I'm really liking how this thread has policed itself. Everyone is making good points!
Thanks for the compliments, for those that have given them.
With regards to my attention to detail...
This character, and this VERSION of the character, represents my absolute and total grail. Medicom released an RotJ version, but they got many details flat-out wrong. A beautiful figure, and to this day my favorite 1/6. Sideshow's ESB Boba Fett was, in many ways, a REMARKABLE achievement, and in other ways, a travesty. What Sideshow was able to do PERFECTLY was place 99% of the paint/weathering details. Shape/size/scale of the armor/helmet itself was pretty terrible, but I was blown away by how accurate the weathering was.
Besides collecting 1/6, I also paint Boba Fett helmets/gear, both for myself and on a commission basis.
bebe13junior, I can understand that you like the Hot Toys paintwork more than the film helmet, and there's nothing at all wrong with that, but there are some of us (perhaps not all that many, maybe) that do prefer as close to screen-used as possible. The commissions I've received have ALL requested as close to screen-used as possible. But this hobby and that hobby are different, and I can (grudgingly) respect that.
The natural gut feeling most of us have, regarding Star Wars figures, is that Hot Toys will do it better, if/when they make a version. So when this figure was announced, I was beside myself with excitement. Remember, they teased it with the blurred-out photo? And the eagle-eyed amongst us quickly noticed the 1/4 logo. On the one hand, I was a little bummed out, since it would be more expensive and larger (I'm on a budget and I don't have infinite storage space, like the majority of us). What I was excited about was that I was certain that every detail would be preserved PERFECTLY. That's a fine trade-off, for me. So I ordered it. When critiques started trickling in, about the 'chunkiness' of the body and such, I paid it no mind, since I'm pretty capable when it comes to futzing and photography. Many of us could see that, while the
SKILL of the paintjob was amazing, the
ACCURACY of that paintjob was lacking. However, I figured that it was a preliminary paintjob, and that Hot Toys would fix it by the time the figure went into production. They have not.
Here is a straightened-out view of the helmet. In this shot, lens distortion looks to be minimal:
Here's a shot of the screen-used helmet, with the 'tell-tale' trademarks of the helmet circled:
We call those parts 1.) The Blob, 2.) The Drip and 3.) The Swipe, and they are the most easily-identifiable marks on the helmet (from the front). To see these details not included is...disappointing. Especially when compared to the Hot Toys 1/6:
piccolodaimaoh, I think you're absolutely right. This is intended to be a romanticized version of the character. The reason I say that is because Hot Toys' other Boba Fett release, in 1/6, has replicated the weathering of the RotJ helmet
VERY closely. So it can be done. The rough part for me is that I have to decide whether to repaint the 1/4 helmet or not. On the one hand, I want accuracy. On the other, it would be a shame to erase what is, accuracy aside, a wonderfully painted helmet. I'll look to acquire a second helmet, though at this scale, it'll probably be difficult. And as with the helmet, the majority of the armor looks to be painted inaccurately, as well.
Beyond that, and a HUGE benefit of this scale, is the soft parts. The flight suit, and vest in particular, looks BEAUTIFUL. The stitching looks scary-accurate, and with the larger size, looks much more natural. Very impressive!
Anyways, sorry for the long post (except I'm not). I'm not badmouthing the figure at all, just sharing some information, and acknowledging this figure for what it is.
Thanks for reading!
