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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #165 on: July 30, 2008, 06:00 PM »
It's my hope/expectation that the as-of-yet unconfirmed-but-mentioned-at-the-panel "Mystery Clone Wars Ultimate Battle Pack" is indeed a Jabba with Throne and a bunch of Clone Troopers.

....and wouldn't that piss everyone off if he's in the animated style.
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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #166 on: July 30, 2008, 06:08 PM »
Animated Jabba w/ new dais... I dunno how I'd react to the Jabba itself, but for the dais, and any sort of surrounding environment, I'd be thrilled. 

I'd just sell off the clones and let my dog use the animated Jabba as a chew toy... give me the environment he's in though, and Hasbro has just reached into my wallet yet again.

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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #167 on: July 30, 2008, 08:05 PM »
....and wouldn't that piss everyone off if he's in the animated style.

Not necessarily.  It could be animated, but knowing Hasbro's budgets, it's a lot more likely they would just do a realistic Clone Wars-style set to save on tooling costs.  And if they did an animated one, long-time collectors should be in good shape because you can grab the 2004 release and plonk his delightful self onto the display throne.

...or for all I know, it's Muunilist, or Jabiim, or something else.  That'd just be my guess.
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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #168 on: July 30, 2008, 08:54 PM »
I think Hasbro has confirmed somewhere (Q&A, or an interview in one of the magazines) that an animated Jabba is coming in a battlepack later this year.  I would be happy if they did tool up a realistic dias, because one assumes a realistic Jabba is inevitable.  As for the PT Lars being a slam dunk, I meant for me.   :)  I don't think they're any more eye catching than what they did.

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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #169 on: July 30, 2008, 09:20 PM »
What Kid does not want to harass & vaporize old people, then pretend that the desert scavenger rat comes to suck the marrow out of their brittle charred bones! Now that's a fun play pattern for Kids!

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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #170 on: July 31, 2008, 10:03 AM »
I donno. We've been waiting for these sets ever since Hasbro gave up on playsets way back when. I can't help but feel that Hasbro is making a different mistake that's going to kill any more playset lines. Do collectors want the actual playsets? Absolutely. Are they willing to pay extra for these sets and get a bunch of other items they already have (that aren't army builders?) That's the question.
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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #171 on: July 31, 2008, 10:15 AM »
I think that would be a good solution Anton. 

If Hasbro absolutely has to include repacks, why not army builders like you suggest?  For the Target Sarlacc set, I think they're fine with the variety included... you get the Skiff along with some hero and villian figures... essentially a true battle scene.  The Lars homestead really isn't a battle scene in my book.  It's a desert home with blue milk, and it looks cool. 

Since it's hard to really throw in a ton of army builders in this set, unless they went with a few Sandtroopers I suppose, perhaps they could have included a couple Jawas, an R5-D4 with a "light up" feature for when his motivator explodes, and Luke.  I think that might have been better.  Or just a few homestead droids. 

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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #172 on: August 26, 2008, 11:46 AM »
RS posted a boxed shot of this set. Woo Woo  ::). Odd that they didn't use Sandtroopers for the artwork on the packaging and they managed to install the backpack on the sparkling clean trooper upside down.  :P
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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #173 on: August 26, 2008, 11:48 AM »
Can't believe the coolest figure in the box is not facing forward.

And that hut gets completely lost in that package....definitely not feeling the $50 value here.
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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #174 on: August 26, 2008, 11:50 AM »
Can't believe the coolest figure in the box is not facing forward.

And that hut gets completely lost in that package....definitely not feeling the $50 value here.

Also, you'd think they'd more prominently display the Womprat - the only item in the set worth getting.  :D
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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #175 on: August 26, 2008, 11:51 AM »
Oh yeah, I didn't even see him - the only exclusive figure in the box!

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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #176 on: August 26, 2008, 12:12 PM »
I am very worried that the womprat did not make it into the set. They mentioned at SDCC it may not be included because of cost. I don't think its in there.
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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #177 on: August 26, 2008, 12:17 PM »
I am very worried that the womprat did not make it into the set. They mentioned at SDCC it may not be included because of cost. I don't think its in there.

It's there. You can see him between Beru and the trooper.
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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #178 on: August 26, 2008, 12:21 PM »
That's a pretty lame presentation IMO.  This may be the first SW action figure that is packaged ass backwards.  Those figures don't help this set from looking any better and they chose to hide the womprat? ugh..

 Might be a hint that they'll be re-releasing the Sandcrawler again though.
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Re: TRU "Disturbance at Lars Homestead" Battle Pack
« Reply #179 on: August 26, 2008, 01:39 PM »
I am very worried that the womprat did not make it into the set. They mentioned at SDCC it may not be included because of cost. I don't think its in there.

It's there. You can see him between Beru and the trooper.

That makes me feel much better.
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