Question:
"For those of us that still prefer the first three Star Wars films to
the latter three (and obviously, I'm talking chronological release
here, not Star Wars timeline order), the Battle of Endor was a
climactic moment. Our poor heroes, the Rebel Alliance, were suckered
into a trap through the use of basic disinformation by the Emperor.
The rebels believed that the battle would lead to their victory over
the Empire, but that's what the Emperor wanted them to believe. As our
buddy Ackbar said, "It's a trap!".
Answer:
None of the figures have too much of a zombie look, at least not one
that's due to the sculpt itself. We'll get to any paint issues in the
next category. All three have the same set of gloved hands, and these
work extremely well with the accessories. They are a soft enough
rubber to allow you to put the gun in their hands without damage, but
they are hard enough to hold things tightly. I also had no issues with
the hands popping off as I was posing them, which is a big plus. And
all three heads are nicely scaled to the bodies, both with and without
the helmets.
Paint - Infantry, Sargent ***1/2; Pathfinder ***
As you'd expect, there's not a ton of paint work here outside of the
head and hands, but what is here is all well done, some of it much
better than average.
The face tone is good on all three, and the eyes are pretty straight
and even. The hair is also clean on all three, and the beard and hair
on the Pathfinder has just the right amount of wash to make it
realistic...except around the mouth, where things start to get sloppy.
Actually, the lips on all three are a tad weird, and the Infantry
trooper has a bit of the lipstick issue. But the Pathfinder is the
only one to really exhibit any true slop.
He also has some eye liner on, and I'm not quite sure why. It's
extremely noticable in flash photos, but when you're handling him in
normal lighting it isn't quite as major of an issue.
There are a few other minor issues with the paint work on the heads
(for example, Brant has a couple glossy spots in his hair), they work
is generally above average. When you move to areas like the damaged
plastic helmets, and the boots, the work is well above average.
There's no slop on these items, and the detail work is extremely
realistic.
I'm not thrilled with the heavy wash they used on the gloves, but it's
okay. I am thankful that they included the extra protection for the
hands and head in the package, because that resulted in no rubs or
after manufacture damage on any of the paint.
I also picked these three Rebel Commandos up and I love them. Great
review that I agree 100% with.
