1/6 Hot Toys - The Clone Wars: 501st Battalion, Clone Trooper Hardcase (Prototype)

[Tee-Kay]

Really hope we're getting a HS with him. Though he wouldn't be the first named clone not to get one (Commander Appo), at least the latter came with a large vehicle to make for the lack of a HS.

 

[SOU7567]

Really hope we're getting a HS with him. Though he wouldn't be the first named clone not to get one (Commander Appo), at least the latter came with a large vehicle to make for the lack of a HS.

Same. But I’d settle for the mortar and the hologram table if they don’t give us a HS.

 

[jaztermareal]

Vaughn didn't have a head either so not all will have them, but the mortar, backpack and holo table it was shown with could make up for that. If they do include a head and the holo table price could get high and for a trooper who isn't one of the big names that could hurst sales, so I supect one or the other.

 

[RandomHero]

Vaughn didn't have a head either so not all will have them, but the mortar, backpack and holo table it was shown with could make up for that. If they do include a head and the holo table price could get high and for a trooper who isn't one of the big names that could hurst sales, so I supect one or the other.

Vaughn didn’t have a sculpt because we we never saw him without his helmet on. He was only in 2 episodes and was killed by Maul, so we never saw his face. Hardcase we did see without his helmet a couple of times, so it makes sense he should have a head sculpt.

That said, I agree that the mortar and holotable would be a nice way to incentivize sales if they don’t do a head.

 

[RandomHero]

Alright, now Howard is just annoying me.

Where the **** is this guy.

 

[jaztermareal]

of all the recent troopers shown I think this is the most likely to end up in figure purgatory. Hope to be wrong

 

[HyperDrive]

This one better not see the light.

 

[Mike86]

I actually see this as coming. It’s an easy release for Hot Toys to put together. I’m all for more 501st Troopers.

 

[RandomHero]

I actually see this as coming.

 

[RandomHero]

The prototype looked good. Definitely shouldn't be hard for Hot Toys to finish up with a sculpt and get out for pre-order.

I'm still hopeful for Kix, but part of that is me just wanting a Clone medic. But outside of Kix and Hardcase, I do hope they'll start making some other divisions. Would be nice to have a few battalions represented. Wolffe and Comet (and maybe Sinker?) would make for a nice Wolfpack.

 

[HyperDrive]

Let’s see some PT clones instead. Come on now, HT. Enough with the clones seen in the kid’s show.

 

[Mike86]

I mean, TCW is where the Clones actually became characters. Rather than just background characters.

 

[HyperDrive]

Yeah.

 

[RandomHero]

I mean, TCW is where the Clones actually became characters. Rather than just background characters.

HyperDrive is just here to argue with people. You see something as blue, he'll see it as red just because.

I agree, the Clones actually became characters you care about in the show - which is not even remotely a kid's show by season 3. Maybe early on, sure, but it gets real later, despite some of the nonsense filler.

There's what, one Clone addressed by name on screen? I think it's just Cody. We know of Gree and Bly and Jag but no one actually calls them those names, until the show. And you have no reason to care about any of them until the show, Cody included.

The show characters made with the screen armor is the perfect combination.

 

[HyperDrive]

Just because, huh? I watched the 2008 CW film opening night when I was a kid and grew up with TCW. I simply prefer Prequels clones and I’m personally over seeing Hot Toys make all these TCW based clones, most of which they don’t even get right. Just my opinion/preference.

 

[Ramatuelle]

I actually see this as coming. It’s an easy release for Hot Toys to put together. I’m all for more 501st Troopers.

I see poor Hardcase as being right up there with the 212th reg trooper, a figure with people puzzled-ly asking "Where the hell is he?!" like 7 years later.

Sad to say. I'd buy him too.

 

[HyperDrive]

What they ought to do; I couldn’t care less if they didn’t have fleshed out characterization. Their designs speak for themselves.

I don’t really mind the current TMS TCW 501st, but a more ROTS-accurate version would be welcome. The current TMS CG is pretty good too, since they based it on the ROTS Thire/Shock Trooper cg model.

 

[RandomHero]

I see poor Hardcase as being right up there with the 212th reg trooper

 

[Chamberlian]

What they ought to do; I couldn’t care less if they didn’t have fleshed out characterization. Their designs speak for themselves.

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I don’t really mind the current TMS TCW 501st, but a more ROTS-accurate version would be welcome. The current TMS CG is pretty good too, since they based it on the ROTS Thire/Shock Trooper cg model.

I’d honestly buy all of those.

 

[Ramatuelle]

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LOL sorry. I do want Hardcase too, for real.