I preordered last night.

I'm hoping that each of these figures will be getting a main line release like the figures for the Barge.  I'm not sure I want to open these.

Am I the only one here that needs the Jabba???

Nice wave!  Can't wait to get a closer look at these!

Hasbro seems more interested in creating lots of little bottles, pillows, and other random doo-dads than actually making a cool playset at a reasonable price.  I'm not sure if they put all those things in there just to justify the price or if people (other than photo scene specialists) really dig those things.

It's called "World Building."

He'll definitely be available later... that's Hasbro's whole thing. 

My cynical prediction is that after this set has come and gone, he'll be available in a deluxe box with the torture rack, Target exclusive... $27.

Not only are you right about the Deluxe figure Rob, but it wouldn't shock me that when Hasbro talks about this at SDCC, they will probably say this will be the only way to get the carded 8-D8, then a year later drop the carded version in the main line.  (Remember the Soft goods Mando was only going to be available in the Razor Crest?)

I'm in for this just for the fact that the Jabba in my Throne Room diorama is the melty one.

I expect to see the 8-D8 on a card sometime soon, it would be one of the original 96.

Our GPS Flight Ops team has more guys named Josh than women.  I an almost certain the Lockheed/Martin hiring process is:

LM: "Hi, what's your name?"

Dude in for the interview: "My names Josh --"

LM: "You're hired!"