Darth_IMPoor
Super Freak
Got my UU Luke today from BBTS. It's clearanced to a price I was comfortable with, so I bit. As has been repeated, retail price is a joke. Heck, I'm sure a lot of people think the clearance price is still a joke.
I have no problem with the likeness itself. I bought a Luke Skywalker figure, not a Mark Hamill figure. It's every bit Luke as the vintage 12", comic book renditions, Pez head, etc...So far, no one has asked me why Jody Foster had weird boys clothes on. They all correctly guessed who it was straight outta the box.
That said, I'm a tinkerer. I want MY ultimate Luke. SS didn't quite do it, Enterbay didn't quite do it. Hot Toys will NOT do it. They are making figures SS f'd up, and ANH Luke wasn't bad at all. Short of the shirt material, body, and paint..SS is a solid figure.
In my opinion, Enterbay did the shirt justice. It's a better material and it's a better color. It may be a tad long, but I'll see as I progress. The pants, boots, and belt....SS gets the nod easily.
The body can come or go. I like TT's better. It definitely is better than the SS one. I have actually decided to keep him as ANH Luke, he's just sporting an X-Wing outfit now.
The lightsaber is really cool. Will I turn it on that much? Not likely, but I can if I want.
At the end of the day, I'm happy with the purchase, but I pretty much buy everything nowadays knowing I'll tweak something. May repaint the hair, we'll see.
I bagged on this figure in the beginning too (not people who wanted it), but it's my favorite version/outfit and I admit I warmed up to it.
For my ultimate Farmboy Luke, I have a REAL expensive white shirt and gimmicky saber, but I'm cool with it. Clearance price was decent, and if I get $10-$15 bucks back selling what I don't need, it'll be better still. I'll post a pic or two of UU X-Wing Pilot Luke in a few minutes.
I have no problem with the likeness itself. I bought a Luke Skywalker figure, not a Mark Hamill figure. It's every bit Luke as the vintage 12", comic book renditions, Pez head, etc...So far, no one has asked me why Jody Foster had weird boys clothes on. They all correctly guessed who it was straight outta the box.
That said, I'm a tinkerer. I want MY ultimate Luke. SS didn't quite do it, Enterbay didn't quite do it. Hot Toys will NOT do it. They are making figures SS f'd up, and ANH Luke wasn't bad at all. Short of the shirt material, body, and paint..SS is a solid figure.
In my opinion, Enterbay did the shirt justice. It's a better material and it's a better color. It may be a tad long, but I'll see as I progress. The pants, boots, and belt....SS gets the nod easily.
The body can come or go. I like TT's better. It definitely is better than the SS one. I have actually decided to keep him as ANH Luke, he's just sporting an X-Wing outfit now.
The lightsaber is really cool. Will I turn it on that much? Not likely, but I can if I want.
At the end of the day, I'm happy with the purchase, but I pretty much buy everything nowadays knowing I'll tweak something. May repaint the hair, we'll see.
I bagged on this figure in the beginning too (not people who wanted it), but it's my favorite version/outfit and I admit I warmed up to it.
For my ultimate Farmboy Luke, I have a REAL expensive white shirt and gimmicky saber, but I'm cool with it. Clearance price was decent, and if I get $10-$15 bucks back selling what I don't need, it'll be better still. I'll post a pic or two of UU X-Wing Pilot Luke in a few minutes.
