Questions for Hasbro? - Week 5 Answers
On June 30th, we sent our fifth batch of questions to Hasbro as part of the new weekly Star Wars Question and Answer feature. Today, we've got the answers to those questions!
1. If it's not feasable for you to make some new playsets (or even re-release old ones, like the vintage Dagobah playset) due to low demand, have you considered sub-contracting the playset portion of the license to another company (like Gentle Giant or Sideshow)? It's seems to have worked well for the 12" figure line, why not playsets?
** We have not considered sub-contracting this out, but it's not something we would want to do in any case.
2. Why did Hasbro move to the 2" Unleashed size figures? Why not experiment with a 3.75" scale Unleashed, using army builders as the basis (similar to the Army Builder 3-packs, but with more dynamic poses)?
** Two reasons for the choice. 1) The purpose of Unleashed 2" is to is offer a way to collect and build squads of troops in a single purchase. We chose a different, smaller scale because we can offer more figures at a target price. 2) It targets a different audience from the 3-3/4" play pattern. Our desire is to go away from the 3-3/4" pre-posed or less articulated figures (like the 3-packs you mentioned, or Clone Wars) in deference to more poseable figures, so that's why we didn't consider 3-3/4" for this idea.
3. It appears as if the highly requested Airborne Clone Trooper sculpt is finally being released (with Purple colors, in the upcoming "Mace Windu's Squadron" Battle Pack at Target). When can we expect this figure to appear in the basic figure assortment, with the highly requested Commander Cody/Orange Squadron colors?
** You'll have to wait and see.
If you've got a question you've always wanted to ask the Hasbro Star Wars Team, then head into our forums to find out how to submit your question! 
Friday, July 14, 2006 | Jeff Smentek
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