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Revenge of the Sith / Re: Target Exclusive Utapau Shadow Trooper
« on: March 2, 2006, 04:26 AM »
Damn.  :( 

I have a Bibble to trade for an Ascension Amidala if someone wanted to (loose).  :)  Eh, it's a thought anyway.

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Power of the Force 2 / Re: The Beginning of POTF2
« on: March 2, 2006, 02:48 AM »
I saw them for the first time at Hills...  *sigh*  Oh good times.  I am amazed at moments how far this line's come in quality, and yet somehow I'm equally (or moreso) amazed at how Hasbro DOESN'T improve quality in certain ways across the board.  They simply refuse to. 

Still, they're kind of like vinty's in that they hold a special place with me...  Ugly as they may be, they were all there was at the time and nobody knew if these were going to continue like they have.

I remember my customizing was turned around completely at the time though.  That was one of the big things that came with the new line for me since I knew they weren't overall appealing, but I also knew they had potential.  :)

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Out of the 12" figures?  Both of the original Chewbacca figures were "furry".  They had real hair and wire armateur frames isntead of plastic/poseable bodies.  The figure looks pretty lame, you'd know if you had it.  The 1st was plain, the second had the ROTJ Chain/collar on it... 

Then they went plastic with it because they couldn't get it right otherwise. :)

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Saga Collection '06 / Re: 2006 vOTC (or vTSC) - now with pics!
« on: March 2, 2006, 02:32 AM »
Rob, I think I was trying to say I prefer VOTC but know the price deters many...  Even though it's just Greedo, it's still so far superior to any Greedo that it's worth it...  I did a poor job writing that.

I keep hoping they get it at all levels...  Unfortunately the design team isn't the only ones that need talked to by the fans. :)  I still would love being a fly on the wall of any meetings regarding this line...  You know it's filled with great stuff that is clearly shot down.

This isn't even a risky concept for them, but it's still not acceptable to them. 

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: Target Exclusive Utapau Shadow Trooper
« on: March 2, 2006, 02:21 AM »
Yeah I got one but never inspected it terribly close, so thanks for that update. 

It's weird that Hasbro was willing to beat the piss out of the #6 and #41 molds, and then poo poo'd that they didn't have enough molds around, blah blah blah...  But the CW Trooper is a perfectly acceptable sculpt IMO, and one they should re-use for a basic figure if they're so strapped to get Clones out to retail...  Paint that up.  Hell, use it to put the AOTC Clone out again too.  They'd sell quite smartly I'd think.

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: Buzz Droid????????
« on: March 2, 2006, 02:19 AM »
I could definitely use more Buzz Droids too, that's something they really ought to throw in as an accessory with future battledroid figures.  Cheap way to give something extra.  The Buzz's were a pretty nice little figure/piece for what they were.

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Revenge of the Sith / Re: When will the ROTS clearances start?
« on: March 2, 2006, 02:18 AM »
Yeah I found an aisle full of the $20 pricepoint vehicles one night at Wal-Mart.  Just tons of stuff dumped there, and got two JSF's for on the cheap.  I should've bought the wheelbike despite its inaccuracies, as clearance isn't usually a bad price for anything.

The Target stores near me blew stuff out fast...  WM's the only place with lingering bits and pieces.  Mostly deluxe is what i see for $5.  Funny how sought after that Vader w/Med Table was and now that's almost all I see.  :)

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Customizing Tips and Tricks / Re: Casting of the Twins - wip
« on: March 2, 2006, 02:15 AM »
It's generally not a high quality product as far as resins go, so there's good reason to dislike it. ;) 

It's good to get your feet wet though, it's where a lot of folks get into this part of the hobby, but for me I was intro'd to smooth-on, and I've diversified from there so I learned about other aspects of casting, other products, etc...  Then I've just learned on my own through trial and error, read up on things when I can, gotten to know professionals and their uses and methods...

I don't know that you'll find the set useful or not Paul.  I know many have found that kit to be a cheap way to start though, and get a feel for what you're doing. 

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Toy Reviews / New JD Review: Princess Leia (Boushh Disguise)
« on: March 1, 2006, 09:48 PM »
Finally rounding out the Carkoon Wave... 

This week we're looking at:


Leia's a sign of better things in 2006, but unfortunately she's appearing to be a bit of an anomyly for the most part.  Articulation is out this year but Leia gets the royal treatment from the big H at least.  That's something right?

She's not too shabby otherwise either...  Some minor paint flaws on my sample, but not a whole lot to gripe about.  My big peeve was her right forearm's sculpt, that was it.  Otherwise this was a pretty great figure to me.

Check out my Full Review and chime in with your thoughts. 

Leia's a bright spot in an otherwise dull wave of underacheiving action figures from Hasbro, so enjoy her...  Hoth Wave isn't a huge leap in quality unfortunately.  :-\

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Site Feedback, Suggestions, and Help / Re: Typo?
« on: March 1, 2006, 09:00 PM »
It's there for me... 

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Maul or Jango, though honestly Jango was somewhat integral to the story while Maul was a promotional gimmick plain and simple.  Maul could've been Dooku throughout the storyline.

So Maul's my vote too.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Top 5 Hotties
« on: February 28, 2006, 03:14 AM »
Eh, let's try not to ruin everyone's fun.   :-\

Anyway, sure Bob's not going to reverse stereotypes but it's a start...  :)  That and the guy beating up the punk guy while in line to see E3 are two positives in our column.

By no means was Celebration 3 a trip to the AVN Awards though.   ;D

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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Battle of Hoth Wave
« on: February 28, 2006, 03:02 AM »
Yeah me too, haha...  I've actually sorta hoped he'd be a bit too tall.  I have tall Luke's all over the place, I can live with it.  A SA X-Winger body with a great average height wouldn't bother me in the slightest.  I'd deal with Luke overacheiving in his verticle ability. :)

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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Target DPCI #s for TSC
« on: February 28, 2006, 03:00 AM »
I've heard a lot of theories Ryan.  Like anything from repacked Jedi that helped him lay the smack down to Palpatine or Clones in a special color...  Purple?

Unkown for now though.  :(

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Saga Collection '06 / Re: Battle of Hoth Wave
« on: February 28, 2006, 02:39 AM »
Yeah they're actually the same duds but Luke's sporting a heavy Orange flight coat over his jumpsuit, and then all the other gear on top of it, and plus his Hoth booties too.

Given Luke's size I almost hope they do a nice SA version of Luke but also a nice generic height pilot too...  Zev, Dak, Hobbie, WEdge...  Whatever, just so long as they at least do one nicely articulated and average height sculpt of the Snowspeeder pilot.

I wonder how VOTC Luke Pilot is gonna stack up in height to other figures.  Will he be short and thus not as spiffy fodder, or will he be improperly scaled but you may want extras to customize or whatever. 

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