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1/6 Hot Toys - Star Wars: Episode VII - Flametrooper
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Yeah, I mean it's just pure speculation as who knows how all these troops will be used, maybe they'll just be burning books like in Fahrenheit 451, but they all do seem to have a different utility so far so I'm not bothered by all the variants....yet. The TIE and either the Snowtrooper or regular Stormtrooper seem like possible purchases, but it really comes down to how they're used in the movie. It's so funny that the OT Snowtrooper is used for such a short time, but it's still an awesome scene and awesome figure design.
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I enjoy 'em. I'm pretty sure I'm going to like TFA if not love it. That said, I'm honest with myself about the nostalgia factor...that's a big part of what drives me to collect a given design, along with the notion that some things withstand the test of time, like OT space opera visual design or Dieter Rams' industrial design.
Other things are enjoyable due to novelty, but the appeal wears off and I try not to get snagged by that, although it happens sometimes.
Out of all the ST trooper armours I've seen up to now, I like elements of all of them, but my favourites are the plain, vanilla First Order stormtroopers. I'm not likely to invest space or cash in TFA 1/6 unless the film is not just "good" but "awesome".
(It will never be what Star Wars was to four-year-old me, but that's a given.)
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I went down to figuarts scale for TFA, because of budget lol. The figure looks nice but the snow trooper are the best looking atm. I want me some rebels(not the dinsey xd though i like those as well). For the OT too hopefully.
Oh yeah and TFA tie fighter.
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I can't wait for this. I have two shelves already reserved. This guy will be on the top shelf with Squad Leader Stormie flanking Kylo Ren. And then underneath will be Captain Phasma flanked by a TIE Fighter Pilot and Snowtrooper
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There are a number of anachronisms in Star Wars for the sake of style and relatability. Melee weapons being the most obvious.
I don't think a real-life flamethrower was ever intended specifically as a "takedown" weapon, more like a particularly nasty specialist tool. It's a little depressing to think too hard on it but I imagine they were for countering heavy armour (tanks, pillboxes) and possibly for clearing obstructions or creating tactical cover? Yes, burning enemy soldiers to death was one of their purposes, but in very specific situations.
EDIT: I checked Wikipedia. Mostly true...pillboxes, trenches and armour...but they are in the end, used to kill people horribly.
From Wikipedia:
Flamethrowers have not been in the U.S. arsenal since 1978, when the Department of Defense unilaterally stopped using them. They have been deemed of questionable effectiveness in modern combat and the use of flame weapons is always a public relations issue due to the horrific death they inflict. Despite some assertions, they are not generally banned, but are banned for use against civilians, or against military targets in a concentration of civilians under some circumstances.
You could argue that in the Star Wars universe, some techologies have cancelled out each others' advantages.
I'm reminded of the way Frank Herbert rendered "lasguns" obsolete for many (most?) combat operations: in the Dune universe, personal shield technology cancelled out the use of lasguns due to catastrophic interaction between the two. This required a return to melee combat between troops as well as reliance on unconventional and arguably less efficient weapons.
Man, I hope for Hot Toys' sake that this movie is at least half-way decent. They're going all the **** in.
Well even if it's only at the level of the prequels (god forbid) they'll still sell a freakin ton of figures anyway. At least judging by how popular the prequel-era characters continue to be on here.
I mean hell, I can't stand the prequels and even I kinda want that new Sideshow Darth Maul. Lol
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If there's one thing Star Wars is good for, it's that armored Troops will sell, and sell well. I'd do the same thing if I were Hot Toys.
Should work with her supposed catch phrase: "You just got burned. Phasma out."
I'd be great if she says that after she torches Jar Jar Binks
JarJar gets a special type of trooper. The Decapitation Trooper.
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It's up for $234.99...gotta say I don't understand the price jump there. $199.99 for the Tie Pilot, $214.99 for the Snowtrooper, $204 for the Stormtrooper, $219.99 for the Heavy Gunner Stormtrooper...I'm pretty sure this guy should be in Heavy Gunner pricing territory tops, and not $15 more.
The rest were all priced pretty much where one would expect. I'm just not sure what's warranting the extra bump when comparing designs...they're all individual designs, and they all have a fair amount of plastic, guns, backpacks, etc...bit surprising after the Tie Pilot deal.
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The rest were all priced pretty much where one would expect. I'm just not sure what's warranting the extra bump when comparing designs...they're all individual designs, and they all have a fair amount of plastic, guns, backpacks, etc...bit surprising after the Tie Pilot deal.
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Didn't Sandtroopers disintegrate Uncle Owen, Aunt Beru and Jawas with their blaster rifles? Melting the former down to red blasted, charred skeletons? Wasn't Boba Fett known for disintegrating?
I see some people's points in here. The flamethrower trooper does seem redundant and only there to sell some toys. I mean, the Empire didn't have flamethrower storm troopers, the Republic didn't have flamethrower clone troopers. It's telling I think how Hasbro, Hot Toys and Disney is getting all these troopers out there with a quickness. It's just like the Ewoks in the 80s and the clonetroopers in the 2000s.
I think he's alright, kinda reminds me of a Republic Commando knock off.
Same helmet shape and bulky armor. Now those would make cool figures, especially with the light up visors. Too bad it's not canon anymore and got wiped off by Disney as non-canon.
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