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

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Again, I just don’t understand why Hot Toys don’t nail these things. This isn’t even a human likeness where it can become very subjective. This is a tangible helmet design….
All of the talented artists gets assigned to Iron Man, Spider-Man and what ever else sells the most. This one was done by the intern…
 
View attachment 761072secret base shot. This don’t look right…

Did the Empire have a "Take Your Kid To Work Day"? That helmet looks more oversized than the one Jake Lloyd wore in TPM lol...

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Unfortunately this counts towards the only 2-3 OT figures in a year situation. Last year was only endor han, esb Chewbacca, and a repacked stormtrooper (not counting the gloriously overpriced sideshow aliens). With rots anniversary
I used to feel tinfoil-hatty thinking they miss the mark on purpose, but it's reaching that point.
i think it’s deliberate. Make a good to very good to maybe great figure that they can revisit and improve upon. They know us suckers will double dip. Look at maul! Watch the scout trooper get a good 2.0 in a few years with the correct helmet. It is not a good business plan to make perfect figures.
 
I still have the Sideshow one on display...

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...and it still holds up really well. The HT one does have a few issues. Those hideous boots, the thin limbs. The helmet does read a bit big in the photos. Wonder if the often-loathed "fat suit" could actually help the proportions here. As it looks, the flight suit is a little too form-fitting, with the slim base body appearing too slight and throwing the final look off even more.

It will be interesting to see if any adjustments are made here before production & release.
 
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Just so everyone understands what they are looking at in terms of helmet to body proportions... the TIE pilot hasn't been widely seen in full-body view very much. It is indeed somewhat of a bobble head look, though maybe the HT takes it slightly too far.

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It looks great, but what else are people on this forum supposed to do if they're not allowed to tear it a new one?... (Asking for a friend)
 
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