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INTRODUCTION
The space battle that helped end the Galactic Civil War
could not have happened with out the ground forces on Endor. They
aided in the battle by blowing up the shield generator that
protected the Death Star 2. However, these soldiers did need some
help in order to get to the generators. The help they received was
from an unlikely source and that source was the Ewoks. Between the
Rebel Alliance and the Ewoks not even the Empire could with hold the
sweeping changes.
Like with the other troopers the Sergeant was sold in the 3-Pack
Bundle or by itself. If you are familiar with Sideshow Collectibles
they do things in Regular, Exclusive, and Inclusive Formats. This
review is for the Sergeant which was an Exclusive through Sideshow’s
site only.
PACKAGING - 10
The Sergeants packaging is what we’ve come to expect when we receive
our Star Wars figures. As always it’s as collector friendly as
anything you can find on the market. The only thing that has changed
is the new 30th anniversary which will be the thing for this years
figures. The other aspects of the box have not changed with great
pics of the figure and scenes from ROTJ.
As with the other boxes on the inside you get multiple panels which
display the figure beautifully as well as the accessories. You also
get a great story on the Rebels and the Sergeant.
SCULPTING - 10
As hard as it was to really think about the Infantry figure that
looked like nobody I had someone to base this off of. The sculpt is
based on the Production Manager at Sideshow Collectibles Brant
Bridges. This turned out as dead on and is as cool as it gets to see
someone you actually know made into a figure. I have to say if I was
to ever get turned into a figure it would turn out as nice as
Brant’s.
PAINT - 10
The paint on the Sergeant turned out fantastic. The skin tone is as
good as anything we’ve seen from any figure so far. Unlike with the
Infantry and Nik Sant the Sergeant has nothing wrong with the yes. I
believe people will be the most pleased with the paint job on this
figure.
ARTICULATION - 8.5
I ran into the same issues with this guy as I did the other two
figures. Some of the more military poses I found harder to get. I
did have a little easier time finding more poses for Brant than I
did with the Infantry Soldier due to the looser fitting jacket.
Again, I do find posing the Jedi and Sith Figures easier than the
military guys so far.
ACCESSORIES - 8.5
As with the other figures there just isn’t much here. You get the
helmet, backpack, and wrist communicator which are all nicely done.
The coolest part of the accessories items is the gun which for this
guy is the A-280 Blaster rifle. His backpack is also quite nice and
is the best of the three figures backpacks. Just like with the
infantry this figure would a 10 here if he had more accessories.
OUTFIT - 10
As impressive as any of the other two troopers he’s to me a little
cooler. I love the jacket on the Brant Trooper and it really gives
him a cool look. Another nice thing about the jacket is if you
wanted to take it off you could use it on the Han Solo figure to
make him Endor Han. Then you toss in the pouches and his Bandolier
this makes a perfect military outfit.
VALUE - 8.5
At $59 and not a lot of accessories the cost probably the Brant
Trooper is probably $5 dollars off. The outfit and sculpt make it
worth the money but you just don’t get enough with this guy. This
guy just needs a few more accessories and he would be a 9-10 on
value.
OVERALL - 9
Out of the three Endor Troopers this is by far my favorite. The
costume and sculpt are the best of the bunch and the fact it matches
a friend it just adds to the overall value. The rifle is very cool
and helps push this figure towards being a 10 but the lack of other
items doesn’t help its cause. If I could only pick one of these
three guys I would pick the Brant Trooper hands down.
RATINGS RECAP
Packaging - 10
Sculpt - 10
Paint - 10
Articulation - 8.5
Accessories - 8.5
Outfit - 10
Value - 9
Overall - 9
SPECIFICATIONS
Edition Size of the
Rebel Sergeant is 3200
SOLD OUT!
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