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Scott:
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Scott:
For some reason as a kid I hated the Sand People.  They always sort of gave me the creeps.  Most of it was because they beat the hell out of Luke and 3PO I think but they were scary.

The modern ones have a lot to choose from but the VTSC version is my favorite.  The robe is a little poofy but it manageable in the right poses.  The AOTC one is actually decent too and I like the simpleness of it with the removable head. >:D

Jesse James:
There are indeed many Sandpeople, kind of like Jawas...  But unlike the Jawas, I really don't think many can compare/compete with each other.

The Vintage figure is, to me, pretty perfect...  Near-super articulation, which is a pretty important thing for this figure/character I believe.  The softgoods, which I'm always in favor of for any "actiony" action figure, are some of my favorites on any basic figure too.  They match color really well, the texture is neat and matches the sculpting and "ratty" look of Sandpeople duds, and they can be made look even better if you do the "wet and drape" technique a guy started doing where he wets them, and the sort of hangs them on the figure in a fixed pose.  This type of fabric REALLY takes to that, and drapes perfectly, and holds its shape very nicely.

The sculpt is really neat in that it shows the wrappings under the skirt/robes and things...  I think the hands could be sculpted a little more neutrally, but for the rifle they're pretty great.  The bandoleir could be removable too, I suppose, for a little extra variety, but really this is another figure I'm perfectly happy to never see resculpted at all, and just see re-released and perhaps redecoed.

Like the Jawa though, I haven't retired all my Sandpeople of yesterday either though...  My POTJ/Saga ones still hold on.  The removable head one I have a "shaman" with a special staff accessory just to make him a little different.  Plus the hunched over pose that figure sort of has does well when the figure's sort of perceived as being older I think.  At least in my head that works for me anyway. ;D 

Blaster under the pillow:
I would definitely go for the VTSC, but the head never looks quite right to me, it kind of feels like it should be longer and less round.

I also wish the arms could get up in the classic "weapon above the head pose" better. The way the torso is sculpted, the arms come out at too much of an angle for this.

Looking at that movie still, they did a really accurate job of sculpting the soft goods. The sleeves are sewn up exactly the same.

Matt_Fury:
I never got the VTSC one.  The sniper one is pretty good, as well as the one that came with the Bantha.

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