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Collectibles => Past Hasbro 3.75" Lines => 30th Anniversary Collection => Topic started by: Reid on July 29, 2006, 01:23 PM
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What rereleased or repainted vehicles would you like to see for the 30th Annivesary Collection (30AC)? My top 5 picks:
1. Flash Speeder (Repack)
(http://www.rebelscum.com/episodeI/ep1vehflashspeederboxfr.jpg)
2. Ewok Battle Wagon (Repack)
(http://www.toysrgus.com/images-toys/figuretoys/battlewagon-front.jpg)
3. Imperial AT-ST (Hoth Repaint)
(http://www.rebelscum.com/potf2/POTF2atstboxfr.jpg)
4. Naboo Starfighter (Security Blue Repaint)
(http://www.rebelscum.com/episodeI/e1naboobox.jpg)
5. EU Airspeeder (Repack)
(http://www.rebelscum.com/toys/euairspeederbox.jpg)
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Geonosian Starfighter
Count Dooku's Geonosian Speeder
Anakin's Swoop
AT-ST - Hoth
Episode I Transformable Droid Starfighter aka Vulture Droid in ROTS colors. (A 3 Pack of those that transform not the 3 pack that was released for Episode 1 where just one transformed.)
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I would like to see:
ARC-170- Straight Repack (Couldn't afford the original :P )
Battle Droid with STAP-Repaint with dark gray vehicle and Red Battle Droid.
Imperial AT-ST-Hoth Repaint
A-Wing, B-Wing, Y-Wing repaint.
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Hey Hunter, you can get a Naboo fighter for around 5.00 to 10.00 dollars on Ebay, and the Flash Speeder is going a little cheaper. Hasbro would charge you at least double for each.
I understand if you weren't around when E1 hit, but Ebay is a great source for collectors.
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I understand if you weren't around when E1 hit, but Ebay is a great source for collectors.
I was around, I just wasn't collecting.
:P
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;D
I meant "around" as in, "around the collecting scene."
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Hey Hunter, you can get a Naboo fighter for around 5.00 to 10.00 dollars on Ebay
But can you get a Blue Security Naboo Starfighter?
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Bantha- why not?
AT-ST- another vehicle I don't have a modern version of. Everything else has been out in the last year or two, so why not?
TIE Interceptor- Maybe in white, or a grey that doesn't look like blue. I'm not sure if the wings are proper scale, but I doubt it just as I doubt Hasbro will make bigger ones for it.
I really can't think of anything else. Maybe some of the unreleased Podracers that were rumored but never saw the light of day.
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5. Grey Tie Interceptor
4. OTC Y-Wing
3. Blue Concept A-Wing
2. Sandcrawler
1. B-Wing
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I'd vote for a TIE interceptor as well and a X-Wing with customizable call sign designations.
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sandcrawler and other imperial ships. I got a bead on a new version DV tie soon so a tie bomber would be cool.
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1. Jawa Sandcrawler
2. Tie Interceptor
3. B-Wing Fighter
4. Y-Wing Fighter (POTF2 Colors)
5. Naboo Royal Starship
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I really need Jabba's skiff for my aliens.
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1. ROTS Republic Gunship w/ Utapua Clone Trooper & Grappling Hook (TSC re-pack)
2.ARC-170 w/ Clone Pilot (ROTS Grey re-pack)
3.Naboo Royal Starfighter w/ R5 Unit (TSC re-paint)
4.AOTC Slave 1 w/ Jango Fett (New,SA)
5.A-Wing Fighter w/ Pilot (New,SA)
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Vehicles I'd like to see redone?
1 - Rebel Snowspeeder Rogue 3 with Wedge Antilles in Snowspeeder Pilot gear
2 - Red 2 X-Wing with new Biggs Darklighter (removable helmet, etc)
3 - Gold 5 Y-Wing with Davish "Pops" Krail
4 - ARC-170 in Space Whale paintscheme (ala the new Titanium ARC-170)
5 - A-Wing in blue concept art paintscheme
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Perhaps Hasbro should also consider a Skiff rerelease, since quite a few fans are still missing this one. Seeing that "new" BP, it'd be good timing.
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It looks like the Skiff may actually be packed in that Battle Pack. I looked at that photo and there are some telltale signs that either the Skiff is packed in that Battle Pack, or they actually photographed the Skiff and printed that photo on a carboard mockup of the Skiff. The levers are there, as are the foot pegs and the collapsing gangplank.
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That would be awesome! I see the pegs. If they do that I'd be happy, I'm picking the set up nevertheless. :P
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How about......
1. ARC-170 Clone Wars shark deco
2. AT-ST Hoth repaint
3. Speeder bike for the new Biker scouts.
4. Death Star (It moved, it was a vehicle, right?)
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Vehicles I'd like to see redone?
1 - Rebel Snowspeeder Rogue 3 with Wedge Antilles in Snowspeeder Pilot gear
2 - Red 2 X-Wing with new Biggs Darklighter (removable helmet, etc)
3 - Gold 5 Y-Wing with Davish "Pops" Krail
4 - ARC-170 in Space Whale paintscheme (ala the new Titanium ARC-170)
5 - A-Wing in blue concept art paintscheme
That's a good list. What's kind of interesting to me are the Royal Guard fighters from the EU.
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I would love to see the vinty Ewok Battlewagon re-released.
But where was the Naboo fighter seen in blue? (http://cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/konfus/a015.gif)
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But where was the Naboo fighter seen in blue? (http://cheesebuerger.de/images/smilie/konfus/a015.gif)
The blueNaboo fighter was in some video game...Not sure which one though.
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i'd like the flash speeder again, but in green, purple, and blue running changes, and packed with a couple Naboo Security Guards.
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Well, being that next year is the 30th Anniversary of SW, I'd love to see some of the iconic ships re-released with minimal changes:
* Millenium Falcon (I never got the version with the fancy blue lights)
* TIE Bomber (once a WM exclusive that I never found)
* TIE Interceptor (again, a retailer exclusive that was HTF)
* Tatooine Skiff (there's a trend going on here)
* Y-Wing (same release that Target had)
* Green Anakin Starfighter (great repaint for their beloved $19.99 asst)
* Anakin's Clone Wars Super Duper Starfighter (again, great refresh for above asst)
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* Green Anakin Starfighter (great repaint for their beloved $19.99 asst)
This might actually be on the way. If you check some of EE's case assortments for the assault vehicle line, there is in fact an Anakin starfighter due out in 2007. And there was a hint in the Hasbro Q&A that one of the two Toys R Us exclusive ROTS Jedi starfighters might be reissued for the 30AC.
I think both of the TRU exclusive fighters are cool, but I would have preferred more movie accurate paint jobs. Both of those were a bit off in the paint apps.
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Yeah, I did read that in Hasbro's QNA, but I see no mention of one on EE.com's website. I only see the yellow version for 2007.
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That's the one they have images for. But seeing how the yellow version was reissued this year in TSC packaging, it's a fair bet that the version in the 30AC line is going to be the green one.
As for the image on EE's site, I'm thinking that it might just be a case of them trying to offer up an image even though it's inaccurate. After all they did show a photoshopped version of a black Jedi Starfighter and offer that up as the Darth Vader Sith starfighter well before Hasbro offered up an image of the real thing. This could be a similar case.
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syre hope its a green one since i never was able to pick it up ;)
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Well, being that next year is the 30th Anniversary of SW, I'd love to see some of the iconic ships re-released with minimal changes:
* Millenium Falcon (I never got the version with the fancy blue lights)
* TIE Bomber (once a WM exclusive that I never found)
* TIE Interceptor (again, a retailer exclusive that was HTF)
* Tatooine Skiff (there's a trend going on here)
* Y-Wing (same release that Target had)
My choices would be along the same line, consisting of OT ships that I missed out on before. I wouldn't mind getting that Falcon with the fancy blue lights either, I just have the POTF2 version right now. Plus, I think if they could have found a way to release the Falcon with a Han and Chewie as a store exclusive around Christmas the way the Shuttle is this year, it really would have sold (at a decent price) Otherwise, I'd like to see the OT ships that I missed out on originally:
* TIE Bomber
* Tatooine Skiff
* Y Wing (this one is rumored from the Q and A's, right?)
* Sandcrawler (probably wishful thinking, but I couldn't afford it when it was out last time)
If we got those, and they re-did the Cloud Car, I'd be pretty happy :). Re-releasing the TRU exclusive Jedi Starfighters would be ok too. I saw the Obi-Wan one once, but passed at the time since the ROTS spending had been so crazy. I wouldn't mind picking it up if it were re-released.
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That's the one they have images for. But seeing how the yellow version was reissued this year in TSC packaging, it's a fair bet that the version in the 30AC line is going to be the green one.
As for the image on EE's site, I'm thinking that it might just be a case of them trying to offer up an image even though it's inaccurate. After all they did show a photoshopped version of a black Jedi Starfighter and offer that up as the Darth Vader Sith starfighter well before Hasbro offered up an image of the real thing. This could be a similar case.
The Black Sith Starfighter was indeed photoshopped by our graphics team at Entertainment Earth because Hasbro did not yet have an image to release. This was clearly labeled in big bold red letters so there was no confusion that it was, in fact, a fake.
As to the future of Starfighters, the Anakin Skywalker's Jedi Starfighter in future assortments has the same product number as previous releases. We have received no indication that the item would change in any way shape or form. As such, there is no reason to expect a change. It's a very popular vehicle at retail (despite collectors being sick of it), and since the kid market for the schoolbus yellow starfighter is still strong, there's really no reason to stop shipping it just yet.
If there is to be a green one, I'd expect it to be either an exclusive, or sold as a separate, new product with a new number and possibly even a new/different name.
As of yet, cases shipping from Hasbro with 30AC and TSC vehicles in it have a mix of packaging-- so there haven't been any updates yet of older vehicles, yet. Who knows what a future shipment might bring?
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I did not mean to imply anything sinister in EE's actions re the Darth Vader fighter. On the contrary, I think it's the collecting community as a whole reacting to the lack of good information coming from Hasbro on a regular basis.
I think that some collectors have grown rather savvy about how Hasbro disseminates information and that lead to my methodology in this case. Let's just look at some of the factors:
-Hasbro has issued the yellow Anakin starfighter in 3 different packages to date (ROTS Sneak preview, ROTS and TSC). Why re-release it in 30AC packaging as well?
-Hasbro has released 6 repaints of the Aectis-2 Jedi Starfighters to date. Why not get another paintjob in rotation?
-Hasbro stated in a recent Q&A that one of the TRU exclusive ROTS Jedi Starfighters is likely to be reissued in 2007
-The only Jedi Starfighter that seems to be listed in a 2007 case assortment at this time is an Anakin Skywalker fighter
-Collectors are probably much more likely to but the green fighter in new packaging than another reissue of the yellow fighter.
With all of those factors, you can probably understand why people would come to these kinds of conclusions. Now here are a couple of questions for you though Adam.
-Have there been any Hasbro images for the remainder of the Assault vehicle line in the 30AC?
-At any point did the Anakin fighter share the same item number as the Obi-Wan fighter or Mace Windu fighter?
I think that either of these things might shed a little light on the situation.
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And I didn't mean to imply that anyone implied any... implications. :) We would want to sell a different product (like a green Starfighter) as a different item, so if/when a green one comes to light and we can sell it, you can rest assured it'll have a green image. (Or no image. One of those.)
It's really important in the toy business to make toys look new. Key words: "look new." Placing a figure or ship in a new box makes it look fresh at retail and is one of the reasons they keep changing up the packaging on a toy line every few months. In Transformers, they usually switch up the look of the box with a totally new color scheme about halfway through each major line, but not always. By making the toy look different at retail in a new box, they can extend the lifespan of a toy by months or years-- like Anakin's starfighter, which came out, when, like in March 2005? It's having a really good run and collectors aside, it's still a spectacular seller. (We're currently out of stock on it again, and it really is nice to see people still wanting it. It's a great little toy.) The packaging changes aren't typically made with collectors in mind, it's to get the attention of kids who missed it before-- usually. You'd be astonished how much time and effort goes in to making new, attractive-at-retail packaging for even older products just to dress 'em up to the same people.
The thinking being that a kid/parent would see a ship in ROTS packaging and go "oh, that's the really old one." Obviously, collectors are a bit more savvy when it comes to this stuff, but hey, packaging is one of the most important ways to market a product at retail since it basically has to sell someone on an item in a snap.
I'd be a little surprised to NOT see a new box for Anakin's Starfighter next year if it ships past that first assortment, but hey, you never know with these things. Maybe they'll just do another sticker-- the "Sneak Preview" packaging is pretty much identical to the regular one except the "Firing Blaster Cannons!" burst was covered by the "Sneak Preview" label. Vehicles are expensive, if they can keep selling the same thing just by changing graphics in a box, it's really in their best interests.
While not confirmed yet, it's a pretty safe bet they're going to rotate in older ships again in 2007-- there are new case remixes up on Entertainment Earth that are 3 ships per and they tend to mix up new and old. Also fun trivia: the vehicle assortment number has been the same since the ROTS ship line started.
As to your questions...
1. We post everything we can post and share everything we can share. Which, right now, is the Saesee Tiin Starfighter and the TIE Fighter. Like the figures, there's probably going to be a lot of items spread across the whole year, and Hasbro doesn't like to show their whole hand at once.
2. Nope. Same assortment, but different item numbers.
Right now, it seems there's really nothing to indicate a green starfighter redeco outside what appears in Hasbro's Q&A and speculation-- for all we know, they might crank out an exclusive, and not a new "regular assortment" item. There are going to be lots of assortments with new product next year, and Hasbro really likes to spread out all the announcements-- so if there's going to be one, we might not hear about it officially for a few more months still. (Or next week. You never know with Hasbro.)
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I really need Jabba's skiff for my aliens.
I really need a SKIFF, Hasbro...
:)