Since Iron Man 3 is coming in just 3 months, Hot Toys brings us “I am Iron Man.” It is finally time to activate to armor and reveal the Power Pose Series. They are proud to present you with the Hot Toys Iron Man 3 Power Pose Mark XLII Figure. This figure is the first figure in the Power Pose Series and it highlights the powerful poses that the Iron Man Collectible Figures can perform, which are very close to that in the movie.

It also appears that I was right with my guess on what the Power Pose Series really was when Hot Toy released the teaser last week. It turns out that the 1/6th scale Mark XLII figure in the Hot Toys 2013 preview image (in the back by the Batman display) really was our first glimpse of this new series.

This Iron Man 3 Power Pose Mark XLII is semi-articulated and features flying and battle poses, the ability to perform waist and neck twist actions like he can in the movie, LED light up functions, and a figure stand with Mark XLII and the Stark Industries nameplate.

Specifically for articulation he has ball joints on four limbs and wrists for posing. Hot Toys also says that this figure is suitable to be displayed with the Movie Masterpiece Series and the Diorama Series. He also comes with an interchangeable right thigh for mode switching.

Release date is scheduled for May of 2013 (subject to delay) just in time for the movie. Sideshow has him listed for pre-order for just $164.99 (way cheaper than I was expecting). Pre-Order your Power Pose Mark XLII Figure HERE!

To me this is not really something that interests me. I prefer to have full pose-ability of my figures. I’ll just stick with the Movie Master Piece series for now.