Hot Toys - TMS051/2 - Mandalorian and Grogu (Season 2)

[ScoutingForToys]

There's really only one type of Cape Cod Cloth in a tin or a pouch doesnt matter. They're a brand not a type of cloth. They are made for polishing metals but can work on glass and mineral crystals too so as you could imagine their point is to not leave any visible hazing or fine lines. They use an incredibly fine abrasive no chemicals or thinners.

Just to double check, this is the stuff we're after?
It seems you get 2 in a pack, would that be enough to clean the entire figure?

 

[Raleig.h]

Could I ask where you get the chrome armour kits? I assumed they'd cost more than the figure.

theres a few people doing them but im going with art15custom on instagram. i believe his quote is around $200. I dont plan to use really any of the season 2 pieces so its 100% a better deal for me

 

[darth dennis]

theres a few people doing them but im going with art15custom on instagram. i believe his quote is around $200. I dont plan to use really any of the season 2 pieces so its 100% a better deal for me

Some aluminum air brush paint or even aluminum rattle can would pretty much give you the full chrome look, if that's what you're shooting for. A bit of risk taking on a DIY of that nature but super cheap option...

 

[Alsharad]

He keeps crying about the inaccurate flight suit but he loves the innaccurate weathering, make it make sense

I also love the weathering and dislike the inaccurate flight suit color. What doesn't make sense?

 

[Montsegura]

my biggest gripe isn't the weathering its actually the helmet, the proportions are all off, the horizontal visor isn't narrow enough and the dome is too bulbous. they're my main 2 but generally the whole helmet is crap

 

[chrisstbh]

I also love the weathering and dislike the inaccurate flight suit color. What doesn't make sense?

How can you love one thing being inaccurate and then complain about another? Pick a lane.

 

[chrisstbh]

my biggest gripe isn't the weathering its actually the helmet, the proportions are all off, the horizontal visor isn't narrow enough and the dome is too bulbous. they're my main 2 but generally the whole helmet is crap

I don't love the helmets either, the actual helmet is more angular and looks more "badass", the sculpt HT uses looks less threatening.

 

[Montsegura]

I don't love the helmets either, the actual helmet is more angular and looks more "badass", the sculpt HT uses looks less threatening.

exactly its no where as threatening looking as his actual helmet, 1/4 ver is much better dont know why they didn't shrink it down for the chrome ver

 

[Alsharad]

How can you love one thing being inaccurate and then complain about another? Pick a lane.

I like the look of one and not the other. One is an effect and the other is a main part of the character look.

 

[chrisstbh]

I like the look of one and not the other. One is an effect and the other is a main part of the character look.

Yet both remain inaccurate, if I wanted inaccurate I’d buy cheap knockoffs and not a figure that costs over $375

 

[OmarColeccionador]

guess I was expecting to much from this release , that weathering is a complete disaster (for me) definitely gonna cancel my preorder probably going to try the 1/4 scale

 

[greygoose]

guess I was expecting to much from this release , that weathering is a complete disaster (for me) definitely gonna cancel my preorder probably going to try the 1/4 scale

Doesn't the 1/4 have weathering too?

 

[OmarColeccionador]

Doesn't the 1/4 have weathering too?

have you seen the weathering on this one vs any other mando ??

 

[darth dennis]

Doesn't the 1/4 have weathering too?

I had to get up quite close to my 1/4 to see the weathering. It's much more of a muted brown weathering that is more of a wash on the edges of the armor. It's very subtle...

 

[choombaz]

Huh, didn’t occur to me until Justin pointed it out that they left out the jetpack blast effects.

Weird, but the specs never did mentioned those thruster effects. No matter, got plenty spare of those now!

 

[Alsharad]

Yet both remain inaccurate, if I wanted inaccurate I’d buy cheap knockoffs and not a figure that costs over $375

Good for you.

 

[greygoose]

have you seen the weathering on this one vs any other mando ??

Nope.

I had to get up quite close to my 1/4 to see the weathering. It's much more of a muted brown weathering that is more of a wash on the edges of the armor. It's very subtle...

Shame they didn't do the same on this.

 

[Dixmois]

Huh, didn’t occur to me until Justin pointed it out that they left out the jetpack blast effects.

Luckily managed to get a jetpack off Toy Anxiety just for those pieces last April. Thought it was odd they wouldn't include them in this

 

[Sktchwlkr]

guess I was expecting to much from this release , that weathering is a complete disaster (for me) definitely gonna cancel my preorder probably going to try the 1/4 scale

It is a disaster however a handful of us have done some research on removing it and a few have been successful with really good results. You should check it out. With the simple mod, it’s exactly what we wanted. At least what I wanted.

 

[DasMuse]

I'm leaning toward cancelling this set myself because I'm also not a fan of the weathering. Makes it look so cheap. But I'm also not willing to deface a nearly $400 figure to make it look right.
I don't care much about all the accessories as the damaged boba armor parts I wanted will come with Vanth.
But I really don't want to miss out on the sculpt though. They'll use that again, right? Hoping for a clean chrome mando with the sculpt and maybe not all the useless accessories.