I don't really care if the helmet is a little too big. Like you said Robo, it's just look like a skinny stormtrooper, and I'm good with that. I always loved 12 inch figures from Hot Toys and Sideshow but they are so expensive. Right here I see a good opportunity to buy a 1/6 scale figure for a good price AND fun to have because you actually build the figure!
I have the original, first release of the Sideshow Battle Droid 2-pack, and I thought they would be rather stiff, but their movement is beyond impressive, and they have joints everywhere they would be on an actual machine in real life. They can really get some character with their movements, and balancing isn't much of an issue. The weathering is really nice, as well! The only issues I have with them are the rather loose thumbs that can't hold the blaster tightly without clamping the fingers down all the way, the slightly undersized blasters that don't fit both front fingers in the guard, and the backpacks that, while tight enough when the droids are upright, can fall out if you accidentally tilt them backwards while posing.
I just finish this kit (yes couple of years late) and couple of things strikes me: - the big helmet doesn’t bug me as much in real life. This figure is gorgeous. Somehow any photos I took didn’t do the real thing any justice. - the thing is chunky as f**k. It’s hefty. Heavy. A lot of plastics. Which I like.
I'm going to have to pass on this one. I want to like it but that helmet bugs me. it does look like a fun build though. I love my Disney store premium figures so I'll stick with that scale.
I never had a model kit, but as a action figures collector, I'm interested in this. So I started watching review of model kit, but...they don't convince me. Btw great review, I really like it, thank you.
A great, thorough review. Thanks! I'll probably end up getting this one if the price is right. What cracks me up about this package is the inclusion of what you refer to as "the rifle." It is actually an exact replication of the German MG-34 machine gun from the second world war! Then again, Lucas' homage to the second world war is clear throughout the entire Star Wars series.
awesome review as always waiting for my one to arrive in post going to add underbody black suit to hide butterfly joints hope we get 1/6 scale Darth Vader and Sandtrooper 🙂
Having parts connected to the tree underneath is called undergating, and its usually used for keeping glossy, or otherwise specially coated parts, looking consistent. BTW, I need to see you build an MG Gundam, It seems like you'd really love it.
lot if the construction reminds me of the 1/100 scale Gundams. My 6 inch Sandtrooper and Clone kits just came so this has me in the mood lol. A 1/6 Vader kit would probably look really good. And that's big enough that tailoring would pretty easy to make my own soft goods. But...I have to draw a line somewhere.
His head's too big but I think the change in the size and shape of the eyes in particular really throws the authentic stormtrooper look off, which is brilliant on the 6 inch kit. Also surely if the change in the mask sculpt is meant to reflect the slightly weird rogue one stormtroopers they'd have stills from that movie rather than ANH on the box - so i don't understand why they've tampered with the head sculpt! The model kits are brilliant - only thing i'd change is the hands; they could so easily be sculpted to look more like real human hands in gloves than the slightly pointy almost cartoon deal they've got going on (which is more noticeable with the larger scale)
Hope I find one of those always want to build a figure normally l am a good model builder but just with more primitive and geometric builds as Star Trek space ships but figures like that would be the next step and this one it totally worth
The head is distractingly big imo, but what I feel everyone is missing is the torso being too small. Go look at reference images and you'll see that the waist/torso armor is much thicker than what's presented here. It's hilariously apparent at 14:56 Still, I'm excited to see them tackle a Vader in this scale. I'll definitely be buying that if it sees release
Yeah, I guess I was expecting the head to be big so I focused on that, didn't even pay attention to the body being skinny. The two in relation to each other makes them seem even more blown out, I think.
Haha, "I heard my wallet scream from the other room!" I feel ya bro: my wallet is on life support right now and i hope he'll pull through because this would look great next to my Sideshow Darth Vader! Great review as per usual. With some simple spraywork, i guess you could fashion a cool Shadowtrooper as well.
Wow what a excellent model Robo but again I think my wife might notice so I will stick to the six inch models and my bank manager a little less stress lol.Great vid as usual keep them coming.
Yeah, the lack of need for decals is to be expected from a kit of this scale- Bandai has always taken advantage of their larger-sized models by applying superior parts and color-separation, which means the bigger pieces allow for more molded detail that can poke through to give texture to what were once stickers. (much more below) As a Gundam kit builder, I can tell you that this can be observed on Master Grade Gundam models in 1/100 scale, as opposed to their smaller, less detailed High Grade counterparts in 1/144 scale. The need for softer plastic parts in the joints is not as strange as it may seem- the "PC-00(insert number here)" runners are a necessity for most Gunpla kits and even Kotobukiya kits, and are called "polycaps," which are inserted into most joints to create more friction and longevity while posing, rather than the brittle plastic-on-plastic that one might expect. The areas where the runners attach to the parts are called "gates," and the marks left when one cuts the parts out are either called "gate marks," or simply "nub marks." You are lucky that most Star Wars kits have the gates attached underneath, using a technique called "under-gating," which leaves non-obtrusive gate marks that are out of the way. Very few Gundam kits are under-gated, meaning Gunpla enthusiasts must clean up those blemishes very aggresively, or simply live with them, as with K-2SO. Maybe Bandai's team on K-2 treated it more like a Gundam mech because it was a droid, and failed to under-gate it?
I'm so happy I watched this video before I got this. After seeing how the helmet looks with the shoulders I think I'm going to give it a pass. I'll probably get a couple of Han Solo Stormtrooper in the 1/12 scale. You can make them a Stormtrooper and save ten bucks to boot. LOL. So I guess I'm going to do a 1/12 dio instead. As always I love the videos, and thanks for all your hard work.
I think the improvements from the 6" figure is great, I was worrying about the sprews. How do you think this guy would look next to some SW Hot Toys figures? Will he look like a cheap toy?
It may look a little toy-like next to Hot Toys because of the lack of a spandex undersuit and the visible articulation. But it should fit right in size-wise.
Right okay. After posting my comment I looked for the price of this guy and was kinda took back by the $80 price that I found on BBTS. Didn't expect it to be so much due to the 6" figure being so cheap. Shame HLJ & amimi had to stop selling them, that's where I got my first stormtrooper. Like getting directly from Japan due to price.
I'm happy with mine. I have just a few minor nitpicks. Like the whole thing with the hands swapping parts for the trigger or open. That was completely unnecessary and obviously just cutting corners.. just give a full extra set of hands... it couldn't have hurt the cost to make them, it's half a hand! Haha Love that they finally gave us more articulation in the wrist. The 1:12 scale figures need to adopt something similar. It makes a big difference with posing. Also the blue lines that go on each side of the helmet... I had a bitch with trying to get each side symmetrical with each other. And I'm sure I still don't have them exactly lined up perfect with each side, but I gave up and said good enough :P And the helmet should be a little bit smaller, but not so much as it ruined the figure for me. I like the range of the articulation Other than those, I really enjoyed the build and finished product.
It's crazy they didn't put sculpted lines on the helmet where the blue stripes go, like the smaller ones. Especially since on the actual movie helmets the Rogue One helmets have the stripes sculpted and the OT helmets don't. I can see them not doing these wrist joints at 1:12, at least how they are here. Already small at 1:6, can't imagine them at half size. But I want them anyway, haha. According to some who do a lot of Gundam kits, the interchangeable fingers are how Bandai does all of the larger kits, so I guess it made sense to do that here. And yeah, I could have went for a slightly smaller helmet but this is still going on a shelf. Somewhere. Gotta make more shelves....
@@johaneggink Not sure now, I have enough trouble trying to find a place for this one, I dont know if I need another 12 inch hanging around. But it looks awesome...
Was so excited for this, I don't get how they made the head that bit bigger I thought they would have just doubled the size of the sculpt at the factory. I still like it, maybe it is the rogue one armour (sorry British with our extra Us) And the eyes do look larger. I can't remember you saying but I feel the shoulders jointing with the arms looks gappy. But I still really want it, maybe they will perfect it later if the line does good, and man I want more in that scale (if they are perfect or just lie the 6") I'm a bit disappointed because bandai are usually amazing at kits and the majority of their Figuarts. Touch/knock on wood.
The sculpt is all new so it wasn't doubled at the factory, it was sculpted that way and sent. So it had to have been done intentionally. And I didn't say anything about the shoulders although I probably should have, but with the models I'm used to shunting the arms a little forward to close the gap, didn't think to do that here.
The Fwoosh yeah that's a fair point forgot about the helmet improvements and such. I hope it was intentionally, but I honestly can't remember any of them having helmets that big. And I also feel a little bad but just before the 5 min mark made me laugh a little, I think it was the first time I heard you getting ticked off with a figure.
Hi, Robo! I really want your suggestion, if you don't mind. So I bought a Black Series Cody a while ago. I wanted to get a Jango Fett to get along with Him. But then there's 2 choices. Should I buy a Black Series Jango or grab the SHFiguarts?
I am still on the fence. For some reason the see-through shoulders are bugging me more on this scale. If they redo all troopers and droids in this scale I am definitely in though. I am a sucker, I know.
Looks really good at 1/6 scale. However, I'm not sure if the head is big or if the torso is just a bit small to allow for arm articulation. It almost has a "REBELS" look to it, without being cartooney. At any rate stop tempting me to spend more money Robo!! Cheers!
With how large and elongated his helmet looks, and the narrow (at least the chest plate) and lanky his body is, he reminds me more of an uspcaled Revoltech Stormtrooper rather than the 1/12th scale model kit Stormtrooper. I wonder what else is going to be released in this new scale.
Yas! i was really waiting for this review. since i don't like the head proportions do you think it would be possible to swap the helmet with a 1/6 scale spare head from DAMtoys or something like that? to make a helmetless trooper battlefront style let's say
Probably wouldn't be too much of a problem. But since doing the review I've noticed that the body is a little thin too, so the two work against each other. Smaller head may make it look better though.
Meant to ask, why did you switch from a green background to blue? How long until we get a 12" Sandtrooper model? Thanks for including that Disney Vader comparison. You're right. Vader is too shrimpy to pass for 1:6 scale. Oh well. How much did this model cost you?
The model cost about $70 before shipping. I wouldn't think it would take too long before we see a Sandtrooper. Mostly reuse with only a different knee and ab piece, along with the gear. I changed from the green after my old camera bit the big one. When I started messing with new cameras I realized that the colors weren't coming out right unless I used a blue background, so I switched until I could learn more about the new camera settings. Never went back, haha. It's just more of a Fwooshy color and people seemed to like it more.
Yeah, it looks good! Just curious. I guess one negative (maybe?) for a sandtrooper is that it would require a lot of weathering/painting to get it to look right. A clean sandtrooper is just wrong.
Very true, but they did it with the 6 inch models, and actually made the Sandtrooper a little better with the adjustable brow and longer neck. And then they put a tutorial on their site for weathering the troops and painting the R2 units. Crazy Bandai.
Whole separate kit. It uses a lot of the same parts except the helmet, abs, straps over the shoulders, and the left knee plate. th-cam.com/video/0m_Mo5kDqq4/w-d-xo.html
I REALLY want to get this just because I'm a star wars junkie but I really want to resist buying it also.. because I barely have enough room for my 6" stuff. haha I really wish the blue parts were indented on the cheeks/jaw though, then you could just paint them instead of pretty much having to do waterslides becuase that's a lot of straight lines to paint. Nice review though!
Yeah, it really surprised me that on the bigger scale they didn't indent those stripes. Even more weird, the Rogue One troopers actually have those indented while the old classic troopers didn't.
Great review Robo! I been wondering about this but just by watching your review I thought of something. And i didn't think of it til the end, when you could clearly see the ballhinged shoulder balljoint. But when you were doing the articulation you mentioned how the shoulder pad didn't necessarily flip up for outer arm swing, but shifted and swiveled. I think it's to cover up those unsightly gaps by swiveling over like it's rolling kinda Try that & lmk if that works. I may yet get this but I'd like to find it cheaper than $83.99. Any ideas where it's cheaper?
The shoulder pad doesn't swivel so it wouldn't turn to hide the gap. But if you butterfly the shoulder a little forward it would hide that. The things you miss when doing a review at 5 AM, haha. And the price will probably go down soon when more third party sellers get them up on Amazon.
The Fwoosh *edit* Thanks for Checking actually I think it was close to 5am when I left the comment. IIRC, I woke up & watched the review. suppose it could be earlier. Anyways looking forward to seeing what else this line comes out with. Darth Vader will be next if anyone. (just in case you read this already in threw edit up there to get your attention possibly) Ok so you mentioned he looked different. Isn't that piece that you glued to his head supposed to come down more so the black line is almost connected by sight to the black eyes? Thats what I was thinking but forgot to mention it. Did they change that for Rouge One?
That black brow moves all over the place in the movies, but this kit wanted it to go across that seam line. The Sandtroopers in ANH have the brows WAY high, then they drop down as the movies go on.
Really? I'm not to familiar with building actual model kits, where you gotta glue and paint and all that, I've only ever used regular superglue whenever I need something to stick.
Yup, both way, upside down, around the back, anything to try to get those pegs to fit. It's probably something I was doing because I haven't heard of the problem before this.
Im not 100% but knowing the DLT-19 (long) blaster rifle, because I have built a 1-1 3D Printed one, It looks like the rear sight has a moulding peg still on it. Its difficult to see without a closeup so I may be wrong, but it doesn't look right to me :-)
hahaha, quote of the day 'peg him in his ass' Interesting one, I like the idea of a 12inch kit, but I'm not sure about the armour - it looks like he was missing armour on the sides and it's almost as if the plates have come apart where his upper arms meet the shoulder pad/ lower back meets upper back? In effect you can see the black through the gap, don;t get me wrong I know there's limits to what can be done, but I'm not sure I like that? Looks great though and seems to be able to get into some good poses. Will sit this one out and see what else they do...
My helmet is huge, but being a bigger stormtrooper makes things even out, I'd say this looks slightly large cause it reminds me of the physique of the New Hope Elstree Troopers, ho tended to be skinnier
something about the oversized head, eyes and pristine look reminds me of the cg stormtroopers used for the dark forces game cover from back in the day. anyway, easy pass for me but, i would still be intrigued if bandai does more sw characters at this scale.
I'm not too sure if I should buy this as well since I was already planning on picking up the sh figuarts Stormtrooper. I'm conflicted cuz this mold looked really good 😖 Edit: $85?!?!?! Bwahhhahahahahhahahahh... no I'll go back to my LEGOs
The Fwoosh Also, do you by any chance have (or are planning on picking up) the SH Figuarts/model kit shoretrooper? I already bought the Figuarts online and am waiting for it to ship in, but I still need validation lol. I'm just wondering 🤔 Keep doing what you're doing!
Got two of these kits so far....may get another two. Crazy huh....and yea, the helmet isn't a factor. Anyway, hoping they may consider a Sandtrooper at this scale. :) Great review!
the head is not over sized if you go look at some of the older star wars movies and take a good look and not just base your judgement on how model makes and figure makers have proportioned it
Oh, I know, I run with a 501st member who has OT Stormtrooper gear. It's not huge but the helmet is large and the body is skinny. The helmet isn't supposed to be wider than the torso.
this kits is the same size, complexity, and technology that Bandai uses for their Master Grade Gundam model kits. you probably aren't very interested in Gundam but you might be interested in some of Bandai's non-Gundam Master Grade model kits. like the two Master Goku model kits. www.dalong.net/review/etc/mgf01/mgf01_p.htm www.dalong.net/review/etc/mgf02/mgf02_p.htm also I'm pretty sure the reason you couldn't get that black part above the eyes on was because you might have it upside down.
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I want a 1:6 Scout Trooper !!!
Essentially this is a Master Grade box. Would love to see a battle droid and clone trooper from this series.
Yeah, more large scale would be awesome to see.
Thats what i want to go with my hot toys i never knew they made 1/6 years
I've had this kit sitting around for a few months. It looks amazing. Im gonna display it alongside my Star Wars Hot Toys collection.
I saw that piece on the stand and thought "that can't be what I think it is" sure enough it's a butt plug. LOL
Yeah, when I was putting it together I was thinking wait, what? It is, wow!
I don't really care if the helmet is a little too big. Like you said Robo, it's just look like a skinny stormtrooper, and I'm good with that. I always loved 12 inch figures from Hot Toys and Sideshow but they are so expensive. Right here I see a good opportunity to buy a 1/6 scale figure for a good price AND fun to have because you actually build the figure!
Exactly. The helmet size and skinniness kind of work against each other but the more dynamic the pose, the less you notice it.
A 12 inch darth vader would be awesome
Looks nice but I'll stay with my 1/12th scale.
Great vid Robo.
oh man a 12-inch battle droid would be awesome
Exactly what I want
IG88 would be lit.
Lordsebastian101 they have 12 inch battle droids but there old collecter ones not imports you can get them on eBay
The look ok, but articulation is very limited
I have the original, first release of the Sideshow Battle Droid 2-pack, and I thought they would be rather stiff, but their movement is beyond impressive, and they have joints everywhere they would be on an actual machine in real life.
They can really get some character with their movements, and balancing isn't much of an issue. The weathering is really nice, as well!
The only issues I have with them are the rather loose thumbs that can't hold the blaster tightly without clamping the fingers down all the way, the slightly undersized blasters that don't fit both front fingers in the guard, and the backpacks that, while tight enough when the droids are upright, can fall out if you accidentally tilt them backwards while posing.
Great review! If I ever buy a 12-inch action figure, this will be it.
I just finish this kit (yes couple of years late) and couple of things strikes me:
- the big helmet doesn’t bug me as much in real life. This figure is gorgeous. Somehow any photos I took didn’t do the real thing any justice.
- the thing is chunky as f**k. It’s hefty. Heavy. A lot of plastics. Which I like.
I'm going to have to pass on this one. I want to like it but that helmet bugs me. it does look like a fun build though. I love my Disney store premium figures so I'll stick with that scale.
Yeah, gotta think that Disney will make a Stormtrooper sooner rather than later. They gotta, it's a Stormtrooper.
Best video you made so far this year brotha!!
hahahahahha "double your pleasure, double your fun!!"" LMFAO!!!!
I really enjoy these videos thanks for making these Robo
No problem, glad you like them!
I never had a model kit, but as a action figures collector, I'm interested in this. So I started watching review of model kit, but...they don't convince me. Btw great review, I really like it, thank you.
Josh hey thanks chief
Maybe the helmet looks big cause the torso seems skinny? Hmm now I want two of these for my hot toys display 😫
Yeah, it may be the head is a little big, and the body is a little thin, and the two work against each other.
A great, thorough review. Thanks! I'll probably end up getting this one if the price is right. What cracks me up about this package is the inclusion of what you refer to as "the rifle." It is actually an exact replication of the German MG-34 machine gun from the second world war! Then again, Lucas' homage to the second world war is clear throughout the entire Star Wars series.
Yeah, and adding some bits and bobs to actual weapons is a Star Wars pastime.
the way the peices snap together reminds me of those lego Bionicle figures
Love it!! I've been waiting for this video for a long time
awesome review as always waiting for my one to arrive in post going to add underbody black suit to hide butterfly joints hope we get 1/6 scale Darth Vader and Sandtrooper 🙂
Ah, you're going to get all creative on it. That may thicken it up a little too, take some of the skinniness away.
just not keen on butterfly joints they look silly by using a black undersuit will hide the gaps 🙂 fingers crossed
It is interesting to see what the advanced articulation actually looks like. I never thought these figures would be articulated.
A 1/6 scale Vader would be epic!
Nice 1/6 Stormtrooper kit and should look nice next to the 1/6 Yoda.
Hopefully there might be more in the line.
Having parts connected to the tree underneath is called undergating, and its usually used for keeping glossy, or otherwise specially coated parts, looking consistent. BTW, I need to see you build an MG Gundam, It seems like you'd really love it.
lot if the construction reminds me of the 1/100 scale Gundams. My 6 inch Sandtrooper and Clone kits just came so this has me in the mood lol. A 1/6 Vader kit would probably look really good. And that's big enough that tailoring would pretty easy to make my own soft goods. But...I have to draw a line somewhere.
That line is ever-changing for me. I could say today that I will buy no more, and then pre-order it tomorrow. I'm so weak.
I think that this one would be a good one to start with for people who don't have the other model kits
It's bigger size is a good start but it's also more intricate than the smaller kits.
Nice, I"m use to building Gundam PG models 1/60 scale, might look into these ones. Thanks for a great video
If you like Star Wars I definitely recommend the kits. So much fun and the final figures are pretty awesome.
His head's too big but I think the change in the size and shape of the eyes in particular really throws the authentic stormtrooper look off, which is brilliant on the 6 inch kit. Also surely if the change in the mask sculpt is meant to reflect the slightly weird rogue one stormtroopers they'd have stills from that movie rather than ANH on the box - so i don't understand why they've tampered with the head sculpt! The model kits are brilliant - only thing i'd change is the hands; they could so easily be sculpted to look more like real human hands in gloves than the slightly pointy almost cartoon deal they've got going on (which is more noticeable with the larger scale)
Yeah, the fists and fingers really stick out as an animated type look, no matter how fantastic the rest of the kit looks.
There's a reason they call 'em "bucket heads".
Now I wanna get two of these and hope they make a Vader.
Love it...Only thing that bothers me is the visible ball joint at the shoulders where the arms connect on. Other than that. great figure!
The switchable fingers Actually comes from their gundam kits. I know because I buy alot of the master grades which are very similar to the 1:6 scale
Good to know. I figured it had been used before but I didn't want to make that assumption.
Hope I find one of those always want to build a figure normally l am a good model builder but just with more primitive and geometric builds as Star Trek space ships but figures like that would be the next step and this one it totally worth
The head is distractingly big imo, but what I feel everyone is missing is the torso being too small. Go look at reference images and you'll see that the waist/torso armor is much thicker than what's presented here. It's hilariously apparent at 14:56
Still, I'm excited to see them tackle a Vader in this scale. I'll definitely be buying that if it sees release
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That's exactly what I was thinking. The body just seems really skinny here. I still want it for some reason though 😅
Yeah, I guess I was expecting the head to be big so I focused on that, didn't even pay attention to the body being skinny. The two in relation to each other makes them seem even more blown out, I think.
"Double the size, double the pleasure!" Mwahahahaha!
Haha, "I heard my wallet scream from the other room!" I feel ya bro: my wallet is on life support right now and i hope he'll pull through because this would look great next to my Sideshow Darth Vader!
Great review as per usual. With some simple spraywork, i guess you could fashion a cool Shadowtrooper as well.
I would love to see that, but then again I'm a Shadowtrooper fanboy. Love those things.
Wow what a excellent model Robo but again I think my wife might notice so I will stick to the six inch models and my bank manager a little less stress lol.Great vid as usual keep them coming.
Haha, yeah, this one kind of sticks out on the shelf.
No, the sprue attachment point changes because the underside molds are significantly harder to made.
Yeah, the lack of need for decals is to be expected from a kit of this scale- Bandai has always taken advantage of their larger-sized models by applying superior parts and color-separation, which means the bigger pieces allow for more molded detail that can poke through to give texture to what were once stickers.
(much more below)
As a Gundam kit builder, I can tell you that this can be observed on Master Grade Gundam models in 1/100 scale, as opposed to their smaller, less detailed High Grade counterparts in 1/144 scale.
The need for softer plastic parts in the joints is not as strange as it may seem- the "PC-00(insert number here)" runners are a necessity for most Gunpla kits and even Kotobukiya kits, and are called "polycaps," which are inserted into most joints to create more friction and longevity while posing, rather than the brittle plastic-on-plastic that one might expect.
The areas where the runners attach to the parts are called "gates," and the marks left when one cuts the parts out are either called "gate marks," or simply "nub marks." You are lucky that most Star Wars kits have the gates attached underneath, using a technique called "under-gating," which leaves non-obtrusive gate marks that are out of the way. Very few Gundam kits are under-gated, meaning Gunpla enthusiasts must clean up those blemishes very aggresively, or simply live with them, as with K-2SO. Maybe Bandai's team on K-2 treated it more like a Gundam mech because it was a droid, and failed to under-gate it?
I'm so happy I watched this video before I got this. After seeing how the helmet looks with the shoulders I think I'm going to give it a pass. I'll probably get a couple of Han Solo Stormtrooper in the 1/12 scale. You can make them a Stormtrooper and save ten bucks to boot. LOL. So I guess I'm going to do a 1/12 dio instead. As always I love the videos, and thanks for all your hard work.
I think the improvements from the 6" figure is great, I was worrying about the sprews. How do you think this guy would look next to some SW Hot Toys figures? Will he look like a cheap toy?
It may look a little toy-like next to Hot Toys because of the lack of a spandex undersuit and the visible articulation. But it should fit right in size-wise.
Right okay. After posting my comment I looked for the price of this guy and was kinda took back by the $80 price that I found on BBTS. Didn't expect it to be so much due to the 6" figure being so cheap. Shame HLJ & amimi had to stop selling them, that's where I got my first stormtrooper. Like getting directly from Japan due to price.
I'm happy with mine. I have just a few minor nitpicks.
Like the whole thing with the hands swapping parts for the trigger or open. That was completely unnecessary and obviously just cutting corners.. just give a full extra set of hands... it couldn't have hurt the cost to make them, it's half a hand! Haha
Love that they finally gave us more articulation in the wrist. The 1:12 scale figures need to adopt something similar. It makes a big difference with posing.
Also the blue lines that go on each side of the helmet... I had a bitch with trying to get each side symmetrical with each other. And I'm sure I still don't have them exactly lined up perfect with each side, but I gave up and said good enough :P
And the helmet should be a little bit smaller, but not so much as it ruined the figure for me.
I like the range of the articulation
Other than those, I really enjoyed the build and finished product.
It's crazy they didn't put sculpted lines on the helmet where the blue stripes go, like the smaller ones. Especially since on the actual movie helmets the Rogue One helmets have the stripes sculpted and the OT helmets don't.
I can see them not doing these wrist joints at 1:12, at least how they are here. Already small at 1:6, can't imagine them at half size. But I want them anyway, haha.
According to some who do a lot of Gundam kits, the interchangeable fingers are how Bandai does all of the larger kits, so I guess it made sense to do that here.
And yeah, I could have went for a slightly smaller helmet but this is still going on a shelf. Somewhere. Gotta make more shelves....
Can't wait to see some custom jobs using these kits
Yeah, I want to see a 12 inch Shadowtrooper.
@@TheFwoosh your wish came true. Are you going to get one?
@@johaneggink Not sure now, I have enough trouble trying to find a place for this one, I dont know if I need another 12 inch hanging around. But it looks awesome...
Since it’s going on the display and not gonna be played with I’m just gonna make the gray parts on the 1:12 scale one with a gray sharpie
Was so excited for this, I don't get how they made the head that bit bigger I thought they would have just doubled the size of the sculpt at the factory.
I still like it, maybe it is the rogue one armour (sorry British with our extra Us)
And the eyes do look larger.
I can't remember you saying but I feel the shoulders jointing with the arms looks gappy.
But I still really want it, maybe they will perfect it later if the line does good, and man I want more in that scale (if they are perfect or just lie the 6")
I'm a bit disappointed because bandai are usually amazing at kits and the majority of their Figuarts.
Touch/knock on wood.
The sculpt is all new so it wasn't doubled at the factory, it was sculpted that way and sent. So it had to have been done intentionally. And I didn't say anything about the shoulders although I probably should have, but with the models I'm used to shunting the arms a little forward to close the gap, didn't think to do that here.
The Fwoosh yeah that's a fair point forgot about the helmet improvements and such.
I hope it was intentionally, but I honestly can't remember any of them having helmets that big.
And I also feel a little bad but just before the 5 min mark made me laugh a little, I think it was the first time I heard you getting ticked off with a figure.
hey fwoosh can you show us the size comparison between model kit and figuarts deathtrooper ? they match together in display ?
I don't have the Figuarts Death Trooper. I figured between the Black Series and model kit I'd be good.
Hi, Robo! I really want your suggestion, if you don't mind. So I bought a Black Series Cody a while ago. I wanted to get a Jango Fett to get along with Him. But then there's 2 choices. Should I buy a Black Series Jango or grab the SHFiguarts?
Get the Black Series. Cheaper and in my opinion, looks better. The SHF will look small next to Cody and it has a couple of QC issues.
I am still on the fence. For some reason the see-through shoulders are bugging me more on this scale. If they redo all troopers and droids in this scale I am definitely in though. I am a sucker, I know.
Oh, I'm right beside you, don't feel too bad.
@@TheFwoosh ordered 2 last week. :D
Looks really good at 1/6 scale. However, I'm not sure if the head is big or if the torso is just a bit small to allow for arm articulation. It almost has a "REBELS" look to it, without being cartooney.
At any rate stop tempting me to spend more money Robo!!
Cheers!
Hmm, yeah, the proportions are kind of Rebels looking, I didn't even realize that.
With how large and elongated his helmet looks, and the narrow (at least the chest plate) and lanky his body is, he reminds me more of an uspcaled Revoltech Stormtrooper rather than the 1/12th scale model kit Stormtrooper. I wonder what else is going to be released in this new scale.
Wow, I didn't even make the Revoltech connection, but that's pretty close to what it looks like.
You should check out the 12" Son Gokou kit. Im not a dbz fan but I love that figure.
I do like some DBZ, I may have to give that a look.
thanks for this
Yas! i was really waiting for this review. since i don't like the head proportions do you think it would be possible to swap the helmet with a 1/6 scale spare head from DAMtoys or something like that? to make a helmetless trooper battlefront style let's say
Probably wouldn't be too much of a problem. But since doing the review I've noticed that the body is a little thin too, so the two work against each other. Smaller head may make it look better though.
When are you doing the Rogue One Stormtrooper model kit?
The Scarif Stormtrooper? Probably sometime in the next week.
Meant to ask, why did you switch from a green background to blue?
How long until we get a 12" Sandtrooper model?
Thanks for including that Disney Vader comparison. You're right. Vader is too shrimpy to pass for 1:6 scale. Oh well.
How much did this model cost you?
The model cost about $70 before shipping.
I wouldn't think it would take too long before we see a Sandtrooper. Mostly reuse with only a different knee and ab piece, along with the gear.
I changed from the green after my old camera bit the big one. When I started messing with new cameras I realized that the colors weren't coming out right unless I used a blue background, so I switched until I could learn more about the new camera settings. Never went back, haha. It's just more of a Fwooshy color and people seemed to like it more.
Yeah, it looks good! Just curious.
I guess one negative (maybe?) for a sandtrooper is that it would require a lot of weathering/painting to get it to look right. A clean sandtrooper is just wrong.
Very true, but they did it with the 6 inch models, and actually made the Sandtrooper a little better with the adjustable brow and longer neck. And then they put a tutorial on their site for weathering the troops and painting the R2 units. Crazy Bandai.
The Fwoosh there's a sandtroopers kit? Or is it different pieces for the regular stormtrooper like the deathtrooper model kit?
Whole separate kit. It uses a lot of the same parts except the helmet, abs, straps over the shoulders, and the left knee plate. th-cam.com/video/0m_Mo5kDqq4/w-d-xo.html
are the 6-inch model kits hard? I was thinking about getting one, but I don't want to break it LOL
Naw. I mean, they aren't as durable as a store bought action figure but they don't break easily unless you just get crazy with it.
I REALLY want to get this just because I'm a star wars junkie but I really want to resist buying it also.. because I barely have enough room for my 6" stuff. haha I really wish the blue parts were indented on the cheeks/jaw though, then you could just paint them instead of pretty much having to do waterslides becuase that's a lot of straight lines to paint. Nice review though!
Yeah, it really surprised me that on the bigger scale they didn't indent those stripes. Even more weird, the Rogue One troopers actually have those indented while the old classic troopers didn't.
Think I might grab a couple for my Sideshow Vader. Surely these are much cheaper than the Hot Toys Stortrooper, haha.
Haha, yeah, by a longshot. I think they are going for around $80 right now but should drop a little as more get out there.
That's Huge! I'm waiting for the bandai 1:1 scale Stormtrooper!! This is getting out of hand! LOL
Haha, Sideshow actually just solicited a 1:1 Stormtrooper statue, if I'm not mistaken.
It's like an Orange on a Toothpick!
It has it's own weather system!
lol, It's like Sputnik, spherical and yet quite pointy at parts.
He'll be crying himself to sleep tonight on his huge pillow! Haha!
haha
12" Boba would be awesome.
It really would be. I don't want to buy more but if they make them I don't think I could help it.
This feels like babies first master grade!
what do you use to apply waterslide decals I use a q tip works okay for flat surfaces but can't get them to stick on anything else
also what gundam marker setbdo you use and is it preferred to waterslide decals
How much more durable is it? Like when you pose it?
You can't go cranking on it but it doesn't fall apart in your hands.
very close with the Troopers of episode IV
Great review Robo! I been wondering about this but just by watching your review I thought of something. And i didn't think of it til the end, when you could clearly see the ballhinged shoulder balljoint. But when you were doing the articulation you mentioned how the shoulder pad didn't necessarily flip up for outer arm swing, but shifted and swiveled. I think it's to cover up those unsightly gaps by swiveling over like it's rolling kinda Try that & lmk if that works. I may yet get this but I'd like to find it cheaper than $83.99. Any ideas where it's cheaper?
The shoulder pad doesn't swivel so it wouldn't turn to hide the gap. But if you butterfly the shoulder a little forward it would hide that. The things you miss when doing a review at 5 AM, haha. And the price will probably go down soon when more third party sellers get them up on Amazon.
The Fwoosh *edit* Thanks for Checking actually I think it was close to 5am when I left the comment. IIRC, I woke up & watched the review. suppose it could be earlier. Anyways looking forward to seeing what else this line comes out with. Darth Vader will be next if anyone. (just in case you read this already in threw edit up there to get your attention possibly) Ok so you mentioned he looked different. Isn't that piece that you glued to his head supposed to come down more so the black line is almost connected by sight to the black eyes? Thats what I was thinking but forgot to mention it. Did they change that for Rouge One?
That black brow moves all over the place in the movies, but this kit wanted it to go across that seam line. The Sandtroopers in ANH have the brows WAY high, then they drop down as the movies go on.
The Fwoosh Huh. I wonder if that's why they are just pegged in so you can adjust it to your liking ? Idk though lol
What type of cement or glue can be used to attach the rubber eyebrow to the plastic helmet? Tamiya cement & cyano acrylate did not work. Thanks
Really? I'm not to familiar with building actual model kits, where you gotta glue and paint and all that, I've only ever used regular superglue whenever I need something to stick.
I accidentaly broke the eyebrow pegs trying to fit them into the undersized holes of the helmet.
Found the answer to my problem. Loctite plastics bonding system.
With the headband did you try flipping it around?
Yup, both way, upside down, around the back, anything to try to get those pegs to fit. It's probably something I was doing because I haven't heard of the problem before this.
The Fwoosh Yeah, who knows. Maybe you did something wrong before, what type of piece were they supposed to fit into?
Im not 100% but knowing the DLT-19 (long) blaster rifle, because I have built a 1-1 3D Printed one, It looks like the rear sight has a moulding peg still on it. Its difficult to see without a closeup so I may be wrong, but it doesn't look right to me :-)
You're absolutely right, I just double-checked and I completely missed that. It's gone now, haha. Thank you!
Where could i get these online? I've been thinking about getting them on amazon but i cant find all of them.
They only just released so it'll be a little bit before they hit Amazon from third party sellers.
What about the 1/6 scale versions, i can only find those on amazon as well.
Where do you buy the model kid from ?
Look on eBay can't find them
I got this from CDJapan but they have since pulled of the model kits. It should hit Amazon soon.
dude if they bring a 12 inch r2 and 3p0 im getting it to light!
Yeah, even if I decided to not buy any more 1:6 I'd still have to get those two. Just too iconic to pass up.
''Peg him in the ass''. Lol. Whatever floats the troopers boat.
if they released characters like vader and ren in this scale, would you get it?
I want to say no but I'd probably break down and grab them. So no.
Pssst. But yeah.
The head looks better when he's posed. Its not the head that's large its the chest that seems a little thin width wise.
Yeah, after a few days of looking at it, it's kind of a mix that throws both off. Looks great posed though.
Can you by any chance put a jumpsuit in the suit??
hahaha, quote of the day 'peg him in his ass'
Interesting one, I like the idea of a 12inch kit, but I'm not sure about the armour - it looks like he was missing armour on the sides and it's almost as if the plates have come apart where his upper arms meet the shoulder pad/ lower back meets upper back? In effect you can see the black through the gap, don;t get me wrong I know there's limits to what can be done, but I'm not sure I like that?
Looks great though and seems to be able to get into some good poses. Will sit this one out and see what else they do...
what do people think of trying to sew a cloth under suit for this model kit?
I hope they do a Death Trooper in this scale
A Death Trooper would be fantastic.
My helmet is huge, but being a bigger stormtrooper makes things even out, I'd say this looks slightly large cause it reminds me of the physique of the New Hope Elstree Troopers, ho tended to be skinnier
Yeah, it's also the slight skinniness throwing it off a bit.
Where do you get, buy your kits from Robo?
I got this batch from CDJapan but they have pulled them all down now.
Still struggling with WS Decals? Lol great review..
Haha, not as much, but here I figured it would be paint later on, I can just peel the standards back off.
were do you get your model kits from
I got these from CDJapan but they have pulled them down now.
The Fwoosh okay I want to buy a lot of them
something about the oversized head, eyes and pristine look reminds me of the cg stormtroopers used for the dark forces game cover from back in the day. anyway, easy pass for me but, i would still be intrigued if bandai does more sw characters at this scale.
id love to see 1/6 clone
It looks like a sideshow and hot toys figure
I'm not too sure if I should buy this as well since I was already planning on picking up the sh figuarts Stormtrooper. I'm conflicted cuz this mold looked really good 😖
Edit: $85?!?!?! Bwahhhahahahahhahahahh... no
I'll go back to my LEGOs
Yeah, it's a little expensive for a piece that essentially double the size of the regular models I'd hold off and wait for them to hit other places.
The Fwoosh
Also, do you by any chance have (or are planning on picking up) the SH Figuarts/model kit shoretrooper? I already bought the Figuarts online and am waiting for it to ship in, but I still need validation lol. I'm just wondering 🤔 Keep doing what you're doing!
Natedogg5413 I'm going to be building the Shoretrooper model sometime soon but I passed on the Figuarts. Just too many toys, haha.
The Fwoosh
Definitely 👌🏽
Its $60 on amazon now
Got two of these kits so far....may get another two. Crazy huh....and yea, the helmet isn't a factor. Anyway, hoping they may consider a Sandtrooper at this scale. :) Great review!
Oh man, yeah, a Sandtrooper would be awesome. Would push me to finally get around to some weathering on these kits.
i like this stormtrooper but the articulated joints make him look like a robot!
Gotta give them points for going 1/6 scale but that is a skinny ass trooper
So what did your 501st guy say?
the head is not over sized if you go look at some of the older star wars movies and take a good look and not just base your judgement on how model makes and figure makers have proportioned it
Oh, I know, I run with a 501st member who has OT Stormtrooper gear. It's not huge but the helmet is large and the body is skinny. The helmet isn't supposed to be wider than the torso.
I'm surprised Bandai didn't make a clone trooper in the 1/6 scale
Helmet looks like a FX fan build bucket.
does it have any part falling off ???
Nope, haven't had a part fall off.
The Fwoosh thank
this kits is the same size, complexity, and technology that Bandai uses for their Master Grade Gundam model kits. you probably aren't very interested in Gundam but you might be interested in some of Bandai's non-Gundam Master Grade model kits. like the two Master Goku model kits.
www.dalong.net/review/etc/mgf01/mgf01_p.htm
www.dalong.net/review/etc/mgf02/mgf02_p.htm
also I'm pretty sure the reason you couldn't get that black part above the eyes on was because you might have it upside down.
Where did you get him from?
I grabbed this batch from CDJapan but it looks like they got busted and pulled all of the kits down.
Woah. That head seems a little big
A little bit, yeah.
idk tbh. this model kit looks slightly off to me. Like the proportions are just slightly off
Where did you buy this from?
I got it from CDJapan but they have since pulled all of the models.
The Fwoosh DD: goddamnit, any idea where I might find them?
ManoBey12 They should hit Amazon soon from third party sellers in China. Usually takes a bit to ship but prices usually aren't terrible.
WHY DIDN'T THEY ARTICULATE THE FIGUART'S TROOPER LEGS LIKE THAT!?!?!
Hate to say it head looks large... Unless he a trooper recruited from a planet of people with Charlie Brown like physical proportions , lol