Newest Collectible: Sideshow Yoda Exclusive Edition

Submitted by xequae on Thu, 2011-03-03 22:40.

Yoda has finally made it to Sideshow's 1/6 Star Wars line, soon to be followed by his hut on Dagobah. They have plans to release a prequel Yoda, but here we get Yoda from The Empire Strikes Back and he turned out great, though he does have a few issues.

Packaging **

Sideshow has continued with their great looking boxes that really show off the character well, though the green on the box is off some. The inside really took a step back though, replacing a plastic cover to hold the figure and contents in with twist ties. The ones around the snake even pulled through the plastic. It is really unfortunate that Sideshow has decided to go this route. I would rather pay a few extra bucks to get the nicer packaging.

Articulation *** 1/2

Being a new body for Sideshow, they have done a good job on articulation. He has wrist, elbows, shoulder, knees, ankles, hips waist and neck. His neck is a little limited in the up and down movement, but overall there aren't really any issues with his articulation.

Accessories ****

They did an awesome job on accessories. He comes with his cane, pan flute, a brown and white snake, a total of 3 sets of hands and feet and a log to sit on. The exclusive version also comes with an orange snake as a throwback to the vintage Kenner figure. Since he doesn't come with a standard base, the log is a nice touch and really looks nice. The orange snake is a pretty cool accessory for anyone who collected the original Kenner figures and all of the extra hands and feet are a nice touch.

Outfit *** 1/2

He comes with his outer and inner tunic, pants and belt. Nothing to complain about the inner tunic and pants. The outer tunic seems a little too thin and frayed at the ends. That isn't too say it looks bad, but could be a little improved.

Sculpt ***

His sculpt is almost there but not quite. He definitely looks like Yoda, but his face looks a little too squished on the bottom of his face. Another problem is that there isn't any hair on the top of his head, just on the sides by his ear and his back. They sculpted on hair and the effect is good, though doesn't really capture his look as well as it might have.

Paint *** 1/2

They did a really nice job with the paint, not a lot of slop or problems overall. The accessories are painted really nicely. His green is slightly off, but is pretty close and much better than the pics on the box.

Overall ***

I'm very happy to finally get Yoda and though he may not be perfect, he is still pretty awesome. The orange snake was a pretty cool exclusive. He should look great with the Dagobah set once it is released. Hopefully they will get around to a Dagobah Luke sometime soon.