1/6 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS - Star Wars: ROTJ - Boba Fett

[okko]

Another awesome set! Some test posing

 

[barryo]

Received this today,
I really dig this figure with the exception of the black wrist pegs. Minimal futzing and to me he looks awesome. Im impressed with this version and looking forward to a few more versions. Although I made a animated version myself I would like to see hot toys take on it.

 

[TaliBane]

Thanks for detailing those mods. You've done a CHAMPION job!

I'm particularly interested in the jetpack frame you mentioned. The real suit has a frame (the aforementioned Scuba tank harness - of which the US Diver buckle is from), and enables the jetpack to sit at a fixed 'height,' while bowing out a bit, so that it doesn't sit parallel the back armor.

As for everything else, I think it's a wonderful mashup! I would only suggest painting the stock of the rifle a black color. Whereas the ESB rifle featured the original wood stock of the base prop, the RotJ rifles were cast from it, so they're all resin/rubber (no wood on ANY of the copies).

I've also been stocking up on other parts for a definitive custom (not sure which version), and for the base suit I ordered another Sideshow Prototype flightsuit (white cotton for dying purposes AND good pant length).

Anyways, GREAT work! I'd be quite interested in A LOT more pics (I checked your thread, but found nothing.

Thanks, Rubio. That really means a lot coming from you.

And thanks for digging up my old thread. I'll post a single pic here when I post the rest of the pics over there. I'm going to pull a little Palace dio together.

I'm going to brush black over the gunmetal on the rifle and scratch back in a few places. You're right - the prop really doesn't look all that silver/metallic, unlike the ESB rifle.

It's funny - I used to like ESB Fett more, but building ROTJ Fett really made me appreciate that version just as much, and I'm a much bigger Fett fan now because of it too.

 

[Bo Shrek]

Anyone try to put the jet pack on the SS Fett? I know that there will be more involved.

 

[TaliBane]

Anyone try to put the jet pack on the SS Fett? I know that there will be more involved.

The HT is noticeably smaller than the SSC one and the colors would be wrong for ESB.

 

[Bo Shrek]

Different brands of jetpacks size comparison
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Curious how HT backpack would look on SS Fett

 

[Bo Shrek]

I went today to my local collectable store with my SS V1 Boba Fett to trade, receive a cash value towards the purchase of HT regular Boba Fett. Respecting the toy company I will not divulge the trade value they gave me BUT I will say that I was 100% satisfied. The HT Fett was out on display so I had an opportunity to see the product in hand before purchasing.

A little history, when HT revealed their Fett I was not interested since I had SS already. When production piece was revealed I was on the fence and remained on the fence till today. First world problems, do I really need to upgrade? Do I really want to dish out around $340 CAN for something so similar I purchase for $170 few years back? I can understand if you never owned a 1/6 Fett the "WOW" factor it will have, but how much "WOW" will it provide me?

Well....I came, I saw, I compared and......I didn't make the upgrade folks. The HT Fett on display looked fabulous, beautiful much better thank than any pic you would see online BUT I felt no 'WOW"!! It's funny how we say that HT makes the skin tone darker that it should be. I felt the same way about HT Fett. He looked dark. Dark that there was not much contrast with the green and reds? If i could say that. In a way I kind of like the "clean" version of ESB Fett better.

I even went to the extent of comparing my SS Fett side by side with the HT to make a legitimate comparisons, before I decided that I will not move forward with the purchase. I guess I will keep my money and use it towards the purchase of Ripley. Good thing SS did not make one...

 

[slikkerias]

I went today to my local collectable store with my SS V1 Boba Fett to trade, receive a cash value towards the purchase of HT regular Boba Fett. Respecting the toy company I will not divulge the trade value they gave me BUT I will say that I was 100% satisfied. The HT Fett was out on display so I had an opportunity to see the product in hand before purchasing.

A little history, when HT revealed their Fett I was not interested since I had SS already. When production piece was revealed I was on the fence and remained on the fence till today. First world problems, do I really need to upgrade? Do I really want to dish out around $340 CAN for something so similar I purchase for $170 few years back? I can understand if you never owned a 1/6 Fett the "WOW" factor it will have, but how much "WOW" will it provide me?

Well....I came, I saw, I compared and......I didn't make the upgrade folks. The HT Fett on display looked fabulous, beautiful much better thank than any pic you would see online BUT I felt no 'WOW"!! It's funny how we say that HT makes the skin tone darker that it should be. I felt the same way about HT Fett. He looked dark. Dark that there was not much contrast with the green and reds? If i could say that. In a way I kind of like the "clean" version of ESB Fett better.

I even went to the extent of comparing my SS Fett side by side with the HT to make a legitimate comparisons, before I decided that I will not move forward with the purchase. I guess I will keep my money and use it towards the purchase of Ripley. Good thing SS did not make one...

The SS Fett was good. But everything on the HT Fett is just 20% better... ;-)
Especially the color and material of the armor is just way better in HT... But yes it's also a matter of economy.

 

[parrasmaniac]

I understand what you say about that WOW factor.

I was always shocked by my friend's Boba Fett, SSC, at his place. Well posed, at the time it was an astonishing piece.

HT Fett, I have yet to see in hand, but I think requires more mods to make him WOW us, the mods rubio did at least.

Somehow the SSC helmet also looks more accurate, sculptwise...

 

[TaliBane]

I understand what you say about that WOW factor.

I was always shocked by my friend's Boba Fett, SSC, at his place. Well posed, at the time it was an astonishing piece.

HT Fett, I have yet to see in hand, but I think requires more mods to make him WOW us, the mods rubio did at least.

Somehow the SSC helmet also looks more accurate, sculptwise...

I really don't like the SSC Fett that much in pics at all (I see quite a few errors,) but I saw it in a comic shop and I was quite impressed with it, despite that Kermit green. I also saw it in a fellow collector's display and under lights it did look pretty cool. Maybe it is indeed one of those "better in hand" figs.

 

[chalor]

Hey guys,
has anyone tried putting the Sideshow Fett helmet on the Hot Toys Fett figure? I'm really curious to see if it can be pulled off. Since in the movies Fett occasionally has worn the Empire helmet with the Jedi costume.

 

[Chakaman]

A few of you asked to see the SSC helmet on the HT body. I too was curious. I must say, it doesn't look too bad.

 

[r3dPyramid]

A few of you asked to see the SSC helmet on the HT body. I too was curious. I must say, it doesn't look too bad.

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Butterface*

 

[JCFETT]

duuuude chakaman.... love your collar gap. looks like a movie still. really nice. I still need to fix that on my ESB fett. I just finally set up a place to display my figures so I'm now getting on the tinkering boat. Up until now all my figures were mostly just in boxes! Exciting times

I haven't opened my ROTJ yet, still messing around with my ESB, I need to go back in time and look at the ESB thread, I know most commonly people warmed up the ab plate to round it a bit, no idea how to take these plates off, but when I do Ill make sure to give it a nice collar gap like the one you have on your ROTJ.

What I did do though, thanks to a fellow freak, is source some ROTJ braids, since the ESB braids look pretty poor, simply just permanent markered over the brown to make it blonde silver and black (ESB colors) - I think it turned out pretty nice. Definitely nicer braids all around.

the original braids were pretty easily removed, leaves a nice little loop there for you to slide the new braids into

if anyone has advice on how to remove the ESB plates so I can re-position and do the ab plate bend, please refresh my memory, thank you!

 

[JCFETT]

What I don't understand is how everyone is getting the wookiee braids wrong.

ESB = Black Silver Blonde
ROTJ = Black Brown Blonde

SSC ESB Fett has Brown Silver Blonde
HT ROTJ Fett has Brown Silver Blonde

????


ESB

ROTJ

 

[Bo Shrek]

A few of you asked to see the SSC helmet on the HT body. I too was curious. I must say, it doesn't look too bad.

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Looks good! What's the chances of the HT backpack on the SS?

 

[TonTon]

Surprised the HT jet pack is even smaller than the medi

 

[kazar123]

 

[TonTon]

Did they use black paper for the boba base instead of the usual white?

 

[parrasmaniac]

A few of you asked to see the SSC helmet on the HT body. I too was curious. I must say, it doesn't look too bad.

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thank you!

Somehow I feel more familiar with this helmet shape than the one HT used on ROTJ Boba Fett... but I also feel more familiar with ROTJ colours...