Here's my review of the TIE Pilot. Overall, I think this is a fantastic figure! I think the helmet is pretty nice, although I'm not one to be so picky on whether it's totally screen accurate. In hand, it looks as I remember it from the movie so that's all I'm going by. The eyes could have been better if they had made them slightly transluscent, but it seems they are just painted the same glossy black as the rest of the helmet.
The suit tailoring is awesome, and fits the underlying body well. The thin waist was surprisingly a non-issue for me in hand. I complained about it previously and from looking at previous photos, but in hand it's not very noticeable. The belt length is tailored to fit the waist pretty much perfectly with very little room to move to make it wider.
The underlying body for me is one of the better ones from Sideshow in my collection. All joints move quite nicely, although the shoulders do feel a little loose when swinging out to the sides. But other than that it all seems good. The legs seem to be on a ratchet when swinging out to the sides, which I think it different to other bodies I've had where it's mostly friction joints from memory.
Either way, I think this figure is proof positive that Sideshow should stop making human figures/head sculpts, and just focus on helmeted/armoured/masked figures! I really like this figure a lot, and it looks great next to all the other Star Wars figures. It's quality for me is every bit as awesome as Hot Toys. I just wish Sideshow could make me feel the same about their human sculpts and facial paint applications!
Anyway, here's my full video review with all my thoughts stepping through the figure. Hope you can all check it out and subscribe if you like the review
