Sideshow - 501st Legion Clone Trooper Pt.2

I have been aiming to get the Medicom 501st Legion Clone Trooper since I started my Star Wars collection. Due to expensive pricing, I give up in the end.

Later, when Sideshow started to release the 1/6 scale clone troopers, I was very happy. Because I know they will release the 501st Legion Clone Troopers one day.

This is the same mold Sideshow used to produce the Imperial Shock Troopers and Utapau Clone Troopers. The colour deco on the armour is the only difference you can compare from other clone troopers.

Looking closer to the figure, I notice some black marks on the armour are printed by machine rather than hand painted. However, this doesn't affect the overall weathering on the armour.

All the joints are fairly tight except to the loose ankle joints. It's really annoying when trying to make some poses.

Surprisingly, the undersuit is made of stretchable fabric material that can be torn by sharp objects. I prefer the rubber undersuit used for the previous releases.

Despite to the loose ankle joints, this is a very nice figure in term of pricing and paint work. I highly recommend to pick it up if you are a huge fan of Star Wars clone troopers. You may view the box packaging here.

Sideshow - 41st Elite Corps Clone Trooper Pt.1

This is the second clone trooper I got in this month. I want to thank my wife as it was also a birthday gift from her. Looking back to the figure itself, I noticed the weathering and paint work by Sideshow is getting better and better. The weapons and accessories are well produced too. Therefore, I will continue to support Sideshow if they can maintain the quality of their products in future :)

Hot Toys "Abigail Whistler" in Blade Trinity Pt.1

Front and back view of the standard packaging with pictures of the movie character and figure.

Similar to Hot Toys earlier release "Blade", the main weapons and accessories are stored in a tray that attached to the underside of the box lid.

Looking at the facial sculpt, I think it has a pretty close likeness of Jessica Biel.

Hot Toys "Whiplash" in Iron Man 2 Pt.2

There is no doubt the head sculpt has a fairly good likeness of Mickey Rourke. Hot Toys also mentioned this is a newly developed head sculpt with real like facial expression and wrinkles. Great skin texture you can find on the figure. The scar on his face looks very real.

This is the hydraulic exoskeleton with brown-coloured leather-like harness described by Hot Toys. The articulation of the upper body and elbows is restricted due to the design and mechanism of the arc reactor powered suit. On the other hand, the head and shoulders turn very well.

The lips, eyebrows, moustache and beard are finely sculpted and painted as well. Besides realistic skin tone, Hot Toys delivers life-like eyes to their figures. I believe all these factors made the figure looks like a real person.

I love the multi-layered hair sculpture with grey highlight on his dark brown hair. The hairline is beautifully executed with every little detail on it.

Look at the gears and mechanism of the electricity generator, they are detailed made and pretty screen accurate. One word to describe here..Impressive!! When posing the figure or bending the arms, you need to be extremely careful due to the fragile parts of the powered suit.

Similar to other Iron Man figures, the arc reactor-powered suit has light-up feature. The light at the chest is bright but it is weak at the translucent tubes of the electricity generator. The battery compartment is hooked onto the back of his belt and is hidden by pieces of torn clothing.

The buckled boots are nice but they are not removable from the feet. As the paint work is fantastic, the patterned tattoos look so natural with its faded color application. I have to say Hot Toys really deserves its good reputation on the quality of their product.

To get the effect of electrified whips, you need to wrap the yellow translucent soft plastic around the whips. They look good once you get them in place.

The powered suit also works pretty well and it follows most of the upper body movement including arms and shoulders.

The burning effect on the brown jumpsuit is nicely produced and the torn clothing fits the figure very well. The articulation of the lower body is good but the ankle joints are loose. So, you may need to use the display stand for posing the figure.

Overall, I am happy with this figure because of the well made powered suit and realistic body tattoos. Furthermore, it is the first villain I got from Iron Man 2 series and a must buy figure for me. For box packaging, you may view here.

Sideshow - 501st Legion Clone Trooper Pt.1

I was waiting to get this piece for a long time. Finally, the stock arrived yesterday. So, went to collect it after work. The above is the front and back view of packaging with magnetic closures.

The packaging is standard. It reveals the background for both the movie and the character. It also has a clear plastic window to show the amoured figure and accessories.

Just look at the figure and its paint work..it's very nice!! The accessories are display stand, BlasTech DC-15S blaster, BlasTech DC-15A blaster rifle and extra set of hands. Review on the figure will be done after Hot Toys Whiplash :)

Hot Toys "Black Widow" in Iron Man 2 Pt.1

Similar to "Whiplash", the packaging has a slipcase showing pictures of the movie character and figure.

As for the box, it has a clear plastic window in front. The list of production credit is printed on the back.

Not much accessories come with the figure. They are display stand, two pistols, three gloved hands and a set of hand pegs. More pictures will be taken on this figure soon :)