Questions for Hasbro? - Session 31
On June 1st, we sent another batch of questions to Hasbro for their Star Wars Question and Answer feature. Today, we've got the answers to those questions!
1. Looking over photos from Celebration IV, it seems like "Smuggler" Lando Calrissian is made up of some old figure parts. It appears that he is using the head, arms, and legs of Vintage OTC Bespin Lando Calrissian. Is this the case? Is it simply a new torso? Either way, the figure looks great!
** Lando has a new head, upper torso, and belt. The rest is a re-use of Han tooling. Glad you like the result!
2. Are you focusing more on "reusable" sculpts now that you have managed to nail a number of characters in near-perfect figure form? What we mean is, your RotS Obi-Wan Pilot figure was re-used a few times, namely the Obi-Wan from the Comic Pack and the 30AC Wave 1 figure with the wet hair and accessories. Is potential future re-use or kitbashing something that you are factoring in when you sculpt main characters now?
** This is certainly something that we can take advantage of, and doing so helps ensure that there are more new figures as well. The comic pack line in particular benefits from the library of "better" figure tools we have built over the past few years (and some coming ones that have not been announced). Otherwise, we might not be able to do as many new and interesting things, or we might not be able to do as many new figures if we weren't able to effectively leverage our library to offset tooling costs.
3. 30AC Han Solo in Wave 2 (with the headset and gloves) is a surprisingly cool figure. Will we ever get an equal quality Luke Skywalker with the headset to accompany him? It would make a great counterpart. What about Chewbacca with the headset since he does sport one briefly as well?
** Thanks for the comment! We're glad you like Han. These are great ideas for future figures. We have no plans for them in the near term, but will look at them for further down the road. Thanks!
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, June 8, 2007 | Jeff Smentek
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