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Sculpt: Battle Droid--3/5, Super Battle Droid--4/5, Destroyer Droid--4.5/5
The sculpt of the Battle Droid is pretty much the same as every other Battle Droid in terms of detail. This one is bent at the knees and elbows and looks decent just standing there or in an attack pose. This Battle Droid also separates at the torso...more on that later. The good thing about this Battle Droid is that it is red, and I'm sure we all need more red Battle Droids.
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 Battle Droid has the basic Battle Droid articulation points: ball-jointed head, hinged neck, shoulders, and hips. No elbow or knee articulation here, but that's okay since it's not that necessary.
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 This was a surprise! There actually is a feature in this set! The Battle Droid has "blast-apart" action and separates at the torso much like the Battle Droid from Deluxe Mace Windu. This one is slightly different though; it has a magnet to help keep it together! The magnet works pretty well at keeping the Battle Droid from falling apart, though it is still quite easy to separate the Droid. You might say that the Battle Droid has a second feature; there is a hole in the chest section where you can insert a blast-effect to simulate the Battle Droid getting shot.
Accessories--3/5 You basically get what you basically need. That is to say, all you get is a Battle Droid blaster...and I suppose you can count the Battle Droid backpack since it is removable. The blaster is made of some pretty firm plastic and can fit into a slot in the backpack for storage.
Paint: Battle Droid--3/5, Super Battle Droid--2.5/5, Destroyer Droid--1.5/5 The Battle Droid's paint job is almost up to normal standards. Its got the blast marks on its chest and thigh, and it has silver weathering at the joints such as the knees, elbows, hips and shoulders. You can tell they really skimped on the application of the paint though, as the coverage is very thin.
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 These figures are average for the most part, but that's fine by me. This is an army building set, and Hasbro wants you to buy more than one of them so you can have a huge army. And if you get that huge army, you won't be looking at each figure for every little detail to be accurate. But if you do expect that level of detail, then you can always pick up a paint brush and start making these figures look their very best. Let's face it, at ten bucks, this is a nice set; especially for diorama builders or people who want to recreate the Clone Wars in their living room.
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