Yep! I just noticed that too when I was futzing my 3 Vaders. Mine is deteriorating around where the shoulder bells rub.
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Yep! I just noticed that too when I was futzing my 3 Vaders. Mine is deteriorating around where the shoulder bells rub.
Main thing for me would be a V.2 headsculpt, even though there's zero chance HT will do it. The head is slightly too small for the body, which then makes the eyes slightly too big for the head, and too close together (the Harry Potter glases effect this fig has for me.).
It's not a big problem by any stretch but it's the thing that makes me still feel the Tama is a slight notch better (in addition to the more OT feeling brighter gold of the Tama.) My Tama I'm using for a medal ceremony set-up where the color screams ANH.
To me keeping this 3PO is non-negotiable though because I love the ROTJ specific wires layout.
Oh ****. Well I guess it's been what 8 years since it shipped.
And for a $300 figure not sure anyone should expect it to last more than 8 years.
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I had actually bought one, and still think it's a very good figure, but ultimately it didn't make the cut for me like R2 did. While they won't fix the head sculpt I think waiting may be a good call on your part.
They definitely won’t fix the headsculpt tho, the only thing they’d do if they made a ANH or ESB version would be giving it the movue specific differing paint job and the belly cross wires vs the vertical wires in ROTJ. They’d use the same mold for all the body plates and head.
You should post some pics in the ANH Vader thread.
Sounds like the flaking is either underway or about to get underway for many people.
How did people remove the black paper-thin rubber stuff that is positioned in the hip joints out of the box (I guess to stop rubbing/scratches)?
I finally got around to removing it (Leia Hoth's plastic neck wrap took me a year to remove) but it just seems to tear into little pieces and not come out as a whole section.
Do the 3PO legs pop off so you can remove that black paper/rubber, or do you just laboriously tear it out in little shreds?
I finally got around to removing it (Leia Hoth's plastic neck wrap took me a year to remove) but it just seems to tear into little pieces and not come out as a whole section.
Do the 3PO legs pop off so you can remove that black paper/rubber, or do you just laboriously tear it out in little shreds?
Raiders March
I shouldn't have bought that!
Nope, April 24 was a pretty inaccurate estimate by them. Impatiently waiting for it to drop
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wait..Pop STILL hasn't gotten this figure in yet?
Damn.
I have some hope he MAY come instock!!
Raiders March
I shouldn't have bought that!
Yeah mate. It sucks as people in the states were getting them about July last year. But not much we can do for now. Hope one pops up for you! (see what I did there...) once they hit
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Not sure what is going on specifically with this figure and Popcultcha. I’ve received more recent figures from them, like She-Hulk. Did they maybe already receive early orders and are waiting for more stock to cover the later orders?
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I shouldn't have bought that!
I preordered 11/23 so i dont think i would be on the tail end of when they closed it. But who knows?
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Yeah you should have it by now. The distributor is still listing it for April last year.
I did a bit more research and the UPC is Sideshow’s, some but not all of their stock comes from SS.
https://www.ikoncollectables.com.au/products/category/search/HOTMMS701D56
And figure is waitlisted on SS but that shouldn’t affect PC’s incoming stock unless someone somewhere has stuffed up.
If you haven’t already I would ask Popcultcha what’s going on with it.
Someone on Reddit suggested it related to the battery laws but why would this figure be any different to the other figures that have come through to Oz.
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