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| Sculpt: |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi, former Jedi Master, rescues Luke Skywalker from an attack by Sand People in STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE. It turns out the young moisture farmer was out tracking down a recently purchased astromech droid that has a vital hologram message for the exiled Jedi General. This figure is an all-new sculpt, with a great likeness to the late Sir Alec Guinness. The body sculpt is also a vast improvement over the previous Vintage OTC version, which was too thin. This new sculpt really captures the character: 9 out of 10. |
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| Paint: |
| Kenobi's head, neck, and hands are molded in neutral flesh color. His head has white paint apps to the hair and beard, and a gray wash. His eyes are white, with a black lashes and irises/pupils. His eyebrows are gray. His torso is molded in light tan, with his tunic and belt painted a medium brown. His belt has silver and copper accents. His pelvis and legs are molded in light brown, with brown apps to his boots. His lightsaber is molded in translucent blue, with silver, black, and copper paint apps. The table is medium gray with silver and copper apps. The Princess Leia hologram is translucent blue, with no paint apps. His lower robes and sash are light tan cloth, and his cloak is medium brown cloth. 9/10. |
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| Articulation: |
| Kenobi's head, neck, shoulders, elbows, knees, and ankles are all ball-jointed. His waist, wrists, and hips have standard, planer-cut joints: 9/10. |
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| Accessories: |
| Kenobi comes with a removable softgoods cloak, ignited lightsaber, holographic Princess Leia, two-piece table, and the left leg of buildable figure R2-L3. 8.5/10. |
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| Packaging: |
| The Legacy Collection card uses a diecut stormtrooper helmet as its base, with the STAR WARS logo in light blue and "The Legacy Collection" printed in black just beneath it. The figure info is printed on the blister insert, and depicts Kenobi with a screen image from ANH. Each figure's name is in the center of the insert, while their number in the collection is just below their image. Kenobi is figure number 34. The cardback features photos of all ten figures in the wave (this includes two two-packs), and has text that explains the character's role in ANH: 8/10. |
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| Availability: |
| As of this writing, the figure has been appearing at retail for four months, and is readily available from both retail and various online sources: 8.5/10. |
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| Conclusion: |
| The best version of Alec Guinness' interpretation of the character to date, this figure only lacks an unlit lightsaber hilt that could hang from the hook on its belt to make it perfect: 8.7/10. |
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