I managed to grab the OG episode 4 stormtroopers to go along Vader. Did some reposing and also got my first Apextime Chaos (put Robo in it but I will put the Soosootoys techno duo hopefully).
I just said "yes."
Darth Nihilus has arrived! Such a commanding presence he has for my collection. Can’t wait to get the rest of my collection posed up in the new place. (Moving sucks lol)
Currently have the star ace butcher the sigma toys era homelander toys battalion Black noir and sooo sooo toys starlight I plan on expanding my collection starting with customs of other characters
I’m looking to make a Vader display flanked by 1-3 troopers but I don’t want to include a standard Stormtrooper (I’m thinking Death Trooper etc.)
Which specialist/unique troopers pair well with him?
Do they always release this much Star Wars figures thought the year? I feel like my pre orders keep growing and I wondering when will it stop lol. New to hot toys fyi
Is it like a thing where they do a crap ton like they have been then they will stop for months or will it just keep coming?
Thinking about other brands not get anything or maybe one figure
Praise be to third party companies.
Still need to mess with some poses and move things around for a better look.
Hot Toys Vi
So this is my second Hot Toys, and I got some thoughts.
+ They look fantastic
+/- Great accessories, but some odd omissions. Jinx has an alternate expressive face and no blast effects, while Vi has blast effects and no expressive face. They both have the one thing that the other needs to level up.
- Vi's face doesn't come off. To pose her eyes you have to take the entire head off and stick your finger in there (there's an eye adjuster thing but it's easier to just use a finger). Problem is it takes quite a bit of force to pop her dome back on, which often rattles around the eyes I just got finished screwing with. I even had one of her eyes fall out. Since the face doesn't come off I had to finesse my big ass fingers in there to put it back. Jinx's face comes off, so why the hell not do it the same way for Vi?
- Articulation is not great.
- There's no reason for these to not have full silicone bodies.
- Their shoulders do this bunching thing if you raise their arms. It's worse on Vi than Jinx, I guess because she has more meat. But silicone bodies have been a thing for so long now that I don't really think there's an excuse for this.
I'd give them an 8/10. They aren't the best figures I have, but the negatives are ultimately not that big of a deal, and what they do well outweighs the downsides. Hopefully HUNTR/X resolves my quibbles with these two.
Goddamn these arms are tedious to pose
Any other cool poses I should try?