Hot Toys Sandtrooper MMS 295

[dms54nyc]

Sandies in the house! These guys are so awesome! I thought the promo pics really captured them perfectly so i totally stole the pose. Lol These guys were well worth the wait.

 

[jedijim3002]

Is anybody else's OCD bothered by the fact they have a different post for the stand than the rest of the Star Wars figures?

It's just the standard black post instead of the more "Star Wars" post. Just a nit pick but otherwise a great figure.

 

[Solo_bones]

 

[Invictus Sol]

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Sandies in the house! These guys are so awesome! I thought the promo pics really captured them perfectly so i totally stole the pose. Lol These guys were well worth the wait.

If I hadn't already broken down and ordered a second, last night, this pic would've been the final straw. Ordered locally so won't be here until late February but nice to know I've locked in my second at retail (and $90 CAD less than Sideshow). Have a feeling these guys are going to get real expensive once they sell out. Assuming we get both a white and black pauldron variant, I'll limit myself to one or the other.

 

[TonTon]

Is anybody else's OCD bothered by the fact they have a different post for the stand than the rest of the Star Wars figures?
It's just the standard black post instead of the more "Star Wars" post. Just a nit pick but otherwise a great figure.

The thing that bothers me is that they can't be combined as well like the other stands can for various reasons--hole for the stand, hole for droid stand, foot prints, general shape of the sand not blending together if put side by side. There's my OCD at work.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Damn, two look good like that.

 

[Invictus Sol]

The thing that bothers me is that they can't be combined as well like the other stands can for various reasons--hole for the stand, hole for droid stand, foot prints, general shape of the sand not blending together if put side by side. There's my OCD at work.

I really like the stand and it looks great for one figure as a standalone but not sure I like 'em for multiples, esp once the variants come out. I'll be posing them without stands, I think, to try and get a natural group look once they're all together.

Damn, two look good like that.

Yeah, those orange pauldrons are just iconic to me. When I think 'Sandtrooper', it's always this look. Plus I need at least a couple grunts for white or black to boss around.

 

[Matt S]

Only the one had the raised eyebrow bar, correct?

 

[Invictus Sol]

Probably. I found in-person the brow is pretty unnoticable (least doesn't seem as prominent as I expected from photos). I'll be posing them scanning in different directions, though, to minimize both that and the identical weathering.

 

[irezumi]

My Sandtrooper arrived today, a royal pain in the butt to assemble.....the end result a beautiful figure to display.

 

[Wor-Gar]

My Sandtrooper arrived today, a royal pain in the butt to assemble.....the end result a beautiful figure to display.

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Nice, but wait 'til you get to Vader.

 

[irezumi]

That was in my thoughts whilst assembling the trooper Surely Darth won't be half the trouble this guy was

 

[dms54nyc]

Yeah they were prob the biggest pain of all my figs to put together aside from removing and then putting back on the DKR Banes vest. Kept thinking can vader be this bad? Lol

 

[jimcap]

Got one of these coming next week. Just curious, what's the biggest pain putting him together?

 

[Asta]

Got one of these coming next week. Just curious, what's the biggest pain putting him together?

Opening the box.

 

[Bo Shrek]

Hot Toys collectors best friend.....

 

[Asta]

 

[jimcap]

Opening the box.

Sounds like I'm in for it! Better get some guys over to help.

 

[Asta]

Sounds like I'm in for it! Better get some guys over to help.

No, really, it's so simple to assemble.

The fiddly bit is putting the backpack strap through the buckles. But just feed it through with a pair of tweezers.

 

[jimcap]

Thank you sir