Clone Wars Deluxe Droid Army 3-Pack Review
Droid Army
Separatist Forces
"Battle Droids are produced in massive foundries on Geonosis. Despite a treaty forbidding the expansion of those armies, Geonosian foundries are currently running at maximum capacity, with thousands more Battle Droids secretly massing on Geonosis. Destroyer Droids are engineered specifically as mobile machines of destruction, capable of eliminating practically any opposition. Super Battle Droids operate independentl rather than in groups, making them stronger, more efficient models of technological weaponry." --Excerpt from the package back
| Sculpt: Battle Droid--3/5, Super Battle Droid--4/5, Destroyer Droid--4.5/5 I scored the Super Battle Droid higher because it actually brings something new in terms of sculpting details. This SBD has a bunch of little dents and scratches all over its body, which I think makes it look more realistic and "battle-tested". The pose of this SBD is also of interest. It is posed as if it is walking, with his left heel slightly off the ground. The left hand is also wide open, and it looks like it's about to grab something--perhaps a Jedi by the throat? Or maybe it's about to push a pesky regular Battle Droid out of the way? The Destroyer Droid is also scored well because it has the accuracy of the Saga version's head, without the bulky action-feature-filled body and arms. If there's one fault in this Destroyer Droid, it's in the guns. The gun barrels are positioned vertically, when they should be positioned horizontally like all the other Destroyer Droid figures. Hasbro most likely positioned them this way to save money on the molds for the arms; having the guns posed horizontally would mean either more articulation or more mold sections, which in turn would add to the cost to produce the figure. Articulation: Battle Droid--3/5, Super Battle Droid--3/5, Destroyer Droid--2/5 The Super Battle Droid is likewise basic in this department: shoulders, and hips. You can't really expect awesome articulation when you're paying ten dollars for three figures. Again, the extra articulation would have been nice, but it's not absolutely necessary for Super Battle Droids. The Destroyer Droid was the most disappointing to me, I guess because I thought we'd at least be able to position its guns. Unfortunately he's only articulated at six points: hinged head, hinged shoulders, and legs that you can...uh, twist. I would have rather they given us hinged guns than hinged shoulders. As it is, you can't really have the Detroyer Droid shooting at anything since his guns are permanantly angled slightly downward. I suppose you could swing up its arms to have it shoot, but it looks really dopey. The leg articulation is hardly worth mentioning. I suppose you can twist them around to make a "damaged" Destroyer Droid. Features--3/5 Accessories--3/5 Paint: Battle Droid--3/5, Super Battle Droid--2.5/5, Destroyer Droid--1.5/5 The Super Battle Droid is also decent with the black weathering at his joints and abdomen. His arm gun is also painted which kind of surprised me because I didn't think they'd paint it after seeing how much they skimped on the Clone Army set. What they didn't paint is the red dot that is found on the chestplate of the SBD. Without that red dot, the SBD looses that tiny bit of color that makes them slightly more interesting to look at. The Destroyer Droid looks pretty crappy. This thing looks almost like it could be some cheap knockoff! When you look at this figure, you'll realize how much of a difference paint can make. The only things that are painted? The purple tones on the head and ball-looking section, a bit of brownish-grey here and there, and some silver on the guns. The silver is barely noticeable to me and I think they should have used a better color or at least painted more parts with silver. Overall--3/5
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