S.H. Figuarts Star Wars

[dukefett]

It's odd they haven't done an Anakin as he was the focus of the prequels really.

Haha, that's kind of hilarious and I didn't think about it yet. They're onto 2 Obiwans already, another Jedi master, Darth Maul was released, and General Grievous was shown, but absolutely zilch on the main character of the prequels.

I saw this video and I went, **** it, I'm getting the model kit Vader, it's the best one and the mods look easy as ****.

The model is pretty awesome, definitely my favorite sculpt for a 1/12 Vader.

 

[ZE_501]

[..] but when it comes to the troopers the playing field tends to even out. Just looking at the OT Stormtrooper, the BS takes the cake with only the Mafex topping it as the best imo. [...]

Tamashii has already dropped two battle droid colour-ways, so I think it's only a matter of time for coloured Clones, especially since the PT seems to be more popular in Japan.

As for stormtroopers...I've owned all of them at one time or another.

MAFEX make decent ROTJ stormies, but I wasn't crazy about the build quality, and I've heard reports of them yellowing already.

BS Sandtroopers (with a little re-touching) can look outstanding, but the materials let them down and the backpack and DLT-19 leave much to be desired.

I can't get behind the BS Stormies because the proportions bug me (those same proportions are alleviated on Sandtroopers by their pauldron and pack), and they will yellow sooner or later.

But past materials and "feel" -- no sense arguing over personal preference.

I dig the SHF trooper vibe the most. Not screen accurate, but project the character very well for me. The clones are great, too.

 

[dukefett]

Here's preferences for troopers, I'm thinking of this as in, if I needed 100 of them, which one would I pick?

#1 The Bandai model
#2 Mafex/BS - If the Mafex didn't fall apart at the waist at every touch, he'd be clear 2.
#3 SHF - I think it's great, just undersized. Him and Vader are the only 2 that I feel are undersized, so that hurts it a little. Also, this is the only one that has that thing going all the way around the knee, hindering his knee articulation.
#4 Revoltech - I really really like the revoltech and I think each collection can have 1 or 2, but like I said above, I wouldn't want 100 of them. They're great to expand your collection and have one crazy posed guy.

Edit. I just looked at them and I'm totally changing my mind, BS looks like trash next to the rest of them.

 

[kl241]

Oh yeah. That was also my first plan. But actually both lines are far different in proportions. I'm resisting to mix them.

Heck even Hasbro can't keep their Black series figures in scale with each other as evidenced by Leia Boushh and Chewbacca...

 

[Kunanuk]

Heck even Hasbro can't keep their Black series figures in scale with each other as evidenced by Leia Boushh and Chewbacca...

Yes. Even every Luke is different in height.

 

[Smudger9]

Yes. Even every Luke is different in height.

..... And IG-88 is a dwarf.

 

[Hydeous]

Just opened Luke, he's a great figure.

Minor nit pick is how the color of his boots and wrapping is wrong and not like HT's, but I gotta say he's better than Jedi Luke. Eyes don't look wonky and no giraffe neck.

 

[variansc]

What would you guys say is the best Clone Trooper out there currently? So far, I only know of BS and Figuarts. Does anyone have pics comparing the two? I have yet to pull the trigger on clone troops and with the Phase 2 figure coming out for Figuarts, I'm leaning towards them.

Go with the bandai model kit. It looks spot on and much cheaper than most.

 

[ShadowGuardian]

This has probably been asked a lot, but how does the ANH Luke scale with Black Series Han and Chewie?


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[Big Deano]

Fwoosh did a review of him and he is pretty much the exact height of the tatooine BS Luke, so I would say it scales pretty much perfectly. Just remember the face details and paint apps will look drastically different.

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[Rafael Arenov]

Fwoosh did a review of him and he is pretty much the exact height of the tatooine BS Luke, so I would say it scales pretty much perfectly. Just remember the face details and paint apps will look drastically different.

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True. SHF Luke will stand out side by side to the BS figures.

 

[Flintty]

My ANH Luke came today (plus rep for MyKombini, awesome service) and I'm really pleased. That derp face isn't nearly as bad as the promo photos.

 

[koonfasa]

I was disappointed. He's got no gun.

 

[ShadowGuardian]

I was disappointed. He's got no gun.

Yea, it's a bit odd he doesn't have one with an appropriate hand. He uses his gun more than the lightsaber in ANH anyways....

I would have loved to get a gun over derp face.


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[Hydeous]

Yea, it's a bit odd he doesn't have one with an appropriate hand. He uses his gun more than the lightsaber in ANH anyways....

I would have loved to get a gun over derp face.


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You can get the gun from other figure like the upcoming Han Solo figuarts. Or you can just get a bandai kit. Stormtrooper. It come with a few guns.

 

[ShadowGuardian]

Finally cracked and order the ANH Luke. Hopefully it doesn't disappoint! This will be my first Figuarts figure. Can't wait!


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[Sachiel]

Got Mace and ANH Luke. It's spooky how much Mace looks like SLJ. Luke has a pretty good likeness too. Face could be thinner though.

I really hope they push Han, Chewie, and the Droids out next because the upcoming releases are pretty dull. Jango doesn't look good. AOTC Obi-Wan, AOTC BD, and ROTS Clone are just repaints with new heads.

Overall the line needs more variety.

 

[Big Deano]

Welcome to the world of figuarts my friend. Once tamashii gets a good mold they can reuse for variants etc they will, over and over. As an example, Goku in the dbz line. His mold has been used since its inception in 2010! and even that was remolded from Piccolo before that.

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[GasparZizou]

I don't mind the reusing of molds.

Dragon Ball is basically that, Toriyama milked his molds and parts good

 

[Hydeous]

Got Mace and ANH Luke. It's spooky how much Mace looks like SLJ. Luke has a pretty good likeness too. Face could be thinner though.

I really hope they push Han, Chewie, and the Droids out next because the upcoming releases are pretty dull. Jango doesn't look good. AOTC Obi-Wan, AOTC BD, and ROTS Clone are just repaints with new heads.

Overall the line needs more variety.
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Yeah, need more of OT stuffs.

If they must do PT, at least release anakin man. Sith or Jedi anakin, not kid anakin.

Also, no sign of Rey or Finn, and those are the main characters of TFA I won't pick those up though, might get old man Luke if they make him, but that's prolly it.