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They are 5-point articulation figures that Hasbro said were made mainly for foreign markets (South America, etc.). IIRC, the Clone's gun is molded to his hand.

So Canadia is now an emerging market sales territory?  Who knew?!?!?!

5792
Eh.

Aren't these re-treads, anyway?

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Brian's Toy Exclusive - Jocasta Nu
« on: January 14, 2013, 07:32 PM »
I just received my two today.  But a lead time of 6 months from order to delivery?  For a Hasbro exclusive?  I really hope that this sort of thing doesn't become the norm.

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Other Toy Lines / Re: NECA Predators
« on: January 13, 2013, 01:45 PM »
NECA really has done some great work with all of their licenses.  The Predators all look pretty awesome when I see them in store.  Hell, I even like what they've done with the Engineers from Prometheus!

I'd love to see them take on some other licenses.  A NECA line for Game of Thrones would be amazing!

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Here's Who Hasbro Missed!
« on: January 13, 2013, 01:30 PM »
With the series moving to the Disney Channel and Hasbro having to focus a ton of time and resources to developing EVII merch., I'm of the mind that Hasbro should license the 3-3/4" Clone Wars line to Disney for them to produce solely. Hasbro and Disney already have a relationship with the Star Tours and build-a-droid parts so why not?

Really?  Where was this confirmed?  Because the EW article that talked about the live action series just provided supposition about the future of the CLONE WARS series, and no real sourcing.

However, it seems like it's very likely to happen with the change in ownership of Star Wars.  But I imagine there's a contract with Cartoon Network that will have to be honored to it's conclusion.

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Here's Who Hasbro Missed!
« on: January 12, 2013, 11:06 PM »
Krell really is one of those standout characters that Hasbro should have tackled LAST year.  He was the central character of a 4 episode story arc, and a Jedi to boot.  The question for Hasbro really seems to be how much lead time do THEY have to work in conjunction with the CW producers to get a figure designed and produced before their episodes actually air?

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Here's Who Hasbro Missed!
« on: January 11, 2013, 10:10 PM »
Hmmm.  I'd be amazed if we got 20 new Clone Wars figures this year.  That list must include at least a couple hundred characters.  Narrowing down that list to a manageable 20 would take some effort.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Brian's Toy Exclusive - Jocasta Nu
« on: January 11, 2013, 11:32 AM »
That disclaimer does give BT some flexibility in the delivery on the orders.  But it really should have been handled on a first come, first served basis.

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The Vintage Collection / Re: Brian's Toy Exclusive - Jocasta Nu
« on: January 11, 2013, 10:24 AM »
I got a shipping notification for mine. I'll reserve judgement until I've got Jocasta Nu in hand. But I can't say that I'm pleased with how Brian's Toys has handled this particular exclusive. 

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Here's Who Hasbro Missed!
« on: January 11, 2013, 10:21 AM »
OMG, that list is huge!  It really does show just how much Hasbro is really cherry picking the characters of The Clone Wars.

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TV-9D9 / Re: Upcoming SW Live-Action TV Show Discussion!
« on: January 10, 2013, 07:54 PM »
It appears that Disney's acquisition of Star Wars and it's related properties may breathe some life into the dormant live action TV series.  No word in the article about how Rick McCallum's departure will affect the project, which he had been heading up for LFL.

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Middle Earth / Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« on: January 10, 2013, 03:14 PM »
Since one of the movies has now been released, I can see them allowing some photography of things based on #1, but would not be surprised if there is still a "no photography" rule for toys from movie #2 or 3.

The photo regulations would definitely be odd, since at least 3 of the figures currently in the line were not featured in the first film.  I guess we have to wait until Toy Fair!

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I don't think both books 4 and 5 would be split into two seasons.  I would think you could get away with either two or three seasons between those two books and I would think those seasons would be combinations of those two books.  Since they are concurrent stories, I don't think viewers would be happy not seeing certain characters for a whole season since they would only be in one book and not the other.

True.  I can't see the HBO showrunners having Tyrion disappear for that long of a stretch.

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Middle Earth / Re: The Hobbit - Toy Line
« on: January 9, 2013, 10:04 PM »
Bridge Direct may have showed some things off at Toy Fair last year, but I don't think we saw any photos of the first Hobbit offerings until SDCC at least.  Maybe they'll be showing off the supposed second wave of The Hobbit pt 1's line?

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The Vintage Collection / Re: The Future of Star Wars Collecting?
« on: January 9, 2013, 06:52 PM »
I think there's the potential for Class II to blow up in Hasbro's faces.  I certainly don't see the potential for sales with collectors.

As for other hopes?  Hasbro has always pledged to get product that they've shown publically out to fans/collectors.  So it leaves me thinking that they'll try to find a way to get these BAF droids out to market.

Personally, I'm hoping they can parlay this situation into a modern Droid Factory playset that includes the parts for the 4 droids Hasbro has already shown.  And if they can get some more droid parts in there, too?  So much the better.  Obviously, developing something like that could take a while.  And then there's the matter of shopping it to a retailer, because it would almost certainly have to be an exclusive.

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