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I'm just copying most of last year's list since Darth Revan was released, and made a couple of other changes.


KOTOR / KOTOR II
-Darth Malak (KOTOR)
-Atris (KOTOR 2)
-Darth Sion (KOTOR 2)
-Carth Onassi (KOTOR)
-T3-M4 (KOTOR)


DARK HORSE COMICS
-Dass Jennir (Dark Horse comics DARK TIMES)
-Tyvokka (Dark Horse comics Stark Hyperspace Wars)
-Zayne Carrick (Dark Horse comics KOTOR)
-Montross (Dark Horse comics Jango Fett - Open Seasons)
-Jaster Mereel  (Dark Horse comics Jango Fett - Open Seasons)


THE OLD REPUBLIC
-Ven Zallow (The Old Republic)
-Satele Shan (The Old Republic)


NOVELS
-Mara Jade
-Norra Wexley (Aftermath trilogy)
-Mister Bones (Aftermath trilogy)
-Temmin Wexley (Aftermath trilogy)
-Admiral Rae Sloane (Aftermath trilogy)

GALAXY'S EDGE
-Vi Moradi
-Lt. Bek
-Dok Ondar

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That's a pretty even spread across those 4 series.  Interesting that there was zero representation from VISIONS, and I won't even bother joking about RESISTANCE.  Clone Wars remains pretty fertile ground for new figures, but the sense I get is that people want more from that era in figure form - just not necessarily the Clone Troopers themselves since they've been covered so exhaustively.

But I still think it's crazy that The Bad Batch - notably the team members themselves - has so little representation in The Vintage Collection.  Especially since the series is the natural coda to the epic that was The Clone Wars.

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The deluxe Tusken Warrior has hit clearance at Target.  Today at a local store I found them with clearance tags marked at $13.99 each.  There's likely to be further markdowns.

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TV-9D9 / Re: Bad Batch (Disney+)
« on: February 28, 2024, 11:34 AM »
I like how they've lost control of some of the experiments they're doing, so much so that they've had to abandon whole planets.

There's something very reminiscent of Resident Evil with the creeper vines.  And Scorch's repeated appearance makes me think that the showrunners are big gaming fans.

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TV-9D9 / Re: Bad Batch (Disney+)
« on: February 23, 2024, 10:55 AM »
I had not been the biggest fan of The Bad Batch over the past couple of years.  But the first three episodes have really drawn me in this season. 

The breadcrumbs for Project Necromancer have been sprinkled throughout a number of stories.  In print there was the Aftermath trilogy as well as the Shadow of the Sith novel.  And it’s also been explored in The Mandalorian.  This story arc through TBB just brings it more to the forefront. 

It’s also been interesting to watch Omega and Crosshair.  Their time on Tantiss has taken time, but it’s built the two of them up in a way where they discover how much they need each other. 

Oh, and my kid and I both agree - Hemlock is seriously creepy!

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I had to edit one entry so I could include the Jedi Temple Guard.  So see you Commander Wolffe in bridge officer uniform!

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The Mystery Crates are turning up in Disney clearance outlets for $7.99 each.  I'm still hoping to get a C1-4B - it's the only one I'm missing.

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I really like the character lineup.  But the sticker shock is serious.  I think it's because one figure is clearly a reissue, and the droids are smaller figures.  That creates a perception issue - the astromech droids are smaller, and they are not newly tooled figures except for a couple of domes.  So, the price per figure breaks down to $17.50 each.  It's not that far off from the $16.99 MSRP for TVC figures, but the perception issues are real.

I ordered 2 of these sets.  And looking back at the history of these sets?  I think I might modify my order and cancel one, and order a second down the line when the price is a bit less daunting.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« on: February 16, 2024, 04:15 PM »
Steve Evans updated his website with some nifty TVC photo-checklists.  Looks like the Ghost pack-in figures will get the special HASxxx numbering, while Sabine/Chopper will get standard VC#s. 

VC332 Sabine Wren
VC333 Chopper (C1-10P)

It's dumb to be annoyed by this... but I am. Chopper & Sabine should not have been mainline numbered. They should have either matched the rest of the crew with Haslab numbering or should have been left unnumbered. It is silly to have the number inconsistent across the full Mural set.

I would lean towards leaving them un-numbered if we're getting into that level of detail about this situation.  But I think it would be completely inappropriate for Sabine and Chopper to get that HASxxx numbering.  That's my opinion, for what it's worth.

I definitely appreciate the effort Steve put into putting together those sheets.  It does seem odd for this sort of thing to be offered outside of his official capacity with Hasbro.  But then that's part of the appeal of Steve being in his roles at Hasbro AND having a social media footprint - it gives him some flexibility.  And he has also been asking the community for feedback about them in an effort to make the information that much more complete.  I actually responded to his call for feedback.  He added a number of footnotes for several figures, and I asked if he might include an additional footnote for figures that have been reissued.


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That's an interesting detail!  And believe it or not, but those Galoob designs have roots at ILM!  I was really surprised to hear Adam Savage mention that he had a hand in helping design and build the Galoob Action Fleet Y-Wing back when he worked for ILM.  So it seems very likely that someone in the ILM model shop probably had a hand in designing that E-Wing as well.

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Oh, I know the mechanics of how the canopy opens.  It just struck me as something that probably wouldn't have been designed that way if it was being made as a miniature or a full sized mockup.  The art department as well as the model shop at ILM always took a lot of cues from current and classic aviation in terms of design.  And that cannon just would never have been something that aircraft designers would incorporate in that particular position because it could have a negative affect on crew survival in the event of a bailout.

Ejecting would be a bit of a problem.

Just a bit!

Not to go off on too much of a tangent, but the whole reference to older aircraft as inspiration for new ships made me realize that another recent ship seems to have been inspired by some WW2 era fighter planes.  The fighters flown by Shin Hati and her squadron are really a lot line some of the radial engine fighters of the second world war - the FW-190, the P-47 Thunderbolt and the F-4U Corsair all have some similar lines to that new fighter seen in AHSOKA.

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Oh, I know the mechanics of how the canopy opens.  It just struck me as something that probably wouldn't have been designed that way if it was being made as a miniature or a full sized mockup.  The art department as well as the model shop at ILM always took a lot of cues from current and classic aviation in terms of design.  And that cannon just would never have been something that aircraft designers would incorporate in that particular position because it could have a negative affect on crew survival in the event of a bailout.

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Agreed on the cannon.  How would the pilot be able to get in and out of the ship with that thing mounted right above the cockpit?

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Boba Fett's Starship (Slave I) -- $12.91

WHAT?????

Oh.  It's $124.91.

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