Otomofan
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Seems we have a choice to make. Well, some of us will just buy both, but the rest of us will have to choose one or the other.
What are the pros and cons? Well SWB seems to have consistent scale so far so the Vader should be appropriatly tall. And his head sculpt seems to resemble Sebsatian Shaw. Will certainly be cheaper than the Mafex.
Cons are the soft goods are still in prototype form and look sloppy. Also, we have yet to see a pic of his helmet on the figure. And the eye lenses look kinda reddish brown, unlike the glossly black of ROTJ. And one thing I hate? No wirey severed stump. And we don't know if the lightsaber hilt will clip on.
Mafex pros are a nice glossly helmet sculpt. Two part removable helmet (which I believe SWB has too.) Plastic inner robe and soft good outer robe look better than SWB cape seen so far. Helmet looks good on the body and has a nice gloss finish and proper eye lenses. Best part by far? Wirey severed stump!!
Cons? May not scale correctly. More expensive. Other Mafex figures have been fragile and limbs tend to pop off, a problem I've never encountered in SWB. Helmet sculpt seems ever so slightly "off." Don't know if hilt clips on belt. Joints seem more visible and obstrusive than SWB.
Gonna have to see more production photos to make final judgment. I live in Japan so Mafex may actually be a better financial decision.
For me though, that factor is the severered hand. I think if Hasbro had it, it would win, hands down....PUN INTENDED!
What do y'all think??
What are the pros and cons? Well SWB seems to have consistent scale so far so the Vader should be appropriatly tall. And his head sculpt seems to resemble Sebsatian Shaw. Will certainly be cheaper than the Mafex.
Cons are the soft goods are still in prototype form and look sloppy. Also, we have yet to see a pic of his helmet on the figure. And the eye lenses look kinda reddish brown, unlike the glossly black of ROTJ. And one thing I hate? No wirey severed stump. And we don't know if the lightsaber hilt will clip on.
Mafex pros are a nice glossly helmet sculpt. Two part removable helmet (which I believe SWB has too.) Plastic inner robe and soft good outer robe look better than SWB cape seen so far. Helmet looks good on the body and has a nice gloss finish and proper eye lenses. Best part by far? Wirey severed stump!!
Cons? May not scale correctly. More expensive. Other Mafex figures have been fragile and limbs tend to pop off, a problem I've never encountered in SWB. Helmet sculpt seems ever so slightly "off." Don't know if hilt clips on belt. Joints seem more visible and obstrusive than SWB.
Gonna have to see more production photos to make final judgment. I live in Japan so Mafex may actually be a better financial decision.
For me though, that factor is the severered hand. I think if Hasbro had it, it would win, hands down....PUN INTENDED!
What do y'all think??