Wow. Hot Toys’ announcement of their upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron Artist Mix figures from none other than Japanese artist/designer toy superstar Touma is a pleasant surprise. Going beyond their stellar high-fidelity, movie accurate collectibles, Hot Toys will offer artist interpretations of red hot characters with the new Artist Mix Collection—beginning with Touma’s stylized versions.
Touma has created versions of Iron Man (Mark XLIII), Captain America, the Hulkbuster, Ultron, and two different Ultron sentries. In addition, there will be an Iron Man and Hulkbuster deluxe set featuring a special Battle Damage version of Iron Man complete with singe/burn marks. For his turn on the Avengers, Touma has gone with slightly “compressed” sculpts with the elongated arms and chunky fingers being the standout stylistic feature. While still highly detailed, his figures shift the balance slightly from menacing/powerful to the “cute” side.
The non-articulated figures stand 5.5” (Hulkbuster is 7.8”) and per licensing agreements, feature bobble heads. The Age of Ultron Artist Mix figures are due in Q2 and Q3 of 2015.
