Sideshow Hoth Han Solo (Echo Base)
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Sachiel
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Interesting way they did the ankle articulation:
The top piece may end up being soft bendable plastic and glued to the foot.
Mad Old Lu
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The foot is definitely a separate piece. Those flaps that wrap around the calf and lower leg are just sitting on top and also cover the ankle joint. I think we're going to get good ankle articulation with these.
Wah
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lovin it! lookin like a homerun ssc. you guys are killin it this week at sdcc with your SW stuff.
I like Luke but Han in Hoth is my first choice. It looks stellar so far
Big Duke 6
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Ok man that Han Ross pic is one of the funnier things I have seen...
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Wow, thought there would be alot of good discussion going on about this awesome figure and instead its petty arguments cause some of us want a blue coat as the Ex.
I personally don't care what color references or slides someone finds on the net. Did anyone throw a fit over the Snowtroopers Ex rifle?
The blue coat is part of the mythos regardless of what effect caused it to be blue. I'll pick up a jacket to dye no matter what.
I personally don't care what color references or slides someone finds on the net. Did anyone throw a fit over the Snowtroopers Ex rifle?
The blue coat is part of the mythos regardless of what effect caused it to be blue. I'll pick up a jacket to dye no matter what.
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This Han is another Trevor masterpiece. I can't wait to get this on the shelf.
As for the jacket's appearance in the film, as some know, all film is color graded. That's not just light effects on set, there are tints that help define mood. A movie like Traffic is a good example, where some scenes are bathed in gold tones to enhance your notions of Mexico while others are darker to signal a different vibe. The matrix perhaps unwittingly began the now annoying trend of green tint with orange skin tones that seem to be the ongoing look of sci Fi these days.
Empire's Hoth scenes are no different in that since Han's coat was a mixture if colors, the grading pushed the overall scheme towards blue. This helps the scenes appear frigid and also warmed the skin tones because orange is of a complimentary value. All said, I far prefer to emulate what I read onscreen as blue to what a traveling exhibit displays as accurate. But that's why there are horse races.
Getting back to the sculpts, I think they are absolutely crushing. Sideshow has definately upped the anti.
Nathan
As for the jacket's appearance in the film, as some know, all film is color graded. That's not just light effects on set, there are tints that help define mood. A movie like Traffic is a good example, where some scenes are bathed in gold tones to enhance your notions of Mexico while others are darker to signal a different vibe. The matrix perhaps unwittingly began the now annoying trend of green tint with orange skin tones that seem to be the ongoing look of sci Fi these days.
Empire's Hoth scenes are no different in that since Han's coat was a mixture if colors, the grading pushed the overall scheme towards blue. This helps the scenes appear frigid and also warmed the skin tones because orange is of a complimentary value. All said, I far prefer to emulate what I read onscreen as blue to what a traveling exhibit displays as accurate. But that's why there are horse races.
Getting back to the sculpts, I think they are absolutely crushing. Sideshow has definately upped the anti.
Nathan
Hoth Han is a definite day one order for me. 
Invictus Sol
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I'm not a '66 Batman fan, but those figures are a fun release. If I had loads of space, I'd pick-up that Batmobile, though. Agreed it's been a great SDCC, too.
hot damn that looks incredible!!!
It looks alright.....
While I am curious what these look like without hoods up, it doesn't really matter for me. I won't pose either with them down.
AusGeorge5
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Does look great.... Just don't like the way the pic has been taken.
The eye brows look grey. Making him look old... lol
The eye brows look grey. Making him look old... lol
devilof76
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Wow, thought there would be alot of good discussion going on about this awesome figure and instead its petty arguments cause some of us want a blue coat as the Ex.
I personally don't care what color references or slides someone finds on the net. Did anyone throw a fit over the Snowtroopers Ex rifle?
The blue coat is part of the mythos regardless of what effect caused it to be blue. I'll pick up a jacket to dye no matter what.
With any luck, the exclusive will be the right coat.
jubeikibagami
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So then what they're showing is the exclusive?
devilof76
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No, they never show exclusives at SDCC.
Darth Cruel
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Well...I guess if this is the best Sideshow has to offer, what can we do? Sideshow really screwed the pooch on this one.
No snow effects on the uniform.
No snow effects on the uniform.
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Pixelpiper
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It takes about 5 minutes to get decent looking light snow on any figure. Spend 30 minutes and you can have something that looks really great. And at the same time, people who don't want snow are good from the start.
Snowless is best for versatility, even though it looks slightly odd posing such a figure on the Tauntaun which does have snow mixed/painted into the fur sculpt.
Snowless is best for versatility, even though it looks slightly odd posing such a figure on the Tauntaun which does have snow mixed/painted into the fur sculpt.
devilof76
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I'm glad you're here to tell us these things.
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