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Original Trilogy Collection / Re: Recarded rehashes up the ying yang!
« on: May 14, 2004, 09:42 AM »Quote
Ya know, thinking about it more, I’m not that bothered with the actual figure choices, with a few obvious exceptions -- I’m still picking my jaw off the floor from the Bib stunt.
It’s the positioning of the line that’s bad, like you said, but I’ll get to that in a sec…
In picking a well rounded OT Greatest Hits they’ve done OK. There’s nothing all too silly on there save the “Fan’s Choice” turd. I would have included Hoth Luke, Bespin Capture Han, another Cantina guy, and another droid to make it feel rounded. Having a Vader for each film isn’t that bad an idea, and from all the case breakdowns so far, the repacks are usually 1 per case, so I don’t imagine there will be too many different ones hanging at once.
I think you summed up the big problem with this nicely – they’re crapping on the best package design they’ve ever had. That really, really worries me. This is the design I’d like to see new figures on for a long time to come. They are running the risk of sending a message that this packaging is a one-shot deal and a rehash assortment for 2004 only. Maybe that’s actually their intention. If so, that’s a real shame.
It also makes me think the VOTC thing is a bad idea more than ever. There’s enough characters in there of superior design that if you mixed them in with the OTC line, deleted redundant figs like the Falcon Training Ben, Commtech Han, Leia, and such, OTC would be a smash hit lineup, even with recards. With them separate, both may suffer.
That’s all really a big bummer. I honestly like these cards so much! I want the line to succeed and seeing this list, I don’t know if it will.
I really agree with what Ty said here. I'm not overly upset with the lineup of figures. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather have more new...but the group they have chosen isn't too bad for the most part. I was REALLY hoping for a new Bib as well, I don't care for the POTF2 version. However, I don't have one in my collection, so I may end up picking it up. I was one who thought about buying the entire line (including rehashes), just because I liked that packaging so much and thought about keeping some carded (or at least keeping the cardbacks to display behind the figures). Now I'm not sure if I can justify spending so much for figures I already have (and I know my wife wouldn't be overly enthused about that).
It is an excellent point that Hasbro finally gets the packaging pretty much perfect for this line, and they are finding a way that could possibly ruin it. Maybe we're wrong, and they'll sell great...and if they do, I'll be happy. I do worry like others that the actual 7 new figures will be impossible to find, but I hope that isn't the case. I agree with the VOTC sentiment as well, they should have included these in the OTC line...skipped the Commtech Han, POTF2 Leia, and others and just replaced them with the superior versions. Overall, that would have been a great line.
I saw the folks over at TheJawa.com are speculating that the Bespin Luke could *possibly* be a "clean" version, which would be cool if that was true. That would be another I would pick up. Overall, my excitement has waned a little bit on the OTC. I was really psyched for it before, even with some rehashes, but this might be a little too much. I was excited before because it almost seemed like vintage days (especially seeing that picture checklist too), with a good variety of OT figures, the "main" ships, etc. I'm just enjoying all the focus on the OT I guess, even though many of us have much of this already...its still just cool in a way. It should have started at the beginning of the year, that would have been great .