Review: General
Grievous Sixth Scale Figure by Sideshow Collectibles
Review
and Photography by: Mark Picirilli
Review Date: February 7, 2014
Today, we take a look at the highly anticipated 1/6th scale figure from Sideshow
Collectibles, General Grievous. Before we jump into the review, here are all the
details on him:
Product Size
16" H (406.4mm) x 5" W (127mm) x 3" D (76.2mm)*
Box Size
20.00" H (508mm) x 12.00" W (304.8mm) x 7.00" L (177.8mm)*
Product Weight
4.00 lbs (1.81 kg)*
*Size and weight are approximate values.
Priced at $249.99 and can be
purchased
at this link
Now, let's have some fun!
Grievous comes boxed in a very collector friendly package that
allows you to take him out and put him (and all his accessories)
back without doing any damage to the package. As you open the
exterior box on one side you will find
Grievous, his extra set of arms and the battle damaged mask for
alternate display (be careful as you remove the alternate mask as
the microphones on each side of the mask are delicate and you don't
want to damage them). Take your time getting Grievous out as well,
he is packed great in his foam housing to arrive safe, but don't
yank at his limbs or pull, he will come out nice and easy if you
take it slow. I started with his legs and torso and did the head
last. Check out the boxes images below:
Here are a few shots
of him out of the package with no customizations to him. He comes with two sets of arms. One set is for the fused two arm display
and the other is for the split four arm attack display. The arms are
really easy to swap out but make sure you use two hands on each side
of the joint and just wiggle them a little and they will come out,
don't try to force them. You will find it's much easier (and will keep
him from getting damaged) if you take it easy and caress them
out as opposed to pulling on them.
The arms have plugs at
the shoulder which plug into the back of the top of the green torso,
while the fused arms extend out further revealing pistons which
allow for an increased range of motion and pose ability.
Because of the size
and skeletal nature of the figure, Sideshow placed a great emphasis
on making the joints tight. As such and because it is fragile, always
use two hands and be gentle when posing him. There is
significant articulation with multiple types of joints, when you add
in that and the new stand developed specifically for Grievous that
rotates 360°, your display options are endless. I LOVED the stand. It really makes it easy to pose him in all types of fun positions and
have him fully supported. The stand has small rubber pads to maintain
stability and small wire supports reach up into the bottom of the
torso.
This figure is just
amazing to pose and play with. The hands have magnets to help
stabilize the weapons in the hands. They are not meant to fully
adhere to the weapons, just to help stabilize for posing and
they work great. When I first unpacked him, I got a great laugh as
all the sabers magnetically connected on my photography table. The
masks also magnetically attach to allow the exclusive damage mask to
be swapped out for the regular with ease.
In addition to the
extra mask (Sideshow Exclusive), he also comes with his fabric
cape (with clasp and lightsaber hilt pockets), four (4)
ignited lightsabers, Four (4) lightsaber hilts, the DT-57
"Annihilator" Heavy Blaster Pistol and his Electro Staff (with
removable energy clusters).
The detail is
stunning, You can see a lot of effort went into replicating
the marble alabaster look of his armor, as well as,
weathering on the body structure that is apparent all over the
piece. It isn't just the head or arms, the detail is shown all over
the piece, right down to the inside of his torso/organ container,
which has a painted and sculpted organs and heart, to the fingers
that are articulated and feel lifelike. When posing him with
the Electro Staff above his head,
the frame and hands were able to hold it securely and in the exact
spot I wanted it.
The cape has both a
button and clasp for attaching it around his neck and saber
hilts pockets within the cape. The symbol printed onto the back of
the cape and printed diamond
pattern were a very nice touch. This is one of the best engineered
1/6 scale figures I have reviewed. Plenty of time and patience was
clearly put into this and he is well worth the price of admission. I
have a feeling this one won't last long once collectors get him in
hand. We want to thank Sideshow for providing us with this so
we could review it. If you would like to add him to your
collection, you can do so
at this link while they last.
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