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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: CW "Epic Encounter" Ultimate BP
« on: August 30, 2010, 01:55 PM »
Well, that was damn fast. My Toy Palace order actually arrived Saturday, just 8 days after I placed it.

I love this thing, just for the sheer weirdness. Not only is Obi-Wan's fighter a pre-TCW sculpt, Grievous' fighter appears to be too. I didn't notice that from previous pictures.

I am now officially, 100% caught up with everything Clone Wars related with the exception of the Boba Fett UBP which has not arrived here in town yet.  ;D

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Vintage Kenner / Re: Latest vintage acquisition
« on: August 30, 2010, 01:50 PM »
Not much of a score, but I finally picked up the two folding cardboard inserts to keep my Land of Jawas' Sandcrawler upright. That only took about eight months.  ::)

Slow going right now otherwise.

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: The Rise of Boba Fett Ultimate Battle Pack
« on: August 27, 2010, 11:54 AM »
Quote from: Pete_Fett on August 27, 2010, 10:52 AM
I found this set this morning in NJ.

Awesome, congrats dude!

(...contemplates mileage from VA to NJ...hmmm)

Actually, even if I found this thing right now I could not afford it. The Epic Encounters UBP has used up all my discretionary income until the next paycheck.

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The Vintage Collection '10-'13 / Re: Vintage "Bounty Hunt" Foil Cards
« on: August 27, 2010, 10:14 AM »
Quote from: Jayson on August 26, 2010, 12:03 PM
These (ROTS wave) are starting to hit on the west coast.

Blurb on the front page says PA too...which lucky bastages found them there?

Might be a good weekend for a road trip!  ;D

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Clone Wars Wave 17 (aka Fall 2010 Wave 3)
« on: August 27, 2010, 10:11 AM »
I don't know, this one is really confounding me. From the RS pic posted today, it really seems like it might be a slightly different R2.

http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=http://www.rebelscum.com/2010/TCW_cw27_r2d2.jpg

I guess I will have to pull out one of my old ones for comparison. I don't have a good recollection of this figure.

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The Vintage Collection '10-'13 / Re: Realistic/Movie Style Clone Wars figures
« on: August 26, 2010, 10:01 AM »
As a diehard TCW completist, I am strongly opposed to this. Keep the lines separate. It's bad enough they put L8-L9 and the Hawkbat Battalion trooper in the realistic line. I am STILL trying to find both of those. It makes it really really difficult for completists to insure they have everything.

I don't know why Hasbro feels the need to try and cross-pollinate the TCW line with the other stuff; it does just fine on its own. I don't think they need to spend any more energy trying to appeal to the Vintage/Legacy collector market.

Plus, IMHO the stuff just doesn't look good when rendered in a non-animated style. That old "realistic" Durge they put out was horrible...looked nothing like the character from the Tartakovsky series.

What exactly did Curto say? I don't do Podcasts and they seem reluctant to transcribe...

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: The Clone Wars Season 3 House Party!
« on: August 26, 2010, 09:49 AM »
WTF?!?! Why have I never heard of this before? It's an AWESOME idea.

I tried to sign up too but apparently it is too late.

That's a lot of free swag - congrats!

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The Vintage Collection '10-'13 / Re: 2010 "Vintage" Collection Wave 1 - ESB
« on: August 25, 2010, 10:02 AM »
Quote from: Darth_Anton on August 24, 2010, 11:52 PM
To quote Mark Twain "The difference between the right word and the wrong word is the difference between lightening and a lightening bug."

As long as we're splitting hairs, the actual quote is this:

“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”

 ;D

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Vintage Kenner / Re: Latest vintage acquisition
« on: August 25, 2010, 09:57 AM »
Quote from: Darby on August 24, 2010, 09:45 PM
I picked up a loose complete Jabba at Chicago Comic Con, along with a loose complete Dewback and a sealed boxed Vehicle Maintenance Energizer (say that three times fast).  There were lots of vintage goodies at the con (including a boxed mint Droids A-wing - only $720) but I had to pass on a lot of it.  It was cool just to see some of it.

 I would have slapped whoever was selling that A-Wing and told them to take a peek at eBay to see how wildly inflated that price is. Those things are EASILY scored in original packaging for far less than that.


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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Recent Clone Wars Finds/Purchases
« on: August 24, 2010, 10:39 AM »
Stopped by TRU when they opened this morning to hunt for the Boba Fett UBP. There were none on the pegs (yet) but I did see another Obi-Wan w/BARC Speeder, which is the pack-in with the Mando Speeder set I have been searching for fruitlessly.

Not anymore!  ;D

Turns out the guy I know who works there stashed one for me in the back when he saw them out this past weekend. Sweet. So he brought it out for me and I bought that sucker immediately. Nice score, love the set. Even though it looks like my guy has 2 left legs and the pistols are both bent sideways.  ::)

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Clone Wars Wave 19 (aka Fall 2010 Wave 5)
« on: August 23, 2010, 08:20 PM »
There are some nice new carded and loose pics of Vos up on Yakface now...

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: The Rise of Boba Fett Ultimate Battle Pack
« on: August 23, 2010, 10:41 AM »
Thanks Jack, I was just able to find this on the TRU website as well, apparently a new listing, no photo yet:

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4020324

Item # 492296
SKU: 1284FA63
UPC: 653569513674

It's listed as "Star Wars Ultimate Battle Pack Vehicles"...$109.99, yikes!

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: The Rise of Boba Fett Ultimate Battle Pack
« on: August 22, 2010, 07:26 PM »
Quote from: JACKOFTRADZE on August 22, 2010, 11:52 AM
I found this in the Chicago burbs thanks to a tip from a friend, so it's starting to trickle out from the West Coast. They only had one on the very top shelf.

Here is the kicker: luckily the last one that they had had a price tag on it for $99.99. TRU rarely has price tags on their merchandise, so when I went to pay it rang up for $109.99! I showed them the price tag and they adjusted it to $99.99. So do not be surprised if you find this at that price, hopefully yours will have the tag mine did. The box is slightly smaller than the AT-AT but it feels light. I literally just got home and will open later, I will shoot some pics. This time I have the right number so you guys can find this too.

Congrats dude, that's awesome. Can you also post the Item # and/or UPC when you get a chance? Thanks!

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The Clone Wars '08-'13 / Re: Clone Wars Fall 2010 Mail-Away: Sgt. Bric and Game Mat
« on: August 21, 2010, 09:09 AM »
I have a jpeg of the order form but can't figure out how to post it here. Will try later when I have more time.

I sent away for this yesterday...had to buy an extra Camo ARF Trooper just to get the fifth UPC. Kind of a waste, but oh well.

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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Cartoon Watchers?
« on: August 20, 2010, 01:42 PM »
Quote from: speedermike on July 29, 2010, 11:25 AM
Archer!  Best new series of 2010!

QFT


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