Darth Maul 6 Inch Star Wars The Black Series Archives Figure

Darth Maul 6 Inch Star Wars The Black Series Archives Figure:  I'm a big fan of the Hasbro Star Wars Black Series 6" Figures and the Archives line of those figures give us all a chance to pick up those figures we missed in the initial waves.  Darth Maul was issued in Wave 1 way back in 2013 which I missed out on so I was stoked to hear he'd be released as part of the Archives waves.

My package was all banged up but I was fine with that. I always planned to open him.  I like the packaging overall.

With his cloak on he is not very pose-able.  He still looks great but his arms and head just aren't going to move around a lot.  Binoculars are one of the two accessories he comes with.  They are simple but nice.

The lightsaber can be two separate light sabers or the single double blade.  It is nice but the red laser parts tend to warp some and are hard to straighten out.  Still it is a nice look with some pretty good detail on the grip.  You can see some of the cloth under his plastic cloak.  This is a nice touch that doesn't make it all plastic and works well.

My favorite look is that of him without his cloak.  This is the classic look where he fights Qui Gon Ginn and Obi Wan Kenobi on Naboo.  It also gives us a great look at his face and head.  He comes with his cloak on.  To remove it you actually take off his head which is connected to the cloak.  Then put the stand alone head on and you have the look here.  

 You see a base in this photo but that is one I purchased separately.  Hasbro still does not do bases for these and third party bases are hit or miss on how well they work.  The holes in the bottom of the feet of figures throughout the life of the line has varied quite a bit.  Big fail.

The detail is really good on this Maul figure.  I really enjoy the colors, details on his horns and overall sculpt.  I'm very happy I picked up this guy and added him to my collection.  One more day until the opening of The Rise of Skywalker.  

Star Wars Black 6" Archive Collection Gamorrean Guard Figure

This Star Wars Black 6" series action figure was a Target exclusive.  Off the shelves for some time I ran across this Gamorrean Guard at the same time I found the Boba Fett I showed off Sunday.  I was excited to run across him.  While his price on the secondary market isn't too bad it is more fun finding one "in the wild".  

  Gamorrean Guards were one of those characters everyone loved from Return of the Jedi even if their screen time was fairly short.

They did a good job on this guy.  From the detail to the cloth, uh, shorts?  

He comes with an axe, a short bladed weapon and maybe a pike or spear.

This piggish brute can guard my place any day.

Star Wars Black 6" Archive Collection Boba Fett Figure

Hasbro first released their Boba Fett Black Series 6" figure in 2013.  Since then the secondary market was the only way to pick one of these up and they aren't cheap.  Listening to fans Hasbro has once again released Boba Fett as part of the Star Black Series Archive Collection. That's a huge win for those of us not lucky enough to pick up this Star Wars icon up the first time around.

  From the review videos I've seen comparing this to the original released figure there is very little that has changed and those differences are minor.  This guy looks great out of the box and I played around a little outside getting photos of him.  It was breezy today so it was nice to see his cape caught in the wind.

A long time favorite of Star Wars fans this guy looks so good in hand.  

The figure includes the jet pack, rifle, and pistol.  The pistol is below the jet pack to the right and is brown in color in the holster.

A visual guide of the Star Wars Black 6" series can be seen here.  The Archive first wave hasn't been added yet but also includes Luke Skywalker (in pilot suit), IG-88 and Bossk.  Bounty hunter enthusiasts have been so excited as those last two were also previously released and are now hard to find.  I may pick those up later but my budget limits me to those I'm really a fan of.   Wave 2 of the Archive figures hits the shelves this spring and will include Episode V Yoda, Episode III Anakin Skywalker, and Biker Scout.  I wish I could pick up all the 6" Black Series figures current and past.  They for the most part are really good figures and while they run you $19.97 a piece I think that isn't bad for the size and quality.   For those of you wondering they still make Star Wars figures in 3.75" size which is comparable to the originals released in the 70's and 80's with the original trilogy.  I don't really have the space to display all I have nor the budget to grab them all but I do have a decent collection of 6" figures that I know will only grow.