Hot Toys 1/6 Hoth Leia

[Username]

Sometimes, to get a figure into it's catsuit, they have to turn the arms so the elbow isn't facing forward.
It's always advisable to be very gentle with the first attempt to bend the arms.

 

[Popnfresh98]

Thanks Popnfresh98. Sounds like the exact same issue. The arm just won't stay connected - slightest movement and it pops out again. Not too hard to pop it back in again but it won't stay that way. I'll contact Popcultcha and see what they say. First defective figure I've had other than a very wobbly base on the HT snowtrooper. I noticed the base isn't perfectly flat with Leia either, but the unevenness is minimal.

Thanks for the response, much appreciated!

Hope you get it all sorted out Blue!

 

[Username]

I got mine today.
No spots, but Sideshow had clearly opened it to check before posting, so i expect any from SS will be a safe bet from now on.

 

[BadMuthaDude]

Beautiful figure. I wish there was another left hand to put her hand on her hip. Two issues: the left arm tends to pop out between the bicep and elbow and the name plate falls off easily. I don’t know if it’s meant to come off at all, not sure why it would be.

 

[TonTon]

Name plates are usually meant to come off so that you can out the stands together to form a big floor.

 

[BadMuthaDude]

Name plates are usually meant to come off so that you can out the stands together to form a big floor.

Cool, thanks.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Yeah, my nameplate doesn't stay on at all.

 

[Chronos1919]

Sure would be nice if there were some other ESB figure announcements. My Hoth Leia is starting to get really lonely.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Eagerly waiting for Bespin Han!

 

[jedijim3002]

Name plates are usually meant to come off so that you can out the stands together to form a big floor.

That’s awesome. I’ve been casting my own stands from these. Turned out pretty good.

Still working on making the posts but the wire grabber part is the hardest to figure out material.

 

[BagginsOfBagEnd]

Eagerly waiting for Bespin Han!

Same here!!

 

[jedibear]

Another look at Leia...

 

[mattinglymint23]

Just opened mine tonight. Love the figure overall but really disappointed with the paint apps especially the irises which are way to big. And the face structure is not a match to the proto either which I could live with if the eyes looked right.

I haven’t been this disappointed since the Marty paint app.

Ironically the box art especially the inner flap look like movie stills. They are of the proto of course but still. Not sure these are complex paint apps to match the box art.

Still love her and will display her with all the adoration she deserves. But hot toys got lazy on this one from a head sculpt perspective.


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[SilverStar17]

Another look at Leia...

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Chewie: "So Han told me you'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee. I could use a good kiss....."

 

[earthdog]

Another look at Leia...

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[TonTon]

Great shot, JB. Leia looks really nice from that angle.

 

[jedibear]

Thanks! I think so too.

 

[Sixth Scale Man]

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[mattinglymint23]

Took a shot at repainting the eyes to make them more centered and the whites a bit brighter. Also lightened the skin tone a bit, darkened the eyeliner, reddened the nose and cheeks, and lightened the hair and lips. The likeness still seems a bit off from the proto, but I'm at least liking it a bit more now.


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Great work davejames - quick question - did you hit the eyes with a matte varnish before doing the paint there? And did you varnish the eyes and face to seal your changes? What paints did you use?
Thanks


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