Revoltech Sci-Fi #049 Iron Man Mark XLII

Mark 42 was another Iron Man suit which was design by Tony Stark while he was suffering from severe anxiety after the Chitauri invasion.

Out-of-box content. This is standard issue for Revoltech.

Mark 42 in it's full glory.

Close up front view of the figure. There are lots of detail and panel line on this figure.

Back view of the figure.

Close up back view of the figure. Similar to the front, there are tons of detail here.

This figure comes with 2 different type of Repulsor effect part.

The one on the right is longer than the one on the left.

Pepper is in danger! I need to get to her as soon as possible!

Up! Up! And away???

Help is on the way!!!

HONK!!! HONK!!!

Apparently this suit is still in the testing phase so it falls apart easily.

There is nothing much to say regarding this figure. It was more or less similar to the previous release with some minor changes to the design and paint scheme. Mark 42 comes in the inverted gold-red scheme which looks great. The finishing was just your average Revoltech standard. Articulation was good thanks to the Revoltech joints but there were still space for improvement. After producing more than half a dozen Iron Man figures and Kaiyodo have yet to figure out a way to conceal those joints. Not sure if stupid or lazy. That aside, the earlier Iron Man releases have one or two extra gimmicks such as the concealed missiles, LED arc reactor, booster flaps and etc. This release have non of those! Once again, not sure if lazy of being cheap. The only redeeming feature on this figure was the detail. There were detail all over the figure from panel lines to the different layers of armour. Fans like me will be sucked into getting this figure for the look and design of the Mark 42 suit. I expect this trend to continue on for another 3-5 figures before the Iron Man fever dies off. Let us all hope that Kaiyodo does not plan to release the other remaining 34 suits from the third Iron Man movies.