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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #285 on: April 1, 2007, 10:12 PM »
ill pick her up from the clearance bin.

Of all the Vintage 'VTAC,' this is the only one I think of like that. The rest of them will be bought the instant I see them! I am still amazed at the level of detail with these, especially Ig-88 and Bossk.

Why do you think that? It's a super figure. It's a much-needed update, a decent likeness, great accessories, superior articulation and on a vintage repro card from the final 17 (i think), what could possibly be wrong with it? I just want to know.
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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #286 on: April 1, 2007, 10:19 PM »
ill pick her up from the clearance bin.

Of all the Vintage 'VTAC,' this is the only one I think of like that. The rest of them will be bought the instant I see them! I am still amazed at the level of detail with these, especially Ig-88 and Bossk.

Why do you think that? It's a super figure. It's a much-needed update, a decent likeness, great accessories, superior articulation and on a vintage repro card from the final 17 (i think), what could possibly be wrong with it? I just want to know.

how do you know it has "superior articualtion" if all the pics we have seen have been with the poncho on? " i just want to know."

the ankles are painted differently from the boots. the face looks othing like her. the knees look horrible.and if it is the same ponch as lukes it will be annoying. just because we needed a new one doesnt mean this one is amazing. if it has to do with accessories and likeness i think IG-88 beats out anyone in this line. even bossk looks better(of course that is my biased opinion on one of my favored characters :) )

and what does the card have to do with anything? if you open the figure it is just trash.
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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #287 on: April 1, 2007, 10:38 PM »
even bossk looks better(of course that is my biased opinion on one of my favored characters :) )

I think you mean "Boosk."
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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #288 on: April 1, 2007, 10:47 PM »
So, I suppose the Snowtrooper's skirt isn't going to be corrected. Alas, I shall have to alter damn near 80 of them!  :P

Really, though, I have to wonder why Hasbro neglected to fix that skirt ... It's just somewhat annoying to have something as trival as the skirt detract from an otherwise flawless figure. Bah! At least the material is more sensible now.
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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #289 on: April 2, 2007, 01:38 AM »
Hasbro said at Toy Fair to our crew that it would be...  take that as you will.  I'm not sure but it's not a deal breaker on the Snowtroopers for me, not by a longshot.

Leia...  I dunno, I don't mind her.  i find her likeness, as far as what we've seen, to be passable...  It's safe to assume she's super articulated or darn close under the poncho.  The knees aren't bulky at all so they don't bother me, and are appreciated for what they are.  They seem smooth and flush fitting.  That's good designing on a figure with such thin limbs if you ask me.  I'm pretty happy with all 6 VTAC figures so far, but that's without owning one of course.  Easy to say "hey that looks great" and then change your mind when you buy one and open it.

BTW I count packaging as a plus among these and I'm a loose collector too...  Trash, perhaps, but it's part of these figure's appeal to collect the nostalgic packaging...  And depending on what day you talk to Hasbro it was also part of the reason everything in the "Vintage" assortment costs so much...  Other days it's articulation.  Other days sculpt.  Other days paint...  The only thing it hasn't been is accessories. :P

One day they'll settle on the REAL reason I'm sure.  It's probably just going to be "all of the above reasons are why you pay $10 for these, now shove it".  ;D
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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #290 on: April 2, 2007, 06:22 AM »
even bossk looks better(of course that is my biased opinion on one of my favored characters :) )

I think you mean "Boosk."

oh my bad i meant "boosk"  ;)
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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #291 on: April 2, 2007, 09:47 PM »
I respect everyone's opinion but what is wrong with the Endor Leia?
The wrong color poncho is the biggest for me. I still love all of the figures in this wave though. Best wave of figure all year, IMHO. This Leia is the best Leia so far IMO.

Hasbro siad the Snowtrooper will have a removable helmet. I wonder if that means ball-joint removable or helmet removable. :-\
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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #292 on: April 14, 2007, 11:03 AM »


I really don't want to complain about the vintage figure I'm most looking forward to, but those non-armored parts of him should be off-white, not baby blue...
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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #293 on: April 14, 2007, 11:09 AM »
 :o that figure looks really good. im going for atleast 10  :o
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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #294 on: April 14, 2007, 11:16 AM »
Oh ****, is that the figure? Gorram! That thing is above amazing.
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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #295 on: April 14, 2007, 12:28 PM »
Notice how they give the best Jango sculpts to the characters who aren't even all Jango.  ::)
Atleast the skirt is fixed. I'm still buying as many as I see.
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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #296 on: April 14, 2007, 12:33 PM »
I'm going on record and stating that this could be the best figure Hasbro has produced, to date.

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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #297 on: April 14, 2007, 04:15 PM »
I'm thinking the color of the pic is just the camera/lighting, not the figure...  So I wouldn't worry about it Dago-Bah.  He's looking sharp so far though.  The skirt's new and imrpoved there, the leg pose isn't vaguely as wide as before...  I'm liking it a lot.  Count me in for going into debt in '07. :)

I'm curious though...  Do we now call these Imperial Marines or Snowtroopers? :)  Weird thought is all, I was just thinking about it the other night looking at my little Galactic Marine army.

And kudos to SWCollector for the photo, good for them.
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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #298 on: April 14, 2007, 06:10 PM »
I only cared that they fixed that skirt piece and they did.  It looks fantastic.  I'll be buying epic amounts of him.   ;D

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Re: 30AC "Vintage" Figures Thread
« Reply #299 on: April 14, 2007, 06:20 PM »
I'm going on record and stating that this could be the best figure Hasbro has produced, to date.

Kevin

I'll second that. 

But let's make this part of the record too:


Endor Leia looks great, shes certainly better than that attrocious snowtrooper, thats for sure.

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