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NECA are lining up a few different products to coincided with the 2017 release of Terminator 2 in 3D. We've already seen the new Ultimate 7" T800 from the Galleria Mall and now the NECA Twitter feed has teased this image with the wording "It's a quarter to noon on #t2sday the perfect time to show you something new coming this Spring #Terminator #t2 #t23D" Randy Falk, NECA (via Twitter) While at first glance this looks like most of the T800, the detail is much sharper and the cryptic message could indicate that this is actually an 18" quarter scale version of Arnie as the T2 T800. The weaponry and the look of the figure indicates it's based on the Cyberdyne showdown.

There have been loads of reports and rumours - both cryptic and otherwise - knocking around over the past couple of weeks relating to a 40th Anniversary series or wave of figures in the Star Wars Black Series range. This seems to be the most concrete evidence so far of these 40th Anniversary figures, a holding page on Walmart for a 40th Anniversary wave of 6 inch Black Series figures. No images, no text or details and if you look at the dimensions (assuming accuracy) they are larger than the normal Black Series boxes. Getting 40th Anniversary product in 2017 was always a no-brainer. And it looks like we will be finding out more very soon.

Review : Sabine Wren (Rebels) Star Wars Black Series (Hasbro) Wave/Series : Wave 9 (Phase 3) Released : December 2016 Price : £22.99 Sabine Wren, the Mandalorian teenage artist from Rebels, was a surprise runner up in the 2015 Fans Choice Vote. While Darth Revan romped home as the figure fans wanted to see Hasbro make in the 6" Black Series line - Sabine was a surprise 2nd place and when the final ranking was announced at San Diego Comic Con Hasbro confirmed that as well as the Revan figure, they would also make Sabine. Cynics may say that Sabine was also in development, but either way it is brilliant to get the third animated Rebels character into the Black Series. Sabine arrives in the standard phase 3 box, sleek black and trimmed with that bold red spine and figure backing card. She is numbered #33 in the 3rd phase, and the official character name on the box is Sabine Wren. The lined artwork used on the front of the box has taken a more realistic "grown up" approach to Sabine, rather than how she appears in the cartoon - the same artistic licence was applied to both Kanan and Ahsoka. Round the back and the art work is repeated and there is a short bio that explains Sabine;s background as a Mandalorian warrior and her expertise in both explosives and as a graffiti artist. Her blister is arguably the fullest for some time, with helmet, two hand guns and her airbrush packed in surrounding her top half. We will look at all of these accessories in due course. Sabine herself stands just under 6" high, arguably a little taller than she is depicted in the show. It is hard to judge the sculpt as it is not directly based on the animate look of Sabine in the show. Instead the face is captured in a realistic style, more natural than the sharper animated features. Whether the sculptor used inspiration from the voice actor Tiya Sircar, or from another source - the result is a good human looking head while being recogniseable as Sabine - so job well done. This head sculpt is one of the best human heads we've seen from Hasbro for some time. I don;;t know if this is because it isn't trying to replicate an actor. The high cheek bones add some depth to the head which has been cast in a human skin tone plastic. There is then full but natural lips painted in a blush colour. The eyes are neat, just a touch cartoonish with the black linings. The hair is another great realisation of the short and angular cut Sabine sports in the show. It is combed off to the side with bangs of hair framing her right eye and flowing off onto her cheek. The front of the hair is painted a dyed orange, while the rest is a purple tone. Where they meet is a neat blend. The armour, based on Sabine's Season 1 look, is a work of art much like Wren's armour on the show. Starting at the torso and the figure is sculpted with a tight grey under shirt which is paneled and painted in two shades of grey and with purple panels either side of the neck. Over this is the chest plate. The design on the plate calls for three distinct colours - a burgundy base colour, pink stripes to the left as you look and an orange version of the rebel eagle symbol to the other side. It is more than this though with a red central panel and some silver paint apps to add wear and tear. The arms start with a shoulder armour panel. The right (as we look) being an orange background which has been heavily weathered and you can even see the scratches in the surface. Onto this is a wolf head logo which is a decal. The opposite panel is a black and white checked affair, and again this has been weathered and chipped to look used and battle worn. Under each panel is the grey sleeve of the T-shirt which ends just under the armour panel. The paint then changes to a skin tone, although it is a tad darker than the head. This is intended to be Sabine's arms - but it doesn't quite work being too dark, and with no discernible hem or sculptural change between the clothing and the skin. The elbows return to the grey and round the back is an elbow pad in purple that stands out from the rest of the arm and is split either side of the joint. From these elbow pads is another short piece of sleeve in that skin tone and then we are in the long sleeved gloves that Sabine wears. These are grey as a base colour, but are then individual designed with paint splatter effect. The beauty of which is that it actually looks like some one splattered a brush and didnt just paint on a few blobs to try and replicate the finish. The lower half of Sabine is made up of two tone brown trousers which have a equestrian vibe to them. These start with a rubberised belt from which the two holsters hang, On my figure the holsters are only connected up to the belt with two flexible straps. Other versions do have a plug at the base of the holster that plugs into the legs. The two brown tones of the trousers are neatly separate with a sculpted seam in between. Two knee pads continue the armoured theme. The right (again as we look) is plain purple, while the left is purple with a pink central stripe. The legs end in knee high boots. These are predominantly grey but we have two more purple armoured panels just above the ankle on each of them. These are again paint splattered in at least 3 different colours. Sabine comes with her Mandalorian helmet and this is sculpted just as well as the rest of the figure. There are sharp angular lines and the iconic cut out Y shaped visor. The top section of the helmet is painted purple, while the bottom is grey. The visor is a deep glossy black and there are also a coupe of black shapes painted to either side. A further orange symbol adorns the band on the back. The range finder is there, and looks a tad thick - but it does actually work and rotates fully. The helmet is designed to fit onto Sabine's head, the same approach they applied to Jango Fett. The helmet for Sabine is not quite as pliable as Jango, and is an extremely tight fit over the Sabine head - so much so that you will get paint rub and damage after just a few goes. Once on, the helmet looks a touch over-sized but this is more down to it being a teenage girl wearing a Mandalorian warrior helmet. When not being worn the helmet can be held in her hands, which is a great compromise. Would Sabine have been better with a swap out head - possibly - but you have to admire the desire to make the helmet workable without it looking out of proportion or without giving Sabine a pea sized head. Sabine also comes with her matching blaster pistols. These are cast in a grey plastic and do hold some decent detail considering the size. The whole gun is dry brushed heavily with silver so much so that they end up looking more like silver than grey. The guns sit neatly into both of Sabine's hands including the trigger fingers fitting in the trigger. They also slot into the holsters, and thanks to the slim arms and articulation you can also have Sabine drawing them out of the holster and preparing to fire. The final accessory is her airbrush and I wonder how many action figures in the past few years can say they've come with that as an accessory. While an odd choice on paper, it is perfectly suited to her character and plays an important plot point in the show. It also kind of gets me wondering what a Sabine diorama could look like with an imperial or generic wall over which we have a part graffiti-ed design. Cast out of grey plastic and with no paint apps, the airbrush still carries five dials / switches an the nozzle (yes, we have got it the wrong way round in our image - doh!) Articulation on Sabine is brilliant, helped by her slight figure and thin arms and legs. The head is ball jointed and hinged, which means the head rotates and like the new Rogue One figures can also pretty much look down on her own feet. The arms are ball jointed at the shoulder, and by including a softer plastic to the shoulder panels the joint allows the arm to rise up fully to 90 degrees and then rotate to hit most positions in between. The shoulder pad does bend a bit unnaturally the higher the arm goes, but as a compromise to not moving the arm at all it is a good one. The arms also include a rotating elbow joint and rotating and pegged wrists. This means Sabine can reach a lot of action and firing poses, including my favourite - the gunslinger one as she is drawing her guns from the holsters. Sat under the chest piece is a torso joint which allows the top half of Sabine to twist and bend. The legs then start with ball jointed hips. These hips don't spread outward as much as some other figures we've seen recently, allowing her to put in a wider stance. The holsters and belt move with the hips being a softer plastic. There is a thigh swivel (euurghh) which when swiveled ruins the lines of the trousers and throws the look out completely. The knees are double jointed which allows Sabine to kneel on one of both knees. The feet finish with ankle rockers. My only gripe with the leg articulation is how loose the legs feel at the hips. This is a common issue on other female figures in other ranges and I just hope Sabine doesn't loosen up any further or standing will become an issue. Sabine Wren is one of the best figures the Black Series has produced to date. The sculpt and look is perfect, as though the cartoon Sabine had been translated to an appearance in Rogue One. The paint is brilliant with some many designs, techniques and applications. This also frustrates me a little when you consider how any Black Series figures have been let down by a lack of paint finish. The helmet, albeit tight, works well and looks good and the weapons and airbrush are neat little pack ins and feel like we are back to the multiple accessories the Black Series initially promised us in 2013. Sabine is easily a 5 out of 5 figure. There is so little to fault. I only hope that Hasbro can do Hera the same justice, and will then continue the Rebels to a point where we can at least line up the 6 core characters in a Black Series display. Buy from Amazon UK Buy from Amazon US

While a lot of focus is on the upcoming New York Toy Fair, we shouldn't forget that the UK Toy Fair takes places next week - and ahead of this we have been sent the full details and promotional images of Character Options Spring 2017 Doctor Who range. The bulk of these are the figures and TARDIS play set that were announced by Underground Toys US and then to the detriment of the brand apparently "cancelled". Thank fully the Character Options PR is much slicker and we thank them for providing us with this full press release and images. Read on to see what is upcoming from Character, and it is worth noting that none of these are listed as exclusive so we should expect to find them on sale in numerous retailers - despite the exclusive stamp that Forbidden Planet International had listed earlier this week. We look forward to adding the three new 5.5 inch Doctor figures to our Doctor Who archive Character Options is proud to unveil a range of new Doctor Who figures and accessories for 2017. The new collection will be available from mid spring and is to be seen for the first time at London Toy Fair on Tuesday 24th January 2017. Heading up the range is a number of articulated figures that will be perfect for collectors. Set in the classic 5.5 inch scaling each perfectly replicates some of the favourite characters, past and present, from the show. The Tenth Doctor in Tuxedo, is packed in collectors packaging and not only comes with a figure and a Sonic Screwdriver but for fans is one of the most requested alternate outfits; perfect to recreate scenes from “Rise of Cybermen” and “Voyage of the Damned!” Added to this is the favoured Tenth Doctor’s Sonic with lights and sounds. For those that did not collect it first time round now’s the time to add to your collection. Fans of the Tenth Doctor will also be keen to get their hands on The Ninth and Tenth Doctor’s TARDIS Playset. With its motorised time rotor and pulsating lights this is the ultimate playset and has an illuminated console with six control buttons, removable floor panels and flip up console panel. Another Figure in the series is the Twelfth Doctor, as played by Peter Capaldi, in his Ninth Season hoodie and checked trousers outfit. This item also includes a new head sculpt and his brand new Sonic Screwdriver just in time for Season Ten! For serious collectors needing every variant, there is also the Twelfth Doctor in his Ninth Season Hoodie and Black Jumper outfit, a 5.5 inch figure not to be missed. Finally, if you are looking for a Cyberman with a difference then make sure you stretch yourself for the new Cyberman 7-inch Stretch toy! Watch with wonder as the Doctors arch enemy is stretched many times his size only to return back to his original shape and size once he is let loose. (no images of this product at this time) Within the picture galleries we were sent were images of a re-packed Journal of Impossible Things - now packed with the Masters Ring. There is also a re-release for the Build Your Own Sonic Screwdriver

NECA have tweeted this image of the card insert for their Kenner inspired blue Alien. The Alien will be included as part of the mixed Series 11 alongside Lambert in Spacesuit from Alien and one other unknown figure. "It's time for #facehuggerfriday & another look at series 11 packaging in the works. #kenner #alien" - Randy Falk, NECA (via Twitter) As a Kenner inspired release, the card art is very vivid and carries some retro touches to harken back to the early 90's when Kenner were first releasing Alien action figures.

After a nervous wait, we are now a bit closer to the release of Rocky Series 2 from NECA. Here we have this packaged sample of the Apollo Creed figure with the tweet that quotes that this is "shipping soon" The figure will be packed with two head options - one smiling, one serious. There is also the US flag hat and jacket, both of which are removable. At long last. Rocky 40th Anniversary Collection Series 2 is shipping soon. Apollo FTW! #tbt #rocky - Randy Falk, NECA (via Twitter)

Review : Obi-Wan Kenobi (A New Hope) Star Wars Black Series (Hasbro) Wave/Series : Wave 9 (Phase 3) * Released : December 2016 Price : £22.99 One of the key elements of any Star Wars Black Series SDCC convention since 2013 is that Hasbro has always followed up the exclusive with the release of a vanilla version in the main range - obviously lacking a few sprinkles of accessories. We got Boba Fett without the Carbonite, Jabba without the throne rail, Kylo Ren without the First Order Flag & Vader Head and now we have Obi-Wan Kenobi from A New Hope. The SDCC Obi-Wan was a particularly impressive release, coming with the first accessory containing sound and light FX in the Black Series range. The table, with it's Princess Leia projection, is not included in this set - nor is the additional Anakin/Luke Light-Saber. That being said, for the standard RRP of £22.99 the figure contains all you would expect from a basic release. He arrives in the red phase 3 box, numbered figure 32. He fits into wave 9 - arguably the most desireable wave to date with figures such as Obi-Wan, Princess Leia, AT-AT Driver, Sabine and of course the 2015 Fan Vote Darth Revan. As with all the Phase 3 releases to date, the box boasts an impressive grey lined illustration of Alec Guiness, and down the right spine is the bold red gloss onto which is printed the #32 and the name of the character. Round the back is a larger view of this Grey lined image. Onto this we have a short paragraph that tries to sum up Obi-Wan in just a few lines. It talks about his roles training Anakin Skywalker, fighting in the Clone Wars and being a mentor to Luke. This text differs from the more in depth text that was added to the larger SDCC package. Like all the European releases, this text is repeated in 3 other languages down the back of the box. Obi-Wan stands 6 inches in height and is probably one of the best Human character likenesses they have done in the past 12 months. The likeness is a reasonable one to Alec Guinness particularly capturing his cheek-bones and the fierceness of his stare. There remains a lack of any paint application on the skin tone, but with a more define aged face than say a General Hux, the light and shadows falling on the sculpt does part of the job for you. The beard and hair also helps, and I am pleased they didn't just go with a stereo-typical grey, but more the grey/blonde colouring that Kenobi had in 1977. The torso is a hard plastic with the outer cream robes over an inner darker one. Neither of these carry any real paint depth, just a base colour. The belt is a dark brown band with gold buttons and hook to the right as you look on which Ben can hang his light saber hilt. And to the left is a pouch. The lower robes are a more flexible plastic and are a slightly different colouring to the top half. These lower robes are fitted on top of sculpted, and very detailed, legs. These legs are dark brown with texturing on the trousers and a sculpted seam, and these trousers then tuck into a sculpted boot. You wonder if these legs will make an appearance further down the line in another figure as Hasbro didn't really need to put any detail into a pair of legs that are completely hidden at all times. The outer robe is done in soft goods, similar to how Emperor Palpatine was realised in phase 2, and is fully removable - although I found one of the arms on mine was a very tight squeeze to get over the flared cuff of Obi-Wan's sleeve. Straight out of the box and the robes are a tad flat and need some work to get them to hang right. The fabric is light enough and does flow and hang fairly well to the scale it is representing. The hood is stitched and therefore does sit like a hood when up, but is a bit bulky when folded back. I compared the supplied robe to another that was fan made, and they are probably about the same in terms of how they work on the figure with pros and cons to each. The custom version is a bit better in terms of stitching and finishing, and I worry that Obi-Wan's cloak will fray pretty easily over time. Articulation is standard to the Black Series. Starting at the feet there is ankle rockers, double jointed knees, a thigh cut swivel and ball jointed hips. None of this is really of any use as you can only move the legs within the confines of the outer skirt piece. That being said, Obi-Wan stands really well and isn't going to fall over easily. The waist is jointed so the torso can swivel and this joint is hidden nicely in the wrap around the belt. The arms are where you will tweak Obi-Wan's look so it's good to find the arms are really maneuverable on the ball jointed shoulders either up above the head or out to the side. The elbows are single jointed, but do swivel. And as you can see from my pictures, with a bit of tweaking of great wrist movement, you can get Obi-Wan to hold his saber in both sides and ready to take on Vader. The articulation ends in the ball joined head, so Obi can look around a full 360 degrees and up and down. Now as we mentioned as we opened this review, this is the basic version of Obi-Wan. For £22.99 he delivers as much as any other figure with a decent sculpt, a good mix of sculpted and soft goods and a nicely designed Light-Saber. There is no additional saber to hand over to Luke, nor is there is table onto which the hologram of Leia is projected - for those you will need to seek out the SDCC boxed version. But if these little bells and whistles aren't important to you, then this is the Obi-Wan for you - and no need to pay a more premium price. Obi-Wan Kenobi is a figure many fans have wanted for a long time, in fact he made it into the short list for the 2015 fans poll. He is a nice figure, and unlike other recent "human" releases is a great likeness to the character. The robes will always split opinion, but like Palpatine you can get a good display pose with a bit of work. I score the Wave 9 Obi-Wan Kenobi a 4 out of 5. Buy from Amazon UK Buy from Amazon US

The next wave of the Star Wars Black Series 6" figures has been confirmed as the 5 new figures we saw at NYCC 2016 along with a totally unnecessary repack of Director Krennic from Rogue One, the third time this figure has been packed in a 6 figure wave. While fans will look forward to picking up iconic characters like Qui-Gon, Lando and Hera - the bizarre decisions on what figures to include in waves is hard to fathom. I, like many, now seem unlikely to see let alone own the Chirrut Imwe or Baze Malbus figures. Packing them with FOUR repacks has left retailers unwilling to sell singular as they dont want to be left with excessive amounts of Jyn and Cassian. And with the Toy market at its lowest after Xmas it seems doubtful that any major retailers will get this wave. We saw this exact situation in January last year with Asty and Hux. This all begs the question why on earth wasn't Imwe or Malbus carried forward into Wave 11 to help collectors who want to spend their money on new figures - what does Hasbro know that we don't about Director Krennic? Our archive page for Black Series 2017 has been updated with this new wave layout and the numbering. We estimate a March release, but this needs confirming,

An interesting Bandai Star Wars listing has gone live at TagHobby for a 1/6 Yoda. This appears to be a model kit figure, but in the larger 1/6 scale that Bandai have just started exploring with their Storm Trooper figure. The kit comes with the options to build two head options - one with hair and one without. It also comes with Yoda's light-saber and his walking stick. There are then various hand options to use to hold either of these, or to be posed in various force attack poses. The outer cloak is possibly soft goods as seen on their smaller 1/12 Kylo Ren figure - although the translation is not 100% clear. The interesting part of the listing is the inclusion of a non articulated 1/12 Yoda in the same pack, this appears to be this figure... Price wise this is listed as 3000 yen, that is equivalent to about £22 or $26. However, there are restrictions on Bandai Star Wars kits being sold outside of Japan so any UK or US collectors need to expect to add a premium to this base price for import. We await more details on this intriguing 2 pack

The SH Figuarts 1/12 Padme figure was first sighted pre-Xmas at a Toyko Toy Show. The figure has now been confirmed as a 2017 release with this awesome set of promotional images. The figure is due in June. Padme is based on her appearance in the Geonosis Arena at the end of Attack of the Clones. She will come with a borrowed battle droid blaster. It appears we will also get two head portraits of Padme - one with closed mouth, one with open mouth.

NECA's Series 17 of their Predator range will once again be Alien vs Predator based. Having already revealed the Serpent Hunter packaged sample, NECA have now given us a look at the highly anticipated Elder Predator. Series 17 is due to hit stores in March 2017. An awesome #prednesday reveal of the Series 17 AvP Elder in packaging. Coming early March. #predator - Randy Falk, NECA (via Twitter)

Review : AT-AT Driver (Pilot) Star Wars Black Series (Hasbro) Wave/Series : Wave 9 (Phase 3) Released : December 2016 Price : £22.99 For anyone who knows me, the Empire Strikes Back is arguably my favourite in the Star Wars Saga. Particularly within this is the first half of the film on Hoth. After introducing us to a raft of Imperial Troop types in the 1977 original movie, Empire brought even more Imperial Troop types to the screen. While the Snow Trooper is a particular fan favourite, I always preferred the look of the AT-AT Drivers. The 9th wave of the Black Series, Phase 3, brings us this iconic Imperial Troop resplendent in his tweaked Tie Fighter helmet and grey and white livery. The AT-AT Driver is supplied in the standard Black packaging with its red spine and red figure backing card. For mint-on-card collectors there is a box variant to hunt down, with the first releases of these sporting both the name AT-AT Driver and AT-AT Pilot. The Pilot wording appears to be the initial run, while the Driver seems to have been a mid-run amendment. The AT-AT Driver is number 31 in the Black Series, Phase 3, and this as always is stamped in big font on the gloss red spine. At the front of the box is a lovely grey scale image of the AT-AT Driver helmet and this same image is repeated round the back. Over the top of this image on the box back is a short bio that explains the AT-AT Drivers role within the Imperial machine. Like a lot of the releases in the Black Series, there is no specific reference to the AT-AT Driver being from the Empire Strikes Back. This dove tails perfectly with the way a lot of Original Trilogy characters are showing up in the spin-off films like Rogue One, or in this case how we have seen the AT-AT Drivers in the Rebels TV series. This lets collectors who focus more on Rebels to display the AT-AT Driver with the Rebels figures, or just as well with a Hoth display or just an Imperial Military line-up. Out of the box and the Driver stands 6 1/4 inches high, arriving packed with one accessory - a E11 blaster rifle. Hasbro do a superb job of sculpting any Imperial armoured figure and the Driver is no exception. The helmet, like the Tie Pilot, is chunky and oversized - it looks like a helmet over a human head. The various breathing gear is detailed around the mouth piece with the Storm Trooper-esque nose split and the additional piping up to the flight helmet either side of the eyes. The helmet is essentially cast in white with the eyes and nasal strip painted black. The breather central vent is also black, while the vents either side are independently coloured. One is silver and the other is red with silver trim. There are two Imperial decals applied in red to either side of the helmet with a black central stripe above the eyebrow ridge that then tapers back into a triangle. Round the back of the helmet are two canisters, both in silver but with differing details. One side has a black panel, while the other has a red trim. Into these canister sit two corrugated tubes. These are grey plastic and if you follow the direction they snake over the shoulders and into the chest breather section. Here in this central chest panel is another wealth of details. There are buttons and sliders, all sculpted as well as painted in differing colours - I count at least 7 paint apps, with only one of the gold panels slightly offline. The central chest unit fits onto a chest armour piece which encompasses front and back of the torso. Round the back is a similarly detailed section to the chest box - but set into the armour. Again there are more sculpted buttons and mechanisms - all picked out neatly in black white and red. The figure is wearing a grey under-suit which is very well done in terms of the folds and creases of the cloth it represents. There is no depth to the paint on this, its flat grey, but being a light colour and with a depth of sculpt the light falling on the figure does bring out the details - although a darker wash would have been beneficial. The armour elements round of with two flexible rubber shoulder pieces. While there is not a belt as such, there is a strap that feeds down from the chest box and under the groin of the figure. This is separate to the figure and being a soft plastic works with the articulation which we will look at shortly. Like the 2013 Luke X-Wing figure, these straps then wrap round the thighs. The figure is finished with glossy white gloves, the left hand one including what appears to be a communicator or similar mechanism build in. The boots are big and bulky, and what you'd expect the Driver to wear in cold climates at least. The paint, as we've talked about as we worked down the figure, is neat but quite flat. The armour may be glossy and the under-suit matt, but like so many Hasbro figures it is missing one wash of paint to add some realism to the figure. Articulation is very good for an armoured figure. It starts with the head, which you would assume is fixed by the two large breathing tubes. In fact, these tubes are a lot more flexible than they appear and allow the Driver to look both left and right and up and down. The shoulders are a ball joint, and taking a design used on the clone troopers the shoulder armour slides over the chest armour as you raise the hands. This doesn't work perfectly, and if you have the arms straight to the side and then raise them, then the panel clashes with the chest armour strap. These panels also bend so what is meant to be a hard plastic armour piece ends up looking bent, misshapen and as though it has melted. The elbows are jointed and also rotate. And to further enhance the arm both wrists rotate and have some lateral movement being on a peg sitting behind the wrist gauntlets. The Driver can hold a blaster in two hands, but the chest unit does impede this like it did with the Tie Fighter pilot leaving the look a little unnatural. A torso joint sits under the chest panel and is quite loose and free flowing. It allows the torso to swivel right round, and there is a touch of up and down lean if you want it. The hips are jointed and the knees double jointed. The Driver can therefore kneel, crouch or even sit down in a Driving position - just in case Hasbro ever make a vehicle or diorama that he can sit in (or if I get skilled enough to make something). Once again we've got thigh swivels. These are cut right above the pockets so the pocket seam does disguise the joint. I still maintain these add very little value. The final joints are the ankle rockers, allowing the figure to stand pretty solidly. The only accessory is the E11 blaster. This is the same cast used on the original phase 1 wave 3 Storm Troopers and not the revised version we saw on the Rogue One Troopers. The blaster is cast in black, and like the Leia figure in the same wave has been tweaked with a small silver paint detail to one side of the barrel. For a fan of Hoth and Empire, this is a brilliant release and gets about 80% to what I would have wanted. The armour is brilliant and the decals and details equally as good. The articulation is impressive, but there is a question mark over how the shoulder panels behave when the arms raise up. The paint while neat, is missing that final layer of wash to add that extra layer of realism and to bring out the detail. In reflection of all these points I award the AT-AT Driver / Pilot a 4 out of 5. Buy from Amazon UK Buy from Amazon US