generalgrevious
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I just got mine yesterday. wow were talking about the snow trooper who got forgotten about with all the excitement over luke jedi rotj darth vader and palps.
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Bo Shrek
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Thank you so much!! Working on another review/comment on Black Series 6" figures!
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Those of you hoping for better bases:
Thank you for your reply. Please know the base replacement pieces sent to you were the best possible one we had available, and unfortunately we do not have another replacement at this time that would be a considerable difference. After a thorough check of our stock, it appears this is how the bases are. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
If you would like to keep your figures, please keep the better of the bases and destroy the extras, per the instructions you received. Once you have destroyed of the extra piece, please send me the pictures in response to this email.
If you are completely not satisfied with the figure, please let me know and I can set you up with a return for a full refund.
Please let me know how you wish to proceed. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me.
Thank you for your reply. Please know the base replacement pieces sent to you were the best possible one we had available, and unfortunately we do not have another replacement at this time that would be a considerable difference. After a thorough check of our stock, it appears this is how the bases are. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
If you would like to keep your figures, please keep the better of the bases and destroy the extras, per the instructions you received. Once you have destroyed of the extra piece, please send me the pictures in response to this email.
If you are completely not satisfied with the figure, please let me know and I can set you up with a return for a full refund.
Please let me know how you wish to proceed. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask me.
If anyone takes SS up on that offer and decide they don't want these snowtroopers cause the bases are wonky they're insane. 
Ask for a partial refund. Maybe you'll get $20 out of them.
generalgrevious
Super Freak
you know I did not even bother looking at the stand as I hardly use them anyways.
Bo Shrek
Super Freak
If the wonky base was not brought up as an issue, I don't think I would have noticed it on mine. Come to think of it I wonder if bases from my other HT figures also have this issue!! I don't think I will check though.....
generalgrevious
Super Freak
If the wonky base was not brought up as an issue, I don't think I would have noticed it on mine. Come to think of it I wonder if bases from my other HT figures also have this issue!! I don't think I will check though.....
I don't I will either. so I guess it could let it be for now.
Arrived yesterday with wobbly stand. What is SS doing just send a replacement wobbly stand ?
Otherwise an awesome piece...
Otherwise an awesome piece...
Replacing wobbly stands with other wobbly stands.
^^^
The screw trick worked for me -- I forget who to credit for that fix.
The screw trick worked for me -- I forget who to credit for that fix.
^^^
The screw trick worked for me -- I forget who to credit for that fix.
Will try that, just need to find a screwdriver that fits.
D.R.37
Super Freak
Don't have this figure but my Stormie Luke has a slightly wobbly base. Not too bad I'm fine with it.If the wonky base was not brought up as an issue, I don't think I would have noticed it on mine. Come to think of it I wonder if bases from my other HT figures also have this issue!! I don't think I will check though.....
BurningRage
Super Freak
SS not sending me a replacement base. All the bases are the same.
That didn't take long for them to discover.
All your base are belong to us
As I wait for my case to move through the SSF Supreme Court, thought I'd begin posting again.
I got the scrumdiliumptious HT Snowie
the other day and thought I'd do a review.
For those interested in fixing the SSC Snowie, I did pull a quickie cast of the helmet for an ATST driver so thought I'd also upgrade my Sideshow Snowie - I cast the HT gauntlet too to replace the foot-diameter SSC PVC plumbing pipe gauntlets. My iPhone needs the camera app reinstalled, so I took the pic with my old camera - appropriately, my modded Sideshow figure is a bit soft, overexposed and detail-less in the pic while the HT is perfectly exposed and sharp.
First, the good:
I LOVE the HT helmet - it's such a bullseye it's almost too good to be true, especially after having to tolerate that Sideshow helmet abomination for so many years. The fabric/plastic cowl poses pretty well too.
I like how HT went with the "tan look" for the outfit - for years, companies have fallen into the white or tan camps with snowies, and it was nice to see HT going a little more tan - it contrasts the white armor well. Hasbro has done both in 4" and displayed mixed it really captures the way they looked onscreen (some Snowies were noticeably more tan/weathered, while other were more straight white.) The fabric is great and poses well.
The sculpt detail on stuff like the gauntlets is amazingly accurate, and even the Snowie-style blaster is spot-on. The glove hands have a level of detail that they really didn't need to do (perhaps a little overdone,) but did anyway - it's little things like that that make HT the best. The way the backpack attaches is great too - I had no trouble clipping it on, and the magnet works great to take the weight off the tiny clips. HT has such a great understanding of 1/6. The paint/finish/weathering is subtle and gorgeous - no surprise there.
The body poses beautifully and was apparently engineered by Mercedes - how HT delivers such consistently high quality bodies is a mystery Sideshow will never solve.
The price is also worth mentioning - with a standard SSC coupon, I only paid $175 for this, which is a stellar deal for such a high quality figure. Other than the ATAT driver, I have been quite disappointed with SSC's troopers in the past couple of years, which are in the same price range.
The not-as-good:
Overall, the snowie came out a little small/short for some reason. Next to the HT stormie, he's a bit on the short side - somewhere around 1/4" or so under 12". Also, the figure/body is also somewhat oddly proportioned - the legs seem a little short and the arms somewhat too long (not as clear in the pic as in-hand.) Not SSC Luke Jedi "monkey arms" but it's there. The Snowie costume does tend to bunch oddly and is hard to futz, but this is beyond that.
Some, though not all, accessories also feel just a touch undersized - which is an odd counterpoint to Sideshow's Snowie where everything was a tad oversized or "fat." HT's shoulder bells, backpack, boots, knee armor - all feel just a touch too small for a full 12" figure. The SSC vs. HT backpacks makes the issue clear - though the HT is less undersized than the SSC is oversized.
The boots are one area where the sculpt fell short and are not very convincing - they look very much like sculpted plastic boots more akin to higher-end Hasbro than HT. The boots' paint apps also aren't great. To be fair, the costume boots are weird looking, but a white fabric version of HT's Luke Bespin boots might have been nice to see HT do here.
A minor issue is the decision to pad the thighs/legs - the Snowies really should have more loose-fitting fabric there, so I'll probably be removing the padding.
The rockin' stand is an issue, but is fixed fairly easily. I don't love these type of HT stands anyway (take up too much room and are too tall for my tastes,) so not a huge deal to me.
Counting buttons:
A few nitpicky details stuck out to me as a touch off. The chest armor, while better shaped than the Sideshow one (which is a bit too flattened) and pretty great overall, has some errors like the noticeably oversized red buttons and metal plate that aren't quite accurate size/sculpt-wise. Because they are one of the few splashes of bright color, it kind of jumped out at me. On the belt "buckle," the metal greeblie is a bit too big, just as Sideshow's was a bit too small. The pouches - while better than the slightly undersized SSC ones - have an incorrectly oriented flap on one side.
Overall, a superb fig though and one that can be placed in the "never be topped" column... until HT reissues their Snowie in bright white to go with their ESB Vader.
I got the scrumdiliumptious HT Snowie
the other day and thought I'd do a review.For those interested in fixing the SSC Snowie, I did pull a quickie cast of the helmet for an ATST driver so thought I'd also upgrade my Sideshow Snowie - I cast the HT gauntlet too to replace the foot-diameter SSC PVC plumbing pipe gauntlets. My iPhone needs the camera app reinstalled, so I took the pic with my old camera - appropriately, my modded Sideshow figure is a bit soft, overexposed and detail-less in the pic while the HT is perfectly exposed and sharp.
First, the good:
I LOVE the HT helmet - it's such a bullseye it's almost too good to be true, especially after having to tolerate that Sideshow helmet abomination for so many years. The fabric/plastic cowl poses pretty well too.
I like how HT went with the "tan look" for the outfit - for years, companies have fallen into the white or tan camps with snowies, and it was nice to see HT going a little more tan - it contrasts the white armor well. Hasbro has done both in 4" and displayed mixed it really captures the way they looked onscreen (some Snowies were noticeably more tan/weathered, while other were more straight white.) The fabric is great and poses well.
The sculpt detail on stuff like the gauntlets is amazingly accurate, and even the Snowie-style blaster is spot-on. The glove hands have a level of detail that they really didn't need to do (perhaps a little overdone,) but did anyway - it's little things like that that make HT the best. The way the backpack attaches is great too - I had no trouble clipping it on, and the magnet works great to take the weight off the tiny clips. HT has such a great understanding of 1/6. The paint/finish/weathering is subtle and gorgeous - no surprise there.
The body poses beautifully and was apparently engineered by Mercedes - how HT delivers such consistently high quality bodies is a mystery Sideshow will never solve.
The price is also worth mentioning - with a standard SSC coupon, I only paid $175 for this, which is a stellar deal for such a high quality figure. Other than the ATAT driver, I have been quite disappointed with SSC's troopers in the past couple of years, which are in the same price range.
The not-as-good:
Overall, the snowie came out a little small/short for some reason. Next to the HT stormie, he's a bit on the short side - somewhere around 1/4" or so under 12". Also, the figure/body is also somewhat oddly proportioned - the legs seem a little short and the arms somewhat too long (not as clear in the pic as in-hand.) Not SSC Luke Jedi "monkey arms" but it's there. The Snowie costume does tend to bunch oddly and is hard to futz, but this is beyond that.
Some, though not all, accessories also feel just a touch undersized - which is an odd counterpoint to Sideshow's Snowie where everything was a tad oversized or "fat." HT's shoulder bells, backpack, boots, knee armor - all feel just a touch too small for a full 12" figure. The SSC vs. HT backpacks makes the issue clear - though the HT is less undersized than the SSC is oversized.
The boots are one area where the sculpt fell short and are not very convincing - they look very much like sculpted plastic boots more akin to higher-end Hasbro than HT. The boots' paint apps also aren't great. To be fair, the costume boots are weird looking, but a white fabric version of HT's Luke Bespin boots might have been nice to see HT do here.
A minor issue is the decision to pad the thighs/legs - the Snowies really should have more loose-fitting fabric there, so I'll probably be removing the padding.
The rockin' stand is an issue, but is fixed fairly easily. I don't love these type of HT stands anyway (take up too much room and are too tall for my tastes,) so not a huge deal to me.
Counting buttons:
A few nitpicky details stuck out to me as a touch off. The chest armor, while better shaped than the Sideshow one (which is a bit too flattened) and pretty great overall, has some errors like the noticeably oversized red buttons and metal plate that aren't quite accurate size/sculpt-wise. Because they are one of the few splashes of bright color, it kind of jumped out at me. On the belt "buckle," the metal greeblie is a bit too big, just as Sideshow's was a bit too small. The pouches - while better than the slightly undersized SSC ones - have an incorrectly oriented flap on one side.
Overall, a superb fig though and one that can be placed in the "never be topped" column... until HT reissues their Snowie in bright white to go with their ESB Vader.
Chakaman
Super Freak
Good post Talibane.
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