Review : LEGO Marvel 76327 Iron Man MK4 Bust

Today we are quickly interested in the content of the LEGO Marvel set 76327 Iron Man MK4 Bust, a box of 436 pieces currently for pre-order on the official online store at the public price of €59,99 and which will be available from June 1, 2025.

LEGO is trying its hand at busts after helmets, why not? The required change in scale is intended to produce constructions less than twenty centimeters high, and the aesthetic possibilities are inevitably limited, despite the talent of the designers in charge of the project.

Let's not lie to ourselves, Iron Man's head, here in MK4 version, is hardly more convincing than that of the helmet seen in the set 76165 Iron Man Helmet, there's still a clear facial expression issue on the character's helmet. It looks like Tony Stark is sad about the result, and thankfully the rest of what LEGO calls a bust saves the day a bit.

One can always try to find mitigating circumstances for LEGO by invoking the fact that it is a free "interpretation" of the subject, that it was difficult to do better at this scale, etc. The fact remains that this product is not a prototype, it is an exhibition model sold at a high price with a clearly identified adult target.

So we're working here at a scale that makes the studs on the surface of the armor really very big, but there are some good ideas, including two adjustable air brakes at the rear, two retractable shoulder cannons, and a head that turns in all directions to multiply the display possibilities.

The moving sections of the bust are very well integrated, well done for that. Too bad for the ARC Reactor which is not even pad printed while the part deserved in my opinion more attention on a model at this scale. The head seems to me a little too compact compared to the rest of the model and its general shape leaves me a little doubtful. The helmet does not open.

The black base on which this bust is installed is disarmingly simple, we just note that LEGO offers two versions to assemble: one that allows you to present the provided minifig and the other that omits the part that accommodates the figurine. Not enough to shout about the creative feat, but the manufacturer is obviously thinking of those who will install the minifig in a Ribba frame and who do not want to leave an empty space at the foot of the bust.

As for the included figure, which will definitely interest variant collectors, it's a technical disappointment. In principle, we get a brand new version of the character with his Mark IV armor, only the torso is new. The legs and the front of the helmet are elements already seen in a handful of other sets since 2023 and the reference 76269 Avengers Tower, and the head is the one usually used for the character.

On the copy received to present the product to you here, the pad printing is messed up both on Tony Stark's face with his HUD and on the character's hips. This may be an isolated case but quality control should not let this type of defect go by, especially when it comes to the number one manufacturer in the field. The front of the figurine's feet is also a bit messed up, it looks like a bad bootleg Chinese dating from the 2010s. Once again, the official visuals present on the official online store as well as on the product packaging are a little too optimistic.

No detailed pad printing of the ARC reactor, some patterns would have been welcome to fill the circle which seems a little empty, and the neutral arms of the figurine are a little sad while there is indeed a golden area at the level of the biceps on the version of the armor seen on the screen. I am one of those who appreciate figurines with a balanced design and not too busy but there is in my opinion a happy medium to respect in 2025 to try to convince me of the interest of a sharp variant on a subject already wrung out many times.

We are talking here about a pure exhibition product that is in principle designed to appeal to a demanding adult clientele, I think that once again LEGO has not taken the measure of its own pretensions and treats all its products as simple children's toys on a technical level. It's a bit of a shame, especially for a product of less than 500 pieces sold for €60.

For those who are wondering, the small plate to be installed at the foot of the support is pad printed, there are no stickers in this box.

In short, this first attempt to offer us "busts" in LEGO version does not seem to me to be the best introduction, we know however that a second reference will arrive in August 2025 with the set 76326 Iron Spider-Man Bust (379 pieces - €59,99) and the latter seems a little more successful to me.

We'll then have to wait and see which characters will be honored with the format and how LEGO will handle the subject to better assess the potential of this new collection. As it stands, in my opinion it's just passable for now and I wonder if LEGO isn't shooting itself in the foot by locking itself once again into an overly restrictive format that imposes aesthetic concessions that are borderline acceptable in 2025.

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