I have done this many times with these figures. The Hot water trick. The plastic is softer and there is an easy way to fix. Boil some hot water, then submerge the area that needs molding. keep under the boiled water for about 5-10 seconds(move around gently) then remove. Turn your faucet on with cold water. Hand mold the part(s) and place directly under the cold water while you keep the leg straight. It will immediately straighten out the bow legs or any parts that need remolding into straight configuration. I had this problem with Biker scouts, but after doing this, fixes the issues! Also works with weapons too, but you will need tweezers. Should fix your issues. Opps, you fixed them!
+Stomping Freak I think some of it is production, and some of it is the fact that Hasbro isn't using Gentle Giant for their Star Wars line anymore. Still though, I'm okay with getting troops and secondary characters that we won't be getting from Bandai or Medicom. Overseas companies have spoiled me bad.
+Stomping Freak I wonder which is Hasbro strategy with these figures (star wars specifically). Are they aimed for a younger audience with limited funds? Why dont they develop higher quality figures with a higher price?. Everytime I see the paint job in the figures, my heart cries, and the articulation is getting worse. As an adult I prefer to buy better quality figures (even if they are less sturdier). And I think competition is harder at this sclae nowadays with Figuarts, Figma,... The only things Hasbro does well, is to put the products first in the market (like Star Wars Kylo Ren) and their distribution power.I hope they can improve their quality
+Juan Soberon I agree to a part of this. By which I mean, when any big company takes over a brand, their products drop in quality. Disney will milk this till the film is released. If it sells, high end collector figures(big price tag). If like ep 1-3 bombed with older fans, I.e the cash cow of this franchise, more cheap, budget toys will appear. Bandai won't do cheap production, reveral will. The model kits are the closest thing we as fans have had in years. The black series was good, but we put up with the little nigguals(bad paint, bent arms, legs, heads don't turn, helmets too big, etc). We need to stop buying the crap, to make them make the standard for our hard earned money.
I think it's more than just the way he's painted. Either the head sculpt is different or it's the same, just that on the flight suit version, the mold came out wrong, giving him a weird face.
FYI They will take cash off if the boxes are at all damaged, because they are collectors items. Its not something they announce, but they will always honor it. I recently picked up an extra han and taun taun for nineteen bucks because of box damage.
Nice! The perfect Poe to pilot my 6 inch scale First Order Tie Fighter combined with Stormtrooper Finn I can finally recreate that escape scene from the beginning of the film :) Thanks for the review!
I'm happy that Argos in the UK had this on offer for £30 and I'm getting it for Christmas. But my god some of the paint apps have been dreadful on the eyes
+Frmacst Yeah, but this is one of those cases where I didn't think I even wanted it until I was in Target and though, what the hell, I'll give it a try.
My riot troopers legs aren't as bad as yours but they need slight attention, and poe's rifle is extremely warped, what heating scorce do u use/recomend to fix these issues?
My Stormtrooper has a similar issue with the eye paint. Near the middle area where his eyes meet, that line isn't fully painted and it's totally noticeable/bothersome...
+Eric Cedeno The model kit Phasma hasn't been solicited yet. We've only seen the unpainted prototype at one of the overseas shows and haven't heard anything since.
A lot of the same quality issues on my set. Warped limbs, mangled shield, paint splotches on the stormie. The torso joint on Poe works, but it takes a lot of force. As for the head, I think they're different, the pilot head sits really high on the jacketed body, and the new head sits low on the pilot body: i.imgur.com/qwMQdqq.jpg So psyched for the Figuarts Kylo and Stormie model kit.
+Samuntrus You may be right, I didn't even think to switch the heads and I've heard of the differences of how they sit on the neck. And same here, I absolutely can not wait for the new Bandai offerings. So close, but so far away.
+Ja Fi Yeah, I remember the first two Transformers movies and Star Wars 3.75 figures had REALLY cool toys. I think these are fine, but man have they gotten cheap
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I have done this many times with these figures. The Hot water trick. The plastic is softer and there is an easy way to fix. Boil some hot water, then submerge the area that needs molding. keep under the boiled water for about 5-10 seconds(move around gently) then remove. Turn your faucet on with cold water. Hand mold the part(s) and place directly under the cold water while you keep the leg straight. It will immediately straighten out the bow legs or any parts that need remolding into straight configuration. I had this problem with Biker scouts, but after doing this, fixes the issues! Also works with weapons too, but you will need tweezers. Should fix your issues. Opps, you fixed them!
+DarthIllusive1 Yup. Except I've gotten lazier and use a heat gun now. That way I don't even have to leave my chair, haha!
I feel ya man, my Target almost never has figures. Yet by some stroke of luck I found a 6" Greedo and Tie Pilot in the clearance section
This is the first thing I bought from the black series and never got anything again until march 2020 for some reason
Is it me, or have standards dropped in the production of the figures. Old figures seem to have better plastic, moulding etc. Nice review. Play sir!
+Stomping Freak I think some of it is production, and some of it is the fact that Hasbro isn't using Gentle Giant for their Star Wars line anymore. Still though, I'm okay with getting troops and secondary characters that we won't be getting from Bandai or Medicom. Overseas companies have spoiled me bad.
+The Fwoosh They should go back to using Gentle Giant, it would be nice to have a figure that can bend it's arms 90 degrees again.
Daniel Craig Completely agree.
+Stomping Freak I wonder which is Hasbro strategy with these figures (star wars specifically). Are they aimed for a younger audience with limited funds? Why dont they develop higher quality figures with a higher price?. Everytime I see the paint job in the figures, my heart cries, and the articulation is getting worse. As an adult I prefer to buy better quality figures (even if they are less sturdier). And I think competition is harder at this sclae nowadays with Figuarts, Figma,... The only things Hasbro does well, is to put the products first in the market (like Star Wars Kylo Ren) and their distribution power.I hope they can improve their quality
+Juan Soberon I agree to a part of this. By which I mean, when any big company takes over a brand, their products drop in quality. Disney will milk this till the film is released. If it sells, high end collector figures(big price tag). If like ep 1-3 bombed with older fans, I.e the cash cow of this franchise, more cheap, budget toys will appear. Bandai won't do cheap production, reveral will. The model kits are the closest thing we as fans have had in years. The black series was good, but we put up with the little nigguals(bad paint, bent arms, legs, heads don't turn, helmets too big, etc). We need to stop buying the crap, to make them make the standard for our hard earned money.
I think it's more than just the way he's painted. Either the head sculpt is different or it's the same, just that on the flight suit version, the mold came out wrong, giving him a weird face.
FYI They will take cash off if the boxes are at all damaged, because they are collectors items. Its not something they announce, but they will always honor it. I recently picked up an extra han and taun taun for nineteen bucks because of box damage.
+John D Huh, I didn't know they did that.
Nice! The perfect Poe to pilot my 6 inch scale First Order Tie Fighter combined with Stormtrooper Finn I can finally recreate that escape scene from the beginning of the film :) Thanks for the review!
I'm happy that Argos in the UK had this on offer for £30 and I'm getting it for Christmas. But my god some of the paint apps have been dreadful on the eyes
Really wish that they used this Poe head sculpt for the swing pilot Poe figure
+Cynthia Lopez For the most part I think it's the same sculpt, just painted different. But I know exactly what you mean.
This is surprisingly easy to get. Not in store for me, BUT it's been online like for 2 weeks
+Frmacst Yeah, but this is one of those cases where I didn't think I even wanted it until I was in Target and though, what the hell, I'll give it a try.
Checking out this video in 2021 it’s kind of amazing how much black series used to really suck lol. Soooo much better now.
The Poe Dameron with Pilot suit looked like he was drunk.
Heh, yeah, didn't think about that.
He is the Barney of Star Wars.
Try to take the bottle of beer off his hand and he will put a blaster in your head.
You have to wait for him to pass out, then you can take his half empties. It's when he's drunk in the X-wing that you have to be careful!
The bottle is never half empty, he is like The Flash when it comes about drinking...In 2 seconds there will be a ton of empty bottles of beer.
He doesn't shoot down TIE fighters, he crashes into 'em.
6" only forever or 3.75"?
6-inch only.
The Fwoosh Me 2
My riot troopers legs aren't as bad as yours but they need slight attention, and poe's rifle is extremely warped, what heating scorce do u use/recomend to fix these issues?
+Dak Ralter I use a heat gun only because I usually have one beside the desk, but a regular hair dryer will work too.
Thanks, I appreciate the help!
My Stormtrooper has a similar issue with the eye paint. Near the middle area where his eyes meet, that line isn't fully painted and it's totally noticeable/bothersome...
+MuRkIn247 A little gloss black and I'll be good on mine. All in all I think I got off easy with the paint. Could have been a lot worse.
I got mine for €15 dew to someone dropping water over the box
Got mine for $30 with a target coupon that came in the mail
does anyone know the release date of the model kit Captain Phasma?
+Eric Cedeno The model kit Phasma hasn't been solicited yet. We've only seen the unpainted prototype at one of the overseas shows and haven't heard anything since.
what did you use to heat em up?
+Senator Shockwave Just a heat gun, but you can use boiling water or a regular hair dryer too.
can you swap the Poe heads? I do like the two pack Poe paint/sculpt muchhhh better.
+BerserkBat You can, but the necks are slightly different lengths so it may require a little bit of dremeling.
Does the stormtrooper's head come off like the single release?
+Vince Salerno - Thebigv75 Yes, it's pretty much the same figure.
+The Fwoosh sweet. I wanna put my black series Finn head on the Stormtrooper. Thanks!
you didnt warp the shield, they come like that, mine is like that too.
+Nicholas Fisher Ah, good to know. I've seen more at my Target but can't really tell how they are in package.
A lot of the same quality issues on my set. Warped limbs, mangled shield, paint splotches on the stormie. The torso joint on Poe works, but it takes a lot of force. As for the head, I think they're different, the pilot head sits really high on the jacketed body, and the new head sits low on the pilot body: i.imgur.com/qwMQdqq.jpg
So psyched for the Figuarts Kylo and Stormie model kit.
+Samuntrus You may be right, I didn't even think to switch the heads and I've heard of the differences of how they sit on the neck.
And same here, I absolutely can not wait for the new Bandai offerings. So close, but so far away.
I wish I had enough money to buy anything but I don't because I'm a kid. IT SUCKS
Has anyone tried switching the poe dameron heads. I'mean new to the black series and nothe sure how well the heads pop off and on
+Sylvarsty Here's a pic, keep in mind my pilot figure's been repainted: i.imgur.com/qwMQdqq.jpg
+Samuntrus Thank you, should the heads pop off pretty easily?
Not at all, requires lots of heat. Nearly tore the entire neck off the pilot body, so be careful if you do it.
Hasbro quality control is shit
+Jim Goebel Yeah, fixing toys right out of the package sucks.
Hasbro is shit
A few years ago the figures looked really good and the quality was good. What is going on with Hasbro.
+Ja Fi Yeah, I remember the first two Transformers movies and Star Wars 3.75 figures had REALLY cool toys. I think these are fine, but man have they gotten cheap
Just ordered one of these for £12 on ebay
@thefwoosh could you show me how to use the hair dryer? :c or how to repair the legs and make them harder. please :3
All you need to do is heat up the part you want to fix and then hold it in position while it cools down.
ohhh thanks :3 i just got this two figures from japan in the mail today :D the stormtrooper eyes looks good :P
Target has left canada.
Argos does £29.99
price ?
+MR Elias $39.99
you got unlucky with the condition they came in
21 seconds through and he mentions Tupac 😂😂😂😂😂 i know I know he said two pack but come on it sounded like it
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