Height: 6 inches
Articulation: Swivel/hinge ankles, double hinged knees, swivel thighs, balljointed hips, balljointed mid-torso, swivel/hinge shoulders, swivel/hinge elbows, swivel/hinge wrists, balljointed neck, and a balljointed head
Accessories: Defender 5 sporting blaster
Non-Scalper Price: $20 dollars
* Hasbro hasn't had any trouble with their likenesses lately and Amilyn Holdo is another success. She looks quite a lot like actress Laura Dern thanks to a solid sculpt and some excellent facial printing. The bright, colorful hair doesn't hurt, either.
* The hair is good. Really, really good, actually. Check out the sculpting on it. The attention to detail is exceptional here as you can see each lock really well.
* While she has a soft goods robe all down her body the articulation isn't hindered much at all. Holdo is still solid, durable, and a well articulated figure that you can get plenty of poses out of.
* Holdo's hands are adorned with decorative bracelets and some very swanky rings. Hasbro usually does a stellar job with details like this an Holdo is no exception.
* When you need to stun your own mutinous crew make sure you reach for your Defender 5 sporting blaster. This is actually a really, really nice blaster design with some great paint applications to bring it to life.
* Personally, I think Vice Admiral Holdo is a pretty nice dresser. She looks incredible in the film. That's not captured here too well, though. Compare this still from the film with the figure on the left. The Holdo on the left looks like she's wearing a purple potato sack while the real Holdo looks like she's ready for a showing of Squid Lake on Coruscant. I really wish Hasbro had gone with a sculpted figure, even if it meant some articulation cuts. Heck, she's even missing the cuts at the top of the dress due to the ill fitting fabric.
* The material just doesn't do the figure any favors. On the right you can see how good the sculpted parts of the dress look on the back. Unfortunately, oddly fitting fabric just doesn't mesh well with the sculpt.
This is the first figure of Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo I've reviewed. For more Star Wars: The Black Series figures check out the following:
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Glad they made her but yes, an odd choice when so many other figures could have been made. Laura Dern is a great actress. Definitely odd how divisive her character has been perceived to be.
ReplyDeleteYeah, she's like the least of my problems with the film. Honestly, I just find it to be a very boring Star Wars film. Despite their issues, the Prequels are never boring. TLJ just drags for me in places.
DeleteOof. I really hate that dress. It looks cheap and nasty. Easy pass, which is a pity as I would have liked to add her to my collection. Same issue I had with the Ep IV Leia. I just couldn't get over how bad the soft goods looked. At least I now have an Empire Leia, so that made me happy :).
ReplyDeleteIt is, isn't it? There is so much good about the figure but the dress just doesn't look great. I can tell they tried but a sculpted dress would have been so much better.
ReplyDeleteAs usual from HASBRO NO 3.75 figure ...whart a crap company Hasbro has become ..money orientated sod the fans !"!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAs usual NO 3.75'' figure from Hasbro, that company is RUBBISH and only cares about making money via 6'' figures ...couldn't care less about US original fans ...you know the ones that made them what they are today or rather should have been ..a great company(NOT)
ReplyDeleteWell, they are a company so making money is their goal, but they definitely so seem to be intent on leaving the 1/18th scale fans. Honestly, for the fans of the classic scale I think it would be best if someone other than Hasbro would take over and manage that line. Super7, Bossfight Studios, etc. Other than whatever TVC figures Hasbro releases or jazwares' 1/18th Fortnite line, the 1/18th scale seems to be dead at retail. 6-7 inches has definitely become the more predominant scale at the moment. I'll admit I've largely stopped collecting the 1/18th scale even through I grew up with it with G.I. Joe and POTF2, but it was kind of an outlier at that time, too.
DeleteI think she looks absolutely awesome - a truly fantastic figure. Although she looks more like something out of a James Bond movie or an old british spy-themed TV series than she does Star Wars, but she's just breathtaking in spite of that. I'll order her right now ! (22 € on amazon France).
ReplyDeleteI've recently sold off most of my sequel trilogy figure and Holdo is one that I got rid of. I've just...not really had any desire to further collect or even revisit those films. I did keep a few, though. The Red Sith Troopers, Phasma, most Reys and her speeder, BB-8, the deluxe Kylo Ren with unmasked head, and I think the Guavian Enforcer.
DeleteYou are definitely right about the dress, though - it looks primitive and messy, especially around the collar/shoulders area. It almost looks as though she's wearing a peasant's dress (which almost gives her a vague Tattoine feel..). It would have been forgivable on a Mego doll from the 1970's, but here it just looks weird and rushed, like they didn't put any thought and effort into it and just went the cheapest way possible.
ReplyDeleteA sculpted dress really would have been the way to go here, even if it meant sacrificing some leg articulation. Soft goods capes and cloaks can look really good in this scale, but dresses are just tough.
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