The latest wave of Hasbro’s Star Wars Black Series 6-inch figures has recently hit Targets, Amazon, and Big Bad Toy Store. This wave includes three new figures: Luke Skywalker in his classic Episode IV Tatooine gear, and Kanan Jarrus and Ahsoka Tano, both from Rebels. Today we are going to take a look at Luke!
Even though Luke got a snazzy new bright yellow leather jacket at the end of A New Hope, that was not how I thought of Luke playing with toys and reading comics in those pre-Empire days. This is the classic Luke look and the one I have the most nostalgia for.
The reveal of the prototype was a little underwhelming due to the large amount of soft goods that did not look great. I don’t hate soft goods or oppose them completely; I actually like them when they are done well and used sparingly to preserve articulation. The prototype soft goods didn’t look great to me, and Kanan and Ahsoka are starring in my current favorite Star Wars thing ever, so this iconic look actually fell to the bottom of my most-anticipated figure list.
Accessories
Luke comes with a decent amount of stuff with a removable belt, macrobinoculars, a lightsaber that clips to the belt, and the soft goods shirt.
The macrobinoculars have a sharp, detailed sculpt and feature a bit of paint to highlight the details. They fit well in Luke’s hands and securely on the belt. The lightsaber is pretty standard for this line with a removable blade and a little clip at the bottom for attaching to the figure.
After recently completing a Star Wars re-watch, I do find myself missing the rifle Luke carries when hunting for R2-D2. It would have been a fun addition and would have added to his look on the shelf. The belt is removable, so if you have an extra Stormtrooper belt from Han, you can create the “Death Star escape” look.
Sculpt
A lot of the sculpt is covered by the cloth shirt, but it’s all really nice. The pants have nice wrinkles and a very subtle texture, and the leg wraps are sharply detailed.
Luke’s build looks appropriate and the head sculpt does a good job capturing Hamill’s likeness, though it feels a little bit small to me. I’ll talk about the cloth shirt here because it has an impact on the sculpt. It’s not perfect for sure, but not as bad as I was expecting.
The bad is that the white of the shirt is a little too bright white.
I feel like Luke’s shirt in the film is a bit more off-white. The shirt does pick up dirt if you take your toys outside or just have dirty fingers — be aware of that.
The cloth on a figure just doesn’t wrinkle as much as the cloth does on a human, so it doesn’t look as realistic as sculpted plastic. That said, it really allows for great movement and looks good in certain angles and situations.
Articulation
Luke gets a little more than the standard Black Series articulation because they have brought back the double elbows. Luke has the following articulation:
- Ball-jointed neck and mid-torso
- Swivel/hinge neck, shoulders, hips, wrists, and ankles
- Swivel thighs and biceps
- Double-hinged knees and elbows
Paint
Paint is minimal with Luke mostly cast in the appropriate colors. His skin is a shiny plastic that doesn’t quite convey how tan Luke is in this movie. There is a bit of a dry brush to bring out the details on the leg wraps, though, which is nice to see.
Overall
Overall, I’m surprised at how much I like this figure. He was my least wanted due to other favorites and the poorly executed cloth goods, but, in hand, it’s a fun figure and I’m looking forward to an Old Ben Kenobi to team him up with.
Check out Robokillah’s video review here:
