Hot Toys Death Star Trooper

[FlyAndFight]

Fantastic diorama, IzzyMel!

That fact that you have it light up is just icing on the cake.

 

[fantasticfrog]

Here is my design for the detention center

That is perfect. Take notes hot toys.
Wait, we all know this is never going to production.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Here is my design for the detention center

Sell yours, 'cause HT ain't.

 

[Chainedstream]

Finally, I have a custom DS trooper!!!!

 

[Chainedstream]

Who wore it better..?

 

[Wor-Gar]

More hope for this now that Dewback dropped...

 

[Chakaman]

Hoping they drop the Trooper by itself without the console like they did with the Sandtrooper minus the Dewback.

 

[Lordscum]

Hoping they drop the Trooper by itself without the console like they did with the Sandtrooper minus the Dewback.

Same , or maybe just two consoles for the regular and the whole thing for the deluxe.

 

[ScoutingForToys]

Hoping they drop the Trooper by itself without the console like they did with the Sandtrooper minus the Dewback.

I'll go all out with sandy and the dewback but I'd be satisfied with a "standard" version of this one.

 

[FlyAndFight]

The more consoles, the better.

Gotta split them up between the DS Trooper and Detention Center Han.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I see a sea of consoles as far as the eye can see.... my god... it will be beautiful.

 

[ObiGlennKenobi]

Cmon Hot Toys!!!

 

[MyenShi]

 

[Asta]

I want them to make a 'Death Squad Commander', which they'd no doubt have to rename 'Death Star Commander' along the lines of Kenner's 'Star Destroyer Commander'. Their original non-PC name was always a source of grim fascination.

Visually, I think they look more interesting in grey. It differentiates them from Praji, the TIE Pilot, Death Star Gunner, and even Vader.

I dug out an old photo of my very cheap kitbash interpretation, made from spare parts, and posted it here last month. Since I've been upgrading my photo collection with the new camera I gave him the treatment too.

(I think he might've accidentally dropped his helmet down the trash compactor chute!)

 

[Chainedstream]

Lovely custom @Asta ! I’m looking for a way to make a strap and to get the helmet to sit better. How did you do it? Also, where did you get the head?

 

[Asta]

Lovely custom @Asta ! I’m looking for a way to make a strap and to get the helmet to sit better. How did you do it? Also, where did you get the head?

Thanks.

The sculpt is from DAM's U-2 Dragon Lady pilot:

It was meant to be Clint Eastwood. Because it had sideburns I thought it'd be an appropriate sculpt for 1977. He also had a determined expression appropriate for a 'Death Squad Commander'.

To get the helmet to sit right I put a square of cotton wool wadding inside to replicate the effect of a liner.

The chin strap is from the Solo Mudtrooper, which is a problem now because today I decided to put the Han sculpt back on that figure and remove his gas mask...

I may have a solution that will free up Han's chin strap.

 

[Asta]

That solution for the strap, which came to me as I was typing the last post, was to take the chin strap and webbing out of a Dragon Models WWII US Army airborne helmet, since it has a chin cup.

I have to dunk it in hot water to soften the glue holding the webbing as it would be useful to use on the sculpt to hold the strap in place.

 

[Tetryon25]

The trooper could come with an alternate David Byrne oversize white suit to go with his mixing consoles and overhead stage lights. Might drive more interest and sales.

Who the hell is David Byrne? Is he part of the Max Reebo band with Sy Snootles?

 

[jkno]

I want them to make a 'Death Squad Commander', which they'd no doubt have to rename 'Death Star Commander' along the lines of Kenner's 'Star Destroyer Commander'. Their original non-PC name was always a source of grim fascination.

Visually, I think they look more interesting in grey. It differentiates them from Praji, the TIE Pilot, Death Star Gunner, and even Vader.

I dug out an old photo of my very cheap kitbash interpretation, made from spare parts, and posted it here last month. Since I've been upgrading my photo collection with the new camera I gave him the treatment too.

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(I think he might've accidentally dropped his helmet down the trash compactor chute!)

Very cool custom. I'd be happy HT to release the regular Death Star Trooper, as we've seen it first looooong time ago, and nothing.

 

[jedijim3002]

I want them to make a 'Death Squad Commander', which they'd no doubt have to rename 'Death Star Commander' along the lines of Kenner's 'Star Destroyer Commander'. Their original non-PC name was always a source of grim fascination.

Visually, I think they look more interesting in grey. It differentiates them from Praji, the TIE Pilot, Death Star Gunner, and even Vader.

I dug out an old photo of my very cheap kitbash interpretation, made from spare parts, and posted it here last month. Since I've been upgrading my photo collection with the new camera I gave him the treatment too.

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(I think he might've accidentally dropped his helmet down the trash compactor chute!)

Great custom. I have no evidence for this but I always assumed that the name “Death Squad Commander” was just a shortened version of the actual name which should have been “Death Star Squad Commander” that Kenner just didn’t want to or couldn’t fit on the name bar of the card back for the figure.