I agree Hasbro really missed an opportunity making the face plates different sizes and it would have been so easy. Stupid but not surprising in the least.
They could've just cast the legs in the light green colour and then added the darker green camo over top. That way they would've gotten away with no dark green paint on the knees because it's a bit spread out and would've saved on paint overall. I'm confused.
If you think about it, the troopers are an amazing action figure idea- If they wanted to, they could release alternates of these troopers with alternate/other weapons that were seen in the battles they were at, give them alternate designs for the outfits, maybe even have an alternate female one like what they did with the Cobra troopers, and give them new faces to put on them or even ALIEN heads/faces... Granted, some of them I'm sure they'd put in the Gaming Greats line for the Battlefront games-
Oh man, thanks for showing off Leia’s poncho on this figure, Nate! I knew Han’s jacket was a great possibility, but I was really hoping Leia’s poncho would work. Thought it was going to be too small, so I’m very excited that it works. It truly makes the figure for me. It definitely should’ve been included with the figure, but I needed to get another Endor Leia for the Rebel Alliance display anyway.
Going forward I'm being very selected after spending a lot of the may pre orders. I do really want this figure but with the hoth rebel figure still available for less than £15 in the UK, I think I'm definitely holding off until it comes down in price.
I can’t say I blame you, this figure will definitely hit clearance at some point. No reason it should have been so expensive. Thanks for watching Thomas! -Nate
@OutOfTheBasement I think that is the problem with modern day black series prices especially with deluxe, Even though we love the product, we have trouble justifying that amount of money
@@StraightOtohGungait's not something we would ever have access to but I'd be super interested to see what the profit margins are on BS and Hasbro lines.
@@thomasmulgrew it can't be good for them to have deluxe go straight to clearance and have cases upon cases of Saw Gerrera at liquidation stores like Ollie's.
Finally in stock today at Pulse so I placed an order and canceled my EE order. And Pulse already shipped, so early next week I’ll finally get this in. Looks great and can’t wait to army build a few of these.
With a bit of heat, you can "compress" the Endor Rebel faceplates and fit them into the Hoth Rebel head! I've got half a dozen Hoth Rebels, so this has at least given me more options there! Only two Endor Rebels, unless they go down in price, I won't get more. Sadly, the Hoth faceplates are not wide enough to cover the space on the Endor head.
Great review Nate! Besides the Deluxe pricing I think this is a fantastic looking figure but I am to the point where I’m tired of figures being considered Deluxe solely because of “paint apps”, just feels like there’s always so much paint left to be desired. Seeing everyone’s sentiment on this figure I can’t help but feel it’d be flying off the shelves if it was normal pricing!
Thanks for the review Nate! Yeah, I think out of principle I will wait for clearance on this one. We just have to draw the line somewhere on what we will accept as Deluxe. If he also came with his own poncho and maybe one other accessory that would maybe be acceptable. Also the bare knee hinges, no bueno.
I totally get that but this being OT and a rebel trooper it was a guaranteed pickup for me. Will probably wait for a sale on my second one though! Thanks for checking out the review, Brett. -Justin
Just got mine..for $65AU mind you..the bit of brown hair under the helmet with the greybeard face will look a bit weird but you prolly wouldn't see it on display..pretty cool though a poncho would do it justice..cheers mate, great review 🍺🍺🍻 SI FI
Can't understand why the legs aren't molded in green plastic. I understand yellow/green paint still contains lead even today, though not sure about PVC.
Unfortunately, the price, and this is something I'm pretty sure they've mentioned in other live streams as well as the star wars ones, is that the designer teams and such don't decide the price... They have also said that they themselves don't really like the prices-
Excellent review Nate, it is a shame about the paint and the pricing as it seems a great army builder figure, I agree with you buy one now and wait for a sale.
I get mine this month. My only gripe with the figure is that they put the wrong face on the figure. I want it to have the rex face but I was going to leave it in the box!
@OutOfTheBasement if my work place gets them in stock I will probably buy myself a second to carefully remove from the box to swap it over or even put the head on a stormtrooper whilst army building a few
Cant wait for the Target discount. More collectors really should wait for these discounts. The sales from these types of figures come from people army building and this price discourages that
Waiting for sales is also a great way to ensure we don’t get figures like this anymore. Just look at the vehicle line for example, everyone (myself included) waited for those to go on sale and now we haven’t gotten one in years. There’s nothing inherently wrong with waiting for a sale but don’t be surprised when we stop seeing troopers like this in the line. Thanks for watching! -Nate
this one cost £34 in the UK & I just cannot understand how it justifies being a "deluxe" figure. The only reason I can think of is that Hasbro thought people would buy multiple of them for army builders The hoth trooper is by far a superior figure with so many options thanks to the goggles. Does this even have a place to store the mask?
The price is them trying to get money out of the new mold and hoping a majority of people will buy before it goes on sale. It’s a shame it’s not compatible with the Hoth Rebel too i would have picked up even more
Great review Nate! I wished more accessories like the Hoth backpack (retooled to fit this one) could've been included and man oh man, those knees definitely should've been painted. It's sad that there's lot of nitpicks about a good figure.
Great review! Seeing Cobb Vanth and the various Boba Fett releases all go on sale here in the UK really has me thinking this will too. If not for that price this would be an instant buy. All of that aside I don't love the design they chose either, it's not bad but compared to a lot of the Endor troopers in the film it's easily the less common look. It's weird seeing an Endor trooper with only the lower half being camouflaged, plenty had jackets or trench coats, I mean who doesn't picture a mostly green colour scheme when thinking of these guys? I hate to say it but part of me wonders if they just went with a design that would require less paint (despite them boasting extra paint aps for deluxe releases in the past). Who knows, it still looks good but I'm going to hold out for a pricedrop.
Honestly it almost looks like they based the design off the Battlefront 2 (2017) look. Even the face is fairly similar. I won’t be shocked if we see this guy show up in a Gaming Greats box soon. Thanks for watching! -Nate
At my Walmart Canada 🇨🇦 the Rebel Commandos were put on the shelves already on "Liquidation" about 42 percent off, so 22$ u.s. 😁 at that price, I jump at them ...
Luckily Hasbro pulse discounted it to £20 & picked one up - Should have picked another one up but they are OOS now I can see loads of places having this heavily discounted though. Peg warmer of the year!
@@OutOfTheBasement I can't even remove the face! The head wouldn't come off even after putting it under hot water. Eventually it did come off - along with the neck though 🤦♂️
@@OutOfTheBasement I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an eventual Battlefront 2 Gaming Greats Endor Heavy Rebel Trooper, the black actor likeness with the different backpack and the big machine gun
Nate, great honest review. There really no understanding how Hasbro decides what’s deluxe and what isn’t. I mean, look at the season 2 Wrecker. Clearly more paint apps, new sculpting and a regular exclusive price! 🤷♂️Like you, I’ll pick one up at regular retail and wait for discount on any more And let’s not forget, it will probably get a galaxy box release too. So a higher chance of clearance. Keep the vids coming
Thank you Mark! It really doesnt make any sense. Season 2 wrecker broke my brain when it wasn’t deluxe priced lol. I feel like Hasbro just throws darts at a board to determine what’s Deluxe. -Nate
I am a die hard O.T fan like you both! It looks great and has really nice articulation like you said... But the lack luster details... Wahhhh.. The price for it is hiduous.. 😢😢😢.... Will blend in exceptionally well with my ROTJ set up. Buying one and waiting to buy another when it's discounted and I have a feeling it will like you were pointing out Nate. Thanks for the review man! Stephen
I definitely like the figure but agree with all the sentiments in the vid. I kinda regret getting two right away especially after seeing the lower priced hoth trooper on sale all over and that's one of the best figs in the line. I think the Han poncho looks really good and fits great with the backpack and bandolier holding it tight to the upper body.
That's totally fair. It's OT and a Rebel trooper so I need two by default. Not happy about the deluxe thing! Thanks for checking out the review, Riley. -Justin
Great looking fig. I rarely collect black series anymore but I just got darth malak today and its honestly probably my fav black series figure of all time! Will you be getting one? It'd be great to see your views on him.
To me the figure has limited customization so two is enough. I made a figure out of the mask and fodder. Looked fine. Three head sculpts maybe get another. It’s a cheaper option to get the heroes of Endor figures at discounted cost and use fodder bodies to make more. True you miss the camo pants. I am flappy to have a Nik Sant figure.
I understand why in theory ya'll like soft goods but they almost always look janky unless they are specifically used to get out of the way of an accessory like with Mando and his jet pack.
Thanks for the review Nate. I agree with everything you said. Looking at the comments, it appears most people share the same sentiments. Great looking figure. But charging too much and giving too little. A few, small efforts on Hasbro's part, would have gone a long way. Or, at standard release price, things that could be more easily overlooked.
They must have lost money on the Hoth trooper as he was on clearance and cheap forever on Amazon. Thing is he was genuinely a brilliant figure that cost less. Hasbro are just pushing their luck on price. they don't learn and collectors aren't stupid. I can wait.
Mixed feelings in this figure. The lack of paint on the knee joints is jarring and sadly the eye goes to it first on a dynamic pose which just really hinders this figures overall worth. That asise i do like the figure but i will be trying to match that paint scheme on hispants as close as possible and paint it myself which is lame becsuse droppimg deluxe duckets on a figure should not require us to do so. Solid review Nate. The photography options with this trooper are going to be great though. Endor troopers being guided by some ewokes through the massive forrest of Endor just sounds like a fun and cool shoot/display to set up 👍👊
That’s a good point! He will look real nice in photos. Good luck painting the knee, it’s not a bad idea to try and match or atleast do something other then plain grey. Thanks for watching brother! -Nate
I got mine a month ago and then bought two more from star action figures for cheaper. If you put Han Solo’s trench coat on one it looks awesome.. Take care Ed
Ohhh Natey!! 😢 What do you do with a problem like ass-blo?... So looking forward to this figurine and now I'm seeing the reviews, I'm deflated! All my air has gone! Like a bosted tyre. One of my childhood favourites. It easily had the potential to be one of the line's best. All the Assholes had to do was put put 3 face plates (black guy, white guy, Rex) that combined with Hoth for 6 different figures of each trooper. A couple of extra accessories such as a poncho and bag. That was it, and they failed. Miserably... I got 3 on pre-order, but like that force spirit pack, I may cancel and play "waity-waity, cheapy-cheapy" with them. I just got TVC Luke X-Wing today for 50 quid. A large vehicle that is 17 more than one figure with dodgy knees...😢 I'm entering my once yearly summer phase of questioning the bs line. 😅😅
Excellent and honest review. I'll likely grab a couple. It always surprises me how little we ask for as collectors, and how often Hasbro is prepared not to meet that expectation, just a little paint and you wouldn't be able to keep this guy on pegs. Thanks for the content
@@OutOfTheBasement Haha I just got one and that was the first thing I noticed. The knees literally say to me Hasbro knows its cutting corners but doesn't care to put effort into hiding them! Unacceptable really and the price is awful. So far this year SW TBS new purchases takes the back seat to clearance and sales. I have a few preorders but that is a whole other can of worms! I counted about 100 open preorders between GI Joe, SW, TF's and IJAS and it's only July, so much for taking it easy on preorders Hasbro seems adverse to learning these days! Great channel sir!
aaaye i was hoping you'd do a side by side with my custom lol great review man and at the end of the day I'll pay $35 for this if thats what it takes to get background characters. unfortunate that its that way but I like this figure enough to justify the price.
First off, great review! I don't think the price can be justified for the accessories that are lacking for what we all see on Endor Rebels. I think the poncho or jacket should indeed have been included as well as the box for the detonators used in the bunker. That lack of paint on the knee is quite sloppy. It will look nice standing up for sure and have some shelf presence with other troopers and the heroes, but the Deluxe price isn't worth it since army building is a reality. On an extra note, that image for the cardback is excessively grainy. I'm sure better images could have been taken from Lucasfilms archives, but we have fewer images of the Endor Troopers up close when compared to the Rebels on Hoth when looking at the films. If I were a TBS carded collector, I would be disappointed with that for sure.
This is a great figure, although if there was no Rex lookalike face, would it be a deluxe figure. Can't see how Hasbro will make more money by selling it at a higher price point. The army builders will buy less, and the casuals won't buy any. If it does go to clearance, then it will sell out in minutes. I only got one.
I cut back on TBS, not buying everything right away and passed on figures multiple times that I would’ve bought when ever I saw them a couple of years ago. I have multiple jar jars and the first two I paid full price and no regrets, I picked up this guy for under 30 bucks at gamestop and just not happy with. Did they really give us a back pack and a face plate with no way of storing it inside the bag?
Too bad they did not use the Cassian Andor figure From rogue one those legs I think would’ve worked perfectly with that figure instead of the legs that I saw in the video
Hello David I've got one in my loot pile at BBTS and I'll wait for sale/clearance for a second figure. I'm not paying that much for regular army building figures, I just can't afford it. How was your trip Sunday with your daughter? I hope all went well for you.
@@theperceptor9287 I loved your appraisal Tom! Don't know whether I want 3 at full price now? Can't believe they made this without the Hoth face compatibility. Not having they "couldn't do it" for a minute. Just mold the new helmet around the old face size. Sheer apathy and a pathetic lack of attention to detail. Daughter had her Prom on Friday night and continued celebrating over the weekend, so I was on more taxi duty than normal. Went well thank you.
@@DavidEdge69 Hello David I'm glad dad taxie service is doing well. Prom already boy time flies doesn't it. I'm just sick of Hasblow charging deluxe prices for regular figures and you are right they could have easily made the face plates from the Hoth Rebel trooper compatible with the Endor trooper figures that at least would have made it easier to pay the extra money for the Endor trooper figures. But oh no they couldn't do that , that would just be wrong. Later sir and take care of yourself.
Yeah these look great and all but if we're to pay the already absurd deluxe prices, they should be giving us deluxe figures. Fewer accessories is one thing, but less paint apps too? Feels like Hasbro is a snake oil salesman...convincing you that it's special as they smile at you while taking your money. The RotJ and Paz Vizsla releases were much better value both accessories and paint apps wise. But at least these Endor troopers feel better than the Grogu release...still can't find him for under $25 lol. He's smaller than B2EMO and I managed to get the Cassian/B2EMO pack for only $20! Anyways great review as always.
That price *is* up there. Could have came with a trenchcoat, even another switchable face plate (or a second edition with a couple of alternate faces?) and then that non-paint under the knees? So many of us will pose these guys on one knee. I don't know, I'm in Canada so this figure it likely to be pushing $50 before tax. I don't know about you, but to me, that's alotta tacos. I've always favored the "sell more at a lower price and profit more too," model, but Hasbro seems to keep it to the conservative model of, "make less, sell less at a premium price;" this pretty much cuts out a significant portion of potential buyers, and potential *future* buyers which is just sad. They're playing a short game, very short-sightedly and not the long game.
Too bad they couldn’t or didn’t use light green plastic for the legs and just paint the dark green camo accents. Those knees wouldn’t stand out as much.
Great video! Figure looks great but price is super lame. It seems pretty obvious that if they started releasing troopers from like battlefront 2 with different race / genders they would make an absolute killing even at lower price points. It’s a literal gold mine. Give us different troop classes like rocket trooper, sniper, heavy.
Sounds like people need to get their paint brushes out for this one. You could paint the grey beard brown for another character and maybe but some goggles or fa e covering in the other face for a fourth character. The price is disappointing.
Hello Nate thanks for sharing your thoughts on this new Rebel Endor Trooper figure. I had 2 of these figures on preorder but after watching reviews I changed it to 1. Once again Hasbro is shoving deluxe prices down our throats and giving us standard figures. As you pointed out there is nothing deluxe about this figure. It's an all new sculpt but that's it. Nothing exciting about it other than finally another rebel trooper figure. Lacking in paint apps, no extra weapons, no soft goods poncho, no extra face plates, and not even compatible with the Hoth trooper face plates. What a let down and missed opportunity. And the out right blatant money grab deluxe prices demand is aggravating. But honestly it's nothing new for Hasbro so I'll complain like everyone else is and nothing will probably change. I definitely wanted at least 2 or 3 of these figures but the second will be a sale/clearance price definitely. I'm sure if they make a Gaming Greats version and I'm sure they'll charge a deluxe price so that might be my third on sale/clearance purchase. Thanks again Nate for your review of this new figure, I'll be getting mine from BBTS in another week and a half or so. Take care, Tom
Hey Tom! Thanks for checking out the new review. The deluxe thing is definitely frustrating. I'd still like to get one more but maybe I'll wait for a sale! -Justin
If it had been painted people would have complained about to much paint apps cant please people it’s good only thing I wished they would do is double on the knees and elbows !!!
The sad part is that it isn’t just Hasbro. NECA seems to cut back accessories with each new figure and McFarlane is making us buy 2 of the same figure just to get all the accessories (Blue Beetle). Thanks for watching! -Nate
Bruh this is like one of the only reviews where I harp on the price. Yeah Australia has it rough no doubt but doesn’t make my criticism any less valid. Thanks for watching! -Nate
No Star War black series is worth more then 10-11$. I don’t know why people continue to collect these figures. If your lucky the HasLab won’t fund and maybe this line will go away. I would love to see an end to black series and marvel legends so Hasbro could focus on in house IP’s.
If prices are this crazy I’m fully moving to getting 1 or 2 hot toys a year with better quality and better customer service if something goes wrong these are just cheap plastic at this point
Great figure but I agree that the price is ridiculous for what we’re getting. Really wish the faceplates were common with the Hoth trooper.
Yeah I feel like even something as simple as that would have made this release so much better. Thanks for watching Shawn! -Nate
I agree Hasbro really missed an opportunity making the face plates different sizes and it would have been so easy. Stupid but not surprising in the least.
They could've just cast the legs in the light green colour and then added the darker green camo over top. That way they would've gotten away with no dark green paint on the knees because it's a bit spread out and would've saved on paint overall. I'm confused.
100% I was thinking the same thing about the colored plastic! -Justin
If you think about it, the troopers are an amazing action figure idea-
If they wanted to, they could release alternates of these troopers with alternate/other weapons that were seen in the battles they were at, give them alternate designs for the outfits, maybe even have an alternate female one like what they did with the Cobra troopers, and give them new faces to put on them or even ALIEN heads/faces... Granted, some of them I'm sure they'd put in the Gaming Greats line for the Battlefront games-
I hope they do! -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement if they're smart, they WILL do it- Actually, I bet they ARE trying, it's just difficult to get it past the people who approve them-
Oh man, thanks for showing off Leia’s poncho on this figure, Nate! I knew Han’s jacket was a great possibility, but I was really hoping Leia’s poncho would work. Thought it was going to be too small, so I’m very excited that it works. It truly makes the figure for me. It definitely should’ve been included with the figure, but I needed to get another Endor Leia for the Rebel Alliance display anyway.
Yeah whenever I get my second one I think I'm definitely going to add the poncho! Thanks for checking out the review, Zoo Boy. -Justin
Going forward I'm being very selected after spending a lot of the may pre orders. I do really want this figure but with the hoth rebel figure still available for less than £15 in the UK, I think I'm definitely holding off until it comes down in price.
I can’t say I blame you, this figure will definitely hit clearance at some point. No reason it should have been so expensive. Thanks for watching Thomas! -Nate
@OutOfTheBasement I think that is the problem with modern day black series prices especially with deluxe, Even though we love the product, we have trouble justifying that amount of money
@@StraightOtohGungait's not something we would ever have access to but I'd be super interested to see what the profit margins are on BS and Hasbro lines.
@@thomasmulgrew it can't be good for them to have deluxe go straight to clearance and have cases upon cases of Saw Gerrera at liquidation stores like Ollie's.
@@StraightOtohGunga presume not but everything has a worth and it isn't £30+.
Good figure, but for €42.99 deluxe price here in Ireland, and can't swap face plates, not THAT good!
Oof yeah that’s a lot Donie. I can’t blame ya. -Nate
Finally in stock today at Pulse so I placed an order and canceled my EE order. And Pulse already shipped, so early next week I’ll finally get this in. Looks great and can’t wait to army build a few of these.
Nice pickup! Need at least two. -Justin
Ordered four for now. I hope they re-release with some more faces and different camouflage tops and even the double backpack.
How much?
I would love if they did something like that! Great idea Wayne. Thanks for watching! -Nate
@@raymundopaniagua4875 They were £29.95 each
Nice review Nate great posing!! It’s 54.98 Canadian here in the great white North
Thanks for checking it out, Hooter! And dang, that price! -Justin
With a bit of heat, you can "compress" the Endor Rebel faceplates and fit them into the Hoth Rebel head! I've got half a dozen Hoth Rebels, so this has at least given me more options there! Only two Endor Rebels, unless they go down in price, I won't get more. Sadly, the Hoth faceplates are not wide enough to cover the space on the Endor head.
That's awesome! May have to try it out. -Justin
Great review Nate! Besides the Deluxe pricing I think this is a fantastic looking figure but I am to the point where I’m tired of figures being considered Deluxe solely because of “paint apps”, just feels like there’s always so much paint left to be desired. Seeing everyone’s sentiment on this figure I can’t help but feel it’d be flying off the shelves if it was normal pricing!
It should have been a standard release, they are really skimping out
Yeah it's OT and a Rebel soldier so I definitely need two but I definitely agree! Not deluxe at all. -Justin
Just picked this up today at Ross for $7.99 what a score!!!!!
Nice find! We found a couple for that cheap too. -Nate
Hi guys hope you’re doing well! Just picked up 4 of these at Ross for $6 each!
What’s up Isaac! Hope you are doing good brother! That’s a great deal! -Nate
Thanks for the review Nate! Yeah, I think out of principle I will wait for clearance on this one. We just have to draw the line somewhere on what we will accept as Deluxe. If he also came with his own poncho and maybe one other accessory that would maybe be acceptable. Also the bare knee hinges, no bueno.
I totally get that but this being OT and a rebel trooper it was a guaranteed pickup for me. Will probably wait for a sale on my second one though! Thanks for checking out the review, Brett. -Justin
Just got mine..for $65AU mind you..the bit of brown hair under the helmet with the greybeard face will look a bit weird but you prolly wouldn't see it on display..pretty cool though a poncho would do it justice..cheers mate, great review 🍺🍺🍻 SI FI
Oof that hurts to hear. $34 is bad enough. I can’t say I blame you if you only got 1. That’s nuts. Thanks for watching SI FI -Nate
Ouch was that Zing? $59.95 at JB.
Can't understand why the legs aren't molded in green plastic. I understand yellow/green paint still contains lead even today, though not sure about PVC.
Yep totally agreed. Would've been much better and probably higher on our Top 10 of 2023! -Justin
Nate , your belts for Luke and Liea are on the figs in the size comparison shots. Lol😂
Bruhhhh 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️. That legit didn’t register with me at all. Lmao. Thanks for pointing that out! -Nate
Cool looking figure yes I will buy they figger but at a lower if I saw on clearance get it 👍👍👍👍
Right on! -Justin
It’s now $22 in Hasbro Pulse in the Outlet selection
Nice, that’s a great price! Thanks for watching! -Nate
Hasbro will blame us for poor sales. And not the price vs value. 😂
Oh 100% for sure! Thanks for watching! -Nate
They should’ve added a poncho and trench coat for that price. Now we need a Pruneface.
Ohhh great idea! I’d love Pruneface! -Nate
Bro thanks for shouting out that store i legit live so close to one and didnt even know it was there😵💫😵💫🤦♂️
That’s dope! Both locations are super nice. Thanks for watching Jason. -Nate
Might be a good idea we all give customising Hoth Troopers a go (that one looked great) and they can be found in the bargain bin
I mean true! -Justin
Unfortunately, the price, and this is something I'm pretty sure they've mentioned in other live streams as well as the star wars ones, is that the designer teams and such don't decide the price... They have also said that they themselves don't really like the prices-
A shame because it's a fine "mainline" figure otherwise! -Justin
Excellent review Nate, it is a shame about the paint and the pricing as it seems a great army builder figure, I agree with you buy one now and wait for a sale.
💯! Thanks for watching Soup! -Nate
I get mine this month. My only gripe with the figure is that they put the wrong face on the figure. I want it to have the rex face but I was going to leave it in the box!
Aw I see, I look at it as a fun little easter egg! -Justin
@OutOfTheBasement if my work place gets them in stock I will probably buy myself a second to carefully remove from the box to swap it over or even put the head on a stormtrooper whilst army building a few
Cant wait for the Target discount. More collectors really should wait for these discounts. The sales from these types of figures come from people army building and this price discourages that
Waiting for sales is also a great way to ensure we don’t get figures like this anymore. Just look at the vehicle line for example, everyone (myself included) waited for those to go on sale and now we haven’t gotten one in years. There’s nothing inherently wrong with waiting for a sale but don’t be surprised when we stop seeing troopers like this in the line. Thanks for watching! -Nate
this one cost £34 in the UK & I just cannot understand how it justifies being a "deluxe" figure.
The only reason I can think of is that Hasbro thought people would buy multiple of them for army builders
The hoth trooper is by far a superior figure with so many options thanks to the goggles. Does this even have a place to store the mask?
Combination of piece count and paint. But I agree, it shouldn't be deluxe. -Justin
Cool figure. Always use scissors and cut around the bubble saving the card.
Naw, we're openers. And using scissors still destroys the card. It's either MOC or opening for me. -Justin
Crazy thought, but could it be a deluxe because it may not be released in the mainline?
That would really suck honestly. Let’s hope not! -Nate
I'll probably buy two of those figures cause of the extra faceplates, excellent review Mate!
Definitely want two! Thanks for checking out the review. -Justin
The price is them trying to get money out of the new mold and hoping a majority of people will buy before it goes on sale. It’s a shame it’s not compatible with the Hoth Rebel too i would have picked up even more
Hoth Rebel compatability would've been amazing! -Justin
Great review Nate! I wished more accessories like the Hoth backpack (retooled to fit this one) could've been included and man oh man, those knees definitely should've been painted. It's sad that there's lot of nitpicks about a good figure.
Appreciate you checking out the review, Dill! -Justin
Great review! Seeing Cobb Vanth and the various Boba Fett releases all go on sale here in the UK really has me thinking this will too. If not for that price this would be an instant buy.
All of that aside I don't love the design they chose either, it's not bad but compared to a lot of the Endor troopers in the film it's easily the less common look. It's weird seeing an Endor trooper with only the lower half being camouflaged, plenty had jackets or trench coats, I mean who doesn't picture a mostly green colour scheme when thinking of these guys? I hate to say it but part of me wonders if they just went with a design that would require less paint (despite them boasting extra paint aps for deluxe releases in the past). Who knows, it still looks good but I'm going to hold out for a pricedrop.
Honestly it almost looks like they based the design off the Battlefront 2 (2017) look. Even the face is fairly similar. I won’t be shocked if we see this guy show up in a Gaming Greats box soon. Thanks for watching! -Nate
Great review Nate! That figure looks awesome! See you in the live stream, May the force be with you!
Thanks for checking out the review, 80s! -Justin
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At my Walmart Canada 🇨🇦 the Rebel Commandos were put on the shelves already on "Liquidation" about 42 percent off, so 22$ u.s. 😁 at that price, I jump at them ...
That’s a steal! -Nate
In Canada it is close to 50...
Oof! But hey atleast you guys have free healthcare! -Nate
Luckily Hasbro pulse discounted it to £20 & picked one up - Should have picked another one up but they are OOS now
I can see loads of places having this heavily discounted though. Peg warmer of the year!
I haven't really seen this in-store aside from GameStop. I wouldn't call em' a peg-warmer just yet. -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement I can't even remove the face! The head wouldn't come off even after putting it under hot water. Eventually it did come off - along with the neck though 🤦♂️
A great figure for sure! I just want to see more variations. Different faceplates, backpacks and gear for that price point
100% and they really could have done that and this figure would have felt deluxe then! Thanks for watching! -Nate
@@OutOfTheBasement I'm keeping my fingers crossed for an eventual Battlefront 2 Gaming Greats Endor Heavy Rebel Trooper, the black actor likeness with the different backpack and the big machine gun
Nate, great honest review. There really no understanding how Hasbro decides what’s deluxe and what isn’t. I mean, look at the season 2 Wrecker. Clearly more paint apps, new sculpting and a regular exclusive price! 🤷♂️Like you, I’ll pick one up at regular retail and wait for discount on any more And let’s not forget, it will probably get a galaxy box release too. So a higher chance of clearance. Keep the vids coming
Thank you Mark! It really doesnt make any sense. Season 2 wrecker broke my brain when it wasn’t deluxe priced lol. I feel like Hasbro just throws darts at a board to determine what’s Deluxe. -Nate
I am a die hard O.T fan like you both! It looks great and has really nice articulation like you said... But the lack luster details... Wahhhh.. The price for it is hiduous.. 😢😢😢.... Will blend in exceptionally well with my ROTJ set up. Buying one and waiting to buy another when it's discounted and I have a feeling it will like you were pointing out Nate. Thanks for the review man!
Stephen
Thanks for watching Stephen! -Nate
Excellent job giving us the +/-. Is it worth it..? Probably not. But really want him in my collection. Great job!!
Thanks, James! Appreciate you checking out the review. 🙌🏻 -Justin
I definitely like the figure but agree with all the sentiments in the vid. I kinda regret getting two right away especially after seeing the lower priced hoth trooper on sale all over and that's one of the best figs in the line. I think the Han poncho looks really good and fits great with the backpack and bandolier holding it tight to the upper body.
That's totally fair. It's OT and a Rebel trooper so I need two by default. Not happy about the deluxe thing! Thanks for checking out the review, Riley. -Justin
Great looking fig. I rarely collect black series anymore but I just got darth malak today and its honestly probably my fav black series figure of all time! Will you be getting one? It'd be great to see your views on him.
Yep the review for Malak actually just went up today! Love em. -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement ah awesome I'll check it out!
The nik sant face has gray hair but the head has dark hair coming out of the back of the helmet
True that! Oof. -Justin
To me the figure has limited customization so two is enough. I made a figure out of the mask and fodder. Looked fine. Three head sculpts maybe get another. It’s a cheaper option to get the heroes of Endor figures at discounted cost and use fodder bodies to make more. True you miss the camo pants. I am flappy to have a Nik Sant figure.
Yep same here. Two for me! Thanks for checking out the review, prophet924. -Justin
I understand why in theory ya'll like soft goods but they almost always look janky unless they are specifically used to get out of the way of an accessory like with Mando and his jet pack.
I think a lot of the modern Black Series soft goods look pretty great. -Justin
Thanks for the review Nate. I agree with everything you said. Looking at the comments, it appears most people share the same sentiments. Great looking figure. But charging too much and giving too little. A few, small efforts on Hasbro's part, would have gone a long way. Or, at standard release price, things that could be more easily overlooked.
Thanks for watching! -Nate
They must have lost money on the Hoth trooper as he was on clearance and cheap forever on Amazon. Thing is he was genuinely a brilliant figure that cost less. Hasbro are just pushing their luck on price. they don't learn and collectors aren't stupid. I can wait.
They only have to make back a certain amount to make a profit, clearance doesn't always equal a loss for a company. Thanks for watching! -Justin
Mixed feelings in this figure. The lack of paint on the knee joints is jarring and sadly the eye goes to it first on a dynamic pose which just really hinders this figures overall worth.
That asise i do like the figure but i will be trying to match that paint scheme on hispants as close as possible and paint it myself which is lame becsuse droppimg deluxe duckets on a figure should not require us to do so.
Solid review Nate. The photography options with this trooper are going to be great though. Endor troopers being guided by some ewokes through the massive forrest of Endor just sounds like a fun and cool shoot/display to set up 👍👊
That’s a good point! He will look real nice in photos. Good luck painting the knee, it’s not a bad idea to try and match or atleast do something other then plain grey. Thanks for watching brother! -Nate
Hi! Great review. I will wait for it to be on clearance the price is too high.
Thanks for watching! -Nate
I got mine a month ago and then bought two more from star action figures for cheaper. If you put Han Solo’s trench coat on one it looks awesome.. Take care Ed
Nice, yep I demonstrated all 3 Endor soft goods on the trooper in the video! They shoulda included one! Thanks for watching. -Nate
Ohhh Natey!! 😢 What do you do with a problem like ass-blo?... So looking forward to this figurine and now I'm seeing the reviews, I'm deflated! All my air has gone! Like a bosted tyre. One of my childhood favourites. It easily had the potential to be one of the line's best. All the Assholes had to do was put put 3 face plates (black guy, white guy, Rex) that combined with Hoth for 6 different figures of each trooper. A couple of extra accessories such as a poncho and bag. That was it, and they failed. Miserably... I got 3 on pre-order, but like that force spirit pack, I may cancel and play "waity-waity, cheapy-cheapy" with them. I just got TVC Luke X-Wing today for 50 quid. A large vehicle that is 17 more than one figure with dodgy knees...😢 I'm entering my once yearly summer phase of questioning the bs line. 😅😅
Endor Han might see a spike in sales.
@@TheFunkyJawa I was considering that as well...
Is the peg for the head universal
Unfortunately it’s not.
Excellent and honest review. I'll likely grab a couple. It always surprises me how little we ask for as collectors, and how often Hasbro is prepared not to meet that expectation, just a little paint and you wouldn't be able to keep this guy on pegs. Thanks for the content
Honestly even if it did have those painted details I'm not sure if the deluxe price would be justified still. Thanks for watching, Gavin! -Justin
That massive air gap in the bubble is the upcharge justification for Hasbro
Haha true! Thanks for watching Jon! -Nate
@@OutOfTheBasement Haha I just got one and that was the first thing I noticed. The knees literally say to me Hasbro knows its cutting corners but doesn't care to put effort into hiding them! Unacceptable really and the price is awful. So far this year SW TBS new purchases takes the back seat to clearance and sales. I have a few preorders but that is a whole other can of worms! I counted about 100 open preorders between GI Joe, SW, TF's and IJAS and it's only July, so much for taking it easy on preorders Hasbro seems adverse to learning these days! Great channel sir!
aaaye i was hoping you'd do a side by side with my custom lol great review man and at the end of the day I'll pay $35 for this if thats what it takes to get background characters. unfortunate that its that way but I like this figure enough to justify the price.
You know I had to bro! And yeah I still think it was worth it to me. We need more OT background stuff for sure so we gotta support. -Nate
First off, great review!
I don't think the price can be justified for the accessories that are lacking for what we all see on Endor Rebels. I think the poncho or jacket should indeed have been included as well as the box for the detonators used in the bunker. That lack of paint on the knee is quite sloppy. It will look nice standing up for sure and have some shelf presence with other troopers and the heroes, but the Deluxe price isn't worth it since army building is a reality. On an extra note, that image for the cardback is excessively grainy. I'm sure better images could have been taken from Lucasfilms archives, but we have fewer images of the Endor Troopers up close when compared to the Rebels on Hoth when looking at the films. If I were a TBS carded collector, I would be disappointed with that for sure.
Appreciate you checking out the review and sharing your thoughts, Scolio! And yeah I didn't even realize that about the card! -Justin
This is a great figure, although if there was no Rex lookalike face, would it be a deluxe figure. Can't see how Hasbro will make more money by selling it at a higher price point. The army builders will buy less, and the casuals won't buy any. If it does go to clearance, then it will sell out in minutes. I only got one.
Yep I'm definitely getting my second one on sale! Thanks for watching, Kuldip. -Justin
The belts are on your Luke and Leia, you didn’t lose them
True, I didn’t even think about that lmao. Thanks for watching! -Nate
@@OutOfTheBasement haha, no worries! Now you can try the other looks :)
I cut back on TBS, not buying everything right away and passed on figures multiple times that I would’ve bought when ever I saw them a couple of years ago.
I have multiple jar jars and the first two I paid full price and no regrets, I picked up this guy for under 30 bucks at gamestop and just not happy with. Did they really give us a back pack and a face plate with no way of storing it inside the bag?
I'd recommend just getting a craft organizer (or something similar) for storing accessories! Thanks for checking out the review. -Justin
Too bad they did not use the Cassian Andor figure From rogue one those legs I think would’ve worked perfectly with that figure instead of the legs that I saw in the video
Interesting! I'd have to take a look at the legs. -Justin
Natey! Ive replied in someone called Biskupp2287?? comment. Cant be arsed to re-type it! 😅
You can always copy and paste! -Justin
Hello David I've got one in my loot pile at BBTS and I'll wait for sale/clearance for a second figure. I'm not paying that much for regular army building figures, I just can't afford it.
How was your trip Sunday with your daughter? I hope all went well for you.
@@OutOfTheBasement Literally no idea what that means J! I can barely text!
@@theperceptor9287 I loved your appraisal Tom! Don't know whether I want 3 at full price now? Can't believe they made this without the Hoth face compatibility. Not having they "couldn't do it" for a minute. Just mold the new helmet around the old face size. Sheer apathy and a pathetic lack of attention to detail. Daughter had her Prom on Friday night and continued celebrating over the weekend, so I was on more taxi duty than normal. Went well thank you.
@@DavidEdge69 Hello David I'm glad dad taxie service is doing well. Prom already boy time flies doesn't it.
I'm just sick of Hasblow charging deluxe prices for regular figures and you are right they could have easily made the face plates from the Hoth Rebel trooper compatible with the Endor trooper figures that at least would have made it easier to pay the extra money for the Endor trooper figures. But oh no they couldn't do that , that would just be wrong.
Later sir and take care of yourself.
Yeah these look great and all but if we're to pay the already absurd deluxe prices, they should be giving us deluxe figures. Fewer accessories is one thing, but less paint apps too? Feels like Hasbro is a snake oil salesman...convincing you that it's special as they smile at you while taking your money. The RotJ and Paz Vizsla releases were much better value both accessories and paint apps wise. But at least these Endor troopers feel better than the Grogu release...still can't find him for under $25 lol. He's smaller than B2EMO and I managed to get the Cassian/B2EMO pack for only $20! Anyways great review as always.
I agree! Thanks for watching! -Nate
I found it at gamestop today
Nice find. Thanks for watching. -Nate
That price *is* up there. Could have came with a trenchcoat, even another switchable face plate (or a second edition with a couple of alternate faces?) and then that non-paint under the knees? So many of us will pose these guys on one knee. I don't know, I'm in Canada so this figure it likely to be pushing $50 before tax. I don't know about you, but to me, that's alotta tacos. I've always favored the "sell more at a lower price and profit more too," model, but Hasbro seems to keep it to the conservative model of, "make less, sell less at a premium price;" this pretty much cuts out a significant portion of potential buyers, and potential *future* buyers which is just sad. They're playing a short game, very short-sightedly and not the long game.
Definitely should've come with the soft goods jacket/poncho! Hopefully I can find an additional on clearance. -Justin
Too bad they couldn’t or didn’t use light green plastic for the legs and just paint the dark green camo accents. Those knees wouldn’t stand out as much.
Right!?! Why couldn't they cast the legs in a different color plastic. Thanks for checking out the review! -Justin
I’m sure they made this deluxe because they knew people would army build this figure…
True but idk if it’ll work out for them this time! -Nate
he looks awesome
Indeed he does! Thanks for watching! -Nate
Great video! Figure looks great but price is super lame. It seems pretty obvious that if they started releasing troopers from like battlefront 2 with different race / genders they would make an absolute killing even at lower price points. It’s a literal gold mine. Give us different troop classes like rocket trooper, sniper, heavy.
I’d love it if they did that! Thanks for watching! -Nate
is it worth £24 on ebay
Worth it. -Justin
Sounds like people need to get their paint brushes out for this one. You could paint the grey beard brown for another character and maybe but some goggles or fa e covering in the other face for a fourth character. The price is disappointing.
True, I might just do that if I can get some on clearance. Thanks for watching Simon! -Nate
Hmm. I bought about 7 of the hoth trooper and was happy to do so. Definitely not buying that many of these guys unfortunately.
Yeah definitely not as many. I think two is the number for me! -Justin
I Like this Figure, but not for this Price. Here in Germany it's 38,99 €!!
Dang! Thanks for checking out the review, Darth Clemme. -Justin
Got mine for 7 dollars
Nice, we found them at Ross too.
@ yeah Ross got the good deals
Hello Nate thanks for sharing your thoughts on this new Rebel Endor Trooper figure.
I had 2 of these figures on preorder but after watching reviews I changed it to 1. Once again Hasbro is shoving deluxe prices down our throats and giving us standard figures. As you pointed out there is nothing deluxe about this figure. It's an all new sculpt but that's it. Nothing exciting about it other than finally another rebel trooper figure. Lacking in paint apps, no extra weapons, no soft goods poncho, no extra face plates, and not even compatible with the Hoth trooper face plates. What a let down and missed opportunity.
And the out right blatant money grab deluxe prices demand is aggravating. But honestly it's nothing new for Hasbro so I'll complain like everyone else is and nothing will probably change. I definitely wanted at least 2 or 3 of these figures but the second will be a sale/clearance price definitely. I'm sure if they make a Gaming Greats version and I'm sure they'll charge a deluxe price so that might be my third on sale/clearance purchase.
Thanks again Nate for your review of this new figure, I'll be getting mine from BBTS in another week and a half or so. Take care, Tom
Hey Tom! Thanks for checking out the new review. The deluxe thing is definitely frustrating. I'd still like to get one more but maybe I'll wait for a sale! -Justin
@@OutOfTheBasement That's what I'm planning on doing Justin.
Not worth the price in terms of material, but I love Rex, sooooo....
At least one for ya then! -Justin
Paid 7.98 for mine.
Nice!
If it had been painted people would have complained about to much paint apps cant please people it’s good only thing I wished they would do is double on the knees and elbows !!!
Thanks for watching! -Nate
This is why a lot of people are not buying hasbro figures
The sad part is that it isn’t just Hasbro. NECA seems to cut back accessories with each new figure and McFarlane is making us buy 2 of the same figure just to get all the accessories (Blue Beetle). Thanks for watching! -Nate
This figure is 50€ in germany wth
Dang! Sorry to hear that. -Justin
The figure looks fantastic. I'm glad I got one, but that price is a total ripoff.
Truth! Definitely not deluxe. -Justin
Future ollies item
Doubt it but maybe! -Nate
Man the original trilogy is magical. Make these troop builder figures cheaper cmon Hasbro be a bro lol
Thanks for checking out the review! -Justin
Love your show. But gee you whinge about prices…. You think you are hard done by. We have to pay $65AUS ($43+USD) for this figure.
Bruh this is like one of the only reviews where I harp on the price. Yeah Australia has it rough no doubt but doesn’t make my criticism any less valid. Thanks for watching! -Nate
Man, I really wanted this figure but I have accepted that I will probably not own it. I won't pay that price. Total shame. Pretty dirty of you Hasbro
Maybe the figure will go on sale. Thanks for watching, Jrex! -Justin
Very disappointing I was hoping face plates be compatable
Yeah it’s definitely a bummer, I really feel like they could have made it work. -Nate
@@OutOfTheBasement for sure and people buy so many more of both to mix and match
No Star War black series is worth more then 10-11$. I don’t know why people continue to collect these figures. If your lucky the HasLab won’t fund and maybe this line will go away. I would love to see an end to black series and marvel legends so Hasbro could focus on in house IP’s.
Fat chance Hasbro EVER gives up Star Wars or Marvel. Those are the money makers and what draw people into their products. Thanks for watching. -Nate
If prices are this crazy I’m fully moving to getting 1 or 2 hot toys a year with better quality and better customer service if something goes wrong these are just cheap plastic at this point
You’ve been saying this for the past two years bro! 😂 -Justin