Bandai S.H. Figuarts Luke Skywalker Star Wars Return of the Jedi
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- I have a confession to make. This is my first S.H. Figuarts action figure. I know, I know. But what better way to start than with a Star Wars figure? Better yet, one of Luke Skywalker from Return of the Jedi? One word: Amazing. I'm hooked.
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The SH Luke i think is the only Luke figure that actually looks like Mark Hamill.
+Tommy Pappas He definitely has the closest resemblance.
+Tommy Pappas
And the Hot Toys versions. Of course, when it comes to 6 inch and more affordable figures, Bandai took the cake.
+Tommy Pappas Hot Toys made the most realistic figure of Mark Hamill as Luke.
Hit toys?
Well, it's quite hard to make a detailing comparison fair for a high-class 1 feet tall action figure that's 6 times pricier.
I wish the figure came with that tunic or surcoat looking thing Luke wore
That and maybe the cloak from the beginning.
2:10 you poor bastard,you have no idea 😂
I finally got this today (pre-ordered the re-release in December!).
Man, it's a beautiful figure.
+Joe IntoTheBlue It really is. Even after all the figures I've gotten since, he still sits near the top as one of my favorites.
Not a fan of the golden hair, looks darker in pics. The face is excellent though. The black series looks like something from the 90's compared to this. Bandai may not produce a lot of Star Wars but everything they've released has been better than Hasbro's version IMO.
+harryc I think they were going for a realistic sheen that real hair has, but they went a little overboard with it.
Samuntrus Yeah I agree. It could be worse. But It's a more expensive figure and they put so much work into everything and they should have spent a little more time experimenting on colour. From further away and not under the bright lights that Fwoosh has I'm sure it's fine.
This figures face is well done that even the knockoff looks accurate too
Just grabbed this guy for $65 shipped NIB on eBay. So pumped. I fell in love with the line with the recently released EP. III Anakin. Grabbed a secondhand Jango, and now this will be my third. This hobby will be the financial death of me.
This is my grail until a better figure in my price range becomes available.
RyG Mine to, I really need this figure and when I do my life will have be conplete
Coming from the future and the more recent Black Series version of this is a big improvement over the old.
While I was watching this review, luke came in the mail just now.
Haha, that's convenient!
Bought this a while ago. Paid $74 shipped, but was totally worth it. It's 100x better than the deer in the headlights looking Black Series figure.
That's another well done figure made by your favourite guys, anyone who is not Hasbro!
I kept waiting for a Black Series version that will top this. The most recent RoTJ Jedi Knight version was close but no cigar. When I found this Figuarts version go on sale at around $55 shipped at a local online store, I didn't hesitate to jump on it. I'm guessing a lot of people are going to be wanting this version again after the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian. I just wish there's a Vader that I can pair with this. I don't want the SHF and MAFEX offerings. Black Series is my go-to for Vaders as they use soft goods in the appropriate places.
Best of SH Figuarts I think. It's ordered. My very first SH :) can't wait to receive him for diorama with BS Sidious/Bandai Vader
Wow, didn't realize how different your old reviews were even though I've been following your channel for quite some time now! Thank god you're much less shy on your reviews now
Yeah, I feel like I've gotten way more comfortable since the green background days.
I preordered the farm boy Luke for my birthday, but I just couldn't wait, so I ordered this one and it should be here Monday 😄😁
+Brett Hilbert Nice! This Luke was my gateway to import figures, so watch your wallet, haha!
Beautiful of figure
I've just treated myself and bought on ebay, will not receive it for atleast 3 weeks though coming from japan, will look into his hair does look abit gold ish probably find a light brown ink to weather it.
I got the S.H. Figuarts Darth Vader, seeing he comes with Anakin's head makes me really want this figure now.
Just got 1 today damn its a blast to have this figure. But the wrist peg is quite easy to snap.
I paid $130 bucks for him at my local game store. It's very expensive but wow. It's a stunner
+Dragon Slayer1234 It's definitely awesome. I'm so glad I was able to jump on him before the Star Wars Figuarts trains got going and prices jumped up. But you know what? I'd be hard pressed not to pay $130 if I had passed on him back when he first came out. Who am I kidding, I'd totally do it, haha.
Just brought bandai figuart Skywalker to
fill that space of bandai models I've been collecting and just ordered a stand from eBay then it's in the glass cabinet 👍
You get a good deal on it? I've been hearing about a lot of bootlegs flying around for this at the moment.
My thoughts exactly about bootleg but he did have a good feedback and I check on UA-cam and it's look like original item.
This is who I like to watch for reviews he is so funny sometimes
If I get this figure, I might mix some brown and gold paint and repaint the hair on the figure.
Did you do it
awesome video!!! weird, ever since your mafex vader vid, the bandai looks really cheap now. but the troopers still look great, ?? i dont know anymore, my brain has just melted.
I want a sh figurarts Han Solo from Empire Strikes Back or a new hope.
7:35 Luke’s face is priceless when he realises that’s his dads head
I love this fig so much!
The possible major reason why the old Anakin''s unmasked head part is bundled with Luke instead of Darth Vader himself was because Bandai didn't start actively implementing the digital print paint technology they used on Luke, and Vader's unmasked head (as well as the recently released Episode 1 Obi Wan Kenobi) back when they first released Vader's SHF, which was months before they did Luke. While Bandai did actually initially used the paint method on the Michael Jackson SHF they made a few years ago, they never started fully utilizing the technology to its full potential to render human-like faces until Star Wars became one of their major franchise for their figure line alongside Kamen Rider.
Love your reviews The Fwoosh and totally agree with most of what you're saying here. The faces in particular on the Figuarts stuff blows the black series out of the water imo (much that I generally like and collect the Black Series). BUT, as a cg sculptor I do have a reservation about this Luke and its just the overall narrowness of his body and in particular the hips area. It just looks...funky to my eye. At the 15:22 mark the way you have him posed here with his legs splayed outward there's just a distinct awkwardness to him around the pelvis area. And that's a combination of hips that are too narrow and leg joints that are placed too close together, I think. I'm just surprised nobody has really picked up on this because I think it's a fantastic looking figure let down by this one issue. I'd probably still buy it though! :) And certainly in general is far superior to its black series equivalent. Thanks for the review.
+dazzp You know, now that you say that, it does seem that the hips are set a little low and the "diaper" look of the crotch kind of makes everything drift narrow and low. But still an awesome figure, haha!
innitially the price tag deterred me from even considering this, but seeing it on video, man that looks awesome. Bandai is just taking Star Wars figures to a new level. Hasbro has just fallen behind and seeing the Figuarts and the Black series side by side the Black series looks like a Kenner figure in comparison. So based on that I'd rather have one figuarts figure than four TBS ones.
+JOSHUA DECKER Agree, agree, and agree! I've totally jumped on the S.H. Figuarts bandwagon after getting this Luke and hope they dig deep into the character selection here. The extra price is completely worth it.
Nice Review! And nice figure! I have just brought one of these figures. I cannot wait till I receive it! I am big Star Wars fan!
ahh good move figuarts throwing in the vader head, so everyone will buy the vader lol i know i would hahaha
It's a bummer that Figuarts' Star Wars offerings seem to range from jawdroppingly stunning (EP. IV/VI Luke, Mace) to painfully average (Vader, Kylo Ren). It's sort of an inversion of most other SW lines were they do masked and robotic characters well but fall facefirst when trying to do clothed humans. At any rate, it's still my go-to line in a post TVC world.
Almost like there's extra effort if there is a face involved. Now that I type that it seems so obvious.
About the S.H. Figuarts figures.Be very careful removing the hands you just one to put one hand on the wrist and the other on the arm and wiggle it off putting it on is not that bad but people with big hands might have a problem.Second given that it is a Figuarts figure little disappointed about the lack of accessories it is not common in their other releases. Oh there is no comparing this line to the Hasbro 6in line that would be comparing a Lego figure to Hot Toys.
+mathiasmorqubus Yeah, I just got the Clone and the hands scare the hell out of me.
your lucky I got my Luke today and mu glove hand peg broke I was being as gentle as I could because I heard that the glove hand peg breaks for some people I bought mine on Amazon for $104 I'm kinda upset but I still love the figure what did u do to not break it
Exact same thing happened to me and I haven't even owned the figure for more than a month. Think it's worth buying the $20 bootleg version and trying to replace just the arm?
5 years later how much do you think you spent on figuarts?
I just found this at a thrift shop of all places for $10! Didn’t know what I had until I got home, the right hand is very difficult to switch out but other than that it’s a fantastic figure, very happy after finding out it goes for $120, not that I’m gonna sell it but holy crap what a steal
of course it's a loose grip, you opened the hand to put in the lightsaber, you have to pop off the top of the hilt, slide in the bottom through the bottom of his hand, then put on the top.
+Ivan Ojeda Yeah, I figured that out with Maul. That's why the emitter comes off with the blade, huh? I'm an idiot sometimes.
The Fwoosh we're all an idiot sometimes :)
Finally, finally bought him. 70 bucks on Amazon. I don't know what I'm going to do with Vader's head cause I have the MAFEX Vader. I can't wait to take pictures.
+BerserkBat Awesome, you won't be disappointed.
Long time watcher first time subscriber. I just ordered this figure from Japan. Thanks for a great review I was wondering about the whole face flip thing. Btw- I also have mace and ep 1 and ep2-3 obi wons and you’re right hasbro human figures don’t even compete. They’re getting better with qui gon and some of the newer waves but still. Anyways thanks
I have a feeling that next year, if Hasbro can nail the face print tech that they are using on the Marvel figures, they may give Figuarts a run for their money.
I've just discovered these SH Figuarts figures. Holy shit, they look so much better than the Hasbro Black Series figures (but those ones are awesome too). These look like Hot Toys figures.
Oh yeah, it's a whole different world. So good.
This is the video that made me stop looking for black series figures and start searching for SH figures! and with the price of some of the harder to find black series that also has an SH Figuarts version, it doesn't make sense to just not pay the extra couple of dollars on a higher quality product.
+Rrronster Heck yeah! And even if you do have the Black Series version it's totally worth upgrading.
This may be weird but I would swap the body with anakin because anakin would look sick
I agree. There face sculpts have became increasingly better with every new wave. Their biggest problem is not giving Caucasians any color at all which is unrealistic. I love black series but if I could afford it and they offered more characters I’d be strictly figuarts due not only to their sculpts and paint apps but their accessories. How cool would jango be if he had the arrow like he does in the figuarts line. And even though the new kylo in BS looks good the mafex one blows it away! Anyways thanks for responding love the channel gonna catch up on some of your old vids between punisher this weekend. God bless!
Haha, yeah, I'm going into a 13 hour lock-in and get through Punisher this weekend. Can't wait!
Nice review man as always! Figuarts vader is......ok. The cape is a bit cheap if im honest, and it might be a little underscaled when compared to Luke. Still a nice figure, just not one of tamashiis best works.
Big Deano I was afraid Vader was small, he looked that way in pics I've seen with the Figuarts Stormtrooper. And then the trooper's helmet looks off compared to the model kit. I think I'm going to stick with what I have. Now to find a Figuarts Maul pre-order that isn't insane, haha. Thanks for checking out the review!
flap was down when he was shocked not during the fight
Omg that happen to me yesterday bro mine SHFiguarts Luke came in a envelope too and I buy my Figuarts on Amazon, in my opinion this is Figuarts is way better than Hasbros Luke. Hands down this figure definitely looks a lot like Mark Hamill to me in my opinion.
TBH I love the open flap look so I would pick BS on this one....
+Josh and Ben Sims Yeah, I do like that feature on the BS figure, wish it was on the Figuarts too.
I would say that S.H. Figuarts has used a satin black for the majority of Luke's suit.
The hasbro one looks like justin bieber.
+blizziar Dang it, man! I will never be able to unsee that now! Ha!
To me that's what I Luke so look like awesome looking figure
i just got this one for $16.00 can't wait to get him cause i sure as hell can't afford to get the black series version anymore.
I'm afraid you just got a bootleg. Be careful.
The Vader head chucked in as a freebie is a bit weird. Be better to add another variant of the Luke head or something?
+Simon Worley I think its incentive for people who skipped Vader to go back and get him. "I have this head now, might as well go back and get the figure."
The Foosh, your videos are making "Hasbro" look like a "Has Been". This is not a bad thing because it is only making my decision easier as to which figures to add to my collection. Again, great video. I only hope they release the ANH (Farm Boy) Luke Skywalker soon.
cavx01 Same here, now that Jedi Luke has swayed me I definitely want that ANH Luke and Han they teased a while back. The bare chested cloth shirt one Hasbro showed interests me for custom purposes but the Bandai one looks to beat it all around.
The Fwoosh That is an issue I have it Hasbro's Black Series is the mix and match of plastic and cloth. It may seem to add quality, but it takes away detail and detail is what I want.
What makes Han Solo (ANH) so good is he is all plastic and he is a pretty decent sculpt. If you going to do a ANH Luke, he should match and also be all plastic with the same accessories that came with Han - IE the TK belt and blaster. Hopefully they will also include the grappling hook and holder so his belt does not have the thermal det.
cavx01 I couldn't have said it better myself. I'm okay with cloth sometimes, maybe a cape or such, but when the whole figure is covered in it, it does bug me a bit. I worry about ANH Leia.
The Fwoosh Yeah that is a concern. I ended up buying 4 x 3 3/4" Leia just to get a nice one that didn't look like She-Man. I bought two from a market where one has an all cloth gown and other has no blaster, but probably the best Leia I've seen. I can see these 6" versions being the same.
Call me odd, but I just want the original 12 in 6" now. I have a nice 3 3/4" set of high detailed original 12 on the vintage back ground. I bought Jabba, but not really keen on buying figures from ESB or ROTJ.
is that black series justin beiber?
jeconiah millard luke had the hair style before jb
I thought the one face looks like Taylor Swift :P
The metallic hair is kinda weird, but its a cool figure
Are you going to do a collection video? Or a tour video? To give people a look at what you have or how you display your figs. ?
+harryc I don't think anyone wants to see crudely built shelves and mishmash of figures just standing in random spots. Someday I need to go through and build proper displays.
For every new figure you get/review does it go straight onto a shelf, or are most put away somewhere?
harryc It goes on the shelf or in a place they go before they go on the shelf, or my desk. Most figures I review on here I buy myself, and I don't buy figures I don't want, so they mostly have a spot. I do have a lot of stuff put away like DCUC but those just got old and outdated and may find their way to the shelves again someday.
Hair swept face looks like Cole Sprous
The price of Figuarts is quite expansive, but only Hottoys can compare to this in terms of quality
+Matthew Fan Exactly, agree completely. It's like getting a scaled down Hot Toy, without the fabric. Half the size but a quarter of the price.
i want this one and the mandalorian one coming soon
Black Series Luke can be good as a kitbash for Sebastian Vettel or Mick Jagger
You gotta check out figuarts newer kamen rider figures.
I put the windswept hair on the serious face and those both on Tatooine Figuarts Luke body. Then I added the poncho from the landspeeder and TaDa!!! It's Luke from the scene when he finds crispified Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru... Swear it looks exactly like Mark Hamill in that scene!!! But of course Figuarts Looks awesome for all their figures, but they are also more fun swapping heads and hair and what not. Of course I mix n match Black Series too, especially now that they are hoping their game (Mace Windu *looks* like Samuel L Jackson for both Figuarts and Black Series... But Black Series so has that cheaper toy feel whereas Figuarts just feels premium, but for the price difference I can deal with feel!). Still hoping Figuarts does an IG-88...if their take is as awesome as the Figuarts R2-D2 is to that bubble gum machine R2 Hasbro figure, then we'll finally have the imposing Droid bounty Hunter IG-88 should be! (Apologies, dang, so easy to go off topic!):-)
Finally got my bandai Luke and your review hit every point perfectly both positive and negative. It was so worth the wait and no comparison with hasbro at all. Btw- DHL ever show up?
Nope, not yet. It's because I'm actually waiting for it today. Usually I'm already shooting something else, haha. Yup, that's it.
I wonder why they haven’t offered the Bespin Luke Skywalker yet?
Oddly enough, Dagobah Luke just won the fan poll.
(Fists pump) “close enough!”
+The Fwoosh does the Japanese kanji at 0:53 happen to say this; "sell Hasbro's black series Luke, because this is the real deal."?
Since this was my first Figuarts I think it said "Prepare to have your mind blown and for all other action figures feel a little more dull and lackluster from now on."
Where it all began with figuarts
Gah, back when they were all new and shiny to me. To capture that excitement again.
Excellent review mate but I'm really surprised that you cant swap heads with Bandai Vader model kit and SH Figuarts action figure as they are both made by Bandai cheers Lee
+Lee Swift I have a video going up some time this weekend showing that the head actually does fit on the model kit Vader. I got brave after popping the head off the Sandtrooper model kit.
cool look forward to it :)
+Lee Swift Bandai Hobby and Tamashii Nations have absolutely nothing to do with eachother, even though they're both inside of bandai. Even the figurelines within Tamashii have a kind of rivalry between their teams.
Fwoosh, Did you pre-order the Bandai Sandtrooper Model Kit? I'd love to see a video of you weathering the figure. Pre-Ordered mine a while ago, going to try weathering for the first time ever.
harryc Heck yeah I pre-ordered! Since the build should be the same as the Stormtrooper I may skip most of that for the usual model review and break out the paints. But we'll see. I still haven't gotten around to weathering R2 yet.
Ha, such a difference in your style of reviews being a newer subscriber, but I am on the fence of getting this figure, this was the first review on him I've seen so far and you answered most my questions, but I'm surprised to see the lack of ab crunch, do you think there's room for moding it
Well also the SH farm boy luke but I know this came out before farm boy luke did
first off i have to say im not a fan of hasbro, nothing against anyone who is, but how bad did this figuarts figure make that black series figure look, and if u ask me thats the cream of hasbros crop, i love the looks of figuarts, i dont own any articulated figures but i do have some DBZ statues, i have thought real hard on buying an iron man one but havent pulled the trigger yet lol the one thing that has stopped me is there size, they r a little small but the detail is so nice it trumps the size thing lol, great review man, what a cool figure
Erndaworms GamingAndToys The Iron Man and other Figuarts Avengers were what originally put me off picking up this Luke, because of their size. I'm glad I came to my sense though, haha!
I think the Black Series still has some gems that will stick on the shelf. That's not to say that Bandai couldn't do better, they totally could, but how long before we get a Boushh or a Greedo? Bossk? I think that's where Hasbro should take the line, into more secondary and tertiary characters that overseas companies may not get to. Like finishing off the bounty hunters with Dengar, 4-Lom, and Zuckuss.
And someone give me a Lando!
The Fwoosh the black series storm trooper and speeder bike r very nice ones imo
It's not a fair comparison between Hasbro and SHF they are different price points for twice the price plus shipping they should be better.
I love SHF and Figma however the SHF Luke is a let down compared to the newer well engineered SHF figures like Broly or Cap. In general they skimp on accessories compared to other SHF most likely due to the license cost but it's still a bit of a let down for the cost. Figuarts should be vastly better then Hasbro. it's just not a fair comparison we don't compare Play Arts to Sideshow or even Marvel Legends to SHF Iron Man why is it that SW fans do so? my guess is its because only 1 company has had the license.
As for Luke he has no bicep swivel, no real waste turn without straining him. He's a good figure not great. the hair line is horrible and not blended at all.
maybe Mafex will look good but right now Figuarts is all in with a Battle Droid, Clone Trooper, Biker Scout which is 199 on BBTS ouch, Kylo Ren, 1st Order Trooper, Young Obi-Wan, Cap Phasma they are really stepping it up and I'm sure they'll be great.
Syrath But we do compare SHF Iron Man to ML Iron Man. I mean, we haven't done a video review of that, but there are more than a few pics and comments on the Fwoosh forums. We compare any figures that are the same scale, in order to see which is the better option for our shelves. Price points aren't that big a deal. Scale is the huge deal.
Let me expand was typing on my phone. There is no comparison between the Hasbro Iron man, Iron Pat or War Machine to the Figuarts version. In most collector groups I have not seen any one say boy the die cast feet look way better on SHF because it's obvious they are better they are twice the price and made with a much higher quality. Take the recent Cap from SHF he comes with the ability to change his eyes, this is compared to the Figma Cap because they are in the same weight class. Versus SW fans it's turned into bash Hasbro for their 20 dollar mass produced toy vs a collectors figure made with that target audience in mind.
if we go look at a SHF Iron man Mark 45 review like DAmazing how many people are comparing the figure to Marvel Legend Iron Man? Say in compare to this review? The only questions are about scale not bashing Hasbro, I find that odd. Same with Marvel Legends collector groups on Facebook, yet the Black Series groups devolve into bashing Hasbro.
You can argue people do compare but it is not nearly on the same scale, just look at your comments section and you are feeding into. There is no reason to hate one because we like the other.
Great option over the way too expensive and unimpressive looking Black Series Jedi Luke. This looks fantastic in comparison. It's not even close. KO versions can be had for cheap and I'm fine with that.
I've heard some horror stories about the KOs though, be careful there.
The Fwoosh Thanks. Well, Black Series Luke is around $60 used - $100± new and the authentic Figurarts go up to $150- $200. The KO figurarts versions are $16 shipped so I thought it was worth the risk. I'd prefer the real deal but sometimes it's my only option. KO's were the only way I could afford a Black Series Darth Maul and Boba Fett. I wouldn't need to do this if they wouldn't limit supplies like this to drive up the prices. So I'm interested to see what I get with this Luke.
Should i give up Black Series and go for Figuarts?
+Victor Matheus I think the Black Series still has it's redeeming qualities. For main characters I say go with Figuarts (when they announce them) but I don't think the overseas companies will get as deep as the Black Series. General Hux, Greedo, background characters. BS still supplements the collection, but Bandai and Medicom and others will kill it with the big important characters.
Yeah i decided to go with the Figuarts ones,i was collecting just the Jedi/Sith caracters from Black Series,and Figuarts is announcing a LOT of Jedi and Sith,i don't care for Troopers or secondary characters so i'll go with Figuarts,at the moment i saw Figuarts Mace Windu and Grievous i was completely sold hahaha.
I need this figure
You really do, one of my favorites.
The one head hair blown back kinda looks like toney magiure
The angry face kinda looks like Cole Sprouse
Riverdale action figures!!
is this figure going to be re-released in Feb. ?? amiammi says sold out but it also says that release date is FEB 2016? i missed out now i don't know if to buy it for the inflated price or waite intel next month?
+kairus1 I would wait and see if any of the sites put it back up for order. As the release gets closer they usually put up more.
thanks
+kairus1 yeah, it appeared in stock on hlj.com but I decided not to get it. I regret it now. Seems like thats it as far production runs go. Now it's just secondary market and scalpers.
Pretty awesome, haven't tried out SH Figuarts stuff yet, maybe we'll see!
Rewatching this review...2024
Hahahaha when you switched hair luke looks like the forehead guy from the office
Haha, we need a Dwight Schrute figure!
The Fwoosh lmao!
Is this THE Luke to get?
WOW Luke looks great !
I am glad that i have a new Version of Luke on endor from the 6" Black Series.
The face of my figure looks much better then yours.
TomDark81 Did they tweak in later runs like the did with Han and the better looking eyebrows?
My Luke in the Box have a narrower face.
I got the reissue of this figure and one of the hands broke after five minutes. Hand joints are a bit delicate.
Have you reviewed the bandai grevious model in the past because I’m really thinking of making it my next purchase but with it being a model I’d like to see it on vid firstly.
Yup, I love that thing. It's a bit fragile in places but totally worth it. ua-cam.com/video/wccp9UnXwzU/v-deo.html
Man I got mine in the mail today...I’m so disappointed, so many problems and broken joints. LUKES OTHER HEAD WAS MISSING THE JOINT ENTIRELY
Sounds like you got a bootleg. How much did you pay for it?
I want it!! is an awesome figure, its a shame that here in Mexico is so expensive
+Dieggo Córdoba Ramírez It's expensive everywhere at this point. Surely it will be re-released later down the road.
+The Fwoosh but it will be with the same cuality?
+Dieggo Córdoba Ramírez Si, va a ser la misma calidad. Solo espera a que bajen de precio. Saludos!
+Diego Acosta eso esperó por que viste que paso con los de dragón ball? subieron mucho de precio
+Dieggo Córdoba Ramírez y gracias por tu respuesta
Love the channel, this review made me get one
Thanks man, I appreciate that!
Great review
Hey fwoosh I know u said you new with articulation but doesn't Luke have pull down hip.joints for lots more bend and possibility ? Please check love the reviews boi
Cdog Cdog It doesn't have pull down in the hips unless mine is super tight, they aren't going anywhere. The model kits have that same articulation so I originally checked that, but checked again after you asked. The crotch overlay does slide up a little to give the hips a tad more movement though. Thanks!
Are you sure this is the real one, looks like the KO
I got it right after the original release, before bootlegging this line got started.
I wasn't initially sold on this, like you, but damn does it look great. I know if I want it I'm gonna have to buy it fast, cause Figuarts skyrocket in price after a while. Just not entirely sure cause Force Friday is right around the corner and I want those new Force Awakens Black Series figures, so I gotta save money. I assume you will be buying and reviewing those?
On the topic of Figuarts Vader, from what I've seen, he's not worth it. The wonky cape and skirt are pretty restrictive, and the size is completely too small, even compared to other Figuarts.
Samuntrus Oh you know I'm all over the Episode VII Black Series. I've been hitting Walmarts here and there hoping for some early product.
I think everyone has talked me out of my Figuarts Vader interest, and I don't think the Stormtrooper can beat the model, so I'm pretty happy not to have to drop the cash on those. That Death Star diorama is tempting though...
+Samuntrus
The first release bonus (a 1/12 scaled ROTJ final battle diorama set) was really worth it though.
Wow, he's really expensive. I can only find him on ebay which costs 100 USD, meanwhile "new hope" version costs half of this. What the ...?
Yeah, even with a re-release this version goes for higher. I was going to say Farmboy maybe had a larger production run but then again, two runs for Jedi.
This is strange, the one I got has a brown wash over his hair, so it looks far more dull and natural. Did they add that in for later releases?
+Marco Ivancic Maybe. That sounds much better than the straight gold. It's not a dealbreaker, but it's the only thing holding it back from being a perfect figure. At least in my book.
your intro theme sounds like all over you by live
this figure is really wierd right now. i cant find it and i think its gettign reissued? but the prices are going up waay to fast imo
should i get this?
+Lurkai The reissue is coming in February, but it looks like it's sold out everywhere. I'd hate to say get it and then it pops back up in a month. But then it might now and prices go up even higher. Tough call but the figure does kick ass.
The Fwoosh anks for the quick reply man
im down with shelling out 70-80 for this fig. as long as it doesnrt pass the 100 mark im gold. only did that ones for a figuart and that was the perfect cell.
ill get this guy now then and put him up against my kylo.
definitely a match that we will probably see ;)
+The Fwoosh can i have thIs figure???
Planning on getting this one. Can you fit the black series luke endor helmet on this one? I plan on using their helmet onto this SHF
how are Bandai able to sell Star wars Merchandise doesn't Hasbro have the licence ?
+cjcjcj007 Different licences for different companies. Like Jakks can do the 18, 32, and 48 inch figures. Not sure how Bandai can do articulated 1:12 scale figures when Hasbro does them too, but it may be a region thing.
I just got this figure and the lightsaber is extremely loose for me. It falls out almost instantly. If you hold it upside down it falls out immediately. I'm assuming it's not meant to be like that.