Hasbro sent along a few Iron Man 3 toys for my kids to check out, and none has gotten the attention from my son who turns 10 next week than the Iron Man 3 Assemblers Battle Vehicle. The “Assemblers” is a line of toys within the Iron Man 3 toy line featuring interchangeable parts. This one in particular has an Iron Man figure with some spare arms and a car.
One of the cool things about this particular tow is how Iron Man launches out of the car. Get is set up correctly, and the top of the car flips open, the seat is pushed forward and Iron Man is not only pushed out but upward. A set of boots that fit onto the bottom of the action figure help to keep Iron Man upright and moves him forward as well.
The arms and legs are not articulated other than at the shoulder and hips, there are a couple of extra arms to swap onto Iron Man for different tasks. Two of the arms are “typical” armored pieces you might find on a typical day. Two others feature the arms adorned with some heavy weaponry. As in, you can almost barely see the arm underneath so much firepower.
Then there is the third extra interchangeable arm. It is absolutely massive (in comparison) and shoots out a missile. It’s so big that in real life I’m pretty sure Tony Stark wouldn’t be able to lift his arm.
Iron Man’s car not only shoots the action figure out into battle, it has several spots upon which the extra limbs can be stored and used as turrets. Kids have several configurations to choose from in this regard.
My older son in particular has been playing with this over the last few days and has enjoyed it quite a lot. He has created various scenarios and as kids do cross-pollinated with other action figures for different adventures.
Perhaps the highest praise, however, is that he now wants to save up his allowance and purchase other toys in the Iron Man 3 Assemblers line. For the $20 asking price Hasbro is offering a decent kit here for fans of super heroes to play with.