Star Wars The Black Series Starkiller (Galen Marek)

Picked up my first 3.75" Black Series figure - I don't think we'll ever see a 6" Black Series Starkiller from The Force Unleashed videogames, so I grabbed this guy when I saw him. I like this figure but I doubt I'll be buying any more 3.75" Black Series figures.

Starkiller (or Galen Marek if you want to give him his real name) comes with a fair few accessories:

2 lightsabers, 2 un-ignited lightsaber hilts, armour, 2 wrist bracers, a back piece (which is removable to place the armour on the figure), and a removable belt with flight straps. These are all nicely sculpted and give Starkiller 2 different looks which is cool.

The detailing on figure itself is very nice, but the skin looks almost waxy and has a real shine to it.

As far as articulation goes, the head is on a ball joint which you can pop right off, and that's also how you place the armour over the torso.

This ball joint means that Starkiller's head turns right round and can move up and down a little. His shoulders move up and down and outwards, there are elbow joints and swivels and the wrist swivel. Starkiller has a torso crunch and swivel, his hips move his legs back and forth but not outwards, his knees bend and his ankles turn. Quite a good amount of articulation for a 3.75" figure, but what you'd expect from a Black Series toy.

The different outfit that Starkiller comes with is my preferred way of displaying him, I think he just looks better in it.

The paint is neat on this figure, and is detailed nicely - I especially like the Empire insignia on his shoulder.

I'm glad I have a Starkiller figure to add to my collection, but as far as Black Series figures go, I'll be sticking to the 6" scale.

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Star Wars Mission Series Coruscant

I'll be honest with you guys, I bought this 2 pack for the 501st trooper. I love the different paint compared to the shock trooper I picked up. So we'll start with Anakin.

He's a good looking little figure, my only issue with him is the red eyes that he's got. I assume that's because this is Anakin's return to Coruscant after giving into the Dark Side.

Anakin, just like the other 3.75" Star Wars figures I picked up, has 5 points of articulation. His head moves, his arms swivel and his legs move forward (this is the same on the trooper too).

The paint job is solid with nice dark browns and blacks, and his lightsaber is nicely sculpted and fits his hand nicely.

The trooper comes with a blaster which is nicely sculpted, and again fits well in his hand.

The paint on the 501st trooper is neat, and looks very cool when he's stood beside the shock trooper.

I don't think I'll pick up many more 3.75" figures (though I do have a 3.75" Black Series toy to look at - my first!), though I'll still be keeping my eye out for other Rebels characters!

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Star Wars Saga Legends Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan is my favourite Jedi. 1) He's a total bad ass. 2) He looks even cooler in his clone war armour. So I couldn't pass this up at half price.

Obi-Wan comes with one accessory, and of course it's his lightsaber.

He's a really nice looking little figure for the size of it, with great sculpting on the armour and robes.

He wields his saber nicely in his hand making him look even cooler! Articulation is simply the 5 points; head, shoulders and hips.

Really glad to add Obi-Wan to my 3.75" Star Wars collection, though I'm still hoping that Hasbro bring an old Ben to the 6" Black Series line!

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Star Wars Saga Legends Shock Trooper

Toys R Us were selling a bunch of the 3.75" Star Wars figures at half price recently, so I went ahead and grabbed a few. I'm going to start by looking at the Shock Trooper I got.

I love the design of both Clone Troopers and Stormtroopers. But I especially like the clones when they've got a splash of colour on them as I'm a big fan of The Clone Wars cartoon.

As a 3.75" figure, he only has the typical 5 points of articulation - His head turns, arms go up and down as do his legs. This little figure is also nicely sculpted and the red detailing is all neatly painted.

The Shock Trooper also comes with a blaster rifle, which sits nicely in his hand.

I'm glad I got to add this little guy to my growing Star Wars 3.75" figure collection, stay tuned to see more!

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Star Wars Black Series 6" Greedo

Back into looking at Hasbro's 6" Star Wars Black Series and I'm kicking off with Greedo! The universe's most ineffectual bounty hunter!

First thing that you notice about this figure is the lack of accessories. Greedo comes with a removable waistcoat (though why you'd take it off I don't know!), a removable belt, and his pistol. What else would he have though?!

Greedo however is one of the nicest looking early figures in the series simply because of this simplicity. He has everything we see him with in Star Wars and he looks great.

Greedo's face and head sculpt are particular high points on this figure. Great big blue silver eyes, on that green head with the antenna, elongated mouth and ridges and bumps make Greedo look very screen accurate.

His jump suit is great too, nicely painted with wrinkles, dirt and creases running through and over it.

Greedo can hold his blaster really nicely, fitting in his hand with one of his long figures holding the trigger. It also sits nicely in his leather look holster. The blaster itself is a lovely small piece painted in silver with a nice black wash making it look used.

Greedo's articulation is what we've come to expect from the Black Series. His head turns side to side and tilts down a little. His shoulders move up and down, his elbows bend, and his wrists turn. Greedo has a torso swivel, his hips move forward and back and he has a thigh cut. He has a double joint at the knee and his ankles bend and pivot.

The jumpsuit is a nice light green with yellow stripes down the side. His waistcoat is a darker mustard yellow but sadly doesn't quite have the same dirty aesthetic as the jumpsuit. It's still a great looking toy though, and I'm glad I was able to add the original bounty hunter to my collection!

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Diamond Select Van Helsing

I couldn't resist picking this guy up a few months ago when I saw it - and yes, this was supposed to be part of Shocktober. I'm a little behind, but this has to be shown off, this figure is stunning!

Straight out of the box you can see that Jean St. Jean (the sculptor of this toy) absolutely knocked it out of the park with his work here. It's just such a great looking piece, I really do love it. Van Helsing is an imposing 7" figure.

Everything about this figure is superb, the sculpt and paint is amazing, the accessories are spot on, and the display base is just stunning.

The cemetery display base comes in 4 separate pieces: the cemetery ground, a cross headstone, Mina Harker's headstone, and Mina Harker herself bursting from the ground.

Put all together and the result really is superb.

Accessory wise, Van Helsing is armed to the teeth. And my favourite part of all of these weapons? They all have storage on Van Helsing himself.

He comes with his pistol

An incredibly bad ass sword

A musket!

And my personal favourite - an axe that looks well worn and used, even with some added detailing that makes it looks like blood staining on the blade.

I will talk about the articulation, but on a figure this good looking, it really is secondary!! I mean, just look at this detailing! The nice rich red jacket, the leathery look of the pouches and belts, the light grey blue trousers, the brown boots, all of this adds to the look of Van Helsing.

The sheaths for his weapons look like leather, there are folds and wrinkles in his clothes, there's gold button and buckle detailing, I mean this is a top notch looking figure. I don't mind that the stakes on his front aren't removable because they only add to how awesome Van Helsing looks. This is a guy who's seen some stuff, and is ready to kick it's ass back to Hell.

Van Helsing's articulation is also strong. His head turns and looks up a little, but not down. His shoulders move up and down, and back and forth and there's a bicep swivel. His elbows bend and swivel, his wrist swivels at the glove but doesn't bend.

His waist swivels a little, his hips bend forward and go out a little, there's a thigh cut, his knee has single bends but it's a ratchet joint so it's good and strong, there's a boot cut, ankle band and pivot.

Van Helsing has peg holes in the bottom of his feet meaning he can peg straight into the cemetery base which just looks great.

And look at that face and head detailing! How bad ass is this guy?! He's seen some serious evil. And jammed an axe in it's face.

This figure really is a gorgeous piece. If you've any interest in horror, pick this up. If you've any interest in Jean St. Jean sculpts, pick this up. If you've any interest in owning a really great figure for a very good price (approx. £20 here in the UK), pick this up!

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