1/6 Hot Toys MMS Jawas & Power droid

[Chronos1919]

Watched the video again and I'm still incredibly unimpressed. I can't convince myself otherwise.

 

[slikkerias]

Re: Hot Toys MMS Jawas & Power droid

If I'm honest the stands look like crap but I usually don't use them or I have other options.

The body will be better than SS, the robes look better, though the SS ones were really easy to futz into whatever look you were going for.

I think with the Sandtrooper, this set will still look good, but it's definitely overpriced. I've admittedly never been super excited about the Gonk and they happened to make the most plain looking one, which doesn't help.

No doubt the body is better. But I actually think that when people get both in hand the SSC will win even on the robe part. The SSC robe just drapes beautifully and is so easy to futz... I am beginning to think that SSC had a really good reason to choose the material they did.
The only thing that might be a bit better on the HT, apart from the body, is the hood and that seems to be due to the wire. Maybe installing a wire in the SSC hood would be worth a try.

 

[Hoody999]

Re: Hot Toys MMS Jawas & Power droid

Ha, there's a use for the Krennic wire

"Doctor, should we begin the transplant ?"

 

[Darth KirBayBey]

Watched the video again and I'm still incredibly unimpressed. I can't convince myself otherwise.

I also just watched the video and Holy Sh**! What a complete piece of crap! I'm so glad I didn't waste my money on this one. Epic fail Hot Toys!

 

[TonTon]

Hot Toys MMS Jawas & Power droid

No doubt the body is better. But I actually think that when people get both in hand the SSC will win even on the robe part. The SSC robe just drapes beautifully and is so easy to futz... I am beginning to think that SSC had a really good reason to choose the material they did.
The only thing that might be a bit better on the HT, apart from the body, is the hood and that seems to be due to the wire. Maybe installing a wire in the SSC hood would be worth a try.

The blogger photos aren't usually the pinnacle of futzing but the robes look fine in most shots. The hood also doesn't have that annoying seam.

It'd be nice to compare side by side but I no longer have the SS to do that. Might be better TBH especially if they're ultimately on par, superior in a couple ways yet inferior in others.

 

[FlyAndFight]

I prefer the SS robe to the HT robe, in particular the frayed edges, which are better looking on the SS robe, based on the pics and video shared so far.

I'm looking for an SS Jawa set (or loose one) if anyone is selling their's.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

I think this becomes similar to the issue of Han's brown/blue jacket. There is discrepancy between how the robes looked on screen in certain scenes and how they actually looked...

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[slikkerias]

I think this becomes similar to the issue of Han's brown/blue jacket. There is discrepancy between how the robes looked on screen in certain scenes and how they actually looked...

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Yes. On screen, like in the picture you posted, the SSC robes are pretty much spot on.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Just the detail work alone on the SS is better. Which is unusual because HT is known for their attention to detail.

The SS bandoliers and the weathering -- usually horrible in SS cases -- is really well done. The clean leather on the HT Jawa is what bothers me as much as the red eyes.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

Just the detail work alone on the SS is better. Which is unusual because HT is known for their attention to detail.

The SS bandoliers and the weathering -- usually horrible in SS cases -- is really well done. The clean leather on the HT Jawa is what bothers me as much as the red eyes.

It is rather jarring that the Sideshow leather looks like custom stuff and the HT looks like the unweathered belts they use for other figs. If the eyes are actually red as it appears, it's simply unacceptable bait and switch.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Yep. This is definitely example #2 of why not to wait for the HT version any longer.

 

[fantasticfrog]

Strange that only that one video has emerged. I definitely want to see more reviews before I cancel my preorder. I really wanted a gonk but not a $300 gonk and crummy Jawa. This may be the worst hot toys Star Wars in both appearance and actual value.

 

[slikkerias]

Yep. This is definitely example #2 of why not to wait for the HT version any longer.

I?m interested in knowing which one you think is #1? ...I know which one I think.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Snowspeeder Luke.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

I still think it's likely HT will make Snowspeeder Luke but its possible the outfit won't be as good, especially the jacket. I think HT would improve on the Sideshow helmet quite a bit. It could still be years away so not sure it's worth waiting just for the possibility.

Anyway these Jawas may possibly be the first head to head bout Sideshow has ever won. Their pair of Jawas for $220 has already won in the value category no matter what.

 

[Asta]

Just the detail work alone on the SS is better. Which is unusual because HT is known for their attention to detail.

The SS bandoliers and the weathering -- usually horrible in SS cases -- is really well done. The clean leather on the HT Jawa is what bothers me as much as the red eyes.

It is rather jarring that the Sideshow leather looks like custom stuff and the HT looks like the unweathered belts they use for other figs. If the eyes are actually red as it appears, it's simply unacceptable bait and switch.

The Sideshow Jawas are great little figures. I picked them up quite late when they appeared at a good price on a UK site, having previously avoided them due to talk of floppy bodies and my general wariness of Sideshow product (which can tend to be over-priced for sub-par work).

I remember being really surprised on opening them and wondering whether they'd actually used genuine leather. The bodies weren't floppy either, and they're still standing on their foot supports.

Sideshow is hit or miss but I've been pleased with most of the ones I've bought - especially where's there's no human head sculpt for them to mess up, such as R5-D4, Darth Maul 2.0, AT-AT Driver, and even the Snowtrooper Commander turned out okay after the initial scare.

Anyway these Jawas may possibly be the first head to head bout Sideshow has ever won. Their pair of Jawas for $220 has already won in the value category no matter what.

I think they also won overall with their Darth Maul 2.0, as I really don't like the look of Hot Toys'. Something just seems so right with the proportions and sculpt of the SS.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I believe that last remark was Turd's post, not mine.

 

[Asta]

I believe that last remark was Turd's post, not mine.

That's weird. I quoted the post and pasted it, so that's another forum bug in this buggy forum.

I'll edit it.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

Plagiarism

Anyway Asta I agree Sideshow has made some great stuff over the years and my collection would feel very incomplete without them. Alot of their older stuff can even be updated to good effect. For example the Endor troopers Wor Gar brought up recently can be pretty decent if given a body swap and sculpt update. I used DID sculpts and bodies to improve a couple of mine. I really wish Sideshow did Hoth rebels too

I can definitely understand your opinion regarding Maul, but I still like the HT more myself. The Sideshow is pretty nice though, I picked it up really cheap after the HT was announced.

 

[slikkerias]

The Sideshow Jawas are great little figures. I picked them up quite late when they appeared at a good price on a UK site, having previously avoided them due to talk of floppy bodies and my general wariness of Sideshow product (which can tend to be over-priced for sub-par work).

I remember being really surprised on opening them and wondering whether they'd actually used genuine leather. The bodies weren't floppy either, and they're still standing on their foot supports.

Sideshow is hit or miss but I've been pleased with most of the ones I've bought - especially where's there's no human head sculpt for them to mess up, such as R5-D4, Darth Maul 2.0, AT-AT Driver, and even the Snowtrooper Commander turned out okay after the initial scare.



I think they also won overall with their Darth Maul 2.0, as I really don't like the look of Hot Toys'. Something just seems so right with the proportions and sculpt of the SS.

I agree (though my jawa bodies are crap) and I?m really happy with many of my SSC figures. And I?m glad it?s now safe to say if you prefer the SSC Maul [emoji28] I do too. The sculpt, not the outfit.