Well, honestly - there is so much blind pro-HT and anti-SSC hyperbole, why call him out for it? The constant anti-SSC stuff doesn't get old?
I get pretty sick of this standard "Meh, but it's SSC - I'll wait for HT" mocking comment we've seen for the past year. Based on what? Richard Hatch as Han Solo? Slightly Asian generic old guy as Ben Kenobi (thank goodness he has a white beard, right)?
Yes, like Chewy, if you have them look down and tweak the harsh downlight just right you get your "aha! there he is!" moment. Well, I hate to tell, you - you can do the same thing with the HT Indy sculpt - a huge miss that with a lot of work and the lighting and angle *just right* you get a decent HF likeness. You can probably do the same with a random potato.
And the HT clothing? Luke's sculpted rubber gaiters (yes, SSC's old-school figure did actual cloth wrappings) and featureless tunic that's nearly topped by Hasbro's effort (seriously), or Ben's translucent Hotel bathrobe as inner robes, or Leia's too-short nylon Barbie sleeping bag as dress? I mean Leia's just a head and a dress and they only delivered on the better half of that. And with weapons and accessories, SSC is pretty much HT's equal in most cases - no matter what the fanboys say.
This new Luke figure actually really looks decent. It's one that a lot of people want. And yes, I criticize SSC frequently - when they deserve it. I was the one who a certain forum administrator recently hit with
double negative Reputation one after another (bet you didn't even know that was possible, right?
) for my "negativity" and "trolling" concerning the SSC Luke X-Wing. But I just get tired of people constantly writing off or mocking Sideshow as a first knee-jerk reaction to
anything they do when to me, HT can be just as consistently underwhelming.
While there's been many bright spots and the Leia head looks amazing, overall I'd give HT a 7/10 for their efforts so far compared to what I had expected at the start. Yes, I can list off at least a dozen things SSC has done in the past year that I have HATED (the top of the list like everyone being the proto/production head mismatch and their stupid pricing) - but I keep an open mind to anything from both companies. It may be cool to rag on Sideshow instantly these days but to me it just shows blind brand bias, not true appreciation of 1/6 quality or accuracy.
Old Ben has has a fantastic repaint and I've replaced HT's Han and Luke heads. Everything's golden in the melon department right now.
