Hot Toys Han Solo, Chewbacca figures review

[Michael Crawford]

Last week was an all sixth scale week, and this week is going to be an all Star Wars week. But tonight, those two worlds collide with a look at the new Hot Toys Han Solo and Chewbacca figures, a pair that I've really been anticipating for months. My review is here:

Review and photos of Star Wars Han Solo, Chewbacca sixth scale figures by Hot Toys

or you can find it with the rest of the reviews at the usual:

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Thanks for reading!

Michael

 

[Wor-Gar]

Interesting to rate them both together.

I'm wondering how each will fair when rated separately.

 

[Matt S]

Dig the way you combed Chewie's hair....looks good there (well as good as the sculpt allows). Nice Review

 

[Michael Crawford]

Not sure what you mean, Wor - only category where they are rated *together* is Value, since you're paying $480 for the pair and getting the extra accessories. All the other categories are for them individually, like any other review.

 

[cel3027]

The collectors set is the first ht i have ever purchased
they look fantastic couldnt be happier got a few others ht on preorder now based on the quality of these

 

[Wor-Gar]

Not sure what you mean, Wor - only category where they are rated *together* is Value, since you're paying $480 for the pair and getting the extra accessories. All the other categories are for them individually, like any other review.

So they each scored the same unless otherwise specified? I didn't catch that, sorry. I expected that you'd do what you usually do and write each character name followed by its score over every category. I was confused.

 

[Invictus Sol]

Hey Mike, noticed in second paragraph you mention the boxed set as being $280 when you meant $480.

Great review and I agree about Han. Glad I picked-up Chewie and will be waiting on an ESB Han.

 

[Michael Crawford]

So they each scored the same unless otherwise specified? I didn't catch that, sorry. I expected that you'd do what you usually do and write each character name followed by its score over every category. I was confused.

Nah, when they have the same score in a category I never break it up - no need for the redundancy. When they have a different score, I break it out, as you saw here with the Accessories.

 

[davejames]

Great review! And some really cool poses and shots of Han in there.

 

[Fia2k9]

Great review Michael, I agree that almost lifelike sculpts dosen't always mean it looks like the intended person. I too hope they make a Bespin Han, for he is my favorite version.

 

[Creighton]

Good review!

Its interesting that the hair on your Chewies wrist is obviously short. I found my figure to be a bit long in that area. Guess it was a Monday vs Friday build at the HT factory?

 

[The Green Goblin]

I've got the same issue with my Chewie's wrists too. The fur isn't quite long enough to cover it well.

 

[TaliBane]

Another great review, but I could almost smell the Chewy fur burning with the lights placed so close to his face. Gotta do it to see it though. I tried to take pics and it's really difficult, always looks darker than it is - and seeing the eyes in the shot? You should get a National Photographers prize for actually capturing them on film.

I felt a great disturbance in the force when I read the "more cosplayer Han than Ford Han" part. As if a couple of dozen Freaks suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened in that thread.

 

[Michael Crawford]

The light Chewie is looking up into in that shot is about 4 feet away...but it's a bright light. He might as well be staring into the sun.

On Han, I do like it quite a bit better than I thought I would from the early previews. We did a HotToyCast yesterday and discussed it, and Eamon still prefers the original sculpt, feeling it had more Han-ness, but I like the final result better. Still not Hot Toys at the top of their game, but solid. I'm hoping that as we get more Han's the accuracy improves.