Hasbro Pulse’s blog has a brand new interview with our Marvel premium role play designer, Bobby Vala. In the interview, he shares how they made the upcoming Iron Man Helmet and Captain America Shield accurate.
PULSE: The official images released at New York Toy Fair looked very impressive, almost as if they jumped off the comic book page and into real life. How were you able to make these items feel so authentic?
VALA: A great deal of credit goes to our amazing relationship with Marvel. They provided us with the necessary reference to make sure our items look as authentic as possible. For example, our partners provided the actual size of Captain America’s theatrical shield so we could give the fans an accurate size representation. We wanted every aspect of these items to look premium from the detail to the deco finish. There is so much detail on the interior of the Iron Man helmet even down to the adjustable inner straps. Our deco treatment on the shield and helmet are some of the best I’ve ever seen.
The first two items in the collection will be available this fall, but are available to order now.
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