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INTRODUCTION
Princess Leia was born the Daughter of Anakin Skywalker and
Padme Amidala. After her birth she was adopted by Bail Organa and
his wife making her the Princess of Alderaan. She would go on to be
one of the most important people involved during the Galactic Civil
War.
Leia would need help though
from a very unlikely source to help get Han back from Jabba The Hutt.
She would have to wear the outfit of the bounty hunter Boushh. The
only reason she was able to get this outfit was because Boushh got
caught embezzling funds from the Black Sun contract. This helped get
Boussh taken out and when Leia needed the outfit to help her fit in
Jabba’s Palace it was there by chance when she needed it most.
Because of this she was able to get in and free Han from the
Carbonite but not everything went well as she was caught and turned
into Jabba’s Slave.
Leia like the other figures
in this line has the usual Regular and Exclusive. The review of this
figure will be the Exclusive Version of Leia from from ROTJ.
PACKAGING - 10
Leia’s box is as nice as always and has the nice and simple look of
the new 30th Anniversary design. As always it’s as collector
friendly as anything you can find on the market. Like with pretty
much every figure in this line you get the two panels with the
figure and accessories. Inside you also get great information on
Leia’s impact during ROTJ. As with the rest of the boxes you get
great shots of the figure and images from the movie all along the
box.
SCULPTING - 10
The sculpt on Leia is truly some of Sideshow’s best work on any of
the Human figures from this line. It absolutely looks like Carrie
Fisher did during ROTJ. The detailing in the face is fantastic as is
the job done on her hair.
PAINT - 10
The paint on the skin tone is really quite nice and as good as
anything in the line. There aren’t any issues with how natural the
skin tone comes across. The lips are well done also as are the eyes
which have been an issue with past figures like Anakin. The job done
on the helm getting the mix of metal and leather pieces comes off
nicely despite the fact it’s an all sculpted piece.
ARTICULATION - 9.5
The only problem I had with getting the pose I wanted on this newly
tweaked body was with her right elbow. It was lose and made holding
her staff a tad harder than I would like. Other than that the poses
I tried before selecting the simple one I went with was as easy as
always.
ACCESSORIES - 10
Leia like Plo Koon has a very cool item that really adds to the
display of your figure. The helmet of Boushh can be used as just
part of the display or can be swapped out and put on the figure. You
then get the Electrostaff and Thermal Detonator which are both cool
and vital to the figure. The exclusive accessory is the Ubese
Blaster Pistol which just adds to the overall figure. That’s not all
you also get some little canisters that fit both accessory and
outfit sections.
OUTFIT - 10
The outfit is really fantastic. The weathering is perfect and
doesn’t come off having that just off the rack appearance. The
material the pants are made out of has been changed from the proto
but does not hurt the overall look of the figure. This is the most
complex outfit that Sideshow has done and they pulled it off in
spades.
VALUE - 10
Leia was $59 but for what you get and the way the figure looks this
is a really good deal. You get two figures for the price of one with
the two heads and the detailing in the outfit is just insane. Leia
is worth plunking down your hard earned cash for.
OVERALL - 10
Leia gets a 10 overall despite the elbow problem. Everything else
about her is perfect from the sculpt to the amazing work done on her
outfit. Then you toss in that you do get two figures for the price
with the helm it really is awesome on how this all came out. In the
end this figure will rank as one of Sideshow’s best.
RATINGS RECAP
Packaging - 10
Sculpt - 10
Paint - 10
Articulation - 9.5
Accessories - 10
Outfit - 10
Value - 10
Overall - 10
SPECIFICATIONS
Sideshow Collectibles - Leia as Boushh
Edition Size of the Exclusive is 2500
SOLD OUT!
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