Customer Reviews

Star Wars, Collector Life Size Yoda Statue

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The picture does not do this item justice. The actual item is not that glossy in reality and the color is closer to the films. I have the first life-sized Yoda from Illusive Originals which was made out of latex and based on the original trilogy. That's a nice piece but it deteriorated rapidly and I had to have it restored. This is made out of a far more durable foam that has been hardened with real clothes on. I only give it 2 stars for durability because it is a display only item. It has had some slight problems with paint chipping off even with limited handling but 2 moves. It still looks terrific and is one of my favorite pieces in my vast collection.

I oredered this Life Sized Yoda as a anniversary gift for my husband. I was so excited to see his reaction when he saw it. I was going to save it for a surprise and have him open it the day of our anniversary. When the box came it was damaged. It looked like it had been through war. The bottom was untapped, bad packing. The top was pretty much open. The fragile stickers were damaged. I had him open it hoping Yoda would be in a seperate box and safe. I was wrong. Yoda was right there in plastic wrap with shredded news paper surrounding him and his stand and light saber. We pulled Yoda out and both his feet were broke. No wonder since he was handled with out care. When spending this amount of money I would hope others would put more care into packing an item. We took out the stand and Yoda is suppose to stand on it with one stick that goes in his foot. The stick dosent even fit securely in the stand. Even if he wasnt broke getting him to stand up is hard without leaning him on something. He is to top heavy. Yoda looks like hes made from styrofoam. Does he look awesome? Yes he does. He has a lot of potential, but lack of care in making him and lack of care in packaging him makes this item not even worth spending your money on. I am a collecter of Disney and Star wars. Art, statues and figures. I have spent less on a piece and got better qaulity. I am very dissapointed in this item and how it was handled I cant say it enough. If I had seen this in the store I wouldnt have bought it just because he is so cheaply made.

Just received my Rubies Yoda purchased directly from Amazon today via UPS. I know prior customers who ordered this had problems with the item coming in damaged, and I'm sorry to say that I am now a member of their group. While this Yoda looks nice, the toes and hands are made of a material that is not dense and are prone to breakage. This is a VERY cheaply made item for the price. Furthermore, my Yoda did not come with the rod that attached from his foot to the stand allowing him to stay on the stand without tipping over. The box that it was shipped in was not damaged, but Yoda is just that fragile. I was also disappointed that the base is made of a cheap plastic, but could have lived with that had he arrived undamaged. Luckily I ordered from Amazon and not one of the other retailers as returning this item appears to be easy, as Amazon scheduled UPS to come by the next day and pick up the item and it did not cost me anything to return it. While unhappy with the purchase, Amazon made the experience a lot easier to take, I couldn't imagine the hassle I would get trying to return this little guy to one of these Halloween stores out of state.

I was hesitant to order this, given the complaints about quality in earlier reviews. In the end, I decided to take a chance, knowing that I could return it to Amazon at no cost if it were to arrive damaged...

...and indeed it did. Both arms were broken off. I returned it for a replacement. The replacement arrived and I could see that it too had at least one broken limb (I didn't bother to finish unpacking to see the entire scope of the damage). The earlier reviews were spot on about how flimsy this item is -- it is simply not worth the trouble.

This is a real shame too, as Yoda looks pretty good. The likeness is good, though the eyes look a tad "painted on" and the hair is "punched in" and somewhat clumpy rather than wispy. The base is also very cheap. I could have easily lived with all of these quibbles if the unit had arrived intact.

Curiously, my first unit had the invoice from Rubies to Amazon inside it. Amazon's cost is $425 on this item, which may be a clue to a theoretical price floor on this item. I paid $498, and luckily I'm getting every cent of that back. Thank you to Amazon for making the return process so smooth. As another reviewer noted, I cannot imagine the hassle it would take to return this to a mom and pop shop.

i love, yoda, and i always wanted to get one. it's so cool. it even comes w/ a lightrsaber!!!!!!!!!
a definete must buy!

How can this "look and feel like the real thing"? To what would Toys R Us be comparing it?

This toy was fresher than yo' mama on drugs. No, wait, fresher than yo' mama addicted to PANADOL. This toy lasted pretty long, and it looked pretty fresh when i blinged it up in my pimp suit, with matching bling-bling no-less. He was pretty cool when i drove him around in my car, apart from the fact that everyone who saw him paid me out. I tried to teach him to breakdance, but he didnt move at all. Oh well. As he said in eps 3 though, "chillin' in tha crib, i am".