Extremis Iron Man and Mandarin Two-Pack

That suits me. I have no need for
Extremis IM, but might fancy picking up the young Mandarin head for custom purposes. Lots of unwanted extras flooding Ebay would be handy.


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Enforcer said:

The swap fear for me is very real. I think that 2 for me of he new two-pack will be a good start. Realistically, with this new release I probably won't use any of the original for much... and I have... perhaps too many of those. A lesson was learned. I believe I'll be happy to get 3, offloading one of the Mandarins... which means I'll wait for a sale on the 3rd and hope that I don't get a swapper.

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Yeah I bought so many of the previous Extremis Iron Man. I’m going for three of this new one for now. I’m sure Mandarin heads, the hands with the rings, and suit bodies will all be useful to have.


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Funny, I tried to buy an extra Extremis Iron Man twice and both times stock ran out. Guess I got lucky.

I don't need a second version of Extremis, but this new one moves SOOOO much better I want to find a spot for it.

NORM said:

So is the Mandarin unwanted enough that this 2pk will get discounted? Or is the Extremis Iron Man so good that it won't drop in price, or even sell out? I'd like to get multiples of Iron Man, and can always use multiples of suit bodies. But I'd prefer to wait for a sale. Also, I think waiting too long will allow many to swap in the old Extremis and return the set.

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My concern is that as the word of mouth spreads of how good this Extremis is that this set will sell out.

I sure would love to get a few more Extremises though.

I already ordered two more sets thinking this could sell out. If it lasts for a sale, I think I’ll get one more. I still want another Madame Masque/Crossbones set, but people have been swapping those figures out too. Amazon is too risky when the sets have been out a while. But at least they note when a set is returned at a high rate.

I think this set could use its own thread, even if half of the set doesn't deserve it. Lemme talk about this Extremis figure.

Plenty of upgrades on this figure, but some I hadn't seen mentioned. Yes, there's a lower ab crunch that increases the torso range of motion a lot, in combination with a mid torso pivot, probably ball and socket style. I'm not sure why Iron Man would need this kind of flexibility, but it's there! I'll never pose him arching his back as far as this goes, though the hunch may come in handy. Resilient's photos illustrate this well. And he made another comment about how this range still seems blocked by something, still not giving the crunch the full range it could have. I think it's got to do with the detents in the abs. It's not clearing as far front or back as it could go. I have no intention of dissecting the figure to find out though.

Butterfly joints have been added. But they're not the standard. They're the new ones that Gamerverse Wolverine also has, similarly gyroscopic like McFarlane DC shoulder joints. These move like a joystick, all the way around the shoulder socket, not just front-back motion. Nice touch.

He has a lower neck pivot, again, probably ball/socket set up, leading to a neck hinge with a ball peg. Best range of motion for a neck that ML can do. Much better than a barbell at the top of the neck.

Everything else is the same as the previous Extremis figure. I've already donated the unhelmeted Stark head to one of the old Extremis figures and it looks great. Just wish the black was gold instead.

Mandarin isn't worth talking about much. I did try his parts on both MCU Baron Mordo figures and it's nothing to write home about. Black suit stays.

If you love Extremis, move on this set. I predict a sell out.

Great timing, Norm! I just got the set!

The updated Extremis Iron Man is a significant upgrade! He really is like a Maximum Iron Man. The entire upper and lower torsos are new as is the neck. The new range of motion is excellent. His butterfly shoulder joints are nice. Finally Iron Man can get into his classic up-against-the-wall rocket boot attack like he used against Namor and against Sentry because this a crunch lets him get into the pose. Love the colors as well. One of the best Iron Man figures ever!

Mandarin is fun to finally get. The suit costume for Mandarin is not from one of my favorite comic stories. But the head sculpt is nice. The older head sculpt is dynamic and is from an awesome story, but he should have robotic prosthetic hands with the older head, and rings embedded in his spine. Besides the hands with rings, which are awesome and individually sculpted and painted! the other two pairs of hands are bizarre.

Overall, this is an outstanding set! One of the best Iron Man figures of all. This Extremis Iron Man immediately jumps to one of my favorites in the entire collection. I really want Iron Patriot redone with this range of motion. I’d like Mandarin in a more iconic costume as well, but it is thrilling to at least get some kind of Mandarin in Marvel Legends finally.






















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I was thinking about it, and I actually don't want Iron Patriot upgraded with this articulation. Osborn doesn't deserve it! Let him be stiff.

What robot hands did you use for old Mandarin, Akat?

NORM said:

I was thinking about it, and I actually don't want Iron Patriot upgraded with this articulation. Osborn doesn't deserve it! Let him be stiff.

What robot hands did you use for old Mandarin, Akat?

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Aww, but I love Iron Patriot as a concept. Love to hate it. So evil and relevant right now.

Those are comic Ultron hands.

And here are some Mandarin head swaps. Not exact skin tone matches. Depends on your lighting. I’m liking the Wong body though. I’d like to find a shirtless body as well.






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I'm not even looking to replace the previous Extremis figures I've bought. It's still a magnificent sculpt, and most of my displays he would just be standing vanilla. I'm keeping this one on my desk forever. This will be the eternal mess around figure. Pure hand candy.

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I'm not even looking to replace the previous Extremis figures I've bought. It's still a magnificent sculpt, and most of my displays he would just be standing vanilla. I'm keeping this one on my desk forever. This will be the eternal mess around figure. Pure hand candy.

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Yeah I’m not replacing my old ones. There’s plenty of room for all the Extremis Iron Man figures. Need him for New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Director of SHIELD, Armory, Illuminati, etc.

And this one is obligatory:




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I only got one set but dammit, if Mandarin was a solo figure I'd buy three of him right now, one for each head and one to stick someone else's head on to make a Pete Wisdom figure for. For a VERY basic body it's kind of perfect for everything.

The Extremis, and I was so angry to buy it a second time, really is an amazing goddamned Iron Man. Is the swap thing already happening? I thought I only needed one set but I could actually set up Tony with and without helmet separately on this buck.

The last Extremis release was available on Amazon for years. I don't think, even with the improved articulation, this will be enough of a draw to sell out a 2 pack with a dude in a suit. Im trying to remember the last 3 pack with a civilian character that sold really well.

This set looks kinda cool, and I don't have the extremis armor, which is one I would've liked an update for. I have the old smaller one. I may have to grab this, based on what you guys have said alone. I would've preferred Mandarin be in robes or something, but I'm sure it's coming. The other figure I really wish I wouldn't have slept on was the Modular armor, but the yellow version. I didn't care about the cannon, but I wanted the figure in yellow and the alt head. That is probably one of my fave armors. But that set was just too much to pay for just for the figure and head.

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Thanks to whoever stitched this thread together with the relevant posts from the general thread!