Sideshow 1/6 C-3PO

[Wor-Gar]

Funny I thought the same thing, but I thought it was done so it would be visible at a distance.

What?

 

[FlyAndFight]

I'm sticking with this order. Basically, the pluses outweigh the negatives.

I can definitely see Hot Toys releasing a metallic version (a la Tama) to go along with their release of R2. I'll end up getting those two as well... (sigh...)

 

[Wor-Gar]

At least this one will be easy to 'break apart' when I need to make this a 2nd 'bagged' Threepio.

 

[Cocoboloboy]

I'm sticking with this order. Basically, the pluses outweigh the negatives.

I can definitely see Hot Toys releasing a metallic version (a la Tama) to go along with their release of R2. I'll end up getting those two as well... (sigh...)

Yep, me too. I bought Hasbro's and got rid of them. I bought Medicom's to replace Hasbro's then sold them. Now I'll have Sideshow's for a while until I sell them for Hot Toys'...it never ends.

 

[Avenger]

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When did he get that hole? I don't recall ever seeing that. (EDIT: Okay, looks like he got it sometime around the sand people attack.)

The weathering is not good. Everyone seems to be upping their game on that except SSC, who seems to never improve weathering technique at production. The runs look like the same opaque decals like they used on the deluxe clone troopers. It's like SSC has peaked. The figure has pluses, but the finish is not 2016 quality IMO.

 

[Lejuan]

I'm sticking with this order. Basically, the pluses outweigh the negatives.

I can definitely see Hot Toys releasing a metallic version (a la Tama) to go along with their release of R2. I'll end up getting those two as well... (sigh...)

Yeh, the pluses easily outweigh the negatives imo. I'd be very surprised if HT release ANH versions of the droids, even more surprised if one or both are die-cast and more surprised still if either ends up any better. No surprise if they end up being a lot more expensive though.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Just got 2-Day notice.

Charges Thursday. I could get this Friday.... hmmmmmm.... Do I want to be the first again...?

 

[Lejuan]

Just got 2-Day notice.

Charges Thursday. I could get this Friday.... hmmmmmm.... Do I want to be the first again...?

I have never been so excited for a figure I'm not getting. I'd be opening this up as soon as I could

 

[Wor-Gar]

I have never been so excited for a figure I'm not getting. I'd be opening this up as soon as I could

 

[Lejuan]

Friday it is then

 

[jedibear]

Just got 2-Day notice.

Charges Thursday. I could get this Friday.... hmmmmmm.... Do I want to be the first again...?

Yes, you do....first with pictures too please! I've got another week to wait....

 

[Wor-Gar]

Friday it is then

Look at the exasperation in your own signature.

 

[Lejuan]

C-Sisyphus-PO

 

[Wor-Gar]

He just walks and walks and walks and walks and walks and walks and walks.....

He's not even going in the right direction.

 

[Lejuan]

He'll reach the end of his 1/6 collecting real soon, I know he will

 

[Tinman2000]

Got the Thursday notice as well. I'm gonna stick with the order but this may be the first figure I mod if the weathering is as bad as it seems; the prototype doesn't seem to have a lot of the weathering shown in the production piece and certainly isn't as heavy-handed. Would also have liked to see a more chrome-like finish, hope it looks better in hand.

 

[Asta]

There's no shipping quote in the email.

There's always been a shipping quote at this stage before.

 

[Mandible]

Sure looks smaller to me...



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Doing the handlebar mod makes a hell of a difference to the overall appearance.

 

[TonTon]

^^What thread are we in again?

Thought this would be a fun comparison. Can't wait to see a real side by side. The SS figure looks great to me, really just the head that the Tama is a clear winner to me. Articulation looks much better on the SS, couldn't come close to that hip movement in the first photo. Finish looks fine to me on the SS too, just the weathering that I'm a bit dubious about.

 

[Arycon]

Please, please let the weathering be easily removeable without damaging the gold paint. That weathering has to go. I have an EX pre-ordered and Im going to leave him boxed and wait for someone to try removing the weathering. If it is possible, Ill open him up and go that route and be content.