"Bandai Hobby Star Wars 1/12 Plastic Model Clone Trooper ""Star Wars""", white (BAN207574)

I have been looking for a good 1/12 scale clone trooper for quite some time. I collect Black series, but all the plain Clone trooper black series had mediocre ratings, and ridiculously high prices. Yuck. So I decided to try out Bandai Hobby! I have never owned a Bandai Hobby figure, but the pictures, reviews, and prices seems good enough, so what the heck? And after seeing this figure, this is my first but definitely not the last Bandai figure I'll own. So unlike Black Series, these figures come in pieces and you have to assemble it. Now, I am a LEGO person, so I knew this wouldn't bother me. But I understand that some people don't like that, and prefer just getting the figure right then and there. And I understand. Building these figures are a bit of a hassle, and you have to be very careful. You'll need tweezers, but the instructions will tell you if they are parts that will break if you use tweezers. The instructions are well printed and easy to follow. You have to push in the pieces together real hard, or else your figure will end up flawed. you don't want you figure constantly falling apart. So after you build it, you get this glorious clone trooper figure. It includes a phase 1 and phase 2 head which are interchangeable, just don't switch them too much that the neck will break. It also has sniper visors which can be attached to the Phase 2 head, but it is a bit of a hassle to. It also includes relaxed hands, clenched fists, and gun holding hands. This makes posing a lot more interesting. it's guns include a DC-15 rifle and a DC-15A blaster carbine. I know, I'm a Star Wars nerd. The joints that can bend bend with ease, much easier than with a Black Series. Also there is more articulation in a Bandai Hobby than in a Black Series. Also, a Bandai Hobby figure is a bit taller than the average black series, but not that it'll bother anyone, and Clone troopers are naturally taller than average. The detailing is so much cleaner and more intricate then a Black Series, this was definitely worth the 40 minutes spent building it. I is even fun building it, and it it a good exercise for your brain and hands. So yeah, great figure, great price, great shipping, 100% recommended. And you can even customize your figure, adding paint apps of your own, even custom pouches, pauldrons, visors, etc. So if your looking for a good clone trooper figure, look no further!

I bought this figure with some slight concerns on the quality and durability of it. I am happy to say that this figure was a blast to make. The packaging was a little beat up, but that does not bother me as long as the package inside was fine (it was). It was very easy to build and the clone itself was very posable. It does feel a little fragile, but it is overall pretty sturdy. It is very customizable, with all the armor pieces being somewhat easy to disassemble for painting. It is very shiny all by itself, but some washes and a matte white primer will do the trick. It comes with a stand, 3 different types of hand poses (open hand, finger on the trigger, and a fist) it also comes with one dc-15s blaster carbine, a dc-15a blaster rifle, and an interchangeable phase 1 helmet. This clone is well worth the money and I had a lot of fun with this figure.

So far I’ve built 2 Stormtroopers and now this Death Trooper from Bandai’s awesome model kits. These aren’t really models, you’re basically building your own action figure. A highly articulated action figure, and because each piece is its own molded piece, the detail is very good. This specific set you have the option of building a regular Death Trooper or you can build the Specialist Death Trooper, which is what I did as I already had regular Death Troopers in my army. And boy is this thing awesome, the build itself was fun like usual, took about 3 hours (with some breaks here and there) and the end result is exactly what I wanted. Luckily this set has far fewer decals (or water slides if you prefer to use those, but you’ll need Micro Set and Micro Sol to really make those work) than the Stormtrooper build. Most of the stickers/decals are for the weapons. The Death Trooper Specialist is different in that he has the shoulder paldron to denote rank, he also has an attached piece to left side of his helmet, C-25 fragmentation grenades attached to his stomach, and ammo pouches. We also finally get the DLT-19D Blaster Rifle, you also get the E-11D and the SE-14r repeating blaster pistol (which holsters rather nicely via just a piece that hangs off the Death Troopers belt on the right). This guy is in scale with the Hasbro Black Series Death Troopers, he’s a bit taller than the Bandai S.H. Figuarts Death Trooper, but when you put them all together you get a nice range of variety that I think adds to the realism of my army. If you love action figures and want to see how they’re made and learn the inner workings of the joint engineering and things, this is an awesome way to go. If you love building LEGO sets, this is like that but turned up to 11. I love these builds, they’re incredibly fun, they’re not very difficult, more just time consuming. I also like how easy these are to customize, if you know you model painting then you have unlimited options for how weathered you want the troopers in your army, but these don’t need any paint so you can skip that entirely. If you’re a Star Wars fan, a fan of army building, in need of a Death Trooper Specialist, or just want to build something, you can’t do much better than this. And at only around $30 this is a solid choice for army building. This set comes FULLY APPROVED.

Easy to assemble, but parts often have to be squeezed back together after reposing the figure. Some light edge sanding and flush cutters are handy for assembly. Exceptional detail and multiple appearance options. For the price it's excellent.

Simply put, this is a fantastic model. It is very easy to construct even though the instructions are in Japanese - just use some common sense and study the diagrams carefully. This does take time to construct so a nice afternoon would suffice. I would recommend getting a sharp X-ACTO knife and some model sprue cutters if you don't have any. These would be perfect: https://www.amazon.com/Xuron-2175ET-Professional-Sprue-Cutter/dp/B001TMZ7QA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1532355681&sr=8-3&keywords=model+sprue+cutter&dpID=31YZ4%252B4kBlL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch I wouldn't recommend this for kids below the age of 10 unless supervised with an adult. the parts themselves are very small and intricate - if unsupervised one may cut a connection point thinking it was an unneeded sprue - again study the diagrams carefully before cutting. I built this model with my 8yr old son and now we can't wait to tackle our Bandai Death trooper build. I didn't let him cut the sprues but he did all the assembling. The plastic mold itself is impeccable and everything fits together snuggly/tightly - no glue is required unless you accidentally break something during assembly. I didn't see any imperfections with each of the finely molded pieces, however I did have to sand down one of the white hand armor pieces to get it to fit flush. When properly completed, the model itself is very posable. He can do poses that probably aren't possible if someone were to wear this armor in real life. The trooper comes with a stand and three weapons - the standard E11 blaster, DLT-19 and the SE-14 pistol. Overall the sculpt is VERY GOOD and looks movie accurate - I have Black Series, Kotobukiya and SH Figuarts troopers to compare the Bandai against. This model does require decals but Bandai has given the us the option of waterslide OR sticker adhesive decals. I highly recommend this kit if you have the patience to build one - it is well worth the effort.

Good quality. Depending on the age may require adult assistance.

This model kit is awesome! If you want a star wars figure that is highly detailed with great articulation and is high quality, Bandai is your friend. I have got a couple of the Bandai model kits before and so far I am very impressed. A word of caution, though, with the Bandai Death Trooper kit, the head is slightly hindered in movement because of the pauldron. You don't have to use the pauldron but just so you know, if you do, it affects the figure a little bit. I had no problems putting this figure together (except for the couple of times that I made dumb mistakes but was able to later correct them). I'm very pleased with this model and have already ordered another one. Also a quick tip for those of you who may be inexperienced like I was, don't remove pieces of a model kit figure (such as popping off the head multiple times) because the joints will quickly become loose. So if you want your model to be in best condition, put it together the way you want and DO NOT take pieces apart (such as putting on or removing the pauldron repeatedly). Otherwise, the joints are nice and sturdy. Also, if you are looking to buy this for a younger child, it is a model and slightly more fragile than a normal action figure. A black series figure would be much better if it is going to be played with and not displayed or if it is likely to be thrown into a toybox. This one is much more likely to break if it is used roughly.

I purchased the Bandai Star Wars 1/72 scale TIE fighter, Advanced TIE fighter, and X-wing fighter together, and I'm going to write a mass review of all three -- basically because I'm lazy and fail to see any purpose in repeating myself three times. So here goes.... These three kits are amazing -- beautifully molded, exquisitely engineered, flawless in their detail. I have no idea how much access the Bandai moldmakers had to the original studio models, but however they accomplished it, they rendered these three iconic vehicles in jaw dropping detail. These kits are designed to snap-fit together, and they do, solidly and securely, and do so without sacrificing any detail whatsoever. Forget the kits made by MPC and Revell back in the late 70s and 80s -- these are of an order of magnitude better in every respect. In a way, they were worth waiting forty years for: the fanboy in me finally has the Star Wars models he always wanted! A word of caution -- the assembly instructions are a bit confusing, as they are not really linear in their layout and presentation, so it's well worth taking a few minutes to study then before beginning assembly. A nice touch is that the kits all come with two sets of markings, one a set of self-adhesive stickers, probably meant for younger modelers, and the other a full set of conventional decals, for older -- or at least more experienced -- model builders. If you've ever considered yourself a Star Wars fan, you owe it to your inner fanboy to get these kits!

Impatient de se lancer dans la montage mais comme à chaque fois des retouches peintures s'avèrent nécessaires pour plus de réalisme. Vraiment une très bonne qualité, rien à redire. Pour les puristes c'est les versions "Last jedi", il y a sûrement une subtilité par rapport aux autres épisodes. Nombreuses retouches peintures à faire sur C-3PO car le doré s'écaille lors de la découpe.

Challenge to build with small parts, but definitely worth your patience.

This was my first Bandai model and it was great, easy to assemble and looks great on the stand!

These were so much fun to make, scale great with black series.

組み立て方もよく考えられていて、作業が楽しい。ヨーダが2体完成するお得感。以前、BANDAIのストームトゥルーパーを組み立てた際は、(私のやり方がまずかったのかもしれませんが)足腰の関節が外れやすかったのですが、ヨーダはとても丈夫で可動域抜群。顔も良しの安定のヨーダ様です！