Hot Toys Grand Moff Tarkin

[Wor-Gar]

Pull and smooth.... pull and smooth...

 

[BadMuthaDude]

Mine has finally shipped from Sideshow. I see they are now using DHL to ship to Canada. Hopefully they don’t use packages for field goal kick practice like FedEx did.

 

[SilverStar17]

Mine has finally shipped from Sideshow. I see they are now using DHL to ship to Canada. Hopefully they don’t use packages for field goal kick practice like FedEx did.

At least they don’t use HDS.

 

[SilverStar17]

I’m going to rest on this figure looks best and is the safest with an arms at rest at his sides pose. It hides the wrist pegs and the sleeves look the correct length when like this. I previously had him in a pose for a few days with the arm bent and his finger pointed upward, and found this evening that it easily wrinkled and creased the suit on the inside of the elbow, which I don’t like.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Tarkin looks a little bland in the basic museum pose...


Here's my choices -- currently in the last pose...

 

[SilverStar17]

My intent was to put him back to the hands behind the back pose this evening from the finger pointed up pose, but I went with something similar to your second photo, just his head turned to the left instead.

 

[Wor-Gar]

It isn't a very dynamic pose... but I was skimming through his scenes tonight and Tarkin does stand with his hands by his side for most all his standing scenes.

For some reason I remember his hands-behind-back being a more signature pose, but its not.


He looks great in all those poses though.

 

[SilverStar17]

Yeah I agree regarding it not being very dynamic, but I think it covers all bases: protects against creasing, hides wrist pegs, sleeves look the correct length, and now as you reported, is a frequent pose of his in the film. I seem to remember him standing this way often in R1 as well, actually.

Like you, I also thought his hands behind the back pose is a signature pose. The hand on the chin pose is ostensibly a signature pose as well, but I seemingly only vividly remember him doing it right before the DS exploded.

Less is more with some figures. I think this is one of them myself.

 

[SilverStar17]

Yep, just watched a compilation video on YouTube that showed all of his scenes in R1. There was only one brief scene where it looked like he might have his arms behind his back, but you can't really tell. All other scenes, they're at his sides as well; even in scenes where he's just idly standing there and it'd be an ideal time for a hands behind the back pose, but he doesn't.

 

[Wor-Gar]

You need to post a picture of your Tarkin.

 

[SilverStar17]

You need to post a picture of your Tarkin.

This is how I have him at the moment:



Not dynamic, but as you said, a common pose of his (I watched a few clips on YouTube from ANH in addition to the R1 one). I was going for how he looked when he was discussing destroying Alderaan with Leia. Can’t quite get the sculpt tilted to the left though, as it doesn’t have much articulation.

 

[Futurion]

When has became now, Director Krennic. Pose with hands along the body is most common for Tarkin.

 

[BadMuthaDude]

At least they don’t use HDS.

HDS, sir and how are you this afternoon? Alrighty, then.

 

[matrix69]

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[irezumi]

Love the pictures, Matrix!

 

[matrix69]

Thanks irezumi

 

[Wor-Gar]

Nice pics as always, matrix!

Did you steam that tunic?

This is how I have him at the moment:

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Not dynamic, but as you said, a common pose of his (I watched a few clips on YouTube from ANH in addition to the R1 one). I was going for how he looked when he was discussing destroying Alderaan with Leia. Can’t quite get the sculpt tilted to the left though, as it doesn’t have much articulation.

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Yep, that's how I started with him. He's surprising fun to pose - even if the positions are subtle differences. He's just so lifelike from afar.

 

[Wor-Gar]

The only thing lacking is height. But that's easily fixed by dislocating his boots from his legs.

I noticed that he's a wee bit short looking relative to Vader. Does popping his feet out of the sockets help?

Would it be better to 'extend' his knees -- I think they pull out on ridged posts like all the other HT bodies, don't they?

 

[Asta]

I noticed that he's a wee bit short looking relative to Vader. Does popping his feet out of the sockets help?

Would it be better to 'extend' his knees -- I think they pull out on ridged posts like all the other HT bodies, don't they?

I just pulled his boots off. The pegs remained attached inside them, and his legs rest on top of the pegs. That gets him to Cushing's height, and standing in front of Vader (the Rogue One version was handy), the top of Tarkin's head was level with Vader's nose

 

[Wor-Gar]

the top of Tarkin's head was level with Vader's nose

As it should be.

What do you think of Tarkin? Awesome, right?