Sideshow 1/6 C-3PO

[wpbats]

Super excited to add threepio to the mix. Artoo has been very lonely. Only weird thing is the thumbs they look really weird and claw like. May try adding some more subtle weathering as well as watching ANH last night noticed in most scenes he had quite a bit of tarnish on his body throughout. Awesome figure though!

 

[Kamandi]

Do the thumbs rotate inward? That would help a lot.

 

[galactiboy]

Man, those thumbs do look unsightly there... almost like he has two right hands.

 

[Kamandi]

This removes any doubt I had about re-doing the weathering. I hope his factory paint some will hold up to some turpenoid.

As a more apples-to-apples comp for people to see, here's a pic of the Tama weathered next to the SSC...

 

[galactiboy]

This removes any doubt I had about re-doing the weathering. I hope his factory paint some will hold up to some turpenoid.

Someone posted earlier they were able to remove it with just rubbing alcohol... turpenoid would likely remove the weathering and maybe even the underlying paint

 

[Kamandi]

Turpenoid is what's used to thin oil paints (which I used on R2-D2).

I'll need to test on the bottom of his feet first.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Great review. Can 3po sit down?

Thanks! But I don't know. Knees bend almost 45 degrees. Not sure the hips will allow for seating. Where do you want him to sit?

 

[Kamandi]

Look at how much of the legs and hip pieces were cut away to allow for sitting. I doubt this figure is going to sit down convincingly.

 

[Darth_IMPoor]

But there's a Chewie....and an R2......and a dejarik table.

 

[Rook]

There will be no sitting for Threepio.

 

[Darth_IMPoor]

So how will he fit in Sideshow's landspeeder?

 

[TaliBane]

So how will he fit in Sideshow's landspeeder?

Yeah, but that's nearly five years ago that the landspeeder was announced - a different era altogether. Though I'd buy it. Sideshow - make it happen!

https://www.sideshowcollectors.com/...h-scale-sideshow-landspeeder-development.html

 

[bobafett108]

so has anyone been able to get the batteries out of 3po. really want to remove them so they dont leak. if anyone figure it out can you post here or PM me. thanks

 

[Kamandi]

In some of the earlier posts it's demonstrated his head lifts out of it's socket. The batteries are in a black battery holder within the neck.

 

[Darth Skywalker]

I still think the tamashii looks better.maybe it`s just something that`s throwing him off.

Tamashii is better. There's no argument to be made. With Sideshow's attempt, the body proportions, curves and lines don't match up to the real thing. And that's just a quick glance at the face and chest of 3PO. The curve under, and shape of, the pecs, the way the bottom of the neck "pistons" land just inside the clavicle indent instead of outside of it, etc., etc., etc...

SS left, Tamashii right.


The Tamashii is much more accurate. And metal, like a real droid.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Tamashii is better.

Thanks for your contribution.

 

[pixletwin]

There is something very cartoony about the SS. might just be the paint job. I dunno.

 

[Darth_IMPoor]

That "thumb" really is fugly. There really is no way to turn it some without breaking it?

 

[Wor-Gar]

I would like to fix the crazy thumbs. I need to take a hard look at it to see if it can be snapped off and reset.



As to the forever "Tamashii is better" comments, preference is clearly in ownership.


However, here's a comp of the above pics to better highlight.





As has always been the case, the Tamashii is EXCELLENT!

However, I do see many things they got wrong besides "pistons in the clavicles" they got right. I don't see the chest area to look particularly accurate, not the necks rings, nor neck, etc, etc...

That said, its a spectacular piece. Not sure its 'more' accurate than Sideshow's though. They both have pros and cons.

 

[PJB-1138]

That "thumb" really is fugly. There really is no way to turn it some without breaking it?

I'm afraid not. My Threepio arrived today and the thumbs are sadly attached to a hinge joint that only rotates 10º at best. It's great the fingers are all articulated, but designing the thumbs to bend at such an unnatural looking angle really kills what Sideshow tried to accomplish here. It's really unfortunate.