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Their site was SLOW, either interest was artisan Joker & Anakin level or someone at sideshow tripped on a network cable.
 
I completely forgot all about this one going up and did some overdue yard work…really wish these exclusives were 24 hour order window instead of the $#!+ show it is. Hopefully they make a more bulked up version down the road; in the meantime, congrats to all who got him and fingers crossed for waitlist conversion to the rest of us 🍻
 
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Meanwhile since I am in Asia: casually mention to mrs yesterday that the new exclusive trooper is out in HK. Later that evening she goes on Chinese shopping app, sees a few listings at pretty much RRP and info that China/HK got 350 allotment. Orders one, says shipped this morning. Should have it in hand when I get back to the China apartment in couple days.

I feel for everyone struggling with the Sideshow queue BS. This really shows how high demand for even sub-par, tangentially EU related figures are in the West and how dead Star Wars as a brand (and how poorly HT overall) is in China mainland. Much like how when I walked into the Shanghai Hot Toys store there were several Umbra ARC troopers sat in stock at RRP when rest of the world they were sold out, this situation shows the demand in China mainland just isn't there, at least not for Star Wars.

Thanks to Chinese shopping app I also have 0-0-0 for about 30 dollars over HK RRP (so far cheaper than Sideshow's base price) Chrome Cody and gold chrome trooper also for tiny tiny bit over HK RRP, plus some other HT Star Wars non-exclusives for at or below HK RRP.
I am super lucky my trip to Asia coincided with the darkside event otherwise I would likely have missed out on most of the exclusives and overpaid for the rest... before even being hit with the excessive import taxes and handling fees on those inflated prices and shipping costs.


Also, I hate the Sideshow queue system.
 
So far I've missed out on the artians I wanted but gotten every artisan/exclusive I don't really want/just trying for fun/joining queue late. I see the pattern now. I want to yell at clouds
 
So far I've missed out on the artians I wanted but gotten every artisan/exclusive I don't really want/just trying for fun/joining queue late. I see the pattern now. I want to yell at clouds
Well, hopefully the ones you don't want can be traded for the ones you do... then the universe shall be rebalanced.
 
Based on this shot I can see why they went with Hunters armour.
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Why not do an Omega figure? Did they ever do Omega and I miss it? They could have Omega and that AZ robot at the same time.
I'm guessing part of the reason is she is an animation only character. They made the real Tem heads for the Clones and BB. They'd have to use some creative sculpting to get a 'real' likeness of Omega

This to me is a flaw in their plan to create real sculpts anyway. They should have made animated versions of them like Sideshow did. Maybe Sideshow will make Omega and Bad Batch eventually

I'd like to see an animated Dooku first though
 
I'm guessing part of the reason is she is an animation only character. They made the real Tem heads for the Clones and BB. They'd have to use some creative sculpting to get a 'real' likeness of Omega

This to me is a flaw in their plan to create real sculpts anyway. They should have made animated versions of them like Sideshow did. Maybe Sideshow will make Omega and Bad Batch eventually

I'd like to see an animated Dooku first though
Hot Toys also hasn’t made many figures based on younger characters. I think Padawan Ahsoka is really the first one.
 
Thanks I hate myself.
If they didn't pull that limited numbers stunt, causing massive FOMO, people had more time to think about it....
I'm guessing the inaccurate proportions will always bug you but maybe once you've got it in hand, decent lighting, good pose etc, you like the figure for what is not what it could have been.
 
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