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

[Mr. Awesome]

If anyone on this forum is actually paying $475 for this then they should seriously think about finding another hobby. You and I both know that the smart people are either (a) throwing a ton of Sideshow rewards at it or (b) buying it discounted from other retailers with lower shipping prices and no state taxes. Of course this excludes the filthy rich here for whom money is no object as well as our non-U.S. friends who don’t have the latter option.

Hmm. I'm not sure..

 

[Pose Mastery]

If anyone on this forum is actually paying $475 for this then they should seriously think about finding another hobby. You and I both know that the smart people are either (a) throwing a ton of Sideshow rewards at it or (b) buying it discounted from other retailers with lower shipping prices and no state taxes. Of course this excludes the filthy rich here for whom money is no object as well as our non-U.S. friends who don’t have the latter option.

Not from the US I just pick it up locally for the retail MSRP. Buying from Sideshow ends up costing more and the rewards don’t even cover the shipping and duty. I do get rewards from my local stores instead.

 

[MarkKing]

Still overpriced imo but that's a damn fine difference.

Nice.

I'm blatenly laughing at anyone, and there is a lot of ya, who puts down half a grand for this.

You're setting a terrible base price for future figures.

(no, no it's just Artisan figs... right..)

Time walker won't let me preorder bc I have one figure outstanding for the past month..

I don't remember preordering, purchased from another site, they called me while at the hospital also 3 weeks ago...

Sigh, can they just keep me pre-order money and leave me alone?

 

[HPGR_Thrawn]

I can't get over his smile. For this price he should come with alternative bottom jaws to create a snarling expression.

 

[Denison Witmer]

Thinking of ordering from Comic Concepts. Never used them before, but complimentary double-boxing, lower shipping costs, and no tax mean they're like $50 cheaper than SS. It's honestly ridiculous that SS charges more for double-boxing.

 

[MarkKing]

I can't get over his smile. For this price he should come with alternative bottom jaws to create a snarling expression.

450 is crazy. I got one incomplete basically chewy with hands and headset for 200 last year..

I cannot believe this is twice that

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[The Buffinator]

Thinking of ordering from Comic Concepts. Never used them before, but complimentary double-boxing, lower shipping costs, and no tax mean they're like $50 cheaper than SS. It's honestly ridiculous that SS charges more for double-boxing.

I’ve bought a couple of figures from them. They have a decent rewards program as I recall - and no 40 day waiting period B.S. like Sideshow.

 

[mediame]

If anyone on this forum is actually paying $475 for this then they should seriously think about finding another hobby. You and I both know that the smart people are either (a) throwing a ton of Sideshow rewards at it or (b) buying it discounted from other retailers with lower shipping prices and no state taxes. Of course this excludes the filthy rich here for whom money is no object as well as our non-U.S. friends who don’t have the latter option.

or (c) not admitting they are paying $475 for it

 

[Raiders March]

Sticking with my ANH Chewie 1.0 The thought of converting this price into AU dollars will likely have me crap myself. At least the 3-po I have on the way has some metal in it !

 

[TonTon]

Ouch on the price and the fact that it only comes with 3PO. Will order but need to find a discount of some sort or wait and use some reward points later this year.

 

[greymask]

After 2 figures in same month, grievous and bd vader, now another one..
Hard to pass this because I don't have anh chewie, and he's the last to complete my ot gang
Damn, I hate HT but still give howard money. "Kiss his hand like in godfather opening"

 

[DarkChocobi]

The price is outrageous, no doubt. The kicker is that grievous required way more engineering, as they already had a base model from the anh for Chewbacca. They really missed the boat by not having a standard release without golden rod. If grievous is $370, this should have been about the same. I’m definitely getting one, maybe 2 to hang with endor han. I have rewards to burn anyway to help the pain. Cantina aliens, potential Jabbas palace aliens, and an esb Chewbacca? This was a hell of a week.

Grievous is a standalone piece.

To be fair, this is a 2-pack set of two collectible figures, an ESB Chewbacca with damaged C-3PO. My guess Chewbacca alone probably in the range of $330, the rest you do the math for that golden droid. But a normal set of only ESB Chewie definitely helps bring down the unnecessary additional cost.

 

[HyperDrive]

Some comparisons.

 

[Felinx]

More comparisons.

 

[Warthog81]

I might get this but am fairly happy with my ANH Chewie besides the pleather falling apart.
Also wonder about the pleather on the new one over time.
I really do not need the C-3PO though as almost certainly won't display him.

 

[Denison Witmer]

Just realized that at 14.17” this will barely fit in an Apextime display case, which can only accommodate figures up to 14.96”. Not sure how/where I would display him as he will certainly be too big for my shelf.

 

[Pose Mastery]

Just realized that at 14.17” this will barely fit in an Apextime display case, which can only accommodate figures up to 14.96”. Not sure how/where I would display him as he will certainly be too big for my shelf.

You can bend the legs a little, will fit no problem

 

[Nine Inch Nails]

Thinking of ordering from Comic Concepts. Never used them before, but complimentary double-boxing, lower shipping costs, and no tax mean they're like $50 cheaper than SS. It's honestly ridiculous that SS charges more for double-boxing.

I recommend Off the racks ( no tax and free shipping). I've heard CC's owner talk on stream and it sounds like he hates this job and the customers are a huge inconvenience to him. I bought one figure and had a shipping issue and whoever was behind the email made me feel like the a**hole

 

[Stryker2011]

You can bend the legs a little, will fit no problem

Yep. Put the Chewster in an action pose instead of just standing there like a rube.

 

[AricJorn]

I would have happily traded the moving jaw for a mouth that was the right shape/position. The corners of his mouth are positioned far too high which gives him his cheesy grin instead of the down-turned smile he actually had.