Star Wars Black Series No 4 First Order Stormtrooper The Force Awakens Hasbro 6" Figure

The last figure I'll be looking at in this new wave of Black Series figures. It's number 4, and it's a cracking figure! Today we're checking out the new First Order Stormtrooper, and here's the read up

Again, this figure comes in the sleek new black and red packaging which I really like.

The Stormtrooper comes with two weapons, the first being a small blaster reminiscent of the small pistol that comes with the Speeder Bike and Scout Trooper set

The second weapon is a more typical looking blaster rifle that we'd see with the Stormtrooper

Both of these seem to have been cast in white plastic then painted black with silver highlights. These look great, really great detail and the black and white looks amazing together on a weapon.

The figure itself I love. I think I might actually prefer this figure to the Clone Trooper and Stormtrooper figures we already have. The armour and design looks great and it's been translated incredibly well into plastic.

The helmet looks great and I love that new design! The belt and grenade canister have also been well sculpted and detailed.

I love this sleek new armour with the slightly flatter chest piece. There are nice smaller parts on the armour that are nice to find as you look over it. The forearm detail, extra detail on the top of the helmet and the detail on his lower legs to name but a few.

As for articulation, his head looks left and right easily but, mine anyway, doesn't really look up or down. The shoulders are on a ball and hinge joint which rotate the arm right round but the armour stops it moving up. There's a single elbow ben and the wrists rotate and hinge. There's an ab crunch which moves quite far back and forward a little and this also acts as the waist rotation.

The hips are on a ball joint which moves the legs back but the armour inhibits movement out and forward. There's a hip cut, double jointed knees and ankle rotation, hinge, and rocker pivot.

I really do think this is a fantastic figure and well worth the money. I would recommend this to any Star Wars fan, and I've already noticed that this is an incredibly popular seller if looking at the pegs in Forbidden Planet is anything to go by! Does this guy beat Kylo Ren as my favourite new Black Series figure? I'm not sure... I think at the moment I need to call it a draw!

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Star Wars Black Series No 2 Rey & BB-8 (Jakku) The Force Awakens Hasbro Figure

Second up in the new Black Series figures from Hasbro is Rey and droid BB-8 - and here's the read up if you're interested!

Personally, I consider this a 2 pack. I don't really think BB-8 can be considered an accessory, but I'm very glad Hasbro didn't sell him on his own for full price!

Rey comes with her staff as a weapon/accessory

This is a pretty well moulded piece and I like that it has wraps and a strap, but that strap being a very stiff plastic is a pain.

Rey herself isn't great, but she's definitely lacking.

The main issue I have with Rey is the lack of paint. The sculpt of her clothes look brilliant, but no shading? No dirty dry brush look? It's a real shame as I think she's a good looking figure. The boots, clothing, satchel and hair could all do with some colour variation.

But you know what? At least her eyes are painted well

But look at this hard plastic strap!

So frustrating!

So the articulation on Rey is standard Black Series: Her head looks left and right and up (a tiny bit) and down. Shoulders are ball and hinge, single jointed elbows, and articulated wrists. Her waist rotation is well hidden by her belt and it allows her to turn left and right.

Her hips are on a ball peg and the soft rubber robes don't really inhibit the movement. There is upper thigh swivel, single jointed knees, and her ankles rock back and forth, swivel and pivot.

Now onto BB-8!

BB-8 is a great little figure. Really great.

The head is on a peg so can swivel so can move forward, back, left and right... right around the top of the sphere.

He his weighted so stays up always with his head on top which is great and the paint apps are all neat and really make BB-8 look brilliant. Especially the wash that he's been given making him look as though he's been around on the dusty planet of Jakku for a while.

Honestly, BB-8 is pretty much worth the price of admission alone here.

Stay tuned guys, I'll be bringing you more Force Awakens Black Series figures soon!

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Star Wars Black Series No 1 Finn (Jakku) The Force Awakens Figure

Number one in the new Black Series 6" figures is Finn in his Jakku outfit. And firstly, I really like the new slick packaging!

If you're interested, here's the read up on Finn that's on the packaging

Out of the packaging and I'm instantly impressed. Finn comes with a new style of blaster which is in a gold/bronze colour with a silver barrel. A dirty wash has been applied to the blaster which gives it a bit of a worn weathered look.

Finn himself, I think, looks great.

Finn's quite a good likeness to John Boyega so that's a positive! He's wearing a nice brown jacket which is a really good mould with wrinkles and details and has some red paint apps too.

The black sweater underneath the jacket has a good rough material effect, his trousers are plain black for the most part which are wrinkled and there are paint apps at his feet. His boots are a sand colour and this sandy dust look travels a little up past his ankles, making it look as though he's been walking in the sand.

Finn's head looks left and right but can't look up or down sadly. His shoulders can rotate his arms right round and up a little, and down to his body. His jacket is a softer plastic so doesn't really inhibit his arm movement. His elbows are single jointed and his wrists rotate and swivel. He has an ab crunch which can move him forward, but the jacket doesn't let him move back. This ab crunch is in place of any waist articulation.

His hips are on a ball and hinge joint, he has thigh rotation, double jointed knees and ankle rotation, joints and pivots.

I'm impressed so far Hasbro! Stay tuned for more of the new Black Series figures!

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Star Wars Black Series No 4 Chewbacca Hasbro Figure

Time to check out Han's best pal, Chewbacca! You may have noticed the numbering of the Black Series is all over the place - this is because Hasbro changed the packaging from black and orange to black and light blue. It's changing again for the new figures released on Friday. Because Hasbro.

Chewie comes with his bowcaster that requires a little assembly straight out of the box.

It's just a peg that clips the two parts together, and once it's together it's a good looking weapon with a silver dry brush giving it a metallic, realistic look.

Chewbacca is a big figure with really well sculpted fur detail all over. The paint apps on Chewie are all pretty good. The fur is pretty screen accurate with a mostly brown colour with dark lowlights throughout. His fingers and toes are grey, his eyes are relatively well painted and his teeth and nose have separate paint apps.

His satchel is very well painted and sculpted. It's removable but it leaves a flat line on his shoulder where the strap sits so I'd recommend leaving it there.

Chewie's articulation is quite well hidden by his fur but that same fur can also be a little inhibitive.

His head pretty much only looks forward but you can make it look left and right a little. His shoulders are on a ball and hinge joint, the elbows bend and rotate, and his hands hinge back and forth and also rotate.

Chewie has an ab rotation and waist rotation, the hips move out, forward and back, there's thigh rotation, single jointed knee and knee swivel, and his ankles pivot side to side and rotate up and down, but the fur here hinders this movement.

There's a new Chewbacca figure coming out with this first wave of new The Force Awakens figures released on Friday, but as far as I can tell the only thing that makes that figure different to this one, is that the new Chewie doesn't have an open screaming mouth.

I won't be picking that figure up, no point for me, but I'll try and get the rest!

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