{"id":26218,"date":"2015-09-29T10:19:10","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T15:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?p=26218"},"modified":"2015-09-29T10:30:15","modified_gmt":"2015-09-29T15:30:15","slug":"toyguide-update-first-order-snowtrooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/2015\/09\/29\/toyguide-update-first-order-snowtrooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyguide Update: First Order Snowtrooper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The\u00a0Yakface Toyguide<\/a>\u00a0updates resume to kick off a series of additions for The Force Awakens<\/em><\/a>\u00a03-3\/4\u2033 line. Today, we\u00a0take a look at\u00a0the\u00a0First Order Snowtrooper<\/a> from wave 2 of the Build-A-Weapon “Snow” assortment.<\/p>\n

PROS:<\/strong>\u00a0Hasbro\/Kenner has come a long way since the first 5 POA figures they released\u00a0in the 90’s. Gone are the muscle bound proportions, instead we have a near-screen accurate representation of the latest snowtrooper from The Force Awakens <\/em>in a more kid-centric<\/em> line of products. The emphasis on “kid centric” is important as this line isn’t intended to subvert the diehard collector, but to give options in the toy aisle. Some may hate them, but again if you do, you’re probably not the audience anyway and that can’t be helped. As for the First Order Snowtrooper figure itself, the design is solid with a lot of detail in the stark white armor. Articulation is basic but the figure stands well and the ball-jointed head lends\u00a0a little “attitude” when posing the head. He includes the standard issue F-11D blaster rifle (with extended stock), removable cold weather survival pack and two pieces for the “Icebreaker*” Build-A-Weapon.<\/p>\n

CONS:<\/strong>\u00a0For me, the jury is still out on the build-a-weapon concept. Sure, it adds to the playability of the figure (depending on the part), and there’s a nostalgic Vintage Kenner Droid Factory vibe I get from the constructs you assemble, but as a collector, they don’t really scratch that itch fully and leave me cold. In short, \u00a0I wouldn’t miss them if they were abruptly dropped from the line in favor of a waist joint or a $1 decrease in price.<\/p>\n

Head to the toyguide<\/a>\u00a0for the full\u00a0image gallery and to judge for yourself whether this figure\u00a0is worth adding to your collection.<\/p>\n

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The\u00a0Yakface Toyguide\u00a0updates resume to kick off a series of additions for The Force Awakens\u00a03-3\/4\u2033 line. Today, we\u00a0take a look at\u00a0the\u00a0First Order Snowtrooper from wave 2 of the Build-A-Weapon “Snow” assortment. PROS:\u00a0Hasbro\/Kenner has come a long way since the first 5 POA figures they released\u00a0in the 90’s. Gone are the muscle bound proportions, instead we have … Continue reading Toyguide Update: First Order Snowtrooper<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,4],"tags":[1833,614,1666,39,359,1661,1392,40],"class_list":["post-26218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-collecting","category-toyguide","tag-build-a-weapon","tag-episode-vii","tag-first-order","tag-hasbro-2","tag-ralph-mcquarrie","tag-tfa","tag-the-force-awakens","tag-toyguide-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26223,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26218\/revisions\/26223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}