2024 TVC Wave 7 (New TVC Wave 39)

[Jeff]

Starting up a placeholder thread for this wave, which should be made up of some previously pipelined figures.  It is very likely we see some of them fully revealed at SDCC this week.

The Mandalorian w/Imperial Beskar Jetpack
Bo Katan (Season 3)
Jetpack Trooper (Jedi Fallen Order)
Grand Admiral Thrawn [Ahsoka]
Ahsoka Tano (Peridea)

I think there is one more figure in this wave, but I'm not sure if it is a carry-forward figure, the pipelined World Between Worlds Anakin [Ahsoka], the pipelined Lt. Callahan [Ahsoka], or maybe something else we haven't seen yet.

[Jeff]

Images from Yakface; pre-orders coming Thursday, 7/25, @ 1pm ET:

2024 VC312A The Mandalorian (Imperial Base)
https://amzn.to/3WmVlu2
[new barbell hips, new jetpack]



2024 VC339 Bo Katan (Plazir-15)
https://amzn.to/3zQ9NmP
[new mythosaur shoulder pauldron, new sturdy plastic darksaber]




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[Rob]

Exciting!

Just kidding.  These are dumb.  Give us new figures.

[Ryan]

Weird numbering choice for Din. I am definitely not overly excited for these two. The barbell hips, improved plastic for the darksaber, and new packpack are a nice upgrades and all... but none of them are really something I particularly needed or wanted this soon after their initial releases.

They could have at least given Bo Katan a new headsculpt w/ her longer Season 3 hair cut and given Din the two blasters he is pictured with on the card. (I think Nick mentioned this too in the SDCC thread.) These just feel lazy.

[Jeff]

These are dumb. 

These just feel lazy.

It's hard to argue against those opinions.  The rest of the wave (TVC Thrawn with a new head; yet another Ahsoka; kitbash trooper from a VG) don't exactly move the needle much either. 

[Jeff]

For those that like the "by the case" option  -

Case of 8 at EE -> https://ee.toys/E8BD7P

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[Dave]

These are dumb. 

These just feel lazy.

It's hard to argue against those opinions.  The rest of the wave (TVC Thrawn with a new head; yet another Ahsoka; kitbash trooper from a VG) don't exactly move the needle much either.

Have there been any fan site interviews or have we heard any commentary from Steve Evans on any of this?  I'm guessing much of this may have been started before he came back to the Star Wars franchise, but I'd be interested to know if he is going to continue the fake deluxe and excessive kitbashing that we've seen over the past few years, or if that might get scaled back for more "new" stuff.

While I hate lame kitbashes of existing figures with minor changes (Mando and Bo Katan), I do like the Shriek Hawk 4-pack where we get somewhat new figures even though there are reused parts.  I also like the Mando Judge and Mando Fleet Commander figures that likely have a lot of common parts.

[Rob]

I’d love to hear his thoughts on that.  If he’s willing to talk about it at all it would give me some hope that he’s trying to implement a shift in the future.

[Jeff]

Pre-order tomorrow, 5pm ET, at all the usual places.

- VC336 Jetpack Trooper


- VC337 Grand Admiral Thrawn (Ahsoka)


- VC338 Ahsoka Tano (Peridea)

[Ryan]

These last three make me feel a little bit better about this wave overall. I dug this outfit for Ahsoka and like that they included the longer lekku here. I'm happy to be getting this version of her. Even if it is just a simple modification of a standard Stormtrooper, I loved the Jetpack Trooper design from the games and will be in for a small squad of these guys. The facial likeness on Thrawn is AWESOME... BUT... I really wish they would have given him an updated torso with his "Ahsoka" era paunch & slightly tattered uniform after years of isolation, the headswap only is a bit of a letdown. The cardbacks for all three look great at least.

Overall, the wave is a solid MEH, and a bit of a letdown to close the year out on.

[Jeff]

Pre-order tomorrow, 5pm ET, at all the usual places.

- VC336 Jetpack Trooper
- VC337 Grand Admiral Thrawn (Ahsoka)
- VC338 Ahsoka Tano (Peridea)

Pre-order Link @ Amazon -> https://amzn.to/46s6YEL

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[Jeff]

I can't tell if he goes in this wave or the Osha/Mae wave, but there's a new Andor Season 2 teaser repack/repaint K-2SO coming.

Pre-order tomorrow, 1pm ET.

[Rob]

 

[Nicklab]

It makes sense to get K-2SO back on the market in advance of ANDOR season 2.  A re-release of VC170 isn't really inspiring, but what could be remarkably different about K-2SO from ROGUE ONE compared to ANDOR season 2?

I honestly don't know if this figure makes sense to slot in the wave with characters from THE ACOLYTE.  EE's listing for that wave has them shipping in September.  But it doesn't seem like anything else is ready to go.  And it also seems as though this figure might have been slotted in this wave for quite some time.  But the delays on the production and release of season 2 of ANDOR make me think that the originally announced release date for the series might have been the Fall of 2024 - which would make the K-2SO release timely!  And Hasbro also revealed that new TBS Cassian from season 2 at SDCC.  So in this case it seems like the figure releases are benefitting to a degree from show production delays.

[Ryan]

As far as repacks go, I'm fine with it. K-2SO is maybe my favorite droid in SW, it's an awesome droid design, the figure is fantastic, and he can double as an army builder. I like the new Andor card too, I'll probably pick up a few more to add to the Imperial ranks.