1/6 Hot Toys - MMS - Star Wars Episode VII: Captain Phasma

[2littlemoney]

Pretty sure you shouldn't try. Better painting it over with a metallic paint.

i am not a good painter either!

 

[OneSixthFanTex]

This turned out well. Looking forward to receiving mine along with the First Order Officer next month. My final flex pay is still scheduled for the 5th on both. This will just about complete the look of my First Order group with the regular FO Trooper, Kylo Ren, Jakku, Squad Leader, TIE Pilot, Snowtrooper Officer and now these.

 

[DCFett]

That visor definitely needs a little

 

[MikeyTheKid]

It's even on the box.

 

[2littlemoney]

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It's even on the box.

HT's box art is nothing!!

 

[DCFett]

Well at least it's black already, so the metal lacquer base is already there, just paint and go! Here's a guy I like to follow. Super awesome painter.

 

[guyver1]

yes, even their cosbaby got it right!!

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That sucks about the lines above the eyes. But I think a wash of Gunmetal paint should cover it up. Shouldn't be a problem

 

[screamingmetal]

Damn it Hot Toys! You guys screwed up the helmet by painting the brow line black! No way will paint ever match the chrome of the rest of the figure, as soon as you hit a good chrome paint with a top coat it dulls the hell out of it. The alternative is to just not clear coat it but that could transfer the silver paint all over the place if you touch it.

Hot Toys should do the right thing by reissuing the head with the correct paint apps to everyone who bought this.

 

[loki2371]

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It's even on the box.

Just like with SS 3PO's thumbs. Maybe they'll reply the same that they decided to change it to improve from the prototype..

That stinks when there's just simple mistakes like these. QC has gone to hell with these companies. But not seeing it is the least of my problems...

I can't unsee this : ....



which could've easily been this :



such an easy adjustmen t to make it look more like the original design and not Disney and duck like...

 

[slikkerias]

Just like with SS 3PO's thumbs. Maybe they'll reply the same that they decided to change it to improve from the prototype..

That stinks when there's just simple mistakes like these. QC has gone to hell with these companies. But not seeing it is the least of my problems...

I can't unsee this : ....

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which could've easily been this :

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such an easy adjustmen t to make it look more like the original design and not Disney and duck like...

But then when I can't unsee this face [emoji34] in the adjusted helmet then I prefer the duck...

 

[loki2371]

But then when I can't unsee this face [emoji34] in the adjusted helmet then I prefer the duck...

So then I guess you never liked any of the previous designs?



They are all frowning, not smiling... You'd be frowning if you were a slave to an evil empire too!

 

[slikkerias]

So then I guess you never liked any of the previous designs?

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They are all frowning, not smiling... You'd be frowning if you were a slave to an evil empire too!

Non of the old ones look like a frowning mouth in my eyes.

 

[The Green Goblin]

I do not see a duck at all when I look at the new helmets. Some of you guys are just seeing what you want to see.

 

[OneSixthFanTex]

The new troopers rock! Much better than any of the clone designs we had for the prequels IMO. All the trooper designs are excellent updates to the original trilogy and they seem more like a natural progression of the originals.

It's too bad about the extra weathering they incorporated in the three bands on Phasma's forehead/brow. The more I see of it, I notice the prototype did not have the bands as distinctively sculpted as the figure being released. I know Hot Toys likes to fill in their sculpted lines with black paint and because these three are so close together, it makes me wonder if the lines were painted and then weathering effects added. Looking at larger pictures, you can see it's not totally black and appears to be more of a case of heavier weathering - the silver still comes through a little. If that's the case, I think I can live with that.

 

[Mandible]

So something like this then?



I can see your point, but personally, I think the design they finished with looks more aggressive.

 

[DCFett]

I can see your point, but personally, I think the design they finished with looks more aggressive.

Agreed.

 

[Creighton]

Damn it Hot Toys! You guys screwed up the helmet by painting the brow line black! No way will paint ever match the chrome of the rest of the figure, as soon as you hit a good chrome paint with a top coat it dulls the hell out of it. The alternative is to just not clear coat it but that could transfer the silver paint all over the place if you touch it.

Hot Toys should do the right thing by reissuing the head with the correct paint apps to everyone who bought this.

Good eye. thanks for pointing that out. I knew something was off but just couldn't ....

 

[Jaycepticon]

Looks pretty awesome to me.

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So when someone posts awesome pictures like these, how the hell do you guys focus straight to the eyebrow area of a helmet?

 

[MikeyTheKid]

So when someone posts awesome pictures like these, how the hell do you guys focus straight to the eyebrow area of a helmet?

I still like it. I'll get it after I get Kylo.

 

[DCFett]

If you're bothered that much, the Alclad II will fix it right up. Will need an airbrush though and you shouldn't get any paint rub with that stuff. Should go on and stay on with no after dusting affect. Hopefully it's released here in the States soon.