Hot Toys - MMS 798 - A New Hope: TIE Fighter Pilot 1/6 Scale Collectible Figure

[fantasticfrog]

My sideshow version still looks great but I am definitely going to get this. I’ll dump some rewards on it to ease the sting. I was happy hot toys was avoiding Star Wars for a few months. This isn’t the most exciting release ever but at least it’s OT.

 

[Jive Turkey]

Even if massive head is screen accurate, I'd be okay with them cheating it to make the head more proportionate. I want to like this, but he looks like a child running around in a Tie Fighter costume

 

[Mike86]

Why this took so long is beyond me. Happy to get it. I’ll pre-order at some point soon.

 

[Smudger9]

Even if massive head is screen accurate, I'd be okay with them cheating it to make the head more proportionate. I want to like this, but he looks like a child running around in a Tie Fighter costume

Which is exactly what the TIE pilots in ANH looked like.

 

[Chamberlian]

I use to own the Marmit one, which I thought was pretty good with proportions. (not my photos).

 

[BurningRage]

$245 at Sideshow.

 

[HyperDrive]

Y’know it starts to get frustrating when Hot Toys don’t nail these things, especially when these designs are simple, or should be.

 

[Jive Turkey]

Which is exactly what the TIE pilots in ANH looked like.

I refer you back to the very first sentence in my post.

There were a lot of unintentional design constraints in the first movie that I don't necessarily think should be reproduced. A good example being Vader's lack of symmetry. You know they didn't do that on purpose and if they had better techniques at the time, they wouldn't have designed it that way. I feel like the size of the Tie Fighter pilot's helmet likely falls into the same category. I know some people are sticklers for absolute screen accuracy, but I'm not one of them. Give me the idealized version

 

[davejames]

Even if massive head is screen accurate, I'd be okay with them cheating it to make the head more proportionate. I want to like this, but he looks like a child running around in a Tie Fighter costume

Yeah I usually love all things OT... but this is one time when I think the ST greatly improved on an original design.

 

[jaztermareal]

I have 3 of the Marmit pilots plus a Kenner 1990's one but not yet scored the 2 Sideshow ones (really want them). I may pick up the HT one to get a full lineup.

 

[jaztermareal]

Yeah I usually love all things OT... but this is one time when I think the ST greatly improved on an original design.

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Dunno about improved but it is definitely one of the best first order designs. pretty good.

 

[Wor-Gar]

FINALLY we're getting Two Tubes!! I'm SO excited!!! Oh wait....

Lot of "finally" with HT.

Wait until you see what I say finally when we get HT ANH 3PO.

 

[RandomHero]

Wish HT did this two years ago.

Would have been an instant PO for me then. Now, with the rising cost of these figures, trade war/tariffs are here, and inflation getting worse - it's most likely a pass for me, sadly.

Happy for all of those who will be getting their pilot.

 

[The Buffinator]

Lot of "finally" with HT.

Wait until you see what I say finally when we get HT ANH 3PO.

This perhaps?

 

[Wor-Gar]

 

[Dave_W]

It's basically a stormie helmet with an x-wing helmet plopped on top. They should have just combined the 2 existing models.