Hot Toys DX Bespin Luke Skywalker

[Rzeznikk]

Wasn't the non-BD version of Luke displayed on an LED Star Wars Vent Base? If so, that could mean 2 Deluxe Bases, 2 heads, two outfits, and 2 bodies, I cringe at the thought of a price for this guy. I highly doubt I'll pick one up, but I feel for you guys.

The base looks to be the same base HT used for Battle Damaged Mark III I'M. No LED.

 

[thenammagazine]

The base looks to be the same base HT used for Battle Damaged Mark III I'M. No LED.

photo credit: evangelinus​

 

[Rzeznikk]

yup, looks pretty close to the same to me, just no glass flooring. Same shape and everything.

 

[Rzeznikk]

 

[thenammagazine]

Looking at that pic makes me wonder if the lightsaber and blaster are originals, or if HT just borrowed the Sideshow molds.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Looking at that pic makes me wonder if the lightsaber and blaster are originals, or if HT just borrowed the Sideshow molds.

can't tell from those pics, but I would imagine they will be entirely new. I'm thinking we will get LED lightsabers this time around too...

 

[Buttmunch]

I'm predicting we see HT Hoth Han to go with Sideshow's tauntaun at next year's SDCC.

I seriously doubt HT making any figure Sideshow hasn't made first, aside from Chewie. Sideshow is perfectly able to make a Hoth Han of their own. No need for HT to do it. Plus it would be the worst version of Han for HT to waste their shot on.

 

[jedibear]

I seriously doubt HT making any figure Sideshow hasn't made first, aside from Chewie. Sideshow is perfectly able to make a Hoth Han of their own. No need for HT to do it. Plus it would be the worst version of Han for HT to waste their shot on.

Here, here!
I don't know about the "worst version" part, but I'd be quite happy for Sideshow to produce this Hoth Han on their own...

 

[thenammagazine]

can't tell from those pics, but I would imagine they will be entirely new. I'm thinking we will get LED lightsabers this time around too...

LED sabers = even more $$$.

 

[Khev]

i really liked reading the review and seeing why Bespin Luke was chosen to be the first HT figure.

And what was the reason?

 

[jedibear]

....and wouldn't LED sabers have been a feature that was previewed along with the figure already?

 

[thenammagazine]

....and wouldn't that have been a feature that was previewed along with the figure already?

Agreed. A key selling point. I don't see why they wouldn't have had it lit up in the display at SDCC.

 

[turtlepower73]

i think the reason luke from empire was picked because isn't this it's anniversary year ? come on bring us vader too..

 

[Biojex]

And what was the reason?

It was the first figure he owned.

Amongst all Star Wars movies, Episode 5 – The Empire Strikes Back influenced Howard the most. As Luke Skywalker has always been his favourite character plus his first owned figure is Luke Skywalker in the Cloud City scene so he decided to manufacture Bespin (Cloud City locates on Bespin Planet) Luke Skywalker in an even more exquisite and glamorous DX series as debut production.

 

[thenammagazine]

i think the reason luke from empire was picked because isn't this it's anniversary year ? come on bring us vader too..

That was 2010.

 

[Buttmunch]

Here, here!
I don't know about the "worst version" part, but I'd be quite happy for Sideshow to produce this Hoth Han on their own...

Well, if HT could only make ONE Han Solo, would you want it to be the Hoth version?

 

[jedibear]

If it were only one? Well, yes...that is the version I would prefer. And I would presume a "DX" version would/could include the regular (commonly called "Bespin") jacket too, since he wore that as well at Echo Base...

 

[psimun]

Those of you who are to speed on this thread, any word on when this is up for PO?

 

[karamazov80]

^^Nothing yet.

If it were only one? Well, yes...that is the version I would prefer. And I would presume a "DX" version would/could include the regular (commonly called "Bespin") jacket too, since he wore that as well at Echo Base...

That's what I would want, as well--the Hoth/Bespin 2-in-1 Han. Sideshow makes very good 1/6th scale figures of course, but HT is the best. X factor is the sculpt. So far, HT is 0-1 doing Ford. Sideshow's had decent sculpts, but bad paint that essentially negates the fact that the sculpts were pretty good (though I've seen a few good Storm Troop Han factory paint jobs, it wasn't consistent).

Besides, Sideshow's had 3 different shots at Han already. I would be very interested in see what HT came up with.

 

[thenammagazine]

They'd likely just reuse another Arnie Kim sculpt for Han.