Hot Toys - MMS - Star Wars Episode VII: TIE Pilot

[Wor-Gar]

Unrelated, but with all this arguing going on I thought I would share a fact of my own which you may or may not be aware of. I met the actor who played max rebo in jabbas palace. I know many of you will have the vintage Kenner figure of this guy (the blue elephant). Well he didn't actually have any arms. His legs are playing the piano and they lead to 2 butt cheeks that are sat on a big cushion. There is nothing below the keyboard. Look up some pics and this becomes more obvious. Kenner just guessed what his legs looked like and the rest is history...

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Yeah, yeah, and Greedo didn't really wear high heels.

 

[Jonnyc1988]

Yeah, yeah, and Greedo didn't really wear high heels.

Haha

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[VergenceITF]

Hang on to it, because we're likely getting the "snow speeder chase" back in the movie/blu ray since it was filmed (or so I've heard).

It was not being offered for sale, I have been collecting these since Galoob did them. You heard correctly according to Entertainment now


I have found out that some one made a video of Aaron, let me know your thoughts when you've watched it.

 

[VergenceITF]

I'm sure it has Red stripes when filming some of the scenes

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Pffft! The discussion was about special forces, I would have to be special needs to fall for this!

Mummy told me not to feed the trolls, your not even a minor goblin!

 

[kairus]

Does anyone know if the ankle pivot articulation is non existing for this figure?? or does the figure have some pivot in the boots?

 

[TonTon]

The boots are really hard and didn't seem to have much give. There's probably a ball joint in there but it just doesn't get to do much cause of the plastic they used.

 

[the angry orc]

Some pivot that allows a little give for posing...quick, crappy pics...

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[kairus]

thank you for the picture and info

 

[Travis Baumann]

I picked this guy up at Wondercon this weekend. I think the flight suit is pretty awesome but was really disappointed at how cheap the head feels. He basically cannot turn his head at all due to the rigid plastic hose they used to connect to the chest box and in the box art it looks like he has cool lenses that are a different material but in person it is pretty much just one big chunk of cheap black plastic. Kind of bummed for my first TFA figure. A holster would have been nice too.

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Here's my review of the HT First Order TIE Pilot. Overall, another solid release by Hot Toys, but damn that rigid helmet hose is an absolute pain in the arse!

 

[Waste Time Continuum]

Crapping my pants right now waiting for this paint to dry. Hope I haven't totally ruined this head sculpt....

 

[Waste Time Continuum]

It's not perfect, but it turned out better than I expected.

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[Smudger9]

Looking good.

 

[Rorywan]

Looks good, but you need to do the rest down the face?
Balls of steel.

 

[Waste Time Continuum]

Looks good, but you need to do the rest down the face?
Balls of steel.

Well on my way! [emoji28]

 

[FlyAndFight]

It's not perfect, but it turned out better than I expected.

Not bad, but I would have definitely recommended that you use an airbrush instead of brushing the paint on.

 

[DCFett]

I was going to say the same thing. That tape doesn't look like it's for fine detail finish work. I'd probably use liquid over a pin stripe tape or something so your lines stay tight as possible. It looks super cool though. I was hoping we'd get this on summer con exclusive from HT....so might be right there with you should they dissappoint!

 

[Waste Time Continuum]

Thanks guys.

At some point I'll upgrade to an airbrush, I don't have any space for the setup at the moment, and there's the learning curve...

Yeah, the edges are a little rough, but in screen shots, parts of the red lines don't look perfectly clean to my eye.

In some places I left my little paint mistakes in tact, and in one or two spots I intentionally scratched off a little paint to give it that distinctive, Star Wars, "lived in universe" look. If it looks too pristine, it doesn't look very Star Wars to me.


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[Waste Time Continuum]

This is easily one of the more ambitious paint jobs I've attempted. Quite frankly this scared the hell out of me, I thought I was just wasting my time this weekend, slowly ruining a perfectly good head sculpt, and make no mistake, it's FAR from perfect LOL, but it turned out much better than I anticipated!

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[paulcarson]

Now THAT is how it should have been in the box. Your enthusiasm and inventiveness never ceases to amaze me. I can't wait to see what you'll do next.