Got my set from HTS:


The Wolf Pack by MasterFisto, on Flickr

Alright I'm officially asking that if anyone finds another Dropship when they're out and about, and even wants the pilot themselves, I'd be interested.

I don't want the ship.  Is that what you're after?

From Walmart:

Commander Fox (x2)
Commander Wolffe

I'm with you guys, in that I would have much preferred to get this on the shelves at Walmart.  That way, I could pick the one with the best paint apps.  But this is not my world, I just live here.  So, I guess I'll be ordering this set online.  I only want the two clone troopers, so I will gladly sell/trade the Wolffe. 

After hearing all of the reports (and reading this thread), I drove to my local Target last night with my daughter, and the shelves were just busting out with this set.  They were six-deep.  I was able to examine each one of them in order to find the best paint apps on Maul.  (He's the only one I want from this set.  I have no interest in the Night Sister; and I already have Opress).  And I was pleasantly surprised to see that this set rang up at $19.99, not at the $22.99 price that was advertised on the shelf. 

All in all, it was a good weekend for collecting toys, since my local trading buddy was able to get me the new TRU-exclusive Speeder Bike.  So, I have plenty of new stuff to hold me over until the holiday shopping season sets in.

I just got back from Target, and I saw the Scuba Ahsoka wave again. That's the second time I have seen this wave in one week, and at two different Target stores.  So, start checking regularly, since this may indicate that this wave is about to hit in force. Still no sign of Fox, though.

Like I said in the "Future of the Clone Wars line" thread, I'd much rather they cancel this line altogether then keep it limping along like it is.

No offense, but I would much prefer to see it limping along than not at all.  At least with a limp, I can get some figures that I like, such as the three repainted phase 2 clone troopers (501st, Sinker and Boost), another phase 2 Rex (this time with articulated knees) and cyborg Darth Maul.  I am still holding the torch for a General Krell figure, too!

What I find interesting is how my attitude toward Hasbro has changed over the last year.  I used to take them at their word, and I used to rely on what they told us.  Now, not so much.  They have been telling us (such as at CVI) that this line is geared toward children, and that they are making changes to it in order to maximize their experience with it.  So, in 2012, we saw Obi-Wan, Boss, Wolffe, Fox and Rex with no wrist articulation, and Rex, Scuba Ahsoka, Wolffe, Fox and Boss with no knee articulation.  Okay, I assumed that going into 2013, we would no longer see figures with wrist and knee articulation.  But fast forward to the CVI slideshow, and the new Rex appears to have knee articulation, and the new Obi-Wan appears to have wrist articulation.  Huh???  I just wish that I could predict what they are going to do based on what they tell us that they are going to do.  But that does not appear to be the case anymore. 

I was able to find Scuba Ahsoka and Commander Wolffe at Target.  I also picked up a Snow Plo just because I didn't already have it and decided to give it a shot.  Better to have it and not want it than to want it and not have it, I say.  Until Fox shows up in my area, I am all caught up on TCW figures, except for that final dropship that you collectors have been talking about.