Although we did just see this in the OTC line, this new Bib sports a new sculpt and some new articulation, making your decision to purchase this figure easier.
Here are my subjective and objective reviews for the
figure:
Head Sculpt:
The head sculpt is good but not great. Had this figure
been sculpted in a more generic facial expression,
rather than the permanent mouth open I would have said
it was near great. Mine suffers from the head tails
being a different color. That could be due to paint
application or different plastic which affects how
paint sticks to it or is absorbed by the plastic which
gives the appearance of a different color.
Rating 3 out of 5 Holocrons
Articulation:
As mentioned in the sculpt section, I'm not normally a
fan of this type of figure. But other than the legs
being relatively useless, Bib has it just about
everywhere else when it comes to articulation. I was
expecting the legs to be articulated as they were, but
was surprised by the extra articulation in the arms.
Would it have been nice to have an SA version? Maybe.
Needed? No.
Rating 2.5 out of 5 Holocrons
Paint Application:
Excellent but for the difference of paint on the head
and head-tails. The robes are painted nicely and the
colors help to bring out the detail of the sculpt.
Rating 4 out of 5 Holocrons
Overall sculpt:
While I don't like the permanent open mouth the head
sculpt is good. I'm not normally a fan of “standing
room only" type figures, but since Bib was barely seen
in ROTJ doing anything else, it makes sense for the
figure.
Rating 3 out of 5 Holocrons
Accessories:
A knife and a stand that's it. But that's actually one
more than I expected. The knife was an addition that
while not needed but gratefully accepted. The added
bonus of which is that there is a small slit in the
belt that allows Bib to carry it, thus you shouldn't
lose it. Not much to his accessories but in his case
less is more.
Rating 3 out of 5 Holocrons
Customization possibilities:
Other than using the head, there isn't much room to
customize here. As always a fresh coat of different
colored paint might give him an appearance of being
someone different, but that's stretching it a bit for
this figure.
Rating 1.0 out of 5 Holocrons
Playability:
This figure suffers in the playability factor due to
it's very limited articulation. It's a decently
sculpted and painted piece but just isn't great for
play.
Rating 2 out of 5 Holocrons
Overall Score:
The TSC Bib is a definite improvement over previous
renditions. Even if you have the earlier modern one,
I'd suggest getting this one.
Rating 2.5 out of 5 Holocrons
Respectfully submitted
-Sal