INFORMATION
Hong Kong toy brand Hot Toys announced today (18) the latest product "Sandtrooper Sergeant & Dewback" (Sandtrooper Sergeant & Dewback) from "Star Wars Tetralogy: First Dawn" 1/6 Scale collection set! Desert Storm Troopers and Wetbacks also have their own single-package versions, which are expected to be released in the third to fourth quarters of 2024.
As early as 1977, the "Desert Stormtrooper", which first appeared in "Dawn of the Dawn", is a unit trained by the Imperial Army to fight and perform tasks in the harsh desert environment. It is different from the general Imperial Stormtrooper. The armor and helmet are equipped with cooling fans and sand filters required to adapt to the environment. In addition to the armor often being covered with yellow sand, the survival backpack with rations and drinking water behind it is also one of the appearance features.
Tatooine's unique species "wetback" often appears together with Desert Stormtroopers. Because tatooine is easy to tame and the dusty geographical environment of Tatooine is not suitable for driving spaceships, riding a wetback Backing a beast is also one of the common means of transportation.
"Desert Stormtrooper (Sergeant)" is about 30 centimeters high, with a total of 30 movable parts in the whole body. According to the setting of the Star Wars story, it reproduces the white shoulder armor representing the official rank of Sergeant, and the sand contaminated by the long-term mission in the desert environment The dust is old, the equipment bag on the left shoulder, the equipment belt, the survival backpack... and other modeling details are also meticulously restored. The accessories include two different styles of blaster rifles, a pole for riding wetbacks, and binoculars , a damaged robot part, multiple replacement hands, and a display base that mimics a desert environment.
Then there is the "wetback beast" with a height of 37 cm and a length of 80 cm. In addition to the delicate production process to describe the scaly skin texture, the yellow-green gradient coating, and the hair that adds a sense of biology In addition, it is also equipped with riding saddles, reins, burlap rolls, multiple small bags... and other equipment, and in the deluxe version of the wetback beast, a closed jaw part and additional Right front leg parts; It is worth mentioning that the set version of "Desert Stormtrooper (Sergeant) & Wetback" will include the deluxe version of Wetback.
Star Wars Episode IV : A New Hope™ - 1/6th scale Sandtrooper Sergeant™ & Dewback™
Suggested selling price:
Sandtrooper Sergeant™ & Dewback™ single pack HK$1,530,
Wetback single pack normal version HK$2,930, deluxe version HK$ RMB 3,130
Desert Stormtrooper (Sergeant) & Wetback Beast Set HK$4,520
Specifications: 1/6 scale, Stormtrooper is about 30 cm high, Wetback Beast is 37 cm high and 80 cm long Estimated
release date: Third in 2024 season ~ season four
