Sideshow Hoth Han Solo (Echo Base)

[Captain Britain]

There's a weird Martin Freeman look to him here. That aside, I do think a lot of people are going to be happy with him, on a shelf, blaster out, goggles and scarf covering most of his face. It's just that for $200 you expect more.

The hatless head... ugh, that hair! It looks like what it is, a big old lump of plastic. Not nearly enough detail in it, and a real throwback to Sideshow hair of old.

I had to laugh at Rory's indecision about whether to get this and kit bash a Bespin Han... once you think of an idea like that it's hard to shake it off, and it would look cool at first sight, but I wouldn't do it with a Sideshow head as the centrepiece. Eventually there will be a Hot Toys Bespin Han and surely they have to get the HF likeness right sometime.

 

[Rorywan]

I had to laugh at Rory's indecision about whether to get this and kit bash a Bespin Han...

No. I have a Bespin Han already using the Medi head.

I want to bash a Hoth Han. That's even funnier when you think about it after paying $200+ for a Hoth Han.

I think this set, parts of HT Bespin Luke + HT Solo head will make a great figure.. weathered.
It's just crazy time and cost though.

 

[Darkarn009]

haha

 

[Pixelpiper]

From sourcing real rabbit fur

I didn't think for a second that would ever happen on a production piece. It's just a logistic, international and cultural nightmare to go with real animal fur. They should never have used it on the prototype to help temper expectations and they could have used more/better material on the production piece.

 

[VintijDroidGutzz]

2005?

Was there a decline in quality between 2005 and 2008?

^ What an 80s Chevy Chase would look like as a Thunderbird marionette. ^

 

[Rmsceb]

Not horrible, but a mediorce effort by SSC. Really wanted to love this as I love ESB & Hoth. But this still looks like a toy to me, not a high end collectible. And with the seam on the Taun Taun, looks like I'll pass on all of these. I know HT Han Proto is not spot on, but it looks very realistic to me, and maybe (?) they'll make the right tweaks on it. IMO This SSC Han could never sit next to my HT Bespin Luke and not look like a failure.

 

[SwedishHeat]

We haven't seen the unhelmeted sculpt yet. Those Sideshow pics are photoshopped. Fingers crossed, but is see no reason why it would be any better.

Are you saying these photos are a digital creation?





You can see it was taken at a low angle, with shadows, to minimize the bug eye effect, but I highly doubt that these photos were digitally manipulated to make it look better.

It's just funny to me that now that SSC is taking photos of the final product, people are still haranguing them about it. You folks will just never be happy. It's no wonder SSC doesn't give these complainers any credence. They'll never stop.

 

[Rmsceb]

Nice pics Para, I'm afraid he still looks like a crazy Eskimo killer to me. I find something very creey about that face. Seriously, it actually creeps me out.
It's like a wax cadaver with inserted glass eyeballs.

This is pretty funny & true!

 

[Rorywan]

I didn't think for a second that would ever happen on a production piece. It's just a logistic, international and cultural nightmare to go with real animal fur. They should never have used it on the prototype to help temper expectations and they could have used more/better material on the production piece.

UU Enterbay Jack Sparrow says you are wrong. Has a rabbit fur element, every shop in HK has 1$ rabbit fur toy animals. Little cats, horses etc.

Rabbit fur is as cheap as chips in HK, no different than using "real" leather in the Hot Toys T800 jacket.
And it's from farmed rabbits, no different than using any other leather product.

What kind of leather do you think Hot Toys uses? Crocodile?

 

[Kamandi]

An Asian owned company isn't as likely to make decisions based on what vegans might say as Sideshow, a US company based in California

 

[Rorywan]

Are you saying these photos are a digital creation?

Nope, I'm saying all these photos have been touched up digitally. Fix anything that looks like it needs fixing.

 

[Rorywan]

An Asian owned company isn't as likely to make decisions based on what vegans might say as Sideshow, a US company based in California

What about Hot Toys T800? It has a rabbit leather jacket?

Loads of toys use it.

 

[FLOSI]

Oh well... I'm buying it. If I didn't use RPs to get the price way down I might consider cancelling as well.

 

[Boba Ben]

Oh well... I'm buying it. If I didn't use RPs to get the price way down I might consider cancelling as well.

Blue or brown?

 

[FLOSI]

Blue or brown?

Blue, of course.

 

[Boba Ben]

Blue, of course.

I shoulda known.

 

[Khev]

Man the lack of eyelids just kills the otherwise amazing sculpt. KILLS it.

 

[FLOSI]

I shoulda known.

What happened to us, Ben? I thought our love was built to last?

 

[DiFabio]

Why did Sideshow go to "real" eyes again? It doesn't make much sense considering the eyes don't move.

 

[Boba Ben]

What happened to us, Ben? I thought our love was built to last?

I just don't think I can get over this blue vs. brown thing.