Sideshow Hoth Han Solo (Echo Base)

[Wor-Gar]

I don't think you'll get a Hoth Luke from HT with three heads for $240.

And not in the next two years to boot.



If you got to have Hoth, this is the one to get. Question is: do you really NEED Hoth?

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Here's snake. Really hoping Han has a better paint app.

Not bad. Better than Supes, I think. But definitely room for improvement. And infinitely better than Drake!

 

[Wor-Gar]

That head looks like a TRU toy. Or the fancy cap for a kiddie shampoo bottle.

If Han's head looks like that for $200, I'm done with Sideshow 1/6th. I just have to be.

 

[devilof76]

Question is: do you really NEED Hoth?

Like a princess needs wookiee.

 

[Wor-Gar]

If you could free yourself of Hoth.... you'd be free from Luke Hoth, Han Hoth, Snowtrooper, Probot, Taun Taun, possible Hoth Leia and Rebel Soldier. That's a lot of money. Almost pays for the new HT ANH hero collection.

 

[EVILFACE]

Just free yourself of Star Wars.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Just free yourself of Star Wars.

Ah... if only. Baby steps.

 

[galactiboy]

People should not buy a loaded $200 Sideshow figure because one feature of it doesn't match the quality of a barebones $240 Hot Toys figure (or $1000 custom)?

Yeah, but paint and head are pretty significant... on Drake both were off and it really was a deal breaker. Or at least it would have been if I had any interest in owning Drake But if I got a Han with a ****ed up face and paint like Drake I'd be pretty pissed. At $220 there is no excuse for Sideshow to deliver anything less than HT, although we all know that they will.

Best case scenario is a head with Superman level paint... which is at least acceptable. Snake level, I can deal with but still it needs to be a bit better at this price point.

When ESB Han came out, it was a bad looking sculpt, even for the time... but for $55 I really wasn't that bothered. Could it have been better, sure, but at that point just getting any decent custom head would have cost at least $25 for a blank resin copy and another $35 to $60 for a paint job from one of the boardies. So at $15 less for a full figure than it would cost to get just a painted head I'm good with a fat-faced Han

But $200 for a ****ed up figure is just doesn't wash out IMO.

I don't think you'll get a Hoth Luke from HT with three heads for $240.

And we wouldn't get that from Sideshow anymore either... with barebones X-Wing Luke being $240 ($10 less than a very loaded Commando figure) you are just not getting a similar value.

 

[bmarz1000]

Vinyl head bootleggers on eBay manage better skin/paint than either of those.

I was just thinking that. I have a Captain America bootleg head sculpt that cost $25 and it has HT quality paint.

 

[galactiboy]

If you could free yourself of Hoth.... you'd be free from Luke Hoth, Han Hoth, Snowtrooper, Probot, Taun Taun, possible Hoth Leia and Rebel Soldier. That's a lot of money. Almost pays for the new HT ANH hero collection.

Yeah, but the probe droid and snowtrooper are pretty awesome figures Probe's overpriced and feels kind of cheap, but honestly looks great on display. And the Snowtrooper (aside from that ****ing rubber mask) is a damn good figure.

I guess what I'm trying to say is Sideshow owns me at this point and I'll need to see this Hoth thing through to the bitter end

 

[anwe]

There doesn't seem to be much paint on either Snake or Superman in those pictures. Just a rubber look and shadows from the light. Clear Commander Ganch vibes. Now Ganch isn't that bad, at all (for a Sideshow clone). But not up to par with what's excpected now.



Pic stolen from rebelscum

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

Looks like a close up of Hasbro's new comic styled white Nick fury in the 6" Marvel Legends line.

 

[anwe]

Yeah, but the probe droid and snowtrooper are pretty awesome figures Probe's overpriced and feels kind of cheap, but honestly looks great on display. And the Snowtrooper (aside from that ****ing rubber mask) is a damn good figure.

I guess what I'm trying to say is Sideshow owns me at this point and I'll need to see this Hoth thing through to the bitter end

I think the only reason Hoth is so popular among the fans is all the bitchin' stuff the Empire has in those scenes. The rebels have what, the Snowspeeder and K-3PO that looks kinda cool?

 

[Invictus Sol]

Yep, I'm definitely happy with a couple Snowtroopers, E-Web and Probot. No need for the Rebels or Tauntaun (especially @ $700.00 plus shipping, etc). Sideshow's in for a world of hurt if their Luke and Han look like Supes or Plisskin. I think that would be the case even w/o HT getting into the market.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Sideshow's in for a world of hurt if their Luke and Han look like Supes or Plisskin.

Good fodder for 2015 Spooktacular at $117 shipped plus $32 in rps.

 

[Invictus Sol]

Yep. Could see the Hoth Rebel stuff getting slashed and dumped @ Spooktacular, unless the headsculpts are a pleasant surprise.

 

[devilof76]

Only Hoth Imperial I cared about was the Snowtrooper.

If you could free yourself of Hoth.... you'd be free from Luke Hoth, Han Hoth, Snowtrooper, Probot, Taun Taun, possible Hoth Leia and Rebel Soldier. That's a lot of money. Almost pays for the new HT ANH hero collection.

But...why?

Yeah, but paint and head are pretty significant... on Drake both were off and it really was a deal breaker.

It's a long way from "not as good as HT" to "as bad as Drake.

And we wouldn't get that from Sideshow anymore either...

No, but we are getting it with Hoth Luke.

 

[PopCollector]

That head looks like a TRU toy. Or the fancy cap for a kiddie shampoo bottle.

If Han's head looks like that for $200, I'm done with Sideshow 1/6th. I just have to be.

Glad to hear it man, I can't believe the cult like following SS gets on here sometimes, just look at the Plisskin video review people are starting to sound like those A$$ kissers on Da Bomb Show. Except they aren't even getting free figures from SS

 

[Wor-Gar]

You know, even if Han and Luke look accurate, if they look like that -- meaning like a plastic toy -- its just as bad as having a weak likeness.

 

[PopCollector]

You know, even if Han and Luke look accurate, if they look like that -- meaning like a plastic toy -- its just as bad as having a weak likeness.

The thing is to me the likeness is weak on those figures, but gets a pass cause they seem like more stylized to the days of old SS SW figures which I think is kinda cool. But that kinda niche stuff wont fly with the stuff HT comes out with from time to time. Hot Toys has awful figures too plenty but their worst still looks better than Sideshow's best offerings.