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Even before HT got the Star Wars license, I always though the best way to divvy things up would be for Hot Toys to handle the humans, humanoid aliens and main characters (such as Yoda and C3P0) and for Sideshow, to handle aliens, droids, troopers and secondary human(oid) characters. This would both play to both company's strengths and result in more diverse character selection. Instead SS seems hellbent on going head to head with HT, both in character selection and pricing and, other than finishing off the bounty hunter line, abandoning aliens. Hot Toys doesn't seem to have much interest in putting in the resources to develop aliens or secondary or generic droids, although they will churn out troopers. While it's possible we may still get figures like Greedo and Jabba from Hot Toys, it's doubtful they will ever come close to producing the plethora of aliens SS produced back in the heyday--cantina aliens, palace aliens, bounty hunters, Jedi, etc. -- not to mention creature packs, environments, mounts, and vehicles. Sure the tailoring and sculpt and paint quality could sometimes be so-so, but at sub $70-$80 per, these were a bargain. It would be most welcome to see Sideshow go back to that product strategy--and raise the level of sculpting, painting, and tailoring quality to match the $200+ pricetag they would no doubt charge.
My top 10 Star Wars Aliens from SS:
1. Admr. Ackbar
2. Xizor
3. Greedo (redo to HT scale, new tailoring)
4. Oola (HT scale, seamless green body)
5. Aaya Secura (redo HT scale, seamless blue body)
6. Darth Talon (HT scale, seamless red body)
7. Grand Admr. Thrawn (redo with new sculpt and tailoring, HT scale)
8. Shaak-Ti (HT scale, seamless red body)
9. Jabba the Hut (I have the first one but would like to see an update)
10. Rancor (1/6 scale)
My top 10 Star Wars Aliens from SS:
1. Admr. Ackbar
2. Xizor
3. Greedo (redo to HT scale, new tailoring)
4. Oola (HT scale, seamless green body)
5. Aaya Secura (redo HT scale, seamless blue body)
6. Darth Talon (HT scale, seamless red body)
7. Grand Admr. Thrawn (redo with new sculpt and tailoring, HT scale)
8. Shaak-Ti (HT scale, seamless red body)
9. Jabba the Hut (I have the first one but would like to see an update)
10. Rancor (1/6 scale)