What's with Han's overcoat?

[xbeaker 341]

I actually had to watch RotJ to find a scene where he is wearing that coat.  And while he does have it for one scene, his iconic look is just a vest and shirt.  Why make the mini with a coat on?  I really hope it can be modified and removed.  

[Drasnighta 26,833]

Because it’s an interesting juxtaposition to Leia, who is really only  in one or two scenes without hers, but us depicted in miniature form that way ??

[Shadows of the Future 94]

I assume that the reason is because it's so that we can have a different Han at a later date that is less of a commander and more of just a character...perhaps a special unit of Han & Chewie

[keltheos 120]

Haven't you noticed the pairings? 

Veers + Snowtroopers
Han + Commandos

They fit the wave 'theme' they're coming out in. Veers was on Hoth with the STs and Han was on Endor with the rebels. 

Leia + Fleet Troopers is kinda whaaat? But she wasn't fighting when they were onscreen, she graduated to grunt later on.

curious what their next batch will be. Leader and troop type.

[Sephlar 260]

Eh. Han's standard shirt and vest is understandable when he is aboard the Falcon.

But on the battle field it's not exactly ground war attire.

[Xiervak 161]

It looks cool

[ABXY 1,019]

The sculpt was actually originally done as Patrick Troughton's portrayal of the 2nd Doctor Who. 

However, since the sculptor couldn't find an interested buyer, they managed to convince FFG that it was, in reality, a faithful rendition of Han Solo on Endor. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(this IS just a joke) 

[ID X T 820]

What Han figure? I thought it was Malcolm Reynolds, browncoat and all ?

[ABXY 1,019]

3 hours ago, xbeaker said:

I actually had to watch RotJ to find a scene where he is wearing that coat.  And while he does have it for one scene, his iconic look is just a vest and shirt.  Why make the mini with a coat on?  I really hope it can be modified and removed.  

 

2 hours ago, Sephlar said:

Eh. Han's standard shirt and vest is understandable when he is aboard the Falcon.

But on the battle field it's not exactly ground war attire.

I just hunted down a screen grab of the scene, and you can see the pattern is mottled - so it's most likely an attempt at wearing some kind of camo over his usual attire. 

I also now notice that the box at does try to emulate this (previously thought it was just shadows). 

So, quite looking forward to seeing people replicate this on the actual mini (rather than the mono-tone of the mini in the article). 

Edited April 19, 2018 by ABXY

[xbeaker 341]

2 hours ago, keltheos said:

Haven't you noticed the pairings? 

Veers + Snowtroopers
Han + Commandos

They fit the wave 'theme' they're coming out in. Veers was on Hoth with the STs and Han was on Endor with the rebels. 

Leia + Fleet Troopers is kinda whaaat? But she wasn't fighting when they were onscreen, she graduated to grunt later on.

curious what their next batch will be. Leader and troop type.

I agree, but he wears the coat when they land then ditches it almost immediately.  So even as the leader of the commandos he should only be in his iconic vest and shirt.  

[jocke01 920]

I think they wanted him to look different from the model in IA. Luke is the same since he is in his empire clothes and his 2 sculpts in IA is from hope and jedi. Same with Leia as well.

[Shadows of the Future 94]

10 hours ago, jocke01 said:

I think they wanted him to look different from the model in IA. Luke is the same since he is in his empire clothes and his 2 sculpts in IA is from hope and jedi. Same with Leia as well.

Luke's costume is also one that's rather easy to repaint as his black one from RotJ

[That Blasted Samophlange 6,923]

2 hours ago, Shadows of the Future said:

Luke's costume is also one that's rather easy to repaint as his black one from RotJ

Shame that no one seems to ever put him in the kickass yellow jacket from the end of A New Hope, except for the marvel comic.

[Xiervak 161]

6 minutes ago, That Blasted Samophlange said:

Shame that no one seems to ever put him in the kickass yellow jacket from the end of A New Hope, except for the marvel comic.

you mean this one?

[That Blasted Samophlange 6,923]

43 minutes ago, Xiervak said:

you mean this one?

Oh great, so the only company to do it was Wizards of the Coast, and bendy poorly painted plastic from the worst release wave theyvl did.   (The first wave if WotC minis were pretty good)

But come on, lets get a good sculpt of this.

[Shadows of the Future 94]

38 minutes ago, That Blasted Samophlange said:

Oh great, so the only company to do it was Wizards of the Coast, and bendy poorly painted plastic from the worst release wave theyvl did.   (The first wave if WotC minis were pretty good)

But come on, lets get a good sculpt of this.

The first few sets were good, all of the starters and boxed sets and map pack minis were good, The Force Unleashed was well done, The Clone Wars was good. From my experience the mini packs (Rebels & Imperials if I remember right) was extremely well done. The rest tended to be more of a luck of the draw for just how good they were.

[Xiervak 161]

2 hours ago, Shadows of the Future said:

The first few sets were good, all of the starters and boxed sets and map pack minis were good, The Force Unleashed was well done, The Clone Wars was good. From my experience the mini packs (Rebels & Imperials if I remember right) was extremely well done. The rest tended to be more of a luck of the draw for just how good they were.

I loved everything about that game. I played it up until about a year ago until the tournament scene ran the playerbase off. 

[Shadows of the Future 94]

2 hours ago, Xiervak said:

I loved everything about that game. I played it up until about a year ago until the tournament scene ran the playerbase off. 

I've been playing it off and on myself. Only major issue was the prices skyrocketing for any of the characters I could have used, tended to play a republic commando setup.

[Jake the Hutt 145]

On 4/18/2018 at 6:00 PM, xbeaker said:

I agree, but he wears the coat when they land then ditches it almost immediately.  So even as the leader of the commandos he should only be in his iconic vest and shirt.  

Doesn't he wear the coat until they get captured by the Ewoks? 

[Shadows of the Future 94]

43 minutes ago, Jake the Hutt said:

Doesn't he wear the coat until they get captured by the Ewoks? 

Thought it was until the early parts of the battle myself, minus a few parts in the ewok village

[xbeaker 341]

17 hours ago, Jake the Hutt said:

Doesn't he wear the coat until they get captured by the Ewoks? 

Yeah, he does.  But that is only 2 scenes.  They land and he puts it on (Luke and Leia wear their camo in the shuttle, Han doesn't).  As soon as they land they encounter the scouts, Han alerts them, they speed off, Luke and Leia chase.  When we return to Han, Chewie and the droids, they get captured by the ewoks. That is the last we ever see of the coat.  Total time Han wears the coat is roughly 7 minutes of screen time.. in a 2 hour and 15 minute movie.  .. yes, I am bored at work and decided to actually check all this haha.  

[Jake the Hutt 145]

2 minutes ago, xbeaker said:

Yeah, he does.  But that is only 2 scenes.  They land and he puts it on (Luke and Leia wear their camo in the shuttle, Han doesn't).  As soon as they land they encounter the scouts, Han alerts them, they speed off, Luke and Leia chase.  When we return to Han, Chewie and the droids, they get captured by the ewoks. That is the last we ever see of the coat.  Total time Han wears the coat is roughly 7 minutes of screen time.. in a 2 hour and 15 minute movie.  .. yes, I am bored at work and decided to actually check all this haha.  

Thanks. I hadn't seen it for awhile. So the coat doesn't get a lot of screen time, but its canonically what he wears during that operation, and he wears it for the purpose of camouflage. It makes sense to me that  the model portraying Han  during that operation (which comes with the low Profile Keyword, clearly representing that camouflage) would wear the coat.

[xbeaker 341]

1 minute ago, Jake the Hutt said:

Thanks. I hadn't seen it for awhile. So the coat doesn't get a lot of screen time, but its canonically what he wears during that operation, and he wears it for the purpose of camouflage. It makes sense to me that  the model portraying Han  during that operation (which comes with the low Profile Keyword, clearly representing that camouflage) would wear the coat.

Fair enough.  I guess I am also a little resentful that it is assumes Han is on Endor.  The coat may look 'right' in the midst of the commandos or green camo troopers.  But in a desert setting where a lot of games seem to be played (because desert rocks, Tatoine houses and such as REALLY easy terrain) it looks odd to me. 

[Jake the Hutt 145]

5 minutes ago, xbeaker said:

Fair enough.  I guess I am also a little resentful that it is assumes Han is on Endor.  The coat may look 'right' in the midst of the commandos or green camo troopers.  But in a desert setting where a lot of games seem to be played (because desert rocks, Tatoine houses and such as REALLY easy terrain) it looks odd to me. 

I can see that. I plan to paint mine to match my troops, who are all wearing blue coats. I think it will probably just look like Han threw on a coat (as he does in Empire).

[FSD 865]

35 minutes ago, xbeaker said:

Yeah, he does.  But that is only 2 scenes.  They land and he puts it on (Luke and Leia wear their camo in the shuttle, Han doesn't).  As soon as they land they encounter the scouts, Han alerts them, they speed off, Luke and Leia chase.  When we return to Han, Chewie and the droids, they get captured by the ewoks. That is the last we ever see of the coat.  Total time Han wears the coat is roughly 7 minutes of screen time.. in a 2 hour and 15 minute movie.  .. yes, I am bored at work and decided to actually check all this haha.  

That's because overcoats tend to get charred when being roasted over an open flame. 

 

And regardless of what our moms thought, you burn a grilled cheese sandwich, you can't just scrape off the burnt part and not still taste it...

Edited April 26, 2018 by FSD