Collectibles > The Black Series 6" Figures
6" Scale Vehicles, A Fool's Dream?
P-Siddy:
--- Quote from: Dave on October 8, 2015, 10:11 AM ---
* Mos Eisley Cantina - I would love to see a whole wave of cantina patrons to go along with the release of this set
It would be cool if they made these environments with a pack in figure that we wouldn't normally see - e.g. Yakface with a Jabba's Sail Barge.
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The cardboard table with the Cantina Showdown does not count, Hasbro.
Nicklab:
I would think that at the 6" scale we would top out with some sort of Hero starfighter vehicle. Based on the fact that Hasbro went with a TFA TIE Fighter, I would think that the logical choice for a companion piece would be a Resistance X-Wing. The question is HOW. How does Hasbro manage to get that X-Wing into a box that fits on store shelves?
Beyond that? I think that speeder vehicles are a lot more accessible for this line. The starfighter vehicles come across much more like a special offering, especially considering the price point.
digktialx:
--- Quote from: Dave on October 8, 2015, 10:11 AM ---Since the 6" figures feel a little less like toys and a little more like display pieces, I would be in favor of "environments" more than vehicles. Seeing the 6" scale TIE Fighter reinforces my belief that these are going to be really hard to interact with as toys, and potentially really hard to display.
The only vehicle that I would love to see in this scale is a landspeeder, but if they do that they've got to make a C-3PO.
My quick thoughts on "environments":
* Jabba's Sail Barge (or palace) - would be great to have somewhere to display a bunch of the figures we have that fit this scene
* Death Star - maybe around the detention center, but you'll need to make a "Death Squad Commander"
* Hoth Base - I need a place for my Tuantaun and Wampa
* Mos Eisley Cantina - I would love to see a whole wave of cantina patrons (Hammerhead please) to go along with the release of this set
It would be cool if they made these environments with a pack in figure that we wouldn't normally see - e.g. Yakface with a Jabba's Sail Barge.
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Good ideas. I would kind of like to see the Death Star and Hoth base sets be multi parts. That way you can break the parts down to whichever set you want and if you get all the sets you can combine them I imagine a 3 part set or so you can display them each in a different display case or put em all together for one nice display.
As for the vehicles I always preferred the land based vehicles since I felt they were easier to play with vs holding a flying vehicle in the air all the time. Its also a bit easer to set up a display with land based vehicles since you don't need fishing line!
tmanthegreat:
--- Quote from: Jeff on October 8, 2015, 09:43 AM ---Anyway, now that the door is WIDE open on 6" scale vehicles, anyone have a new "Fool's Dream" they are hoping for? Obvious one would be an X-Wing to go with that 6" scale TIE...
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I think a 6" scale TFA Resistance X-Wing is entirely plausible. After all, they have to include something for the good guys to combat the TIE fighter. Also, the TIE's box was marked "01" which leads me to believe its the first in a series of 6" scale vehicles (hopefully not just one and only ever made). The X-wing could likely go in a smaller or longer box than the TIE as it doesn't have the bulky hexagonal wings. The fuselage could be one or two sections with the wings and laser cannon as separate pieces attaching to the main body.
In terms of other ships that could be done in the 6" scale? I suspect we're going to see a 6" version of Rey's speeder from TFA, that First Order Elite Speeder Bike, that little Assault Walker thing, and possibly the desert landspeeder. Basically scaled-up, greater-detailed versions of the 3 3/4" ships that have been released so far. Hasbro already has released a speeder bike and the Assault Walker in their 12" scale, so very likely to get them in the 6" scale. Further afield, I would guess smaller OT vehicles like the A-Wing, T-47 Snowspeeder, TIE Fighter, X-Wing, etc. could be done as well. Speeders like Luke's Landspeeder would be easy too.
JediJman:
The mid-size vehicles like a TIE or X-Wing are just too big for me given all the other Star Wars stuff I'm trying to display. I'd love to see them go for more of the smaller scale stuff:
* Landspeeder
* Dewback
* Cantina Booth (Full size, Plastic not cardboard)
* Probe Droid
* Imperial Troop Transport
* Ewoks with a Glider or Catapult
* Emperor's Throne
* And all those smaller ships from the new movie, which are the most likely I suppose
The one big ticket item I might bite on would be a Sandcrawler with 6" scale Jawas. I know it would be huge, but that's the one big vehicle I could see clearing out space to display and really forking over some big money for.
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