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 3 Kylo Ren The Force Awakens Hasbro 6" Figure

I meant to get this review before now, I really did. But I'll be honest, I was catching up with Game of Thrones. And after all this time I'm fully up to speed! Hurrah!

Anyway onto the figure! Firstly, Kylo Ren's read up

Kylo Ren comes with one accessory which is the new lightsaber that got a lot of people talking.

Like we've seen with previous lightsabers, the hilt and blade can be separated. The hilt is a cross shape and painted with silver and black dry brushing with a small red dot on the bottom - maybe a button?

The blade isn't quite as translucent as the previous lightsabers we've got, and I'm not sure I like it. I do like the shape though and how Hasbro have made the blade look fiery.

Once the blade and hilt are combined though, I think this is a great looking lightsaber!

As for the figure itself... I love it.

A lot of people have problems with mixing soft goods and soft rubber materials but I think it works here. The rubber cloak piece around Ren's neck helps hold down the cloak, and the rubber belt helps define his shape and again, holds the cloak in place.

And his mask is bad ass.

As for articulation, the head looks left and right, and the hood does not hinder this movement at all. The shoulders move the arms right around but the rubber neck piece keeps the arms for moving up. There are single jointed elbows, wrist pivot and rotation.

There's an ab crunch which also acts as a waist swivel. The crunch doesn't really work due to the cloak however. The hips are on a ball joint and there's a thigh cut. The knees are double jointed and the ankles have a rocker pivot, rotate and swivel.

I've also heard complaints that the cloak is too long. Honestly, I think it looks great. The way it drapes and lies on a surface just makes this guy looks even more foreboding.

I'm very impressed with this figure, easily my favourite so far. But will he be topped by the First Order Stormtrooper? Stay tuned!

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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 14 Clone Commander Cody Hasbro 6" Figure

I completely forgot to photograph this guy in his packaging, so thank you Dorkside Toys for the image!

So we're going to be looking at the last of the clones that have been released in the Black Series - Commander Cody. For me, this guy was highly anticipated for 2 reasons: 1st - this is a great looking character design and I was excited to see him brought to the Black Series; and 2nd - this hopefully means that my favourite clone will be brought to the Black Series: Captain Rex!

Cody comes with 2 weapons, and, unsurprisingly, they are exactly the same guns that we've seen with the other 3 clones.

I'll quickly run down the articulation on Cody first. His head is on a ball and hinge and he can look up and down a decent amount and his head fully rotates. His shoulders are also on a ball and hinge but the shoulder armour hinders the arm from moving up, his arms still rotate right round. He has bicep swivel, double jointed elbows, and hinge and rotation at the wrist.

The ab rotation takes the place of any waist rotation - this ab articulation does not really let Cody lean forward or back but this is mostly due to the armour/belt. His hips are on a ball and hinge but again, the armour doesn't let the legs move too far forward, back or out, but it does still work. Cody has double jointed knees, hinged and rocker ankles.

So Cody's body is the same as the other clones, the differences are the colours, the shoulder armour, the back armour piece and, of course, the helmet.

The weathered look to the mustard paint on Cody's torso and left thigh looks great, as does the grey on his arms. The antennae on Cody's helmet and shoulder are all a softer plastic meaning you shouldn't need to worry about them breaking. The visor on his helmet looks great too, and has a neat white line up and over it.

There are a few parts which also has a nice gold paint applied to them. There's a band on his right arm, 2 belt pouches and a strip on his back pack.

This guy, so far is easily my favourite clone so far, but I stand by what I said - if Captain Rex makes an appearance I don't doubt he'll take that title.

We're getting even closer to Force Friday! Anyone else hitting up any midnight openings? I'll be trying for sure!

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