1/6 SSC Dengar Sixth Scale Figure

[jedibear]

Thanks for the clean shots, SS-how is the body (loose? Hold a pose?)

Maybe it's just the camera effect, but the chest armor looks a bit narrow - ole' Dengar is a pretty broad-chested fellow...

 

[generalgrevious]

I might get this I have to see when this comes available in stock.

 

[TaliBane]

He looks pretty good, especially with the end of the MG removed.

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Yeah, most stock 1/6 MG42s presumably like the one SSC used have the stock part pretty easily removable (sometimes lightly glued as SS mentioned, sometimes just friction holding it in.) Swapping out the flash supressor/"nozzle" is more involved.

Anybody have a shot of Dengar's real gun since Sideshow wasn't kind enough to get it right?

There's no one clear ref pic - I used a few rarer pics where it's in different positions to ID how both ends look (he's got it on the floor in the Kenner card, so you can see the stock a bit clearer - though they flopped the shot.) I matched my rifle to the various ref pics:

The issue with the standard MG 42 is that he can't hold the rifle correctly in either of his "iconic" poses (the one where it's over his chest, and the one where he has it on the floor like in the pose above.)

From Dented Helmet. Dengar's gun as a cosplay replica.

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It still has the wrong nozzle. That's just the stock MG42 one. The ribbed aluminum piece the ESB prop-makers used for Dengar's weapon seems similar (but not quite the same) to the model part they used on Leia's "sporting" blaster.

It's also bright aluminum finish, not the dull metal of the standard MG nozzle.

I took a blade to my MG nozzle and managed to neatly cut it off and then scratch-built a nozzle that matched the screen shots pretty well and painted it bright silver.

 

[Travis Baumann]

I got Zuckuss on Friday, Dengar on Saturday, and 4-LOM today on Monday. Pretty awesome to have them all but my wallet is not too happy.

 

[Travis Baumann]

 

[TaliBane]

Nice pics, Travis - he looks great in the high contrast lighting.

 

[Bo Shrek]

These Dengar images are not doing it for me (especially at that price), ZUCKUSS looks really nice though!!

 

[Adam1138]

I did remove the stock butt of the rifle, so now he is more or less in screen shot pose from Empire. I am very annoyed though that Sideshow didn't bother making hands that actually hold the gun easily, and with screen accuracy. They nailed the hands for Zuckuss, so why not this one?

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The belly armor is annoying. It seems like it's held in place by nothing but a pin from the back of the belt buckle, and it constantly wants to sit cockeyed. I futzed it so it looks close to the screen shot with the buckle slightly to his right, but the belly armor straight. It was hard to keep that in place while cramming the gun into his hands.

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The head wrap is rubber and just slips on like a beanie.

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The straps all feel like cheap crap and may eventually rot away. Thankfully you don't need to mess with them out of the box. But you can see how the green one here is already roughed up a lot just from the factory putting it through the buckle.

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Overall I'm still really pleased with this piece, and it's amazing to finally have all the bounty hunters. I painted the prototype Fett nearly nine years ago. It's been a long wait, but it's over. Yay!

Big props to Sideshow for making the pack go on easy. It simply magnetizes to a piece already screwed and strapped onto the body.

Nice shots SS. Are the hands the same as the Luke and Han Hoth figures and Luke Snowspeeder come to think of it? Just wondering if there are any hands in those sets that might be compatible for him to be able to hold the gun in a more accurate pose?

 

[TaliBane]

You can even use one of the MG-34 guns (like from a Stormtrooper or 4-LOM) and it'd still be movie accurate....from a certain point of view lol. Not to mention, this is the same gun Dengar gets with the Hasbro figures (or at least the vintage collection one). But no one wants there Dengar displayed with the same blaster as 4-LOM.
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Yeah, even the new 6" Hasbro Black Series Dengar has the MG 34. Incredible how a minor mix-up nearly 40 years ago has created such confusion.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Incredible how a minor mix-up nearly 40 years ago has created such confusion.

Blue coat... *cough*

 

[earthdog]

Would any of Fetts extra oven mitts work better?

 

[TaliBane]

Blue coat... *cough*

I meant actual mix-ups, not perceived ones.

 

[TaliBane]

Would any of Fetts extra oven mitts work better?

From a costume standpoint, they are the same gloves as Luke Snowspeeder (and Luke/Han Hoth) so those would work best.

 

[Matt S]

Here are the best pics of dengar I could find with his rilfe:




I have yet to receive my sideshow one....

So, wait, the BTS gun is different than his on-screen gun?!?!?!? I am a tad confused

 

[chalor]

Here are the best pics of dengar I could find with his rilfe:

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I have yet to receive my sideshow one....

So, wait, the BTS gun is different than his on-screen gun?!?!?!? I am a tad confused

Yeah, I sent that top pic a few pages back. Indeed, it is a MG-34 - which as mentioned is the go-to gun for Dengar merchandise. However it's not the gun (modified MG-42) that they held in the movie. I'll be following the shoulder rest removal instructions that SilentSurfer mentioned to make it movie accurate.

 

[Wor-Gar]

Who remembers this forgotten moment is the theatrical cut...?

When Vader says: You'd.... better have that looked at.

 

[Matt S]

Yeah, I sent that top pic a few pages back. Indeed, it is a MG-34 - which as mentioned is the go-to gun for Dengar merchandise. However it's not the gun (modified MG-42) that they held in the movie.

Ok yeah, just went back a couple pages.....! Sorry for the dup pic

 

[koolkollectibleskhai]

Wow, surprised to get this today, especially since my card was charged for Zuckuss first! Thought it would ship out direct from HK, but looks to have come from the USA this time. Stay tuned for more unboxing pics and video review!

 

[TaliBane]

Who remembers this forgotten moment is the theatrical cut...?

When Vader says: You'd.... better have that looked at.

Vader's pointing out that he uses the same brand of adult diaper.

Wow, surprised to get this today, especially since my card was charged for Zuckuss first! Thought it would ship out direct from HK, but looks to have come from the USA this time. Stay tuned for more unboxing pics and video review!

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Can't wait. Always love your reviews.

 

[Robianco]

For modding a MG42 I'm tempted to go for this

Even comes in kit for so you can keep the stock off it when building. Same with the suppressor.