Hot Toys DX Bespin Luke Skywalker

[jayveeeusebio]

Wow, Rory! You have a piece of history there. Congrats man!

Btw, where in the world did you get that?

 

[Uncanny Web-Slinger]

But what if Luke falls from thw weathervane? (and not into a 1/6 Millenium Falcon)

 

[stshammgod]

aaaahh, let me think about it...

LOL! Man, what a fantastic piece to have! Congrats! How'd you come across that anyway? I'd love to hear the story.

 

[a-dev]

I promise you,it WON'T be

We know, but probably not for the same reasons you think it won't. (end of world 2012)

 

[smitty]

Guess I will be displaying it with this! One of my prize possessions.. The original hand drawn storyboard of the Luke/Bespin sequence...

Very cool Rory!

 

[Rorywan]

Thanks guys. Long story, but I got a few original boards about 15 years ago as a thank you gift. This one, a snowspeeder cockpit one with Luke and a star destroyer image. This is my favorite though. It's probably worth a bit now!

Can you provide us with high res scans of that awesome artifact of pop culture history

Not sure i'm allowed do that mate. It could be used to make fakes. Sorry..

Fantastic, Rorywan! I'm so jealous!

As far as this weather vane debate, I LOVE it! In fact, I am skipping Luke, but may just get the vane by itself through TA!

 

[Khev]

Guess I will be displaying it with this! One of my prize possessions.. The original hand drawn storyboard of the Luke/Bespin sequence...

Coolest collectible I've ever seen anyone own on this board. Congrats man.

 

[Khev]

Yeah, I agree about the rubber concerns. There's also the fact that Luke has more bang for your buck.

However, I still think as a stand alone figure, gimmicks and extras aside, Batman is the better figure here. In looks and in accuracy.

I really want to like this Luke, but there's something off about it. The regular head is a lot better looking then it was before but I think the Bespin Fatigues need a little work. Mainly the collar, the color (it could be a little more "worn" couldn't it? Why not have it be the same tone as the battle damaged one?) and a tighter fit overall. There's just something keeping it back from being the perfect Bespin Luke figure.


I don't know. If it looks better once people get these in hand, I'll probably get one and sell off all the junk I don't want.

You know these two figures actually make for pretty awesome "bookends" to a 1980's themed display. Two great icons, one from the first year of the decade, one from the last.

 

[Rorywan]

Coolest collectible I've ever seen anyone own on this board. Congrats man.

SOOOOOO amazing Rory!

Congrats.

Thanks!.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

SOOOOOO amazing Rory!

Congrats.

 

[Monger]

This figure release is really poorly handled. While I understand they want to sell both figures, forcing you to get them both is ridiculous. I would love to have one Luke figure for half this price, but paying $300 for two figures that are 90% the same is pretty silly. At least with Bruce Lee it was not only significantly cheaper even with the exclusive, but that was two completely different outfits.

As for the antenna, I am sure it will make for an awesome display but finding the room for it ends up making it mostly a novelty. Then again, almost every Hot Toys DX release is an overpriced novelty that could do without all the gimmicks, especially PERS, which always makes the sculpt look worse.

 

[DarthNeil]

My favourite version of Luke from my favourite movie... Easy buy (Flex'n it).

 

[pixletwin]

My favourite version of Luke from my favourite movie... Easy buy (Flex'n it).

Easy buy with the most awesome exclusive in, like, evahrrrrrrrrr.

 

[FLOSI]

I'd like to see what the normal sculpt looks like with the battle damaged hair (if possible). If it looks good, I'd pop that on the clean outfit, weather it slightly and call it a day. If I remember correctly, that's how he spends a majority of the Vader duel (clean face, matted hair, slightly weathered-intact clothing).

Was thinking the same thing, Dane.

 

[FLOSI]

Guess I will be displaying it with this! One of my prize possessions.. The original hand drawn storyboard of the Luke/Bespin sequence...

You own that, Rory??? Seriously?? Holy crap, that's about the coolest Star Wars collectable I've ever known anyone to own.

 

[Khev]

Was thinking the same thing, Dane.

So the PERS allows the hair to be placed on either sculpt? Interesting.

 

[darthviper107]

So the PERS allows the hair to be placed on either sculpt? Interesting.

I doubt that, since parts of the hair are sculpted onto the face, so it wouldn't match up even if they could fit together.

 

[FLOSI]

I doubt that, since parts of the hair are sculpted onto the face, so it wouldn't match up even if they could fit together.

Ah. There have been photos with the hair off then? I thought it may have been similar to the Bruce Lee set up.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Ah. There have been photos with the hair off then? I thought it may have been similar to the Bruce Lee set up.

Judging by the pics, I would say it will be the same as the BL set up whereby the whole hairpiece removes.

 

[MarfMaster]

Guess I will be displaying it with this! One of my prize possessions.. The original hand drawn storyboard of the Luke/Bespin sequence...

Unbelievable, Rory!

Was thinking the same thing, Dane.

Judging by the pics, I would say it will be the same as the BL set up whereby the whole hairpiece removes.