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Saga '02-'04 / Re: Endor Wave
« on: June 2, 2004, 10:15 AM »
Well, I got my Endor case in the mail yesterday.

Han - Was he wearing the suit or not, I don't know, but I do know this is a pretty cool figure.  Great Han likeness and a more-accurate AT-ST helmet are cool.  I've got him posed at the Endor bunker with his mike-hand posed over his face so you can't really tell it's Han.  Just lloks like another Imp officer.  
8/10

Madine - Finally.  Anytime we get a Vintage figure updated into the modern line is great IMHO.  I've got mine set up using his baton to point at the little DS2 Hologram from the R2-Q5 Imp Astromech from PotJ.  Ackbar and Mon Mothma look on with interest.  Great articulation in the arms!  Couldn't be much better for who he is.  
10/10

Lando - GREAT update of the PotF2 wide-stanced monster.  The cape and holster are GREAT.  I LOVE this figure.  One of my favorites of 2004 so far!
10/10

Jeff
Saga = Complete

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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: Jedi Council sets 3 & 4
« on: June 2, 2004, 09:58 AM »
GH.com has a new feature up on the Jedi Council set 1, along with this picture:

Larger Jedi Council Picture

Looks like a pony tail on the unidentified figure...  looks more and more like Agen Kolar to me.

So, 4 "new" sets = 12 figures.

4x Ep1 repacks (Obi-Wan, Anakin, Yoda, Qui-Gon)
6x kit-bashed monsters - old torso, new legs (Ki, Plo, Eeth, Adi, Shaak, Saesee)
2x recycled junk (Stass Allie & Agen Kolar)

Is this good a good thing?  

 :-\

I guess I am not surprised that Stass Allie and Agen are being cranked out based on old sculpts since this is the Era of Recycling as Hasbro.

Jeff

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JD Sports Forum! / Re: The NBA Playoffs!
« on: June 1, 2004, 04:03 PM »
Plain:


-OR-

Jail-Bird:


Your pick...

Jeff

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Saga '02-'04 / Re: How's Star Wars Selling in Your Area?
« on: June 1, 2004, 03:53 PM »
Quote from: mosnab on June  1, 2004, 03:45 PM
On another note, has anyone been seeing a lot of Hoth Han/Snowtrooper/Throne Room Lukes?  For some reason two of the three stores I visited (Target and Wal-Mart) had a large supply of these figures, sprinkled with some Dodonnas as well.  Otherwise, I saw more of the Outlander Club and Dignitaries at TRU.

Yep.  I've seen a lot of these lately.  Apparently Target got a lot of the same case that NewForce had up for pre-order and recently shipped out (last week or so).

84715R
3x Saga Snowtrooper
3x Saga Hoth Han (Brown Coat)
3x Saga Anakin Skywalker (Secret Ceremony)
3x Saga Luke Skywalker (Throne Room Duel)

Woo-pee!   ::)

Another classic desicion along with the case that had 3x Barriss, 3x Aayla, 3x Yoda/Chian, 3x Ashla/Jempa.  Apparently, Hasbro thought it appropriate to pump out more of these peg-warmers...  3x each 4 old peg-warmers?  Huh?!?

Jeff

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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: Jedi Council sets 3 & 4
« on: June 1, 2004, 02:04 PM »
Going WAYYYYY back to when the lists first popped up:

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3-3/4" Jedi Council Scene I Yoda, Qui-Gon Jinn, Adi Mundi (March 2004)
3-3/4" Jedi Council Scene II Obi Wan, Plo Kloon, Ickath (May 2004)
3-3/4" Jedi Council Scene III Shaak Ti, Chema, Sta Sta (July 2004)
3-3/4" Jedi Council Scene IV Anakin, Sae Sae, Adegalia (September 2004)

Obviously, the dates are wrong, but they are coming out.

For #2, the de-coders were right and "Ickath" does equal Eeth Koth.

For #4, from the picture of the whole set, I'd still have to go with the seated figure in the picture being Adi Gallia, while the Standing figure in Set #3 is a Stass Allie rehashed out of the Ep1 Adi figure.

In set #3, Hasbro will probably give us an Ep1 Adi and just call her Stass Alliee with no changes at all. :(   I expect nothing more from the Big H in these days of OTC repack madness.  The picture of the cloak seems to strengthen that guess.

So, I guess the debate then will be whether "Chema" is Coleman Trebor or Agen Kolar.  Hmmm... from the picture, he looks too small to be Coleman, but I'm not sure.  It sure would be a lot cheaper for Hasbro to just pack out another seated Eeth Koth and renanme him Agen.

Since this is the "Era of Cheapness" aka The "Anti-PotJ", I will fall in line with those who think it's Agen Kolar, simply because that is the cheapest option for Hasbro, and that seems to be the popular choice for them lately...

Jeff
OTC = The anti-PotJ

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Someone Euthanize William Shatner
« on: June 1, 2004, 01:54 PM »
It'd probably be this Shatner though:



 :P

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JD Sports Forum! / Re: The NBA Playoffs!
« on: June 1, 2004, 11:40 AM »
 :'(

Congrats to the LAkers for beating us.  

Enjoy your last shot at the title before your team implodes as "Turd #8" ends up with the Clippers and Malone and The Glove retire, leaving Shaq all alone.

Jeff

ps.
Go Pistons!

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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: OTC DVD Sets
« on: June 1, 2004, 11:23 AM »
I agree about the OTC madness.

IF Hasbro's intent was to get figures into the hands of "new" collectors, then why not offer a VARIETY?  They are cranking out re-packs, which I know they need to do to cut cost, bring in new collectors, etc, but why THE SAME figures over and over?  Why not mix in some new/different figures/repacks?

If it truly is Hasbro's desire to bring in new "collectors", couldn't the same effect be achieved by presenting a brand new Luke, Obi-Wan, R2 and 3PO in a box?  Why, do we need to see re-packs in order to bring in new collectors?  If they are "new" to collecting, they don't know that they are missing these figures, do they?

A box set of a brand new Luke, Ben, R2, and 3PO would bring in new collectors AND many of the old ones too, right?

There is only ONE answer for re-using old figures - CHEAP.  Cash savings.  Easy money.  No development cost, only manufacturing cost.  CHEAP.  That's why we get re-packs instead of new figures.  All this "we want to bring in new collectors" crap is exactly that: crap.

If they truly want to sell these new collectors figures, then maybe they should offer those new collectors a VARIETY of figures to choose from?  It doesn't make sense to keep repacking the same ones?

If I were a new collector, introduced to the figures through the DVD sets, I'd automatically skip at least 6 of the 38 OTC figures (Vader, Chewie, R2, 3PO, Ben, Stormtrooper), because I'd already have them!  Wouldn't it have been in Hasbro's best interest not to repeat these repack figures?  Wouldn't they have sold more (cheap) repack figures if they had mixed up the variety a little?  

That is my biggest problem with the OTC repack madness.  Why re-use figures over and over when, with just a minimum of effort in re-painting existing molds, things could have been improved?

The Endor set could have been better with generic Ewoks, the OTC carded line could have been better with different Repack choices to avoid repeating any figure released in the last year and/or figures in box sets like the Target cup sets, the TRU multipacks, the DVD box sets, etc.

:(

Jeff

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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: OTC DVD Sets
« on: May 31, 2004, 03:01 PM »
Quote from: OCB on May 30, 2004, 11:57 PM
Talk about Lame

Agreed.

 >:(

Stop the Madness!

Jeff

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JD Sports Forum! / Re: The NBA Playoffs!
« on: May 30, 2004, 01:04 AM »
Just got home from da bar where me and a few pals watched da Wolves beat da "Alleged Rapist, at best Adulterer" and the rest of his sorry squad of washed up losers.  :)

The LAkers better get to flipping that "switch" if they want to dispose of KG and his boyz.

Jeff

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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: Recarded rehashes up the ying yang!
« on: May 29, 2004, 04:56 PM »
Looks like R2D2 is denifately the PotJ version, despite the different picture on the back of the package and the checklist...


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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: Recarded rehashes up the ying yang!
« on: May 29, 2004, 04:54 PM »
Quote from: Tydirium on May 25, 2004, 08:03 PM
Do you think they've fixed the rocket/button atrocity or they just used an old pic for the list?

Note the old non-rocket button on fett:



Jeff

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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: Recarded rehashes up the ying yang!
« on: May 29, 2004, 04:51 PM »
GH.com has carded pictures up for:

#12 R2-D2 (A New Hope)
#13 C-3PO (A New Hope)
#14 Boba Fett (Return of the Jedi)
#15 Obi-Wan Kenobi (A New Hope)
#16 Stormtrooper (A New Hope)
#17 Wicket (Return of the Jedi)
#18 Princess Leia (The Empire Strikes Back)
#19 Cloud Car Pilot (The Empire Strikes Back)
#20 Lobot (The Empire Strikes Back)

http://www.galactichunter.com/absolutenm/templates/full_article_template_1.asp?articleid=2850&zoneid=2

Pretty cool cards... if they weren't dang resculpts :(

Jeff

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Saga '02-'04 / Re: Are you all caught up?
« on: May 28, 2004, 09:50 AM »
Once my Endor Generals case gets here from NewForce next Tuesday, I'll be all caught up with the Saga carded figures.

The only thing that I'll still be hunting is the Anakin, Luke, and Leia figure w/Cup sets from Target.  Still haven't seen those buggers.

Jeff

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JD Sports Forum! / Re: The NBA Playoffs!
« on: May 28, 2004, 09:40 AM »
 :'(

I'm beginning to hate SoCal.

First, the stupid Angels in 2002... nice job defending your title by the way.
Then, the stupid Ducks in 2003... nice job defending your conf championship by the way.

Now, the stupid LAkers.

At least there's no NFL team in the LA/Anaheim area to beat the Vikings next year as they head to the Super Bowl, baby!

 :'(

Jeff

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