Hot Toys Sandtrooper and Dewback 1/6

[Wor-Gar]

But holy crap, I have no idea where I am even going to put it.

Put it on my shelf.

 

[Hoody999]

This guy's gotta be dropping soon !! Can't wait !!

 

[Cthulhu]

I was hoping it was going to be delayed until sometime next year...

 

[fantasticfrog]

I was hoping it was going to be delayed until sometime next year...

Me too. Luckily I did a payment plan, but the final payment is still around $200. I’ve lost my enthusiasm for this because where the hell am I going to put it? I need to go home, have some death sticks, and rethink my collection.

 

[Cthulhu]

I should of, but opted for the full load all at once... mistakes were made...

 

[The Buffinator]

This guy's gotta be dropping soon !! Can't wait !!

Really? Regardless, it's almost November so Sideshow and other U.S. retailers likely won't get it until sometime in 1st Qtr. 2025.

 

[Jive Turkey]

Sorry to bump but I wanted to open up a discussion on the HT Dewback.

I grew up with the OT so I'd love a Dewback in the collection but I just can't pull the trigger on this one. A few things are putting me off but I think it's the legs that are in the wrong positions. Has anyone else noticed?

Now I'm no expert in animal anatomy but I have studied animation so I look closely at movement and distribution of weight etc. The legs positions don't make sense to me. I'd be interested to know what others think. I could be wrong.

I've attached some images below to illustrate my point (sorry I don't know who the Sideshow Dewback image belongs to. I hope you don't mind me using it but it looks great and demonstrates my point).

The Sideshow version of the Dewback looks natural. The alternate legs front to back are in motion, font-right, back-left (just lifting).
The HT version has the front-right and back-right (just lifting) in motion (same side) with the left side feet flat and close together. This doesn't seem right. The Dewback's balance would be off.

Although it's not the same creature I've attached a clip of a gator/croc in a slow walk cycle (alt legs in motion). All these Star Wars creations are based on real world anatomy so it's a safe assumption that it will move in a similar way.

I think that in an effort to be different to the Sideshow version, HT have got it wrong.
The jury is out, in what shall now be known as Lizard-gait.

Thoughts please.

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Sorry to bump but I wanted to open up a discussion on the HT Dewback.

I grew up with the OT so I'd love a Dewback in the collection but I just can't pull the trigger on this one. A few things are putting me off but I think it's the legs that are in the wrong positions. Has anyone else noticed?

Now I'm no expert in animal anatomy but I have studied animation so I look closely at movement and distribution of weight etc. The legs positions don't make sense to me. I'd be interested to know what others think. I could be wrong.

I've attached some images below to illustrate my point (sorry I don't know who the Sideshow Dewback image belongs to. I hope you don't mind me using it but it looks great and demonstrates my point).

The Sideshow version of the Dewback looks natural. The alternate legs front to back are in motion, font-right, back-left (just lifting).
The HT version has the front-right and back-right (just lifting) in motion (same side) with the left side feet flat and close together. This doesn't seem right. The Dewback's balance would be off.

Although it's not the same creature I've attached a clip of a gator/croc in a slow walk cycle (alt legs in motion). All these Star Wars creations are based on real world anatomy so it's a safe assumption that it will move in a similar way.

I think that in an effort to be different to the Sideshow version, HT have got it wrong.
The jury is out, in what shall now be known as Lizard-gait.

Thoughts please.

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The crocodile walk is only true of reptiles whose legs are not directly underneath them. They use a horizontal swinging motion in their spine when they walk and their legs sort of rotate around that. But the Dewback is built more like a mammal with its legs directly underneath the body. Look at a rhino or elephant walk; its left, left, right, right. I imagine it's more efficient for heavier animals to throw their weight from side to side so the moving legs have momentary relief from the load. It's not always that way, but it's not strictly incorrect what they've done here. Imagine the creature lumbering side to side, front right first, followed by back right (they land in proximity to each other like what we see on the left), then it shifts its weight to the newly planted feet and repeats the motion on the opposite side.

 

[Darth KirBayBey]

Really? Regardless, it's almost November so Sideshow and other U.S. retailers likely won't get it until sometime in 1st Qtr. 2025.

I don't understand why it's taking so long on this one. They already have the molds for the Sandtrooper. Maybe if the quit releasing figures that went up for PO after this(yeah I'm talking about you, Reven) then they can get this out on time. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for those that are getting Reven, but he shouldn't have released before this one