Solo: A Star Wars Story

SOLOBASIC

Han Solo
(Mimban)

Info and Stats
Year:  
2019
MSRP:  
$7.99
Grade:  
6/10 Bantha Skulls
 
Review by: Bret
Review date: 01/25/2019

Original review from the Target Exclusive Imperial Trooper Set by Bret on 9/27/18

This is the star of the set.  Not only is it the best figure, but it can actually be a two-fer.  It’s a figure which shares the body of the Mudtrooper, also included in the set.  It has 7POA (including the wrists).  The bicep rank is red, designating the lower enlisted ranks.  The head is the distinguishing feature.  Han Solo’s face can be seen under a large mudtrooper helmet.  He has removable goggles which can rest on the front of the helmet, pull down over Han’s eyes, or be taken off completely.  Han also comes with a breath mask which can come off the face and hang forward by the two air tubes, or it can fit snugly over his face, concealing his identity.  It is because of this, that you can treat this figure as a generic mudtrooper soldier.  It’s kind of like the Han and Luke stormtrooper figures, which pass as generic troopers if you leave the helmets on, so you could army build this if you were so inclined.  The whole helmet/face/mask/goggle ensemble really works well.  The only thing I would have preferred would be for the helmet itself to come off, but it’s not a huge deal.  One complaint: the mask tends to rest forward of Han’s face, rather than hang down onto his chest, because of the stiffness of the two air hoses.  Also included is a removable poncho, which adds another display alternative.  Han comes with a rifle, which has a forward grip, so he convincingly holds it in both hands.  It’s a really good figure, at least as far as the sculpt and display options go.  I’d give this a 6, which is a very high score for a 5POA figure.

Updated Review by Bret, 1/23/19

That review came from the Target trooper set.  It was a good set, as far as the budget line goes.  6 is a very high score for a 5POA figure.  It was executed about as well as such a figure can go.  Not only did it come with a couple of accessories that can be configured in several different ways (goggles, mask, poncho), and because you could use it to pass as a generic Mudtrooper,

The single carded Han Solo (Mimban) is identical to the Imperial trooper 6-pack pictured in the gallery above.  The only thing that would make this figure better (while keeping it in the Solo line) would be to have a removable helmet and have the air mask also be completely removable, which would maximize your display options.  That said, when you combine this with the Han from the Mimban prisoner 2-pack, you have most of the bases covered for Mimban Han. 

If Hasbro were to update those things listed above, and then add proper super-articulation, you would likely get yourself a figure that rated a 9 or 10.  So this is probably one of those 5POA figures that really makes you mad as a collector, because it’s so close to perfection…minus the articulation.  6 out of 10 is almost the best I can give a 5POA figure, and it still fails overall.

comments powered by Disqus
Terms of Service