Editor’s Note:  This review has been updated with our second look at TVC…

Original Review:  Chris - 6/25/10 05:39 PM

4-LOM is the only admitted repack or “Greatest Hit” for the inaugural Vintage Collection wave.  How this figure constitutes a repack and the Boba Fett does not, escapes me.  The figure itself is identical to the TAC release, however there are subtle differences in the finish.  This new release has less rust and weathering particularly on the torso. It feels more accurate to the on screen character.  As maddening as it is, it might be worth picking up this version is you find one with a decent paint wash.

Updated Review: Chris- 4/12/18. 07:05 AM

No one heeded my call to pick another 4-LOM (or 4-LOL as he’s known to Apple autocorrect).  No one.  On the Mt. Rushmore of pegwarmers, the Vintage Collection 4-LOM is carved somewhere between Yarna and Zuvio.  This was a repack of the Thirtieth Anniversary Collection (TAC) 07-41 4-LOM figure.  It was part of wave 6, which shipped in decent volumes.  It was only a lukewarm seller during its inaugural release.  At Toy Fair 2010 when it was announced that 4-LOM figure we be part of the hugely anticipated Vintage Collection mainline, it was met with grumbles and murmurs.  One Target store I frequent still had 2010 4-LOM figures on the pegs when the Vintage Collection was being clearanced at the end of 2012.

Here’s the thing, and it’s somewhat funny.  Hasbro was 100% correct to release this 4-LOM figure in the Vintage Collection.  They just did it too soon.  It was part of the overly shipped launch wave and it was released before the collector OCD gene would kick in with the Vintage Collection.  It was before people would be driven to spend several hundred dollars on a carded accessory just so their numbered card series would be unbroken.  Now collectors are paying a secondary market premium for carded 4-LOM samples.  Funny.  Don’t skip that upcoming Jyn Erso figure. 

Part of the reason the figure performed poorly was that it was a figure collectors only need one of in their collections and not enough time had passed since its previous release.  A new market for the figure hadn’t had a chance to develop.  The other part of the problem was that even at the time of its first release in 2007, it wasn’t perfect.  The shoulders are too pronounced and the upper torso is too buff.  It gives the figure a definite v-shape reminiscent of the original POTF2 “he-man” figures.  It also makes the figure a kindred spirit with Randy from A Christmas Story.  It can’t put it’s arms down.  The figure interacts okay with the DLT-19 heavy blaster rifle.  It can’t truly shoulder the rifle, but almost nothing in this scale can (even current figures).  You can work the figure into acceptable shooting positions.  It can kneel naturally and balanced which is pretty good.

This figure isn’t definitive.  A round of modern articulation would do wonders for this figure.  Would I buy it again?  Yes, I would.  But I’m a freak when it comes to this stuff.  I’m a terrible barometer on such things.  Most other fans would riot if 4-LOM were upgraded.  It’s not definitive, but it’s definitive enough for the source. 

A 3.75” 4-LOM is several years away from deserving another shot at retail.  No action should be taken.  If you don’t have one, or if you’re an idiot and broke yours, you’ll have to dip into the secondary market.  The prices are over MSRP, but not terribly so.