1/6 Sideshow Snowtrooper Commander

[TaliBane]

After looking at the picture more closely, it looks like someone hasn't affixed the mask part to the goggles. I think it might look alright if the put the two pieces together the way it supposed to be. Again, their "futzer" screwed up.

It's possible it's slightly rubbery and can be affixed better to the goggles, but the overall cowl looks too thin and wrongly shaped, and the goggles themselves aren't correctly sculpted (and not sure what the drooping eyes is about.) Maybe the cowl splits at the back and can be widened to look better? Maybe doing that and gluing it to the goggles better would improve it.

Even the medallions on the flared part of the helmet are supposed to be the same stepped-circles greeblie that centers the Imperial belts, but the SSC one looks like a basic disc. On a helmet sculpt for a $225 fig (the presumed pricepoint on this) you have to try to get those types of details closer.

At least the overall shape of the dome looks better - the SSC Snowie dome was like Frankenstein's head.

 

[Wor-Gar]

This gives me pause on any hopes that Snow Speeder Luke is going to be a great pleasure.

 

[TurdFurgusonsHat]

Yeah sideshow also half-a$$ed a $290 shipped 1/6 luke figure. It will be under 200 on ebay by the time HT gets around to jedi luke so I might pick it up then. Was thinking of putting it with Yoda but I'll just use DX07.

 

[Aliaz]

Damn, that does not look good.

 

[Adam1138]

Those comparison shots highlight sideshows negligence in attention to detail. This was a big want for me but not anymore. Come on HT please bring your version out and show SSC up for the incompetent idiots they are!

 

[MINIATURE-ART]

Although I love Snowtroopers, I had no intention of getting a Commander, as I wasn't army building in 1/6 scale. I was hoping for everyone else that wanted one, Sideshow would bring their A game and show what they can do.

Unfortunately these pics from Orlando are embarrassing. I don't understand how they can get things so wrong, when there are so many references available. I don't know if it's the fault of the sculptor, or the production manager who approved this substandard helmet sculpt. But it's sad to see an American company fail so miserably. It almost seem they want to fail sometimes. These figures are a "want" item, not a life necessity. Screw it up and no one will buy it especially if their is a superior product in the pipe lines.

::SMH::

BOBBY

 

[LoveMinusZero]

It's kinda heartbreaking, I want to support Sideshow, they started all this, but I just can't with a figure like this. Hopefully the figure gets a major overhaul in the year before release.

 

[jkno]

It looks bad. SSC's AT-AT was a cool figure. This Snow Commander looks like it didn't eat for ages, just like the Premium Format Snowtrooper

 

[jkno]

^ So true alas

 

[Cap'n Cook]

Guess I'll just be getting the HT regular snow trooper after all.

 

[sithlord13]

Damn. Some sad *** pictures. Please sort it out. Ssc or hot toys make one. Make it good.

 

[Brett Banner]

In a shocking turn of events that NO ONE could have foreseen, the Sideshow version looks like complete **** compared to Hot Toys. I hope everyone was sitting down when they first saw those photos.

 

[TaliBane]

Although I love Snowtroopers, I had no intention of getting a Commander, as I wasn't army building in 1/6 scale. I was hoping for everyone else that wanted one, Sideshow would bring their A game and show what they can do.

Unfortunately these pics from Orlando are embarrassing. I don't understand how they can get things so wrong, when there are so many references available. I don't know if it's the fault of the sculptor, or the production manager who approved this substandard helmet sculpt. But it's sad to see an American company fail so miserably. It almost seem they want to fail sometimes. These figures are a "want" item, not a life necessity. Screw it up and no one will buy it especially if their is a superior product in the pipe lines.

::SMH::

BOBBY

It's not like they weren't aware that HT is had become the 800 pound gorilla in SW 1/6. You would think the SSC team would have been called together two years ago with a "let's bring the A-game" speech, choose 6-8 figures that are cool, will sell, but HT wouldn't likely do (military and creatures that used to be their strengths - Ackbar, new Greedo, Walrusman, Hoth Rebel Soldier etc.) and get those - from initial sculpt to final futz - totally spot-on. Show people it wasn't just their prices that have kept pace with HT.

But what they've shown here is just lazy - even the futz. The lack of attention to finer detail (that HT excels at in general) has always been a problem with SSC. That weird "it's no more effort or expense to just make it correct" thing. There's a ton of ref material - so no excuses.

Luke Snowspeeder is my last Sideshow figure, blew all my RP on it because it's my favorite Luke outfit, but I'm guessing I'll be keeping the helmet on. Hopefully some knockoff Luke sculpt will come along from an eBay bootlegger with amazing HT-quality paint apps so I can replace the lackluster so-7-years-ago paint apps SSC head...like I'm about to replace my $200 Sideshow Han Hoth Inuit Indian head with the $38 OSK bootleg Han head.

It's kinda heartbreaking, I want to support Sideshow, they started all this, but I just can't with a figure like this. Hopefully the figure gets a major overhaul in the year before release.

Not when a figure like this would have been $130 five years ago, but is now $230.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

In a shocking turn of events that NO ONE could have foreseen, the Sideshow version looks like complete **** compared to Hot Toys. I hope everyone was sitting down when they first saw those photos.

That's not the shock. The shock is aimed at the fact SS are doing this now and the HT will likely never see the light of day.

 

[Brett Banner]

That's not the shock. The shock is aimed at the fact SS are doing this now and the HT will likely never see the light of day.

I have faith!


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[Cap'n Cook]

I have faith!


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Me too!

Hopefully.

A little.

Possibly.

 

[darth toffeeman]

I passed on the single Hot Toys Snowtrooper as I was hoping for a 2 pack with the commander.

The commander was the figure I really wanted.

But not this inferior version.

 

[jkno]

This has become a Snowpooper Commander

 

[Aliaz]

The guy with the bucket and shovel in charge of clearing up after AT-ATs?

 

[nathan.never]

It's not like they weren't aware that HT is had become the 800 pound gorilla in SW 1/6. You would think the SSC team would have been called together two years ago with a "let's bring the A-game" speech, choose 6-8 figures that are cool, will sell, but HT wouldn't likely do (military and creatures that used to be their strengths - Ackbar, new Greedo, Walrusman, Hoth Rebel Soldier etc.) and get those - from initial sculpt to final futz - totally spot-on. Show people it wasn't just their prices that have kept pace with HT.

But what they've shown here is just lazy - even the futz. The lack of attention to finer detail (that HT excels at in general) has always been a problem with SSC. That weird "it's no more effort or expense to just make it correct" thing. There's a ton of ref material - so no excuses.

Luke Snowspeeder is my last Sideshow figure, blew all my RP on it because it's my favorite Luke outfit, but I'm guessing I'll be keeping the helmet on. Hopefully some knockoff Luke sculpt will come along from an eBay bootlegger with amazing HT-quality paint apps so I can replace the lackluster so-7-years-ago paint apps SSC head...like I'm about to replace my $200 Sideshow Han Hoth Inuit Indian head with the $38 OSK bootleg Han head.



Not when a figure like this would have been $130 five years ago, but is now $230.

And for us non-US residents, way back then US dollar was almost twice as cheap.


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