1/6 Hot Toys Luke Skywalker - Dark Empire (Legends)

[Wor-Gar]

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[Pose Mastery]

It's crazy to me how much better the sculpted version looks (pics from latest Sideshow video). The Artisan looks like a bad wig.

The way the sculpted hair frames the face and casts shadow is just so much nicer imo.

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The sculpted hair looks like a pastry. Artisan looks like wig because it is one. It’s bad or good depending on how you style it. Everyone ones will look different, fun

 

[rayeknor]

It's crazy to me how much better the sculpted version looks (pics from latest Sideshow video). The Artisan looks like a bad wig.

The way the sculpted hair frames the face and casts shadow is just so much nicer imo.

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Sculpted looks great, but in this case I prefer the artisan one, it looks better then the dark side expo one for sure, and from this angle I actually see Mark in the portrait. Color me impressed, but hopefully they relax on the dark side Anakin skin tone.

 

[Hardax]

I know this is based on an existing comic but basically a Vader body with a Luke head just looks like something a kid pieced together from what ever broken toys he had laying around his room to me.

 

[Mondragon]

...a Vader body with a Luke head just looks like something a kid pieced together

It's like far out poetry man!
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He likely did come up with it when he was a kid...
And who he was channeling it for when he made it.

Simply meant to visually invoke Luke's cave-vision of himself, going down that path.
In the Dark Empire comic he intentionally tests those boundaries (and that vision of himself).

As others indicate, it's more of a hybrid nod to the covers, which were being more visually blatant, literal.
In-story, was a slightly different design.

 

[karamazov80]

Yes.

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I was organizing my old comics and as it turns out, I have comic this came from. Why I ever bought this wacky junk as a kid, the world will never know. I'm almost certain I never read them.

 

[Hardax]

It's like far out poetry man!
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[Chamberlian]

This is growing on me, always liked the black with green lightsaber. Trying to decide if I should PO or not. Could also look cool with Mando Luke’s hooded cape.

 

[Raνen]

This is growing on me, always liked the black with green lightsaber. Trying to decide if I should PO or not. Could also look cool with Mando Luke’s hooded cape.

I think that's your buy signal pull the trigger

 

[Mondragon]

I know this is based on an existing comic but basically a Vader body with a Luke head ....

As others indicate, it's more of a hybrid nod to the covers which were being more blatant literal.
In-story, was a slightly different design.

The PotF Expanded U figure actually used a look closer to the interior book art.
With the bandaged arms, which actually somewhat informed the later Kylo Ren's look.

 

[jaztermareal]

If I get it, I will do some mods. Hood seems like a must and I would track down a TLJ force vision Luke head for it. What if? Style Dark side Luke. Red saber needed also.

 

[rayeknor]

Now low stock on Sideshow.

 

[Vortex]

That looks like a different head.

 

[Vortex]

Never mind I guess. My God what horrid lighting.

 

[Chamberlian]

Never mind I guess. My God what horrid lighting.

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Is he dead? Lol

 

[Vortex]

Is he dead? Lol

It's got that spooky nuclear flash thing going on doesn't it

 

[Igme]

Recently Hot Toys has been releasing new versions of previous figures out of the blue. On one end, it brings improvements to old (and unfortunately not-so-old) figure, but on the other hand it is annoying for someone who already got the older version (not really that easy to sell and old figure when there is a newer one on the horizon). Because of this, I am more selective of HT purchases more than ever.

I am guessing that this, being from a relatively obscure source, will be an unlikely candidate for such re-issues so I pre-ordered it.

With that said, the rooted hair seems to work better on longer hair and being from the dark empire comics, they probably could get away with extending his hair a bit.