Sideshow Stormtrooper 12" figure

[Entropy]

well, I think the vader choke hold is a must have for many...that's why it sold out in record time. A mouse droid or the interrogation droid would have made a better exclusive.

And I wouldn't exactly call that stormie blaster a "nice accessory". Its more of a cop out piece of plastic...when did the stormie's ever use that blaster? Maybe they did, but it was not memorable to say the least.

I don't quite get why people want two Ex STs. Will they really want their troopers holding the pistol? I guess if you're going to buy from SS anyway it makes sense to get the EX for the same price but why not get the 2 regulars from an online store and save $20?

 

[Darthrazz]

I don't see either of those must haves as must haves.

I agree with you Josh , on all but one, I see the Qui-Gon Poncho as a necessary part of the character.

 

[Entropy]

Qui Gon, Old Ben, Clone Obi and Vader have had the best "must have" exclusives.

 

[Lee in MI]

I don't quite get why people want two Ex STs. Will they really want their troopers holding the pistol? I guess if you're going to buy from SS anyway it makes sense to get the EX for the same price but why not get the 2 regulars from an online store and save $20?

That's my point exactly. If you're going to pay the extra, it should be for something cool...not groundbreaking, but cool. The blaster doesn't fit that for me from the pics.

I like ordering from SSC cause of the customer service though. Something breaks...immediate replacement coming right up!:chew

 

[tomandshell]

I have received replacements from SS before others have received their originals.

 

[Darth Cruel]

That's my point exactly. If you're going to pay the extra, it should be for something cool...not groundbreaking, but cool. The blaster doesn't fit that for me from the pics.

I like ordering from SSC cause of the customer service though. Something breaks...immediate replacement coming right up!:chew

I think the blaster was very cool without being "necessary". I think it was a great idea for the exclusive!

 

[tomandshell]

Maul's exclusive will be cool if they ever get around to making an Ep. I Obi-Wan.

And the magnetic mynock is still a favorite of mine.

 

[The Boot]

Maul's exclusive will be cool if they ever get around to making an Ep. I Obi-Wan.

And the magnetic mynock is still a favorite of mine.

Qui-Gon's poncho is, to me, still the "best" exclusive.

I love the Mynock, but the poncho is exactly the type of "not necessary but still very much desired" item they should strive to include with every exclusive figure.

Vader pointy-hand? Perfect. Stormtrooper mini-blaster? Good, but I can think of a few things that I'd have preferred.

No complaints from me, though. Ordered.

 

[automaton]

Please sideshow don't make a shadow stormtrooper, its just wrong.

shadowtrooper? sign me up!

 

[King Darkness]

I went to sleep after I ordered Vader and slept through the pre order. I dont think the exclusive is important so its no big deal, I'll just stick with my 2 regular Stormys.

 

[tomandshell]

I don't think that I would get a shadow trooper.

 

[Matt S]

I actually like the Stormie accessory quite a bit. Follows under 'cool by not necessary' in my book, so no one gets too mad if they can't get it.

That said, I miss some of the super cool exclusives, like the Mynock, or Jango helmet!

 

[The Josh]

I agree with you Josh , on all but one, I see the Qui-Gon Poncho as a necessary part of the character.

I don't know. I guess I don't think of Qui-Gon with it.

 

[MaulFan]

I don't think that I would get a shadow trooper.

Me either. It WAS a cool concept, but it has been PLAYED OUT too much, I might actually literally vommit if I see many more products of that, and not so much of the design, but it's like a great song that the radio plays 3 times an hour, it was great, but after the 1000th time, you just can't stand it anymore.

 

[The Mike]

None of the exclusives have been must haves for me. The only one that I looking back would actually would have gotten without a doubt is Bespin Han and that is only for the Mynock. Everything else has been a live without which is how exclusives were intended to be right?

 

[MaulFan]

Everything else has been a live without which is how exclusives were intended to be right?

Basically, something that adds to the figure but that won't be missed if you can't get it.

I'd say the only one that ever really shouldn't have been an exclusive is Qui-Gon's poncho, he spent a fair ammount of his screen time wearing it, other than that, they've all been neat stuff to have, but nothing significant as far as it's relevance to the character.

 

[scubasteve]

I like Maul's battle-damaged saber and Mace's extra saber, but they are not on the same level as Qui-Gon's poncho, which was a MUST HAVE for me, personally. It adds a lot to him, and I display him with it.

And Ep6 Luke's blaster was nice. Even though it was released only a couple years ago, it gives me a nostalgic feeling, being SSC's first SW 1:6 and all.

 

[MaulFan]

I like Maul's battle-damaged saber and Mace's extra saber, but they are not on the same level as Qui-Gon's poncho, which was a MUST HAVE for me, personally. It adds a lot to him, and I display him with it.

I find a lot of the exclusives to be great to have, for me Grievous' blaster with Obi-Wan was fantastic, I enjoyed their duel together. Outside of Qui-Gon's poncho, no matter how cool some of the exclusives are, they don't represent a large part of representing the character from that film. Mynok, great, but all of 5 seconds of the movie, Kit's droid head is amazing but not directly relevant to him, Bib's Kenner throwback staff is cool, but not even in the movie.

 

[FlyAndFight]

Here are my picks:

-Mynock was definitely the coolest exclusive done so far in the 12" SW line.

-Qui-Gon's Poncho is probably the best for a character that's been done.

 

[tomandshell]

I think Obi-Wan's training remote will come in handy when posing all the ANH characters around the holochess board in a Falcon environment.