I’m continuing to try to pepper in some more Sixth-Scale figure reviews this Summer because I have a big backlog. But these take a lot more time than the other stuff I review, so I have to pace myself. There are some excellent releases coming in this second half of the year as well and today I’m bumping one of those new releases to the front of the line, because I was just really excited to get Hot Toys’ Marty from Back to the Future III! And in case you missed it, check out my look at Marty from the first film!

The figure comes in the standard shoebox-style package with a pretty cool old-timey style photo of Marty about to have his showdown with Mad Dog Tannen. The top lifts off and you get an illustrated insert depicting the DeLorean and under that are the goods in the usual black plastic tray. I feel like I surprise people when I declare that I like the third BTTF movie a lot more than the second. I’ll always consider the first a perfect film, the second was fun once or twice, but it gets way too over the top in the goofiness. I think I like the third one best because it scratches my Western itch and they actually go further back in time. It also kind of reminds me of the Classic Trek episode Spectre of the Gun where the protagonist is just desperate to escape the situation without having to engage in a gunfight he knows he can’t win. It was also nice to see Doc Brown get more of the movie to himself. Anyway, let’s get Marty out of the box!

The figure sports two different looks: One in his western suit and the other in his Clint Eastwood-style costume for the big gunfight. He comes out of the box pretty much ready for the first look, depending on whether you want to display him with his gun belt on or not. He didn’t wear it for a lot of the movie, but I put it on right away. The costume looks great and Hot Toys did a nice job conveying the cruder old-time style of the clothes. The trousers have an almost suede look to them and the brown fades a bit at the cuffs. The coat is a little ill-fitting, which I’m sure is intentional, with rounded lapels and rows of buttons running down each side of the flaps. The striped shirt underneath has a button flap running down to the chest and long sleeves with cuffs. The boots are pretty simple sculpts, but look nice and also have some fading to the brown near the toes. I doubt this costume was a big challenge for the tailoring wizards at Hot Toys, but it looks outstanding nonetheless.

The portrait includes the hat permanently attached to the head, and I’m fine with that. The expression is pretty much identical to the one from the first film with the lips slightly parted. The big difference is the sculpted hair is now pressed down over his forehead with some extremely light and delicate strands overlapping and letting some of the skin behind it show through, making for a very cool effect. Some of the freckling and pores in the skin are a little more evident in this portrait, and I think it looks great. Beyond that the likeness is just as solid as ever, but that’s to be expected as this certainly isn’t Hot Toys first time working with Michael J. Fox’s portrait.

Marty is one of those rare Hot Toys where the articulation is not at all inhibited by the costume, nor do you have to worry about the costume getting damaged by keeping him in any specific poses. As a result he is a lot of fun to play with. Naturally, you get a ton of hands to swap out, including fists, relaxed hands, and a bunch designed to work with some of the accessories. Speaking of which, let’s take a look at some of those accessories before swapping out his costume.

First up, you get the package that Doc mailed to Marty from the past. This is just a large flat parcel wrapped in brown paper and tied with a string. It also includes the photo of Doc Brown’s tombstone.

“Hey… Frisbie! Far out!” Yes, you get the Frisbie’s Pie plate that Marty used to disarm Mad Dog when he was about to gun down Doc Brown. Definitely a fun accessory!

Next up is the walkie-talkie retro-fitted with the ridiculously large old-timey battery. It’s very nicely done and a cool bonus, but probably not essential. I doubt I’ll be posing him with it much.

One of the real beauties in the box is the Hover Board. I must have completely forgotten this was included, or maybe I never realized it. Either way, I was super surprised to see it when I opened the box. It’s not featured much in the film, but what a great pack in! It has an elastic foot strap and a sharp and colorful sticker on the front, while the reverse side has the hover disks. Very cool! Next we’ll check out the gun and belt, and to do that we’re going to take Marty’s coat off.

Here we get a better look at the shirt, but more importantly the gun belt. And if you were hoping for some closeups of Michael J. Fox’s ass we got that for you too! The belt has a nice leather-like texture to it and some immaculate stitching. The holster itself has a retaining strap to hold it against the leather backing and a rawhide tie that goes around Marty’s leg to keep it all in place. You also get a brace of sculpted .45 Long Colt cartridges, each one fully painted. The belt itself buckles pretty easily and stays put quite well.

And easily my favorite accessory here is the Colt Peacemaker, and boy is this a beautiful example of the gun in this scale. The finish is gorgeous and the sculpt includes fine details like the screws and even the ejector spring under the barrel. The cylinder rotates and you can even pull back the hammer. I would have liked to see a little woodgrain texture in the handle. But that’s a minor nitpick and this really is a wonderful piece! And now we’ll switch Marty over to his Clint Eastwood look. The coat stays off, but you add his poncho and neckerchief.

And damn, this looks great! The poncho is made of a pretty heavy wool-like material and features magnets inside to help it secure front to back on each side. It can also be cinched up for easy access to his holster. The neckerchief has some nice printing on it and you can even unravel it a bit and have Marty wear it like a mask.

And the final accessory that goes with the Clint Eastwood outfit is the iron stove door Marty used as a makeshift bulletproof vest. It has some sculpted decorations on the front and a bit of a rust-colored wash over the black paint. There is a crude looking piece of rope that’s used to hang it around his neck. Awesome!

And as always, what’s our final stop on these Hot Toys’ reviews? You got it… the figure stand! It has a rectangle base with beautiful printing of the DeLorean being pulled by the horses to try to get it up to 88mph, along with the BTTF 3 logo. I absolutely love the decision to go with this for the base art and I wish Hot Toys would get back into the habit of doing it for more movie figures. It’s so much more attractive than the printed ground texture that they use so often. The base also has a nameplate that looks like it’s printed on an old piece of leather. The only thing I don’t like about the figure stand is they used the waist grabber for the post instead of the crotch cradle, and I honestly can’t figure out why. This thing is such a pain in the ass to attach when dealing with the coat or the poncho and it gets caught on the gun belt to. I will likely swap it out for the crotch cradle from one of the figures I don’t have on display.

Hot Toys’ Marty is an absolutely fantastic figure with a couple of great display options for the costume and some fun accessories. But, this is also a figure that retails for $285 and holy shit, that’s just insane even by Hot Toys pricing. Based on the number of accessories, this is a figure I would have expected to retail closer to the $225 mark and not closer to the $300 price point. Now, I don’t regret buying him one bit, because I was hoping for a long time we would get BTTF3 versions of Doc and Marty. But then again, I’ve always had more money than sense. Hopefully BTTF3 Doc Brown will be shipping soon! Oh yeah… and I’ll get to a review of Sideshow’s Blondie from The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly soon too!