Hot Toys Star Wars Stormtrooper

[samueljd]

True, a couple other places still has them too. I wanted to get them at Disney, because of the free shipping and discount code.

 

[Kamandi]

Is the trigger finger on the hands supposed to sit on the trigger when holding the guns?

It is well established that Stormtroopers 1) have poor aim 2) have poor trigger discipline.

 

[bransen2099]

It is well established that Stormtroopers 1) have poor aim 2) have poor trigger discipline.

Spoiler

 

[jkno]

The Stormies are on their way to me. Hopefully the distributor kept his promises to check then up before sending the package.

 

[Glennfett]

$500 Aud shipped for the 2pk here in Australia.
No brainer really.

 

[3phase]

$500 Aud shipped for the 2pk here in Australia.
No brainer really.

Where is that from

 

[dandirk]

Got one of these in-hand now. It's decent, but nothing earth-shattering. I'm actually very underwhelmed. The way I've seen folks rave about them I thought they be a lot better. For me, the biggest improvement is of course the base body. There's really no comparing an old floppy trooper body to a Truetype. The TT body is also padded to prevent the armor from moving around - this can very easily be done to any SSC Stormie. The other significant improvements over the SSC without analyzing them side by side and against the movie, are the upper chest armor is tighter on the body and the crotch armor is a bit larger.

Does it "blow away" or "annihilate" or "fill on the blank" the SSC? No, not by a long shot. Well, it does in price.

I *much* prefer the SSC shoes. I'll see about getting them side by side soon, before I pack up the HT and send him off in trade for the short version. (I'll be buying another regular height version next month)

I generally agree with you, it doesn't "blow away" the SSC version, but I do think the HT version is superior in pretty much every way.

This is definitely not an upgrade like say Farmboy Luke will be. I would even say the Old Ben is closer but still more of an upgrade (mainly due to the hyper details in face/hands). The fact these are troopers/plastic armor figures just make the room for improvement less since SSC did pretty good with them and they are inherently "easier" to begin with.

I like the SSC shoes as well imo, part of it is the wash which gives them more detail, though it may not fit the shiny version HT did. While posing I did find the HT ankle/foot joint can be a bit goofy looking in extended "not straight" standing poses just due shape of the leg armor can "ride up" and show too much ball/peg.

The cost and how you value your purchases will determine if the figure it worth it.

If you put high value on accuracy and/or pose-ibility for this character then the HT version would probably be worth the extra cost.

If you mainly wanted background/supporting a 85-90% trooper (and save some $$$) the SSC can be a good pick up especially since the price has dropped to $125, maybe $150 on them.

 

[momaw]

Where is that from

I got mine from popcutcha for for $469.99 AUD delivered. Used some points to knock $50 off and earned 2/3rds of that in points value back for a later purchase.

 

[blue devils]

Received my 2 pack yesterday. My first of I hope many Hot Toys Star Wars figures! I have Vader, Obi Wan, Luke, sandtrooper, and space trooper on PO and my wife is getting me Han and Chewie!

 

[agonistes86]

Took some shots of my set today. The third trooper in the pictures is my custom Marmit trooper.
My initial plan was to sell the short guy, but now I'm actually considering selling the custom. I still prefer the proportions/sculpt of the marmit helmet, but the quality of the HT is so much better.

 

[TonTon]

Awesome photos. Custom looks right at home among the HT figures. The chest armor sits closer to where I thought it should sit on the tall one. I love the HT pair but I think the chest armor sits slightly too low on both.

 

[jedijim3002]

Nice custom. Can you give us a recipe?

 

[jkno]

Took some shots of my set today. The third trooper in the pictures is my custom Marmit trooper.
My initial plan was to sell the short guy, but now I'm actually considering selling the custom. I still prefer the proportions/sculpt of the marmit helmet, but the quality of the HT is so much better.

Very cool pics! I like the comparison shots.

If you want to sell the Marmit I might be interested depending on price and how it was made.

 

[Aliaz]

Tried some posing today, guess I have to practice alot cant seem to get it quite natural looking. And I couldn't get a hang of my borrowed camera so Iphone pictures will have to do.

Very happy with these! And the difference in the bodies compared to the one on Bossk is noticeable even to a rookie like me, much easier to get them to hold poses.

 

[jkno]

My distributor said he looked closely at the Stormie pair before shipping the package as asked by myself, hopefully he was careful

 

[Sithblade]

Looks as though this will be one of the cheaper Hot Toys figures at £140, seeing as they all seem to be £200+ now.

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[TK0083]

Made my own squad leader after watching a few episodes of Star Wars Rebels......

 

[Niltusk]

Made my own squad leader after watching a few episodes of Star Wars Rebels......

Aww dad, I wanna hunt rebel scum too.

 

[paramoremcr88]

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[Aliaz]

Lovely pictures as always para!