This life-size statue of The Child aka “Baby Yoda” from Star Wars: The Mandalorian was first announced and made available for pre-order from Sideshow Collectibles back in January of this year. The first wave of orders have started shipping out to eager customers around the globe. You can still place an order for this realistic 1:1 collectible either locally via Mighty Ape (affiliate link) or direct from Sideshow Collectibles, but the expected delivery date is sometime between January and end of March from both of those sources.

The Child is distributed by Sideshow, but is crafted by Legacy Effects, who made the original “Baby Yoda” puppet that was used on-screen in The Mandalorian series. It comes with a solid base, and a Razor Crest control knob that he can hold in one hand via magnets. This full-scale version of the character is not articulated, but an articulated one made by Hot Toys is also available (Mighty Ape; affiliate link).

We’ll shortly be taking a ton of photos and videos in order to post a full review, but in the first instance wanted to get a video made that shows everyone how he comes in the box, so without further ado, here is our unboxing video straight from when the shipping carton was dropped off by the courier.

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This 1:6 scale Jabba the Hutt figure is huge. Place him on a regular human-sized chair, and it just looks like he’s sitting on a slightly large throne. He’s a fantastically fun display piece because of his size and detailing.

We received him as a Christmas present from family members… who managed to find him in a local second-hand store, all by his lonesome and looking for a new home. He was released in 2007, and at that time Sideshow chose to make his throne a separately purchasable accessory… so even though he came into our collection via a thrift store, he is effectively complete (there was a Sideshow exclusive version that came with a glass drinking vessel).

This giant green slug is nearly 60cm long, and nearly 30cm tall. His paint application and detailing accurately captures the likeness of the immense puppet from Return of the Jedi – it’s very easy to imagine him sitting in the dimly lit audience chamber of his Tatooine palace, surrounded by slaves and sycophants.

As passionate Star Wars collectors, we stay constantly up-to-date with Star Wars product and collectibles available locally, and aboard. Unwrapping this huge Jabba figure on Christmas Day genuinely had us quite surprised, in a wonderful way. It took us several minutes to figure out what the figure was, who made it, and when, as it was never available in local stores, and it was released so long ago.

We smile every time we see him, a great reminder of a wonderful time with family on Christmas Day.

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Released in 2011, the Sideshow Collectibles Premium Format statue of Darth Maul with mechanical legs (‘Darth Maul cyborg’) was available in two editions – standard (edition size 1250), and Sideshow exclusive (edition size 500 – also included an alternate head). The statue featured Darth Maul with Sith tattoos on his head, arms and torso, with large mechanical legs, and a new design of double-bladed lightsaber, and additional cloth robes.

The concept of Darth Maul with mechanical legs, having survived the duel on Naboo, first appeared in Star Wars: Visionaries comic in 2005 (story and art by Aaron McBride; published by Dark Horse). A variant of Darth Maul with his bionic legs, based on this design, later appeared in Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated television series episode “Revenge” (the twenty-second and final episode of its fourth season) in 2012, which was written by George Lucas’ oldest daughter Katie Lucas (Maul originally was resurrected with his spider-like legs, but it was at that point in the story that Nightsister Mother Talzin assisted in the creation of Maul’s bipedal cybernetic legs on Dathomir).

The statue base has a sandy texture on the surface, while the underside features a red and black design inspired by Darth Maul’s tattoos. The official statue name ‘Darth Maul with mechanical legs’ is noted here, along with the edition number, and battery compartment.

The statue measures approximately 54cm tall (including base) – or up to 57cm tall if measured at the highest tip of the lightsaber. The lightsaber blades can light up, with the use of 3X AA batteries in the base, or the included adaptor cable to plug into a wall outlet. The adaptor plugs into the base at the back, which is hidden from view when displayed, and the lights can be turned on with the small button hidden in the cybernetics on Darth Mauls’ back.

Darth Maul’s horns are depicted longer here than seen in The Phantom Menace, as another indicator of the passage of time and his Dark Side-fuelled rage after the duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi.

The whole sculpt rests on just one foot, in a dynamic running pose. The right leg extends behind Maul, which lends a sense of a greater size due to the increased space this pose takes up while on display (especially compared to some of the other Star Wars premium format statues).

Sideshow Collectibles has often produced collectibles based on concepts and ideas. Their popular Star Wars ‘Mythos’ statue line also explored moments unseen in the films – like ‘desert nomad’ Obi-Wan Kenobi surviving the harsh Tatooine environment, set between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.

This statue is fantastic rendition of Darth Maul, exploring his story after The Phantom Menace – the face sculpt in particular is very well done.

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