Hot Toys DX24 & DX25 Bespin Luke Skywalker (Regular and Exclusive versions)

[TheClient]

BBTS is getting some more of these. I placed an order for DX24 last night and both that and the DX25 are still available if anyone still needs one.

 

[QuiGonFishing]

Forgive me since I'm certain this has been covered on this forum, but are the DX24/25 and DX07 heard sculpts interchangeable, or did Hot Toys sabotage us on that option?

 

[Adam1138]

Wish it came out of the box looking like that.

For the price of these things, it should’ve done.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Well I'm late on ordering this guy, but finally got him from Sideshow and had my go at weathering him up. Can't believe HT released him with absolutely zero weathering.

 

[Felinx]

Brave man!

 

[Wor-Gar]

Battle-Damaged Bespin Luke previewed!!!!!!!!















Just kidding, Rzeznikk

 

[Felinx]

I've put my figure in the dumpster behind my house for a few days. Also hoping a rat will nibble on the outfit in a couple of places.

 

[shadow_wolf]

Well I'm late on ordering this guy, but finally got him from Sideshow and had my go at weathering him up. Can't believe HT released him with absolutely zero weathering.

Man you need to ask for exchange or refund, for them to give you Luke in dirty and tattered suit and damaged face instead of a pristine clean one is unacceptable.



Amazing work! I wish he looks like that out of the box.

 

[ScoutingForToys]

Finally got around to unboxing and posing him.
Really struggled to find a pose I like with this guy for some reason.
He's soooooo clean. Chrome Mando, over the top weathering. Bespin Luke, no weathering at all. What?
I don't necessarily want him to be full on end of Vader fight battle damaged but some dirt and staining.
His suit may be cleanish when he first wears it but it's pretty quickly dirtied up on Dagobah.
In the same way the season 2 Chrome Mando seems to represent 1 scene from the beginning of ep2 of season 2 and ignores the many more times his armour is clean in the 2nd season, this release seems to be from the 30 seconds the suit was clean in TESB.
Anyway, not sure about this one. If HT did a battle damaged version, one that looked like the one Rzeznikk posted pics of, I'd probably sell this version for that one.
He's just too clean.
I've been painting miniatures, models and the odd action figure for nearly 40 years so I've got some skill and experience but I've never weathered fabric.
I do have various Tamiya weathering kits which ought to work with this, but I don't want to risk messing it up.

 

[Futurion]

HT at their best. Lazy even to do weathering. They should pack the figure with some color wash and pigments for people to finish it on their own.

 

[Felinx]

I'd urge everyone to wait until SDCC is underway before taking out the weathering paints/pastels.

If a weathered Dagobah version doesn't materialize in those first two days, then go for it. It's still possible it could randomly pop up (if it's going to that is...) in the next few months but SDCC will be a good opportunity to launch it... if they are going to.

There are a few "suspicious" hints people have pointed out - this fig seemed to ship many months early, it has basically no weathering at all despite the outfit being known for weathered, and the accessories seem to be light on the Dagobah end of things (straight DX07 re-release Vader helmet, zero-effort stand)

 

[Felinx]

Finally got around to unboxing and posing him.
Really struggled to find a pose I like with this guy for some reason.
He's soooooo clean. Chrome Mando, over the top weathering. Bespin Luke, no weathering at all. What?
I don't necessarily want him to be full on end of Vader fight battle damaged but some dirt and staining.
His suit may be cleanish when he first wears it but it's pretty quickly dirtied up on Dagobah.
In the same way the season 2 Chrome Mando seems to represent 1 scene from the beginning of ep2 of season 2 and ignores the many more times his armour is clean in the 2nd season, this release seems to be from the 30 seconds the suit was clean in TESB.
Anyway, not sure about this one. If HT did a battle damaged version, one that looked like the one Rzeznikk posted pics of, I'd probably sell this version for that one.
He's just too clean.
I've been painting miniatures, models and the odd action figure for nearly 40 years so I've got some skill and experience but I've never weathered fabric.
I do have various Tamiya weathering kits which ought to work with this, but I don't want to risk messing it up.

It's never clean onscreen; even upon Dagobah arrival it's a bit weathered and a bit torn.

This outfit is indeed glimpsed in the Hoth medical center (21B farewell) so it's likely clean there where he's just put it on.

 

[Rzeznikk]

Battle-Damaged Bespin Luke previewed!!!!!!!!















Just kidding, Rzeznikk

Oh I thought of that too. Even still, their weathering wouldn't even come close to this. We've seen their attempts at "weathering"

 

[redxavier]

The solitication pictures years back showed that this was going to be really clean, why the surprise that he wasn't released weathered?

 

[Rzeznikk]

The solitication pictures years back showed that this was going to be really clean, why the surprise that he wasn't released weathered?

Sometimes HT listens to complaints and makes adjustments before release.

 

[Felinx]

Sometimes HT listens to complaints and makes adjustments before release.

That Indy in your avatar pic....

 

[Chakaman]

DX24 has arrived from Maybang Collectibles...

 

[Cap'n Cook]

I wonder if a BD version will be previewed at SDCC next weekend.

 

[Felinx]

I wonder if a BD version will be previewed at SDCC next weekend.

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of DX24/25 buyers suddenly cried out in terror.

 

[FlyAndFight]

I wonder if a BD version will be previewed at SDCC next weekend.

If that happens, you will see 15 pages of these types of postings...

So looking forward to that!...