The joints should've been diecast metal considering the price of this figure. A few nuts size metal won't cost a bomb but sideshow as usual fckit all up as they always did

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@LuchoLavalle

2 жыл бұрын

Metal and plastic does not go well together at all.

@CodyRoseDrums

2 жыл бұрын

@@LuchoLavalle I’d say they work fine. I have the new Halo Master Chief figure and it contains die-cast components and it’s great lol

@Brakzillaa

2 жыл бұрын

@@LuchoLavalle Excuse me? Most of 80's robot toys are metal and plastic, and they survive better than todays toys. The soul of chogokin line, by bandai, is plastic and metal, and its best thing ever.

@larniieplayz6285

2 жыл бұрын

@@Brakzillaa survive better?

Man that sucks!!! Truly I am feeling your pain with this figure. For that price point and the amount of waiting to fix the issue is not worth the money. Sorry that this happened to you Jorge.

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sky-guy!

I’m so glad I didn’t order this the other day. I had it in my cart and almost pulled the trigger. $300 for junk. That’s absolutely crazy and they should be ashamed. Thank you very much for the review!

@thepkeezy

Жыл бұрын

Yea, he’s such an awesome looking character. But I knew he’d have issues just from the complainants of the action figures. I’ve heard a ton of good things from the model, since he’s lightweight, so its less stress on the joints and he’s able to support his weight so much better.

Sorry to see you go through this bro. Thank you for your review-

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

No problem man!

That’s heartbreaking man. Thanks for doing the review and bringing this to light.

This makes me sad. I've had this on paid pre-order here in the UK for a bloody long time so my choices will be accept it when it arrives or lose my money. Was so excited for this figure too, but so many reviewers saying the same thing about the poor quality joints.

Jorge much respect for completing the review even though those morons are selling a junk figure

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Yikes, I kept seeing the reviews as well. Grevious is such an awesome character and a posable figure seems amazing, but boy that is flimsy and scary small/unsupportive joints and limbs. Sorry it wasn't a good figure!

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

No worries man. Yea its one that I want, but I can wait for something better.

Tough break Jorge, I think waiting is great advice. My PO of this figure arrived in rough shape with a piece broken off in the bottom of the box. The good news is that I was able to return it for a refund, but I'd rather of had a quality figure to display. Hot Toys don't always arrive in new condition either, but so far single part replacements have solved the odd case of this happening. I wonder if Grievous is just too difficult as a figure, but it would be interesting to see a Hot Toys try. Aside from that a good statue would need to have some swap out arms in my opinion.

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy. I think if they went with metal joints, or a diecast lower half to support the upper weight, it could work. But I am no toy designer lol. I hope Hot Toys takes a crack at it.

@alexbenedikt

2 жыл бұрын

Nah he is not that difficult to make! Look at flame toys kuro kara kuri Transformers Most of their figures are Die-cast with over 50 -100(varies from figure to figure) points of articulation! SS is lazy AF! Sadly this General is a moneygrab nothing more...no Improvement no Die-cast... only fan love!

I own the original, and it doesn’t have all these problems. It’s really beautiful once it’s all set up with some patience. It appears this “newer version” is more problematic.

@darthfossil7072

2 жыл бұрын

They state it’s a newer version but he says in the video it has the original 2014 date so that makes me wonder if the company is trying to resell all their faulty figures.

@ImmortalDraylo

2 жыл бұрын

I just got mine today. Its perfectly fine. This was after they made adjustments, so mine is from that batch. I honestly love it

@AidanDownes_KH

2 жыл бұрын

@@ImmortalDraylo no adjustments were ever made tho.

@AidanDownes_KH

2 жыл бұрын

@@ImmortalDraylo plus there was a wayyyyy better one that had metal parts and also had parts to swap to make him have his Battle damaged style from revenge of the sith.

@ImmortalDraylo

2 жыл бұрын

@@AidanDownes_KH It says right on the sales pages that it was held after initial re-release due to problems with the joints and is now fixed. On bigbadtoystore at the least. It isn't a bad figure. I have him setup now and his arms do not fall or anything, hes incredible looking.

I bought this guy back in December from a seller at a Comic Convention, was still sealed within the shipping box and everything. I knew that the figure had it's issues from reviews, but the guy offered me a better price than the website where I wanted to buy it, so I took that chance and...risk at that. After seeing reviews like yours I was pretty afraid to even take the guy out of his box, afraid of breaking of joints and everything. But surprisingly I'm happy to report that nothing broke and everything on the figure is sturdy and doesn't break, except the right hip joint, that thing is just way too loose for my liking. It really sucks when Sideshow promises improvements but ultimately does nothing but disappoint buyers. Really liked your review and how you pointed out the potential dangers that can occur when moving this guy around, especially when the arm just FELL OFF, must have been really frustrating! Anyway thanks for the review, definitely will be leaving a sub and looking forward to future uploads!

I love mine I agree with a lot what you said but unfortunately we have no 6 scale grievous he has super loose joints and is very hard to pose but if you can take your time and get him in a cool pose and use a flight stand from a hot toy he looks great on the shelf

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks David!

Damn that’s too bad.. I was really hoping for big improvements (as everyone else has). Thank you for your review! Saves us some money.

I’ve had my Greivous from the first batch with his arms up since day one and never had an issue with them sagging. I honestly love mine

I feel crushed and so discouraged when a $20 or $50 figure experiences a break. I couldn't imagine getting a $300 figure and having a break. Why doesn't this guy have a diecast skeleton? Some ratchets, but they're cheap -- plus friction joints too? Ugh.

@mechachrist

2 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine being able to pay $300 for a figure at all.

@Mikebuster

2 жыл бұрын

@@mechachrist the funny thing is there probably isn't that many dollars worth of difference between a $20 figures manufacturing costs vs. a $300 one. its still a lump of plastic at the end of the day.

@markusadanitsch648

Жыл бұрын

@@Mikebuster jup its stuff for such nerds Like THIS jeddah patrol ect which buy every crap from THIS companies.fanboys which have never built an Modell themselves but have Daddys Wallet and ordering every day,,,until the mailman Gets an breakdown delivering dozens of parcels every week....

I was about to pull the trigger on this figure today but wanted to see some reviews before doing so and I’m glad I did because that would’ve been a fat waste of money. Thanks for the video man!

Damn dude…. I’d be pissed too. I’ll have to resort to IS 1/10 Grievous then…. Can’t do that $900 one from SS. Hope you found something to cheer you up!👊🏿

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Had a better rest of the day

Well your channel owes you a Big Thank you. It Looks Great!! I don't collect much Starwars anymore but I would of bought him because he looks dope.. thanks for the heads up vid bro👍

Sorry for the bad luck Jorge, had the same problems with mine, I got mine when it was first released and messed with it for about a hour e-mailed sideshow and returned it the same day it sucks that this figure was made so poorly I was super excited for it because grievous is a awesome character but it was just a huge letdown

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Yea it really does suck. I'm going to see if I can get a refund and use it towards something else.

Bought this figure when it was on sale and figured why not. I saw instantly that I was having trouble with posing and with loose joints but figured that was standard, I was new to own sideshow figures! I’m at the point not where the arms don’t stick, and similar to shown in the video, the arm has certain plastic joints that just separate and I can not put them back together. I’d send it back but all of these problems came to my attention after the first 30 days, and seeing the whole internet’s reaction to this figure I wish I had done my research before buying!

thought about picking this up today, they have it on sale for 200.......glad I watched this review, you just saved me 200 bucks thanks man

13:33 the ma just feels defeated... I felt that with you dude

Oh man, that’s sucks! I was actually considering this but glad I resisted!!

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Yea Vic.. pass on this one

I've always been thinking about getting this..on the positive side you've saved people alot of money ..but yeah that would hurt me bad .. it's so poor at that money .. I think once it's posed if you can it might make you feel better .. alot of sideshow look really cool but there leg joints tend too be loose ..dam shame ..

My mom spent a lot of time, money, and effort to get me this figure for my birthday. The joints were all nice and tight, except for the elbow swivel of one of the split arms. I had it for about a month when I decided to swap his four arms back to his two, when the left single arm literally exploded, sending tiny translucent pieces all over my white carpeted floor. I tried to piece it all back together, but I lost a piece and couldn't get the two elbow halves back together. So I tried to perform some minor surgery in hopes of getting everything back together, but to no avail. I wouldn't be so upset if this was my fault, but I literally hadn't touched that arm in over a week. Very disappointed with SideShow. First figure with them started out good, but now I'm not to pleased. For something of this price point, that joint should have been glued together or something.

New to the channel, damn bro I've been there before with a new figure with horrible QC. It's like a horror movie watching that arm fall, gave me a mini heart attack!

I feel your pain bro! I’ve had some old Neca Predators in storage and a McFarlane Queen Alien snapped. I felt like dying and that was some low-end stuff breaking. Can’t imagine a Sideshow breaking, would probably make Me nauseous!

bought this a couple weeks ago and ended up cancelling my order. was kind of bummed at first but after watching this, im glad i did

What up Jorge! Sorry about your Grievous. But I did enjoy the Rancor part of the video showing your real thoughts! Thank you for your review. Have a blessed evening.

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marc. The editing definitely cheered me up. I especially like that Rancor part lol

I was glad to run across this video. I hadn’t made up my mind about purchasing Grievous yet, but I didn’t know about the problems associated with the figure. I haven’t run into any problems with other figures, so I would have potentially been blindsided. This video, among others echoing the same problems, solidified my decision. No Grievous for me.

i customized the hell out of mine. i ripped it apart and mixed medias. like gentle giant bust for the body and put the sideshow head legs and arms on the statue body and redid his arms. to bend the correct way

You would think robotic figures would allow you to get away with adding extra safety measures for stability. They definitely could’ve made the joints metal and made it so you could tell Tighten and loosen joints with set screws

I was just thinking... when I built the razor crest I found it so fragile and I accidentally broke 8 pieces,... is it possible to 3D Print these objects ?

@ragingmando5956

2 жыл бұрын

It is very possible. The biggest hurdle is getting someone to model it for printing. I am currently printing a 1/3 Cad Bane.

@ethandowling6061

2 жыл бұрын

@@ragingmando5956 thanks man. Yep i Better start looking for templates online, cad bane sounds like a good project to me

Wonder if Hot Toys might be getting set to release their version of Grievous in the next year or so. Seems Sideshow always tries to get their version of a particular figure out before HT since theirs will blow Sideshow's version out of the water. Grogu and Jedi Luke are 2 examples i can think of. Regardless its pretty damn low of Sideshow just doing a straight re-release of this figure w/out fixing the major issues the 1st one had. I never picked this up when it 1st came out and will avoid this even now. Thanks for 'taking one for the team' ....so to speak. If Sideshow is selling these at HT prices they should be damn close to the same quality.

That’s sucks man… I decided to pull the trigger on the 1/4 scale by sideshow little steep, but GemMint review of it caught my eyes

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

I have the 1/4 scale on order as well. Not sure how I feel about it yet. Sideshow tends to paint a pretty picture when they first show something, but their final results vary

Glad I cancelled the figure I had a bad feeling they wouldn’t of improved on the joints much. Apart from that overall it looks amazing set up but as you said six months down the line is gonna be a heap of plastic not being able to take its own weight. I feel a refund coming. Take it easy and thanks for your honest opinion 👍🏻

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mando!

Day 1 on release day...mine broke from the pelvic area..the plastic part where both legs hold broke on me. Looks like an easy fix but mine is still in the box because I moved out of state and now I plan on just leaving it there.

High quality review from a high quality guy. Well done. Subbed, liked and notifications on.

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Adam!

ooof painful to watch man, Im sorry you got a bad one, thanks for sharing though, it greatly helps the collecting community to make informed purchases!

I'm praying Hot Toys give us a proper General Grievous for the ROTS anniversary in a few years time! Sideshow really dropped the ball on this one!

Damn ! Is this the 2022 release version ? Cause I was thinking of getting him

13:20 that’s the hardest I laughed all day🤣🤣

So glad I saw this video. I was about to buy this at my local comic shop

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I can help save you the money and aggravation.

I got this guy at launch (the 2014 one) and mine also broke. I could never display it properly. My only real issue with anything 1/6th from Sideshow or Hot Toys.

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

I wish they would have improved on it. I heard so many bad stories of the first figure from 2014. They must have as well.

@Hyperdrive A Star Wars Channel where did you get the EE-3 Carbine Replica?

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

The one on the wall is the Master Replicas. The one I am painting for the giveaway is one I picked up on Etsy

I think Grievous as a statue would look incredible. However, there’s so much flimsy elements that even my own tiny hands would break something. It is a shame because Grievous, on its own, is a nice hybrid of cybernetics and flesh. Regardless of his pitiful role in Episode III, he still has exceptional design. But QC should be a priority. I can only wish the best for every fan… but you should get in contact with the brand as a consumer and tell them how it is. If it’s true that they sent “bad batches”, no pun intended, then QC is not even considered when shipping…

@TexasHollowEarth

2 жыл бұрын

... they DID release a high-quality statue of Grievous like 15 years ago! It was a fantastic-looking piece & fairly solid.

Great honest review, sorry to hear that it's not even worth the price. Keep up your good reviews.

Yeahhh🔥🔥🔥 always love you vids

George is mad but yet he still smiling....Amazing lol.

I wanted this figure but I was always tend to wait for release so I'm pretty glad I waited as I've seen a lot of people complaining about this figure. Wish they did some die-cast parts because just fully plastic just makes it feel like an overpriced Hasbro black series figure. They could've easily done something like Hot Toys IG-11 where he was a mix of die-cast and plastic

The way your face turns red when the arm falls off 😂 , good review tho man sucks sideshow can’t get the hang of making 1/6 figs.

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

LOL. I wanted to crush the figure in my hand after that lol

i only buy Hot Toys i quit buying Sideshow junk years ago, every time i would have to send the figure back because something was broke

I can feel the disappointment. Sorry they didn't come through on the improvements man, that sucks. Well, I guess that leaves room for another company to make a premium quality 1/6 Grievous figure!

Yoooooo hope u sending it back man!! SS will take it back save your money for something better

Sorry you got sold a hunk of junk. One of the reasons I don't collect 1/6 is I would lose my shit if I spent that money and got a fig like that. Much respect for you continuing with the review, and not going nuts.

They should have made a 1/6 statue of him

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

That would have been cool. There is a 1/5 statue

I bought a Harley Quinn from them a few years back, the leg joint popped out/broke and for the life of me couldn't fix it!, I would have to cut off her jump suit to get to it grrrr! They offered zero help! I feel your pain dude, so sorry!

I have the original 2014 version. Mine was actually fine… Except for the stand. Mine took a nice 6-foot shelf dive after 2 weeks being on display from opening because the hinge joint on the stand failed. Snapped a shoulder peg and got a big ol’ stress mark in the saber. My roommates started calling him “General Buyer’s Remorse” when they found out how much I paid. He’s since been fixed, and the stand was solid after a floor polish treatment. Such a shame though that the second run is such hot garbage.

Not sure if you have done this, but id love to see your top 5ish favorite HT figures (Star wars) or 5 of the best ones

@HyperdriveStarWars

Жыл бұрын

I can make that happen

@SadakosTV

Жыл бұрын

@@HyperdriveStarWars ill be here for it! Loving the content so far

Basically, you could probably fix these problems by gluing some of the pieces that need to be permanently in place anyway, as long as the ball joints still allow it to spin independently. Who knows if that would be a good hack, not that you should have to even do that...

I’ll be waiting for a dream Grevous figure from Hot Toys….. maybe some day.

This is my favorite character and I've been wanting this for a long time and everyone is saying it's trash so should I not get it?

I had this figure and it was CRAP !! I have never had a bad Sideshow figure until this one, loose arms a hand couldn’t hold a lightsaber and eventually the one arm just came apart from trying to pose it. Highly disappointed but got a full refund and purchased a Hot Toy, I hope they make a Grievous PLEASE !!

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

I hope I can get a refund. Yea if Hot Toys ever takes a crack at it, I will give it a shot

@Lord_Pistachio_Nut

2 жыл бұрын

I've honestly never had a Sideshow figure that DIDN'T have loose joints and ultra cheep feel - along with amateur paint application on light sabers and such. The best I have is the 3in1 deluxe ROTJ Luke from Sideshow - but even that had the ugliest light Saber paint I've ever seen and his legs just flop about 🤦‍♂️ Every Sideshow figure I have is basically kitted with Hot Toys everything just to get them to look decent next to my hot toys figures lol. I lie!!!! My Sideshow duel on Naboo Darth Maul is flawless (except horrible lightsaber paint but ebay and Hot Toys accessories for the win, again lol) his face is better than any Hot Toys release, including brand new pre order ones, his outfit is flawless and fits perfect, wires in the best places, boots are flawless, just gorgeous figure. But he's an exception to the rule it seems.....which is a shame considering SH figures aren't much cheaper than HT......I don't get it lol

I want a arc trooper Jesse. Is it worth it?

True collector reaction 👍

considering how much money people have to save up and buy this product shows that the buyer really thinks its a good item at first glance but the company that makes the figure should 100% use better material for the joints. i personally don't mins when people react angry to these kind of products as your money is wasted on something that can break easily

So did mine. His single arm ball joints broke. Now I just have to keep the double arms on.

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Damn that sucks. He is a pain to pose also. Respect to you for hanging on to it. I'm going to try and get a refund

@cameronstivers144

2 жыл бұрын

@@HyperdriveStarWars yes he is 😂

Oh man I watched the whole video I busted out laughing when you tried to stand him up but I’m feel your pain. I collect DC and I have the whole NEW52 DC line from Prime 1 and the only figure that I had hoped came perfect was my Flash figure and even though it’s still amazing the lighting doesn’t even connect to the pegs and even had to makeshift a piece to put at the foot so the one lighting bolt wouldn’t keep falling out. Paid over $700 and this is what you get. Just sad when it comes to quality especially when forking out so much cash but luckily the rest of my pieces have been on point but of course my favorite not so much.

My 2014 is ok. So far no problem but I really don't mess with him too much Looks like sideshow just had excess stock sitting around a hot warehouse and just re issued him The should have made all the joints die cast and diecast from the waist down with full ratchet joints But they are to cheap to make changes like that 😕

Mine just showed up and now I don’t even want to open it just so I can avoid the utter disappointment…

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

My honest opinion is to return it.

@Flippinkickz

Жыл бұрын

@@HyperdriveStarWars So I finally unboxed it and to my surprise I have zero flaws. All my joints are super tight and no signs of breaking anything. This was part of the supposedly “fixed” batch.

RIP.. 🥲 great video though!

It’s already bad that you can’t get him into a hunched position because you can’t move his head but that the joints are so lose and the chest is open and the trash quality for 300 is a robbery.

Damn Jorge. Hate to see you disappointed with this especially because your a huge Star Wars fan. Are you able to send it back?

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

I'm trying. So far no response back yet though

i stopped buying their stuff this year because of stuff like this. thanks for a great vid, new subscriber!

Ughh!!! Respects to you man, I can imagine the pain. Thanks for the great review.. I know now not to buy from that company

I dont understand why sideshow went with producing extra materials for his split arms when we have really nicely made 6" toys of him that have arms that can fuse and seperate

I had this pre-ordered for almost a year. I was one of the first ones to get it. Returned it within 24 hours. Total piece of junk for that price. If it were say like $150, then I would be ok with it

Sad the way we have never really had a really good general grievous figures 6 inch to 1/6th scale

Kinda bummed, my gf got this on sale for like 190$ it was an early bday gift. I was so excited for it being my 1st Hot toy.. definitely wish we found your video first. I guess it’s ok for the price we got it at but it’s still a pain to stand..

@jfs-jg7ov

6 күн бұрын

not hottoys

Don't apologize for expressing the absolute correct emotion.

Lol That's why I did not purchase this one because the issue wasnt resolve and sideshow just basically repackage it

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Wise choice

damn! I'd always wanted this figure, but now I'm not so sure anymore...

I don't care what anyone says this is an impressive figure. Are there issues, yes. But there's also ways around that. I bought a dynamic stand and Museum putty. With the stand you can pose him in anyway you can think of it holds the figure around the waist making for kneeling or all four lightsabers stepping over a dead Clone. The museum putty tightens the holes/pegs making again for more Dynamic poses. Should you have to buy extra things to make him work better no. Hopefully Hot Toys will get around to making him, but if you like this figure pick up these extra couple things for greater fun posing him.

The Guy who designed this Needs an Uppercut!😂😂😂

I am sorry to see that when you pay good money for a figure that is terrible and they did give you the extra head sculp ,As you know I work for BANDAI and we making a new General Griev0us Sith Scale and we did make the model kit which is properly one of the best you can get , I have talked to the the directors and we do watch your shows and we would be happy to send a new General Grievous Sixth Scale to you if you do us the honor of telling the people about and please be honest about it ,please let us know if that is possible ,very sorry about that Side Show made thing ,thank you again .

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Trevor. I would be happy to take a look at it. I've responded to you before but you never leave any contact info. Send me an email to jorge.medina@mcecentral.com

I got mine March of this year and one of the arms broke

Hey brotha good review bad fig over all black series figures have more tighter joints l

Looks like a Bionicle Figure

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

lol kinda does

This is why I avoid 1/6th or 1/4th figures like the plague and because their so damn expensive you’re literally at their whims of the seller/company to manufacture it correctly, 6inch will always be the way to go as you can get them to be fixed or can get replacements easier

@jojoalcide377

2 жыл бұрын

Lol not all 1/6 are flimsy like this dude lol

@Clippychinw

2 жыл бұрын

@@jojoalcide377 I get that but for the price you’d expect them to be solid regardless

I didn’t understand why it was such a big deal until you said it was $300. I wouldn’t pay $100 for that!! Good grief! That’s so sad.

I could hear Seth laughing.

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

lol

i know what i would do if they didn't accept the return i would go directly to their head office with it and demand action

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Oh there will be a follow up video if they don't

This is why I stick to the Hasbro Black Series for Star Wars.

This is why I don’t buy sideshow figures anymore..Hot toys are better but a lot of them over time don’t hold up.

Hottoys should just take over for sideshow’s scaled figures. The quality is just way better and their facemolds are more accurate.

@richsun247

2 жыл бұрын

As a collector, i can sense the buyer remorse the whole video. Sorry man

Most people cannot afford this type of collectible. What a shame if you were to save up for this and it came like this. Good vid though man. Hope you can exchange it!

Ah, Jorge. Sorry this happened to you, bud. Damn.

@HyperdriveStarWars

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marcel!

Man,that Sux. I had thought about getting this figure 😢😠

jeez, rip man

What a bummer.. I’m sorry.. I stopped buying sideshow years ago because of the issue with the solid boots.. a Jedi with a solid plastic boot that doesn’t bend or allow a figure to pose..