C2-D2
Freaked Out
Strange, Mine seems to have shipped,but not been charged yet. Well he should be here on Monday!
OK, picked up Chewbacca and Han Solo... opened them up... and ready for my FIRST IMPRESSIONS Report... here we go...
My initial impressions are a mixed bag.
GOOD:
1) it's a Chewbacca figure! That alone is impressive.
2) The height on this -- mine stands 14 3/4 inches without any modding -- is great. I see no issue or real need for more height next to Solo.
3) The fur is nicely matted and seems easy to work with, much moreso than I was expecting. Yes the chin is glued down but even with my fingers I got a little lift out of it. Will take some working as expected.
4) the gear is awesome, what little there is. Nicely detailed as expected.
5) hands swapped out easy for me.
6) figure stands well and feels sturdy -- not heavy, but it holds its pose and I don't feel its going to tip over in time.
BAD: here we go...
1) this figure is very dark. Too dark. Unfortunately dark. Pictures make it look lighter in hand than what I received. Could be mine. The face is so dark I do not see how I could lighten it (whether bleaching or by mixing in lighter hair).
2) the bag is a bit short. Not horrendous but I do wish it hung down another inch. Might be worth picking up an additional bag and adding the length.
Of the two figures, I found myself much more pleased with Han Solo than Chewbacca. Han really doesn't require much futzing at all out of the box, which certainly makes him more appealing on first impressions. Chewbacca will take some work to get it looking like some of the other players on this board.
But the dark face is a big disappointment for me.
Yours doesn't seem to photograph that dark, but I suppose it could be more of an in hand thing.
That's a bummer about the darkness in-hand. I guess I'm going to see for myself soon enough. I wonder if there are batches and variance or if - more likely - it is what it is for everyone. You'd imagine they would have bought all the fur in one big lot.
Here I was really looking forward to Chewy and not so much to Han - have to reverse my expectations.
Here I was really looking forward to Chewy and not so much to Han - have to reverse my expectations.
Same here. I thought Chewie was going to be the star. It's Han for sure though.
Why did you get single packs?
Not want I want to hear as I'm only getting Chewie
Digging the head tilt in the pics. Not sure if it was by design (guessing it was ), but classic Chewie/Mayhew. Looks great. Can't wait till next week!
Could be batches. Was hoping for a "lighter" version myself... got the darker perhaps. Or its simply a matter of opinion what's 'dark' and what's not.
Fast pics from previous review... apologize for the blurriness.... fresh from box, no futz...
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Why did you get single packs?
How's the v2 head? Darker?
Great pic's Wor-gar. congrat's
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