Iron Man is decked out in Captain America's red. white, and blue scheme. This is a nice change from the usual red and gold. He's almost certainly modeled after the What If - Civil War cover featuring a similar designed Iron Man. There's no explanation why Iron Man is like this, who is under the armor, or why you would need the shield when you have the armor.
That's because it doesn't matter. He just looks cool, thanks to the metallic paint job covering both the figure and the shield. The paint ops are overall pretty good. There's some nice detailing on the chest and arms that otherwise could have ended up looking sloppy. The paint's not perfect but very impressive due to its scale.
Since it is a recycled figure, this Iron Man shares all of the articulation of his brothers in the Movie Series. Head, mid-chest, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles. The only real disappoint is that his head doesn't move up and down.
His only accessory is Captain America's shield. Due to the metallic look, the white parts are silver instead. I am a big fan of Hasbro's design for his shield. It has elastic bands to hold the shield on the character's back, a la Captain America, and a clip to snap onto his forearm. Iron Man's arm is a shade slimmer than the clip, so the shield's a little loose, but not too loose.
Overall, it's a fun figure to own, as long as you're okay that it's made from recycled parts. It's a K-Mart exclusive with Army Green War Machine (another cool redeco) and a transparent Mark V (a disappointment). B
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