I’m calling in Veronica… Avengers Age of Ultron may not top the Avengers movies in terms of fan favorites, but it did introduce one of the best Iron Man armors of them all – the Mark XLIV aka the Hulkbuster. It’s presence and the fight with Hulk were one of the best MCU moments for me. As such, I’ve grabbed versions of it as much as I could over the years. Today marks an official upgrade on my shelf with the arrival of threezero’s DLX Hulkbuster. It’s part of their DLX line of figures, which take their awesome detail, paint and tech from the larger pieces and shrink it down to about 1/12 scale. It pairs well with their standard XLIII figure (see our gallery here), which actually fits inside this one! This is due to ship in Q1 2022 – and threezero was kind enough to send through a copy a bit early for us to check out. Read on for some additional thoughts and over 80 HD images!
You can check out all the DLX Marvel offerings from threezero over on their site here and our news for the line here.
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threezero Marvel Infinity Saga DLX Iron Man Mark XLIV Hulkbuster
Pros
Fantastic overall piece
Feels epic in hand, on shelf
Top tier paint, metallic with gloss on all red areas
Opening cockpit, works with MK 43
Lights are bright
Articulation in every place needed
Cons
No lights in legs – front or back, or hands
Overall Thoughts
Great piece! Hate to be so simple, but it really is top notch stuff. I’m a fan of the MCU Hulkbuster so I’ve always tried to keep a good representation of it on display. I had multiple Marvel Legends versions over the years. I grabbed the Tamashii Nations S.H. Figuarts x Soul of Chogokin version. I was pondering Comicave, the big and small one, but never pulled the trigger. And of course Hot Toys, but scale and price always kept me away from it. Threezero here gives me an upgrade over the also fantastic S.H. Figuarts one. The paint is a bit more on the red side, pops more. The cockpit opens up here and you can put the 43 armor inside, SHF can not. Scale is all over the place with these different lines, but this is a centerpiece display for me so not a big deal, I’m not trying to merge with anything else. It’s advertised as 1/12, but it is right in line with the 7 inch scale, roughly 1/10. Bigger than Marvel Legends and SHF.
The great thing with threezero stuff is that they have these highly detailed sculpts, crazy paint, and they don’t skimp out on articulation. Every major point is here, panels move to achieve poses otherwise hindered. Double jointed elbows & knees with interconnected parts. Ankles extend down to allow for full ankle rock. Forward shoulder movement, interconnected torso crunch, and then all the shimmy / twist movement needed in the other areas. It has it all. It also has a firm stance, so you can get him in any pose, plant the feet, and he should stay there without fear of falling over.
Lights are great just like on the 43. He has them in the chest, eyes and back. This is the only ding I have, they did not do lights in the legs or the hands. I know it would have added cost and was probably an engineering nightmare. It wouldn’t stop my purchase, but we were so close to perfection. That being said, there are hollow cavities around the would-be light areas in the legs, and clear plastic covers on the underfoot, so it’s possible they could work them in with an upgraded release later. The hands – not articulated, you get three total versions. So in theory, later on they could release “light up hands” that pop on with their own battery slots.
All in all, it’s a worthy hunk of awesome. The closest to it would be Comicave (Amazon Link) in scale and quality, but it’s more than double the price. Retail here is $250 USD – which is crazy good for what you get. Personally, the combo with 43 and Hulkbuster like this is perfect for me. If I get museum space and dumb money then Hot Toys and larger pieces for sure, but real world – threezero is now tops.
Check out our pics below, if you have any questions hit me on the forums!
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Avengers: Age of Ultron - Hulkbuster Figure by ThreeZero
Pretty damn cool looking!
This looks great an is much cheaper than the Comicave Hulk Buster. However the Comicave version also includes more LEDS in the plamsma, feet, and legs
But who knows if the Comincave version is sill coming. It's been delayed for years and I'm not even sure their company actually exists anymore.
The Comicave one has been out since late 2019 iirc.
Despite less LEDs and electronic gimmickry, the fact threezero’s is half the price and can fit a full size Mk. 43 fig makes this a no-brainer imho.
I hope since they keep referencing this as the Infinity Saga line that they actually do more figures than just Iron Men. Hulkbuster and the 42 look amazing and I know we're pretty covered on MCU imports with Mafex and SHF but there are things I'd be very interested in seeing Threezero do.
The price was definitely a big factor for me considering how limited Hulkbuster was. This is definitely tempting even with a few less gimmicks but the detail is still there. Would be nice to see pics of this fighting a 1/12 MCU Hulk. And the ability to put a figure in, makes me slightly want a 1/12 Bruce Banner.
I have the Figuarts/Chogokin Hulkbuster, that was almost twice this price lol, I'd have just gone for this one if it was around then.
Selling off my chogokin/shf Hulkbuster just became a lot less profitable.
Not Bad...
ThreeZero dose it again..
=^)
Probably.
Decided to bite the bullet and pre-order this guy. I was gonna wait for the Comicave version because I wanted the light up hands, but its just not worth paying more than twice as much money for what is already an expensive figure. And I’m tired of the radio silence from
Comicave; BBTS has had their figure listed as coming this month every month for over a year. Threezero is a rock solid toy maker, so I have faith their Hulkbuster will be awesome.
Grabbed the Iron Man figure to go with it too from Sideshow since BBTS is sold out of that figure.
Where do you get the mark 43 Iron Man so the hulkbuster armor will be complete?
Our in hand is up:
Threezero DLX Hulkbuster In-Hand Gallery
I feel as though this figure is so good that people not still grabbing one while it's available are going to have massive regrets later on.
Stoked about this figure. I have it on pre-order with BBTS.
That is a killer action figure and shoot.
In terms of overall look and quality build on this approximate scale, IMO, we have a winner. Wow. Wow.
Has anyone done a review comparing the ThreeZero to the Mafex version?
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