Evolution Toy Iron King

From the lesser known Tokusatsu series of the 70's comes Iron King. Evolution Toy have been making many of these rarer cyborgs and robots in their articulated Hero Action Figure line. I own several of them, including Spectreman, Mirrorman, Jumborg 9, Fireman.

Iron King is a pretty bare bones release. He only comes with 3 interchangeable hands (fists, open, karate chop). He didn't have any other weapons or extras, other than a few beam attacks, so I'm not sure what they could've included with him since they usually don't include beam attacks. They probably should have, given that their figures are pricier than standard Figuarts. On the other hand, no other company is making articulated versions of these lesser Tokusatsu figures, so Evolution Toy is your best bet for a posable version.

As for articulation, Iron King can move his head down, up a bit, and side to side, though not all the way around. His neck can also move slightly from side to side. He has double jointed elbows and knees, though the knee joints were very tight and needed heat before I could loosen them up. His arms can move around, though the silver piece at top of his shoulders is a loose piece that can get stuck at times due to its shape. Due to the mold, he can't move his arms up in a straight line. He has upper arm swivel that helps, and the pieces of his forearms are also extra that can be pulled off. He has good ankle pivot and toe hinge. His thighs have a decent range of motion as well. And finally, upper torso and waist joints that move side to side, back, and a slight ab crunch.

The joints are similar to the older Ultra Act line from Tamashii Nations, which has since been cancelled and replaced by the better and more practical Figuarts line. Despite the engineering on Evolution Toy figures being an older style, Iron King feels surprisingly solid, more so than some of the other figures. It could be an upgrade in plastic, but his body feels less flimsy. His joints feel tighter and more secure. Though his hands still seem to sport the same Ultra Act joints that were prone to breakage when swapping out the hands. My Mirrorman figure's right hand joint ended up snapping as the peg hole was too tight. So far, Iron King hasn't had any breakage, though I did loosen up the peg holes with a thick toothpick, just in case.

Now that I've got Iron King, I think I'll be done with collecting any more Evolution Toy figures, as I've got all the rare Tokusatsu figures that I wanted, with the exception of Diamond Eye. If they released him, I may pull the trigger and get him. But as it stands, it's safe to say I'm done with this line.

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