Star Wars Black Series No 7 Clone Trooper Sergeant & No 13 Clone Trooper Captain 6" Hasbro Figure

Today we're having a 2 for 1! These figures are pretty much exactly the same other than the paint schemes, so I thought I'd put them together to save a little time.

First up, these figures both come with the same weapons that have matching paint schemes.

These are the same weapons that you get with the original Clone Trooper, but these have small grey parts which is a nice highlight on these weapons.

The clones are both the same as each other (and the original clone), but the Sergeant has olive green markings and the Captain has red markings.

Personally I'm more of a fan of the Captain, I think the red looks great.

Articulation wise, the clones heads look up and down a little and turn left and right. The shoulders are on a ball and hinge, there are double jointed elbows, and the wrists hinge and rotate.

There's an ab crunch that is also used instead of a waist rotation, hips are on a ball and hinge, double jointed knees, ankles swivel, go back and forth, and pivot.

I'd say these are worthy additions to your Star Wars collection if you pick up Prequel Trilogy figures. They look great together and even better when grouped with more Clones.

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Star Wars Black Series No 14 Clone Trooper 6" Hasbro Figure

The Star Wars prequels are not particularly well loved. I'm not their biggest fan by any stretch, but one of the best things to come from them, in my opinion, is the deign of the clones. Like the stormtroopers, I just love the look of these guys sleek armour (and I really like the extra colours that were added but we'll come to that later).

This original clone trooper comes with 2 weapons, one is a smaller blaster and the other is a long blast rifle.

They're both sculpted well and look pretty good, but sadly just moulded in a plain black plastic. The trooper holds both of them well - and looks pretty cool doing it!

As I mentioned before, this trooper is a nice slick white, with black details and some grey highlights. The paint, even though it's minimal, is a little messy at parts. Around the mouth is the most notable place but I assume this is because of how intricate that area is.

There are some sculpted details which are left in plain white, like the buttons on his right arm, the details on his back, and his belt. The belt should be white of course, it just would have been nice to see a little detail in it.

The sculpting of the black under suit that you can see at the wrists, hips and neck, looks ruffled and realistic as though it's a whole under armour body suit.

The articulation on the trooper is much the same as the other Black Series figures. The head looks left and right and looks up and down a small amount. Shoulders are on a ball and hinge, the elbows are double jointed and the wrists swivel and bend. There's no waist rotation but this is made up for by having ab articulation which swivels and moves the trooper forward and back a small amount.

The hips are on a ball and hinge joint, double jointed knees, and the ankles are hinged, rotate and have the great ankle rocker pivot.

If you're a prequel fan then the clones are must haves and this is a great representation of the troopers.

Stay tuned this week - more Black Series to come in the build up to Force Friday!

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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 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 Wave 4

Wave 4 of Hasbro's Star Wars Black Series have been unveiled, and this bad boy is a personal favourite!

Bossk! Lizard bounty hunter that mocks your need for shoes! Others include Han with tauntaun in Hoth gear, Luke in Hoth gear with Wampa, Clone Trooper Lieutenant, Han (again) in stormtrooper gear, and Tie Fighter Pilot.

These are all really nice, but not sure if I'll be adding any of these to my collection (other than Bossk, and maybe that clone. I've always liked the look of their armour). I can only imagine that Han with tauntaun and Luke with Wampa will be VERY expensive. The Imperial Shadow Squadron is a Target exclusive over in the states so I've no idea where we'll be able to pick this up in the UK (probably Amazon), but this is a very nice set.

Good luck hunting these guys down if you like to collect all of the Black Series! Go Figure!