Hot Toys Death Star Trooper

[krieg-der-sterne]

Darn it,I just want this Death Star Trooper! We waited far too long for one of the coolest designs of the Empire

 

[fantasticfrog]

I do believe that full circle console is actually two consoles put together.

I think it is too. The floor looks like 2 of the old hot toys stormtrooper red bases put together. Great, now I have to think about this for another 8 years.

 

[Felinx]

I'm 100% confident this will get a PO in the next month or so.

Not only has the outfit been redone and new hands created, but the console segment detailing is quite different to anything shown in the past. So much of the elements are all newly created, it's not just a re-display of what was shown in the past.

And in the past, the console was nothing more than a display stand add-on - never more than two console segments shown. It has now been quadrupled from 2 to 8 segments and had the camera stands added to create a "design centerpiece" aspect that didn't exist with any earlier showing.

So this release, despite looking like just another appearance of the same thing shown in the past, has in fact a ton of all-new elements (uniform, hands, console detailing,) plus a fundamental rethink of it where the accessory is as much of the selling point as the figure. With the amount of work they have put into this, the console is as much a "product" as the Blurrg is.

 

[jaztermareal]

It could go up soon as a ROTJ figure hence the ROTJ style helmet, doubtful it goes up any time soon as a ANH figure. I of course could be wrong in my assumptions

 

[Felinx]

It could go up soon as a ROTJ figure hence the ROTJ style helmet, doubtful it goes up any time soon as a ANH figure. I of course could be wrong in my assumptions

It could based on the figure (though this HT uniform is uncommon in ROTJ, nearly all are jumpsuit style), but the consoles are more ANH in style - they were a bit different in ROTJ.

HT itself has called this a "Detention Block Control Console" from "A New Hope" but it doesn't really match that detention block console either (which wasn't a full circle.)

 

[momaw]

I do believe that full circle console is actually two consoles put together.

I don't think so. The console tops are in a random order all the way around rather than a single layout repeated. Unless there is the ability to customise the position of each part but that seems unlikely with electronics.

 

[Asta]

From 8:30:

 

[jedijim3002]

I hope that the Console can be split into at least two parts.

I would have the Death Star Trooper on one and Han in ST disguise on the other.

View attachment 652589

We also need another Chewie, Howard!

We definitely need this for the “we’re all find down here now, how are you?” Han.

 

[Asta]

Behind the scenes at Hot Toys' HQ...


Everyone apart from Howard:

Howard:

 

[Zurdo95D]

At the risk of taking the bait - - I enjoy all kinds of musical genres and performances including DJ and electronic acts.

Electronic dance music has fragmented into hundreds of sub-genres, but speaking in broad terms ... there are highly skilled DJs and electronic artists and there are poor or mediocre ones.

Woo boy there’s sure plenty of them!

The best ones are doing something musical and complex when they turn those knobs, they aren't just 'pushing play' or messing with equalizers.

Yep! I like to perceive it’s - it’s sort of akin to playing the piano, if that makes sense

And being in a huge crowd losing their damn minds to some incredible percussive beat and dancing their asses off is an experience that does *not* require chemical enhancement to be enjoyed.

Awww mannnnnn, man! EDM festivals are intense! SO MUCH collective energy one can go on for hours and hours!

I also love classical, opera, traditional rock & roll etc. etc. etc. the list goes on ... most music has something to offer ... although I also have genres I actively dislike or don't resonate with, so I totally get it if those two guys in the stadium don't resonate with you.

Agreed!!

 

[CrankbaitJon]

Behind the scenes at Hot Toys' HQ...


Everyone apart from Howard:

View attachment 652765

Howard:

View attachment 652764

View attachment 652766

Howard: It doesn't matter because you people aren't getting it anyways...

 

[ObiGlennKenobi]

This set would be great will a couple of cardboard backdrops.
Detention centre.
Dention Hallway.
"Standby..Standby" Death Star room.

 

[fantasticfrog]

This set would be great will a couple of cardboard backdrops.
Detention centre.
Dention Hallway.
"Standby..Standby" Death Star room.

Stop making sense…

 

[Felinx]

Stop making sense…

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.

 

[Hoody999]

This set would be great will a couple of cardboard backdrops.
Detention centre.
Dention Hallway.
"Standby..Standby" Death Star room.

I want the function of the Deathstar siren sound coming out of those speakers !

 

[ObiGlennKenobi]

I want the function of the Deathstar siren sound coming out of those speakers !

that would be awesome too!

 

[jedijim3002]

 

[The Buffinator]

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.

An underappreciated gem of an observation. Same as it ever was around here. A post like yours comes around once in a lifetime lol...

 

[krieg-der-sterne]

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.

But this isn’t David Byrne….

 

[IzzyMel]

Here is my design for the detention center