KillingYouGuy
Super Freak
I got mine in on Friday, I had no issues with breakage, buy my outer box had been torn and retaped together very poorly. The inner box was torn on the top to match the external damage and is definitely not collector friendly now and that will hurt any resale options. As has been mentioned, the base was external from the figure box with the figure box having extremely inadequate packing. My pieces had fallen all over the place inside, but again - no damage. I think it was just sheer luck but SST needs to get this addressed in future releases, now onto the piece itself.
Once I had it assembled - I liked it, I don't love it as it just does not stand out like I expected a 1/4 scale Stormie to do. Here are my pros and cons:
PROS:
Once I had it assembled - I liked it, I don't love it as it just does not stand out like I expected a 1/4 scale Stormie to do. Here are my pros and cons:
PROS:
- Its a StormTrooper, the most iconic science fiction soldier figure of all time IMO.
- The plastic they used for the armor is finished in a glossy paint that looks dead on to me - the guy shines in all his Imperial blaster retardant finery.
- The paint apps are good, just a little off the helmet area where its black on mine below the "mouth", but otherwise very good.
- The stance works and matches the clone PF's stance if you have that one too.
- When I compare this PF to others, the Stormie looks a little too big, specially next to the clone PF which makes display options close together a little less appealing.
- There are no display options, no different blaster, no different helmet, no Luke or Han head to exchange, nada. I knew this going in, but when I had him in hand - I just can't imagine why SST wouldn't have thrown something along those lines in with it.
- Although the head moves back and forth, it is nothing like the clone, so there are no display options here pose wise either - boring.
- The base is too big and way too cheaply made - it's hollow and does not give me a comfortable feeling knowing that something that weighs maybe a pound is holding up a $300 investment. Plus, its just not good looking in my opinion and the foot peg fits loosely on mine.
- The helmet looks off to me, I know there is a lot of difference of opinions on this, but in person it just does not look right.