While
a Han in Carbonite was a good idea, technology in molding needed a few
years of catch up to make this a good figure. Don’t get me wrong, it’s
nice that we got a Han-in-Carbonite figure, but there are a couple of
drawbacks. One – that “bull neck” (as it is often referred to). This
was primarily due to limitations on what could be molded, giving the
figure a goofy look. Two – the frozen Han in the movies had his hands
out in front of him, almost clawing/pushing out of the Carbonite. This
Han has his arms down like he was posing for a picture when he has
frozen. Granted, the figure was limited so they had to make the
Carbonite mold fit it, but it is obviously not the same as the movie.
Oh, well.
A previous “Han in
Carbonite” came with the Slave I ship, but this figure is more to
scale. It has a Han figure in his off-white shirt and the chamber
which he can fit into in the back. Other than that, no accessories.
This figure came on a POTF card near the end of the Kenner run.
Why should you get this figure? Five reasons:
1. Goes with your Cloud City Playset.
2. Goes with your Slave I. Oh wait, it won’t fit, dammit.
3. Only time you’ll see Han with a double-chin.
4. The perfect figure to accompany an ice tray.
Backstory:
Carbonite
is a metal alloy made from carbon and primarily used to store and
transport Tibanna gas (like from Cloud City). While
freezing a human was never the original intention of the process,
with some modifications it was successfully used in freezing Han Solo
(and others in time) and putting him in suspended animation.
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