1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Princess Leia Collectible Figure

[FullMetalHippie]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

Has anyone actually seen the card back drop? I 1. hope if looks cool, 2. hope it fits in detolf, 3. works with Han and Chewie as I planned to put her with them.

it fits in my detolf. It's looks fine to me for what it is. They made it layered to help give it some depth.

Not sure what you plan to do with Han and Chewie so I really can't say if it'll work with them. If you're planning on posing them within it, then yes it should work.

I don't have mine displayed as I keep a more clean, museum pose type display. Exception being the sarlaac with Boba and the mouse droid is with my TFA Tie Pilot.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

Whether it actually costs more to produce than a plastic gun or not, that backdrop is the cheapest looking extra I have ever seen. Like something cut from the back of a cereal box.

Don't ruin your shelf with that dark, light-blocking crap. The only reason to get it is because its costs nothing more for the Ex.

 

[Agromenauer]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

Looks like the first batch s going out to flexpayers first given the deathly silence to fullpayers. Sometimes happens.

I'm fullpayer because I want it NOW but I will have it later than others. Maybe I must cancel and buy it through other seller... Grrr...

 

[Travis Baumann]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

Whether it actually costs more to produce than a plastic gun or not, that backdrop is the cheapest looking extra I have ever seen. Like something cut from the back of a cereal box.

Don't ruin your shelf with that dark, light-blocking crap. The only reason to get it is because its costs nothing more for the Ex.

Yeah, the white glare picking up on the edge of the cardboard pieces make it look as you say. I don't know what I expected but I got it for exactly the reason you said, I knew I wanted her and grabbed the Ex just because. Binders or a soggy/dirty trash compacter version of her dress would have been cooler.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

Binders ...would have been cooler.

Yes! Why didn't they do that? At least its more of a traditional accessory.

 

[pixletwin]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

The binders and the data containing the Death Star plans are the only accessory I kept from SS's Leia.

 

[Asta]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

There's one thing for getting the exclusive: this is one of those cases where it's cheaper to order direct from Sideshow than locally.

So I might as well have that bit of extra cardboard.

 

[Racetrack]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

I'm tempted to cancel my ex and use a $20 code on the regular.

 

[TaliBane]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

Wow, not a peep out of Sideshow on my EX. Thought this would be shipping by now.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

I still feel like Tuesday we'll get a 9 or 14 day shipping notice.

 

[Kamandi]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

Leia's shipping date:

 

[FlyAndFight]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

I'm tempted to cancel my ex and use a $20 code on the regular.

I used the code late last year on the regular, as the exclusive was on wait list at the time. After seeing the cardboard cut-out, it clearly was the right move.

 

[Cicada17]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

I'm tempted to cancel my ex and use a $20 code on the regular.

That's exactly what I did...

 

[momaw]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

I used a code on the exclusive last year - $20 off and some cheap cardboard crap

 

[Rorywan]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

Whether it actually costs more to produce than a plastic gun or not, that backdrop is the cheapest looking extra I have ever seen. Like something cut from the back of a cereal box.

Don't ruin your shelf with that dark, light-blocking crap. The only reason to get it is because its costs nothing more for the Ex.

This. And it's horribly printed. A blurry mess.

 

[QuiGonFishing]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

I'm starting to come to this same conclusion even though when I first saw it, I thought I liked it's multi layered effect. I have nothing against the concept of making the exclusive a small-ish diorama like DX Joker, etc, but the execution has to be far better than this. That said, I'll withhold final judgement until she's in hand...

 

[Tom Day]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

I agree it's horrible although some people will only buy the exclusive version.

 

[Rudimus]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

The exclusive background will sell for more than $20 easy.

 

[TaliBane]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

The backdrop is so large I'm worried the shipping will be more on the EX than the regular.

Why wouldn't they have done a much smaller molded plastic part of the hallway wall - just the part she hides behind? Maybe a stand that curved up behind her a bit.

Or why do the hallway at all? There's other stuff they could have done as EX.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

Re: 1/6 Hot Toys - MMS298 - Star Wars: Episode IV - Leia Organa Collectible Figure

Make Vader $50-60 cheaper, remove the faulty electronics, take away the torture droid, give the torture droid to leia, increase the price of leia $10, or better yet don't.