Bandai Hobby - Star Wars - C-3PO 1/12 Scale Model Kit

Boyfriend loved it! Took him roughly about an hour to put together. Once it was together it looked great! The package it came in tho wasn't great. The box inside unfortunately got beat up. But everything was fine inside luckily.

I purchased this by mistake, thinking it was the Revotech figure, so I was a bit bummed when I realized that I accidentally ordered a model kit. But I figured since I paid for him, I might as well put him together. The second I opened the box, all feelings of being bummed out disappeared. :) When I saw that he was actually chrome gold instead of a flat gold paint, I was a lot happier. ^_^ So I put him together, and I just him! :) Now, this is a model kit, so naturally you'll need to assemble it yourself. It's a plastic snap together model, so you won't need any screwdrivers or glue. On tool that I would recommend having is a set of pliers to help you get the pieces out. You can do it without pliers, but having pliers makes things easier. He has a few stickers that you need to apply, but they're pretty easy to apply compared to some of the other Star Wars 1/12 models by Bandai that I've seen. He has a lot of pieces, so it may take a while to put him together depending on how much experience you have putting these together. I don't buy model kits very often, so this took me a couple of hours to complete (feel free to laugh). All assembled, this model looks amazing! :) The chrome gold really gives him that authentic golden droid look, and he has some really nice details, too. :) In terms of poseability, he has several points of articulation. His neck is on a ball joint, so he move his head in all directions. His shoulders are also ball joined, so you can rotate his arms around. The arms also swivel, too. :) He has two sets of arms; one set that bends at the elbow, and one set that doesn't. For his hands, they peg into place, so you can rotate them, but that's all the movement you get out of the hands. His torso and hips are connected by two ball joints, so you can rotate and bend the torso some. The torso bends back pretty well, but it doesn't bend too far forward because of part of his torso piece. His legs do swivel, but they don't really bend, so you can't put him in a sitting position. His knees do bend some, but not all the way. As for his feet, they do swivel, but that's about it for his feet. He comes with some different pieces so that you can customize him a bit. He comes with two face pieces; one that's dented, and one that's normal. He also comes two different torso pieces; one that has the restraining bolt on it, and one that doesn't. He also includes two sets of arms; one set that bends at the elbow (this set requires some extra assembly), and one set that doesn't. He also comes with a couple of different sets of hands; one set that's relaxed, and one set posed to hold a comlink. He also includes a comlink, but it's very small, and very easy to lose if you aren't careful. He also includes a dangling eye piece (you know, in the event that your favorite Star Wars memory is his eye hanging from its socket :D). The last thing he comes with is a base for him to stand on. :) All in all, this is a fantastic model, and displays beautifully. :) We haven't gotten word on if Hasbro plans to ever release a 6" Black Series C-3PO figure, but this model kit makes a pretty substitute. :) If you have the time and patience to put him together, then I highly recommend him. :) He just looks fantastic, and makes a great addition to any collection. ^_^

I've been wanting a C-3PO forever. Had the original Kenner one when I was a kid. This figure is great. Looks amazing. Now understand there is ALOT of assembling. This is a model kit. No need for glue or painting. But it helps if you have a model tool kit for smooth cuts when removing the pieces. This took me a week to assemble but that's because I have a puppy and only assembled a limb a night. It has very good articulation. Stays standing up and remains in whatever pose you choose. Nothing is loose. No gaps anywhere. The final product is well worth the work that goes into putting him together. I would not recommend this for children. This is definitely something for collectors like me to display, not play with. Highly recommend!

Another great build from Bandai's awesome Model Kits. No glue or paint required, this is a sprue set that you clip out and put together via an instruction manual. It's fairly easy, just takes a little time (a couple hours usually). I applied a dark grey wash and used a gloss coat, flat coat and some weathering effects to just add a level of realism to this. I've seen a few complaints that this figure isn't super articulated, but it shouldn't be. It'd be weird to have a super articulated C-3PO that you could get into crouching poses or something, I liked that this set comes with options though, if you want to, you can build this figure with articulated arms at the elbows, but I went with the traditional route and went stiff armed. So far I've only built Troopers and the R2 Unit set from the Bandai Model kits, this is another great addition to my display. I've been so pleased with these sets I think I'll have to try out some of the ships now. Putting these sets together is cool just because of the fact that you get to build your own action figure, but after adding paint deco to it, it makes these sets look like film accurate ILM models used in the films. These display really nicely and for the price these sets are (around $25-$35) and a few hours of your time, you can bolster your armies, add to your display if it's incomplete, or customize these sets to make this any kind of 3PO Protocol Droid in any color. Now I want to get the R2 Unit set again so I can paint it black and orange for an Imperial Astromech droid. If you like building armies, love action figures and Star Wars, like challenges like puzzles or Lego, or if you want to take it to the next level and paint these up, this is a great way your spend your time and money. This Bandai Model Kit comes FULLY APPROVED.

This kit is awesome! It is very pricey though!Very well detailed,has two sets of arms,one set bends the other does not! Has two head plates(face) one with a dent,one without.Has one eye out like in ROTJ,Jabba's yacht.the detail is amazing!

Was a kitset which was not what I wanted. Description did not indicate it was kitset. Did look like a good set but not suitable for my 7 year old grandson.

Es cierto que en el momento de la compra no se especifica que es una maqueta para montar, cosa que puede confundir a la gente. El modelo es impresionante, como siempre en las maquetas de bandai, multitud de detalles, y el acabado dorado perfecto y reflectante (cosa que no es usual), en este tamaño y a este precio no hay opciones tan buenas para un coleccionista

This kit has every detail of the full size suit used in the movies, it's all there. The option to choose various parts (dented vs non-dented head, etc was a nice bonus. He's not very poseable, but neither wa the suit Anthony Daniels wore in the movies, I'd say they are identical. Didn't take long to assemble either and a small amount of paint goes a long way to making him look like the dingy oily droid he was. Very happy with this kit! The proportion and detail of this kit is better than any $100+ statue I've found. It really is impressive.

I have not assembled this model yet, so there maybe unforeseen faults, but should there be any problems with construction I will amend review. However the unassembled kit looks beautiful. It comes in a very professional black box with deep gloss graphics, looks really de-lux quality so if giving as a gift doesn't disappoint in presentation. The kit it's self is really finely cast with hardly any flashing and zero deformity; as good if not better than Tamiya kits and far better than anything American. The parts are moulded in coloured plastic appropriate to that parts colour but in this case that doesn't matter to much as C-3 is basically Gold Chrome platted; which is also beautifully done, it's a true metallic mirror finish. One good point is they have done his right leg, bellow the knee, silver chrome which is as per the movie, (C-3P0 is as revelled in episode one made from second-hand parts and who ever finished him, after Anakin left, probably couldn't find a complete gold skin and had to make do with an odd right leg) a feature often overlooked on other models. So there you have it a very good model kit, well made and presented only frustration is the plans and any other text is all in Japanese but that's not to bad as the stage by stage illustrations of build is self explanatory. The plans are basic black and white on the front but when you turn over for the final stages of the build they're glossy full colour. I also notice you get the odd alternate part so you can build C-3 weathered, with retainer bolt on chest and dint in forehead, as per early episode four, or mint fully restored as per the end scene of same movie. All in all I'm very pleased with this model; will I buy others in the range I don't think so. To start with they are a little small for me, at 1/12 scale C-3 is less than 6 inches, that's action figure size, I'm looking to 1/6 scale so after the MPC/ertl kit now; a much cruder model but using this as reference I can refine it. But even if I wanted 1/12 scale I've studied others in the range and feel C-3P0 is the best of the bunch as I've noticed other figures in this range, to make them pose-able, compromises have been made with the limb joints, elbows and knees are hinged, hips and shoulders are ball joins, hidden with costume where possible but often not, Noted human figures have their inner thighs cut away to articulate the legs giving them to wide a space in the crutch and flat inside legs all spoiling the model for articulation making them more action figure than scale model. Fortunately C3 escape such butchery and passes as a very fine display model figure. R2D2 would make a good companion(he come with another droid so as to give you your moneys worth).

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Spedizione un po' in ritardo a parte (cosa che avevo già previsto, visto che viene direttamente dal Giappone), il prodotto è stupendo! Non è molto difficile da montare, anche se ci sono piccole parti, come vitine e alcuni segmenti, un po' difficili da maneggiare. Però, considerando che era il mio primo tentativo, è andato benissimo. Il personaggio è fedelissimo, davvero ben fatto in tutte le sue parti, forse un po' fragile, ma non è un giocattolo per bambini. Le istruzioni che mi sono arrivate sono in Giapponese, ma i disegni sono così intuitivi che non sono state un problema. Totalmente consigliato.