1/6 Hot Toys - Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back - Chewbacca

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• Aug 23, 2024

• #221

A dream to finally have this. Been wanting Chewbacca w/ Threepio for a long time now. I’m essentially complete now for my Escape from Cloud City display I’ve been dying to do.

Nice to see the kitbashed Bespin Escape Leia in the pics. Everything is reused aside from the boots. Here’s mine, which I have ANH boots on.

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

• #222

The face is still pretty bad but in a better bad kind of way.

Might look good like this.

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

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Yeah, the face is still off from an ideal reference point, but it’s more than fine, imo.

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

• #224

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I’m not liking these weird podium bases.

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Agree and the problem this will present is that I don’t think Chewie will fit in a standard Detolf shelf with it. My ANH Chewie barely fits and those bases are lower profile than this. Doesn’t matter, day one PO for me!

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

• #225

Release/reveal rate is becoming unsustainable. Those coming Marvel movies better be good. Howard shifting back to the MCU before year's end is the only way for me to avoid bankruptcy

 

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This is the second OT figure of 2024. Howard's done for the rest of the year.

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

• #227

He looks good to me.

What hurts is that $430 feels like the new normal. Ooof.

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

• #228

This looks great, likely to be a preorder for me.

I think the mouth looks a little odd because it's an articulated jaw.

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

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Have to say, it’s been a great few days for the OT! Loads of ANH aliens and now this. Really cheered me up after the Acolyte cancellation.

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

• #230

There was no way hot toys wasn’t going to flex their muscles after the cantina announcement this week. How many do I need?

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

• #231

FINALLY!!
My fav character getting the TESB treatment!!.

annnnd looks like they read my message yesterday

ObiGlennKenobi said:

Where is the Wookiee!!!!!
Come on Hot toys!!

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• Aug 23, 2024

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Looking really good. Nitpickily, I'm still not a fan of this elevated base they've been using for some of the recent SW figures, and was also hoping for a C3PO-less standard version to save a few bucks, but excited either way to have another of the main heroes after waiting years for re-releases. Just need a Leia now.

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

• #233

https://onesixthkit.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=5594

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

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I’m stoked for this. So happy I never caved and got the OG ANH release.

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

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Definitely wish 3PO wasn’t driving up the cost, but since the head has "detail wool hair styling” I now consider this an Artisan figure and can justify the price to myself.

The huge upper lip is reminding me of the Force Awakens Chewie, but then the open mouth pictures for the SERS/wool hair look almost perfect. Hopefully they can slightly improve this or at least keep it just as good in production.

 

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• #236

HyperDrive said:

I’m stoked for this. So happy I never caved and got the OG ANH release.

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Held out for that full decade, huh?

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

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DarkChocobi said:

you want him to cry or what?

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I want him to not have a creepy smile. All that's missing is Jazz music playing in the background.

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

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Nyhargo Dirge said:

He looks good to me.

What hurts is that $430 feels like the new normal. Ooof.

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Not really. Aside from Artisan releases and select other releases most don’t get quite that high. $300-ish is about the norm now days. Chewie is still a lot though.

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

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Instant pre-order. I think this looks incredible.

Now just give us that Leia...

 

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• Aug 23, 2024

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Felinx said:

Held out for that full decade, huh?

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Admittedly, I started collecting in 2020, but the ANH Chewbacca figure was one I wasn’t interested in collecting backwards for, it just never looked good to me lol. I also wanted this specific version with the dismantled Threepio!