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Nien Nunb, Lando’s wingman in bust form! Hawkeye on the Avengers skycycle, and the jumbo Hammerhead figure.

LEGO Star Wars Death Star for $359.99
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I was curious how they’d do a 12″ articulated body for a character that’s so fat and “fleshy”. Sideshow went with minimizing articulation but keeping the maximum visual appeal. It’s not nearly as poseable as Commander Cody but the trade-off is the joints are rather well hidden. There’s a joint at his feet which blends in great with the rest of the legs, the hands, the shoulders, and neck. Gamorrean guards aren’t meant to flip around like athletes so I wasn’t TOO concerned about articulation.

You might notice there’s what looks like a joint at the side of his face. I figured I’d be able to open his mouth but unfortunately, not so much. I imagine they made it that way for ease of assembly of the head. You can pry it open a LITTLE bit. Accessory wise he comes with an extra set of hands, a vibro axe, and the large lance. The accessories have some great sculpting, tons of texture. You can even see chips in the axe head from usage (as in, smashing prisoners!)

The sculpt of the figure, the armour, and the fabric are all really well done. I just watched Return of the Jedi a couple days ago and the only detail I can spot that seems inaccurate is the eyes are slightly too small. I like that they used a different fabric for the chest area and the arms because that’s definitely how I remember it in the movie, the chest looked leathery, the arms looked more traditional fabric. Good attention to detail! All the wear is consistent with these pig guards wearing these things around for years, check out the nice scrapes on the leather belt and how great the armour looks.

They did a great job on making the the nose actually look wet and a little gross. The skin itself is rubbery and a great colour, the horns/teeth/nails look worn, there’s a lot more variety to this paint than you’d think from a quick glance. I didn’t see any paint issues when I went through it, great attention to detail, quite impressive.

Something I didn’t manage to show in this review, which I should have, is how large this figure is compared to most 12″ figures. It’s not that he’s tall. He’s just so fat! He’s about twice as wide as Commander Cody.

The box is similar to the Commander Cody one with a magnetic snap, no mention of Hot Toys on this one though.

4.5/5. Great sculpt and paint, limited articulation, but that matches the character. Considering it’s a new body yet affordably priced (especially at some other merchants/on the aftermarket!), it scores solid marks.

Buying Options : Available at BBTS, Amazon, Sideshow, and Ebay.

Quick Buying Options : Available at Amazon, and Ebay. Possibly available on back-order via Sideshow Collectibles.

You might wonder why Cody here had a price increase over previous Clone Troopers but once you bust open the package, it’s obvious. Commander Cody comes with a CRAZY amount of accessories. When they say a “generous” amount of hands on the Sideshow description, they aren’t kidding. We’re talking 6 or so sets of alternative hand options. Three complete heads (two helmets, one portrait), Emperor Order 66 hologram, 4 guns, extra “action” set of feet, and some other odd large accessory I couldn’t figure out. It’s ridiculous!

The accessories included look great all around. Fantastic sculpting, no quality issues, even better than the accessory love of most Hot Toys figures. Though you might notice that the feet are a slightly different colour than the rest of the armour, that’s a minor nitpick. The running feet were a surprisingly clever accessory addition that I haven’t seen from any other figures, they allow a little more stability in some badass action poses.

This isn’t Commander Cody in his clean form, this is Commander Cody after he’s been through dozens of battles, his armour is beat to hell, and he’s still ready to tear up some droids. The battle damage is extensive across the paint, there isn’t a single piece that I could see that didn’t have scrapes, cuts, dirt, and paint wear. The weapons came clean, as they often do on battle damaged figures, but you could rough those up easily enough. The paint in general is quite well done and the bright colours definitely make this figure stand out on a shelf.

The portrait has more of a cartoon style to it than the movie style. It definitely looks good, it’s just not intended to be ultra detailed and like you’re looking at a little person (in comparison to something like the Enterbay Jack Bauer for example).

The Sideshow 12″ body is great for a wide variety of poses. Combine that with the stand (the design on it is the exclusive offering) and you can prop Cody up in all sorts of ways. Thumbs up party time? Sure! Running while wielding dual pistols? Why not? He looks great in so many poses that you shouldn’t have a problem finding an interesting look. Though I’m keeping mine in the Order 66 hologram look for the time being.

The shoulders and kneepads are intended to be loose so you can adjust them in a wide variety of ways, which apparently means as soon as I look away to take a photo they slide slightly out of the way, making some of my photos appear awkward. Clever! The body is really well balanced, I had no trouble standing it up in a variety of poses without the stand.

The fabric bodysuit under the armour looks great. You’re going to have to futz with the materials to get Cody to look exactly how you want but it’s really a minor thing. Only slightly more effort than messing around with a Premium Format when you get it.

The box is great. Simple design, everything was super secure, and it clasps shut via magnets. While I prefer the Hot Toys style artboxes, I prefer the magnet method of opening the box instead of the Hot Toys way. Pros/cons! However, I did notice the Hot Toys logo on the bottom of this box. I wasn’t aware that Sideshow and Hot Toys teamed up on this…? I thought Empire Strikes Back Luke was going to be their first joint project, weird.

5/5. It’s rare for me to find a figure with so many options that has so few minor issues. This is definitely one of the best 12″ figures I’ve gotten to check out and I’m hooked on the Star Wars 12″ line now. Thanks again to Sideshow Collectibles for providing the review sample.

Buying Options : Available at Amazon, and Ebay. Possibly available on back-order via Sideshow Collectibles.

It’s a few minutes long and shows their upcoming choices in the Star Wars LSB line, as well as showing off some of their new Predator direction and an upcoming Marvel sneak. Pretty neat that they’re trying to go a more dynamic route with the LSB line.

Sideshow Collectibles Green Goblin life-size bust for $600

As for the Sideshow 12″ line, check the Mos Eisley environment preview, looks damn good so far! The Map Room of Tanis preorder that just went up looks amazing as well, these 12″ environments are knocking it out of the park.

Tomorrow seems to have a Hot Toys preorder as well…possibly one of the exclusives? I dunno!

Quick Buying Options : Ebay, and Amazon via BBTS are your best bets.

This is a review sample from Gentle Giant and if I remember right, there were two versions. The regular, with no switch-out parts, and this deluxe version, with a whole bunch of switch-out parts. Considering I had a pretty sweet time with this photoshoot, I’m gonna say the extra money for the deluxe is worth it.

Here’s how the switch-out parts work. One arm can be switched out and you have multiple options there. The mask can show the skull or parts of the helmet, you can see the pegs on the side. You can even move the jaw up and down! There’s also little pieces to cover up some of the gaping wounds. But why would you want to? Check the detail on that stomach wound or the arm.

The battle damage on this bust is some of the best I’ve ever seen. Especially the paint! Disgusting weathering, gross shading of blood wounds, yellows, browns, all of it. A nice variety of wounds too. Shattered pieces of armour, what appear to be bullet wounds, ripped out bloody wounds, more zombie busts should take some notes.

For the last product picture, I went for a bit of a joke shot. That gun arm is supposed to look more menacing but since zombies are brainless, having some fun was a better choice.

Easy to pack, same box design as the Oola.

5/5. If you don’t like zombies/don’t consider it “Star Wars” enough, probably not an essential piece of your collection. If you want a great horror themed bust with excellent sculpting and paint, here you go.

Buying Options : Ebay, and Amazon via BBTS are your best bets.