1/6 Sideshow Star Wars Scout Trooper 1/6th Scale Figure

[TaliBane]

Started body swap surgery, need to get longer foot pegs but very happy with the results. The sideshow body is a steaming pile. The swap makes this trooper look like "man in suit". I used HT storm trooper body and left all the padding on. Gives it a better fill out of the body suit as well. starting on #2 now.

The stock body is terrible, but I think parts are looking too bunched up and large for that new body on the left (specifically, legs look too short and boots too large,) and it needs a longer neck. The helmet is already oversized on the stock body and the smaller body makes it more noticeable.

However, the torso armor, arms/shoulder armor, gloves and pouches area looks better. It's really the boots, knee armor and helmet that looks oversized. Maybe lengthen the legs and raise the neck to fix?

I got this guy today, really impressed with it. The only thing that blows is the body. So I did some dremel work on the biceps and sides of the torso. I sanded them down so I could get his arms to hang naturally. I have some slim knockoffs enroute, so I may switch it over to one of those to see what it looks like. Until then, I am pretty happy with this guy. I may have to grab a second one.

Great natural pose. Now that I'm keeping this, I guess I need to break out the dremel.

 

[Pixelpiper]

I'm not really interested in building up a stock-pile of SSC Prometheus bodies, so I'll probably go the cut/sanding route as well. I'm also not keen on spending $40 on a knock-off body as that's the lowest price I can find for an actual close match to a real slim body, as opposed to one just labeled "slim."

 

[Raiders March]

My scout arrived yesterday and i quickly set him up today. Same thoughts as most of you guys. I love the base alot though. I always thought i'd display this guy on the bike, but now after seeing him on the themed base, i need to rethink it. The rifle is a great ex, so it's worth it getting him straight from ssc.
Can not wait for the BIKE!!!
I wonder if it would look fine just hovering there next to the trooper, like he just arrived at a place of interest on endor and is gazing off into the distance.

 

[user 19388]

its a pretty easy modification to the stock body and makes a good deal of aesthetic improvement. well worth the few minutes of labor.

 

[hokietwo]

Thanks for the tips Talibane. The second body is better, I looked at the neck plugs and one is taller than the other and I was expecting the ones I got were the same. I think longer foot pegs will fix the legs. But the boots are just so chunky the mold is made too wide and unfortunately there isn't a fix for that.

The neck looks much better on the second one, I think.

 

[WWEJedi]

I know I will get laughed at and ridiculed for even suggesting this and really it is a dumb idea, but I always wanted a Kashyyyk Trooper. This is about as close as we will ever get to a Kashyyyk Trooper (for you PT haters, the camo clones that fought with the Wookies). So, if the armor can be taken off individually piece by piece, wouldn't it be possible to have each individual peace custom wrapped in a camouflage vinyl decal? I assume the helmet would be the trickiest part. And although it will not be completely accurate, more like a hybrid cross between the two, it would be close enough to satisfy me and be deemed worthy enough to put on my Clone Wars shelf.

 

[The Giamontan]

Did you mean to put the knee pads upside down? They look kind of cool.

 

[jedibear]

Have patience. ..
Considering how well this trooper's turned out and how well it's being received. ...it isn't much of a stretch to see Sideshow tackling a Kashyyyk version of this trooper...

 

[The Giamontan]

I know I will get laughed at and ridiculed for even suggesting this and really it is a dumb idea, but I always wanted a Kashyyyk Trooper. This is about as close as we will ever get to a Kashyyyk Trooper (for you PT haters, the camo clones that fought with the Wookies). So, if the armor can be taken off individually piece by piece, wouldn't it be possible to have each individual peace custom wrapped in a camouflage vinyl decal? I assume the helmet would be the trickiest part. And although it will not be completely accurate, more like a hybrid cross between the two, it would be close enough to satisfy me and be deemed worthy enough to put on my Clone Wars shelf.

That's the one trooper I wanted that SSC never created. Maybe he'll come out now that they have this guy to work off of.

 

[TaliBane]

Thanks for the tips Talibane. The second body is better, I looked at the neck plugs and one is taller than the other and I was expecting the ones I got were the same. I think longer foot pegs will fix the legs. But the boots are just so chunky the mold is made too wide and unfortunately there isn't a fix for that.

The neck looks much better on the second one, I think.

That looks better. If you have a scalpel and are willing to go a little further, once the leg extenders are settled, you could cut down the molded seam line at the back of the boots and take them in. Slice it down about 3/4", cut out a 3mm wedge, pull them tighter and glue along the inside of the join.



And considering that the helmet sculpt looks more like the Kashyyk trooper than a ROTJ Biker (intentional?), you'd think SSC will use this to create that trooper. But maybe the days of SSC clones are all over with TFA coming?

 

[Natedog]

From the Star Wars Costumes reference book

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Good job they only charge $500 for that picture book. ...Rolls eyes...

I wonder if the author even watched the movie?

 

[TaliBane]

Good job they only charge $500 for that picture book. ...Rolls eyes...

I wonder if the author even watched the movie?

No, that book is like $50.

But I have found it to be not exactly 100% accurate in some cases.

 

[Natedog]

I know I will get laughed at and ridiculed for even suggesting this and really it is a dumb idea, but I always wanted a Kashyyyk Trooper. This is about as close as we will ever get to a Kashyyyk Trooper (for you PT haters, the camo clones that fought with the Wookies). So, if the armor can be taken off individually piece by piece, wouldn't it be possible to have each individual peace custom wrapped in a camouflage vinyl decal? I assume the helmet would be the trickiest part. And although it will not be completely accurate, more like a hybrid cross between the two, it would be close enough to satisfy me and be deemed worthy enough to put on my Clone Wars shelf.

If you can get a deal on one or get just the armor and piece together your own, I say go for it. I would not do a vinyl wrap though. I can't see that turning out well. Go the airbrush route.

 

[Natedog]

No, that book is like $50.

But I have found it to be not exactly 100% accurate in some cases.

My bad! I was thinking of the blueprints book but I just checked that one and Amazon has it for $100+/-. I do recall seeing that one somewhere for $500 and laughed my ass off.

 

[TaliBane]

My bad! I was thinking of the blueprints book but I just checked that one and Amazon has it for $100+/-. I do recall seeing that one somewhere for $500 and laughed my ass off.

Yeah, that blueprints book was crazy, but the reissue has all the same stuff (though not as large format) and I seem to recall I got it for under $100. I believe it was about $80 when it first came out discounted. Awesome book.

I was lucky - they had a cheaper deal for the original issue of about $320 or so and I actually placed the order but it didn't go through for some reason and by the time I realized, they had announced the much cheaper $100 version.

 

[Jagjaguwar]

So, my scout came, and all the pieces are there and everything.

My only problem is, I'm discovering that I'm absolutely terrible at posing the damn thing. For starters, can anyone explain how snug the gloves and boots are supposed to be? Mine either seem to be shoved way too far on, or hanging onto the body by a thread and falling off with slight adjustments. I'm thinking that instead of trying to get good results with just the trooper, I'll just wait for the bike, which should simplify things.

 

[PopCultKid]

Oh man. I was just about to unbox mine and decided to check this thread first. I just read the last 3 pages and... man. I'm scared to read further. Is this universally deemed a disaster?

 

[WWEJedi]

I hope you've read enough now that you won't keep dong that. Always open everything and inspect it well as soon as you get it. Then just pack it back up until you're ready to display. There's no need to take each little thing out of its plastic tray, but the figure should come out so you can look at it all-over, make sure the legs line up, etc.

Anytime anyone buys me a 1/6th figure for a gift, they get mad when I tell them I need to open it to inspect it and they never believe me

I need to show them this post.

 

[irezumi]

Good job they only charge $500 for that picture book. ...Rolls eyes...

I wonder if the author even watched the movie?

Book didn't cost half as much as Sideshows highly inaccurate action figure @ $200

 

[Sixth Scale Man]

Sideshow Scout Trooper on Hasbro Speeder bike. I can get him to almost sit done.

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Thanks for the pics. This really helps in getting the relative scale of the SS Scout and the Hasbro bike (which looks right to me!). I've just saved about $400 AU!