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2013 Droid Factory = Cancelled / Re: 2013 Legacy Collection Rumors
« on: January 6, 2013, 12:44 AM »
I'm not sure how to feel either. I didn't really care that much for the selection of figures but I think I was looking forward to the TPM pegwarmers finally being removed from stores and being replaced with new stock. I just hope that sometime soon Hasbro can give us details on what exactly is going on and not give the usual lame excuses.

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Movie Heroes '12-? / Re: 2013 Movie Heroes Class I Vehicles
« on: January 6, 2013, 12:41 AM »
Saw all but the AT-RT at two TRUs this week too. Passed for now.

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Other Toy Lines / Re: LEGO
« on: January 3, 2013, 11:38 AM »
Series 8 blind bags were being clearanced for $1 each at a local Walmart so I went a little crazy snagging 25 randomly. Ended up with:

4x Cheerleader
4x Cowgirl
3x Batboy
3x Santa
3x Conquistador
2x Pirate
1x British Suit Guy
1x Fairy
1x DJ
1x Scuba Diver
1x Evil Robot
1x German Pretzel Guy

Glad to finally get a Santa but no Alien or Hamlet is kind of a bummer. (I already have one of each but wouldn't mind more). If anyone needs some Cheerleaders, Conquistadors, Batboys or Cowgirls, hit me up!

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The Vintage Collection '10-'13 / Re: Best of 2012?
« on: January 3, 2013, 05:56 AM »
-- Best Figure: Clone Wars Anakin. Gotta admit that everything we got was really nice, even the kitbashes were using superior sculpts. Maul and the Skiff Guards really stood out though, and I was also a fan (probably the only one) of the new Battle Droid. Having to pick one single figure though, I'd pick the CW Anakin due to the playability. You can put him in a variety of poses, action and neutral, plus he fits in vehicles and he always looks great. I'd probably throw a vote to the Imperial Navy Commando but I've never seen one, and I'm not paying the $30+ secondary market prices for them.
-- Runner Up: Darth Maul

-- Best Vehicle: Class I Dropship, and it's not even close. I'd probably vote for the Naboo Starfighter but we all know how that turned out. The Dropship is just FUN though, and while I have yet to find any non-animated figures that fit inside the ship and the carrier pod (haven't tried too many though) the CW figures that do fit work great and it's always useful for when you have 10 minutes to kill and just want to imagine dropping some Clones/Jedi into a war zone.
-- Runner Up: None. Terrible year for vehicles.

-- Best Exclusive: TRU Speeder Bike. Long waited, and worth every penny. I own three currently and I rarely even buy vehicles, which means the bike and the Dropship are really impressive. The Bike is significantly upped due to TRU offering a BOGO sale on them the week they hit en masse. My stores still have plenty and I have to fight the urge to buy more each time I see them, but I'm holding out for the eventual Luke/Leia rereleases. Heck, I'd even buy a Nick Sant version! And the Biker Scout included is fun and super posable too, both on and off the bike.
-- Runner Up: K-Mart multipacks. I haven't opened mine yet, but I'll take Jesse's word on them. I have no K-Marts near me and was lucky enough to find them at the local Sears Grand once, and I doubt I'll ever see them again since Sears Grand never seems to stock toys.

-- Best Multipack: TRU Ewok set. Again, haven't opened mine but I still should probably buy a second one for the extra hoods. Customization ability = good! I just wish I had waited to buy this set, I rushed and bought it online before I saw them in stores, and then a few days later these went on sale for a BOGO and hit en masse, although they were still hard to find.
-- Runner Up: Wal-Mart Royal Starship Astromechs. I'm still not a fan of using the B-A-D sculpt in waves/sets where they should be using "regular" Astromech bodies but came around on this set. Some minor flaws keep it from winning out over the Ewoks though, such as the green Astromech not having its "mouth light" painted.

And just for kicks, here are some extra categories:

-- Best Movie Heroes Figure: Jar Jar, aka the only one worth buying

-- Best Repack/Kitbash: Sandtrooper. Awesome accessories and paint job brought new life to a figure literally nobody wanted to see

-- Worst Figure: Any Movie Heroes figure. Pick any one of the THREE versions of Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan. No need for the same figure to be on the pegs in three different cards.

-- Worst Vehicle: Take your pick. I lean towards the overpriced TRU Vintage Millennium Falcon

-- Worst Multipack: The new Battlepacks with the unarticulated figures. Just terrible.

-- Worst Exclusive: TRU Podracer Battlepack. I was more than happy to purchase this since I owned none of the figures in it, but I also paid less than $10 for it. These things were waaaaaay overproduced and waaaaaaay overpriced, and the result is a giant stack that will NEVER sell through, even though TRU has pretty much had this thing on clearance (and they NEVER put stuff on clearance!) since it came out. Runner Up is the Target Vintage 3 Packs that required you to buy two repacks just to get a single new figure.

I'll save the rants on distribution and prices and such because we've heard it all before but one terrible decision I've noticed Hasbro making a lot more lately is in the pins of figures' joints being completely different colors from the main body parts/armor. Main examples include the Biker Scout that comes with the Speeder Bike having black pins in the shoulders where there is white armor, and Weequay having blue pins in brown pants. Like, the Biker Scout isn't so bad, distracting but not bad, but Weequay, why? His pants are one solid color!

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The Bullpen / Re: Marvel Universe
« on: December 29, 2012, 02:56 AM »
I need that Rogue... too bad the proportions look awful

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LEGO / Re: Lego 2012
« on: December 29, 2012, 02:42 AM »
Thanks Rob but I think I'll be okay... like you said, any profit would basically be voided after you calculate shipping and all of the gas I used driving around town to look for the thing (even hit up our local LEGO store, they only had the late-2012 sets)

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LEGO / Re: Lego 2012
« on: December 28, 2012, 01:10 PM »
Broke down and got the 2012 Advent Calendar at TRU today "on sale" for $40. ::) I searched every store in my area but no WM or Target had any, so I caved.

They did have a BOGO half off sale though, so I snagged the retiring Naboo Planet set, giving me a complete set of Series 1 just as they go out of production

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Comic Book Thread
« on: December 27, 2012, 02:47 PM »
And apparently the first few issues of Superior Spider-Man is Spider-Otto hooking up with Mary Jane, but the catch is that he's using Peter's body to trick her and thus it's rape

 ::) ::) ::)

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LEGO / Re: Lego 2013
« on: December 27, 2012, 02:43 PM »
I might be able to skip the Sail Barge... I have the older one and just got the rest of the minifigs with the Jabba's Palace for Christmas. I think the only one I'd be missing is Slave Leia, but eh.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Comic Book Thread
« on: December 26, 2012, 01:08 PM »
I've dropped all of the New 52 except Batman, Batman and Robin, Justice League and Aquaman

So Amazing Spider-Man #700 drops today, which is the "final" issue to set up the rebooted Superior Spider-Man... lame SWERVE to "end" the series, if you haven't read about it already ::)

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Middle Earth / Re: The Hobbit -LEGO
« on: December 24, 2012, 03:11 AM »
I seriously think TRU ups the price on most items during the holidays from the usual high prices... I mean, ever noticed how Wal-Mart and Target are usually picked clean of LEGO around Christmas while TRU has tons of sets? I think it's their way of getting more out of the frantic parents who need to buy sets.

I keep mental notes on the prices of the Star Wars stuff solely for the purpose of comparing it to the MSRP and hopefully sharing a laugh/rolleyes here from time to time, and I've noticed stuff inching higher the last few weeks. Like the Palpatine's Arrest set, I think it has like an $80 MSRP, TRU has been selling it for $110, and the other day I noticed my store had it for $120. Insane.

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Movie Heroes '12-? / Re: 2013 Movie Heroes Class I Vehicles
« on: December 24, 2012, 12:40 AM »
I read somewhere that there's a "booster seat" for Yoda that can be removed to fit regular figures

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Movie Heroes '12-? / Re: 2013 Movie Heroes Class I Vehicles
« on: December 23, 2012, 08:07 PM »
The Yoda fighter is supposed to fit regular figures too, correct? If so, along with the Build a Droid Astro option, that really puts the Class II Jedi Starfighter to shame

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: A Festivus, for the rest of us!
« on: December 23, 2012, 08:03 PM »
Even the Modern Seinfeld Twitter is celebrating!

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Modern Seinfeld ‏@SeinfeldToday
After a video of Festivus goes viral, a greeting card company attempts to co-opt the holiday. George's father goes to war with Hallmark.

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The Bullpen / Re: Iron Man 3 Toys
« on: December 22, 2012, 09:19 PM »
That... that HAS to be some sort of Happy Meal toy right? Or something in the Deluxe line that comes with a glider? *crosses fingers*

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