Sideshow Hoth Han Solo (Echo Base)

[momaw]

Buy your AppleSare on eBay - saves a bundle. I'm still rocking my 2009 17" MBP so I can scrape by and afford some of these figures. As a shareholder and long-time customer, I really feel they need to offer a 2 or 3-year worldwide warranty standard on their portables and desktops. 2 years for iOS devices.

WRT to Han, I paid for him in full up front and so far haven't heard a peep from Sideshow about shipping.

Luckily in Australia we have statutory warranties based on a reasonable products life that override manufacturers warranties. For example, all mobile phones and mobile devices have a two year statutory warranty. So Apple still has to repair or replace despite their 1 year manufacturer warranty. Companies rely on consumers not knowing their rights. Portable computers are deemed to have an expected life of 3 years so in theory I'm covered for that period (depending on the nature of the problem). Apple actually took extended warranties out of apple care here precisely because they indicate what Apple thinks is a reasonable life of their product.

Edit: Now I think about it, all that is irrelevant as I put it on my CC which has free extended warranty on purchases.

I went with blue based on the preview pics (before ultimately deciding to cancel). But based on the newer in hand pics of both the brown and blue coats, I think I'd probably choose the brown instead. For whatever reason it just seems to look a lot better and a lot less... cheap. And as Rorywan says, it could probably be more easily dyed to become the right onscreen color.

What in hand pics of the Blue? It's not shipping yet.

 

[TaliBane]

What in hand pics of the Blue? It's not shipping yet.

There's been pics of some reviewed blue coat figures.

 

[momaw]

There's been pics of some reviewed blue coat figures.

Dodgy reviews do not equate to "in hand" images in my book.

 

[Darthrazz]

Has anyone gotten shipping notices yet?

 

[Mad Old Lu]

No shipping notice yet, but I have a pending payment for it on my CC as of today.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Just to mention to anyone considering it. The brown jacket dyes *BRUE/BLOWN* very easily, and the resulting color is a lot more complex and "screen accurate" than the pictures I have seen of the fully blue jacket. You can make it in between blue and brown which looks great. It's all subjective of course. You do have to take the fur and bits off first though which is tricky.

This must be seen....

 

[Asta]

Has anyone gotten shipping notices yet?

I'm still waiting for Sideshow to email with the offer to move my Flex payments forward.

 

[Fremen]

Charged and I just ordered a second Tauntaun for this guy.
I went with the blue coat.

 

[bmarz1000]

I'm still waiting for Sideshow to email with the offer to move my Flex payments forward.

I never got that email either so
I called in today and did it over the phone.

 

[jedibear]

I'm at "Item Shipping Soon"

 

[Rorywan]

This must be seen....

Soon, finishing Luke for tauntaun first.

 

[Lordscum]

Mine has shipped , got the Blue coat version. Will have it Wednesday.

 

[kl241]

Are they going to offer early processing for Flex Pay orders?

 

[bmarz1000]

Are they going to offer early processing for Flex Pay orders?

Eventually. I called in and paid early. It shipped today and I'll have it on Wednesday of next week. It's been a long wait for these Hoth figures and now that the dock strike is over, they're coming fast and furious.

 

[Asta]

I never got that email either so
I called in today and did it over the phone.

Are they going to offer early processing for Flex Pay orders?

I emailed yesterday evening and asked if they could be processed early, and Krystal's reply was:

I am happy to inform you that I can absolutely process your final payments, early

 

[marker2037]

I better do that then.

 

[guyver1]

Jeez mine shipped already from SSC

Took me by surprise, got the tracking .. I need to get a spare TT

 

[Asta]

Can't wait to find out what body they put Han on.

Luke was on the 1.1, but the 1.2 doesn't look much taller:

The extra height appears to come from the giraffe neck.

But it does have more bulk in the arms and shoulders.

 

[TaliBane]

Yup - mine shipped too.

Just to mention to anyone considering it. The brown jacket dyes *BRUE/BLOWN* very easily, and the resulting color is a lot more complex and "screen accurate" than the pictures I have seen of the fully blue jacket. You can make it in between blue and brown which looks great. It's all subjective of course. You do have to take the fur and bits off first though which is tricky.

Why would you want between blue and brown? It's blue onscreen.

 

[Tee-Kay]

Mine shipped last night (local). Crossing fingers he turns out issue free like Luke. March started slow but ended up as expensive as any other month after all