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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: OTC DVD Sets
« on: June 3, 2004, 10:58 AM »
Cargo Bay also says they are Wal-Mart exclusives...
Huh?
Strange...
Jeff
Huh?
Strange...
Jeff
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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: Hairy Chewbacca
« on: June 3, 2004, 08:52 AM »
I had a dream last night that I found all 12 of the vOTC at TRU and they rang up at $1.97 since the cashier thought they were the old vintage figures.
In my dream, the vOTC Chewbacca was indeed a Hairy Chewbacca, but it was awesome. Not a flocked monster, not a fuzzball, but it was SO well executed. If only I could explain how the hair worked.
*hmmmm* He was kind of like a little hamster with a removable bandolier. Man, was it a sweet figure.
Anyway, thought I'd bump this up and share. It was just another one of those times I wish I could have taken a picture of something in my dreams to show off...
Jeff
ps.
In my dream, R2 had all his gadgets (scope, saber, probe), Fett sucked (Carkoon Fett with no backback), and the Stormie was the SA clone body with Stormie head). FYI for those who would have asked.
In my dream, the vOTC Chewbacca was indeed a Hairy Chewbacca, but it was awesome. Not a flocked monster, not a fuzzball, but it was SO well executed. If only I could explain how the hair worked.
*hmmmm* He was kind of like a little hamster with a removable bandolier. Man, was it a sweet figure.
Anyway, thought I'd bump this up and share. It was just another one of those times I wish I could have taken a picture of something in my dreams to show off...
Jeff
ps.
In my dream, R2 had all his gadgets (scope, saber, probe), Fett sucked (Carkoon Fett with no backback), and the Stormie was the SA clone body with Stormie head). FYI for those who would have asked.
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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: Bespin wave
« on: June 3, 2004, 08:44 AM »
I love the see-through visor on the CCP helmet. VERY cool.
Leia's dress is a little strange, but I think it's just the paintjob/lighting. The sculpt looks great though!
Lobot! No wide stance! Can't wait to see Lobot's Duplex updated with this guy. They must be going nuts over at LD waiting for this guy!
Jeff
Leia's dress is a little strange, but I think it's just the paintjob/lighting. The sculpt looks great though!
Lobot! No wide stance! Can't wait to see Lobot's Duplex updated with this guy. They must be going nuts over at LD waiting for this guy!
Jeff
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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: 2004 NEW NEWS ON SANDCRAWLER
« on: June 3, 2004, 08:40 AM »
Yeah,
I plan on checking out the price at my local comic shop.
If they can get me the 'crawler at the normal previews discount they offer (15%) and the price comes down to $45-50 or so, I'll gladly order one.
After all, I'll have some extra cash in the SW Slush Fund from all those OTC repacks, TRU repacks, and DVD packs that I won't be buying...
Jeff
I plan on checking out the price at my local comic shop.
If they can get me the 'crawler at the normal previews discount they offer (15%) and the price comes down to $45-50 or so, I'll gladly order one.
After all, I'll have some extra cash in the SW Slush Fund from all those OTC repacks, TRU repacks, and DVD packs that I won't be buying...
Jeff
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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: Vehicle discussion/speculation!
« on: June 3, 2004, 08:32 AM »There hasn't been any word of pack-ins with these vehicles thus far. I'm planning on putting my Gold Leader figure in the new Y-Wing, and either a Pit of Carkoon or VOTC Boba Fett in the new Slave I.
Here is the Pre-sell at Amazon.com:
Star Wars Return of the Jedi 3.75" Red Y-Wing Gold Leader
Note that its says:
"From the Manufacturer:
This is the 3.75" scaled Star Wars Red Y-Wing Gold Leader vehicle. Comes with Gold Leader Pilot figure. This item was in Episode 6 - Return of the Jedi."
Good chance that the Y-Wing has a pack-in
Now, whether the pack-in pilot is just the same recycled figure from the Red Leader X-Wing or Dutch Vander or something else, that I just don't know...
Jeff
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: What Are You Playing?
« on: June 2, 2004, 04:39 PM »
Anywhere from $12-15 per month depending onthe package you buy...
1 mo - $15
3 mos - $42
6 mos - $78
12 mos - $144
They also have 60 day game cards for $30. A friend and I signed up to 6 month packages at the start, but I've been using 3 month packages since then.
They also give you 30days free when you start...
Jeff
1 mo - $15
3 mos - $42
6 mos - $78
12 mos - $144
They also have 60 day game cards for $30. A friend and I signed up to 6 month packages at the start, but I've been using 3 month packages since then.
They also give you 30days free when you start...
Jeff
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: What Are You Playing?
« on: June 2, 2004, 04:32 PM »
PC:
SW Galaxies... totally addicted trying to unlock my Jedi character.
NGC:
NHL 2004 (having my own TB vs. Calgary match-up)
Simpsons Hit and Run - very fun GTA type game
Palm Vx:
Solitaire! - makes the meetings go faster
Jeff
SW Galaxies... totally addicted trying to unlock my Jedi character.
NGC:
NHL 2004 (having my own TB vs. Calgary match-up)
Simpsons Hit and Run - very fun GTA type game
Palm Vx:
Solitaire! - makes the meetings go faster
Jeff
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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Help Me Henrik_Wulff_Rasmussen , You're My Only Hope
« on: June 2, 2004, 04:16 PM »
There " lacks when no portrait , it is only a different shot where He says Bet you have,,før were that a close up! That notices awhile worse luck forth than 97 the version. They could after good do rags the beam awhile tygerer however there's no wrong by the the top copy scene so and so fiddle with the!
Awhile off topic , however i've never laid mark to him here ; http:/www.geocities.com/ocb75//
However there's a tall thread at thefor.net about ham,,,nogle vil gladly orchard a diagram from him! I can straight come mark to him catching television 2 sending ESB next saturday. here's a out-and-out linker to Ice Cream guy : http://www.jedidefender.com/image.pl? spearson /ecg.gif
Direct literal Danish to English via
http://kimtech.t35.com/forms/trans.html
Jeff
Awhile off topic , however i've never laid mark to him here ; http:/www.geocities.com/ocb75//
However there's a tall thread at thefor.net about ham,,,nogle vil gladly orchard a diagram from him! I can straight come mark to him catching television 2 sending ESB next saturday. here's a out-and-out linker to Ice Cream guy : http://www.jedidefender.com/image.pl? spearson /ecg.gif
Direct literal Danish to English via
http://kimtech.t35.com/forms/trans.html
Jeff
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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: Star Wars toys and value: what will happen?
« on: June 2, 2004, 10:27 AM »
Vintage = up over time
Modern = down over time
I still think that Vintage figures will hold their "value", because as time goes by, bubbles yellow and there will always be people looking to upgrade their collection, find carded figures, etc.
Modern lines though have 100,000 people all stashing 2-3 carded figures. WAY more supply than demand. Every "high-priced" Modern figure has decreased over time. Remember when Tan-Vest Jedi Luke was $125? Now he goes for $15. Even TF Vader and Sacul have been quietly slipping in price from the outragweous $300 they started at.
IF the vOTC are going to be as limited as they say, they will probably do pretty well. This has more to do with the vintage nostalgia factor. It's those cardbacks that will keep those figures valuable.
As for the modern OTC line, well... it will be lucky to hold it's value through the end of the year, being clearancesd at $2 each by the end of the year
Jeff
Modern = down over time
I still think that Vintage figures will hold their "value", because as time goes by, bubbles yellow and there will always be people looking to upgrade their collection, find carded figures, etc.
Modern lines though have 100,000 people all stashing 2-3 carded figures. WAY more supply than demand. Every "high-priced" Modern figure has decreased over time. Remember when Tan-Vest Jedi Luke was $125? Now he goes for $15. Even TF Vader and Sacul have been quietly slipping in price from the outragweous $300 they started at.
IF the vOTC are going to be as limited as they say, they will probably do pretty well. This has more to do with the vintage nostalgia factor. It's those cardbacks that will keep those figures valuable.
As for the modern OTC line, well... it will be lucky to hold it's value through the end of the year, being clearancesd at $2 each by the end of the year
Jeff
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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
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
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
-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 »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:
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
Quote
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:
