Call me crazy, but the better old Leia has a nice Carrie Fisher charm to it despite being hand painted. Definitely not as realistic but I still like it!
If you want to avoid ripping those cards apart then you can use benzine (I think that's the name in English), which is able to rehydrate glue even after it's dry, allowing you to peel the plastic shells (or price tags) without damaging the card or leaving glue residues.
I just binned about 30 boxes and packaging after realising there's little to no value in most of them, and ehhy take up SO MUCH space. Felt GREAT. Throw that rubbish away.
When I put a matte finish I cover the eyes and lips with liquid masking tape. The shiny eyes and lips look good against the matte skins. IMO. Mostly do lips on the female figures to simulate lip stick/gloss. Alternatively I guess you could brush clear gloss back over the eyes and lips...you get the idea.
I don't understand why Hasbro offer new clone bodies and never use them for the next figure that follow, Rex Bad Batch, Clone 501th, Jump Trooper etc...
I don't know why they don't just release a new EP 3 Obi-Wan. They could just use the head of the Clone Wars Obi-Wan and the body of the already known Padawan Obi-Wan, add a robe and some details fitting to the movie and the collectors would be all over this figure. Maybe when Revenge of the Sith hits the 20th anniversary in 2025 at the very least.
I'm glad the Black Series doesn't have BAFs and that I'm not a completionist. I can sit happy with my The Clone Wars Lucasarts anniversary Obi-Wan and not worry about pinhead here :) I definitely needs me some 501st and Revan though! And maybe Leia too!
I agree: both the Bespin Escape and Hoth Leia sculpts are the best. Such a shame that the Leia figures that were released afterwards have headsculpts of a lower quality than the Empire Strikes Back Leias.
Had to pass on Obi-Wan. It's just one of those that needs to be completely redone. Picked up 501st and Leia though, Leia is a proper upgrade! Thanks for the review. -Justin
I *STILL* have yet to see these Archive figures here in my part of California. Darth Revan remains on my wish list after missing out on his original figure and the Jedi Knight repaint.
I got luckey and found revan for 20 2 years ago in a comic shop out of this guys garage. Messed with it a little will get this one to have one to mess with plus the thicker lightsabers are nice
Photo real fails on both Leia & Obi-Wan by Hasbro as not close to a decent face resemblance to the actress/actor on either imo. Very easy passes on both (for me anyway). Thanks for the review.
I rally wish we got a 501st trooper without dirt and just clear armour, the dirt really put me of buying 9 or 10, like i would usually do with army building figures
To get the most out of the Mr. Clear MATT. Make sure you shake the can for a full minute before use. Then spray it about 10 inches away and put on 3 or 4 light coats. I use it all the time and it’s expensive but fantastic. It’s just not a spray that’s for everyday hobby painters. You really need to know what your doing with it to get the most out of it. If not and you just spray it like you would testers flat clear or Tamiya flat clear. You will get a Shane to it. Also the first coat of the most important
12:54 Stealth Suit Armour Iron Man behind the arms and beneath the lamp. Looks like his recon must continue from that location but Uatu has dropped down in the top left corner for abit of a gander at the new figures too. Well he is The Watcher after all.
Leia v2 over this v3. Obi-Wan looks like 35-40yo Luke more than Obi-Ewan. Hair is too light for Ewan, and I can see Hamill post-Jedi (and post-Mando?) setting up his NJA. Both faces look faded with that digital paint. Other two I have no desire to bother with.
Nice. I'll only have the 501st Clone and Obi-wan here in a few days so. On the old one though, how did you get the casting cave head to fit, like what was that blue stuff on the ball joint? I need to do that to my old one as well :P Mine now has a chip on the left cheek though and not really sure how ti fix that x.x
Retail has become such a crapshoot. I mostly find stuff because my Walmart is 5 minutes and we're usually in there to find something else. Most of the time I pre-order online and skip hitting any other stores.
The only ones I want from this wave are Darth Revan (Cool looking Expanded Universe Sith? Yes, please) and the 501st Clone Trooper (I'm a sucker for army builders)
I’m almost certain that your Darth Revan has better elbow articulation than you showed off - if I’m correct I believe the joint was on backwards. If you rotate it around properly, you should be able to get 90 degrees easily. Also, Archive Anakin DID have the soft goods tunic; it was the AOTC Anakin that was missing the soft goods. :)
Ooops, yeah, turned around it does get a few more degrees, but still doesn't reach 90. And yup, I guess it was that AOTC Anakin. I knew it was one of them.
You really should watch a video or two on Darth Revan especially if you’re not feeling like you have the time to read up on all that lore, it’s fantastic stuff.
Waiting for my pre order to show up for these, I got all but Darth Revan. Disappointed with the Obi Wan head, I'll keep it for now and see what we get with Kenobi and maybe make some changes then.
Great review of the wave :) am particularly interested in the Revan rerelease but glad i passed haha! thanks for pointing out the difference in the gold paint, very important to me since im an old republic fan
@@TheFwoosh hahaha fair enough, I know your a very busy guy. I would just love to hear your thoughts and opinions. I have the black and grey hush Batman on the way and I can’t wait to pair them up
I do not get why they didn't just swap RotS Obi-Wan's head out. Like, everyone wants RotS Obi-Wan in their collection but not with that head? It's so bad. RotS Anakin's heads actually look good cause both of them look like Hayden Christensen, this looks like... well, not Ewan McGregor, I can tell you that. Insane.
Robo, I love all of your videos brother you're so awesome man. By any chance you got a link to Amazon for that clear imported spray you showed in your video? Many th and brother amd keep those videos coming lol
I noticed something with the differences between Figuarts and black series when it comes to their double joints For their sentai and rider figures Figuarts doesn’t really care if you can see the double joints as long as the limbs aren’t hindered. Black series however acts like it’s a taboo thing and this is translated into Hasbro’s lightning collection where posing figures becomes awkward
From what I've been told, Disney and/or Lucasfilm is kinda picky when it comes to visible articulation. That's why we only see double elbows in Black Series when they are covered by cloth. May be a factor in Bandai designs too.
Hasbro simply cannot properly make Leia's face... The older version was better. And Obi-Wan's paint to the old headsculpt is worse than the one with the Target Clone Wars figure. The paint in the 2014 one has less detail to the face, but at least they got the hair color right. He's too blonde here...
I'm still using the SHF for my main display because of the overall look, but I think I like the new Hasbro head better. May try a swap. But if you're looking for an either or answer.....SHF.
If you're not going to play KOTOR, which I still would advise, it's cheap, and it's a great game, at least treat yourself to the Revan wiki page and find out why people love him like we do (if you haven't already) dude is the Ric Flair of Star Wars.
We might as well call him Revan Flair afterwards. Great to find others who played Knights of the Old Republic. I played that game again back in late 2020. Had to take my mind off of the pandemic somehow.
So after 4 years you didn't learn many things about revan well He's from the old republic era of star wars' and his mask is mandalorian in origin that's why his mask looked like the Boba Fett helmet
obi's hair. why is it that colour. it should be dark orange, that weird gold puke colour, i dont understand why they didnt change that up. also, the robes on that obi figure in each version is totally off and plasticy. it has such a sheen and a yellowy-green tint. it should have a far more orange and matte look imo.
‘Not a true fan’ because you don’t know who Darth Revan is. Knowing who he is doesn’t make you a true fan, it just makes you someone who’s willing to spend more money on Star Wars than someone else.
I reckon Hasbro are digital printing all these things now. The downside is digital printing can be off centre and look horrendous. Not so bad with a Clone helmet, but awful for human faces. I have a Mattel WWE Liv Morgan who looks like a drunk aunt (actually, Mattel are the worst with their digital printing, one of my Ultimate Rock's lips are misaligned so looks like a bad lipstick job by a 10 year old).
Call me crazy, but the better old Leia has a nice Carrie Fisher charm to it despite being hand painted. Definitely not as realistic but I still like it!
Oh yeah, like I said, not bad at all, but the photo real fits better with all the newer figures.
For sure. I have the Retro cardback Leia and IMO it looks better than the new "photo real" one.
I felt the exact same. I thought the older head was better than the newer one.
Same
Agreed, I actually think it looks more like Carrie than the photo real one somehow
I'm so glad I was never tempted by all the eBay auctions for Revan over the years and just waited for this rerelease.
Same, I could only ever find him at a wacky price but then as soon as this one came out I grabbed him at GameStop for like $22.
Oof, that Obi-Wan. Thank God there is a Kenobi show coming so there can be another option
The first 3 seconds of this vid spoke to me...deeply
I kinda prefer that older Leia head.... she looks healthier than the new one. Maybe it looks better in person.
Ya not that the new one is bad or anything but the other one looks better
The previous leia looked better than the new angry Celine dion.
That intro got me “shake with both hands” and that chuckle after
If you want to avoid ripping those cards apart then you can use benzine (I think that's the name in English), which is able to rehydrate glue even after it's dry, allowing you to peel the plastic shells (or price tags) without damaging the card or leaving glue residues.
Oh, I'm not concerned about not ripping the package, that's more for fun.
I just binned about 30 boxes and packaging after realising there's little to no value in most of them, and ehhy take up SO MUCH space. Felt GREAT. Throw that rubbish away.
@@TheFwoosh Oh I get it, but decided to leave the advice anyway, as someone might take it.
@@TheFwoosh keep ripping them open Robo, and toss that garbage in the recycling bin!
@@davidcauley9400 hell yeah!!!!
When I put a matte finish I cover the eyes and lips with liquid masking tape. The shiny eyes and lips look good against the matte skins. IMO. Mostly do lips on the female figures to simulate lip stick/gloss. Alternatively I guess you could brush clear gloss back over the eyes and lips...you get the idea.
You wanna get real OCD, hit the lips with Satan finish, loll
@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 🤯🤯🤯
I don't understand why Hasbro offer new clone bodies and never use them for the next figure that follow, Rex Bad Batch, Clone 501th, Jump Trooper etc...
Cause it's cheaper to make the older body I guess and Hasbro loves to save money and cheap out
Because they can sell you them again in the future... Duh 🤣
Yeeeeees
I don't know why they don't just release a new EP 3 Obi-Wan. They could just use the head of the Clone Wars Obi-Wan and the body of the already known Padawan Obi-Wan, add a robe and some details fitting to the movie and the collectors would be all over this figure. Maybe when Revenge of the Sith hits the 20th anniversary in 2025 at the very least.
I can also tell the head sculpt is sorta new on obi wan because hasbro actually sculpted in Ewon Mcgregors birth marks on his forehead. 10:04
Leia looks like Padme now xD
that New Hope Leia Look exactly like Carrie Fisher Hasbro nailed it!
Obi looks more like the ghost busters villain guy in the suit.
I'm glad the Black Series doesn't have BAFs and that I'm not a completionist. I can sit happy with my The Clone Wars Lucasarts anniversary Obi-Wan and not worry about pinhead here :)
I definitely needs me some 501st and Revan though! And maybe Leia too!
My favorite black series Leia has to be the Hoth version. Imo the closest likeness we've gotten.
I kind of want to get a second Hoth Leia to stick this new cinnamon bun head on.
I agree: both the Bespin Escape and Hoth Leia sculpts are the best. Such a shame that the Leia figures that were released afterwards have headsculpts of a lower quality than the Empire Strikes Back Leias.
Agreed, one of my favourite figures in the entire line
That Leia head sculp looks more like Angelina Jolie than Carrie Fisher :/
Missed you on the Monday stream, but glad you're getting rested up 🤙
Tear those packages apart!!!! Yeah!!! It's like Leia is wearing a NBA face shield.
Had to pass on Obi-Wan. It's just one of those that needs to be completely redone. Picked up 501st and Leia though, Leia is a proper upgrade! Thanks for the review. -Justin
I have most of these, but I NEED that 501st trooper
Yeah, I had to get a second, too good to pass up.
@@TheFwoosh I’m impressed you were able to paint the visor. I’m 25, and there’s no way my shakey would allow me, lol. Great review, robo!
Haha, the "keep your hands together and shake at the same speed" is actually a tip I heard from a professional painter.
I *STILL* have yet to see these Archive figures here in my part of California. Darth Revan remains on my wish list after missing out on his original figure and the Jedi Knight repaint.
Okay, I should definitely get that spray, that helps out so much! Thanks for the suggestion!
Ah Robo, you always have my back during my fourth period physiology class
I got luckey and found revan for 20 2 years ago in a comic shop out of this guys garage. Messed with it a little will get this one to have one to mess with plus the thicker lightsabers are nice
It's been too long since I've watched a fresh review, and I always get a good laugh. Thanks Robo!
Much love and appreciation.
Photo real fails on both Leia & Obi-Wan by Hasbro as not close to a decent face resemblance to the actress/actor on either imo. Very easy passes on both (for me anyway). Thanks for the review.
I have FINALLY started to see this line in my state (Arizona) and so far is just been Leia.
I rally wish we got a 501st trooper without dirt and just clear armour, the dirt really put me of buying 9 or 10, like i would usually do with army building figures
Robo wants a spray to enlarge his head heh
To get the most out of the Mr. Clear MATT. Make sure you shake the can for a full minute before use. Then spray it about 10 inches away and put on 3 or 4 light coats. I use it all the time and it’s expensive but fantastic. It’s just not a spray that’s for everyday hobby painters. You really need to know what your doing with it to get the most out of it. If not and you just spray it like you would testers flat clear or Tamiya flat clear. You will get a Shane to it. Also the first coat of the most important
Got myself my boi Kenobi. Can't wait.
12:54 Stealth Suit Armour Iron Man behind the arms and beneath the lamp. Looks like his recon must continue from that location but Uatu has dropped down in the top left corner for abit of a gander at the new figures too. Well he is The Watcher after all.
I look at that new Leia head and see Gillian Anderson in SW cosplay. The truth is out there... in a galaxy far, far away.
Leia v2 over this v3.
Obi-Wan looks like 35-40yo Luke more than Obi-Ewan. Hair is too light for Ewan, and I can see Hamill post-Jedi (and post-Mando?) setting up his NJA.
Both faces look faded with that digital paint.
Other two I have no desire to bother with.
I love the Obi-Wan
Nice. I'll only have the 501st Clone and Obi-wan here in a few days so. On the old one though, how did you get the casting cave head to fit, like what was that blue stuff on the ball joint? I need to do that to my old one as well :P Mine now has a chip on the left cheek though and not really sure how ti fix that x.x
you have such amazing painting skills!!! They end up looking so much better than any toys i have seen before!
Hey big fan. Where do most people get news on restocks/ drops for figures. I can’t seem to ever find anything in stores…. So depressing
Retail has become such a crapshoot. I mostly find stuff because my Walmart is 5 minutes and we're usually in there to find something else. Most of the time I pre-order online and skip hitting any other stores.
The only ones I want from this wave are Darth Revan (Cool looking Expanded Universe Sith? Yes, please) and the 501st Clone Trooper (I'm a sucker for army builders)
I’m almost certain that your Darth Revan has better elbow articulation than you showed off - if I’m correct I believe the joint was on backwards. If you rotate it around properly, you should be able to get 90 degrees easily.
Also, Archive Anakin DID have the soft goods tunic; it was the AOTC Anakin that was missing the soft goods. :)
Ooops, yeah, turned around it does get a few more degrees, but still doesn't reach 90. And yup, I guess it was that AOTC Anakin. I knew it was one of them.
@@TheFwoosh Cool; glad to hear it worked! Appreciate the look into these figures - helps keep the hype alive that my preorders will one day show up!!
You really should watch a video or two on Darth Revan especially if you’re not feeling like you have the time to read up on all that lore, it’s fantastic stuff.
The 501st colour scheme is much kinder to the slightly dodgy visor shape on the original phase 2 clone helmet than other colour schemes
I love a Fwoosh Black Series review. The 501st was the only one I was excited to get in this group.
Sorry late but another amazing video
You should try mr.hobby matte coat, that is one of the best ones I’ve ever used
Much appreciated my friend, thanks for the review! Now I need to track down the other two I need from that wave LOL
I wish those were in the boxes like other black series so can open and out back in and box is still pristine.
Anyone know a UK equivalent of that clear spray?
Probably a long shot but if you don't want that old Obi-Wan body I'll take it off your hands. Awesome vid as always Robo 👍
That new Leia looks like the wicked witch from Wizard of Oz. Glad I have the older one.
Waiting for my pre order to show up for these, I got all but Darth Revan. Disappointed with the Obi Wan head, I'll keep it for now and see what we get with Kenobi and maybe make some changes then.
Nice
I have a first order stormtrooper that I painted into a 501st trooper.
Obi wan’s head looks a lot more in scale if you put a robe on him
Good ol Star Wars ❤
I missed out on Revan and the 501st so half of this wave is a sure thing for me.
Great review of the wave :) am particularly interested in the Revan rerelease but glad i passed haha! thanks for pointing out the difference in the gold paint, very important to me since im an old republic fan
maybe the infinity saga bearded cap head would work on this obi wan
Excited to get this wave!
Great review man, as always. Heads up, Mr. Super makes a flat as well as the matte you’re using. Both are great clear coats
Wait, there's a flat too? Is it even flatter?
@@TheFwoosh yessir
Yeah open that package 🤣🤣 great review
Are you going to do a review on the Mafex Hush Joker Robo? Great vid
I started it, may get back to it if things stop showing up in the mail, haha.
@@TheFwoosh hahaha fair enough, I know your a very busy guy. I would just love to hear your thoughts and opinions. I have the black and grey hush Batman on the way and I can’t wait to pair them up
What black paint do you use to touch up the CloneTrooper visor? I need to touch up my RoTJ Boba Fett's visor and don't know what paint to use
Oooo star wars
I’ve missed seeing Star Wars reviews here.
I do not get why they didn't just swap RotS Obi-Wan's head out. Like, everyone wants RotS Obi-Wan in their collection but not with that head? It's so bad. RotS Anakin's heads actually look good cause both of them look like Hayden Christensen, this looks like... well, not Ewan McGregor, I can tell you that. Insane.
As always, a great review. What criteria does a figure have to meet to make an archive wave? Are the re-released figures?
Yeah the purpose is purely to release hard to find or out of production figures.
Robo,
I love all of your videos brother you're so awesome man. By any chance you got a link to Amazon for that clear imported spray you showed in your video? Many th and brother amd keep those videos coming lol
Why didnt they just put the Clone Wars head on the episode 2 body with repaint where they need it for Obi Wan?
I like the older non photo real Leia sculpt. 🤷🏻♂️
My complaint with the 501st is the plastic feels much cheaper than the original. The legs can bend in ways they shouldn’t :P
I have had the Leia for a bit, looking for the clone and revan. The Kenobi I might pick up if I see it, we will see
I noticed something with the differences between Figuarts and black series when it comes to their double joints
For their sentai and rider figures Figuarts doesn’t really care if you can see the double joints as long as the limbs aren’t hindered. Black series however acts like it’s a taboo thing and this is translated into Hasbro’s lightning collection where posing figures becomes awkward
From what I've been told, Disney and/or Lucasfilm is kinda picky when it comes to visible articulation. That's why we only see double elbows in Black Series when they are covered by cloth. May be a factor in Bandai designs too.
So in the end of the day....
Fwoosh is the best channel..
Just ordered some Mr Super Matt from Amazon. Looks like it did a good job. Leia & Kenobi faces are better, but still not fantastic. Great review!
@The Fwoosh what did u do with the revan legs and leia body?
I used an extra Revan to make a Darth Luke.
So do you prefer the tester dull coat or the import mr super clear matt?
Hasbro simply cannot properly make Leia's face... The older version was better.
And Obi-Wan's paint to the old headsculpt is worse than the one with the Target Clone Wars figure. The paint in the 2014 one has less detail to the face, but at least they got the hair color right. He's too blonde here...
If you had one Leia to buy for New Hope, would it be SH Figuarts or Hasbro? Thanks
I'm still using the SHF for my main display because of the overall look, but I think I like the new Hasbro head better. May try a swap. But if you're looking for an either or answer.....SHF.
@@TheFwoosh Thanks, I may just sell a few figures and get the SHF. It's too bad the won't re-issue her and Luke. Thanks again :)
Isn't Revan an RPG character with no concrete story in the games? Like, it's just how you play the character? What's to get about someone like that?
Damn, im gonna have to cancel my leia, not convinced. Thank you for your review 😃
Hey man love ur videos
Thanks, I appreciate that!
@@TheFwoosh omg i dint think youd reply ur like my favourite action figure youtuber
If you're not going to play KOTOR, which I still would advise, it's cheap, and it's a great game, at least treat yourself to the Revan wiki page and find out why people love him like we do (if you haven't already) dude is the Ric Flair of Star Wars.
We might as well call him Revan Flair afterwards. Great to find others who played Knights of the Old Republic. I played that game again back in late 2020. Had to take my mind off of the pandemic somehow.
I wants a Revan.
@@desert_hunter83 Which Version of Amazon (as in country)?
Wait, you have a walmart that stocks toys?
I know, it's crazy.
3:47 what where you using to paint?
when tf are they gonna make a quinlan vos 6 inch black series figure ? that’s all i’m waiting for.
Robo claims he is late, yet Hasbro still hasn't shipped my Darth Revan. Curious 🤔
You’re late? I’ve yet to see these anywhere!
I haven't seen these Archive figures here in California, either.
I've been looking forward to this
So after 4 years you didn't learn many things about revan well
He's from the old republic era of star wars' and his mask is mandalorian in origin that's why his mask looked like the Boba Fett helmet
Naw, he seems pretty boring, but a decent action figure.
obi's hair. why is it that colour. it should be dark orange, that weird gold puke colour, i dont understand why they didnt change that up.
also, the robes on that obi figure in each version is totally off and plasticy.
it has such a sheen and a yellowy-green tint. it should have a far more orange and matte look imo.
Sweet
He's coming late again....get it... because the funny word......
‘Not a true fan’ because you don’t know who Darth Revan is. Knowing who he is doesn’t make you a true fan, it just makes you someone who’s willing to spend more money on Star Wars than someone else.
Hey, my clone has the same issue with the black paint over the visor. I was just curious exactly what you did to get yours to look better
He painted it...
@@stinkyfartguyofficial ok, yea that’s what I thought, I just wanted to be sure, thank you
I reckon Hasbro are digital printing all these things now. The downside is digital printing can be off centre and look horrendous. Not so bad with a Clone helmet, but awful for human faces. I have a Mattel WWE Liv Morgan who looks like a drunk aunt (actually, Mattel are the worst with their digital printing, one of my Ultimate Rock's lips are misaligned so looks like a bad lipstick job by a 10 year old).
Dang I think I’m gonna pass on obi-wan. I really don’t like that head. Are Revan’s hips and knees really loose?
I didn't notice any looseness on Revan....
@@TheFwoosh good deal. My old one can barely stand.