Review of Iron Man 3 Marvel Legends Wave 2 Iron Patriot!

Finally got this figure in from amazon the other day. Now initially I wasn't going to get this guy because I was never a big Iron Patriot fan but after seeing the movie I had to order this guy. The armor, I think, looks so much better in the cinematic universe than in the comic universe. Something about it I just really like to the point where it is my second favorite armor to come out of the movie, second to the Heartbreaker armor which I'm praying gets some 6" figure love somewhere down the line. Anyway, let's get it on!

Character Bio:


Tony Stark allows one of his armors to be used by the U.S. Military under the control of his close friend James "Rhodey" Rhodes. The War Machine armor is one of the natiosn top defenses but it was decided that it needed a more media-friendly name and with a new paint job reflecting the ol' U.S.A. the Iron Patriot was created to protect and serve.




Now before I begin if during the review you notice the figure has some paint apps that yours doesn't, nothings wrong with yours, I noticed that the figure was missing some paint that the movie armor has so I decided to add it in before the review in case you guys want to do the same to yours.

Sculpt and Paint:

 

Damn. This sculpt is insane. I flat out love the design of the Iron Patriot in the film. Something about the suit just looks so damn cool to me and I just cannot speak highly enough of the sculpt on this guy. There's so many little grooves and panels on him it's nuts!  I just, I feel like i'm  saying it over and over but his design just works so damn well. The paint on him is also fantastic. When I cracked him open there was no paint chips, smudging, nothing. Everything was perfectly painted and I couldn't have asked for a better figure. The only areas I added the paint are the back, rib area, around his knees,  and his cannon.

 Articulation and Accessories:
Alright so right away you can tell by looking at the pics below the shoulder cannon is guna need some paint. I used a silver sharpie paint marker and a red one. Regardless the cannon is his only accessory and it is articulated, there is a swivel at the base of the cannon itself and a hinge right below that swivel. It can fit into either plug on his back but I think plugging it into the right side and then swinging it over gives the best results. It can also, as seen below, be folded up and put behind his back.

 

In terms of articulation Iron Patriot has a ball-hinge neck, hinge shoulder pads, swivel-hinge shoulders, swivel biceps, double-hinge elbows, slightly limited swivel-hinge wrists, a balljointed waist, ball jointed hips(Marvel Universe style), swivel thighs, double-hinge knees, and swivel-hinge  ankles, but they're very limited by his shin armor.

 

Height Comparison:
In case your wondering about his height and scale with other Iron Man Marvel Legends here he is next to the Iron Man 3 6" War Machine.

Overall:
Iron Patriot really took me by surprise. I never thought I would really like the armor this much but I'm so glad I got this guy. He is definitely one of my favorite Iron Man 6" figures and I cannot recommend him enough! Slight issues aside I'm going to give him a 9.5 out of 10!!



 

 

That's it for today, check back for a review of the Heroic Age armor from the same line as Ol' Iron Patriot and a review of the Marvel Select Mark 42 and War Machine as soon as they come out at the end of this month!