yeah, the same mean Batman from Frank Miller's seminal tale.  

No details have been given on the price and the release date. Just a couple of photos and same classic assurance that this figure is made of durable plastic with the costume made out of real cloth. 

Sadly it's still up in the air whether or not Medicom will be doing a Carrie Kelly Robin figure to go along with this grizzled old Bat. 

THE WOLVERINE HOT TOYS Preview

Today marks the day when Hot Toys officially unveils their Movie Masters 1/6th scale figure of Hugh Jackman as "The Wolverine".

Here's the official press release coming from the Hot Toys fanpage:

"Wolverine, one of the favorite superheroes of all time, was back in action and summoned to Japan in the summer blockbuster - The Wolverine. Originally only to say goodbye to an old acquaintance, things quickly turned sour as Wolverine lost his immortality while dangerous enemies were coming after him.

Hot Toys is thrilled to present the new 1/6th scale Wolverine Collectible Figure from The Wolverine. The movie-accurate collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in the movie featuring a newly developed head sculpt, two styles of claws and costumes, and an engraved metal Japanese sword."

No price or release date at the moment but damn. This figure looks like a keeper.

HOT TOYS MAN OF STEEL GENERAL ZOD Preview

Here's a preview for HOT TOYS' GENERAL ZOD figure based on the likeness of actor Michael Shannon from the film MAN OF STEEL.

Here's the official word from Hot Toys from their Facebook Fanpage:

“You are not alone.” Hot Toys has previously presented the Superman and Jor-El Collectible Figures from Man of Steel and we are very excited to introduce the next character to join the series – General Zod.

Determined to rebuild Krypton and restore the Kryptonian race, General Zod has searched across an ocean of stars for Kal-El and the codex. Upon confrontation with Superman, General Zod proves to be a formidable opponent and engages in intense battle across the city during the climax of the movie.

The movie-accurate collectible is specially crafted based on the image of Michael Shannon as General Zod in the movie which features a detailed head sculpt, interchangeable armored head, and meticulously constructed costume."



























I got no problem with this figure but I'm really hoping that you can remove the armor so that you can imitate that last scene from MAN OF STEEL.

HOT TOYS 1/6th Scale THE MANDARIN Figure

Here's a preview of another upcoming HOT TOYS release for their MOVIE MASTERS line - THE MANDARIN from IRON MAN 3.

The 1/6th scale The Mandarin Collectible Figure’s special features:
- Authentic and detailed fully realized likeness of Sir Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin in Iron Man 3
- Movie-accurate facial features with detailed beard, wrinkles and skin texture
- Approximately 28 cm tall
- Body with over 30 points of articulations
- Seven (7) interchangeable palms with rings including:
- One (1) pair relaxed palms
- One (1) pair of fists
- One (1) pair of open palms
- One (1) posing right palm
- Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted

Costume:
- One (1) black tee
- One (1) light brown vest with dark green trims
- One (1) patterned waistband
- One (1) embroidered dark green robe with bronze color trims and hood
- One (1) pair of camouflage pants with golden dragon embroidery on the left
- One (1) pair of army green boots

Accessories:
- One (1) Chinese style antique chair
- One (1) pair of sunglasses
- Figure stand with The Mandarin nameplate and the movie logo

Artists:
- Head Sculpted by Kojun
- Head Painted by JC. Hong
- Head Art Directed by Yoong Young Lee
- Accessories Painted by Hai Lim

** Prototype shown, final product may be slightly different
** Product details could be subjected to change without further notice

Release date: Q1-Q2, 2014