Iron Man 3 - 76008 Iron Man vs the Mandarin: Ultimate Showdown playset

The first Iron Man 3 set I've picked up I couldn't resist.  This is the cheapest of the 3 sets so far with a MSRP of $12.99, but you get the two main characters and you get Iron Man in Heartbreaker armor. The other two sets feature Iron Man in Mark 42 armor.  I do believe between these 3 sets and two previous Marvel Universe sets there are 4 different Iron Man's in various armor types. There is also a Mandarin with a diffent body decals.

As a huge Iron Man fan growing up I'm finally glad to have added at least one of the Iron Man to my minifigure collection.

Here we have Mandarin's assult card with missles and flame thrower.

Here we have a close up of the Mandarin. Both minifigures come with two faces.

I've taken the beard off so you can get a good look at the both of them.

I love the detailing on the Iron Man armor.

I've read a few complaints about the size of the head makes the minifigure look disproportionate and that's kind of true, but that face that the face plate lifts up is pretty cool. So take the good with the bad I suppose.

Iron Man 3 Playsets are here

Just saw over at the Lego website and on Amazon that the 3 new Iron Man 3 movie tie in playsets are now available.

Set 76008 - Iron Man vs The Mandarin Ulitmate Showdown - Price point aroudn $12.99

Two Minifigures
Iron Man in Heartbreaker Armor
and the Mandarin

Set 76006 - Iron Man: Extremis Sea Port Battle - Price Point $19.99
3 Minifigures
Iron Man - Mark 42 Armor
War Machine
Extremis Soldier

Set 76007 -Iron Man: Malibu Mansion Attack - Price point $39.99
5 Minifigures
Tony Stark
Pepper Potts
Mandarin
Extremis Soldier
Iron Man - Mark 42 Armor

Will there be a few more sets?  Who knows?  But I'll probably pick up the two cheaper sets getting both Iron Man Armors and War Machine and the Mandarin.  I guess the Pepper Potts and stand alone Tony Stark will be the ones to chase being only available in the more expensive Malibu Mansion Attack set right now.  It'll probably be close to the release date before I see these up here in Alaska, but one can hope.  And you can find all three for the price stated at Lego.com.

cb out.