Sideshow Hoth Han Solo (Echo Base)

[Darthrazz]

Yup - mine shipped too.



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

I bought the blue coat, I was swayed by nostalgia more than anything else. I recall going to Toys R us with my Dad on my birthday and buying the 3 3/4" Hoth Han and the Taun Taun. It was one of my favorite figures, I still have it. I must have played the hell out it because most of the paint is gone. Plus I'm sure I can pick up the Brown coat easier than the Blue down the line. Good news is this has shipped

 

[galactiboy]

Both Han & Luke are on the middle one. At least mine are.

That is so odd... my Luke is on the body on the left; the 1.1. Although it might have the 1.2 Forearms; it's a little hard to tell.

I'm surprised (I shouldn't be) they're still using that body. I think the last Sideshow figure I got with that turd body was the Emperor. Yeesh.

It's actually good for Luke, but not for Han. The initially pros were all very loose, but I've had a few of the later 1.0 bodies that were well made and work for shorter figures.

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.

Here's Luke's body on the left, a 1.0 Pro in the middle (Maybe Beloq's?) and the DX07 body on the right.

Compared to Sideshow's picture Luke's body looks like a 1.1, but with maybe the neck and forearms of a 1.2. I'll need to check that when I get home to see if I can tell the difference.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Got my shipping notice last night, but I forgot about the signature requirement for UPS. I guess I thought Sideshow had upped the minimum cost, but I never got around to checking. It's $185, BTW. Unfortunately it's scheduled to arrive next Wednesday, the one day a week my wife leaves early for work. So I guess I'll have to wait til Thursday.

I do hope Han's on the 1.1. I don't want to have to buy another body to switch with...

 

[TonTon]

Got my shipping notice last night, but I forgot about the signature requirement for UPS. I guess I thought Sideshow had upped the minimum cost, but I never got around to checking. It's $185, BTW. Unfortunately it's scheduled to arrive next Wednesday, the one day a week my wife leaves early for work. So I guess I'll have to wait til Thursday.

I do hope Han's on the 1.1. I don't want to have to buy another body to switch with...

If you sign up for UPS My Choice you can pre-sign for packages. It's free and might work. I have 4 items coming from SS next week and can only be home for 2 of them really.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Thanks, TonTon! I'll look into that! Repped!

 

[Pixelpiper]

Thanks, TonTon! I'll look into that! Repped!

Where do you live again?

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Where do you live again?

New Jers-

HEY!

 

[galactiboy]

If you sign up for UPS My Choice you can pre-sign for packages. It's free and might work. I have 4 items coming from SS next week and can only be home for 2 of them really.

I do the same thing... but I won't be talking about where I live. Alternatively you can also request to have the package held at a local UPS, that's also free and sometimes better than waiting around for delivery and you eliminate the risk of thievery.

 

[TonTon]

That's maybe a good option too. Considering the value of some of these.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

The UPS distribution center is actually fairly close to where I live, so I may do that.

But where I live is pretty safe. We've had flat screen TVs and iMacs delivered and sitting on the front porch. Sometimes they tuck them behind something so they're not visible from the street, but sometimes they're just right up at our door. Frankly, I'm amazed at this. I grew up in Miami and we would never think about leaving things like this at our front door. Even now my Mom and Sis still live there and they're always on high alert if I tell them I mailed them something (for their birthdays and holidays).

 

[TonTon]

^^The last place I lived the UPS driver would deliver my expensive items to my neighbors house even when I was home. Always fun to see that your item is delivered, open the door and see nothing, then go next door and steal your own TV from your neighbor's porch.

I do the same thing... but I won't be talking about where I live. Alternatively you can also request to have the package held at a local UPS, that's also free and sometimes better than waiting around for delivery and you eliminate the risk of thievery.

Thanks for posting this, I'm gonna switch some of the deliveries so they arrive on the same day when someone is home. Another I may have sent to a local UPS store near my office.

 

[Asta]

Here's Luke's body on the left, a 1.0 Pro in the middle (Maybe Beloq's?) and the DX07 body on the right.

Compared to Sideshow's picture Luke's body looks like a 1.1, but with maybe the neck and forearms of a 1.2. I'll need to check that when I get home to see if I can tell the difference.

You might be right on the 1.2 neck. It did look long. I noticed the elbow joints were a different colour on mine as well, and thought that the body looked a bit 'Frankensteined'.

Maybe they added the long neck because of the collar on his jacket.

 

[marker2037]

I just live chatted them and they are going to process my order today. Good stuff!

 

[Asta]

I just live chatted them and they are going to process my order today. Good stuff!

Both mine were processed today as well.

You can expect these items to ship out within 48 hours

 

[FLOSI]

Getting Han on Monday..... Expensive month. $800 right before Celebration kinda sucks.

 

[guyver1]

So do you think a standard TT would work for a good replacement with this Han. I'd use the HT Indy body, but the neck joint is an issue

I don't think he needs an Arnold type of TT. And since this figure is pretty much the Hoth outfit it doesn't need to have the most advanced TT right?

The reason I ask is I hate the Pro body and I don't feel like buying an advanced TT. I was thinking of using a a spare Joker V1 TT .

If I get Luke I'll just use the a spare dx07 body I have

I also have a spare Saturday toys body as well. What about a spare Terminator T-800 v1

 

[Mad Old Lu]

I'm thinking of using the standard TT knock-off. I think the HT Indy body would be too big and buff for this figure in particular since the coat is so bulky. I think it would hinder the articulation significantly.

 

[guyver1]

I'm thinking of using the standard TT knock-off. I think the HT Indy body would be too big and buff for this figure in particular since the coat is so bulky. I think it would hinder the articulation significantly.

If you're planning a knock off body swap then I guess it really doesn't matter with the TT. Sounds like a basic TT will work. I was thinking the newer TT, but I don't think it's worth the extra money for this, so I'm going with my instincts and going to use the standard TT. Since this HT TT was to mimic Ledger's joker, I'd think it should be big enough for the outfit since the Joker outfit was thick

 

[Asta]

I'm thinking of using the standard TT knock-off. I think the HT Indy body would be too big and buff for this figure in particular since the coat is so bulky. I think it would hinder the articulation significantly.

If it's a choice between HT style bodies then that's what I would go for.

I planned to put the Hans onto knock-off narrow shoulders.

Though the discarded 1.1 from Luke would probably work, as galactiboy pointed out it has the longer neck of the 1.2 (which might explain why Luke has looked slightly taller than Han in some reviews).

 

[galactiboy]

^^The last place I lived the UPS driver would deliver my expensive items to my neighbors house even when I was home. Always fun to see that your item is delivered, open the door and see nothing, then go next door and steal your own TV from your neighbor's porch.

Thanks for posting this, I'm gonna switch some of the deliveries so they arrive on the same day when someone is home. Another I may have sent to a local UPS store near my office.

I've had to do that too... one package was delivered to a place I used to live. Luckily no one was home, so I just grabbed it and left :Lol

You might be right on the 1.2 neck. It did look long. I noticed the elbow joints were a different colour on mine as well, and thought that the body looked a bit 'Frankensteined'.

Maybe they added the long neck because of the collar on his jacket.

That's my guess, and it works well with the helmeted head... not as good with the regular one as it seems to sit too high with that neck being used.