Jedi Survivor Droid 3 pack: A Repaint Worth Having?
The Jedi Survivor three-pack is here. So at $70, is this pack of mostly repaints worth it?
I almost passed on this set, but I like having grunt characters that can work in multiple time eras for dioramas. But boy, was I disappointed in getting this set. My biggest complaint is the lack of paint apps. While the droids have the initial red and cream or red and white paint apps that sets them apart from previous versions and match the colors you see in the game, there is nothing else that gives it the in-game feel. They’re too clean. The Super Battle Droid is the only one that looks like it has a hint of wear and tear. The red and cream paint apps have rough edges to look weathered, but unfortunately, nothing else at those rough edges to look worn. The metallic color is too shiny on the B1 Battled and the Super Battle Droid.
These droids are supposed to be weathered and worn, droids that were re-purposed after the Clone Wars and not sufficiently maintained, yet these look like they came right off a factory line.
Here is the new MagnaGuard next to the older version.
The only difference between these is the initial colors and the type of soft goods included. The older MagnaGuard has more paint apps that give it a bit of a more worn and battle-hardened look. The new one looks like many parts were made in the appropriate color plastic rather than painted on. The new one, which is supposed to be more worn, has very bright white. Nothing else is different on this figure – no retooled armor to look more worn or damaged. Nothing.
The Super Battle Droid:
This one comes with all the same features as the previous one. The head and armor come off to reveal inner gears. It does include the blaster effect. The main difference is the left forearm is a canon vs a regular arm. It would have been nice to get a blast effect to go with this new weapon. It’s missing one of the paint apps from the promo pictures. One of the other things I noticed was the figure was translucent in many areas. Part of the canon, the bicep piston, and the head were translucent. When compared to the original Super Battle Droid, I don’t notice any of the translucent parts.
The B1 Battle Droid:
This one has a lot of the same issues. This one is even more so. It looks like many parts are just made from plastic in the needed colors and barely any paint applications at all. The metallic parts appeared too shiny. After the first two, I didn’t bother to look further at it or bring out another B1 to compare it to.
This week a lot of exclusives were released, and many of them went on sale – a few for clearance prices. Between that and the extremely poor attention to detail on this set, I’m left with a lot of buyer’s remorse on this set. The B1 has been released many times over, and this is the third release of the B2 Super Battle Droid and 2nd release of MagnaGuard. At $70, this set isn’t worth it. If there were better paint applications and more accessories to customize these droids I could understand the price. This one I am very tempted to return and wait for it to drop on clearance. It will definitely cause me to think twice before pre-ordering another Gaming Greats exclusive that is a repaint.
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