The Last 17:  Is Han Solo In Carbonite Chamber Solid?

 
Kenner Name: Han Solo (in Carbonite Chamber)

Modern Name: Han Solo (Carbonite)

Vintage Release: POTF 92-Back (1985) [No. 93770]

Does It Exist In The Modern Line: YES

Does It Exist In The Vintage Collection: I DON'T THINK SO

Does It Exist In The Vintage Collection On Its Debut Card: NO

Latest Modern Release: The Vintage Collection (2019)

Is The Modern Release Good Enough: NO

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What's the one subject that gets all the kids excited? That's right! It's continuity errors revolving around whether or not one's shirt is tucked in their trousers. And it's because of a continuity error that I'm don't think we have a counterpart to the vintage Kenner Carbonite Han. Please note that the previous sentence was written with an involuntary upward inflection indicating that it's more question than statement. Let's review. As Han is being lowered into his Carhbonite plunge on Cloud City, his shirt is clearly untucked:


But when Han emerges from the Carbonite block in Return of the Jedi, his shirt is neatly tucked into his slacks with his belt showing:


He's also no longer shackled somehow. A lot happened in that few seconds in the belly of the chamber before he was frozen. It's clearly just a continuity between scenes shot three years apart. Nonetheless, tucked shirt equals Episode VI and untucked shirt equals Episode V. The vintage Kenner figure clearly has his shirt inside his pants and thus represents Han in Jedi. The Vintage Collection figure, which is a repack of 2014's Black Series 3.75" #19 - Han Solo, has his shirt blousing over his pants and thus represents Han from the Carbon Freezing platform in Empire. It was technically wrong to put it under the Return of the Jedi banner in the Vintage Collection (and someone from Hasbro might have acknowledged that on the floor of Toy Fair).

If you think that is nit picky with respect to sourcing, what does matter is that on the Skiff, Han's shirt is also tucked in. I'm a collector, therefore I can't let inaccuracy slide. I'm still using a derivative of 2006's 002 - Han Solo (minus the sand paint app) on my prisoner skiff to this day. We need a modern update to the Episode VI Carbonite Han. I'm not good at this part, but I assume it wouldn't have to be 100% newly tooled using parts from last year's Han Solo. And at that point you might as well slap it on a POTF card to shut me up.

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