The blaster is quite well designed with a small number of technic parts to give it a bit of weight and a more interesting design. This is Captain Phasma’s blaster rifle, which contains a spring loaded missile launcher. There’s nothing particularly of note, just a back armour piece. Have I mentioned how much I like her one-shouldered cape?Ĭaptain Phasma’s back is mostly obscured by her cape, so you don’t really get to view it under normal circumstances. The distinct layered segments and belt are moulded well but I would’ve loved a lot more printing on her torso to give it a bit more detail.Ĭompared to the battle-scarred helmet, Phasma’s torso just seems unnaturally clean and sterile. For starters, it looks quite plain and bland. While her helmet is wonderfully detailed, Captain Phasma’s torso could’ve been improved a lot more. I’m beyond impressed by the quality, workmanship and overall design of these helmets. Here’s a side view of Captain Phasma’s helmet, where you can really appreciate all the fine details etched or printed into it. The moulded details are really exceptional, from the air vents to the battle-scarred marks that you’d expect from a decorated Captain of the First Order. It’s identical to a Stormtrooper’s helmet (the new version), just in a different colour. I would love a properly chromed special edition version of Captain Phasma – if the buildable figures line does well, I can definitely see it happening in the future.Ĭaptain Phasma’s helmet is a thing of beauty. Unfortunately, LEGO didn’t manage to chrome her up like in the movies, so we end up with a pearly silver sheen which still looks awesome. Phasma wields a blaster rifle, which is similar to Finn and requires some assembly. You snap together all the different parts using ball joints and clips to Phasma’s central torso piece which is enclosed in the front and back armour pieces. Like all buildable figures, the build process is fairly generic. The red trim looks really good and the fabric is heavy enough to have significant weight and it has a bit of a velvety texture to it. Here’s Captain Phasma’s asymmetrical cape, which drapes over one shoulder in a really attractive and cool manner. Anyway, we all know why Captain Phasma, a chrome Stormtrooper with a menacing cape was put in the movie – to sell merchandise. Unfortunately, she barely featured at all in the movie and was criminally underutilised… kinda like Boba Fett. Played by the towering Gwendoline Christine of Game of Thrones (Brienne of Tarth) fame, expectations were high for Captain Phasma’s role. She was billed as the new female Boba Fett, her gleaming Stormtrooper armour striking fear into soldiers under her command as much as her enemies. Captain Phasma falls firmly into the former, and as such starts off with a very distinct advantage over other sets in this theme.īefore The Force Awakens came out, Star Wars fans had astronomical hopes for Captain Phasma. Theme: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Buildable FiguresĪfter assembling the Captain Phasma buildable figure, it became increasingly clear to me – the Star Wars buildable figures work tremendously well for “non-organic” characters and fall flat for fleshy human characters. They’re relatively quick builds, are mostly quite well designed and look great on display due to their sizes.Ĭall it a bit of nostalgia, but these action figure type LEGO creators take me back to days I would spend playing with poseable action figures. I’ve reviewed Kylo Ren (which I really liked) and Finn (which I didn’t like) – up next, a review of the Captain Phasma buildable figure! Honestly, I’ve been quite surprised by how much I’ve been enjoying these buildable figures. I can’t seem to get enough of the new LEGO Star Wars buildable figures.
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