1/6 Sideshow 1/6th Scale Star Wars Speeder Bike

jedibear · Aug 30, 2015

Great pics n' pose there, Wellsybeer!

The Giamontan · Aug 31, 2015

I love this thing. My Hasbro version was the last item I hadn't given away to nieces and nephews from the old collection. I'll still hold onto it and turn it into a ride for a custom bounty hunter. This Sideshow version feels like owning the puppets Phil Tippet got to work with. Not quite that cool but as close as I'll get to owning one of those. Hope you like the pics.

Mandible · Aug 31, 2015

Got mine today...

MAN THIS THING IS FLIMSY!!!!

It makes the Probe Droid feel like it's made of steel.

Thankfully I didn't have any (major) issues putting it together - and don't get me wrong, it's fantastic... (except the ******** handlebars).

In-hand, the scale definitely feels acceptable, but again it's that handlebars that throw it off.

I'm going to make some custom ones.

Wellsybeer · Aug 31, 2015

Thank you! Gonna try and be a regular on this forum!

cstojano · Aug 31, 2015

The Giamontan said:
I love this thing. My Hasbro version was the last item I hadn't given away to nieces and nephews from the old collection. I'll still hold onto it and turn it into a ride for a custom bounty hunter. This Sideshow version feels like owning the puppets Phil Tippet got to work with. Not quite that cool but as close as I'll get to owning one of those. Hope you like the pics.

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Great shots, curious if your right handle bar was wonky as you are one off the few that seems to pull off the two hand grab.

The Giamontan · Aug 31, 2015

cstojano said:
Great shots, curious if your right handle bar was wonky as you are one off the few that seems to pull off the two hand grab.

Thank you! Both of my handlebars were wonky so I decided the two hand crouching low on the bike pose might force them to straighten up. It was a royal pain to get him in that pose, thanks to those wonky bars, but lots of tweaking and I couldn't be happier with this piece.

Vonhahn · Aug 31, 2015

Mandible said:
Got mine today...

MAN THIS THING IS FLIMSY!!!!

It makes the Probe Droid feel like it's made of steel.

Thankfully I didn't have any (major) issues putting it together - and don't get me wrong, it's fantastic... (except the ******** handlebars).

In-hand, the scale definitely feels acceptable, but again it's that handlebars that throw it off.

I'm going to make some custom ones.

Sent mine back....getting Iron Man mark XLIII instead

Dr. Nash · Aug 31, 2015

cstojano said:
I am curious if the sensor that the steering veins go in was pre-attached for anyone else? I believe it is step 9 of the directions. Mine was already attached.

Mine was also already attached. Took me a sec to realize I wasn't missing a part.

cstojano · Aug 31, 2015

The Giamontan said:
Thank you! Both of my handlebars were wonky so I decided the two hand crouching low on the bike pose might force them to straighten up. It was a royal pain to get him in that pose, thanks to those wonky bars, but lots of tweaking and I couldn't be happier with this piece.

So id your right hand sort of pulling the handlebar up to a straighter position then?

K1NG J0RDAN · Aug 31, 2015

This is too much of a killer display for me to consider selling/returning it. I'm not happy about some things but it's still very awesome.

The Giamontan · Aug 31, 2015

cstojano said:
So id your right hand sort of pulling the handlebar up to a straighter position then?

Yup. I put his gloves onto the twisted bars, scrunched him into the pose I wanted, then connected the gloves to the arms making the gloves force the bars into a straighter position. They're still not lined up perfect but it's hard to notice that fault.

Mr Walker · Sep 1, 2015

Picked up mine today, very happy with it, one day when I've got some spare time I may take a dremel to the body and try and get more joint movement across the upper body so the 2 handed pose doesn't splay the handlebars out as much.

PJB-1138 · Sep 2, 2015

Got the speeder bike a couple weeks ago. I agree with most folks here that it's a spectacular piece, albeit a bit overpriced considering how flimsy some of the pieces are. The handlebars on mine were especially crooked, but I managed to reshape them by dunking them in some hot water and giving the middle section (the part connecting the handlebars to the hinged elbow joint) a slight bend so they line up more closely to the larger support rod. Now the handlebars line up to one another when they are both in the upper and forward positions.

Also, I took heed of the trouble a lot of folks here were having attaching the pedal assembly to the slot underneath the bike, so I simply filed down the slot end that narrows so that its more rectangular. It's still a tight enough fit so it's not likely to loosen when the scout figure's feet are resting on the pedals. Easy peasy!

Speaking of, here's my scout on a Hot Toys slim body. I think the original Sideshow body was acceptable being posed sitting on the bike, but whenever I posed him standing or looked at those stubby arms, I knew a body upgrade was needed.

As a result, the belt ended up fitting too loosely, so I undid the glue on the opposite ends of the buckles, trimmed the belt, and re-glued them to remove the excess slack. Also, I opened up the pouches, split the foam padding inside down the middle with a utility knife in order to cut the thickness down in half, and resealed them with an iron. It may be less accurate, but now it looks less like he's hiding a couple cereal boxes in those things!