Incoming Hot Toys 1/6 scale Iron Man 3: Tony Stark (Mandarin Mansion Assault Version) figure

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The 15th ACGHK is just one day away and the special edition of the following collectible figurine is only available for pre-order during the event for fans in Hong Kong!

Tony Stark, the beloved hero and billionaire genius, faced some challenging issues in Iron Man 3. Terrorists badly injured his friend, destroyed his house, and kidnapped his girlfriend, but despite the downward spiral that he was in, Tony didn’t give up and was determined to take down The Mandarin.

Hot Toys is thrilled to introduce the Tony Stark (Mandarin Mansion Assault Version) Collectible Figurine after the exciting scene where Tony Stark creates homemade weapons to infiltrate The Mandarin’s mansion.

The movie-accurate Tony Stark Collectible Figurine is specially crafted based on the image of Robert Downey Jr. as the genius billionaire Tony Stark in his battle damaged civilian attire in the movie, highlighting the newly developed head sculpt, an advanced body with light-up chest light and greatly detailed weapons and accessories.

For fans in Hong Kong, the special edition is only available for pre-order at 15th ACGHK and will include one (1) Homemade Wrist Repulsor as bonus accessory. (This special edition is for selected markets only.)

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Incoming: Hot Toys MMS 1/6th scale Silver Centurion (Mark XXIII) 12" Collectible Figurine

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From Hot Toys:
The 15th ACGHK is just one day away! For fans in Hong Kong, the special edition of the following collectible figurine is only available for pre-order during the event!

The Silver Centurion is a classic suit worn by Tony Stark in the Iron Man comics and has been a fan favorite since its debut. Marvel’s Iron Man 3 has brought back this popular armor and restyled it to join the rest of the Iron Legion. During the intense battle between Tony Stark and Aldrich Killian, Tony quickly suits up in the Silver Centurion and cut of the Extremis mastermind’s arm with the suit’s hidden blade.

Hot Toys is delighted to introduce this amazingly designed armor – the 1/6th scale Silver Centurion (Mark XXIII) Collectible Figurine, the Enhanced Energy Suit to its Movie Masterpiece Series. It is specially crafted based on the image of Robert Downey Jr. as Silver Centurion in the movie, highlighting the detailed head sculpt, red and silver-colored armor, interchangeable battle damaged chest armor, forearm blades, and LED light-up functions.

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Hot Toys unveils 1/6 scale Iron Man 3: Silver Centurion (Mark XXXIII) Collectible Figurine

Right after announcing the first pre-order item at the Hong Kong Ani-Com event last week, we just can’t wait to unveil our second pre-order item there – the fans’ highly anticipated Enhanced Energy Suit – the 1/6th scale Silver Centurion (Mark XXXIII) Collectible Figurine from Iron Man 3, which will come with an exclusive bonus accessory and specially designed thematic poster upon pre-ordering there!

More special edition collectible figures will be unveiled soon! Stay tuned!
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These pictures were taken at SDCC2013 and do not belong to me. Credit belongs to the photographers who were there and took these pictures to share with us :) Kudos to them

UPDATE July 25, 2013: Full reveal pictures of Hot Toys MMS 1/6th scale Silver Centurion (Mark XXIII) 12-inch Collectible Figurine

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Robert Downey Jr is 2013 highest paid actor - It's time to dress up Tony Stark in 1/6 clothing set

Robert Downey Jr earned an estimated $75million (nearly £50million) last year, making him the highest paid actor in Hollywood. Robert's massive earnings saw him top Forbes annual list of highest paid actors ahead of Channing Tatum and Hugh Jackman who came second and third respectively.

Much like his millionaire alter-ego Tony Stark, it has been revealed that the Iron Man star is very well paid. But last year he did not even feature in the top 10 list. He has since overtaken the likes of Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio to the number one spot.

So it's no surprise that there's been quite a lot of 1/6 scale Tony Stark clothing sets floating around and being offered by various manufacturers trying to cash in on Robert Downey Jr's (Tony Stark / Iron Man) popularity. What you see below is the VeryCool company's 1/6 scale Tony Clothing set (VCM-3002) which consists of Long Sleeve Tee, White A.I.M. T-Shirt, Black Hoodie, Blue Jeans and A Pair of Black Shoes. Note: Body and Head are not included. Other accessories featured in the pictures are also not included.

Besides this, there's also the MC Toys MC F-026 Repairman clothing set which consists of a tight fitting T-shirt with digital printing, casual pants and sports shoes. Repairman is a reference to Tony Stark as he tinkers with his Iron Man suits in his basement. Scroll down to see the pictures ;p

Thanks to his role as Iron Man in Avengers: Assemble, which took more than $1.5bn (nearly £1bn) last year, Forbes estimate his earnings to be $75million between June 2012 and June 2013. During this time he also put on his superhero suit again for the third film in the Iron Man franchise, which fared just as well at the box office, taking more than $1.2bn.

Robert said that he was honoured to be part of the Avengers project, even if he was part of the expensive sale of comic company Marvel to mass media conglomerate Disney. "I feel like I got sold to Disney for $4 billion dollars," he said jokingly to Screen Rant.

"It's been very humbling because I always realise that you're just kind of part of this thing, you know?" he said. "And I think the problems begin when any one person involved in particularly anything that’s successful decides that they have some sort of ownership to it, because really, this is something that Stan Lee scratched down going on, what, 50 years ago now."

Robert has reinvented himself thanks to his roles as Tony Stark / Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes. He struggled for work after his Oscar-nominated portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in the 1992 film Chaplin. This was mostly due to his addiction to drugs and alcohol.

MC Toys MC F-026 1/6 scale Repairman clothing set will come with Compression Short Sleeve T-Shirt, Pants and Sport Shoes. Again 12-inch figure Body and 1/6 scale Head sculpt are not included.

Channing Tatum took the second place on the rich list, with a sizeable amount of his $60m earnings this year coming from the 2012 drama about a group of male strippers, Magic Mike. Channing teamed up with Oscar-winning director Stephen Soderbergh to make the film, which was based on the actor's own experiences before he broke into Hollywood. Stephen and Channing financed the film themselves and from a budget of just $7million, the film went on to take $167million.

Hugh Jackman came in third place, earning an estimated $55million over the last year, after his roles in the film adaptation of the musical Les Miserables. Like Robert, he has also made his millions thanks to the success of a superhero franchise. Hugh has reprised his role as Wolverine in the X-Men films, with the latest, The Wolverine, out this month.

Securing fourth place on the list with $52million was Mark Wahlberg, who as well as starring in lewd comedy Ted, has been working behind the scenes as a producer on hit TV show Boardwalk Empire and upcoming films Prisoners and Cocaine Cowboys.

Dwayne Johnson came in fifth place after starring in the sixth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise and securing the titular role in the upcoming Hercules: The Thracian Wars, earning him $52million.

Leonardo DiCaprio fell from joint second place in 2012 to seventh place in 2013, but still brought in $39million for his roles in Django Unchained and The Great Gatsby.

Adam Sandler was joint second with Leo last year, but fell beneath him in seventh place in 2013's list, earning $37million.

Tom Cruise was last year's top earner, taking in $75million between July 2011 and July 2012 thanks to Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and Rock of Ages. This year, his $35million earnings from Jack Reacher and Oblivion saw him take eighth place on the list.

In ninth and tenth place were action men Denzel Washington with $33million and Liam Neeson with $32million.

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SDCC pictures - a peek at what's to come from Hot Toys - Mandarin, Igor, Silver Centurion etc

Just some teaser pictures taken by someone who has been to SDCC. Credit has to be given to the photographer who took them and shared these on the world wide web :) I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more pictures over the next few days on the internet

There's Hot Toys Iron Man 3: 1/6 scale Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin 12-inch collectible figure

The new Man of Steel Superman's body and suit has been improved. He's no longer chubby haha Some of the Iron Man suits from Iron Man 3 have also made their debut. Johnny Depp Tonto gets an appearance as well. Scroll down to see more.

Hot Toys MMS Iron Man 3: 1/6 scale Iron Man Mark XXXVIII (Mk 38) "IGOR". The heavy lifting suit, known as "Igor" was not designed for battle, but for heavy lifting and carrying heavy objects.

Also debuting: Hot Toys MMS Iron Man 3: 1/6 scale Iron Man Mark XXXIII (Mk 33) "Silver Centurion" collectible figure. The enhanced energy suit, known as "Silver Centurion", has a slight protective force field, which allows it to attract or repulse objects using magnetic polarity. The suit is capable of firing pulse cannons that build in intensity the further they travel.

And of course, 1960s Adam West Batman and Burt Ward Robin the boy wonder figures

There's also the Bat suit case by Hot Toys being displayed

Where there's Batman, there's got to be Superman and this is the latest Henry Cavill Man of Steel with improved body type.

Johnny Depp as Tonto from "The Lone Ranger" is also present

Fully painted alien Chitauri figure from The Avengers movie

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