STORMTROOPER (2020) Is The Best Army Builder & SMOKES Old Body - Star Wars Black Series Bangers #11

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[@wayneduckett1961]

I have 40 of the old Stormtroopers. I currently have 28 of the new 2020 mould. I’m hoping to get about 40 of these too. As my young nephew says, Uncle Wayne, you can’t have an imperial army with just one stormtrooper! Out of the mouth of babes!

[@OutOfTheBasement]

40!!! That's insanity but a good kind of insanity. -Justin

[@TheFunkyJawa]

These should be in every wave, easily available at all times. It's sad they're not.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

I totally agree! -Justin

[@kobeosborne8947]

The best army builder will soon be the Appo or Phase 2 clone trooper

[@OutOfTheBasement]

I still don't think they've nailed that helmet like they nailed the Stormtrooper helmet. Other than that, very close second! -Justin

[@kobeosborne8947]

@@OutOfTheBasement Wolfpack would be first 😂

[@davidedge2828]

The only Army building figure any of us needs, 💜 is HOLDO. A thousand purple dresses and a thousand 💜 purple hair heads... Nirvana. Utopia. Figure of the year, hands down, is Spoc Mongolore, aka, Doc Ondor, aka in my collection with his robe off, HAMMERHEAD!!! 😊

[@OutOfTheBasement]

I guarantee they will release a Hammerhead figure too. And I will be purchasing! -Justin

[@davidedge2828]

@@OutOfTheBasement I'm hoping now they won't release Hammerhead, so my "Doccy Onners" will be worth..... "One milly-yon!!" I only collect to make money!!

[@theperceptor9287]

Hello David Holdo is good but she can't replace Rose Tico. Remember when you could get 12 of her for $12 dollars in the US at least. Rose Tico is the best banger figure ever..... LoL

[@davidedge2828]

@@theperceptor9287 12 for 12!! A fantastic offer! I still don't have The Tico in any figure form. 😕 Apart from me loathing the character (although I do like Kelly M. T.) she was barely available anywhere near me. I saw her once in 6 inch form in a shop, and that was it. She is still available in one on-line shop, but remains 20+ quid for an old headsculpt... With my penchant for kitbashing and making new figures, I'd absolutely love a handful of Ticos, as a base female body in jumpsuit. 😍 😀 I could do all sorts with that.

[@theperceptor9287]

@@davidedge2828 Yeah unfortunately the Rose Tico figures are long gone at this time. Those were on clearance about a year or so after The Last Jedi and no one would buy her figures. I know Holdo is still available in a few places going for $10-$15 US dollars 💵. I was expressing my memories of her fan hated figure. I did eventually get one after her price went up a bit , I think $10 US dollars 💵. I believe many were purchased by customizers that made more desirable characters from her figure. I just got done pre-ordering some Ashoka figures I want, but I'm holding off on Morgan I figure she'll go on sale/clearance in a while. Of course I was planning on doing the same for Andors Mon Mothma but I ordered her at full price from Entertainment Earth a week+ ago, but whatever.

[@TheADHDad]

Just picked up my first one last week->a retro card ROTJ

[@OutOfTheBasement]

That's awesome! How do you like the figure? -Justin

[@vadoraid2517]

Army building is expensive but buy a figure or 2, when you toy hunt. You’ll have your army. Especially if you find them on clearance. I have 6 storm troopers boughten within 4 years. 6 is my perfect army #. My death watch is 6 too. But I found them @ $15

[@OutOfTheBasement]

That's a good point. You don't have to army-build all at once with some things. This Stormtrooper in particular has been rereleased so many times. Spreading out your purchases over the course of actual years, you can still amass quite the army. -Justin

[@OpuimAhBro]

They’ll probably release it for a new Hope and give it a holster

[@OutOfTheBasement]

I’d be down for that! -Nate

[@joelcatubay9479]

And now that we’ve had several with shoulder pauldrons Give us a commander (canon) too.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

True that! I'll take one. -Justin

[@richardtruxell6359]

Amazon had this Jedah trooper on sale for 19.99 so many times the last 2 years. Imbarassed how many times I stocked up.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

The only thing about the Jedha Patrol Stormtrooper is the black dots on the torso aren't painted! Other than that, excellent figure. -Justin

[@ryanwillard9192]

It would be awesome to get an updated snow trooper based off this updated design.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

I would 100% support getting a new Snowstrooper! -Justin

[@justinsharpe6090]

My stormtrooper is now looking down his sight !!! 😂

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Good stuff! -Justin

[@frobafett]

I just wish they would give us a version of the 2020 Stormtrooper with the black gun holster. Just a small want but it would be Very Cool

[@OutOfTheBasement]

I'd love to get the holster! -Justin

[@colt4573]

I personally can’t wait for the 2023 clone body. I wish Oppo wasn’t a damn exclusive. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Yep I really want to get my hands on that updated sculpt! Really hoping I can find at least a couple "Appos" in the wild. -Justin

[@stephenpenor9957]

The way to have them aim their blasters is so natural and is my most favorite out of all these godsend attributes from the 2020 golden era stormtrooper! So damn realistic! I agree with everything you guys are saying just spot on! Yepper not all of them had holsters! banger city gents! -Stephen

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Thanks for checking out the newest banger, Stephen! -Justin

[@gobachore]

Han & Luke as Stormtroopers with this mold would be excellent!

[@OutOfTheBasement]

100% agreed! -Justin

[@mrcawfee.]

When it comes to just a legitimately perfect figure out of the box, there isn’t a lot, but the 2020 Stromtrooper is one of them. When I think of the potential of how GOOD TBS can be I think of things like the 2020 Storm. Great video boys!

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Good point! Couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching as always, MrCawfee! -Justin

[@CollectorCody73]

The only REASONABLE new Archive

[@OutOfTheBasement]

I think Vader is a fine choice as well. But yeah! -Justin

[@CollectorCody73]

For sure, but theyre essential to any collection

[@jorgepena4809]

it’s so funny hearing butterfly joints referred to as “butters”, in NY slang “butters” are what you call timberland boots so every time I hear that term and stormtroopers in the same sentence I think of a stormtrooper in Timbs lol

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Haha that's amazing! -Justin

[@Ashmoleon2006]

i picked up a jedha stormtrooper the other day and i might get that stormtrooper rebel trooper two pack

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Dew it! -Justin

[@skyrider4789]

Nice review....HOWEVER, the shadow trooper from the ShadowTrooper biker scout 2 pack is actually AS good, if not better than the SandTrooper. IMO, this and the Sandtrooper are better than the 2020 Stormtrooper in most ways except for the articulation...IMO. 🙂✌ Keep up the great work guyuzzzzz! 😆👏👏👏

[@OutOfTheBasement]

The old Stormtrooper body suffers from having bowed legs. The sculpt is also rather skeletal. HOWEVER I absolutely agree and love both the Shadow Squadron Stormtrooper and Sandtrooper. The helmet sculpt is perfection. The Shadow being the only time they ever reused the Sandtrooper helmet. The weathering is also peak on that Sandtrooper. One of our favorites in the line for sure! -Justin

[@robbvanderstoel7725]

Mine has some kind of QC issue in the neck and inner helmet. I just can’t get it to look straight ahead correctly.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Dang that sucks! I've had such good luck with my copies. -Justin

[@user-lw8sf8nj9g]

I need a clone still but will definitely get one of these stormtroopers.... maybe 10 🤷🏽‍♂️😭

[@OutOfTheBasement]

10 might be enough! -Justin

[@notobi-wan8344]

Nate just so you know Justin leaked this video yesterday. He did it again

[@OutOfTheBasement]

🥵🥵🥵

[@KollektorKahn]

The only QC issue I ever had was on the rocket trooper, his O ring shoulder pad snapped when I tried to move it out the way. Besides that this stormtrooper is a 10/10

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Dang, bummer! But totally agreed. 10/10 figure for me! -Justin

[@TheZooBoy111]

As someone who doesn’t army build much, the fact that it doesn’t bother me at all that the Starkiller PulseCon set comes with 2 Stormtroopers should show how much of a banger this figure is. Can never have too many bucket heads!

[@OutOfTheBasement]

True that! I'm going for that set, 100%. Can never have too many of the regular Stormies! -Justin

[@Fig_Fury]

Great episode, Great figure and was a blast photoing him for this episode. LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE! 🙏

[@OutOfTheBasement]

LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE! Thanks for all the shots, Fig. Much appreciated! -Justin

[@WhiteFieldl11l]

Sorry that I watch this video so so late, I wanted to ask is the 40th anniversary trooper the same body as this one thank u so much

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Yes, it is the same figure. Thanks for watching! -Nate

[@WhiteFieldl11l]

@@OutOfTheBasement Thx a lot sir

[@theperceptor9287]

Hello Justin and Nate thanks for another great Banger episode. 2020 Imperial Stormtrooper figure is an awesome black series figure. I myself only have 3 of these figures at this point. And by that I mean I have 3 plain, regular 2020 Stormtrooper figures. I've got 2 Flame, 2 Mortar, the 2 Scar Squad Troopers, and 1 Rouge One Stormtrooper figure. I've got quite a few original Stormtroopers in my collection and I'm not dumping any of them at this point. I've got 3 Battle Damaged Troopers, I noticed you guys didn't mention the second Stormtrooper from Mando's Battle Damaged Stormtrooper, a figure I wasn't able to get for myself. Gaming Greats Shadow Squadron Stormtroopers are very awesome looking in my opinion. I've got 2 of the Lava Planets Red Stormtroopers that came in one of the four packs. And I'm probably forgetting a few others made on the original Stormtrooper body. I myself can place my older Stormtroopers with my newest Trooper figures and I'm ok with the way it looks. Man I can ramble on. I myself would love to see a new modern Scout Trooper figure but I wouldn't get rid of all my old Scouts. In realistic warfare not every soldier has the newest uniform and newest weapons available, I like variety and a bit of realism in my troops. And yes the original troopers might not look like real persons in the armor, but they look good enough for me. And I do appreciate you gentlemens opinions and other's thoughts on the new and original Trooper figures. Thanks again guys for this Banger figure episode and I agree with you 👍, the 2020 Stormtrooper is an amazing looking figure and the best available at this time. Take care and enjoy, your friend Tom.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Of course, Tom! Thanks for checking out the newest video. Those Crimson Stormtroopers are awesome! I only have one but I cherish it, considering it was in an EE 4-pack. Appreciate you sharing your thoughts as always! -Justin

[@blasterfodder5220]

Hasbro also has been doing a good job keeping these fellas in circulation

[@OutOfTheBasement]

True that! With all the rerleases and repacks of this one. So good! -Justin

[@rileycr0552]

Perfect figure in my eyes especially when they fixed the helmet warping issue from the first batch. This will never be outside my top five. I love all the variants on this body too. Total banger

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Totally agree! I somehow missed all the QC issues. Thanks for watching, Riley! -Justin

[@joelcatubay9479]

One figure I’d love a reissue on the 2020 Stormtrooper body would be a version 2 of the Star Wars: Force Unleashed Stormtrooper Commander from the Gaming Greats line. The old body looks off.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Yep I'd love to get those older Stormtrooper body repaints on the 2020! -Justin

[@DoctorBored357]

I freaking LOVE the 2020 Stormtrooper. Blows the original right out of the water on pretty much every front. My only "complaint" is that I wish they didn't all come with just the standard blaster. Like if 1/3 of them or so had come with the rifle that the original had, that would've been cool. But that doesn't take away from the figure itself which is, as this video pointed out, pretty damn awesome. Great video, boyos!

[@OutOfTheBasement]

I'm always down for more blasters. I have so many figures that I have plenty of those rifles though. Thanks for watching! -Justin

[@gavinhammond1778]

Good point. I reckon black series should market blaster/accessorypacks. Have a good day. 😊

[@jhawkjedi3346]

Agree it’s the best, and it’s really not close. I can’t say how many times that I’ll be messing around on my shelves, rearranging figures or fixing a shelf dive or whatever, and my eyes pass over this figure and I literally can’t look away for a minute. The proportions look so good that I have to look at it really close and admire how it looks like there is a little person in there. I can’t say that about ANY other figure in my collection of over 340 black series figures. I’ll go further and say that Wave 26 that this figure was a part of is the single greatest black series wave released so far. Youve got this figure and the ESB Vader, both of which you can make an argument are the best black series figure ever.(Vader is my TBS favorite figure personally). Lots of collectors have these two in their top fives at a minimum. Then you’ve got the kamino clone which has a sweet paint job and a decent body as well. Then you’ve got beskar mando which has flaws but is a great looking figure. Then you have two great looking ROTJ figures in Ackbar and Teebo that each have great sculpting and paint apps. This wave hits. Hard.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Totally agreed Jhawk! And minor detail but the Admiral Ackbar had the painted version of the DH-17, so good! -Justin

[@Hunkonly6678]

Is the jedha trooper good too ?

[@OutOfTheBasement]

It's a great figure, it's essentially this figure with a backpack, pauldron, and DLT-19 blaster. The only difference on the actual figure is the regular 2020 Stormtrooper has the black dots on the torso painted, the Jedha Patrol version does not. -Justin

[@Hunkonly6678]

@@OutOfTheBasement just got one the 2020 one yesterday super excited for it to arrive

[@SW_Collector_]

Absolutely no arguments here. Best trooper in the Bs period. Keep up the work!!

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Thanks, SW_Collector_. Appreciate you checking out the video! -Justin

[@prophet924]

Muhahahaha! Aiming and Stormtroopers. That’s hilarious! Uhm this figure is 99.7% more awesome. Holster and it’s 100%…I doubt it ever happens.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

I would love to get the holster. I hope they do a variant or something! -Justin

[@fredbrockman319]

I loved this figure, but when I received mine with a warped head, I was so disappointed. In general, this is a good figure, but, I know I really wasn't the only one who had a bad experience with that, and it's a shame, cos it really soured the experience. The QC on Black Series went so bad around this time, but I understand it's getting better. The new Malgus is really getting me back into the BS, after I started buying SH Figuarts instead. That Malgus is perfect. And now I think BS (other than clones, god they. are abominations) is coming back into being an amazing line.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Yeah QC issues always suck! Oof. My Malgus is coming soon! -Justin

[@gavinhammond1778]

I don't even army build and I have 9 of these guys in various forms. I would like him to have a holster, but that is picking nits. Thanks for the content.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Would love to get a holster variant! -Justin

[@80sKidfromthe90s]

You got that right!!!

[@OutOfTheBasement]

💯

[@darthwizzywizard]

Yeah I bought this one in that packaging. Great figure 😊. It’s incredible where Hasbro & Action Figures are today. 😊 Great video as always 😊

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for checking it out. Enjoyed the Red Wagon stream last night! -Justin

[@a.e.madison5966]

When this figure dropped in Canada, I ordered two off of Amazon Canada. Then my friend said, Hey, doesn't Vader usually have six or so? I went back and ordered six more and that was it. Amazon Canada was out. Nobody in my toy group on Facebook was able to get it. Back then it was a little harder to get BS. Then I had to get the remnant trooper. And any other trooper on this body including Kreel and Mic. Custom Misty off of another. Now I have way too many. But it's a good problem; the more you add the better it looks.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Thanks for sharing your story! Never too many. -Justin

[@RotalHenricsson]

i have high hopes that the new format for Clone Troopers (removeable helmet out of the box, trigger hands on both arms) will take the place for clones that the 2020 Stormie has for Stormtroopers. Still wish they gave us a set of both regular hands and triggerfingers for both sides but if my only options are 1 each or both triggies, i'm taking the triggies. And i hope future re-issues will get this body too. I can't collect at the moment which will be a bitch in the future but i still want to continue at some point and maaaan an updated Cody would be so fucking dope. So dope.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

The updated 2023 Clone Trooper looks very promising! I still think the helmet is a little off but it still looks great. Thanks for watching, Rotal! -Justin

[@RotalHenricsson]

i admit i'm a simp for my bois in white, i'm generally okay with the helmets as long as they're not super deformed like my poor Echo's (he has a bad case of asymmetric helmet mold; still love him, i fixed what i could and i'm fine with it by now). The Shiney Reg's aftermarket price will at some point kill my wallet, i'll need so many now that Aliexpress doesn't ship to Austria anymore ;_;

[@StraightOtohGunga]

Totally agree, the original figure is entirely obsolete now

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Yep I've tossed around the idea of selling them off, actually. -Justin

[@StraightOtohGunga]

@OutOfTheBasement I recently sold my last one. They just don't fit in with the newer ones, that awkward body and weird helmet stands out like crazy

[@jonathanhampshire6856]

It's an awesome looking figure. Now make it with pinless double jointed knees and elbows. 😁 Give it bicep swivel. I love bicep swivel. They should make this in Black as a Shadow Trooper. There was a red variant. A lava Trooper was it? Make that too. Speaking of troppers in need of an update. Deathtroopers. They were skinny as Hell and the head is tiny. Make that like this with butterfly joints and overlay chest armour.👍

[@OutOfTheBasement]

I would be so down for them to do the old body repaints on the updated sculpt! The Shadow (both versions), Sandtrooper, Commander, Crimson, etc. Thanks for watching! -Justin

[@gyrostwogo6779]

Would love if they would copy TVC and give us a Pulse value pack of four in a cardboard box for $60.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

I would love if Black Series started doing army-builder packs! -Justin

[@theperceptor9287]

More than likely if Hasbro ever did a black series troop builders pack it cost at least $100 if not more.

[@gyrostwogo6779]

@@theperceptor9287 I do not disagree. That is where they would probably price it, but I wouldn’t buy it at that amount. And probably they’re not doing it because they don’t think others would either.

[@simoncarlucci3070]

let me know when you guys get star wars black seirs manga guard because I want to see the toy review

[@OutOfTheBasement]

We'll review it for sure! -Justin

[@vadoraid2517]

Hey guys, been on BBToys & eearth but no new figure rerelease but I won’t give up. Fingers crossed some thing cool drops & I’ll let yall know so you can relay the message.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Yeah looks like nothing went up for that Tuesday! -Justin

[@skywalkerhendrix]

been wanting to make a video on that wave. a reintroduction to the classic Stormtrooper and Clone Trooper. a Newer Vader and an amazing Ewok. that was the beginning of the amazing times were currently in. great video guys!

[@OutOfTheBasement]

That would be cool! Go for it! I genuinely consider that first Galaxy Packaging wave to be the dawn of the golden age! -Justin

[@CollectingStarWars]

Switching things up and Tossin Troopers. I like it 🤓👍

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Glad you like it! -Justin

[@debw8222]

very succulent just like my husband jeff w

[@OutOfTheBasement]

👀👀👀

[@andsoistopped]

BSB.

[@OutOfTheBasement]

Indeed! -Justin

[@meoldmateaustie9822]

First!

[@OutOfTheBasement]

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[@benjaminmartin9157]

Always have to get this version of the stormtrooper when it’s released, you can never have too many! Great video guys

[@OutOfTheBasement]

You got that right! -Justin