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Coming at you this #StarWarsSaturday, we’re still inside Echo Base during The Empire Strikes Back. Today, from the Original Trilogy Collection, it’s Chewbacca (Escape From Hoth)!
INT. HOTH – REBEL BASE – MAIN HANGAR DECK
HAN
Chewie!
The Wookiee grumbles a reply.
HAN
All right, don’t lose your temper.
I’ll come right back and give you
a hand.
Chewbacca puts his mask back on and returns to his welding as Han
leaves.
…
Han would not, in fact, come right back to give Chewie a hand. Yes, I had to go back a full 20 minutes earlier in the film from last week’s picture of Han working on the Falcon to get this shot, but I didn’t want to leave the Wookiee out of it.
Hasbro included this Chewbacca in the short-lived OTC line, which debuted in the fall of 2004 to support the Original Trilogy being released on DVD for the first time, and ended before the Revenge of the Sith line started in the spring of 2005. Unfortunately, this Chewie is a straight-up repack of the Power of the Jedi Chewbacca (Millennium Falcon Mechanic) from four years earlier.
The release had some decent accessories like the welding torch and RW-80 welding goggles (for safety’s sake). However, the sculpt on the figure is a real dud. I don’t mind that the goggles are a tight fit since Chewie is only seen holding them in the film. However, the lack of articulation is annoying when trying to pose the figure on top of the Falcon. There are seven swivel joints; however, Hasbro missed the left elbow joint and completely skipped articulating the knees. Finally, the “Escape From Hoth” moniker is a bit misleading, as it didn’t really feel like Chewie was trying to escape anything, just four minutes into the film.😜
The Empire Strikes Back turned 45 years old this year! I “figure” there’ll be a new Episode V figure to share here for the rest of the year. Happy 45 years of ESB!
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