Never have I ever had a product make me want to invest into its associated license like this one has.
Producer: Hot Toys
Price: Approx. $251 USD
Release Date: Aug. 2019 (U.S. released – released overseas prior.)
Item Height: 11.75″
Item Weight: N/A
Batteries: N/A
WHERE TO BUY: SideShow Collectibles
Hot Toys has branched out from their regular array of Marvel Cinematic Universe to give us a Spiderman Advanced Suit from the Playstation 4 exclusive Spiderman video game. Even seeing this made came off as a big surprise to me but then getting it in hand and seeing how good it was as a product plain blew my mind.
Presentation: The Spiderman Advanced Suit box actually surprised me in that it offers a different styling in the form of a magnetic front that opens up to show the product and accessories vs. having a slipcover (this flap opening also has the spider sense effect attached to it so don’t be like me and miss it.) It’s a great look and styling with cool colors and graphics on the box. The figure per Hot Toys standard is will packaged inside of the plastic clamshell with plenty of plastic and foam to make sure nothing gets rubbed and scuffed inside.
Build: The suit seems to be a vinyl-type material with detailing that’s just above and beyond. Like I said in the video review, you really have to check this one out in hand because the fine lining, raised logos, and whatnot throughout it is really incredible. This suit also seems to have significantly more “give” than others when it comes to stretching during posing the figure making for much more fun play. The body itself seems to be a new sculpt with a different build and soft-ratcheting joints.with really great ranges of motion. I do wish that he could swing his hips higher in order to get some of those more dynamic jumping and swinging poses but in comparison to most 1/6th scaled figures particularly with these types of suits the articulation is honestly great.
Accessories: Here’s a copy and paste of the accessories list from the SideShow website:
Three (3) pairs of different expression shooters
Five (5) strings of spider web in different shapes and lengths, attachable to the web-shooters
One (1) open spider web effect
One (1) Spider-Drone
One (1) Spidey Plush
Two (2) trip mines
Two (2) web bombs
Two (2) Spidey signals
One (1) Vulture jammer
One (1) smart phone
One (1) spider sense
One (1) piece of web sticker
A specially designed Spider-Man dynamic figure stand with game logo, character nameplate and a character backdrop
The accessories are pretty straightforward and gone over in the video portion but the only thing that I wish is that they made equivalent hands for each side. It’s odd that he can only hold certain items on this or that side because it’s the only one that has a hand for it.
Articulation: The articulation points are pretty standard for the Hot Toys diecast armors with a nice amount of range for movement. The amount of forward and back swing that he can get in his abdominal area when extended is particularly impressive.
Overall Score: 9.5/10 – The Hot Toys Spiderman Advanced suit just plain brings it. It has the look, the playability, fun accessories, etc. etc. that take it beyond something that just just looks really good to a piece that you’re going to find yourself constantly taking OFF of the shelf to mess with. This Video Game Masterpiece series really brings some appreciated diversity to the Hot Toys lineup as well because I wouldn’t have a Hot Toys Spiderman to this day preferring the comic look much more so than the movie iterations.
Check out the gallery below, even though the Hot Toys diecast War Machine Mk II is sold out keep an eye on Sideshow Collectibles for all of their latest releases.
