Sideshow Hoth Han Solo (Echo Base)

[Rorywan]

They needed to leave something for the Hot Toys crowd to fixate on and insist Hot Toys will do better with (he says as he brings up the shipment tracking on Star Lord).

Hot Toys "crowd"??

 

[devilof76]

He means just you.

 

[galactiboy]

This new belt is much more pleather-y (with the black fabric backer) then the older SSC Han holsters which seem to be a better material (more like leather - color and sheen) and seem a bit more accurate. At least the smuggler one I have is.

The new Han Hoth belt material reminds me of the material that the Hasbro Lando skiff's loincloth/belt/holster was made from - glossy brown on one side, black fabric on the other. Unfortunately a lot of that type of pleather goes bad in time like Walrusman's jacket. The old smuggler belt I have has to be nearly ten years old and seems fine.

I like the feel of the new belt, but I could see it being something that deteriorates over time... just have to wait and see I guess. It does seem like Sideshow did the best job on the ANH belt, but this one is at least works better than the ESB one I had on the custom... I couldn't get that to stay closed after the nub on the buckle got warped.

 

[Rorywan]

He means just you.

Hilarious. See that pic in my sig? 1/3rd of them are SideShow. If you mean unbiased objectivity, then yes, guilty as charged.

 

[Mad Old Lu]

Just heard back from Sideshow about my replacement gauntlet. They were very speedy in responding. I filled out the form yesterday and got a confirmation today that they would send the new piece. I was actually a little wary of contacting them at all since I've been hearing a lot of people here being frustrated when trying to contact Sideshow, saying it's taken days or weeks! Good to know they are back on track and makes me glad I ordered directly from them.

 

[kl241]

Looks great without gloves. Feels more Harrison/Solo like for some reason.
Those eyes though, because they seem to stare into thin air, it makes it look like something shocking is happening to his derrière.

Probe droid?


Hood up for me.

I think that's why this shot worked so well because they perfectly nailed Ford staring off confused expression.

 

[davejames]

Problem is it doesn't really look like an expression of confusion or anger or anything else. More like he's just opening his eyes wide for... no particular reason. Lol

 

[Rorywan]

I'm telling you it's the probe droid rammed up there.

 

[devilof76]

Hilarious. See that pic in my sig? 1/3rd of them are SideShow. If you mean unbiased objectivity, then yes, guilty as charged.

That's not what I meant.

 

[Rorywan]

He means just you.

That's not what I meant.

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[Darth Mitchell]

I know most people still like the blue coat more than the brown one. But this lady has one definitive answer.

 

[Darthrazz]

I know most people still like the blue coat more than the brown one. But this lady has one definitive answer.

She's wrong..... ......in all seriousness... that seals it. mark it as case closed. I still bought the blue one though.

 

[Wor-Gar]

You mean the War is over....?

 

[davejames]

Well I'd prefer to go by the movie footage shown in the very same clip, where it's clearly more of a blue. So there.

 

[Tee-Kay]

That case was closed some time ago anyway. This being said, i love my blue parka Han

 

[Pixelpiper]

Ok, got this guy today in hand. Opened, handled figure and everything else in that half of the package. Looked it all over, moved parts around, etc. No idea (yet) which body version is under the clothing, but after measuring height I may replace with a Narrow-Shoulder style even if it's not off - the HT-style arms are just much better, IMO. As for the rest of the figure? Honestly, I feel this meets or exceeds Hot Toys quality level, including the paint.

My main initial conclusion is that there have been some very unflattering photos taken of this figure. My advice to anyone thinking about getting it: Take all the best photos and expect something that looks a level better still.

 

[FLOSI]

You mean the War is over....?

No, we all know the coat is brown, but the filters make it look blue in the movie!! So it's blue!

 

[FLOSI]

Ok, got this guy today in hand. Opened, handled figure and everything else in that half of the package. Looked it all over, moved parts around, etc. No idea (yet) which body version is under the clothing, but after measuring height I may replace with a Narrow-Shoulder style even if it's not off - the HT-style arms are just much better, IMO. As for the rest of the figure? Honestly, I feel this meets or exceeds Hot Toys quality level, including the paint.

My main initial conclusion is that there have been some very unflattering photos taken of this figure. My advice to anyone thinking about getting it: Take all the best photos and expect something that looks a level better still.

Agree. I've owned every hi end 1/6th scale Han ever made (except the very bad initial Medicom release) and this is easily the best one to date.

 

[davejames]

Yeah after seeing all the great pics on here, and seeing all the different options there are for posing and displaying him, I finally decided to reorder this. The Hoth Luke I saw at my comic shop was much more impressive in hand than I expected, so I can only imagine the Han will look great in hand as well.

 

[kl241]

If it had cloth boots then I'd say it would be almost on par with Hot Toys quality but really it's the only major gripe I have with this figure. Easily the best Ford sculpt to date and is reassuring that TOD Indy will turn out surprisingly decent.