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I thought I'd shown this Marx Iron Man on my blog before, but I can't find it - though it may be among other toys in a picture of one of my rooms. I'm posting it now so that McScotty can see it, as he's just posted his own newly acquired one over on his own blog. So McS, just for you - The Invincible Iron Man, painted by myself. (Excuse the dust.) Will you be painting yours?
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Update: It seems obvious that the Marx figure was based on the pin-up below, which later appeared as an iron-on (no pun intended) transfer in the first issue of Terrific, as well as appearing on the cover. I forget whether the pin-up was taken from the cover (corner box maybe?) or the interiors of a US mag or just drawn as a pin-up. Can anyone remind me?
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The b&w/grey Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up below is from SMCW #47 in 1974.
You've done a very nice job on yours but no, I won't be painting mine . Of the figures I have seen in this set Iron Man is by far the best.
ReplyDeleteThe Hulk one is too small, McS, but I quite like the Thor one.
DeleteThis looks great. Unfortunately my artistic skills are well below average and therefore I would have zero motivation to attempt something like this. Admitting it to yourself is the first step. Leave it to the experts, I say. I'd much rather look at something done well rather than a botched attempt from myself. What did Iron Man look like before the paint job? I did a quick Google and it seems to be one colour but three variations of red, green or silver?
ReplyDeleteIt was all one colour sure enough, M, but it's back on top a bookcase now and I don't want to risk knocking things over that sit around it to look at the (unpainted) underside of the base. Green, I think.
DeleteI've definitely seen the pin-up in a British Marvel comic but which one eludes me. I don't remember it as a cover.
ReplyDeleteI believe it also appeared as a b&w pin-up (with grey) in SMCW, which I suspect I published on the blog somewhere a few years back, M.
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