Hot Toys - TMS051/2 - Mandalorian and Grogu (Season 2)

[davejames]

I noticed some of you sharing the pic that inspired this!
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Brilliant job recreating that shot! Although comparing with the real thing I can see now why people feel the shape of the helmet isn't quite right.

 

[Zurdo95D]

We deserve a better 1/6 scale Grogu at this point

Yeah a newer improved 1/6 Grogu would be better. The 1/4 Gogu is so good, I kinda would like to see it scaled down to 1/6. We've had so much 1/6 Grogus included with so many releases, it's just about ludicrous lol Even some of the 1/12 Grogus are articulated, so I'd imagine HT could pull a new one off.

 

[Spanbauer]

 

[jye4ever]

It’s obvious why HT added the heavy dose of weathering had they not it would’ve been non stop complaints and returns even at the slightest imperfections on what would’ve been expected to be a perfect chrome smooth mirror finish that customers had their minds set on.

Smart move on HT.

But even with the weathering it still blows away the flat look on the non chrome version.

The chrome even with the weathering adds a depth of dimensionality to the armor a nice worn knights of the round table aesthetic.

Buy it or kick yourself in the ass later lol

 

[Nyhargo Dirge]

Hopefully they re-issue a chrome 1/4 scale with a baldly re-used base so HC can give me an opportunity to throw my cash at him

 

[ZE_501]

Buy it or kick yourself in the ass later lol

If I were in the market I'd buy it to either leave as-is, or if the weathering really bothered me, it's a pretty simple fix, so win-win. Annoying to have to mod it? Yes. An otherwise great set? Definitely.

 

[greygoose]

It’s obvious why HT added the heavy dose of weathering had they not it would’ve been non stop complaints and returns even at the slightest imperfections on what would’ve been expected to be a perfect chrome smooth mirror finish that customers had their minds set on.

Smart move on HT.

But even with the weathering it still blows away the flat look on the non chrome version.

The chrome even with the weathering adds a depth of dimensionality to the armor a nice worn knights of the round table aesthetic.

Buy it or kick yourself in the ass later lol

So you're telling me I should buy it!?

 

[Garlador]

So you're telling me I should buy it!?

*looks at the V2 Mando still available and constantly on sale*

... Maybe?

 

[Gipetto0812]

thanks for sharing your process @El-Vi-Riachi

 

[freeze320]

just checking, no one has gotten anything from sideshow about this shipping yet, right?

 

[jye4ever]

Nope!

 

[freeze320]

damn, hopefully first batch starts processing soon. def got spoiled by the more simultaneous drops the past few months

 

[jye4ever]

damn, hopefully first batch starts processing soon. def got spoiled by the more simultaneous drops the past few months

It does say release window up to March.

Show debuts March 1st.

Mando 4.0 revealed March 2nd lol

 

[Mondragon]

Dank Farrick that figure is gorgeous.
Great review.
Love him posed against that Rock'Em Sock'Em Death Trooper.

Yeah V2 looks flat and plastic next to him.

 

[Chamberlian]

Dank Farrick that figure is gorgeous.
Great review.
Love him posed against that Death Trooper.

Yeah V2 looks flat and plastic next to him.

I wouldn’t say v2 looks entirely plastic. I was looking at mine in the detolf with the lights on and sun shinning in the room today and it looked pretty shiny, it all depends on lighting. In his video it looks less weathered than in person. I also just finished watching Mando & BOBF and it does looks like his armor changes how shiny it is throughout the show.

 

[Spanbauer]

Yeah a newer improved 1/6 Grogu would be better. The 1/4 Gogu is so good, I kinda would like to see it scaled down to 1/6. We've had so much 1/6 Grogus included with so many releases, it's just about ludicrous lol Even some of the 1/12 Grogus are articulated, so I'd imagine HT could pull a new one off.

Agreed. The fully-sculpted Grogu instead of an articulated figure in softgoods (like the quarter-scale) really ruins all of those photos of Din holding Grogu face to face. That Grogu’s clothing doesn’t drape and is obviously sculpted it’s like…what’s Pedro doing with the Grogu lawn ornament?

I wouldn’t say v2 looks entirely plastic. I was looking at mine in the detolf with the lights on and sun shinning in the room today and it looked pretty shiny, it all depends on lighting. In his video it looks less weathered than in person. I also just finished watching Mando & BOBF and it does looks like his armor changes how shiny it is throughout the show.

Yeah, the season one Beskar figure can bounce the light if it’s bright enough. But it’s gotta be really bright.

 

[Mondragon]

I wonder if at the size a 1:6 Grogu comes in, it might conflict (legally on paper) with Hasbro's figure rights. Despite the obvious technical difference .
HT might be relegated to making only "pre-posed figurines" of anything approximating that size?

Ipso facto has anyone tried putting a HT Grogu head, on a Hasbro Yoda body?

Though I hope i'm wrong , and once HT has mined and resold the same pre-posed molds for all their worth, HT does in fact have a fully pose-able Grogu with cloth onesie in the works.

 

[Mike86]

I think if I decide to get this I might actually just go for the standard edition. To me the extra accessories are cool but not worth the extra money and I’m not sure how often I’d display him that way anyways.

 

[davejames]

Yeah I've honestly never seen the point in the deluxe version of this. We finally get a badass chromed Mando and you just want to pose him carrying a bunch of gear on a stick? It wasn't really that memorable a scene in the show.

 

[pixletwin]

I’m giving the “gear on a stick” to Tuskan Boba to carry.