The Hammer-headed Ithorian Momaw Nadon’s temporary look in Star Wars is fairly iconic, however I believe he’s a Star Wars character I principally care about due to toys. The unique Hammerhead determine was a favourite of mine and I’ve fond reminiscences of discovering the POTF2 determine on the pegs after I was a bit older. I can’t keep in mind if I first discovered the title Momaw Nadon from the POTF2 determine or from the Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina guide, however I do keep in mind being stunned that he wasn’t carrying a blue onesie just like the classic determine since I don’t assume his outfit actually ever registered with me. At any charge, I like the alien figures on this line, so let’s check out the Black Sequence Momaw Nadon!
The packaging is much like latest releases, however they eliminated the angled part of the field for a extra conventional proper angles. It’s truthfully not very massive and I really feel like he might be an everyday carded determine. It does actually name into query the “deluxe” designation for this determine for me, however Hasbro does are inclined to play fairly quick and unfastened with what is taken into account deluxe.
The determine comes with three cups and a regular Imperial Blaster. I imagine the cups are from Bib Fortuna and the blaster makes a certain quantity of sense because the determine had one initially within the classic launch. He can maintain it in his proper hand securely. You may finagle the second finger into the set off guard, nevertheless it form of tilts the gun a bit.
He holds it finest with the grip across the outdoors of the set off guard.
The cups match finest in the precise hand and slightly cockeyed within the left. I do assume they’re acceptable equipment for a cantina patron, if slightly uninteresting. That stated, his solely canon look is briefly nursing a drink in a bar. I believe I’d have appreciated the desk and chair he sat in, that will have made it deluxe and would encourage me to complete off my Cantina diorama. One other factor I wouldn’t have minded was his obnoxiously massive gun from POTF2, however in case you have the previous one it really works fairly properly with this determine.
The sculpting on this man is fairly good as they’ve captured his squinty eyes and leathery pores and skin texture from the film properly. I believe quite a lot of his costume and decrease anatomy has been invented over time and this determine suits in properly with the movie established look and the Ithorian anatomy established over time in supplementary materials and different canon Ithorians. It re-uses quite a lot of the latest Dok Ondar determine to nice impact, probably a deliberate components sharing throughout two releases. I do hope to see an eventual classic coloration re-issue, although I hope in the event that they try this they add some new naked higher legs and arms for that genuine onesie look.
The articulation is pretty customary for a Black Sequence determine although since he re-uses components from an older determine he retains the thigh swivels which have been faraway from latest releases. Momaw has:
- Swivel/hinge shoulders, elbows, hips, wrists, elbws, and ankles
- Ball and socket waist, head, and neck
- Swivel thighs
- Butterfly hinged pecs
The skirt has slits alongside the perimeters, however it’s longer on the precise facet than the left due to the sculpted element of the rope round his waist and due to this fact the ahead leg motion is healthier on the precise facet than the left. He doesn’t sit nice and for a personality that solely sits on display, I’d have appreciated extra consideration paid to creating positive he may sit higher.
The paint is slightly higher than the standard black sequence as the good sculpted texture on the pores and skin is highlighted with a wash. My impression of Hammerhead within the movie is that he has some lighter coloring on the underside of his head or that might be the underlighting from the desk within the scene, so it will not be an omission. There are some clear element hits on the belt, rope, and little pouches on the belt.
Total, it is a strong launch and this sort of alien character makes for a enjoyable determine even when he doesn’t do a lot within the movie. Do I want I may have paid common determine worth for him, sure. The deluxe appears like a little bit of a worth gouge to me. The Ithorians have develop into a major species within the Star Wars universe, so it’s good to get the unique mannequin in Black Sequence lastly. Typically talking, I discover the alien character make for extra fascinating figures to me and would like to see them make extra Cantina aliens.
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