1/6 Hot Toys - MMS 320 - Star Wars Ep.VII - Kylo Ren

[Spark Extractor]

Wonder why they went with a zipper instead of velcro on the sleeve? Doesn't make much sense.

 

[pixletwin]

You broke your zipper just like Dave? But this is new, no one else has mentioned the zipper problem before. Does it effect the ability to operate the switch?

No. It just makes his costumed right arm look flaccid.

 

[pixletwin]

Swear it took 20 minutes to get the zipper down. Have to take it down a few, hit resistance, move stuff around until it zips down a bit more, rinse and repeat.

Soooo stupid. I wasnt monkey-fisting it either. I was being very slow and careful. Zipping it up to get the arm off was no problem. Zipping it back down was a slow process and once I got to half way SNAP....

 

[Wor-Gar]

Yikes. Had no idea.

People have hidden the zipper really well in shots. No wonder everyone has the same pose.

 

[pixletwin]

I am even more firmly convinced than I was before: electronics on 1:6 figures are just a headache and not worth it.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Does Ren's saber glow like the pics? With the some red, some orange glowing areas -- or is it all solid and the photography is doing that?

 

[pixletwin]

Red all the way through in person. Though I can see if the blade isn't all the way inserted how it would produce an orange glow near the hilt because the blade is not colored where it inserts... If that makes sense.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Yeah, that makes sense. Too bad, a lot of pics have this great orange/yellow fiery glow that is uneven and perfect for Kylo's shoddy saber.

 

[pixletwin]

It does lend itself to that fiery glow his saber has on film.

 

[SilverStar17]

This is why I'm not zipping that zipper down or up. I unzipped it once literally a couple of centimeters to aid in placing his saber holding hand in the joint on the non LED arm (as it came already attached with) and it's staying that way. I don't really mess with 1/6 scale zippers.

I agree that Velcro probably would have been a better option for this though.

 

[SNIKT1950]

Good idea guys.

Very nice.

 

[QuiGonFishing]

 

[The Mike]

I decided I liked Kylo so much I just bought a TFA stormie.

Stupid dumb Hot Toys.

I'm currently deciding between an FA Stormtrooper or getting Vader.

Wonder why they went with a zipper instead of velcro on the sleeve? Doesn't make much sense.

It makes me incredibly nervous, ripping it up and and down I swore it was going to break. Even zipping it back up, I accidentally turned it on, snapped some pics, turned it off and swore to not mess with it again.

Does Ren's saber glow like the pics? With the some red, some orange glowing areas -- or is it all solid and the photography is doing that?

It's definitely not as light as the promo pics but it's not orange.

 

[SilverStar17]

Good idea guys.

Looks good. Nice work!

 

[Wor-Gar]

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How come your saber has all those cool colors going on in the picture if that's not how it looks?

 

[TonTon]

Your eyes can deceive you, Wor-Gar. Don't trust them.

 

[cokebabies]

Nope. That "ribbed" jerkin thing is UNDER his tunic/robe which is under his cloak/towel.

Why do you assume its a jerkin thing - because of the arm mobility from having no sleeves?

 

[Cixx]

This guy seemed to have no problem with it (zipper)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTYhy5Zhv7o


new review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y58FWjf6YRs

 

[paramoremcr88]

I found the zipper very easy to use. Took 2 seconds. With 1 finger.

 

[QuiGonFishing]

'Cause it's a Solo cup, so...