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INTRODUCTION
In 2007 the collectibles industry celebrated the 30th Anniversary of
Star Wars, and more specifically A New Hope. Sideshow Collectibles
was no different in releasing several figures from this film in the
Star Wars Saga. This version of Han Solo comes from the Heroes of
the Rebellion line in Sideshows 12-inch Star Wars line and
represents Luke from Episode Four: A New Hope.
PACKAGING - 10
Han's box is as nice as always and has the nice and simple look of
the new 30th Anniversary design. Sideshow is still keeping the
collector in mind with the inner design of the packaging insuring
that our figures are in great shape. Han like most of the other
figures in this line has the two window panes inside. On par with
the rest of the boxes you get great shots of the figure and images
from the movie all along the box. You also get a great story on is
portion of Han's history at this point in the Saga.
SCULPTING - 10
This sculpt is plain and simple Harrison Ford! Trevor Grove the
young sculptor who has been granted the chance to do many Sideshow
pieces lately did it again. He even did a great job on the wonderful
70's hair that Ford was sporting at the time. The sculpting done on
the hands turned out quite nicely especially the gloved hands.
PAINT - 7.5
The paint on the skin tone is pretty good but not quite what we
received with Old Ben and the Palpatine/Sidious 2 Pack. It also has
a touch of a shine to it which has made it a little hard to take
pictures of. The eyebrows and sideburns are also painted a little
thick which with the skin tone take away from the likeness.
ARTICULATION - 10
I had no issues getting any of the possible poses I could want with
Han. The buck may not be the best body on the market today but with
certain figures like Han it can accomplish what it needs to. I do
not believe you need the new body for a figure like Han unless you
want Saturday Night Fever Han.
ACCESSORIES - 10
Han comes with enough weapons you could start a small scale attack
with. You get not 1, or 2, but 3 guns with Han for your posing
pleasure. He comes with the stormtrooper blaster you see him running
around the Death Star with, the Hanger Bay blaster as they leave
Tattoine, and the exclusive “Han shoots first” blaster which he
kills Greedo with. All three are very detailed and shows the talent
and shows the attention to detail Sideshow puts into their products.
If Han gets thirsty he can take a drink from his Cantina beverage or
call a droid with the droid caller.
OUTFIT - 9.5
The outfit is really fantastic. As we go along with this line you
see just how Sideshow has come with the outfits. The stitching and
again attention to detail rival anything we see in this scale. My
main gripe is with the shirt as I think it's a touch too thin a
material in comparison to what Ford wore in the movie. The detailing
in the belt is better than anything we've seen in this line. The
belt seems to have none of the issues past belts have had and the
leather work is really amazing
VALUE - 8
Han comes in at $65 which is really about $5 more than it should be
for a non armored figure. He looks great and comes with a ton of
stuff but for me personally he's about $5 too much.
OVERALL - 8
This version of Han Solo is the best ever bar none! The likeness is
something that may not be touched by any other sculptor out there
and then you toss what the finished piece looks like. He comes with
a pretty good set of extras and makes for a heck if a figure
overall. If you've been waiting for the right version of Smuggler
Han this is the one to get
RATINGS RECAP
Packaging - 10
Sculpt - 10
Paint - 7.5
Articulation - 10
Accessories - 10
Outfit - 9.5
Value - 8
Overall - 8
SPECIFICATIONS
Edition Size of the
Han
Solo is 1977.
SOLD OUT!
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