Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - 1/6th scale Darth Maul™ Collectible Figure (25th anniversary)

[Deathstalker]

Neutral sculpt is a big winner. The angry one seems to have lost something in production.

Is this super early??

Very
Was April sept ‘25

 

[Bluemonday]

Wow I did not expect this to come out so soon! Sideshow’s exp window was for Apr-Sept. I think this came out look really great and what I expected from the prototype.

 

[SOU7567]

I want to upgrade but have been hit hard the last month with orders and SS shipping everything out at the same time.

Will have to hold off for now, it looks real good though.

 

[agonistes86]

Wow, this is early! I ordered this from kit within a few hours of going live, so there's a chance I might actually have this in hand in feb.

He looks exactly like the proto, which is great. The likeness is there, this time I might actually use both sculpts, and the sculpted tattoo lines are gone.
Given that this is my 4th 1:6 scale Maul and I customized the previous iterations, including the HT V1, I am critical of details however.

Some things that stand out to me:

• In the shots where the saturation isn't cranked to the max or red lights are added, the red of his face looks rather pale and orangey - something the previous HT suffered from as well. So I might have to repaint him yet again - I'll wait for more natural light shots of course.
• The neck looks a bit short in some shots again, but that might be due to (not) futzing the collar. I extended the neck of the V1, I was hoping that wasn't necessary here.
• While no surprise since this was on the proto, the eyes are still not right. The yellow irises are too small, the pupil too large. I might finally have to look into custom eyes.

 

[DarthAlias]

For those with the 1.0, all you really need to do is buy the heads parted out. Those are biggest differences. Of course I'm buying the full figure being the Maul sucker that I am.

 

[Mr. Awesome]

Yeah the 1.0 owners are gonna be shrounging for the new heads. I suspect Ebay is gonna have a blast with that as per usual.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I have the V1, but wanted the 2 new heads and the new "improved" robe from this set. Figured by the time I pay for just those, I might as well get the full set... plus, I need a 2nd outfit/body to display Naboo Duel as well as Tatooine robe.

Love the shape of the robe hood in this pic...

 

[HyperDrive]

Wow, this is early! I ordered this from kit within a few hours of going live, so there's a chance I might actually have this in hand in feb.

He looks exactly like the proto, which is great. The likeness is there, this time I might actually use both sculpts, and the sculpted tattoo lines are gone.
Given that this is my 4th 1:6 scale Maul and I customized the previous iterations, including the HT V1, I am critical of details however.

Some things that stand out to me:

• In the shots where the saturation isn't cranked to the max or red lights are added, the red of his face looks rather pale and orangey - something the previous HT suffered from as well. So I might have to repaint him yet again - I'll wait for more natural light shots of course.
• The neck looks a bit short in some shots again, but that might be due to (not) futzing the collar. I extended the neck of the V1, I was hoping that wasn't necessary here.
• While no surprise since this was on the proto, the eyes are still not right. The yellow irises are too small, the pupil too large. I might finally have to look into custom eyes.

Agreed with everything outlined here.

I also wish the eyes were more accurate.

I have the V1, but wanted the 2 new heads and the new "improved" robe from this set. Figured by the time I pay for just those, I might as well get the full set... plus, I need a 2nd outfit/body to display Naboo Duel as well as Tatooine robe.

Love the shape of the robe hood in this pic...



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Fully hooded is such a menacing look.

I’m usually a one figure per design type of guy, so I’ll have fun switching him up from Tatooine fight to Naboo Duel. Lots of options with this one.

 

[agonistes86]

Agreed with everything outlined here.

I also wish the eyes were more accurate.

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Funny that in this comparison, the HT is actually too red compared to the more orange red in the screenshot. The color tone in the blogger photos is all over the place due to their heavy editing, so I'm very curious what this ends up looking like in hand.

I also misremembered - the V1 was not too orange, but mainly too dark and muted.

Here the SS V2 (too pale for my liking), the V1 repainted in the middle, and the V2 original on the right (too dark and muted).

For the eyes, the size of the iris acrually looks pretty accurate (though there were several different contact lenses). It's really mainly the size of the pupil that I'd like to havefix.ed. The tiny pupils give him that ferocious animalistic look.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Yeah, I found that my v1 Maul's head was way too dark to read on the shelf, especially with a hood on. One of the central reasons I wanted these new heads.