Swords and Spaceships

I picked up the newest piece from Sideshow's 12" Star Wars line yesterday. I have some gripes. Firstly, the right arm. It probably looked good on paper to do it this way, but the execution wasn't all that. The arm becomes detached above the elbow, and the brown undershirt prevents the peg from getting back in the hole easily. I trimmed the brown undershirt so it would fit around the arm, then I tucked it back and rolled down the black tunic to the guantlet. I wasn't happy about having to do that, but you can't tell by looking at it, and it looks better this way. Secondly, the lips. They look as if Anakin was raiding Padme's lipstick stash. Sideshow has mentioned that they recognize that they are a problem, and should be fixed by the time the SDCC exclusive Darth Vader comes out. (It's just this regular Anakin with yellow Sith eyes, but I put my name on the Wait List for one anyway.) Maybe they'll fix that undershirt problem too. I'll get to the good

Wow. This will likely be Sideshow's best-selling figure ever, at least until they do Darth Vader in his armor. I like the idea of the Inclusive Edition. It pretty much means I'll have a better chance of acquiring the exclusive version, which is getting to be a sore spot when it comes to this awesome line. It goes up for preorder this Thursday, but since I have a few days in which to order, I can actually wait until I'm ready to order instead of making sure I'm at my computer at 9:59 AM hitting refresh until the preorder comes up and then just getting a Cannot Find Server page instead of cool stuff.