I'd like to see this thread calm down on all levels please.  I'd say that, if you don't like a figure choice then going into a thread for it is a bad idea...

That's part of the problem I'm seeing at that "otheR Site", in that people are going into the campaign headquarters for the various figures and just fighting, so basically I'd say we should drop it really...  This is for Hood, and the reason for it being sticky has been explained...

I think things have stayed fairly calm though, so I do applaud that...  DD, you should come out into this portion more so you got to know the others...  You'd maybe actually have been on the Wilrow bandwagon!  OK, not likely.   But still it's nice seeing you off customs and out here too.  The support for that figure runs deep around here though...  It's sort of part of the culture of JediDefender.com actually.

DD's not in agreement on the ICMG, that's obvious...  It's ok though.  Everyone just has to respect the disagreement and move on if you feel that you can't make an argument any clearer.

I personally think the ICMG has as much sales potential as half the line really.  Hasbro's never said aliens sell well, and actually they're generally focused on collectors when they are made so I think they feel quite the opposite.  And I saw lots of POTJ figures pegwarm, and in lots of abundance...  I feel certain the production numbers on the waves were pretty equal overall, as it's my understanding that a wave getting "shortened" is not a common occurance in the modern line...  Numbers are pretty even.

But like I said, that's my perception of why ICMG will sell like most anything else Hasbro makes.  I don't think they have faith in these polls anyway but treat them like a PR move more than anything.  This one, obviously, is more a hand-in-hand working with Toy Fare than it is a way to appease fans...  Toy Fare gets publicity they'd otherwise never have gotten from SW collectors, that's for sure.

Anyway...  I voted for Katarn first (but I'm so not hopeful to get him at this point), I'm putting in votes for ICMG though too...  It is what I'd like the most out of this. 

I'd buy all 25 figures though in multiples if they made them, but that's me.

The ROTJ blaster is noticeably shorter/stubbier Anton.

If you have access to your stuff readily, I suggest looking at your Saga Endor Bunker Han Solo (the one with the bombs), and his blaster...  Compare it to any of your Cantina Han Solo's or your VOTC Han Solo (they have the ANH blaster).  They're both accurate, and accurately show the differences in Han's brain burners from the films.

Also a good page to look for recent finding is the JD home page 

Thanks.

And with that advice I also suggest looking into your local area's finds thread here at Jedi Defender... 

Question's been answered though, so get thee to the Clones and buy...  Not that finding them has been easy or anything, but yeah, there's stuff out to be found.

That's good news to me...  It'll make a nice display with Anakin's E3 saber crossed across a "rack" of the others...  Maybe Maul's at the top or across the bottom.  Just something unique to display them.

It sucks I'm hooked on $120 (or more) items but at least there aren't an assload of them to make.

Better overnight that one you got Jared. 

For me, I have kids I have to buy for and it's hard, but at the same time I have an "every man (and child) for himself" mentality with this.  If I can help a kid out on the side more power to the effort...  I got a kid a Chewbacca before X-Mas because I ran into a guy desperately searching for one while on my trips, figured I'd help out...  Just a chance thing though.

To me, if you wanna focus anger, there's this company that begins with H and ends with O, and they're 50% of the problem kids have with finding anything...  The other 50% are the shittacular retail outlets we all are forced to deal with.  Between pricing, availability, and just asinine handling of the line right now from top to bottom (intentionally dragging in the opportunist pricks who will undoubtebly buy with the intent of making a buck?  Thanks Hasbro you bastards!), there's a lot of reasons kids can't find figures and collectors are the least of them.  We're just like kids, only bigger and with more $...  Hell I even play with my figures, but kids I only feel as bad for them as I do my next door collector buddy who can't find **** either.  We're all hosed here.

I wanna leave a steamer on the Star Wars team lead's desk.  A couple on the desks of retail execs would be nice too.

In the grand scheme of things Hasbro charges too much to not get pretty damn close to perfection out of every figure they make...  Contrary to popular belief, much smaller companies pay incredibly hefty licensing fees and still manage to put out superior quality items.  Hasbro needs to step it up.

ROTS they were knocking a lot more out of the park...  2006 comes around though, prices go up, quality is down overall, and I just think Hasbro is looking at this line as not having as much steam as collectors may think.

I'm all for cost cutting if Hasbro made smart choices for it, but like I said with the Clone legs thing and Cody, Cody could've had the SA Clones legs and I doubt a single person would've complained.  Hasbro made sub-par legs from scratch requiring new tooling and obviously it's a step below the troops...  Re-use the legs from the #33 Clone Commander on Cody (that sculpt appears dormant, the mold is then available, no?), and give the figure better poseability.  Instant happiness.

The shoulders don't bother me...  At least they are articulated...  That makes me happy.

Well, first because Scott's as good as staff and can do what he wants for the most part, but second because the petition for Wilrow Hood the ICMG has been on the front page of JediDefender.com as long as I can remember and have been coming here routinely too so it's part of our site's affiliation to.