Hot Toys C-3PO (ROTJ)

[BurningRage]

$20 thank you Sideshow coupon works on this.

 

[IBM5100]

$20 thank you Sideshow coupon works on this.

Is that coupon available for everyone?

 

[BurningRage]

Is that coupon available for everyone?

Locked into your account.

 

[IBM5100]

Locked into your account.

Is it when you check out? I don't see anything in my coupon code section. Does it say when it expires?

 

[McHaleyArt]

Is it when you check out? I don't see anything in my coupon code section. Does it say when it expires?

I’m pretty sure they’re talking about the thank you code you get after you order product and some time passes.

 

[IBM5100]

I’m pretty sure they’re talking about the thank you code you get after you order product and some time passes.

Darn, I had a feeling, thanks.

 

[rory]

Has anyone polished this up with a cape cod cloth to remove some of that weathering? I used that method on Mando and worked great. Once I get my hands on this, I’d like to try it.

 

[choombaz]

I have every HT R2 lol, never noticed, do they come with the tool that zaps the Ewoks? Could be a ROTJ variant only.

I know the OT Deluxe comes with it

 

[DarthAlias]

I know the OT Deluxe comes with it

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They will be hard to justify the ROTJ purchase but surely they’ll add the drink tray and I’ll end buying because of that. Thanks for confirming however.

 

[hen88]

Mine arrived today from Sideshow. Overall he looks great. He has lots of delicate little parts that can easily snap off. So be very careful, especially when changing the hands or swapping out the face plate. The weathering on mine isn't really as bad as others have described. I think he would fit in well in any OT display. I think I'm going to display him with my ANH figures.

 

[Danny-Boy]

lol they ain’t doing a ROTJ R2-D2. They’ve already released an OT version that covers the three movies.

 

[matrix69]

My 3PO arrived and he's a beauty... Very impressive. There's lots of nitpicks, but the good outweighs the bad.
For me this is the most accurate sculpt of C3PO to date. While the Tamashii wins on an engineering front, i've always felt it was a little too clunky and toyish looking.

This HT version looks more like a guy in a suit, with my only real nitpick being the neck is a little too thin. Maybe this was done to help with the articulation.

There's also a lot more DIECAST than i was expecting, with the pelvis, legs, upper arms and back plate being all DIECAST. Whereas the head, front torso plate, shoulder pieces, pistons, lower arms, hands and feet are all plastic.

I'm still not the biggest fan of the speckled on weathering, but from a normal viewing distance it's forgivable, and doesn't take away from how great the figure looks on display.

My biggest gripes are the tiny batteries used for the light-up eyes and the horrid crotch grabber. A light-up base would've been nice too.

 

[Brokenhandpuppet]

Just cannot wait for mine.

 

[TonTon]

My 3PO arrived and he's a beauty... Very impressive. There's lots of nitpicks, but the good outweighs the bad.
For me this is the most accurate sculpt of C3PO to date. While the Tamashii wins on an engineering front, i've always felt it was a little too clunky and toyish looking.

This HT version looks more like a guy in a suit, with my only real nitpick being the neck is a little too thin. Maybe this was done to help with the articulation.

There's also a lot more DIECAST than i was expecting, with the pelvis, legs, upper arms and back plate being all DIECAST. Whereas the head, front torso plate, shoulder pieces, pistons, lower arms, hands and feet are all plastic.

I'm still not the biggest fan of the speckled on weathering, but from a normal viewing distance it's forgivable, and doesn't take away from how great the figure looks on display.

My biggest gripes are the tiny batteries used for the light-up eyes and the horrid crotch grabber. A light-up base would've been nice too.


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Nice review, matrix! He does look great, despite having the Tama I was very curious to see this one in hand to see how it stacks up. Hopefully AE gets their allotment soon.

 

[Hardax]

Hoping that once I have this in hand the speckling wont bother me as much but if its as noticeable as it is in these recent arrivals I hope someone is brave enough to come up with a way of knocking it back a little. If Im really bothered by it maybe I'll be the brave one here as I have not ready anywhere yet from someone who has attempted it.

 

[matrix69]

Nice review, matrix! He does look great, despite having the Tama I was very curious to see this one in hand to see how it stacks up. Hopefully AE gets their allotment soon.

As heartbreaking as it was, i sold on my Tamashii. This HT version more than meets my expectations though.

 

[matrix69]

Looks great with R2

 

[yy0925]

Great review and great pics @matrix69
Thank you!

 

[ZE_501]

Thanks @matrix69 ... I actually pre-ordered this to go with my R2; I have the AOTC version which I think will match this Threepio's weathering, although I do like the cleaner OT version as well, I remember the droids as generally being quite grimy. The weathering on yours, the way you describe it -- is more or less what I expected.

I'm not an active collector anymore but this duo is too classic not to have on my bookshelf. Looking forward to C-3PO's arrival. If they ever do an OT two-pack I may upgrade but in the meantime, life is short -- so these are the droids I'm looking for.

(You know I had to say that.)

 

[matrix69]

The detail work on the damaged eye faceplate looks terrific.