1/6th Scale Sideshow Hoth Luke Skywalker (Echo Base)

[jedibear]

Hot Toys has done it again, look at the great paint on this guy. As far as the sculpt goes, this may as well be Hank Solo 2.0, it's virtually unrecognizable.

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hehe....he looks more like Jason Clarke from "Dawn....Apes" here.

Luke arrives up here tomorrow....looking forward to it!

 

[mao86]

Just got Hoth Luke in! A very solid figure...not perfect but I like it. Itsy going to look absolutely amazing standing next to Hoth Han!

 

[kl241]

Wow! I had a lot of posts to catch up on. Got mine today. Overall still not sure I'm keeping it. There are a lot of mods I want to do to make it look good but if I start don't be them I won't be reselling it. Here are a few pics compared to my other figs.

There are things I like about this release and things I don't. Not sure what I'm going to do yet but the mods up here have been superb.

I can see several areas of improvement needed for this:

1. Replace the Pro with a TT Slim
2. Dye the vest with Rit Dye Tan
3. Replace the oversized buttons on the vest with smaller ones or even velcro
4. Replace the rubber boots with modded Hot Toys Bespin Boots
5. Replace the muted arm patch with a more vibrant decal
6. Replace the gloves
7. Replace the fragile plastic antennae with metal wire
8. Replace the headsculpt under the hat with the Hot Toys head
9. Replace the lightsaber hilt and blaster with Hot Toys versions
10. Replace the scarf with different/longer fabric

 

[jedijim3002]

What's up with the stitching on your SS luke vest. Is it wet?

Sideshow darkened the areas of the stitching. I guess to simulate dirt?

 

[jedijim3002]

 

[kl241]

Hasbro vest looks too puffy.

 

[mattdorris]

Got my luke today. I can honestly say it looks much better in person than in pictures.

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[jedijim3002]

I can see that the color of the vest needs to be changed but the length is what bothers me most. It just doesn't seem long enough. It may rise up while on the Taun Taun. The boots seem ok. It's a nice soft rubber for easy posing and turning of the feet but I think I may prefer the Hot Toys boots. I actually like the gloves. They are not bad at all but not so much a fan of the rubber gauntlets.

Over all the outfit is nice but I paid full price for my EX and I'm not sure I'm satisfied with paying that much just to have to do all these mods. Especially a body swap. I do see it needs one for height but it's actually not terrible.

The head is growing on me. I can see Hamill in there at times at certain angles but it just seems too Clone Wars/Rebels cartoonish. Not sure how I will proceed but there are a lot of nice things about the figure. Just not sure it's $200.00 nice

 

[jedijim3002]

Hasbro vest looks too puffy.

Too puffy and too wide. I had to overlap the front just to make it look decent but the back as you can see looks too wide. I just wish the SS vest was a bit longer.

 

[Pixelpiper]

I just wish the SS vest was a bit longer.

Use a shorter body and it will be.

 

[jedijim3002]

That's what I'm planning to do but I think it's still gonna be a bit too short even after a body swap.

 

[davejames]

Got a good look at this at my comic book store today. I have to agree it looks much better in person than in a lot of the pics, and even the eyes looked pretty good.

If my store gets Hoth Han in and it looks equally as good, I might have to reconsider not getting one.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I can see several areas of improvement needed for this:

1. Replace the Pro with a TT Slim
2. Dye the vest with Rit Dye Tan
3. Replace the oversized buttons on the vest with smaller ones or even velcro
4. Replace the rubber boots with modded Hot Toys Bespin Boots
5. Replace the muted arm patch with a more vibrant decal
6. Replace the gloves
7. Replace the fragile plastic antennae with metal wire
8. Replace the headsculpt under the hat with the Hot Toys head
9. Replace the lightsaber hilt and blaster with Hot Toys versions
10. Replace the scarf with different/longer fabric

Lot of work....

 

[galactiboy]

Lot of work....

Yeah, but only a fraction of that is really worth doing... the rubber boots are fine, you can pose them easily and they look good. The accessories are very well done with the exception of the ignited blade, I will say the HT ones are a touch more refined but it's only noticeable if you are holding them side-by-side.

The outfit issues are fixed with a body swap, just a shorter body with a narrower chest goes a long way to helping the appearance of the oufit. I would agree about replacing or repositioning the buttons on the jacket, I think if they were placed a little bit further in it would look much better.

I do think I'll dye the jacket though, it does look nice in that tan color.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Body swap definitely seems to be the best solution to get this figure back where it should be. Although it still seems like an expensive accessory to the TaunTaun.


You guys that have it should be happy though; no worries that HT will tackle this version of Luke.

 

[DarthTrafford]

How did you get him to stay up in the snow?
I could have helped a little if I wasn't sick!

I used a bit of twine around his feet.
Then I fished it through the snow.

 

[FullMetalHippie]

Body swap definitely seems to be the best solution to get this figure back where it should be. Although it still seems like an expensive accessory to the TaunTaun.


You guys that have it should be happy though; no worries that HT will tackle this version of Luke.

It's too bad that Hot Toys won't be doing this version. Anyone know the official word on which characters can or can't be made? Isn't Chewbacca the only figure coming from Hot Toys that Sideshow hasn't already done?

As nice as Sideshow's Tusken Raider is, I really hope we see one from Hot Toys. That and a Ponda Baba/Snaggletooth 2-pack. Oh and Jawas and Garindan.

 

[TaliBane]

hehe....he looks more like Jason Clarke from "Dawn....Apes" here.

Luke arrives up here tomorrow....looking forward to it!

That's who I was trying to think of. It does look a lot like Jason Clarke.

I can see several areas of improvement needed for this:

1. Replace the Pro with a TT Slim
2. Dye the vest with Rit Dye Tan
3. Replace the oversized buttons on the vest with smaller ones or even velcro
4. Replace the rubber boots with modded Hot Toys Bespin Boots
5. Replace the muted arm patch with a more vibrant decal
6. Replace the gloves
7. Replace the fragile plastic antennae with metal wire
8. Replace the headsculpt under the hat with the Hot Toys head
9. Replace the lightsaber hilt and blaster with Hot Toys versions
10. Replace the scarf with different/longer fabric

The HT boots mod is a lot of work and not really accurate for how Luke Hoth's boots look most of the time. The fully padded style (which SSC used as their guide) is the way they are most of the time - though there are variations shot to shot.

And SSC and HT saber hllts/blasters - for the most part - are pretty much interchangable at normal viewing distance.

And what's wrong with the gloves?

I can see that the color of the vest needs to be changed but the length is what bothers me most. It just doesn't seem long enough. It may rise up while on the Taun Taun.

Properly futzed, the vest is actually about the right length compared to the costume and screen shots. As-is, it's only a few mm's too short.

 

[joebizz34]

I'm actually very surprised how much I like this figure. I agree about certain complaints but overall I look at him and I am happy with what I see. SS did good on this one. I am not crazy about the exclusive BD head like others have mentioned but I am impressed overall. I really like the one pic where you see this non helmet head on the HT Bespin Luke. I never in a million years would have thought or considered swapping it with the HT head but I have to say, I may do it.

 

[Saberus]

Hi guys, here is my 1st attempt at posting, really loving the combo.