Sideshow 1/6 Jawa Figure Set

[devilof76]

I don't exaggerate issues as much as others.

 

[IrishJedi]

I am willing to do another run. People ask me but then I believe I reply and I don't hear back. But if you are interested ping me...

Okay, I'm in. [emoji41]

 

[DioramaMaker]

Recently I decided to take the weathering off my Luke x-wing helmet and while I was doing it I looked at a lot of screen caps from the film. Only after i'd done this did I realise how poor the paint job on the helmet is. They haven't even tried to make it look like the one in the film. Compare this with the HT Boba Fett paint applications. No doubt Fett fans could find lots of places on the helmet where it doesn't match the prop, but at least there's no doubting that they tried, and the finish is of a high standard. The sheer lack of effort in the X-wing Luke helmet paint job is shocking when you consider the price.

Not to derail anything, pardon my interruption, but you wouldn't happen to be Tom Day, as in the ambient electronic music artist Tom Day, would you?

 

[Solo_bones]

I'm going to do the math on a large scale run so we can save shipping costs and if i can do them all at once I think I can get my costs down. It's the materials that cost....my labor isn't all that much. Anyway, those of you who have contacted me I am going to create a list and see what the total tally will be after people decide they are in for sure or not. Sorry, I can not be as affordable as sideshow because of my costs...bodies are the hardest part in this because there is no stable supply where costs are controllable. In fact, I am not entirely sure I can come up with enough bodies at the proper scale.

 

[Tom Day]

Not to derail anything, pardon my interruption, but you wouldn't happen to be Tom Day, as in the ambient electronic music artist Tom Day, would you?

No, there's no connection. I'm a Motown man myself.

 

[Bustajesse]

How many years ago was that?

About a year ago? I think the last figures I bought were Joker, Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Batman (Batman being the last). All had body problems. Really bummed me and out and killed my enjoyment of the DC line.

 

[echose7en]

I'm still in for these. Are they a bit overpriced for what they are? Yeah, probably. But, at the end of the day they are at a justifiable cost for what they are and what I wanted them for...figures to be displayed with other, more "important" figures.

 

[Pixelpiper]

bodies are the hardest part in this because there is no stable supply where costs are controllable. In fact, I am not entirely sure I can come up with enough bodies at the proper scale.

That's easy to take care of. Send me a PM - and I'm not talking about re-claimed bodies, but brand new ones - no elastic legs either. If there were enough volume, the bodies could even be customized further at the factory before shipment. Custom color should also be possible.

 

[echose7en]

Just got my "Shipping Soon" email from SS -- arrival to their warehouse ~ June 16th

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Wow, that's a fair while before USA folks will get theirs! Will take some more pics this weekend and post up.

 

[BatBrain]

Wow, that's a fair while before USA folks will get theirs! Will take some more pics this weekend and post up.

Please keep pics coming so I can decide whether or not I want to keep my order.

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

The more I mess around with these Jawas, the more I like them! All the great posers and futzers out there are going to have a lot of fun with these little guys.

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Damn Tatooine, your natives are scary!

 

[Cocoboloboy]

They look excellent there, kool. Thanks for the pics!

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

No worries. I took the batteries out and couldn't be bothered putting them back in for the pic. Didn't change the poses either lol I'm sure once it's out in the usa they'll be plenty of great posers posting pics.

 

[Aliaz]

The look good in those pictures, thanks for posting kool!

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Yep, they look great, Kool!

Have you had any trouble posing them and having them keep their pose because of the floppy joints? I know you mentioned that you don't feel confident enough to not use the stands, but do they have trouble staying upright even on the stands?

I just want to get a sense of the severity of the weak joints. Most of my figures have been ok, but the first Sideshow Indy and the first Sideshow Stormie both had very loose bodies on mine. At the time that they first came out I wasn't as bothered by them because I probably didn't know any better. But eventually after getting so many other figures with tighter bodies, those two figures really ended up bugging me til I ultimately replaced the bodies.

 

[Solo_bones]

I like the shorter skinny Jawa the best at this poor. Can you pose the larger Jawa with the same hood style as the smaller so we can see a variation?

They really knocked it out of the park on the accessories.

 

[Cocoboloboy]

The weathering must be very, very subtle on these. I can barely see it on the hem.

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Yep, they look great, Kool!

Have you had any trouble posing them and having them keep their pose because of the floppy joints? I know you mentioned that you don't feel confident enough to not use the stands, but do they have trouble staying upright even on the stands?

I just want to get a sense of the severity of the weak joints. Most of my figures have been ok, but the first Sideshow Indy and the first Sideshow Stormie both had very loose bodies on mine. At the time that they first came out I wasn't as bothered by them because I probably didn't know any better. But eventually after getting so many other figures with tighter bodies, those two figures really ended up bugging me til I ultimately replaced the bodies.

They feel OK with the stands, but it just makes it harder to get into a pose you want. It takes a bit more effort to rotate the stand so it's not seen, but it then rotates the feet or thighs in doing so, so I have to keep going back to adjusting things all the time lol.