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“I have become more powerful than any Jedi. Even you!” – Count Dooku

As a menacing Sith Lord and central figure in the Clone Wars, Count Dooku became disillusioned with the Jedi Order and thirsted for greater power. He voluntarily left the light side behind and became Darth Sidious’ dark side disciple, taking the secret name Darth Tyranus and leading the Separatist army. Dooku advanced Sidious’s secret plot to take over the galaxy, but forgot that betrayal is the nature of the Sith.

Today Hot Toys is thrilled to officially present our incredible movie masterpiece – the highly anticipated 1/6th scale Count Dooku collectible figure from Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.

Masterfully crafted based on the appearance of Count Dooku in the movie, the 1/6th scale collectible figure features a newly developed head sculpt with striking likeness, a meticulously tailored costume with Dooku’s beautifully designed cape, a LED light-up lightsaber, a number of interchangeable hands, a pair of Force Lighting effect parts that are attachable to hands, a hologram projector and several hologram figures including Death Star, Jango Fett, B1 Battle Droid and Darth Sidious.

This dangerous and elegant Count Dooku collectible figure will surely be a phenomenal masterpiece to add to all Star Wars fans’ collection!
SPECIFICATIONS
PRODUCT CODEMMS496
PRODUCT NAMECOUNT DOOKU
HEIGHTAPPROXIMATELY 33 CM TALL
POINTS OF ARTICULATIONS30
SPECIAL FEATURES A BROWN-COLORED VELVET-LIKE CAPE WITH METAL CLASP, A HOLOGRAM PROJECTOR AND SEVERAL HOLOGRAM FIGURES, TWO GRADIENT BLUE COLORED FORCE LIGHTNING EFFECTS (ATTACHABLE TO THE HANDS)
ARTISTSHEAD SCULPTED BY KOJUN
HEAD PAINTED BY E-LEE & JC. HONG
HEAD ART DIRECTED BY JC. HONG
Special features of the 1/6th scale Count Dooku Collectible Figure:
- Authentic and detailed likeness of Christopher Lee as Count Dooku in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- Newly developed head sculpt with movie-accurate facial expression, beard and detailed skin texture
- Detailed grayish white hair sculpture of Count Dooku’s hair style
- Body with over 30 points of articulations
- Approximately 33 cm tall
- Nine (9) pieces of interchangeable hands including:
- One (1) pair of relaxed hands
- One (1) pair of Force using hands
- One (1) pair of gesturing hands
- One (1) pair of lightsabers holding hands
- One (1) right hand for holding hologram projector
- Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted

Costume :
- One (1) brown-colored velvet-like cape with metal clasp
- One (1) black-colored tunic
- One (1) dark brown-colored leather-like belt
- One (1) pair of dark brown-colored pants
- One (1) pair of black-colored leather-like boots

Weapons:
- One (1) LED-lighted red lightsaber (red light, battery operated)
- One (1) red lightsaber blade in motion (attachable to the hilt)
- One (1) lightsaber hilt

Accessory:
- Two (2) gradient blue colored Force lightning effects (attachable to the hands)
- One (1) hologram projector
- One (1) hologram figure of Death Star
- One (1) hologram figure of Jango Fett
- One (1) hologram figure of B1 Battle Droid
- One (1) hologram figure of Darth Sidious
- Specially designed figure stand with Star Wars logo, character nameplate and graphic card

Artists:
- Head Sculpted by Kojun
- Head Painted by E-Lee & JC. Hong
- Head Art Directed by JC. Hong

Release date: Approximately Q2 – Q3, 2019

**Prototype shown, final product may be slightly different
**Battery included for collectible figure, button cells are required
**Product details are subject to change without further notice

& TM Lucasfilm Ltd.
2018 Hot Toys Limited. All Rights Reserved.






















#newproduct #StarWars #CountDooku #ChristopherLee #movie #male

“Much to learn, you still have.” – Yoda

Yoda was a legendary Jedi Master and stronger than most in his connection with the Force. Small in size but wise and powerful, he trained Jedi for over 800 years and played integral roles in the Clone Wars.

Being a widely beloved character across the Star Wars galaxy, now Hot Toys is pleased to officially present our astonishing movie masterpiece of the new 1/6th scale Yoda collectible figure from Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.

Beautifully crafted based on the appearance of Yoda in the movie, the 1/6th scale collectible figure features a newly developed head sculpt with amazing likeness and fabric hair, specialized body specifically designed for the Jedi Master, finely tailored outfit, a walking cane, a pair of Force Lighting effect parts that are attachable to hands and a lightsaber hilt that is magnetically attachable to his belt!

It is the perfect time to have this remarkable collectible figure of Master Yoda in your Star Wars collection!
SPECIFICATIONS
PRODUCT CODEMMS495
PRODUCT NAMEYODA
HEIGHTAPPROXIMATELY 14 CM TALL
POINTS OF ARTICULATIONS23
SPECIAL FEATURESA LIGHTSABER HILT MAGNETICALLY ATTACHABLE TO THE BELT, TWO GRADIENT BLUE COLORED FORCE LIGHTNING EFFECTS (ATTACHABLE TO THE HANDS), A CANE
ARTISTSHEAD SCULPTED BY PAN MAK AND VIVA LAI
HEAD PAINTED BY VIVA LAI
HEAD ART DIRECTED BY JC. HONG & VIVA LAI
The 1/6th scale Yoda Collectible Figure specially features:

- Authentic and detailed likeness of Yoda in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- Newly developed head sculpt with movie-accurate facial expression, detailed wrinkles and skin texture
- White fabric hair implantation
- Newly developed body with over 23 points of articulations
- Approximately 14 cm tall
- Six (6) pieces of interchangeable hands including:
- One (1) pair of lightsaber holding hands
- One (1) pair of Force-using hand
- One (1) right hand for holding cane
- One (1) opened right hand
- Four (4) pieces of interchangeable feet including:
- One (1) pair of standing feet
- One (1) pair of levitate feet
- Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted

Costume :
- One (1) dark brown-colored under tunic
- One (1) dark brown-colored belt with magnetic function
- One (1) beige-colored robe

Weapons:
- One (1) lightsaber hilt magnetically attachable to the belt
- One (1) green lightsaber (attachable to the hilt)
- One (1) green lightsaber blade in motion (attachable to the hilt)

Accessory:
- Two (2) gradient blue colored Force lightning effects (attachable to the hands)
- One (1) cane
- Specially designed dynamic figure stand with Star Wars logo, character nameplate and graphic card

Artists:
- Head Sculpted by Pan Mak and Viva Lai
- Head Painted by Viva Lai
- Head Art Directed by JC. Hong & Viva Lai

Release date: Approximately Q2 – Q3, 2019

**Prototype shown, final product may be slightly different
**Product details are subject to change without further notice

& TM Lucasfilm Ltd.
2018 Hot Toys Limited. All Rights Reserved.



























#newproduct #HotToys #StarWars #Yoda #male #Jedi

Solo: A Star Wars Story has opened around the globe and is loved by fans and critics alike! The Imperial has expended its army with a newly introduced Patrol Trooper. These specialist Stormtroopers are the urban equivalent of scout troopers, wearing partial armor for greater mobility. The enlarged helmet incorporate enhanced-imaging sensors and communications gear, helping patrol troopers navigate crowded city streets and handle real-time data about suspects.

Today, Hot Toys is very excited to present the Imperial officer, Patrol Trooper in 1/6th scale collectible figure from the latest installment of the Star Wars Saga!

The highly-accurate collectible figure is specially crafted based on the image of Patrol Trooper from Solo: A Star Wars Story featuring a newly designed Patrol Trooper helmet and armor, a meticulously tailored fabric suit and under-suit with armor details, weapons including a pistol and a baton!

Serve the Galactic Empire and recruit these Patrol Troopers into your Star Wars collection!

The 1/6th scale Patrol Trooper Collectible Figure specially features:
- Authentic and detailed likeness of Patrol Trooper in Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Newly designed Patrol Trooper helmet with mechanical details
- Specially applied white colored painting on armor with weathering effect
- Approximately 30.5cm tall
- Body with over 25 points of articulations
- Seven (7) pieces of interchangeable white-colored gloved hands including:
- One (1) pair of fist
- One (1) pair of relaxed hands
- One (1) pair of hands for holding weapons
- One (1) gesturing left hand

Costume:
- One (1) newly designed and finely crafted Patrol Trooper white-colored chest armor with weathering effect
- One (1) black-colored under-suit with white-colored armors
- One (1) black-colored Patrol Trooper belt
- One (1) pair of black-colored pants with white strip
- One (1) pair of white-colored armored boots with weathering effect

Weapon:
- One (1) pistol
- One (1) baton

Accessory:
- Specially designed figure stand with movie name, character nameplate and graphic card

Artists:
- Figure Painted by Lok Ho
- Figure Art Directed by JC. Hong

Release date: Approximately Q2 – Q3, 2019

**Prototype shown, final product may be slightly different
**Product details could be subjected to change without further notice

& TM Lucasfilm Ltd.
2018 Hot Toys Limited. All Rights Reserved.



















#newproduct #Solo #StarWars #Trooper #male #sci-fi

In the latest release Solo: A Star Wars Story from Star Wars saga, fans experience an all-new adventure to a galaxy far, far away… with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy! Han Solo served as a corporal with the 224th Imperial Armored Division, a new incarnation namely Mudtroopers with partial armor, augmented with respiratory gear and sealed bodysuits for combat in unhealthy environments such as Mimban.

Today, Hot Toys is very excited to present the 1/6th scale collectible figure of Han Solo as Mudtrooper, a brand-new Imperial trooper in the highly anticipated Solo: A Star Wars Story!

The highly-accurate collectible figure is specially crafted based on the appearance of Mudtrooper from Solo: A Star Wars Story. It features a head sculpt with incredible likeness of Han Solo, a newly designed Mudtrooper helmet wearable on head sculpt, impressive armor designs, a newly tailored fabric suit with details, a cape with specially applied weathering effects, a blaster rifle, and a figure stand!

Star Wars fanatics don’t miss the opportunity to add this special version of Han Solo collectible figure to show off your Solo: A Star Wars Story display.

The 1/6th scale Han Solo (Mudtrooper) Collectible Figure specially features:

- A head sculpt with authentic and detailed likeness of as Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Movie-accurate facial expression with detailed skin texture
- One (1) interchangeable brown color hair sculpture with magnetic feature
- One (1) newly designed Mudtrooper helmet with detachable goggles and detailed face mask (wearable on head sculpt)
- Highly detailed rebreather pack with detachable parts
- Body with over 30 points of articulations
- Approximately 31 cm tall
- Six (6) pieces of interchangeable black-colored gloved hands including:
- One (1) pair of fist
- One (1) pair of relaxed hands
- One (1) pair of hands for holding rifle
- Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted

Costume:
- One (1) newly designed and finely crafted Mudtrooper dark green-colored chest armor
- One (1) dark green-colored long sleeve shirt with weathering effect
- One (1) red-colored bicep armor for upper right arm
- One (1) black-colored Mudtrooper belt
- One (1) pair of grey-colored pants with weathering effect
- One (1) pair of dark green-colored armored boots with weathering effect
- One (1) dark green-colored double layer cape

Weapon:
- One (1) articulated blaster rifle

Accessory:
- Specially designed figure stand with Star Wars logo and character nameplate with graphic card

Artists:
- Head Sculpted by So Young Lee
- 3D Designed by Da Hye Kim
- Head Painted by E-Lee
- Head Art Directed by JC. Hong
- Figure Painted by Lok Ho

Release date: Approximately Q2 – Q3, 2019

**Prototype shown, final product may be slightly different
**Product details could be subjected to change without further notice

& TM Lucasfilm Ltd.
2018 Hot Toys Limited. All Rights Reserved.























#newproduct #StarWars #HanSolo #Mudtrooper #military #scifi #movie

So, I have been promising pics of me in my new Stormtrooper armour with some of my 1/6 figures, but to date I have not been able to get a "photographer" round to take any pics.   So here is the next best thing, which I am hoping I can sneak in here   .

As you can see my display of 1/6 Stormtroopers and Darth Vader have now gotten a new addition.  The left hand stormtrooper is a bandai, and the other a SideShow.  Darth Vader is the H/T ANH version.
 
My new armour is Shepperton Design Studios Battle Spec armour.  
It is displayed on a half mannequin, so there is actually nothing in the legs .  The mannequin is also a little smaller than me so it doesn't quite fit as it should, but it gives you an idea anyway.

I am slowly fitting the armour and making adjustments so that its fit and comfort are improved, and also making some accuracy changes like the canvas belt which I have just added to replace the plastic one which came with the suit.  I am also waiting for a TRamp voice changer to arrive so that I can sound like a stormtrooper too





hope you like it, and I will post some pics of the figures with me in the armour as soon as I can get some taken

Paul

#starwars #stormtrooper #scifi

“I’ve waited a long time for a shot like this.” – Han Solo

The newest chapter of the Star Wars saga is unfolding in the upcoming Solo: A Star Wars Story! Fans will finally learn the past of the galaxy’s most beloved scoundrel – Han Solo.

Times were tough under Imperial rule. Han, a street thief, worked for a notorious gang on Corellia, stealing goods and cutting deals on behalf of an ill-tempered crime boss. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.



Hot Toys reveals their first 1/6th scale collectible figure from Solo: A Star Wars Story: the main man himslef, Han Solo! Two versions of the character will see release, including a standard release (MMS491) and a deluxe version (MMS492) which includes Han Solo’s outfit on the planet of Vandor : a pair of goggles, a fur overcoat, and a climbing belt!



The highly-accurate collectible figure is specially crafted based on the appearance of Han Solo from Solo: A Star Wars Story. It features a newly developed head sculpt with striking likeness, a meticulously tailored outfit with brown-colored suede-like jacket, the iconic blaster pistol, an assortments of accessories including the symbolic gold-colored lucky dice, a wristwatch, a communicator and a specially designed figure stand.

The Deluxe Version will exclusively feature Han Solo’s outfit on the planet of Vandor including a pair of goggles, a fur overcoat, and a climbing belt!

Star Wars fans, be sure to pick up the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy for your next wild adventure with the Millennium Falcon!

The 1/6th scale Han Solo Collectible Figure (Deluxe Version) specially features:

- Newly developed head sculpt with authentic and detailed likeness of Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Movie-accurate facial expression with detailed skin texture
- Brown color short hair sculpture
- Body with over 30 points of articulations
- Approximately 31 cm tall
- One (1) interchangeable hair sculpture with magnetic feature for wearing snow goggles***
- Three (3) pieces of interchangeable hands including:
- One (1) pair of relaxed hands
- One (1) right hand for holding weapon
- Four (4) pieces of brown-colored interchangeable gloved hands including:
- One (1) pair of relaxed gloved hands
- One (1) right hand for holding weapon
- One (1) gesturing left hand
- Three (3) pieces of dark brown-colored interchangeable gloved hands including:***
- One (1) pair of relaxed hands***
- One (1) right hand for holding weapon***
- Each piece of head sculpt is specially hand-painted

Costume:
- One (1) grayish blue and black- colored V-neck shirt
- One (1) brown-colored suede-like jacket
- One (1) dark brown-colored leather-like belt
- One (1) brown-colored leather-like blaster holster belt
- One (1) pair of dark blue-colored pants
- One (1) pair of black-colored boots with weathering effect
- One (1) dark brown-colored mink-like overcoat with brown suede-like inner-layered jacket***
- One (1) beige-colored scarf***

Weapon:
- One (1) blaster pistol

Accessory:
- One (1) pair of metallic gold-colored lucky dice
- One (1) watch
- One (1) communicator
- One (1) wearable snow goggles***
- One (1) climbing belt***
- Interchangeable graphic cards for figure stand***
- Specially designed figure stand with Star Wars logo and character nameplate

Artists:
- Head Sculpted by So Young Lee
- 3D Designed by Da Hye Kim
- Head Painted by E- Lee
- Head Art Directed by JC. Hong

*** Exclusive to Deluxe Version

Release date: Approximately Q2 – Q3, 2019

**Prototype shown, final product may be slightly different
**Product details could be subjected to change without further notice

& TM Lucasfilm Ltd.
2018 Hot Toys Limited. All Rights Reserved.





















#newproduct #hottoys #Han Solo #Solo #Movie #StarWars

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Anyway, here are a couple of shots of the figures:





#starwars #solo #stormtrooper #male #fiction #hasbro #disney[/quote]
Hey Gub,
Is it me, or do you a get a "young Arnold " vibe off the Han head sculpt?

I think the heads for these figures can be great affordable alternatives for kitbashing. The heads on the original Hasbro 12" figures were always a smidge too big, while these seem much better.

As for high end 1/6 figures from the new movie, I think it will be a certainty, even if the movie doesn't score ( I don't know much about it yet, waiting to surprise myself)
Then it will come down to who buys the liscencing versus who offers us "Gambling Space Pilot" , " Furry, Loyal Companion" and "Smooth Talking Confidence Man"

Hasbro has a near monopoly on the more affordable lines of Star Wars action figure collectibles, and it has a variety of lines and sublines of related products. For a while they brought us some high quality "super articulated" (14 points of articulation) action figures in the "classic" scale (3.75"), which they later abandoned for nicely sculpted and painted but underarticulated (5 points) figures; lately, they have brought back some of the "super articulated" figures with the nostalgic classical packaging; unfortunately (from my perspective), these have tended to be from the sequel trilogy rather than the original one (which remains my main interest). The Hasbro "Black Series" also includes a line of "super articulated" 6" figures, which have been quite good on the whole -- certainly in terms of articulations, and in many (if not all) cases in terms of quality of sculpt and paint.

Then there are their larger figures. But whether these are 1/4 (?) scale or 1/6 scale, and whether they are just regular figures or have electronic/sound features, these have been disappointingly underarticulated. I generally ignore them completely, except for the Rogue One stormtroopers, who have yielded up their nicely sculpted and proportional helmets for the use of my nicely-articulated Bandai models. But with the new Star Wars movie Solo coming up, we see products related to that film crop up in all Hasbro lines. I don't know how much of this will be translated into high-end sixth-scale collectables (besides, of course, the protagonists), so I did look at it. Especially the imperial troopers. In the tradition of Star Wars films, we are served with additional and increasingly dubious trooper types: the dirty and slightly modified Mimban Stormtrooper, the Ranger Trooper, the Mud Trooper, and the Patrol Trooper. Why regular stormtroopers and scout troopers could not have made do (besides the occasion for additional toy designs) remains (and will surely remain) a mystery. I suppose not everyone is like me, willing to shell out more money for already-existing trooper types. To add to the annoyance, so far they seem to be scattered among different lines: the Mud Trooper is 1/4 (?) scale, the Ranger Trooper is 6" (1/12 scale), the Mimban Stormtrooper is 3.75" (there might be a different scale version too), and the Patrol Trooper is 12" (1/6 scale). Perhaps eventually we'll get more of them in the same scale -- these products have a notably poor consistency of distribution, as Michael Crawford has pointed out.

I picked up Hasbro's basic 12" Han Solo and Patrol Trooper. At first sight I was impressed with the former's head sculpt, and I thought the Patrol Trooper might come in handy for kitbashing later on. The figures appear to be slightly under scale, closer to the 11.5" mark. As I expected, the articulation is atrocious: we are back to the old Kenner 3.75" five-point articulation, except that the hands can also rotate around the axis of the wrists. The paint application is also pretty poor: this is more visible on the Patrol Trooper where we need clean lines (ironically, it seems to be worst on the helmet, where it should be best), but also on some spots of Han, too (for example, the hair around and especially behind the ears). A repaint might help both. The sculpts are very good overall, especially considering that these were being sold for $8. In both cases the belts are (or were) a separate, softer-plastic piece affixed into place. The Patrol Trooper's lenses and Han's buckle are given appropriately glossy or shiny paint finishes; Han's eyes feature the dreaded paint dot. The Patrol Trooper design looks like a Stormtrooper, Scarif/Beach Trooper, and a Scout Trooper had some unholy union and somehow produced a bouncing baby boy featuring aspects of each type, vaguely reminiscent of things we end up seeing in the sequel trilogy; that said it is marginally cool-looking, or it would be, if it were not so transparently derivative and unnecessary. I suspect the same could be said for the other new trooper types.

Anyway, here are a couple of shots of the figures:





#starwars #solo #stormtrooper #male #fiction #hasbro #disney

Hello again, and here is another one of those sort of catch up posts on my collection.

This time it is the 3 Sand Trooper figures I own.

I love stormtroopers!!! there I said it, I love all things Stormtrooper, and perhaps nothing more so than the Sand Troopers from ANH.  I really like their weathered look, the pauldrons and the extra equipment they carry.  So it should be no surprise that I own 3 of these characters.

I have the Hot Toys Sand Trooper Squad Leader, the Sideshow Sergeant and the SideShow Desert Sands Detachment.  The Sideshow figures are from the Militaries of Star Wars series from a number of years ago, and are now becoming harder to find, also meaning that sadly they demand an increasing premium price wise.  The Hot Toys figure is newer and fairly readily available, but of course at Hot Toys prices

Stormtroopers will, it seems often draw a lot of discussion about how accurate they are, but I will not be touching on the minutia of how these measure up to their on screen counter parts or really to each other here.  This is more a chance for you to see some of what is available out of the box if you are looking for a Sand Trooper figure.

First up is the Hot Toys Squad Leader.  A very nice figure that comes with a sand textured base, and a surveillance droid.  All the equipment is there that you would expect with a Sand Trooper.  He has T21 light repeating Blaster seen in the pics, an E-11 blaster, a DLT 19 blaster rifle and the binoculars also pictured.  Quite posable as are the other two troopers seen here also, even if the armour is a bit restrictive.  The base has a lovely sand finish but sadly Hot Toys put two foot prints in it which are quite visible if the figures lower half is not posed as per the box art.












The SideShow Sand Trooper Sergeant is another nice figure.  This one has all the usual Sand Trooper bits, and comes with the pictured RT-97c blaster rifle and an E-11 as well.  Of course being a Sergeant he has the white pauldron.  Aside from different hands (which all these figures have by the way) that is pretty much it for this one.  The base on this one does no come with the sand cover interestingly, but I was able to find one elsewhere.











Last of the 3 that I have is the SideShow Desert Sands Detachment figure.  This one has a real arsenal included comprising of E-11, DLT-19, RT-97c and T-21 blasters.  He also comes with they grey pauldron shown and an additional white one.  The stand for this one does come with the sand cover this time and there are long and short options for the vertical pipe shaped object on the back pack.  I would say the is the best equipped of the 3 and gives the most options for achieving different looks.









And here are all 3 together



I hope as always this was helpful, and I welcome any comments you may have.

Paul

#starwars #sandtrooper #stormtrooper #ANH #scifi #movie

Another of my mini reviews on items I have had for a while.  

This time I am looking at my SideShow Speeder Bike and Scout Trooper.  

I thought it would be good to look at these now as the Speeder Bike has just been re-released, and the Biker Scout is about to be re-released by SideShow.  Typical of SideShow that. I looked for ages to get one of these in reasonable condition and at a reasonable price    

The bike is in my opinion the best detailed version of the speeder bike available.  Sideshow have gone to great lengths to recreate the engine parts and all the controls, and have also done a very sympathetic job on the weathering.  I am aware that some feel that this version is to small and that the Hasbro bike is proportionally better, however after examining as many screen shots, production pictures, and even reproductions of the artwork used to design and ultimately build the real bikes I think this one is nearer to the original film used props.  I have both this and the Hasbro version, and in truth neither are absolutely proportionally correct, and this is a little bit shorter than it should be, where, according to my calculations and measurements, the Hasbro is wider, longer and has an overall more chunky look to it.

The Speeder Bike comes in several pieces which need to be assembled.  Some of the parts are quite thin and fragile so you do have to take care when putting this together or taking it apart.  The thinner parts around the control handles are particularly delicate, but then the overall look is all the better for them being near to scale sizes.
There are a number of moving parts such as the handlebars and pedals, the exhaust covers at the rear and the fins at the front of the bike which helps in getting some very realistic looking poses with this model.

The bike is supported on a single metal rod which slots into the bike and a weighted base which keeps the bike very stable.  The bike can be angled on the base to get some good action poses as if it is turning etc...  
The base comes with some woodland scenery to cover the black plastic with if you wish, and I have also used the similar base cover from the Biker Scout figure to add to this an completely cover the base the best I can.  You can see in the last pic of the bike on display that I have now also added a 1/6 Black Series Rebel commando helmet too just to add to the effect.

The Biker figure is pretty standard SideShow fare.  The costume is very well recreated and due to the sparser armour and no padded suit the joints remain fairly flexible.  Its a reasonably possible figure and can be made to pose on the bile in any number of convincing riding poses.  It comes with boots for standing and the ones seen here which have the toes positioned to sit correctly on the bikes pedals.  There are also spare hands for relaxed look, holding the handlebars of the bike and the included blaster pistol.
As mentioned the base comes with a a cover to make it look like the forrest floor.  

This figure does not need the bike and it does make a very nice stand alone figure, although it is of course nice to be able to display both together.








I hope you enjoyed this mini review, and as always any comments are welcome.

Paul

#starwars #speeder #speederbike #bikerscout #scouttrooper #rotj #movie #scfi

I've always considered myself more of a customizer/kitbasher and never really bought many boxed sets. Even those would always get tweaked/modded/weathered/painted/taken apart/parts swapped/etc. And until recently I had never bought a HotToys set, they just seemed too pricey and I wasn't that interested in their licenses. But this past year I actually bought several, and aside from Wonder Woman the rest were all Star Wars female characters. Jyn and Rey were pretty much perfect out of the box. Sure they could use a little extra weathering but for once I didn't feel the need to do anything with them other than "play" with them, a very strange experience!

The Jyn deluxe set is especially great, because all the extras are just so cool, but I like the basic look the best, because she kicks total @ss in that scene on Jedha! She can hold a very dynamic pose because she's so solid on her feet, so I had some fun with posing her through some motions. Too bad I don't have a stormtrooper for her to bash!








Rey is not quite as steady on her feet but I managed a couple of poses inspired by movie stills and online images of her.




Nice to have some figures I can just enjoy out of the box instead of steeling myself for weeks/months of work!

#starwars #hottoys #female #film

Stryker asked about this figure in another thread so here is a little review of the SideShow Tusken Raider from their Scum & Villainy range.

One of my favourite Star Wars characters this one, the Sand People. I think they look and sound just right for what they are meant to be, a great piece of creative magic.


This is the SideShow Tusken Raider, which seems to have only been produced in fairly low numbers, and so can be quite hard to get hold of now.


This is a really great figure though, and I would say well worth the premium on price you are going to pay because of the scarcity.

The materials used are really nice and drape perfectly to achieve the look from the films. All the pouches have a leather like finish to them and there is some light weathering applied too.

I think the head sculpt is spot on.

The accessories are all nicely finished too, and as well as the Gaderffii stick shown here there is also a long barrelled Tusken cycler rifle for those pod race sniping scenes, and a second Gaderffii with a sort of paddle end to it instead of the curved spike end.


I wanted to go for that classic pose of the Tusken Raider shaking his gaderffii above his head while attacking Luke Skywalker in the original film. I hope I have done it justice.


I love this figure and I am really pleased that I didn't let this one go when I saw it for sale.





As always please feel free to comment.

#starwars #tuskenraider #sideshow #film

Stryker asked in another thread about these so.........Yes, its those disgusting creatures, Jawas  


These again are one of my favourite Star Wars characters, I love their scenes in the original film.


This is a set of 2 Jawas by sideshow.
Very nice detail indeed and lots of extras and options. They come with the droid caller and Ion blaster shown here, but also have an ion blaster pistol, hand held welder and retraining bolts which they could be holding, along with a variety of different hands.
The figures have light up eyes, and of course are smaller in stature as you would expect. One is also slightly taller than the other.
The joints are a bit sloppy and they can be tricky to get to balance standing up, but not excessively so.
The costumes are great and the material choices are good.


I love these little guys.







As always any comments are very welcome.

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Yesterday my Pre-ordered Zuckuss and Dengar figures arrived

I have already reviewed the Dengar figure here:  https://onesixthfigures.forumotion.com/t111-product-review-sideshow-dengar

The figures were both pre-ordered here in the UK from:  https://www.dandyisland.com

So now its time to look at Zuckuss.

I was cautious about buying this figure because I have had a Hasbro 12" Zuckuss for a while and thought he was actually ok, and so I did not know if I wanted to pay for the SideShow figure for whats is a very background character.  In the end I obviously did buy him, and whilst this is definitely more detailed than the Hasbro offering I don't think it is such a big upgrade as Dengar is.

Packaging
This is much the same as Dengar, and all other SideShow Star Wars packaging so I won't dwell on this here.  I will however say that again on this box the cardboard used seems slightly thinner than previous SideShow boxes, and the overlapped seam which forms that box did not appear to have enough glue applied and was separating straight out of the brown packing box.  It just does not feel as good a quality as previous boxes from SideShow have.  Quite disappointing for a collectors model at this price point, as for many, including me, the packaging is part of the whole.





The Figure

Let me start by saying that this is a good figure.  I probably don't think it warrants the asking price but that is unfortunately the 1/6 world we live in  

I think the sculpt of the head is very good and it has those lovely sort of translucent eyes similar to those seen on the earlier 4-LOM figure.  From certain angles they really bring the head to life.  It is difficult to tell from movie stills how accurate the colouring is but it looks right to me. The mix of organic and mechanical elements in the head has been handled very well and the overall impression is very convincing.

The figure itself seems to me to be slightly to tall.  Only by a few millimetres, but I think it is noticeable.  To my eye the extra height is found in the chest area, it just seems to long. This can be mitigated when posing the figure by bending the torso forward a little, but this is not that easy to do and only partly solves the issue.  The extra height also seem to make the figure look too slim, and he does not have the quite squat, dumpy, look of the film character.

The costume is very good, and I like the leather belt and harness which has magnetic closures on the pouches. The leather could have been made to look slightly more "used" but it is ok as it is really.  
The long coat is superb, and looks just like it should.  It has a slight silver sheen to it, and looks worn and used to a perfect finish.  To me it does feel a little freaky to the touch I can only describe it as "crispy", and every time I touch it I fear that I will damage it in some way but it does seem to be able to deal with being handled normally though.  
There are some really cool boots under that coat which are sadly all but covered up.
The pipes and breathing apparatus are all sculpted very well and are flexible enough to pose without feeling fragile.  I particularly like the back panel which given the available pictures of the film costume must be "imagined" by SideShow and they have done a grand job of it.

Extras are limited to the blaster and spare hands.  There is the usual hexagonal base as well but as this is included with every figure it is hardly an extra.  
That said what extras could have been added for a character that has as limited a screen appearance as this one.  I suppose that at the price asked for this figure I expect a little bit more, but then I guess I am really paying SideShow to complete my collection
The blaster is very nicely done.  I believe the movie prop was made with an Enfield rifle as the base, and this can be seen well in the model too.  Parts of it do look quite fragile, especially given the shape and size of Zuckuss' hands, but it is actually quite robust.

The articulation of this figure is not great, although I think this is largely due to the limits of movement in the costume.  That said SideShow's Jawas have a good range of movement and similar costumes so I think SideShow could have done better in the articulation department with this one.  If you are looking for the pose from the movie then you are ok, but anything more might be a bit more of a challenge.

Conclusions
This is clearly an improvement over the Hasbro figure, but I do think the price is a little excessive for what you get.  
You can achieve a reasonable movie accurate look with this figure but the extra length in the chest area is apparent whatever you do.  
Achieving more action poses will be a challenge given the limits imposed on articulation by the costume (and the fear of damaging that crispy feeling coat )

I am very pleased with this figure.  Would I buy it again given that the Hasbro is actually pretty good (with a bit of extra paint on it)?  Yes I think I would, but I do think SideShow are asking for a high premium on this figure because they know that some collectors will pay more to complete their collections.  It does feel like I have been taken advantage of a little bit because of my penchant for collecting Star Wars Bounty Hunters









And a couple to compare this figure with the Hasbro 12" figure.  Some of the height difference is the extra height of the SideShow base.




Thank you for reading this review, and I hope you found it interesting and helpful.

As always any comments are very welcome.

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My Dengar figure from SideShow arrived today along with his pal Zuckuss.  The extra wait is typical of the UK 1/6 market, but they are here now.    

On to what I think of this figure.
I have been waiting, mostly patiently, for someone to release a good interpretation of Dengar the Bounty Hunter from TESB.  Up till now this character has been filled in my collection by the Hasbro 12" offering, which, whilst OK after a bit of extra paintwork being done, still leaves a lot to be desired when displayed alongside my other Bounty Hunters (now all SideShow).

Once this Figure was announced I knew it would be in my collection.  I bought it via dandyisland.com here in the UK as they then handle all the import etc.  It does mean paying a bit more and the extra wait, but I know what I am paying up front with no extra charges on delivery .  As soon as they had it to preorder I preordered.

Packing
The figure itself comes in the now standard SideShow Star Wars packaging.  A brown outer packing box, then the black with grey accents Box which has 3 different 3/4 length photos of the figure, one on each of the front, back, and inside the flap.  The flap is magnetically held closed and opens to reveal the figure itself behind a clear window, and the previously mentioned photo of the figure.
Now, upon opening this box it seemed to me as though SideShow might have used a slightly thinner cardboard than I had previously seen, and indeed comparing the box to older SideShow Star Wars boxes it does seem very marginally but noticeably thinner!!!  Both this box and the one Zuckuss came in also had the seam which closed the box coming apart at the top.  It seems as though there might not have been enough glue used to construct the box.  Minor things sure but with this being a collector figure I would not expect SideShow to be skimping on packaging as I think they may have been here, especially at the price point.

The figure itself is cocooned in a clear plastic shell along with his weapons, and has a second clear plastic shell beneath with the stand, backpack and spare hands.  This is all fine and seems to hold all the parts well for transit as nothing had moved.







The Figure
The figure itself is I think a very, very, good rendition of the movie character, and certainly the best that has been available in this scale to date.  The proportions seem good, and the level of detail is good given the source material SideShow had available must have been quite limited.  We only see Dengar for a few seconds in TESB and again in very shadowy scenes in Jabba's palace in ROTJ.  Other than this we only have a very limited number of promotional stills in which Dengar seems to have switched weapons with 4-LOM!!

The feet seem well done, although the nature of the boots he is wearing make the right boot look more like a left boot from certain angles.  
The armour is crisp and well represented, the base colour looks good, and the over all impression is good.  Dengars armour in the still photos available does look a bit more worn, and whilst there is some weathering on the figures armour, a little bit more might have been welcome.  
The backpack is superb with individual parts and straps all very well done.  It attaches to the back of the figure with a magnet and seems to hold well.  The other pouches etc are all well done, but i did need to pad out the one on the left hip a little to get the exact look I was after.

The weapons supplied are good.  The blaster pistol is excellent, and is a tight fit for the leather holster which is riveted to the leg armour, and has a magnetic retention strap.  The MG42 used to represent the Blaster Rifle which appears in TESB is also a very nice piece.  It is of course different from the blaster seen in the promo pics as this was MG34 based.  
As has been mentioned in other reviews of this figure, the MG42 used in the film seems to have had the butt stock removed, whereas the one supplied here still has the stock attached.  It is a small detail, but it would have been nice if SideShow had spotted this.

I think the head sculpt on this figure is very good, the scaring to the right cheek, eyes and the skin tone seem spot on to me.  
Some have said a cloth turban instead of the moulded rubber one would have been nice, but I actually like the idea of the moulded one.  That said, to me the angle at the front of the turban formed where the wraps overlap is a bit too shallow to be screen accurate.  I found it difficult to get the "right" look with it, but found a position for it which I am happy with in the end.  
I like the cloth cowl/hood which I think looks very good when positioned well.  
Mine arrived with the cowl outside the breast plate, but movie stills seem to show the front tucked under the armour, with the lip on the edge of the neck of the armour visible.  This is easily remedied and the cowl looks spot on to my eyes once tucked under the armour.

I think that the basic articulation of the figure is actually pretty good, however many of the joints are limited in their movement by the padded under suit.  It would be great if SideShow and other manufacturers could find a way to use these padded under suits, which are essential to the look of the figure, without them limiting the otherwise excellent articulation.  
Fortunately I tend to play with a figure until I have a pose with which I am happy, and then I display them and largely leave them alone.  If you like to repose figures regularly or to change the pose for photography etc.. then the limit on the movement of this figure created by the under suit and general costuming may be frustrating.
I would also have liked it if the hands were just a little bit softer.  They aren't exactly hard to position on accessories, but if they were just a tad softer it would make this easier.

There is the included hexagonal black stand with the Star Wars logo on the bottom of it, which is pretty standard for SideShow, but other extras are limited to the weapons and 3 sets of alternative hands.  I suppose an MG34 as seen in the promo pics might have been a nice addition for anyone who wanted to follow that look, but that may be a bit tenuous to include as an extra .  
It is difficult to see what other extras SideShow might have included, but at the price point it might have been nice if they imagined up something else to put in the box.

Conclusions
I love this figure It closes a hole in my Bounty Hunter collection that I have been looking to fill for a number of years.  A reasonably film accurate pose can be achieved even though we only really see him in TESB in one pose for a few seconds at most, and I think he looks great alongside the rest of his Bounty Hunter chums.  
It really is nice to have a decent looking Dengar at last, and whilst there are some things I think could have been done differently it is still a great figure and one that any Star Wars Bounty Hunter fan surely ought to have.







A couple of pics with the Hasbro 12" Dengar he replaces for reference.




and a pic with Zuckuss, and with all his TESB Bounty Hunter mates




Thanks for taking the time to read this, And I hope it was useful.  

All comments are as always welcome.

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Well, after an all but 4 month wait (I preordered 14th January) My Dengar and Zuckuss figures arrived today.

I have been waiting for these for so long really, in order to complete my ESB Bounty Hunter collection properly.

I will post a quick review of both in separate threads once I have had a bit more time with them, and of course there will be some pics with their Bounty Hunter buddies.  

I couldn't wait to put up some pics though so for now the boxes will have to suffice







Watch this space!!!

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I skipped Sunday - hey, the family was over for Easter.  But let's get back to things tonight with a look at a very wintry dude, the Snowtrooper Commander from Sideshow. I love Hoth characters, and it's amazing that I've added two to the collection in the last couple weeks. You can find my review here:

http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW-040418a.htm

or with the rest of the reviews:

http://www.mwctoys.com

Coming up next - two reviews in a row from Qmx!  Have a great weekend, and thanks for reading!

Michael

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Most of us who enjoyed Rogue One found Krennic to be an interesting enough antagonist, especially considering that he was disposable, unlike Tarkin and Vader, who had to survive the film. If that translates to hoping for a sixth-scale figure of him, I suspect I am not alone in being disappointed that neither of the high-end companies (Sideshow and Hot Toys) that produce Star Wars figures in this scale seems to have any intention of making a Krennic figure. That void is partly filled by Disney's elite series Director Orson Krennic premium action figure.



I am not very familiar with this line, although I have their very diminutive Leia. While there has been concern over the scale of Disney's figures, that does not seem to be an issue in Krennic's case. The Krennic premium action figure stands about 11.75" (almost 30 cm), which is about right for actor Ben Mendelsohn's real-lige 5'11" height translated into sixth scale.



The figure comes in a clear-plastic and cardboard box. It is secured to the inner cardboard shell with a single twisty tie and is overall fairly collector-friendly.



The head sculpt and paint are quite good, considering. Yes, the skin tone is consistent, the eyes feature the dreaded doll dot, and the hair is a tad too brown (though greyish brown). Despite some sculpting and texturing, the skin is a bit too smooth for Krennic's characteristic weathered look. In fact, I am reminded of an Are You Being Served episode, where it was pointed out that the mannequin based on Mrs Slocombe looked younger, because the store owner refused to shell out the extra money to sculpt all the wrinkles. That said, this figure retails for 10 times less than it would have, had it been produced by Sideshow or Hot Toys. For that very reasonable price, you get a very recognizable likeness of Ben Mendelsohn as Krennic, and that in itself is quite impressive. The quality of the sculpt and paint of other sculpted elements (badge, belt, gloves, boots, holster, grenades (?), gun) are also not Hot Toys quality, but still pretty good, especially if you want a slightly worn/weathered look.



The figure comes wearing Krennic's characteristic uniform from the film: white officer's tunic with rank badge and cylinders, black officer's trousers, black gloves, belt, and boots, as well as a billowing white cape. Everything except the tunic, pants, and cape is made of molded plastic.



This is all quite screen-accurate. That said, one might say the pants flare out just a little too much, and the cut of the cape is not quite right at the shoulders, which is probably my least favorite thing about this product.



It is sometimes difficult to keep the voluminous cape under control in a reasonably realistic manner. Part of the problem may be the choice of a relatively thick denim-like material for the cape. I suppose if you wanted to customize you could easily remove it and replace it with something of your choice.



The molded plastic parts of the outfit are quite functional. The belt, for example, can be unbuckled and removed; the holster holds the gun very well; the gloved hands come in two parts (hand and cuff) allowing for improved articulation; the boots are also made of two pieces (shoe and lower leg, with the shoe part given toe articulation to boot -- all puns intended). Although getting the right look requires some futzing, this is all pretty well done and allows good articulation.



Speaking of articulation, there is plenty of it: double jointed knees and elbows, decent ab crunch , ankles, and thighs. The figure can take reasonably natural poses and stand well on its own (there is no base provided anyway). One minor disappointment is the single-piece head and neck, precluding articulation at the base of the skull; moreover, the head and neck are sculpted in such a way, that Krennic seems to be looking slightly up most of the time; trying to position the head so that he would look down can result in popping it off at the base of the neck.



The figure comes with the following accessories (counting what is not permanently part of the outfit). A spare pair of gloved hands (relaxed hands, to supplement the trigger hands that come on the figure), a weathered gun, three grenades (?) that can fit onto the right side of the belt (one of them comes installed in place); the belt itself is easily removable (although I do not see why one would want to do that unless placing the outfit on a different body). Both pairs of gloved hands have their own separate molded plastic cuffs; since I don't expect them to be sculpted differently, I thought that to be a bit curious.



Here are some shots of Disney's Krennic alongside a few Hot Toys characters from Rogue One and A New Hope. Remember that Death Troopers are unusually tall.













This Krennic figure was a Disney Store exclusive, but is available in plenty of other places. It retails for around $20 USD (and often a little below that), which is what makes it an even more attractive and impressive product. That is, as pointed out above, ten times less than what it would cost if it were produced by a high-end company; it is also as much as (or less than) the all-plastic 6 inch Black Series Krennic by Hasbro, which is far inferior in every way. If you do want to pick one up, there are plenty of options on amazon and eBay.



Overall, and especially considering the price, this seems like a very nice product. Customizers may improve on it with a repaint, or kitbashing security-bureau officers who wore a very similar outfit (except that their white was a bit more cream-colored).

What do you think?

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Well having nothing new figure wise to post about, and this being a new forum to me I thought I would post up some pics of my existing figures as they are currently displayed.  I'm starting with my Star Wars collection, I hope you enjoy them.

Droids, Jawas and Tuskan Raider
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Sandtroopers


Scout Trooper


Darth Vader and Stormtroopers


ESB Bounty Hunters (still waiting for my SideShow Dengar and Zuckus to arrive


A few other Bounty Hunters


And Kylo Ren and 1st Order Stormtrooper


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