I have been on the fence about the new
large scale Kenner Star Wars figures from Gentle Giant. Mostly
because of the hefty price tag that accompanies them. At near $80 a
figure, who can afford to buy the whole set or bleed it out at one
figure a month? Granted, they are a nice and showy piece of Star Wars
memorabilia but I wouldn't pay more than $50 a figure. Then comes the
daunting task of finding prime display space for the figures or
storing them to avoid damage. Needless to say, I had avoided even
getting into the collection until I found out about the website
THWIPSTER.COM
(selling the hype, one crummy cardboard display at a time)
THWIPSTER.COM is a discount website
that has a constantly revolving supply of discounted toys, comics and
other related merchandise. The prices are incredible and shipping is
cheap, if you don't shop them you should really start. I noticed one
day I had missed out on getting a great price on the Obi Wan Kenobi
from this set, by the time I had moved money around from one account
to another it had sold out and never got restocked. But, since they
got in one at an amazing price I figured only a matter of time before
another one would grace their page. Two days later they'd restocked,
but with the Death Squad Commander. While this isn't exactly my idea
of how I wanted to test drive this line, it was an inexpensive
venture that I knew I'd be able to get more that my money back if I
decided it wasn't my thing.
(the fake excitement is just as grating now as it was 30 years ago)
Cheap shipping equals weeks of waiting
for your product. While I don't mind, part of me wanted to know if I
made the right decision. When it finally got to my door and I opened
the box, I was immediately hooked. The figure is on a very well done
oversized reproduction card with resealable bubble. The outer bubble
is made of a sturdy plastic and the card itself is printed on a
semi-gloss heavy card stock. Inside the bubble, the figure is snugly
encased in it's own custom tray and secured with twist ties. While in
the package, the figure can be either stood up on a shelf or hung on
the wall from the already punched pegholes.
Once out of the package, the first
thing noticed is the figure is completely hollow. This is why I don't
think the figures are worth much more than $50 a piece. Overall, the
quality of the figure is top notch. Really well painted, no flaws I
noticed on mine at least. Tight joints that will hold their pose
while displayed on a shelf or lightly played with. The only complaint
I had was the gun; to me it just looked too chunky, like they got the
scale wrong but I could be mistaken. While holding it, you forget
you've got a 12 inch figure. The size is very pleasing, I mean the
commander's helmet is almost the size of an infant's cereal bowl.
(give 'ems a kiss love)
Final opinion on the line, get the
characters you like and don't buy the whole set unless you get a good
deal. Shop websites for daily deals like THWIPSTER.COM and TOY SALE
BOAT on facebook.
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