You remember that from the movie, right? No? Okay, yeah, I think Hasbro may have added that. The button pops up the top of the speeder, revealing a missile launching cannon. Unfortunately, there are four rather obtrusive screws on the right side of the speeder, as well as a somewhat obvious button for the action feature on the left side, poking through the net. The cargo net is a separate piece, however, the actual cargo beneath it is molded to the side of the speeder. The detail work is generally pretty nice, and everything looks to be about where it should be.
The general structure of the speeder looks to be a pretty good match for what we saw on film (it’s perhaps a smidge too thin, but that’s really minor). Not that there’s a problem with that, though. The two flaps on the back are articulated, but aside from that, it’s mostly just a hunk of plastic. The speeder is 8 ½ inches long, 2 inches wide, and 3 inches tall. Tim referred to it as an engine with a seat, which I think is quite apt. It was dubbed the “popsicle speeder” by a number of fans, which I guess I can see, but I don’t mind it. Rey’s speeder is certainly an intriguing design. Rey is packed with her staff, which is the same as the one included with the regular figure (albeit a bit more warped). The paintwork here is pretty standard for the rest of the basic figures it’s not perfect, but it’s serviceable. Regardless, it’s a really nice sculpt, with lots of cool texture work.
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The head/wrap looks really nice it appears to be the same piece that was included with the small-scale The Black Series Rey. The arms seem a bit skinny and noodle-like, but aside from that, the proportions feel pretty balanced and she looks about right. It’s odd, because a bit of re-use would seem perfectly excusable here. A few pieces (especially the legs) are quite close, but all of them are just slightly different. Structurally, you might think that this figure shared parts with the single release figure, however, there are no shared parts between the two. Also, the lack of any sort of knee joints (such as the ones sported by the Elite Speeder Bike’s Trooper figure) really hurts this figure’s ability to sit properly on her speeder. I say technically because, while there’s definitely a neck joint under that head gear, there’s no way it’s getting any sort of motion. The figure is 3 ¾ inches tall and (technically) has 5 points of articulation. The included Rey figure is based on her appearance while riding around on her speeder, when she has her head covered up (presumably to protect her face from the sand being flung at it at high speeds). Hasbro put out a version of the vehicle in their 3 ¾ inch line, packed alongside its owner, Rey.
One of the cooler new vehicle designs was Rey’s speeder, seen during her opening scenes on Jakku. Once I had seen the film and knew just how cool it was, I went back and got a few of the larger items, specifically the vehicles.
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Remember a few days ago when I was talking about how I was still making my way through all the Star Wars stuff I bought over the holidays? Well, how about a little more of that? Before seeing The Force Awakens, I mostly stuck with the relatively inexpensive small-scale figures, on the off chance the movie wasn’t as awesome as I’d hoped.
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