Live Magazine September 2014 Volume 9/2014 | Page 91

ASSEMBLY
Similar to many Kotobukiya statues
these days, some assembly is required, but is not overly difficult. The
right gloved hand needs to be inserted into the arm. The left “force push”
arm, right up to the wrap around her
bicep area, also needs to be inserted. Overall, the arms on Mara Jade
were very easy to insert.
A choice of two lightsabers is provided, with the purple being my favourite. Placing the hilt into her hand is a
little tight, but no real issue. Regardless, I love the fact that she has the
option of being displayed as a Jedi,
or as one with the Dark Side - a girl
gone bad is just that little bit sexier
for me :)
The base art comes with the respective Rebel and Imperial insignia, of
which I chose the latter. Inserting her
feet into the base is very easy, and
I love how the clear plastic doesn’t
distract any attention away from her
high-heeled boots. And what lovely
boots they are! I mean, they cover
the longest legs leading up to the
best derrière in the galaxy! :)

There’s no assembly required for the
pistol in its holster. It is unfortunate
though that it is not removeable,
as that would’ve been a nice extra
touch. But it still looks great, as does
the brown leather look of the holster
and belt.
For the other accessories, the blue
lightsaber is nice enough, but I think
the purple just has that extra presence on display. The cape itself is
quite nicely molded and painted, with
nice flowing lines and great shading.
The goggles aren’t particularly great
though.
As you can see from the photos, I
chose to simply use the small scarf
around her neck that pegs in just
at the top of her chest. The display
options include also adding the goggles, but I thought that looked a little
too busy, and I didn’t like the way the
googles sat on her chest. Also the
full cape can be used instead of the
scarf. It looks great from the front,
and matches the prototype artwork.