Adam Savage Behind the Scenes with Sideshow’s New Han Solo

This article covers Adam Savage and Norm Chan’s latest visit to Sideshow’s offices for behind-the-scenes Star Wars collectibles coverage, including exclusive interviews with Cut & Sew Artist Tim Hanson and Project Manager Jesse Lincoln.

Adam Savage and Norm Chan recently stopped by Sideshow’s studios for another incredible in-depth look at the creation of a new quarter-scale Star Wars™ collectible.

Bringing their own passion for engineering and Star Wars fandom, the team from Tested.com got a rare behind-the-scenes look at the prototyping process of our new Han Solo™: Sorry About the Mess Premium Format Mixed Media™ Figure, available for pre-order now.

In this exclusive video from Tested’s YouTube channel, you can see the footage from Adam’s latest visit along with an in-depth interview into the creative process with Sideshow Project Manager Jesse Lincoln and Cut & Sew Key Artist Tim Hanson. Their conversation includes unique insights into clothing dynamic figures, constructing the environment around a character, and capturing that effortless scoundrel swagger — plus, pulling references from Renaissance art!

Adam Savage Interviews the Sideshow Art Team

Artist Credits:

• Design: Rachel Roubicek
• Sculpt: Jorge Villar, Will Harbottle, Aaron McNaught
• Paint: Chie Izuma, Wan Lee
• Cut & Sew: Tim Hanson
• Project Manager, Development: Jesse Lincoln
• Project Manager, Manufacturing: Mike Tolentino

Han Solo™: Sorry About the Mess Premium Format Mixed Media™ Figure

• Price: $880 USD
• Movie: Star Wars Episode: A New Hope™
• Height: 12.5″/31.75 cm
• Width: 13.1″/33.2 cm
• Depth: 7.3″/18.5 cm
• Mixed Media: Tailored fabric costuming including shirt, vest, pants, belt, and holster
• Swap-Outs: Alternate right arm for displaying either a standard DL-44 blaster pistol or the blaster used to defeat Greedo
• Light-Up Features: Cantina table light

Behind the Scenes at Sideshow

Check out these exciting photographs, courtesy of Norm Chan, showing even more scenes from the Tested team’s visit and conversations with the Sideshow creative crew.

From 2025: Luke Skywalker with Tested.com

Savage and Chan previously visited Sideshow during our May the 4th celebration in 2025 to take a closer look at the gravity-defying Luke Skywalker™ and X-Wing: Red Five, Standing By Premium Format™ Figure, also available for pre-order now and expected to dock in fans’ collections soon.

You can see more about Tested Behind the Scenes with the Luke Skywalker PF here.

And that’s not the only connection the team has with Sideshow and Star Wars. In 2023, Norm Chan and Kayte Sabicer contributed a sculpture to Sideshow’s Human Cyborg Relations Art Show, featuring dozens of one-of-a-kind, not-for-sale, customized C-3PO character busts. Their piece, called Protocol of the Wild, can be seen in the footage from the team’s last visit.

Will you be adding the Han Solo™: Sorry About the Mess Premium Format Mixed Media™ Figure to your Star Wars collection?

Geek out with other Star Wars fans at Sideshow Social Network or in side.show/geekgroup, and don’t forget to Let Your Geek Sideshow!