Princess Leia is one of the most recognizable fictional females of all time. Whether she's in her iconic metal bikini or the trademark hair buns, her image is known across the world. That's why it is so surprising that there has never been an action figure that captures her likeness well until very recently. This 40th Anniversary figure has the most amazing Leia face sculpt I've ever seen. She also comes on an amazing Kenner-style retro cardback. Unfortunately she's also wearing a lumpy potato sack for her robes. I will never understand cloth outfits for toys in this scale. I just bought an E.T. figure from NECA last week and he is cloaked in a sculpted white blanket that is flexible, removable, and looks great. I wish Hasbro would take a cue from NECA and re-release this Leia with sculpted attire. I would buy her in a heartbeat. In the meantime I will play around with pinning back the bulky sections and dusting off my needle and thread skills - cause that face deserves a better presentation. Let's check her out below!
Here she is stripped of her lumpy garb. I wouldn't suggest removing it. It seems sewn in place and I think I damaged the seams trying to remove it.
Time for a Comparison Pic!
Here she with with the Boushh Disguise and Slave Leia.
Cheers!
They really did a horrendous job with the scaling among all the Leias! Wow.
ReplyDeleteYeah it's pretty crazy how inconsistent they've been. I really hope Sabine and Hera match at the very least.
DeleteIs Zam Wessel female? Transgender? In any case I'd get a Zam figure
ReplyDeleteI consider Zam female, although if her true form really is reptilian then maybe she's asexual. I don't think Zam is the most interesting looking Star Wars character, but I really liked her one-shot comic from many years ago and that makes me think she's pretty cool and worthy of a 6" figure. Although knowing this line so far, they'd make her face veil out of a stiff frayed piece of cloth and she'd look horrible.
DeleteI love her without the dress. She reminds me of he original Leia which came in a pantsuit. That was the best. I intend on painting her legs white. The articulation is so great--she could be a total action hero unencumbered by the softgoods.
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