I swear they found a boat load of these in their warehouse from days past and just rebranded the packaging

Thank you for the balanced transparent review. Sadly, I've encountered the same issues and have the same concerns as you. The old addage "you get what you pay for" doesn't seem to hold true here. You can charge Hot Toys prices, doesn't mean you'll get Hot Toys quality.

I have been waiting for this review. Classy & unbiased review as always. Glad to see there is hope for mine once it arrives. Thanks for sharing 👍

Thanks Justin, I had mine in hand and already submitted a return. After your review I decided to take him out one last time to see if it would change my mind. It didn’t lol, but thanks for a fair and honest review. Hopefully they will get enough returns and that they consider fixing the issue.

This would make a fine addition to my collection

It'd be amazing if Hot Toys not only did the Grievous from ROTS and the 2008 Clone Wars series, but also the Grievous from the 2003 Clone Wars series.

i really wanted you to revew this for a really long time, thank you

I got caught in the hype for this and pre-ordered, cancelled a few days ago after seeing all of the issues. I'll wait 10 years for the hopeful Hot Toys version that comes with die cast parts and overall better engineering.

I like that you keep your reviews professional.

Have you ever seen the LEGO buildable Grievous? I know it's way out of your wheelhouse, but it is an amazing looking figure, worth looking up at least

The head and the cape are the stars of the show for sure. Great review as always!

This thing is so wobbly and brand new? I have no regrets in canceling the preorder. Bait and switch by sideshow.

Finally, can’t wait to hear from you!

It was also a very glorious day when I receive General Grievous. On the same day that he came the Clone Trooper Shock Trooper came as well as 501st. I've never gotten that many figures at once it's usually one here and then 9 months later I get another one I didn't know what to do with myself I was ecstatic I don't know who I want to play with first LOL

General Kenobi!!

Dre from Sixthscalereviews, love the content and reviews as always. I just sent mine back to Sideshow for a full refund. Mines only suffered the loose arm joints, no broken parts etc. I just could not swallow this a 7yr old figures. HT’s 7 year old figs still have tighter joints in them.

Thanks for the review Justin :)

My friends and I had a pool going as to whether your figure would be broken right out of the box 🤣

Thanks for the video Justin.

Justin...that 1 out 3 joke bruh...I'm so proud

Most frustrating figure to pose. Took over 45 minutes,I wanted to throw it at a wall-but once posed very cool 😎

I actually want him if I can get one that’s not broken despite the joint problems

I just got mine this morning and your video popped up. Perfect combo. Had to check out your review of the re-issue before opening it up. I only opened it to check and make sure that everything is fine and not broken, since I've seen so many people post pics of how the condition of the figure arrived right out of the box. I'm so happy to say that my copy of General Greivous came without any broken parts or joints. The joints also felt pretty sturdy for now, nowhere near as floppy as the original issue or of some I've seen other unfortunate collectors post. Is he perfect? Absolutely not. Am I happy with my copy, definitely. I can't wait to have him next to Count Dooku or with Kenobi....not sure which just yet

Great review as always

Sounds To Me That Theses Were Leftover Stock From 2014 , Someone had the bright ideal to change the cloak so they could get rid of them. Excellent review as always Justin

I LOVE GENERA- yeah good job

A fine addition to your collection

General Grievous is the GOAT prob my 2nd fav Star Wars character

Looks so great.

With all the returns and cancels i've seen people making, i'd hold out for a price drop to one more acceptable of the quality. Loose joints are the bane of my existence, and any amount of modge podge to the joints just cannot beat a proper functioning joint. Great insight on the review though! Off-topic im sure someone's said it before but you have a voice very fitting for radio!

You hit it right with the “re-issue” term rather than a 2.0!

Just by me messing around with the legs, his hip literally split open on me because of the way the leg joints or whatever is in the middle decided to come off. It looks like I can just superglue it back on but I have a feeling that if I do that, the hip part will affect the articulation in his legs.

Awesome dude

Awesome

Just got this one for 160 broken was a super easy fix and feel like I got a score!

I was excited to order this guy after always wanting 1/6 Grievous and after seeing all the problems it still has I canceled my order and just got Mysterio instead. Such a shame. Could of been a great figure if they took a little time to fix such simple problems.

The box looks pretty classy

Obi Wan was shorter than I expected.

You should get and review the big Lebowski “the dude” sideshow figure

Great review as usual sir, I was not able to hide my annoyance with mith mine. He looks awesome but the "improvements" were not up to par.

I was JUST about to buy it since Grievous is my favorite star wars character aesthetic-wise but i dont want to gamble with the loose joints.

He looks awesome, it’s sad to know about all these engineering problems. I hope someday Hot Toys release a Grievous.

Question, do you still need to use the base to pose it

I had the original exclusive one but unfortunately much to my dismay I had to sell him. And it really bummed me out. So when Sideshow announce this I was super excited I did not expect a brand new figure I got exactly what I expected just a rehash because it didn't say anything else it just said that it's a re-release of an old figure and mention nothing about it being upgraded. So I was very happy when I got them yes he is very fragile is joints can break easily but like you said if you're patient and you take your time you can get some extraordinary awesome poses out of him. I've only had my new one for about 6 weeks now and I've had him in six different poses and I had no trouble getting him into any of them. When I first received him one of his thumbs on one of his arms was broken off. But not only did sideshow replace the hand they replace the whole arm and they gave me extra pegs. Does it stuff called Kiki which is excellent with tightening up joints so if he does get loose add a little bit of this stuff and you'll be able to post them anywhere you want again. I also used his stand it works quite well I know a lot of people complain about the stand but it locks in place where it's supposed to and it keeps some nice and sturdy. I also bought a dynamic stand for him which I'm using right now because I have him in a kneeling position that he wouldn't be able sturdy himself because of the way I have the upper body and I tell you these Dynamic stands are excellent. I mean this figure is going nowhere and he fits right into my details because he's kneeling. Overall I'm very happy with this figure the detail is incredible my only complaint that I really have is that I wish his chest plate was the movie accurate and not open so wide I really don't need to see his inner guts. But this figure will definitely make me happy until I hope hot toys will make a better one. Because you know how toys would knock this right out of the park. But I will say this I think this General Grievous is by far sideshows best 1:6 scale figure to date.

I have the original but I don't display my Grievous with the cape, I have him displayed in the same pose where he drops the cape and challenges Obi-Wan. I still like the option of displaying with the cape, but I'd like to get the new cape as it appears to be an improvement. Evidently the only improvement.

Yea I still got it is still nice

One of the lightsabers is Jedi Master Sifo Dias’s lightsaber one of blue ones I think

Yeah, the plastic piece on the left elbow of the regular, non-split arm that holds the pistons in place already broke & I *just* opened it 20 minutes ago. If I don't have any issues with the split-arm I may just keep it but it is rather disheartening since Grievous is one of my favorite characters & high quality figures of him are hard to find and/or aren't made very often.

Great review, like you said it was going to be a fair review. I wonder if it can be fixed? E.g. changing the arms? But like you quoted though "expectations are the thieves of happiness." Though that like a very buddhist mindset

I'm glad i didn't pre-odered it a while ago.

OMG just received mine and I can't believe how flimsy he is!!! It feels like a gust of wind could break it!! Gen Grievous is one of my favorite CW characters so I had to have him and he does look great but I don't think I'm going to change his position in the display case more then once a year... The joints are so lose and the finger look so fragile. Any pose will require a sturdy base front another figure, this one just isn't going to cut it, luckily I have a few spares I'm not using...

I big upgrade would be to make the figure in diecast with better joints. I’m sure collectors would have no problem paying a bit more for a die cast figure with snap joints or something. Just my thoughts.

I have this figure as lego buildable figure too🤗 and Obi Wan Too 😁

I got mine yesterday and when I opened the box his entire hip/pelvis assembly had come apart in the box. His legs were just sitting there, his hip pieces just sitting there, and so I requested a new body. I was able to fix it though, and then a thumb fell off and the separated arm joints started to get too loose, and just one thing after another with this guy. Love him to death, but I wish he didn't have all the problems he does.

I’m a little put out that this is just a repack as I got this on the assumption that the joints would be firmed up. It’s poor form at the least. Having said, I had the original and I returned it, and I have regretted it ever since, so I am getting a figure I did genuinely like at the time for less than the original would be on the secondary market realistically. So, on the whole, I am relatively serene about this, assuming that mine is not broken when I get it out.

What a complete joke, its a straight up repack,I thought Hasbro were the ones only sneaky enough to do so, it says a lot about Shiteshow as a company lying to their customers.Great review of a car crash figure!

After knowing that Sideshow actually made a Darth Sidious and Chancellor Palpatine two pack, I wish they reissued that instead of this but it's good for people who wants a 1/6 General Grievous and missed out on the first release version.

Thanks for the review, Justin. Very disappointed by Sideshow’s handling of this figure. I was wondering if you had the Art Figures AF026 The Mercenary (Crossbones) in the pipeline for a review?

I like the black background

i was excited to see what you had to say about this figure after watching it get torn to shreds on reddit lmao

Imagine a 2003 animated series general grievous! The all white and different design ❤️😭

I think this figure is getting more hate than it deserves. I just got mine and its not as bad as people are trashing it to be. Yes the joints are not good, but with some time you can achieve a good pose with him. Plus the paint apps and appearance is very pleasing to look at on the shelf. The only issue that I have is sideshow being dishonest. I picked it up because I am not waiting 3-5 years for hot toys to make one, which we aren't even guaranteed.

I think this figure is worth it if you get it on sale for $200 or under but the retail of $290 is to high

Hi justin im big fan of you from Malaysia

There needs to be a battle damage grevious before he explodes

Yo great vid just wish i could get these lmao but black series are good to

Toyswonderland the sideshow distributor 😂😂

the arms alone make this unacceptable. really a bummer

the difference in the arms is because the arms were breaking on the original so they made them articulate at the second point to put less stress on the arm i don't get why they are loose and floppy other than the mold being old and sideshow figures being loose and floppy

Where do you display the figures you have accumulated so far? "If you don't mind, please introduce the room."

Sideshow have been very disingenuous with this release and should refund all who ordered him who aren’t happy with it no questions asked including the deposit. No wonder they didn’t do an Unsealed and Revealed video of him - it would’ve been an absolute disaster! 😂 A friend mentioned they rushed this one out the door as they’re losing the licensing rights to produce him but I’ve no idea if that’s true. Great video though - loved the joint analysis! I’m going to try using some 1/12 scale figure tricks to tighten up the joints (thickening the joints with nail varnish perhaps).

Mine was broken right out the box , the peg / joint in 2 pieces , they have no parts in stock for replacement but will send upgraded joints replacement to everyone who bought a grevious including me in a bout 6 weeks , so all grevious owners will end up with 2 complete joints sets damage free while I will only end up with 1 complete joints set damage free

This is my first time getting him. I’m highly disappointed in the quality he is for the price I paid. I agree that he looks amazing, but all the plastic just feels very cheap and like it was said, his arm joints are definitely too loose. Plus it’s even more disappointing how he’s not entirely screen accurate. Now if they integrated some die cast parts… 👀

SS. Conversation “Employee 1” Hey we found a bunch of pallets in bk of a warehouse of that old General Grievous figure.. what should we do with em. You rem him rt. One with all the complaints of loose joints and that terrible stand we said was engineered special for it. Should we Put em out again as a reg reissue maybe? “Employee 2”. No I know, let’s say we are issuing a new grievous with updated parts etc.. that will get everyone excited and even veterans collectors who got it before will rebuy it in hopes off a new improved one.. “employee #1”. Cool, what should we do to update these older found figures we had issues with 7 to 8 years ago then….Hmm fix the joints definitely. And maybe even a new better stand/display base that works, that way we don’t need to tell people in our live unboxing video to put sticky stuff under it to keep it from moving and keep ur unstable loose figure falling and breaking so easy….. “ leadership” Yeah that sounds great but instead all that let’s just add a new cape with it, let’s not even put wires or anything in it. Think that’s the easiest cheapest thing we can do and say it’s not the original but a fully updated box….may have to put some new paint on the ones that faded so bad over these last 8 years….. yeah that’s the ticket. Let’s do it…Win win….. Actual conversation spoken at SS

Good review, thank you. Sideshow has an opportunity here to make this right: will they? That remains to be seen. I cancelled my order based on longevity, how will this figure hold up ten years from now? IF, Sideshow addresses the issues at hand and offers original pre-order folks a generous discount, I may re-visit a purchase.

Wow this is pretty bad. I have the Clone Wars Obi-Wan and Anakin on preorder from Sideshow, do you think I should cancel those if they’re going to be as bad as this piece? I currently have just one Sideshow figure (Return of the Jedi Vader) and I actually love it. Haven’t had any issues with that one, but now I’m worried that I will have issues with Obi-Wan and Anakin

Hello! Is this one The same as The one as coming out in 2022?

So based on this, you need to get the 1st issue and the 2nd and kitbash then together to make the best figure. Got it.

Uhm....this figure will be a fine addition to my collection

I know exactly why I never bought anything from sideshow. I thought about it very often but every time I watched reviews on anything sideshow, I found that it is cheap in the core. The paint is vastly inferior to hot toys and the materials are cheap. I will always choose to pay extra to get a better figure from hot toys or other because I don’t want to deal with breaking stuff or struggling on second market. I want an articulated figure for it to be articulated not to stand it in a Pose and hope it will never move ever again. Then I could just buy a statue. This grievous reissue is the final nail in the sideshow coffin for me. I don’t think I will ever again consider buying from them. Your reviews are very professional and diplomatic which I admire but I would have been lot less - let’s say- relaxed about it.

As disappointing as this figures seems to be, I do want it and still have it on order. Yes, it’s probably a mistake, but the fear of missing out from missing the first one has gotten the best of me. Hot Toys will probably do one in the future, but my impatience wants this one flaws and all.

hello Grievous.

It’s very disappointing that sideshow used the exact same mood from 2014. They should have updated the figure to be better looking and to remove the hideous ball joints that are an eyesore when you display him. Sorry, but I’ll be sticking with my grievous model kit.

Nice unbiased review. 👍🏽 I appreciate your honest opinions about the figure. I canceled my order. I would like to get it but too many issues with many other collectors receiving their shipments. And I’m not a fan of having “2014” labeled on anything i buy in 2021. Looks cheaply made and flimsy. I just don’t like being led to believe that this was a new and improved figure. Based on tactics like that, I’m showing my disapproval with my wallet by not giving them my money. I’d rather support these newer companies that are trying to give us the best product they can. If the original one had issues, then you owe it to the consumers to produce a better product or at the very least, be honest about what this is, a General G with a better cape but a straight 2014 re-issue in terms of engineering and that none of the concerns from collectors were addressed. 👎🏽

we need a review between the new one vs the original to see if there are any differences between the two

let me ask this question. why did you buy this version when you still have the original release? is it you had a burning hole in your pocket ? i canceled my pre order after seeing all the reviews and said no thanks. i will keep working my custom. but as always nice review

Tbh I just want the punisher toy from hot toys :( its out of stock rn and I dont know how to buy stuff online :(

Got to be honest. This honest review has put me right off. This was a good review Justin.

Thank You Justin, my Grievous arrived yesterday ,, it has a defect in those microphone things on each side of his mouth area .. glued on crooked and looks awful .. yes very loose arm joints ( they always had loose limbs ) so i will return it for a refund today ... it's to bad because i wanted it to be a good figure but with it's defect it had to be returned for a refund .. #GeneralGrievous2021

Cool voice like in the movie

God now I am really conflicted, i love the character but I’m not sure I want to deal with the issues

Did you ever end up fixing his chest plates? Looking at potentially getting this guy. That is a dealbreaker. I knew something was off. Clicked when you mentioned it. Otherwise, looks awesome. The accessories make this piece, I think.

Ended up picking this one up for $150. Hopefully it was worth it

Ah yes, another fine addition to my collection

I get some compromises need to be made, like his ankles and feet to support him, but his head silhouette is a pear shape, not a rectangle. the "ears" need to be angled in, and his chest plates are so low and spread apart. Really the only thing this figure has going for it is its the only 1/6th scale fig. I pray some third party or Hot Toys tackles him.

Just bought him today. He's glorious. Edit: I just read the comments. I'm concerned...

I missed out on that first General Grievous so I was legit excited when he went up for pre-order. While yes I'm still looking forward to getting the figure since the General is my favorite character in all of SW after watching this review, while still excited as hell I now know to be careful and what to expect. To people like me who missed out on the first figure this is a chance to get this version, but to people that already has it. Maybe parts swaps to fix/replace things?

Canceled mine, too. It’s 300 euros here. Not worth the price with the issues!

Is nice doe

Neck assembly is too high, chest panels too far apart, loose joints.. I know this figure and video are old, its just a shame that there still isnt a better grievous figure