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Details - Rathtar miniature creature from Hasbro
Miniature creature: Force Link Rathtar
Product name: Rathtar, Product code: ?, Sprue: -, Range: Star Wars 3.75 action figure range (Futuristic), Setting: Star Wars universe, Company: Hasbro, Production: 2017-2018-
Size: Giant (S6), Species: Rathtar (Non-humanoid alien - Tentacled creature), Gender: -, Technology: Wild, Role: Warrior, Features: -, Armour: unarmoured/ carapace armour, Helmet: no helmet / carapace helmet, Equipment in hand: none, Equipment carried: none, Based on: Rathtar
Scale: 1:18 (3 3/4 inch / 3.75 inch) / 1:35, Proportions: Realistic, Size: ca. 100mm high with tentacles, ca. 50mm high body, Material: plastic (red), Priming: ?
Assembly: Multi-piece (Integrated connector - Tight fit peg), Sprueless, No cutting needed, Needs assembly, probably Needs glue, Posing: ?, Paintjob: Painted, Base: No base, Conceptual design: ?, Sculptor: ?
Features: Tentacled creature
Set: Star Wars Force Link Rathtar & Bala-Tik Figure: contains 1x Rathtar v1, Star Wars Force Link 2 Rathtar & Bala-Tik Figure: contains 1x Rathtar v2
The figure is Force Link enabled, that means you can get unique sound effects when wearing a Force Link gauntlet.
The Rathtar v1 version was produced in 2017 in the Star Wars Force Link range. In 2018 an upgraded version (Rathtar v2) was produced in the Star Wars Force Link 2 range, with tentacles that are easier to assemble.
 image © Hasbro |
 image © Hasbro |
| Package 1 (Force Link)(2017) | Package 2 (Force Link 2)(2018) |
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Review - Rathtar miniature creature from Hasbro
The 12 tentacles come in a separate bag, and you need to attach them to the main body.
The problem with the v1 (2017) version was that it was almost impossible to attach them to the body, because the pegs do not fit the holes, and even if you force them in place, the flexible material will push them out. With the v2 (2018) it is supposedly solved - you can attach them, they just won't stay in place without adding some glue.
The main body is ca. 10 cm (4 inch) long. The tentacles make it bigger. The body with tentacles stand 10 cm high, while the body is ca. 5 cm high. This means that the 1,7 meters high creature it's about half the size an 1/18 scale model should be. At 5 cm it's closer to 1/34 scale (1:35 is the closest gaming scale). They look twice their normal size compared to Star Wars: Legion range models.
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Size comparison photos - Rathtar miniature creature from Hasbro
 image © Kyle Crosser |
 image © Kyle Crosser |
| Comparison - Force Link Rathtar v1 (2017) with 1:40 scale snowtrooper from Star Wars: Legion range | |
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Resources - Rathtar miniature creature from Hasbro
Review
Tóth Balázs (for Toys from the Shelf): A Brief History of Star Wars Creature Figures Part 8 (in Hungarian): Review article about the Force Link Rathtar v1, in Hungarian.
English translation by Google Translate
Tóth Balázs (for Toys from the Shelf): Weekly Video: 03# Last Jedi Creature figures (in Hungarian): Review video about the Force Link Rathtar v1, in Hungarian.
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Buying the product - Rathtar miniature creature from Hasbro
Price
Base set price (Star Wars Force Link Rathtar & Bala-Tik Figure): 20 USD
Base set price (Star Wars Force Link 2 Rathtar & Bala-Tik Figure): 20 USD
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